CHANGES IN U. S. NAVY REGULATIONS, 1920—NO. 26

Navy Department,
Washington; D. C., 16 July 1945.

The following is a compilation of changes to U. S. Navy Regulations, 1920. These changes, which have been approved by the President, shall be entered in the U. S. Navy Regulations, 1920 upon receipt of this order.

Forrestal,
Secretary of the Navy.

Note.—It should be observed that not all pen and ink corrections herein apply to all copies of the book, as there are six editions in use.

Make the following changes in INK:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Page VIII.1 Under "Chapter 47" change line 4 to read: "Sec. 4.—Art. 1777-1778. Procurement of foreign moneys______ 574-577"; opposite "Sec. 5" change "5781" to "577".

INDEX:

Page 2. Under "Account(s)" beneath "pay" insert "vessel separated from supply officer handling 1887 ( 2)".

Page 4. Under "Administration and Discipline" insert "civilian personnel ______ 1562".

Page 7. Line 5—Delete "Applications and examinations for civil positions ______ 1569".

Page 11. Line 10-Delete "Bills of exchange ______ 1776-1778".

Line 11—Delete "negotiation of ______1777".

Line 12—Delete "proceeds of, accounting for 1778".

Line 13—Before "health" insert "Bills of".

Line 20—Delete "labor 1570".

Line 21—Delete "labor, duties of 1570".

Page 26. Line 6—Delete "for injury, civil employees ______ 1575".

Page 27. Line 26—Delete "1566".

Line 27—Delete "political ______ 1564".

Page 30. Between lines 28 and 29, insert "Currency, foreign, procurement of ______ 1777-1778".

Page 39. Under "Dry docks" beneath "refuse in _____" insert "ships in, examination of outboard valves 1361(1)".

Page 40. Line 34—Delete "labor board ______ 1570".

Page 43. Line 15—Opposite "inspections" add "1361 (1)".

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Page 44. Line 7—In parentheses delete "Service".

Page 45. In next to last line delete "bills of ______ 1776" and substitute "rate of ______ 1777"; between last two lines, under "Exchange" insert "proceeds of, accounting for 1778".

Page 48. Line 34—Opposite "of a ship" add "1361 (1)".

Page 53. Line 26—Delete "for naval attachés ______ 1778 ( 6)"; under "Funds", beneath "naval communication service", insert "procurement of foreign ______ 1777-1778".

Page 55. Line 20—Opposite "Gifts and contributions" delete "1566".

Page 63. Line 1—Delete "labor" and insert "personnel matters"; line 43, opposite "Inventory(s) equipage" delete "(8)".

Page 70. Between lines 22 and 23, insert "enlisted men, promotions of ______ 614".

Page 70. Line 39—Delete "vacancies ______614".

Page 74. Line 43—Delete "Membership dues or fees ______ 1567".

Page 75. Line 1—Delete "Memorandum pay rolls ______ 1887 (2)".

Page 76. Line 1—Delete "Military duty, civil employee, leave for ______ 1576"; under "Money" beneath "deposits by men with officers" insert "foreign, procurement of 1777-1778".

Page 84. Under "Officer(s)" beneath "promotion of" insert "Public Health, serving with Coast Guard ______ 157 (3)".

Page 88. Under "Pay accounts", beneath "transfer hospital patients" insert "vessel separated from supply officer handling ______ _____ 1887 (2)".

Page 89. Line 28—Delete "rolls, memorandum ______ 1887 ( 2)"; line 32, delete "Paying, civil employees, during working hours ______ 1574"; line 33, insert "Paying" before "crew"; line 34, delete "yard employees 1574)).

Page 90. Under "Personnel", beneath last line, add "civilian, administration of ______ 1562".

Page 91. Last line—Delete "Political campaigns ______ 1564".

Page 92. Line 1—Delete "Political contributions ______ 1564"; line 2, delete "Politics and religion of labor ______ 1564-1567".

Page 96. Under "Public" between lines 3 and 4 insert "Health officers serving with Coast Guard ______ 157 (3)".

Page 100. Line 32—Delete "Religion and politics of labor ______ 1564-1567".

Page 106. Line 35—Delete "cash for suggestions ______ 1577".

Page 115. Line 2 from bottom of page—Delete "civil employee ______ 1579".

Page 121. Line 3—Delete "cash rewards for ______ 1577".

Page 126. Line 3—Delete "promotions, etc., civil employees ______ 1571".

Page 128. Line 31—Delete "Vacancies, marines afloat ______ 614".

Page 129. Line 20—Delete "regulations, politics and religion ______ 1564".

Page 131. Line 33—Delete "Work and pay, overtime and holiday ______ 1573".

TEXT:

Page 257. Art. 76 (14) (c)—In line 2, between "designated" and "courier" insert "State Department". In line 3, change the comma after the word "envelopes" to a period; capitalize the word "the"; delete "one being"; after "inner" insert "envelope will be".

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Page 59. Art 157 (3)—In line 2, between "service" and "shall" insert "and commissioned officers of the Public Health Service detailed for duty with the Coast Guard". Change reference in parentheses to read "(Acts 29 August 1916; 1 July 1944)". In line 5, between "Guard" and "except" insert "or Public Health Service".

Page 118. Art. 304 (2)—In line 2, change "foreign" to "foreign".

Page 160. Art. 484 ( 8)—In line 3, before "employed" insert "force".

Page 163. Art. 492—In next to last line change "iin" to "in".

Page 173. Art. 552 (5)—In line 3, place a period after the word "direct".

Page 179. Art. 564 (3)—In line 2, delete "executive officer of the Personnel Department" and insert "Assistant Director"; in line 3, delete "that Department in order of seniority" and insert "the Personnel Department as directed by the Director of Personnel, Marine Corps."

Page 199. In chapter index, opposite "Sec. 2" after "vessels" delete period and add "and district craft."

Page 257. Art 853 (6)—In line 3, between "duplicate" and "keys" insert "magazine".

Page 260. Art. 862 ( 3)—In line 8, change "of" to "or".

Page 261. Art. 864—In line 2, delete "874 ( 3)".

Page 276. Art. 922—In line 4, change "these" to "those".

Page 425. Art. 1404 (2)—At the end of the first sentence change the period to a comma and add "and for such other administrative purposes incident to the operation of ship's stores as authorized by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts".

Page 518. Art. 1618 (12) (c)—In line 3, change "commissary" to "commissary".

Page 520. Art. 1619 (1)—In lines 1 and 2, change "commissary" to "commissary".

Page 587. Art 1804 (1)—Change side note of paragraph (1) to read: "Pay accounts to accompany men when transferred"; insert the following side note for paragraph (2): "Pay of men without pay accounts".

Page 628. Art. 1887—In side note of paragraph (2) delete "Memorandum pay rolls" and substitute "Pay accounts of vessel separated from pay officer".

Page 722. In section heading, change "SHORF" to "SHORE".

Page 731. Sec. 9 (c)—Opposite "NAVMED I", under "Copies" delete "1 to BuPers".

Page 732. Sec. 9 (e)—Opposite "NAVMED I", under "Copies" delete "1 to BuPers".

Page 738. Sec. 24—Opposite "NAVPERS 605b, enlisted passengers", under "When" change "frome" to "from".

NEW PAGES:

Changes in the following articles have been incorporated in the reprinted or added pages listed below. These pages shall be inserted in their proper places, and superseded pages shall be removed.

TABLE OF CONTENTS—Pages VII and VIII.

INDEX—Pages 17, 18, 41, 42, 59, 60, 65, 66, 111, 112, 113, and 114.

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TEXT:

Pages 31-342—Reprinted to correct pagination; no change in text. The new pages supersede old pages 301 to 341.

Art. 238—Modified in reprint of pages 87-88.

Arts. 613 and 614—Modified in reprint of pages 193-194.

Art. 652—Modified in reprint of pages 205-206.

Art. 689—Paragraph (3) modified in reprint of pages 211-212. Remove page 2121.

Art. 908—Paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) modified; paragraph (8) deleted; paragraphs (9) and (10) renumbered as (8) and (9); and new paragraph (10) added in reprint of pages 271-274.

Art. 972—Paragraph 67 (3) modified in new page 2942. New pages 289-2941 contain the material formerly printed on pages 2881-293, and were reprinted to correct pagination.

Art. 1022—Paragraphs (3) and (6) modified in reprint of pages 313-314.

Pages 403-404—Typographical errors corrected in reprint.

Pages 415-416—Printer's error corrected in reprint.

Chapter 42—Chapter revised to consist of Art. 1562, only. (Remove pages 491-498.)

Art. 1638—Paragraph (3) modified and paragraph (6) added in reprint of pages 525-5261.

Art. 1671—Paragraph (2) modified in reprint of pages 5405 and 5406.

Art. 1776 deleted, and Arts. 1777, 1778, and 1779 modified in reprint of pages 573-578.

Pages 617-618—No change in text; reprinted to eliminate ink changes made by C. N. R. 25.

Art. 2025—Paragraph (4) added in reprint of pages 691-6941.

Art. 2068—Paragraph (f) added in reprint of page 7161.

The following advance changes in U. S. Navy Regulations, 1920, have been issued, all of which are incorporated in Change 26:

Arts. 972-67 ( 3) and 1022 (3) (6) by CNO Serial 318513, No. 44-1172, N. D. Bulletin of 15 Oct. 1944.

