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stowed so that they may be first issued, breaking out and restowing those already on board if necessary for that purpose, unless otherwise directed.

464.... When the stowage of the hold shall be completed, he shall make an entry on the log book, specifying particularly the quantity and arrangement of the ballast, the number, size, and disposition of the tanks and casks, and of the quantity and stowage of provisions and other stores.

465.... Accurate plans must be made of the stowage of the hold, which he shall insert in the log-book; and if any material change should afterwards be made in the stowage, the change must be noted, and new plans be inserted in the log book.

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

467.... He is to visit the hold daily, and cable tiers and chain lockers weekly, or oftener if necessary, and see that they are kept clear and in as good order as circumstances will admit.

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

469....He will be careful to prevent any waste or improper expen liture of fuel or water, and he is to report daily, when at sea, to the Commanding Officer, the quantity of each expended in the last twentyfour hours, and the quantity remaining on hand.

470....Should he be removed or suspended, he shall sign the logbook and deliver it to his successor, taking his receipt for the same, and for all other articles under his charge, and shall deliver to the Commander a fair copy of the remark-book, made up to the day of his removal or suspension.

471.... He shall not keep watch, except required to do so by order of the Commander of the vessel.

Midshipmen.... Boatswain and Gunner.

SECTION 10.

Midshipmen.

472.... Midshipmen, while at the Naval Academy, will be governed by the rules of that institution.

473.... If ordered to a cruising ship, they shall provide themselves with a sextant or octant, an approved treatise upon navigation, one on marine surveying, and with blank journals.

474....They are daily to ascertain the position of the ship when at sea, by observations, and dead reckoning, and send the same to their Commanding Officer.

475....They are to keep journals in such forms as may be prescribed, which they will present to the Commanding Officer for inspection, on the first day of every month, and they will at all times embrace every opportunity of acquiring useful information which may be applicable to their profession as seamen and officers.

476.... They shall attend regularly to the means of instruction which may be provided for them.

477....They will not be granted leave to go on shore unless their journals are kept up, and they have copies of the watch, quarter, fire, and station bills, of separate quarter bills for their divisions, and they shall have given proper attention to their duties.

SECTION 11.

Boatswain and Gunner.

478.... They must, with the Yeoman, carefully examine all the articles belonging to, and all stores received for, their respective departments, and see that they are of good quality, that they agree in quantity with the invoice or bill sent with them, and that they are in good order, and must make immediate report to the Executive Officer of any defect or deficiency which they may discover.

479.. They are responsible for all articles of their departments not in the immediate charge of the Yeoman, and particularly for the careful preservation of all tools or implements issued by the Yeoman for the use of their departments. They will retain for survey all of these

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that may become worn out, or otherwise ren 'ered unfit for further use, as their responsibility with regard to them will not cease until they have been formally disposed of by survey.

480.... They shall request a survey upon all stores which may be injured, or become unfit for service, in their respective departments, and such as the surveying officers condemn shall be expended, preserving a copy of the survey as a voucher; but if the survey shall direct articles to be converted to some other use, they shall be charged accordingly, and expended in the same manner as any other stores.

481.... They shall be particularly watchful, and make immediate report to the Executive Officer of any neglect or misconduct which they may discover in the Yeoman, or person having charge of their stores.

482....When a ship is about to be dismantled, they are to be careful that all the articles belonging to their respective departments are properly secured and tallied, with their name and quantity, whether "serviceable," "requiring repairs," or "unserviceable," and that all precautions are taken to prevent their being in any manner injured. They will only receive credit according to the receipt given for them by the Navy Storekeeper, or other person into whose charge they may be delivered, or according to the report of the surveying officers, duly appointed, and they will attend the survey which may be made, to ascertain the quantity of stores so returned by them, and will be called upon to account for any deficiency that may be found to exist.

483....They are to report daily, at morning quarters and at 8 p. m., to the Executive Officer, the state of all things in their respective departments.

484.... The Boatswain is to be generally upon deck in the day, and at all times both by day and night when any duty shall require all hands to be employed. He is, with his mates, to see that the men go quickly upon deck when called, and that when there they perform their duty with alacrity.

485....He is, every day, before 7 a. m., and as much oftener as may be desirable, according to the service the ship is employed on, to examine the state of the rigging, to ascertain whether any part be chafed, or likely to give way, and to report to the Officer of the Deck the state in which he finds it. He is, at all times, to be careful that

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the anchors, booms and boats be properly secured; and he is to be very attentive to have ready a sufficient number of mats, plats, nippers, ́ points, and gaskets, that no delay or inconvenience may be experienced when they are wanted.

486....He shall be particularly careful that the masts of the ship are not crippled or strained in setting up the stays and rigging, and that the masts retain the same angle with the keel after the stays and rigging are set up that they did when they were only wedged.

487.... He is to be very attentive when working up junk that every part of it is converted to such purposes as may be ordered.

488.... When the ship is preparing for battle, he is to be very particular in seeing that everything necessary for repairing the rigging is in its proper place, that the men stationed to that service may know where to find immediately whatever may be wanted.

489.... Besides the duties assigned to the Gunner in the "Ordnance Instructions," he is to have charge of the anchor-buoys and life-buoys, to see that they are at all times in good order, and the latter ready to be dropped into the water at a moment's warning.

490.... He is to report to the Navigator for entry in the log-book, after an action, or after any exercise in which powder, or powder and shot are used, the quantity of each expended, and is to sign the entry in attestation of its correctness.

491.... He is responsible for the good condition of everything pertaining to the guns and their equipments, magazines, shell rooms, shot and shell, small-arms, &c., and he is to satisfy himself that they are constantly in good order and condition.

SECTION 12.

Master's Mates.

492.... The duties of this classs of officers will be such as the Commander of the vessel may direct; when capable, they may be detailed as mates of decks, holds, and the like.

Fleet Engineer.

ARTICLE VII.

GENERAL DUTIES OF STAFF OFFICERS.

SECTION 1.

Fleet Engineer.

493.... When a Chief Engineer is detailed to discharge the duties of Fleet Engineer, he will be attached to the flag-ship. His duties will be as follows:

1. To exercise a general supervision over all the engineers of the fleet or squadron.

2. To acquaint himself with the different kinds of engines in use in the squadron, and to take care that all means are used to keep them in the highest state of efficiency.

3. To make, under the orders of the Commander-in-Chief, frequent inspections of machinery, and to decide upon all ordinary repairs.

4. To recommend surveys when the imperfections or accidents are serious, and to make reports where carelessness is suspected.

5. To see that every vessel is provided with the necessary tools, stores, and spare parts of machinery, and that every engine and boiler is cared for properly.'

6. To examine the coal used, and report to the Commanderin-Chief if there is any falling off in quality, or any undue dampness liable to produce spontaneous combustion.

7. To see that the coal is properly stored at the different depots, and that there is at all times a sufficient quantity on hand to meet the probable wants of the squadron.

8. To make frequent reports to the Commander-in-Chief of the condition of the engineer's department of every vessel in the squadron, and to bring to the notice of the Commander-inChief such engineers in charge as may be distinguished for the faithful performance of their duties.