Final survey.

51.

At the end of the cruise all articles will be surveyed, and their condition Report of survey and amount ascertained, and the books audited at the navy-yard. This suras to damage or vey will report the condition of all articles returned into store, and, in cases where articles are damaged or lost, as to whether such damage or loss is attributable to his carelessness or neglect. He will not receive his detach ment until such cases have been adjusted.

loss.

The Navigator.

Observations.

Stores.

SECTION VI.- Navigator.—His duties as Ordnance Officer.

1.

The Navigator will be junior, and the Line Officer next in rank to the Aid or Executive Officer.

2.

He will, when at sea, ascertain and report daily to the Commanding Officer the position of the vessel at 8 a. m., at meridian, and at 8 p. m.; he will make daily observations for the variation of the compass, when the weather permits, with such other determinations as the Commanding Officer may require.

3.

He will have charge of, and must account for, all the stores in his depart

ment.

4.

Examination of compasses, &c.

Approaching land or shoals.

Log-book.

To be entered in the log-book.

Grounding the ship.

of

He will frequently examine the compasses, time-glasses, log, and lead-lines, and see that they are in proper order.

5.

When the vessel is approaching land or shoals, or entering a port or harbor, he will be attentive to the soundings, and at all times inform the Commending Officer of any danger to which he may think the vessel exposed, whether a pilot is on board or not.

6.

He will have charge of the ship's log-book, commencing it on the vessel being put in commission; he will see that all particulars are duly entered, according to prescribed forms; he will see that the watch-officers sign their remarks daily, and he will take it to the Commanding Officer for his inspection at noon of each day.

7.

There shall be entered on the deck-log and log-book, with minute exactness, the following particulars:

I. The name and rank, or rating, of all persons who may join or be discharged from the vessel; all transfers, deaths, and desertions; the names of all persons made prisoners by an enemy, and of all absent without leave; the names of all passengers, with times of coming aboard and leaving; the direction of the wind, state of the weather, courses steered, and distances sailed; the time when any particular evolution, exercise, or other service was performed; the signal number of all signals made, the time when, by what vessels, and to what vessels, they were made; the nature and extent of all public punishments inflicted, with the name and crime of the offenders; the rating and disrating of Petty Officers; the result of all observations made to find the ship's position, and all dangers discovered in navigation.

II. The grounding of the ship, and the loss of or serious injury to boats, spars, sails, rigging, and stores, with the circumstances under which they happened, and the extent of the injury.

III. An account of all stores received, from whom, and the department

for which they were received.

Stores received.

IV. An account of all stores condemned, or converted to any purpose other Stores condemned. than that for which they were intended.

V. An account of all stores loaned, or otherwise sent out of the vessel, and

by what authority.

Stores loaned.

VI. All marks and numbers of each cask or bale which, on being opened, Casks found to is found to contain less than is specified by the invoice, with the deficiency. contain less than VII. Every alteration made in the allowance of provisions, and by whose specified. order.

Alterations made in allowance

Employment of

hired vessels.

VIII. The employment of any hired vessel, her dimensions in tonnage, of provisions. the name of the master or owner, the number of her crew, for what purpose employed, by whose order, and the reasons for her employment. IX. The draught of water, light and loaded, as furnished at the navy-yard, and always on going into or leaving port.

8.

After the log has been signed by the officers of the watches, no alteration will be made except to correct an error or supply an omission, and then only with the approval of the Commanding Officer, and the officer who had charge of the watch in which the alteration or addition is made shall then sign the same, if satisfied of its correctness.

9.

The Navigator will deliver to the Commanding Officer a certified copy of the log-book every six months, to be transmitted to the Bureau of Navigation; the original being kept by the vessel until she is paid off, when it will be placed in charge of the Commanding Officer of the yard.

10.

He will keep a remark-book, in which all the useful hydrographic information he may obtain, not contained in the sailing directions or on the charts, is to be carefully inserted, as well as a description of the instruments he may employ in any of the observations hereafter mentioned. He will determine as accurately as he can the various particulars relating to the navigation of every place visited, entering the results in his remark-book under the following heads:

Vessel's draught.

Latitude

and

I. The latitude and longitude of all places visited whose positions, as given on the chart and in the sailing directions, have been found by accurate longitude in error. and careful observations to be in error.