Art. 1671 (2) by CNO Serial 407013, No. 44-1440, N. D. Bulletin of 31 Dec. 1944.

Art. 76 (14) (c), 613 (1), and Chap. 54, Sec. 9 (c) and 9 (e), by CNO Serial 61313, No. 45-20, N. D. Bulletin of 15 Jan. 1945.

Arts. 564 (3), 614, 689 ( 3) (a) (b), 1404, and 1638 (3) (6), by CNO Serial 183813, No. 45-244, N. D. Bulletin of 15 Mar. 1945.

Arts. 238, 853 (6) and Chap. 42, by CNO Serial 224213, No. 45-423, N. D. Bulletin of 30 April 1945.

Art. 157 (3) and 2068 (f), by CNO Serial 225,313, No. 45-488, N. D. Bulletin of 15 May 1945.

Arts. 908, 1778, and 1779, by CNO Serial 333313, No. 45-639, N. D. Bulletin of 15 June 1945.

Arts. 652, 1776, 1777, and 2025 ( 4), by CNO Serial 336813, No. 45-795, N. D. Bulletin of 15 July 1945.

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CHAPTER 39.—Quarters and Messes of Officers on Board Ship:

Page

Sec. 1.—Art. 1426-1434. Officers' quarters

431-432

Sec.

2.—Art. 1435-1440. Officers' messes

432-435

Art. 1442. Ship's service activities

435-436

Art. 1443. Welfare fund

436

CHAPTER 40.—Quarantine; Pilotage; Convoy; Transportation Aboard Government Vessels; Coordination of the Army and Navy; the American National Red Cross:

Sec. 1.—Art. 1451-1453. Quarantine

437-438

Sec. 2.—Art. 1454. Pilotage

438

Sec. 3.—Art. 1455-1457. Transportation aboard Government vessels

438-441

Sec. 4.—Art. 1458-1460. Transportation services

441-443

Sec. 5.—Art. 1461. Operations requiring coordination of the Army and the Navy

443

Sec. 6.—Art. 1470. The American National Red Cross

443-449

CHAPTER 41.—Shore Establishments:

Part I.—Naval districts:

Sec. 1.—Art. 1480. Establishment and limits

452-453

Sec. 2.—Art. 1481-1484. General administration

453-455

Sec. 3.—Art. 1485. Organization

456

Sec. 4.—Art. 1486. Coast defense

456-457

Part II.—Naval bases:

Sec. 1.—Art. 1487. General administration

457-458

Part III.—Navy yards and naval stations:

Sec. 1.—Art. 1488-1502. General administration

458-462

Sec. 2.—Art. 1503-1508. Ships at a yard or station

462-465

Sec. 3.—Art. 1509. Commissioning and delivery of ships

465-466

Sec. 4.—Art. 1510. Ships going out of commission and ships out of commission

466-468

Sec. 5.—Art. 1511-1515. Personnel, civil and naval

468-4682

Sec. 6.—Art. 1516. General organization

469

Sec. 7.—Art. 1517. Captain of the yard

470

Sec. 8.—Art. 1518-1531. Officers in charge of departments and divisions

471-474

Sec. 9.—Art. 1532. Engineer officer

474-475

Sec. 10.—Art. 1533. Construction officer

475

Sec. ll.—Art. 1534. Public works officer

475-476

Sec. 12.—Art. 1535-1536. The inspection officer and assistant inspectors

477-478

Sec. 13.—Art. 1537. Supply officer

478

Sec. 14.—Art. 1538. Disbursing officer

478-479

Sec. 15.—Art. 1539. Accounting officer

479-480

Sec. 16.—Art. 1540. Commissary officer

480

Sec. 17.—Art. 1541. Medical officer

480

Sec. 18.—Art. 1542. Work done by one department or division for another

480

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CHAPTER 41.—Shore Establishments—Continued:

Part III.—Navy yards and naval stations—Continued.

Page

Sec. 19.—Art. 1543. Employment of labor at navy yards

480

Sec. 20.—Art. 1544. Floating drydocks

481-482

Sec. 21.—Art. 1545. Visits to vessels building

482

Sec. 22.—Art. 1549. Relations of the Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet, with the Naval Stations, Cavite and Olongapo, and other shore activities within the limits of the Asiatic Station

483-484

Sec. 23.—Art. 1550. The Navy Yard, Washington, D. C.

484

Sec. 25.—Art. 1552-1553. Regulations for the control, defense, and protection of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and defense of the Panama Canal

485-487

Sec. 26.—Art. 1554-1559. Relations of Commander in Chief, U. S. Fleet, with Naval air stations at which fleet aircraft are based

488-489

CHAPTER 42.—Administration of Civilian Personnel:

Sec. 1.—Art. 1562. Administration of civilian personnel matters

489

CHAPTER 43.—Stores Ashore:

Sec. 1.—Art. 1592, 1594-1595, 1597. Custody, care, and issue

499-507

Sec. 2.—Art. 1598, 1599. Shipments

507-510

Sec. 3.—Art. 1604, 1607, 1608. Requisitions and purchases ashore.

510-517

Sec. 4.—Art. 1611-1614, 1616. Inspections

517-519

Sec. 5.—Art. 1618-1619. Commissary store

519-521

CHAPTER 44.—Appointments, Promotions, and Retirements:

Sec. 1.—Art. 1631-1649. Appointments

523-529

Sec. 2.—Art. 1650-1664. Promotions

529-538

Sec. 3—Art. 1665-1671. Retirements

538-540

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Article

Chief

pharmacists and pharmacists.

1266

photographers and photographers

1265

radio electricians and radio electricians

1260

ship's clerk and ship's clerk

1263

torpedomen and torpedomen

1258

Chronometer record

1020

Chronometers and clocks

1020

Cigar mess, wardroom, aboard ship

1438 (4)

provisions of, Article 1439 applicable to

1439 (8)

Circles recoil, gun, painting of

972 (71)

Circuit breakers, turret guns

972 (86)

Cities, United States, not to be saluted by naval ships

311

Citizenship, American, necessity for in Navy

1631 (4)

rights lost by deserters

18, 1705

Civil

employees

1512, 1562

injury

1185, 1511

overpayment

1538 (3)

sale of clothing and small stores

1597

engineers

1252, 1253, 1534, 1659

appointments

164-0

courts, conviction of men in

1689 (4)

Officials, correspondence with

2044

death of

332, 346

honors and personal flags

232, 302

personnel

1511-1515

Civilian

passengers, subsistence of

1826 (2)

visitors

128 1/2

witnesses, allowances

1840

Civilians

committing offenses on naval reservations

1515 (3)

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Article

Claims against United States for damage or injury from using navy yard

floating equipment

1995 (8)

disclosing of information to aid or assist in prosecution of

113 (3)

allowances of expenses for travel.

1811 (2)

dental services

1189 (7)

pay and allowance

1869 (2)

Classes of correspondence, general

2005

mail, correspondence

2005

publication's

76

public works

483 (1)

Classification of vessels

164

Cleaning and painting, ship's bottom

1361 (2)

naval stations

492

propellers

1363 (5)

Cleanliness

magazines

972 (34)

ship

1319

Clearing,

lower decks

1344

ships for action

4 (16)

Clemency.

51

Clerks, mail

2063

Clocks and chronometers

1020

setting of

1031

Close aboard, definition of

246

Closed harbors

78

mail, handling of, under provisions of Postal Convention.

2065

Closing naval station gates.

1498

Clothes, equipment, etc., selling of.

122 (2)

Clothing. (See also Effects.)

accounts, marines afloat

617

and arms, marines afloat

605

small stores

405

account

1865 (4, 5)

issue of

1108, 1405

to men sentenced to loss of pay.

1835

sale of to civilian employees

1597

bad-conduct discharge, confiscated-

1836 (3)

bedding, belonging to another person.

122 (3)

furnished prisoners on discharge

1836

inaptitude discharge.

1836 (3)

inspection of

1108, 1319 (3)

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Article

Duty (duties) officer of the deck, danger of collision

1063 (10)

manner of performing

1071

re boats

1074

entries in log

078

honors

260, 262 (1), 1065, 1066

lifeboats

1063 (12)

safety of ship

1063

salutes and honors.

1065, 1066

signals

063 (9)

receiving stores

1073

officers, orders to

87

passengers assigned to

174 (2)

period of, commander in chief

679 (2)

presence of officers for, marines afloat

602

relieving commanding officer from

184, 186

reporting for

133

report of

131

request for.

105, 2016

re ships engineering records

997

restoration to, temporary

206 (4)

sea and shore

161

sea, officer returning from

136

senior officer present

798-809

ships, correspondence re

028

special, detail to of marines afloat

613

squadron commander

764

staff of commander in chief

standing by, heads of departments

729

subordinates

90

supply officer, in wreck or fire

1230

restored to duty

209 (2)

survey officer

911

suspension from

207

upon receipts of orders, officers

132

war time, commander in chief

703-716

commanding officer

869-875

watch staff officers afloat

1729 (6)

yard accounting officer

1539

construction officer

1533

disbursing officer

1538

engineer officer

1532

medical officer

1541

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Article

Duty (duties), yard public works officer

1534

supply officer

1537

E

Economy, commander in chief responsible for

731

in expenditures, commanding officer responsible for.

890

fuel

731 (2)

stores

1397

Effects, absent and deceased men. (See Clothing.

