4.

He will make himself acquainted with all the arrangements and equipments Report defects. of the vessel, and at all times report any defects or deficiency to the Commanding Officer.

5.

He will see that all officers having charge of stores, together with the Yeoman, are present when their stores are coming on board.

6.

He will, under the direction of the Commanding Officer, watch, quarter, and station the crew, as soon as possible after they are received on board; he will keep the station-bills complete, and have copies of them, as also of the laws and regulations for the government of the Navy, so disposed that all on board may readily refer to them, and he will see that all are thoroughly conversant with their stations and duties.

7.

When stores are received.

Watch, quarter,

and station bills.

Ascertain the

He will inform himself of the capacity of each man on board, and of the stations they have previously filled, that he may station them to the best capacity of crew. advantage. Should he have a doubt of a man's physical ability to perform the duty required of him, he will report the case to the Commanding Officer, that he may be examined by the senior Medical Officer.

8.

He will mess and berth the crew in accordance with their watch and stations, and will see that every man is supplied with a permanent berth indicated by his number. When any changes are made in messes, he will inform the Pay Officer.

9.

Mess and berth.

officers.

He will see that the Line Officers keep correct copies of the watch, quar- Watch and stater, fire, and station bills; that the officers of divisions keep correct clothes- tion bills kept by lists of the men under their command; and that they instruct the men of their divisions faithfully in their duties.

10.

He will, under the immediate superintendence of the Commanding Officer, Descriptive-list keep a correct muster-roll and descriptive-list of the crew, have charge of the and liberty-book. liberty-book, and supervise the book of punishments kept by the Master-at

Arms.

11.

He will see that the officers of the vessel are vigilant in the performance Supervision of of their duties; that they are uniform in the manner of their performance, the performance of duty. and that they strictly conform to all orders. As far as his power extends, he will correct abuses, and where he is cognizant of any violation of the laws or regulations for the government of the Navy on the part of any person, he is not to exercise any discretion, but to make report of such to the Commanding Officer.

12.

to

Authorized relieve, tempora

In the absence of the Commanding Officer, he is authorized to relieve, temporarily, from duty any officer for an infraction of laws or regulations, re- rily, from duty. porting such, without delay, to the Commanding Officer.

13.

Under the orders of the Commanding Officer, he can grant permission to Permission to go the Warrant Officers of the vessel, when their duties permit, to visit the shore, on shore. but he will not grant permission to remain out of the vessel later than 9 p. m.

14.

Not to leave He will not absent himself from the vessel without the permission of the Com- Commanding Officer. The Aid or Executive Officer and the Line Officer next below him in seniority are not to be absent from the vessel at the same time, except on duty.

without
manding Officer's
permission.

15.

He will draw up a routine for each day of the week for the approval. of the Commanding Officer, which will be hung up for the information of the Officer of the Deck.

16.

He will visit all parts of the vessel and make his reports to the Commanding Officer at 10 a. m. and 8 p. m., and receive his orders.

17.

He will require from the Boatswain, Gunner, Carpenter, and Sailmaker reports of the state of the vessel, in their respective departments, at 8 p. m. and at morning inspection.

18.

He will cause a convenient locker to be prepared, in which the keys of the holds and all store-rooms are to be hung, except those which the Ordnance Instructions require to be kept in the charge of the Commanding Officer; it shall be his duty to see that all such keys are hung up at sunset, and that they are not taken away during the night without his knowledge, and that the keys of no store-room are ever taken out of the vessel. The keys of the Paymaster's, Surgeon's, Engineer's and Marine store-rooms will remain in charge of these officers, respectively.

19.

He will designate the places where spare articles are to be stowed, and these are not to be removed without his permission.

20.

When the magazine is to be opened for receiving or discharging powder, he will see, in person, that all precautions against accidents are rigidly observed.

When powder is to be embarked or disembarked, he will have a red flag hoisted at the fore and all fires in the ship extinguished, unless it may be the fires under the boilers.

He will post sentinels according to circumstances, and take all proper precaution to avoid explosion.