II. The results of observations for ascertaining the variation and devia- Variation and tion of the compass.

deviation of com

pass.

Tidal observa

III. The results of all tidal observations. IV. All errors and omissions in the charts, sailing directions, and light- tions. lists not mentioned above.

11.

Errors and omisions in charts.

error.

found in

In entering the latitude and longitude of places which have been found Entering the in error, he will carefully note the particular spot at which the observations latitude and longiwere taken, describing it in such a manner that it can be plotted on the tude charts; also the number and nature of the observations and the means by which they were made, and, with reference to the longitude, if obtained with chronometers by means of meridian distances from another place, he is to state the number employed, their general character, the age of the rates used, with the longitude he assumed of the place measured from. A copy of all the data, with the computations, will be furnished to the Commanding Officer to be forwarded to the Bureau of Navigation.

12.

He is to observe the variation of the compass by amplitudes or azimuths at least once a day at sea; and in every port the variation of the compass is to be determined free from local deviation.

Variation of the compass.

Azimuth-com

pass.

13.

The azimuth-compass is to be always placed, when practicable, in the same position amidships, and he is to take care that the direction of the ship's head at the time of observation is recorded, as well as the difference between the standard or azimuth and the steering compass. These variations, with the local deviations eliminated, are to be daily inserted in columns in the remark-book along with the ship's place, and the direction of her head Local attraction. at the time of observation. The local attraction is to be determined before the ship leaves the United States, as well as after any material change of latitude, and is then to be tabulated for every point of the compass, so that the corrections on each course may be readily applied in working the ship's reckoning.

Tidal observations.

Shoals and har

laid down.

14.

He will make tidal observations, in all places visited where careful observations have not been made, to ascertain the set and strength of the tides, with the limits of their rise and fall, and the time of high water of the tide which immediately follows the periods of the new and full moon. He will carefully compare the charts, sailing directions, and light-lists with those of the places visited, and record in his remark-book all errors an omissions which he may discover.

15.

He will call the attention of the Commanding Officer to any shoals or bors not correctly harbors which have not been thoroughly surveyed and correctly mapped, and when surveys are made he will construct charts on a large and intelligible scale, which will be forwarded by the Commanding Officer to the Bureau of Navigation, and which will always be accompanied by the plans and sketches made, with all the original data used in their construction, so that the work may be replotted and all the computations re-examined.

Specialreport of information.

16.

He will make to the Commanding Officer a special report of the information that he has entered in the remark-book, (with the exception previously mentioned,) which will be forwarded to the Bureau of Navigation by the first Copy of remark- opportunity. A copy of the remark-book will be furnished at the end of each year to the Commanding Officer to be forwarded to the Bureau of Naviga. tion, and the original will be forwarded at the end of the cruise.

book.

17.

He will keep a book in which he will make all calculations connected with the navigation of the vessel. No erasures will be made, but the book must be a complete record of all observations, computations, and results, with their dates; and at the end of the cruise this book is to be sent to the Bureau of Navigation by the Commanding Officer.

18.

He is, if ordered before it is commenced, to superintend, under the direc tion of the Commanding Officer of the yard or Commander of the vessel, the stowage of the ballast, water, provisions, and other articles.

19.

In stowing provisions, he will take care that the oldest be stowed so that they will be the first issued, and when the stowage is completed he will make an entry on the log-book specifying the quantity and arrangement of the ballast, the number, size, and disposition of the tanks and casks, and the quantity and stowage of provisions and other stores.

20.

The plans of the stowage of the hold are to be inserted in the log-book: and if any material change is afterward made it must be noted, and a new plan inserted.

21.

Plan of the hold.

Stowing at

Plans, &c.

If the hold should be stowed at a navy-yard or private establishment, under the direction of the Commanding Officer of the vessel, he will furnish navy yard. the latter with plans and descriptions for transmission to the Commandant of the yard or the Bureau of Construction.

22.

Inspections of

He will inspect the holds, cable-tiers, and chain-lockers daily, and see that they are kept clear and in good order, reporting to the Executive Offi- hold. cer at 9.30 a. m.

23.

bles.

He will exercise supervision over the anchors and cables; see that they Supervision over are properly secured at all times; that the cables are distinctly marked, and anchors and cathat all necessary arrangements are made for getting under way, anchoring, mooring, unmooring, slipping or shifting parts of one cable to another, and see that the shackle-pins can be removed readily.