1342

deserters, sale of

1342 (4)

deceased persons

20 (4) 908 (4-10)

destroyed to prevent spread of disease

916, 1915

disabled persons

126

persons captured by enemy

911

.

stragglers

910

Electrical log, commanding officer to inspect

1317

officer

1295 (6)

Embarkation, marines afloat

603

Embezzlement, punishment for

1753

Emergency landing, aircraft in foreign jurisdiction

76 (4b)

Employees, civil

1512, 1562

overpayment.

1538 (3)

yard, pay of

1538 (2)

Employment of pilots

881, 1454

yard labor

1543

Endorsement of court-martial record by medical officer

orders

133 (2)

Endorsements affecting pay, correspondence, etc

2043 (23) (24) (25)

Enemy, intercourse with

4 (4)

ship strikes flag

874 (3)

Engaging in trade

85 (2)

Engine revolutions, logging of.

1078 (3f)

Engines turning over when not under way

068

Engine-room, log and bell book

997, 1091 (8), 1317 (4)

watch, duties

1090, 1091

warrant officers

1295 (3)

officers of

1090-1093

petty officers

1295 (3)

responsibility

1295 (5c)

Engineer's bell book

997

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Article

Honors, shore stations

231 (4), 235, 270

side, instructions

261, 262

side, dispensed with

262

table of,

boat salutes

254

boats, passing close aboard

253

foreign officials

243

civil officials

232

naval and military officials

238

Federal, State, and Foreign Service officials

232

ships passing close aboard

249

visit of commanding officer, unit commander or chief of staff

241

Hospital(s) cases, where there is no Government hospital.

1189 (6)

Corps, enlistments in

1713

military duties prohibited-

121

correspondence of

2038 (9)

Hot Springs, Ark., admission to

1830

naval, outside United States, C. in C. to inspect

691

officer(s) admitted to

1190

patients, value of one ration deducted.

1827

other than naval, patients in

1203 (3)

patients, accounts of

1203

in private hospital, accounts

1203 (2,3)

held for treatment after expiration of enlistment

190 (4)

pensions of

188

removal of sick to

1141, 1142, 1203

ships

665-668

cognizance of

665

commanding officer of

668

designation of

665

duties of

665

how governed

667

passengers on

666

special attendants in

1193

transfers to

1141, 1142

Hours of messing

1320 (4)

Household effects, transportation

1815

Hull board

inspection of fuel tanks

1360 (3)

book

1359 (3)

inspections of

359 (4)

preservation of

1359-1368

Hydrographic information, commanding officer to report

886

reports

1023 (1)

surveys

888, 1012, 1013

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I

Article

Identification of ships meeting

803

tags

140

Illegal payments, objection to by supply officer

1748

Immediate action on conduct reports

1292 (4)

Important letters from foreign stations, duplicates.

2035

Importing dutiable goods in public vessels

12

Imprisonment in lieu of death

7

Improvements, commander in chief's suggestions for.

701

Inadequate quarters

1819 (9)

Inaptitude discharge, clothing

1836 (3)

Incapacitated, commander in chief.

682

Increase in yard force prior to elections

565

Incurring mess debts

1439 (7)

Independence Day, celebration of

327, 330

Industrial yards, accounts.

1864

Infected ports, anchoring in.

741 (4)

Infectious disease, duty of commanding officer re

452

report of

699 (3e)

Inferior crew, duties of commanding officer

825

Inflammable, medical stores

1347 (5)

stowing of

1347

Influence upon legislation

92

Information furnished attorneys, agents, etc

397

health, foreign ports.

741 (2)

naval, forbidden

113 (1)

posting on bulletin boards.

1290

Injured civil employees

1185 (9)

compensation

1575

Injuries, logging of

1078 (3c)

Injury to civil employee.

511

Inquiry, interpretation of orders and regulations

76 1/2(3)

court of

55-60

oaths

58

into complaints of misconduct

197

Insignia of duty, officer of the deck

1072

Inspection(s) of (by) (See Examinations).

accounts

1868-1877

at shore stations

1868 (1)

foreign shore stations

1868 (3)

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Article

Keys, ship's

1048

to storehouse ashore

1537 (3), 1590 (2)

Killed and wounded in battle, report of

1138

Kites, barrage, cognizance of

545

L

Labor and material, yard, unauthorized use of

1488 (3)

rolls, yard

1538 (3)

yard, employment of

1543

Lading, bills of

1401, 1599, 1600

Lamp, smoking

1328

Lamps, oil, test of

1309 (13)

Landing, armed forces

721 (2)

aircraft emergency in foreign jurisdiction

276 (4b)

spare parts

896

boats at

268 (1) (2)

Language, abusive

97

reflecting upon a superior

96

used in reports and complaints

198

Laundry, medical

1167

Law and decisions on rank and command

180-186

international

469 (5)

Federal, State, etc., observing

1515 (1)

Lead, drift

1069

lines, examination of

1021

Leave, absence over

8 (19), 1692

without

8 (19), 1692

and duty, requests for

2016

liberty

1722-1731

commander in chief to regulate

697

computing

1727

during coaling

1730 (2)

enlisted men

1729 (10), 1731

for commander in chief or commandant

1723

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Article

Leave, from duty abroad

1727 (2)

granted

1724

by commanding officer

1726

manner of computing

1727 (3)

mess bill during

1440 (3)

not granted when under sailing orders

1726 (2)

of absence, defined

1725

officers, marine brigade

577

numbers to go on, from ship or station

1729 (8), 1729 (9)

pay

1791

report of to Bureau of Naval Personnel

1727

return from, reporting

1726 (3)

sick

1728

Leaving ship, heads of departments

1729

persons, report to officer of the deck

1067

station

4 (9)

Legal opinions and decisions

470

Legislation, influence upon

92

proposed, duty of the Judge Advocate General

469 (4)

Lending money

85 (1)

Length of service, officers, computing

1666

Letter(s) (see also Correspondence.)

arrangement of sheets of

2042

forms

2043

of advice not to accompany returns, etc

of commendation

103

Liability accounts against limit of cost of repairs to ships at yards

1990

statement of, repairs

1977

Liberty and leave

1722-1731

in ports, precautionary measures

741 (2a)

lists

950, 1321

marine detachments

592

marines afloat

616

men having communicable disease

1319 (2)

number crew to remain aboard

1729 (10)

patrol

698

foreign port

698 (2)

Library, ship's

1028

Lifeboats

1063, 1288 (3)

duty officer of the deck re

1063 (12)

Life buoys, readiness of

1332

watches at sea

1322

Life-saving medals

1709 (1)

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Article

Selection, officers eligible for, rights of

1654 (6)

Self-preservation, force necessary

723

Selling of clothes and equipment

122 (2)

yard stores

1488 (4)

Senior(s) and juniors, entering and leaving boats

268 (4)

relations

268

juniors to give way to

268

line officer, authority of

150

in boat

109

officers' pennant

294 (2)

officer present, business, how conducted

808

diverting forces not under his immediate command

801

duties specified

807

general duties

798-809

reports to commander in chief

805

requesting permission of to perform evolutions

800

files of

809

juniors to show orders

799

Seniority, members courts and boards

180

Sentence, confirmation of

53

death

4, 50

how determined

50

mitigation and remission

54a

of courts, power of Secretary of the Navy

54b

court-martial, remitted

33

Summary court martial, execution

32

Sentinels, detail of, marines ashore

587

marines afloat

611

Sentries at gangways to salute officers

263

Separate forces, meeting

658

Separation of flag officer from commander in chief

759, 769

Servants, marines employed as

553

Service, officers appointed from civil life

1790

divine

2

in grade necessary for promotion

1654 (7) (8)

length of, officers, completing

1666

Marines afloat

552 (3), 597-631

of the gun, safety precautions

972 (48-66)

publications, definition

76 (9)

ship's, activities

1442

Serving of meals

1320 (3)

Setting, clocks

1031

Shears, cranes, and derricks

484 (17)

Sheathed ship, mooring near

1363 (3)

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Article

Shellac, use of

1368 (3)

Shifting of flag of flag officer

760

Ship (s) ('s)

accidents to, reports of

700

accounts

1866

at yard

1500

acting singly, correspondence

2032 (5), 2036

active status

639

in commission or in service

639 (1) (a)

in reduced commission or

reduced service

639 (1) (b)

adhering to allowance books

1966

alterations to

1501, 1984

appearance of

1047

arrival and departure from yard, reporting of.

1504

reports, repairs at navy yards

1986-1987

at navy yards

699 (6)

yard or station

1503-1508

authority over

1503 (1)

correspondence

2036

authorized to salute

303, 304

boats under sail, precautions for

1076

use of

1310

building, record of weights in

1531

visitors on

1545

cleanliness

1319

clearing for action

4 (16), 946

commanding officer of

819-921

coding board

1035

commissioning of

821, 1509

and delivery of

1509

condition at 8 p. m., report to commanding officer

1329 (2)

of, commander in chief responsible

687

customs examination of

844

damaged, inspection

973

defects, report of

862 (2)

delivery of stores to

595 (7)

determination of tactical data

832 (2), 833

disposition of, procedure

1510

docking of

1505

docking in other than United States navy yard

1022 (10)

draft, logging of

1078 (3g)

taking

880 (1)

dragging, duty of officer of the deck

1069

duty, correspondence regarding

2028

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Ship(s) ('s)

Article

equipment, defects in

827

expeditions, command of

150 (3)

fitting out at navy yard

1499

commanding officer

820-828

delivery to commanding officer

1509

first lieutenant

1046

stores for

1595

flying flag and commission pennant

638

force to assist in repairs

1508 (1)

repairs by

892, 1966, 1968

going in and out of commission, inspection of

1530

into commission, commanding officer

821, 1219

out of commission

1170, 1510

supplies and allowance lists

1595 (12, 13)

inspection of

1510 (3)

ordnance material

854

having general supply system

1394 (1)

no general supply system

1393, 1394, 1866

supply officer

1233, 1234

hospital

665-669

inactive status

640

in commission or in service in reserve

640 (1) (a)

out of commission or out of service in reserve.

