Navigator. accurately as he can the various particulars relating to navigation of every place which the vessel may visit, entering the results in his remark-book, under the following heads: 1. Latitude. 2. Longitude. 3. Variation of the compass. 4. Time of high water immediately following new and full moon. 5. Rise and fall of the tides at springs and neaps. 6. Prevailing winds. 7. Periods of the year at which the wet and dry seasons prevail, if any. 8. Seasons at which hurricanes prevail. 9. The temperature of the chronometer room at the time observations are taken. The particular spot at the place visited, to which the latitude and longitude refer, is to be carefully noted; also, the number and nature of the observations, and the means by which they were made, whether the artificial or sea horizon was used; and with reference to the longitute, 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, or the interval since which they were last rated, with the longitude he has assumed of the place measured from. He is to observe the variation of the compass by amplitudes or azimuths, at least once every day, whether at sea or in port, excepting only when refitting in harbor. The azimuth compass is to be always placed, when practicable, in the same precise situation amidships, marking the point where each of the tripod legs stands ; and he is to take care that the direction of the ship's head at the time of observation shall be recorded, as well as the difference between the standard or azimuth and the steering compasses, by which precaution alone can the real course of the ship be regulated. These variations are to be daily inserted in columns at the end of his remark-book, along with the ship's place and the direction of her head at the time of observation. The local attraction is to be determined before the ship leaves Navigator. the United States, as well as after any material change of latitude, and is then to be tabulated by him for every point of the compass, so that the corrections on each course may be readily applied in working the ship's reckoning. In all places he is to ascertain the direction and velocity of the currents, the set and strength of the tides, with the Himits 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 is to describe as particularly as he can the appearances of foreign coasts, pointing out the remarkable objects by which they may be distinguished, so as to render a stranger certain of recognizing his land fall. He is to apply for boats to sound and survey any shoals or harbors which have not been correctly laid down in the charts, and the results are to be projected on a large and intelligible scale. In his remark-book he is carefully to note all inaccuracies in any of the charts supplied to the ship. He is frequently to present this remark-book to the Commander for examination, and on the first of January, in every year, he is to deliver to him a correct copy of it, accompanied by all the charts, plans, and views of the coasts and headlands which he has made during the past year, all of which the Commander will transmit by the first safe opportunity to his Commander-in-Chief to be forwarded to the Department. 460....Every vessel, before sailing, shall be furnished with a skeleton chart embracing her probable cruising ground, on which he shall lay down her track and daily run during the whole time of her absence, which chart shall be transmitted to the Bureau of Navigation at the end of the cruise. 461.... He shall keep a book, in which he shall make all calculations connected with the navigation of the vessel. No erasures shall be made, but the book shall be a complete record of all observations, computations and results, with the dates upon which the observations and computations were made. At the end of the cruise this book shall be sent to the Bureau of Navigation by the Commander of the vessel. 462....He is, if ordered to a vessel before a stowage is commenced, to superintend, under the direction of the Commanding Officer of the yard, or Commander of the vessel, as the case may be, the stowage of the ballast, water, provisions, and all other articles. 463....In stowing provisions he shall take care that the oldest be Navigator. 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. 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 Boatswain and Gunner. that may become worn out, or otherwise rendered 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 expeuded, 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 |