He is at all times to keep himself informed as to the amount of munitions of war on board.

21.

Expenditure of He will, under the direction of the Commanding Officer, control the exYeoman's stores. penditure of all stores in charge of the Yeoman, and examine weekly the reports of receipts and expenditures, and, upon being satisfied of their correctness, will approve and send them to the Commanding Officer.

To advise

or

22.

Whenever all hands are called for any particular duty, exercise, or evolution, he will take charge of the deck, and see that every officer of the ship, fit for duty, is at his station.

23.

When the Commanding Officer is not on deck, the Aid or Executive Offidirect the Officer cer may advise or direct the Officer of the Deck as regards the working or management of the vessel, and should there, in his judgment, be a necessity

of the Deck.

he may take charge of the deck himself, stating his reasons for so doing to the Commanding Officer.

24.

Condition

of

He is responsible for the condition of the moorings of the vessel, and will have a report of them made to him morning and evening, and on the turn moorings. of tide, and he will direct the hawse cleared whenever the cables have taken in an elbow.

25.

He will satisfy himself that the sentinels are properly placed, and will Sentinels. give to the officer commanding the Marine Guard the orders of the day.

26.

In case of fire, or of any occurrence that may place the ship in danger, he will exert himself to maintain order, and if it should become necessary to abandon the vessel, he will, under the direction of the Commanding Officer, see that the sick and wounded are first cared for.

27.

In case of fire.

boats.

for

He will see that a life-boat, on each side, is always ready for lowering at Life-boats, buoys, a moment's notice, and that the life-buoys are always prepared and tended. provisions He will keep at hand a breaker of water and a supply of provisions sufficient for the support of the crew of each quarter-boat for one week, to be placed in the boat whenever there is a probability of separation from the ship by fog or otherwise. The boat-sails will be kept in readiness for immediate use. If it is necessary to send a boat from the ship at sea, he will see that she is provided with a compass.

28.

to boats, their

peditions.

He will assign an officer to each boat, who will command the boat when Assign officers required for special service, and who will be responsible that the arms, equipments, and crew are in order and ready for service. When boats are to be equipment for exsent on an expedition, he will give the officers in command orders in relation to the articles, provisions, &c., to go in each boat, and before the boats leave he will have reported to him that the articles are on board.

29.

He will exercise particular supervision over the instruction of Midship- Supervisionover men, according to orders received from the Commanding Officer. On their Midshipmen. leaving the vessel, he will give them, in accordance with the regulation regarding testimonials, such letters to present for their examination as their

conduct deserves.

30.

Before entering port, he will see that every preparation has been made Preparations for for anchorage, and that a list of all stores required, coming under his imme- anchoring. diate charge, is ready to lay before the Commanding Officer.

31.

He will regulate the bum-boats; ascertain that their tariff of prices is Bum-boats. reasonable, and permit no infraction of them; he will see that the customary attendants on the bum-boats are always present, and that perfect order is maintained in them. He will consult the Surgeon as to what, in his judgment, should be prohibited, and be governed accordingly in the prohibition of unwholesome fruits or food.

32.

He will not permit any person to come on board to traffic or to exhibit wares Traffic on board. without the permission of the Commanding Officer.

If Executive Offi

33.

When the vessel is cleared for action, he will go around and see if the proper disposition has been made, and report to the Commanding Officer when the vessel is ready.

In time of action, his place is at the side of the Commanding Officer to pass his orders, and he will be ready to repair to any part of the vessel where his presence may be necessary.

He will lead the first boarding party.

During an action he will see that injuries to the hull and spars are immediately repaired.

At the end of an action, he is to inform himself of the injuries received by the vessel, in hull, spars and rigging, and the number of killed and wounded on board, and report to the Commanding Officer. He will, without delay, fill up the stations of all those killed and wounded.

34.

He will superintend the preparation on board for the burial of all deceased

persons.

35.

When the vessel is to be laid up, he will remain by her until all the officers and men are transferred, and the vessel turned over to the proper authorities. He will give a statement to the Commanding Officer, each evening, of the progress of the work going on while the vessel is being dismantled.