640 (1) (b)

yard, repairs to

1507

dock, responsibility for

1505 (3)

squadron out of station

1062 (2)

waters adjacent to a navy yard authority over

1506

not under commandant

1506

inspected by commander in chief

689

commanding officer

1298 (6)

inspections of

689, 690, 765, 866

details of

690

inspection of, reports

2032 (7)

keys

1048

library

1028

log, changes i

1317 (3)

etc., disposition of, vessel decommissioned

1022 (3), 2040 (e)

instructions

1019 (7), 1022

preparation of

1022

loss of

841, 865

action of commanding officer

841

lost in foreign country, crew and stores

841 (4)

marriages on board

847

material condition on leaving yard after overhaul

1508 (3)

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Ship(s) ('s) material

Article

readiness for war, reports

858

meeting foreign president, sovereign, or member of royal family.

317

identification of

803

medical officer

1132-1177

movement orders to by commander in chief

693

movements

433 (5), 700B, 859

moving at yard

1504 (4-6)

new, turning over command

1509 (3)

plans for

403

inspection of

1509

newly commissioned, inspection

1509

not at yard, repairs

1991

in commission, commanding officer

820

on foreign station sailing for home

744

orders to, changing by senior officer present

801

organization

1287-1295

out of commission

638, 639, 640, 1510

at yard

1517 (5)

care of

1510

repairs to

1973 (3)

supervision of

1510 (9)

painting of

1368

passengers aboard

861, 1455

passing honors

248

during maneuvers, honors

250

permission to leave

1730

plans

1985

police

45

police regulations

829

position of, reports

1018

prisons, dimensions of

215

recommissioned, supplies and allowance lists

1595 (14)

routine

1296-1349

sea and port

297

sailing, absentee list

1701

searching of

845

service activities

1442

sheathed, mooring near

1363 (3)

status of

637-643

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C. N. R. 18.

writing, his readiness to unite with him in the responsibility for the care of the treasure or other valuables. When a commander in chief does not participate in a division, two-thirds shall inure to the commanding officer of the ship and the remainder shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

87

Officers ordered to duty by the Secretary of the Navy.

No officer shall order into service or assign to duty any officer who may be on leave of absence or on furlough, or make any change in the distribution or arrangement of officers or enlisted men established by the Secretary of the Navy, except where required by the exigencies of the service on a foreign station; all such changes and the reasons therefor shall be reported to the Navy Department without delay by the officer ordering them.

88

When visiting a command.

Officers visiting a command in the performance of any official duty connected therewith shall report to the commanding officer.

89

Execution of orders.
C. N. R. 22.

(1) Orders issued by the Secretary, Under Secretary, or Assistant Secretary of the Navy direct to any commandant or other officer shall be promptly executed and the proper bureau or senior officer concerned immediately notified thereof.

An order received contradicting or conflicting with another.

(2) If an officer receives an order from a superior annulling, suspending, or modifying one from another superior, or one contrary to instructions or orders from the Secretary of the Navy, he shall exhibit his orders, unless confidential and he has been forbidden to do so, and represent the facts in writing to the superior from whom the last order was received. If, after such representation, the latter shall insist upon the execution of his order, it shall be obeyed, and the officer receiving and executing it shall report the circumstances to the superior from whom he received the original order.

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90

Duty of subordinates.

All persons in the Navy are required to obey readily and strictly, and to execute promptly, the lawful orders of their superiors.

91

An officer diverting another from his duty.

An officer who diverts another from any service upon which the latter has been ordered by a common superior, or requires him to act contrary to the orders of such superior, or interferes with those under such superior's command, must immediately report, and show satisfactorily to the Secretary of the Navy or to the officer whose orders he has contravened, that the public interest required such action. All orders under such circumstances must be given in writing.

92

Combinations for certain purposes forbidden.

Combinations of officers for the purpose of influencing legislation, remonstrating against orders, or complaining of details of duty, are forbidden.

93

Not to delay reporting in obedience to orders.

An application for the revocation or modification of orders to proceed will not justify any delay in their execution, if the officer ordered is able to travel; and no person shall delay obedience to an order for the purpose of making remonstrance or complaint.

94

All communications to Congress shall pass through the department.

All petitions, remonstrances, memorials, and communications from any officer or officers of the Navy or Marine Corps, whether on the active or retired list, addressed to Congress, or to either House thereof, or to any committee of Congress, on any subject of legislation relating to the Navy or Marine Corps, pending, proposed, or suggested, shall be forwarded through the Navy Department, and not otherwise, except by authority of the department.

95

Dealings with Congress.

No bureau, office, or division chief, or subordinate in the Navy Department, and no officer of the Navy or Marine Corps shall apply to either House of Congress, or to any committee of either House of Congress, or to any Member of Congress, for legislation, or for appropriations, or for congressional action of any kind, except with the consent and knowledge of the Secretary of the Navy; nor shall any such person respond to any request for information from either House of Congress, or any committee of either House of Congress, or any Member of Congress, except through, or as authorized by, the department; except as provided in sections 102, 103, 104, and 859 of the Revised Statutes.

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96

Language reflecting upon a superior.

No officer shall use language which may tend to diminish the confidence in or respect due to a superior in command; and it is the duty of every officer who hears such language to endeavor to check it and to report the same immediately to his superior.

97

Exercise of authority.

Superiors of every grade are forbidden to injure those under their command by tyrannical or capricious conduct, or by abusive language. Authority over subordinates is to be exercised with firmness, but with justice and kindness.

98

Oppression by or misconduct of superior.

If any persons in the Navy considers himself oppressed by his superior, or observes in him any misconduct, he shall not fail in his respectful bearing toward him, but shall represent such oppression or misconduct to the proper authority. He will be held accountable if his representations are found to be vexatious, frivolous, or false.

99

Application for redress.

Any application for redress of wrong shall be made in writing through the immediate commanding officer to the commander in chief of the fleet or squadron, or to the senior officer present, and it shall be the duty of the latter to take such action in the matter as, in his judgment, justice and the good of the service demand.

100

Testimonials and presents forbidden.

(1) All votes, resolutions, or publications in praise or censure of any person in the naval service are forbidden.

(2) No officer, clerk, or employee in the United States Government employ shall at any time solicit contributions from other officers, clerks, or employees in the Government service for a gift or present to those in a superior official position; nor shall any such officials or clerical superiors receive any gift or present offered or presented to them as a contribution from persons in Government employ receiving a less salary than themselves; nor shall any officer or clerk make any donation as a gift or present to any official superior. Every person who violates this section shall be summarily discharged from the Government employ. (Sec. 1784, R. S.)

(2) No officer or other person under the Navy Department shall solicit subscriptions for the purpose of making a gift to a member of the immediate family of an officer of the naval service.

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101

Gratuities from contractors.

No person employed in the Navy or under the Navy Department shall take or receive, directly or indirectly, any emolument or gratuity from any contractor or other person furnishing supplies, or act as agent or attorney for such person. (Secs. 1781, 1782, R. S.)

102

Officers shall not act as attorneys against the United States.

An officer of the Navy, either on the active or retired list, who acts as agent or attorney to prosecute a claim against the United States is liable to the penalty of a fine or imprisonment, or both. (Sec. 5498, R. S.)

103

Certificates of officers.

No officer shall give certificates to inventors whose works he may have examined, nor to persons with whom he has had official dealings, except that he may give letters to employees of the Navy who are to appear before examining boards and to former enlisted men seeking positions on shore, setting forth the character of service performed by such persons and their efficiency and conduct while under his observation.

104

Dealings with enlisted men.

Officers shall not borrow money nor accept deposits from nor have any pecuniary dealings with enlisted men, except as provided in article 1779, for deposits with the supply officer.

105

Applications for orders.

(1) Applications for orders to duty, or for the revocation or modification of orders, shall be made by the officer himself in an official form and through official channels and shall state the precise reason for making the application.

Details, transfers, etc., how made.

(2) Appointments, details, transfers, and assignments shall be made on the basis of official records.

106

Exchange of and absence from duty.

An officer shall not, without authority from his commanding officer or other superior, absent himself from his duty or exchange duty with another.

107

Orders involving travel.

(1) All orders from commanding officers or others to their subordinates, involving travel, must be in writing, and must state specifically what duty is to be performed.

(2) All such orders to enlisted men of the Navy or Marine Corps must state on their face the cause or necessity therefor.

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(3) Officers shall not perform travel on Government duty, unless said travel has been authorized by proper authority, except in cases of emergency, and when there is not time to communicate with the department by telegraph.