24.

Waste of water

Reports.

He will be careful to prevent any waste or improper expenditure of fuel or water, and is to report daily, when at sea, to the Commanding Officer, and fuel. the quantity expended in the last twenty-four hours, and the quantity remaining on hand.

25.

Should he be removed or suspended, he will sign the log-book and deliver Removed or susit to his successor, taking his receipt for it and for all articles under his pended. charge, and he will deliver to the Commanding Officer a fair copy of the remark-book up to that day.

26.

On board of vessels having three or less than three watch-officers on duty, the Navigation Officer will be required to keep a regular night-watch, or be assigned to a particular night-watch, at the option of the Commanding Officer. Where there are four watch-officers attached to a vessel, the Navigator will not be required to keep a watch, unless specially directed to do so by the Commanding Officer.

27.

Watch.

Stores.

The Navigator will also perform the duty of Ordnance Officer, and will As Ordnance Of ascertain that all the ordnance-stores and equipments ordered or allowed ficer. are received on board in good order; that they are properly distributed and stored; that they are only used or expended according to directions from proper authority, and that they are duly accounted for, according to the directions and forms which are or may be prescribed by the Bureau of Ordnance.

28.

Where there is no Gunner, he will receipt and be accountable for all ordnance-stores, making the returns, which the Gunner is directed to prepare.

29.

No Gunner.

He will make and sign all requisitions for, and exercise a general super- Requisitions and vision over, the expenditure of ordnance-stores, and verify, as correct, the general supervisGunner's quarterly returns of expenditures.

ions.

Reports of target practice.

Inspection

rooms, &c.

of

30.

He will prepare for the signature of the Commanding Officer the reports and return of target practice with great guns and small-arms; condition of armament; number of fires and endurance of guns; trials of torpedoes, of breech-loading arms and their cartridges and equipments, and such reports as may be required. He will have charge of the blank forms and of the books allowed for reference or for issue.

31.

Before the powder is received on board, he, with the gunner, will carefully magazines, shell-inspect the magazines and shell-rooms, their passages and light-rooms, and have them thoroughly cleaned, dried, and aired, and will see that the pipes and stop-cocks, and everything connected with flooding the magazines are in order, and acquaint himself with their position and mode of operation, the lighting apparatus cleaned and dried, and will be particular that the glasses for transmitting light into the magazines and shell-rooms are clear and without fracture; that the light is sufficient, burns clearly for at least four hours, and that the box is well ventilated; and he will report to the Inspector of Ordnance when the magazines are ready to receive the ammunition.

Watch and Division Officers.

Will execute or

ders received from a superior officer.

In charge of the

sentative of the

SECTION VII.-Watch and Division Officers.

1.

Lieutenant-Commanders, Lieutenants, and Masters are the Navigating, Watch, and Division Officers.

2.

They will punctually and zealously execute all orders they may receive from their Commanding or Superior Officer, and see that all on board who are subordinate perform with diligence the duties assigned them; be attentive to the conduct of the ship's company; prevent all profane, abusive, and improper language, all disturbance, noise, or confusion, and report to the Executive Officer those whose misconduct they may think deserving of punishment. They will conform to the manner of performing duty adopted, and to the regulations and customs of the Navy.

3.

When in charge of the deck, he is the representative of the Commanding deck, is the repre- Officer, and his authority, subject, however, to the orders of the Executive Commanding Offi- Officer, is to be recognized in all matters pertaining to the management and police of the vessel which come under his supervision.

cer.

When in charge of the deck.

4.

On taking charge of the deck he is to make himself acquainted with the position of the vessel with reference to vessels in sight, to any land or danger that may be near, and with all orders that remain unexecuted. He will hold no conversation with any one except on duty, nor will he engage in any occupation which may distract his attention. He is to see that the quarter-boats are in condition to be immediately lowered; that the men on deck are attentive to their duty; that the lookouts are vigilant at their several stations; that each sail is properly set, and every precaution observed to prevent accidents. Throughout his watch he is to be careful that the vessel is properly steered; that a correct account is kept of her speed and leeway; and that the courses and distances, together with every occurrence of importance or interest, are plainly entered on the deck-log, which he is to sign at the conclusion of his remarks, on the termination of his watch.