36.

If, at any time, from any cause, the Aid or Executive Officer should be cer becomes inca- rendered incapable of performing his duties, they will devolve upon the Line pacitated. Officer next below him in rank.

Not to keep a watch.

Reading general orders.

Officers seniorin

37.

The Aid or Executive Officer will not be required to keep a watch unless, in the judgment of the Commanding Officer, it becomes necessary. He may relieve the Officer of the Deck after 7 a. m., or, as a matter of accommodation, for short periods; but he will not take a watch unless by the express permission of the Commanding Officer.

38.

All general orders received from the Navy Department, or published by authority, are to be read to the officers and crew at the first general muster after their receipt, by the Executive Officer, and the fact entered upon the log.

39.

Officers senior in rank to the Aid or Executive are not required to inform rank to Executive. the Aid or Executive of their departure from or their return to the ship; this is the duty of the Officer of the Deck, to whom all officers will report their leave to be absent from and their return to the vessel, who will communicate such information to the Aid or Executive.

His duties

as

40.

The duties of Equipment Officer of the vessel will be performed by the Aid Equipment Offi- or Executive Officer, under the direction of the Commanding Officer. He will be provided with the necessary blanks and books, and be allowed a writer.

cer.

Invoices stores.

41.

of When the vessel is commissioned he will be furnished with invoices in triplicate, signed by the Equipment Officer of the yard, and approved by the Commandant, of all articles under the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting comprised in her outfit and stores.

42.

He will take charge of all articles delivered to him upon the invoices, and, Receipts. when satisfied that their character and amount correspond, will give his receipt for them. These receipts will be approved by the Commanding Officer, the original retained by himself, the duplicate delivered to the Commanding Officer for the Equipment Officer at the yard, and the triplicate forwarded through the Commanding Officer to the Bureau of Equipment.

43.

Whenever articles are thereafter received, he will be furnished with triplicate invoices by the officer from whom received, which will be acted upon in the same manner; he will immediately enter upon the equipment-books all articles thus received, and if discrepancies occur they will be brought to the notice of the Commanding Officer and adjusted before the receipts are signed.

44.

He will, upon the authority of the Commanding Officer, issue for use the outfit as set forth in the "invoices of equipment," together with such articles of stores as may be necessary for the ship's purposes, and will carry these forward on his books, from quarter to quarter, as "issued for use. articles are not to be "expended" until they are surveyed and condemned as lost, worn-out, broken, or injured so as to be unfit for further service.

45.

Such

He will see that all articles, whether issued for use or retained as "in store," are properly cared for, and will, from time to time, inspect and take the necessary measures to insure their preservation, issuing them only on requisition for use under the Bureau of Equipment, or on transfer requisition to other Bureaus, taking receipts from the persons to whom they are delivered.

46.

Articles thereafter received.

Issue of outfit.

Care of stores.

Manufactured

Articles delivered to be manufactured, after being expended by their proper term as stores, will be entered upon his books by their name as manufact- articles. ured articles, and issued for use as above directed.

47.

All articles condemned by survey, after being expended, will be entered upon the books as condemned articles, or by name, designating the uses to which they have been condemned.

48.

He will be accountable to the Commanding Officer for the return into store, or transfer to a successor, of all articles remaining upon his books, and for all expenditures made during his term of duty as Equipment Officer.

49.

Invoices, &c., to

He will file all invoices on which articles have been received, all surveys on which articles have been condemned, and all requisitions and receipts for be filed. articles expended, and deliver them, with the equipment-books and all articles remaining on hand or issued for use, to his successor, to the navy-yard at which the vessel may go out of commission, or to the officer or person to whom he may be directed to turn them over, taking triplicate receipts, the duplicate to be sent to the Bureau of Equipment, and the triplicate retained as his voucher.

50.

Should he be

In case of his transfer he will certify to their correctness to his successor, and take his receipts in triplicate, both for stores remaining on hand and for transferred. those issued for use. His successor may take an inventory and report any

discrepancies to the Commanding Officer.