108

Boat service not detached duty.

Officers in boats engaged in the ordinary duty of the ship and not absent on an expedition or separated from the ship shall not regard themselves as on detached duty or assume the authority of such duty.

109

Senior line officer in boat.

Nothing in article 108 shall be construed as relieving the senior line officer in a boat from the responsibility for its safety and management under all circumstances.

110

Inspection of accounts.

Commanding and other officers shall afford facilities for inspecting the accounts of officers of the Supply Corps.

111

Sea service.

No service shall be regarded as sea. service except such as shall be performed at sea under the orders of the department and in vessels employed by authority of law. (Sec. 1571, R. S.)

112

Appointment in diplomatic or consular service.
C. N. R. 13.

If any officer of the Navy, except an officer on the retired list, accepts or holds an appointment in the diplomatic or consular service of the Government, he will be considered as having resigned his place in the Navy, and it shall be filled as a vacancy. (Sec. 1440, R. S., as amended by the act of 2 March 1929, 45 Stat. 1482.)

113

Information that might aid a foreign power forbidden.

(1) No person belonging to the Navy or employed under the Navy Department shall convey or disclose by oral or written communications, publications, or any other means, except as may be required by his official duties, any information whatever concerning the naval or military establishment or forces, or any person, thing, plan, or measure pertaining thereto, when such information might be of possible assistance to a foreign power in time of peace, or to an enemy in time of war; or, except by proper naval authority, any information contained in the official records of the Government or otherwise acquired which for

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C. N. R. 1, 10, 13, 14, 24.

reasons of public policy should not be disclosed to persons not of the naval or military establishments.

Articles on professional subjects.

(2) Officers and other persons in the naval service desiring to publish articles on professional, political, or international subjects in accordance with the provisions of this article and article 114 shall cause their signatures to appear, together with a statement to the effect that the opinions or assertions contained therein are the private ones of the writer and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the naval service at large. Immediately upon the acceptance of such articles for publication, the writer shall forward a complete copy thereof to the Secretary of the Navy for the files of the Navy Department.

Subject to the requirements and restrictions of this article and of article 114, officers and others in the naval service are at liberty to publish articles without further permission from higher authority.

(3) No person belonging to the Navy or employed under the Navy Department shall, other than in the discharge of his official duties, disclose any information whatever, whether confidential or non-confidential, or whether obtained from official records or within the knowledge of the relator, which might be of aid or assistance in the prosecution or support of any claim against the United States. (See act of 4 March 1909, sec. 109.)

114

Acting as news correspondent.
C. N. R. 24.

(1) In time of peace officers and other persons in the naval service who are not assigned to duty in connection with Public Relations activities of the Navy may act as correspondents of a news service, newspaper or other periodical, and may act as radio news commentators or analysts. In all cases, however, the Navy Department must be informed of the facts.

(2) In time of war no officer or other person in the naval service not assigned to duties in connection with Public Relations activities of the Navy will act as correspondent of a news service or other periodical or as a radio news commentator or analyst except as may be specifically authorized by the Secretary of the Navy.

(3) Officers and other persons in the naval service who are assigned to duty in connection with Public Relations activities of the Navy may act as correspondents of news services, newspapers, or other periodicals, or as radio news commentators or analysts, in time of peace or war, but such service as is rendered while assigned to duty in connection with Public Relations shall be rendered without compensation except in such instances as may be specifically authorized by the Secretary of the Navy.

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238

Table of honors relative to official visits of naval and military officers

Uniform

Gun

salute

Ruffles and flourishes

Music

Guard

Side Boys

Arr.

Dept.

Admiral of the Navy or General of the Armies.

Full dress.

19

19

4

Admiral's

March.

Full

8

Fleet Admiral or General of the Army.

Dress

17

17

4

do

do

8

Admiral or General

do

17

4

do

do

8

Vice Admiral or Lieutenant General.

do

15

3

do

do

8

Rear Admiral or Major General

do

13

2

do

do

6

Commodore or Brigadier General

do

11

1

do

do

6

Captain, Commander, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, or Chief of Staff if not a flag or general officer.

Undress

Of the

day.

4

Lieutenant Commander or Major, if a commanding Officer.

Of the day (with sword)

do

2

Other Commissioned Officers

do

2

Note.—(a) Honors for officers listed above shall be rendered in accordance with the procedure prescribed in article 231 and this table, unless otherwise requested by the officer being honored or directed by higher authority. The crew shall be paraded at quarters when receiving an "Admiral of the Navy" or a "General of the Armies" (arts. 266(2), 307, 316).

(b) The uniform prescribed in this table shall be worn by officers of the Navy and Marine Corps when making or returning official visits to officials indicated. Boat crews shall wear the uniform corresponding to that worn by the senior officer embarked. The prescribed uniform shall also be worn by officers and men on watch on deck and by others participating in the reception of the officer (including the entire crew when they are required to be paraded) if previous notice of the visit has been received. When previous notice has not been received the uniform shall be "Uniform of the Day."

(c) If a flag officer, unit commander, commanding officer, or chief of staff comes on board in uniform but without flag or pennant flying in his boat or automobile, only side honors shall be given on arrival and departure. All persons on the quarter-deck shall stand at attention by command without bugle. Full honors shall be rendered on departure when requested.

Article 239 deleted by C. N. R. 25

240

Flag officer leaves or returns to his flagship.

(1) When a flag officer officially leaves or returns to his flagship during the day he shall be given the honors prescribed in article 238

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except the uniform shall be as he may prescribe and no salute shall be fired. He shall be attended at the gangway by the commanding officer, deck officers of the watch, and designated officers of his personal staff.

241

Unit commander, chief of staff or commanding officer visits shit

When a unit commander or chief of staff, not a flag officer, or commanding officer of a ship visits officially another ship of the Navy, he shall be attended on his arrival and departure by the commanding officer, and if of or above the grade of lieutenant commander, the guard of the day and side boys shall be paraded in his honor. When a unit commander or chief of staff, of or above the grade of lieutenant commander, not a flag officer, leaves or returns to the flagship officially, the guard of the day and side boys shall be paraded in his honor.

242

Commanding officer leaves or returns to ship.

When the commanding officer of a ship officially leaves or returns to the vessel under his command he shall be attended at the side by the officer who, in his absence, succeeds to the command; and the honors prescribed in article 238 shall be rendered.

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guard mounting shall be carried out as nearly as possible as at barracks on shore.

(2) On board ships having more than 20 privates the guard of the day shall consist of 1 noncommissioned officer and 10 privates; and on board those having less than 20 privates it shall consist of 1 noncommissioned officer and 8 privates.

611

Sentinels.

(1) All permanent or standing orders for sentinels shall be approved by the commanding officer of the ship and shall pass through the marine officer of the ship. When necessary, the officer of the deck shall give special orders for sentinels, and when such orders are of an important character he shall inform the executive officer and marine officer of the ship. In all cases the orders shall be communicated to the sentinels by the sergeant or corporal of the guard.

(2) The marine officer shall visit sentinels frequently and shall satisfy himself that they understand their orders and duties.

612

Orderly duty.

Marines may be detailed for duty as orderlies for flag officers, chiefs of staff, and commanding officers of ships.

613

Assignment of men to other duties.
C. N. R. 26.

(1) Noncommissioned officers shall not be detailed as messmen except where privates and privates first class are not available.

(2) Marines shall not be assigned to duty as master at arms, yeoman, or chief pharmacist's mate, except in case of emergency, which shall be determined by the commanding officer of the ship. When necessary to make such assignment, it shall continue only until a suitable person can be selected for the required duty.

(3) They shall not be assigned to duty as messengers for the officer of the deck.

(4) In detailing marines for any work or labor not included in their usual guard, post, and deck duties, regard shall be had to the amount of guard and post duty being required of them.

614

Promotions of enlisted men. C. N. R. 24, 26

Enlisted men of the Marine Corps will be promoted in accordance with directives issued by the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

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615

Offenses.

Reports against marines shall be entered in the daily report book. Any misbehavior of the marines on guard or on duty as sentinels shall be reported to the executive officer through the officer of the deck and to the marine officer of the ship. The marine officer of the ship, when on board, shall be present at the mast when offenses committed by marines are to be investigated.

616

Conduct and liberty lists.

The marine officer of the ship shall keep the executive officer informed of the proficiency in rating, sobriety, and obedience of the marines, and shall make recommendations to him regarding their liberty.

617

Master rolls and clothing accounts.

(1) The marine officer of the ship shall keep a muster roll, and clothing and other accounts, and shall forward them, as well as other required returns, through the proper channels.

(2) He shall prepare and submit, in the same manner, and on the same form as is provided for the payment of marines at shore stations, monthly pay rolls, in duplicate, to the supply officer of the ship, retaining a third copy, such rolls to show in the column of "Remarks" all necessary data to support any extra credits appearing thereon; the original will constitute the supply officer's authority for the payment of the roll. After payment has been accomplished he shall make such corrections in the retained roll as are necessary to make it agree with the original as audited and settled by the supply officer, make the necessary entries in the "Service Record Book," obtain the certificate of the supply officer, in the space provided, to the effect that said roll is a copy

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the designation and delimitation of any geographic areas which may be placed under the command of the commanders of such units; the Naval Transportation Service; the naval district forces; special duty units; and such other categories of vessels and aircraft as the department may deem suitable. The United States fleet shall be divided into task forces so constituted as to pass with facility from peace to war (art. 657 and 1485).

650

Names of units.
C. N. R. 18.

(1) Each fleet, force, type organization, flotilla, squadron, and division and each aircraft wing, group and squadron in the organization of the naval forces shall be given by the Department a distinguishing name or number.

Names of stations.

(2) Each geographic area which is, under the provisions of article 657, designated as a naval command, shall be given a distinguishing name: as "Asiatic Station".

651

Assignments of vessels and aircraft.

The assignment of vessels and the allocation of types and numbers of aircraft in the organization of the naval forces will be made by the Chief of Naval Operations (arts. 639 and 1485).

652

Home yards and home ports.
C. N. R. 16, 26

(1) The Secretary of the Navy shall authorize certain naval activities to be designated as home yards for naval vessels. The Chief of Naval Operations shall assign each naval vessel in commission and such other naval vessels as he may deem appropriate to a home yard from among those so authorized.

(2) A port from which a vessel normally operates may be designated by the Chief of Naval Operations as its home port.

Note.—There are no articles 653-654.

Section 4.—Command of Naval Forces 655

Title of commander in chief.

(1) The officer in command of a fleet shall be designated a commander in chief. In the discretion of the department, the officer in command of a separate squadron may also be so designated.

(2) The title of a commander in chief shall be formed by prefixing the words "commander in chief" to the name of the fleet or separate squadron under his command.

Other titles.

(3) The title of every other commander of an organization of vessels or aircraft shall be formed by prefixing the word "commander" to the name of the organization under his command (art. 650).

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656

Command.
C. N. R. 16.

(1) Command within a fleet or separate squadron shall normally be exercised as follows: By the commander in chief or the commander of a separate squadron, through the task force commanders under his command; by a task force commander, through the task group commanders under his command; by a task group commander, through his subordinate commanders.

Administration.

(2) Administration within a fleet or separate squadron shall normally be exercised as follows, insofar as the agencies named exist within the organization or subdivision in question: By the commander in chief through the force commanders; by a force commander, through the commanders of the type organizations under his command; by such a type organization commander, through the flotilla or aircraft wing commanders under his command; by a flotilla or aircraft wing commander, through the squadron commanders under his command; and by a squadron commander, through the division commanders under his command. The operation of this normal administration shall be subject to such modification as may be necessary to adapt it to the actual organization and disposition of the naval forces concerned.

(3) A commander in chief or other commander may communicate directly, for any purpose, with any commander, subdivision, vessel, or aircraft under his command.

657

Geographic commands.
C. N. R. 1

The officer in command of a fleet or separate squadron may be assigned by the department to command within a designated geographic area. In such case, he shall have all necessary authority over all activities of the United States Navy, afloat, and ashore, within the limits of the geographic station thus placed under his command, except such activities as the department may specifically exempt (arts. 649 ( 3) and 650 ( 2)).

658

Unit arriving in or visiting a geographic command.
C. N. R. 16, 23.

(1) If the commander of the visiting unit is junior in rank to the commander of the station, but is not assigned to be under his command, the former shall, upon arrival, report to the latter, stating the substance of the orders under which he is operating, together with the composition and intended movements of his unit; except

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service should be permitted to interfere with these regular upkeep periods.

Gunnery and engineering competitions.

(3) In order to promote battle efficiency, gunnery and engineering competitions have been established.

(a) The rules and instructions governing the competitions will be issued by the department from time to time, and are confidential.

C. N. R. 22.

(b) An unusually poor performance at target practice or in engineering shall be made the subject of investigation by the commander in chief.

688

CinC may order courts.

(1) A commander in chief is charged with the maintenance of discipline in the fleet and is empowered to order general courts martial and courts of inquiry.

Responsible for drills, administration and operation of fleet.

(2) He is responsible for the indoctrination, drill, training, and efficient administration and operation of the fleet and the coordination of its various units in strategic and tactical employment.

Recommendations to Navy Department re fleet.

(3) He shall make recommendations to the Navy Department as to the composition and organization of the fleet and as to all matters pertaining to its military efficiency and control. He shall submit schedules of employment and cruising itineraries to the department in accordance with its instructions.

Keep department advised as to condition of fleet and its requirements.

(4) He shall keep the department advised as to condition and deficiencies of the fleet and its requirements of supplies, material, and personnel.

689

Inspection.
C. N. R. 22.

(1) The commander in chief, or the commander of any force or unit afloat not operating under the commander in chief, shall cause the following inspections to be made of each ship in his command:

(a) An annual military inspection.

(b) An annual material inspection. (This inspection may be omitted if a material inspection by the Board of Inspection and Survey is held during the same 12 months.)

(c) When a ship joins his command for the first time.

(d) Immediately before a ship's departure from his command, if not inspected within the previous 6 months.

(e) Such other inspections as he may deem necessary.

C. N. R. 22, 23.

(2) The annual inspections prescribed in this article shall be conducted in a careful and deliberate manner. Reports of these inspections shall not be sent to the Chief of Naval Operations except when they contain information of special interest. Other inspections may be more or less complete, and may be reported or not at the discretion of the commander in chief.

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C. N. R. 18, 22, 26.

(3) (a) The reports of military inspection shall be forwarded through the chain of command to the type or force commander, whichever is appropriate, with a copy to the commander in chief, unless the reports contain matter on which the commander in chief should comment or take action, or unless the commander in chief desires that the reports be forwarded to him, in which case the reports shall be forwarded to the commander in chief.

(b) The reports of material inspection shall be forwarded through the chain of command to the type or force commander, whichever is appropriate, with a copy to the commander in chief, unless the reports contain matter on which the commander in chief should comment or take action, or unless the commander in chief desires the reports be forwarded to him, in which case the reports shall be forwarded to the commander in chief.

(c) The reports of all other inspections shall be made and forwarded as directed by the commander in chief.

(4) The inspection of ships required by this article normally shall be conducted by division commanders, but in the case of aircraft and destroyers shall be conducted by the officer designated by the commander in chief.

(5) Any ship shall be liable to inspection by the commander in chief, force commander, or other senior in the chain of command, at any time.

690

Condition and efficiency of command on inspection.

(1) When aninspection of a naval vessel in commission is made by a commander in chief, division commander, flotilla commander, or other officer that may be delegated for such inspection, the report of the inspection shall contain at the end of the "General remarks" a concise statement of the condition and efficiency of the ship and whether special credit or discredit should attach to the commanding officer in connection with her condition and efficiency, and shall name such other officers as have, in the opinion of the inspecting officer or board, derived from their observation of matters under direct charge of such officer, manifestly and notably contributed by their attention to duty, ability, energy, and zeal toward the excellent condition and high efficiency of the vessel, or whose failure in any of the above respects has contributed toward unsatisfactory conditions or low efficiency, stating the duty performed by each of the officers so named.

C. N. R. 9, 12.

(2) A copy of these statements will be taken by the reporting senior of the officer concerned and attached to that officer's current report of fitness. A copy of the statements will also be forwarded to the officer concerned by the reporting senior. Any reply to these statements will also be attached to the report of fitness of the officer concerned.

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907

To inspect recruits.

The commanding officer shall cause all recruits to be inspected and examined in accordance with the requirements of the enlistment forms previous to their enlistment.

908

Deaths to be entered in log.
C. N. R. 7, 10, 12, 13, 18, 20, 23, 25, 26.
Report of deaths.

(1) The commanding officer shall cause to be entered in the log book the name and rank or rating of any person who may die on board, with a statement as to the exact time and cause of death.

(2) When death occurs while the ship is at a port within the continental United States, he shall report the same to the Secretary of the Navy by despatch, providing existing radio restrictions permit, giving the following information: (a) Full name; (b) rank or rating and service number; (c) branch of service;

(d) in the case of a reservist, whether or not on active duty; (e) date, place, and cause of death; (f) line of duty and misconduct status; (g) full name and relationship of next of kin; (h) address of next of kin; (i) whether or not next of kin has been notified; (j) what disposition has been or will be made of remains, or where the remains are being held; (k) pay per month; (I) full name and address of beneficiary; (m) whether or not the deceased carried United States Government life insurance and date to which premiums have been paid. In case full information under any of the foregoing headings must await later investigation or determination, the despatch shall be sent with whatever data are available, and supplemented with complete information at the earliest possible date. In such cases he shall also inform (by despatch) the nearest relative or legal representative of the deceased (unless living outside of continental United States) and request him to communicate by telegram with the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Department, or the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Washington, D. C., regarding disposition of the remains. If practicable, the body shall be transferred immediately to the nearest naval hospital or to the medical department of the nearest navy yard or station for embalming, preparation, and retention for such further disposition as may be directed by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Otherwise the body shall be embalmed and retained on board until directions for disposition are received. (See Art. 1513 (5) (6).)

When death occurs at sea.

(3) When death occurs at sea or in a port outside the continental United States, he shall not notify the next of kin by despatch, but shall make report by despatch, providing existing radio restrictions permit, to the Secretary of the Navy, giving the information specified in the preceding paragraph, and request

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instructions for disposing of the body. Whenever practicable, the remains shall be embalmed and retained on board awaiting instructions from the Bureau of Medicine, and Surgery, and burial shall not be made in a foreign port or at sea, in advance of receipt of such instructions, except when preservation or retention of the body is impossible.

Effects of deceased persons.

(4) The commanding officer shall, upon the death of any person under his command, cause all of the effects of the decedent, including money, articles of value, papers, keepsakes, and other similar effects, to be collected and inventoried. If the deceased was an officer, this shall be done by two officers, if a member of a crew or other person, by the officer of his division or one detailed for the purpose. The inventories shall be made out in duplicate, duly attested and signed by the officers making them. Upon the completion of the inventory, the effects, if not of a perishable nature, shall be put up in packages of a convenient size and sealed. The commanding officer shall retain one copy of the inventory himself and deliver the other to the supply officer, together with the packages containing the effects. The supply officer will forward the packages containing the effects and copy of the inventory, together with such information as the man's service record contains with respect to designation of next of kin, to the nearest of the Personal Effects Distribution Centers.

Delivery by Personal Effects Distribution Center.

(5) The effects shall be delivered by the Personal Effects Distribution Center to the legal representative or the next of kin of the deceased. Should the effects remain unclaimed for a period of two years after the death, they shall be sold at auction to the highest bidder by the Personal Effects Distribution Center and the proceeds of the sale shall be deposited into the Treasury as Miscellaneous Receipts.

Perishable and deteriorating effects.

(6) If any of the effects are perishable and deteriorating, they may, in the discretion of the commanding officer, be sold at auction and the proceeds of the sale disposed of in the same manner as money found in the effects.

(7) If at any time during the two years such above-described property is in the custody of naval authorities the legal representative of the deceased person shall apply for his effects, all shall be delivered to him.

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(8) The commanding officer shall cause the accounts of all deceased persons to be transferred to the Field Branch, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, together with the will, if any can be found.

(9) Payment of death gratuity will be made by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.

(10) The provisions of this article may be modified by the Commandant of the Marine Corps or the Commandant of the Coast Guard as may be necessary to adapt them to their respective services.

909

Certificates of death, disability, and pension.

The commanding officer shall sign the descriptive lists on all certificates of death, certificates of ordinary disability, and certificates of pensions.

910

Effects of stragglers.

The commanding officer, when it is discovered that any person is a straggler, shall cause his effects to be collected and inventoried and placed in safe-keeping. These effects shall be sold at public auction when the man is declared a deserter, except that in the cases of men whose records are closed out by desertion due to absence from his ship when it is about to sail, effects shall not be sold until a reasonable time after the ship's arrival at the next port. The proceeds of the sale shall be credited on the deserter's account, either on board or, in the excepted case, at the deserter's roll.

911

Effects of persons captured by an enemy.

The effects of persons captured or missing shall be collected, inventoried, placed in the custody of the supply officer of the ship, and disposed of in the same manner as provided by Article 908.

912

The instruction of officers.
C. N. R. 12.

(1) The commanding officer of a ship shall require all officers of his command to embrace every opportunity to improve themselves in their profession and to increase their knowledge.

Ensigns.
C. N. R. 12.

(2) He shall require ensigns, not regular watch and division officers, to keep a journal containing observations of a professional nature and essays on professional subjects or descriptions of nautical and professional material which they may desire or may be directed to prepare. He shall examine these journals on the last day of every month and upon the day of relinquishing command and make such endorsement thereon as he may deem proper. He shall also require them to keep a navigation notebook, including a track chart of the cruise and daily positions of the ship.

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C. N. R. 12, 14.

(3) On board battleships and cruisers in full commission and other vessels where there are more than four ensigns in the junior officers' mess, he shall appoint the navigator, the gunnery officer, or one of the senior watch officers to have general supervision of the junior officers, to act as their adviser and assist them to a proper understanding and performance of their duties. The officer so detailed must inform himself of the individual peculiarities, character, and disposition of the junior officers and of their special inclinations and capabilities for the different branches of their profession. He must endeavor to cultivate in them a seamanlike and military spirit, a proper sense of duty and honor, and careful observance of professional etiquette, so as to develop in them the well-rounded character of a naval officer. He shall not supervise other officers in the instruction of their juniors, but he will endeavor to have instruction so equalized as to make the practical training of each junior line officer well balanced and thorough. He will supervise the administration of the junior officers' mess and be a permanent member of the board for auditing its accounts.

Article 913 deleted by C. N. R. 1.

914

Special reports on petty officers. C. N. R. 24.

The commanding officer shall make a special report to the Chief of Naval Personnel of any petty officer who may show marked ability for the position of chief petty officer or for a rating higher than that in which serving; also of men and apprentice seamen specially qualified for instruction as seamen gunners, petty officers, electricians, yeomen, or for ratings in the engineer's force.

915

To deliver orders and communications.

The commanding officer shall not withhold any orders or other communication received from a senior for any person under his command, except for good and sufficient reasons, which he shall at once report to said senior.

916

Effects destroyed to prevent spread of disease.

If it becomes necessary to destroy clothing or other personal effects of officers or crew to prevent the spread of disease, the commanding officer shall order a survey as provided in article 1915.

917

Books, records and returns concerning the crew.
C. N. R. 24.

(1) The commanding officer shall carefully examine the books, records, and returns pertaining to the crew, and shall have them kept and made in strict accordance with the regulations and with

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Smokeless powder.
C. N. R. 11.

26. Smokeless powder shall not be exposed to the direct rays of the sun. Powder in bulk, in tanks, cartridge cases, ammunition boxes, ready service boxes, or in any other containers shall be protected against abnormally high temperatures (over 100° F.).

27. Whenever smokeless powder has been exposed to adverse storage conditions or treated contrary to the provisions of paragraph 26, it shall be segregated and shall, for purposes of tests, inspections, and reports, be regarded as a separate index; if the ammunition be aboard ship it shall be landed at an ammunition depot at the first opportunity (see par. 17), unless the tests unmistakably show normal results.

28. If any smokeless powder be exposed to temperature higher than 100° F. a special report shall be made to the Bureau of Ordnance immediately, explaining the circumstances in detail and stating the temperature and length of time the powder was so exposed.

29. Smokeless powder which has been wet from any cause whatever must be regarded as dangerous for dry storage. Such powder shall be completely immersed in fresh water and kept immersed and landed at an ammunition depot at the first opportunity. (See par. 17.)

30. Smokeless powder in leaky containers shall be transferred to airtight containers, and these marked "Transferred from leaky containers." If airtight containers are not available or if the container in use cannot be repaired properly, the powder shall be forwarded to an ammunition depot at the first opportunity, the container marked "Leaky container." (See par. 17.)

31. (a) Powder which shows unmistakable signs of advanced decomposition shall be thrown overboard or destroyed. In the event of such deterioration, every section of the index on board shall be examined, and only such sections as contain decomposing powder shall be destroyed. Decomposition in the sense here used is evidenced by—

(1) Grains being easily crumbled.

(2) Unmistakable odor of nitrous fumes.

(3) Very low violet paper and surveillance tests.

The conditions in (1) and (2) must be confirmed by the tests under (3).

(b) Powder found in a soft or mushy condition shall be thrown overboard or destroyed immediately.

(c) Whenever any powder is landed, thrown overboard, or destroyed because of its unstable condition, 8-ounce samples of each index shall always be preserved in airtight containers and forwarded to the Naval Powder Factory, Indianhead, Md., for examination, and the Bureau of Ordnance notified of the shipment and the reasons therefor. Such samples shall not be

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packed in water, but shall be segregated to prevent damage to other materials in case of spontaneous combustion.

Magazines.
C. N. R. 11.

32. Naked lights, matches, or other flame-producing apparatus shall never be taken into magazines or other spaces used primarily as magazines while these compartments contain explosives.

33. Before performing any work which may cause either an abnormally high temperature or an intense local heat in a magazine or other compartment used primarily as a magazine, all explosives shall be removed to safe storage until normal conditions have been restored.

34. Magazines shall be kept scrupulously clean and dry at all times. Particular attention shall be paid that no oily rags, waste, or other materials susceptible to spontaneous combustion are stored in them.

35. Drill charges for bag guns soon become covered with oil and grease, and it is strictly forbidden to store such charges in magazines.

36. Nothing shall be stored in magazines except explosives, containers, and authorized magazine equipment.

37. During firing no other ammunition than that immediately required shall be permitted to remain outside of the magazines.

C. N. R. 16.

38. During action and during target practice magazine blowers shall be shut down and covers of both supply and exhaust branches to magazines shall be closed.

39. Black powder is one of the most dangerous explosives and shall always be kept by itself. Only such quantities as will meet immediate needs shall be taken from the magazine. A container of black powder shall never be opened in a magazine nor in the vicinity of a container in which there is any explosive.

40. Pyrotechnic material shall always be kept by itself in regular pyrotechnic storage spaces, if such are provided, or in pyrotechnic lockers on upper decks. In using it only a minimum amount shall be exposed.

41. Intense heat will detonate cast TNT charges. TNT exudate is explosive and highly inflammable. Therefore the outsides of cast TNT containers shall be kept free from exudate, and it shall not be allowed to accumulate on decks nor to come in contact with wood, linoleum, or other materials into which it will soak. TNT exudate shall be removed before it hardens, shall not be scraped off with steel scrapers, and in scrubbing and wiping it up soap or alkaline solution shall not be used. Carbon tetrachloride is a safe and efficient solvent; but if cleared up in time, plain water and a stiff brush will generally remove the exudate from surfaces to which it adheres.

Powder supply.
C. N. R. 11.

42. When either cartridges or bag charges are outside the magazines, wherever practicable, each flame-proof compartment

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or space which forms a stage of the ammunition train, including the magazines and gun compartments (in or out of turrets), shall be kept closed from all other compartments or spaces, except when the actual passage of ammunition requires it to be open. Where practicable, no flame-proof stage of the ammunition train shall be open to both the preceding and the following stages at the same time.

43. (a) In a magazine or handling room in which powder is removed from tanks to be sent to the guns in bags, not more than one charge per gun, for the guns being served by that magazine or handling room, shall be exposed by removal from tanks, by removal of tank tops, or by so loosening the tank tops that the bags may be exposed to flame.

C. N. R. 13, 14.

(6) In each subsequent flame-proof stage of the ammunition train, not more than one charge per gun, for the guns being supplied through that stage, shall be allowed to accumulate. For this purpose, the spaces or handling rooms at the tops and bottoms of continuous-chain powder hoists will be considered separate stages (whether or not separated from the hoists by flameproof doors, flaps, or shutters).

(c) In addition to the above, continuous-chain powder hoists may be kept filled; or if hand passing is used, there may be one bag of powder at the station of each man in the train.

(d) It is the intent of this article to permit sufficient powder to be exposed to provide an adequate supply for the guns being served. The maximum amount specified above should be exposed only if a smaller amount will not assure an adequate supply.

44. If flame seals he damaged during firing, except in action, so that they can not fulfill their purpose, the gun or guns concerned shall cease firing until the flame seals are again effective.

45. During gunnery exercises, charges in excess of the amount required to be available for one run shall not be assembled in the vicinity of guns mounted outside of turrets. No charge for a bag gun shall be removed from its tank, nor shall the tops of tanks be removed or so loosened that the bags may be exposed to flame until immediately before the charge is required for loading.

"Bore clear."
C. N. R. 11.

46. As there is an inflammable gas present in the chamber of a gun after firing which, under certain conditions, may constitute a danger by igniting the powder charge which is to be used for the next round, and as smoldering remnants of powder bag may also be present, the following precautions shall be observed:

(1) Bag guns shall not be loaded until a member of the crew has assured himself that the bore is clear of powder gases and remnants and has announced "Bore clear" either by voice or by approved signal, such as a whistle, gong, or horn, except that, when the gas-ejector system does not readily clear the bore, the

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combined sponge and rammer (where provided) may be used. It shall be dipped in water for each load.

(2) Until the "Bore clear" signal above described is given, or the projectile is rammed home with the wet combined sponge and rammer, powder shall not be exposed closer than 4 feet to a gun not mounted in a turret.

(3) In turrets fitted with ammunition cars the car and the center of an open breech shall not be allowed within 6 feet of one another until the "Bore clear" signal has been given. In turrets fitted with continuous-chain powder hoists or for hand passing, the powder shall not be exposed in the turret chamber, nor shall the flame seal, shutter, or flap between the turret chamber and the next stage in the powder train be opened or unlocked until the "Bore clear" signal is given.

47. In turrets not fitted with bulkheads between guns, the "Bore clear" signal to the turret crew shall not be given until the guns which have been fired and whose breech plugs have been opened are reported clear, when one signal to the entire turret crew shall be given.

Service of the gun.

C. N. R. 11, 13.

48. Care shall be exercised to see that all sections of powder charges are entered in the chamber with the ignition ends toward the breech, and that the rear section is so placed as to come within 4 inches of the mushroom when the breach is closed.

49. Care shall be exercised to insure projectiles from slipping back from their seats as unseated projectiles may cause abnormally high pressures.

50. The ramming of projectiles in bag guns by interposing, one or more sections of a powder charge between the head of the rammer and base of the projectile is prohibited.

51. Except when using a power rammer, no force greater than that which can be applied by the hand alone shall be used in loading a live cartridge into a gun. Any cartridge which does not freely and fully enter the chamber of the gun shall be carefully extracted and put aside, and in peace time no further attempt shall be made to fire such a cartridge.

C. N. R. 20.

52. When firing flat-nosed projectiles from case guns, power rammers shall not be used.

53. As soon as a gun is loaded the breech shall be closed without delay.

54. The breech plug of a gun shall never be unlocked or opened while there is a live primer in the lock.

55. A firing lock into which a live primer has been inserted shall never be opened, either independently or by operation of the breech mechanism, unless the firing circuit is broken externally of the lock or breech mechanism (for example, at local pointer's key or gun captain's ready switch), except when it is

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known that the loaded gun has fired. This applies to the firing of primers at drill, to the operation of loaded guns, and the examination of primers referred to in paragraph 67.

56. The salvo latch shall be removed or made inoperative during any exercise which requires opening the breech, except when firing a loaded gun.

C. N. R. 14.

56 1/2. The loading of certain guns does not necessarily insure the functioning of their salvo latches. Care shall therefore be taken in loading, to open the plug sufficiently far to insure that the salvo latch trips into position to make it operative on the succeeding closure of the breech.

57. Effective measures shall be taken to guard against prematurely opening the breech of a loaded gun, whether or not the gun is fitted with a salvo latch.

58. A bag gun on which the firing pin can be aligned with the primer before complete breech closure shall not be primed except when the breech is fully closed and locked.

59. When priming a lock of the sliding-wedge type, care shall be taken to insure the primer being pushed in beyond the primer catch to prevent the primer coming out or being crushed by the operation of the wedge in closing.

60. On any gun the firing pin of which can be aligned with the primed before complete breech closure the firing lanyard shall not be hooked to the lock until after the breech plug has been closed and locked and the gun primed, nor shall the breech plug of such a gun be unlocked or opened while the lock is cocked or while the lanyard is hooked to the lock. The lanyard shall be hooked just before cocking the lock.

61. The mushroom of every bag gun shall be wiped after each shot with a sponge or cloth dampened with fresh water.

62. In every case gun, except those of the sliding-wedge type, the breech plug shall not be closed until the plugman is assured by actually feeling that the front face of the plug is free from any projections, such as a protruding firing pin or fused metal, in order to prevent discharge of the gun when the breech plug is swung to but not rotated.

63. The utmost care shall be taken to insure that the firing pin and other parts of the firing mechanism of a case gun are in good condition and properly assembled in order to prevent premature discharge.

64. To guard against blowing out primers which may fire at the instant of closure, care shall be taken whenever the breech of a bag gun with a live primer in the lock is being closed, that the operating lever is followed through during the last part of its travel, to prevent any opening of the lock due to rebound.

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C. N. R. 22.

65. In loading a gun, neither the gun ready light switch nor the gun firing circuit cut-out switch (which are combined in some installations) shall be in the closed position until the breech is fully closed and all personnel are clear of the recoil.

66. If a gun is loaded at the order "Cease firing"—

(1) The gun shall remain loaded and shall be pointed and trained in a safe direction;

(2) The breech mechanism shall be kept fully closed;

(3) The firing key shall be opened and the firing circuit broken elsewhere;

(4) The firing lanyard, if detachable, shall be unhooked;

(5) The primer shall be removed from the lock of a bag gun. The crew shall never leave a loaded gun until these precautions have been carried out.

Misfires.
Hangfires.
C. N. R. 11.

67. The possibility of a serious accident due to opening the breech of a gun too soon after a misfire demands the constant exercise of the utmost prudence and caution. After an unsuccessful attempt to fire a gun, it shall be assumed that a hangfire is under way, and the procedure outlined below shall be followed:

(1) Keep the gun pointed and trained in a safe direction.

(2) Continue attempts to fire, if desired, provided such efforts do not involve any movement tending to open the breech.

(3) Do not open the breech for 30 minutes (10 minutes for field and landing guns on shore) after the last attempt to fire. This, at the discretion of the commanding officer, is not obligatory in time of action; nor is it obligatory with a hot gun if an instruction of the Bureau of Ordnance recommends earlier opening of the breech to prevent a projectile "cook-off" when the gun cannot otherwise be cleared by firing it.

C. N. R. 17, 26.

(4) When the fire of a bag gun is interrupted otherwise than by a misfire and the gun remains loaded, a hangfire from an undetected ember from the last load shall be assumed to be in progress and the procedure above for hangfires shall apply.

(5) In a bag gun the primer may be extracted, using the priming tools supplied for this purpose, taking care to avoid danger from recoil or blowback. For this purpose, or for shifting primers, the firing lock should not be left open longer than necessary. If examination shows that primers have not fired, and the gun has previously not fired within 30 minutes of the time of the unsuccessful attempt to fire or from the time of interruption, the gun may be unloaded if desired.

68. When the primer of a bag gun misfires during gunnery exercises and it cannot later be fired by electricity, it shall be carefully preserved, distinctly marked, and turned in to an ammunition depot for examination. When a case gun misfires

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the primer and the other ammunition details shall be disposed of as directed in paragraph 69 (b).

Unloading guns.
C. N. R. 11.

69. Ammunition unloaded from a gun may be reloaded if the service of the gun is resumed within a reasonable time. When it is apparent that the service of the gun will not be resumed within a reasonable time, the powder unloaded from a gun shall be disposed of as follows:

(a) Powder unloaded from a bag gun.

(1) If the gun was warm from firing when loaded, the powder shall be emptied from its bag into fresh water and in that condition turned in to an ammunition depot at the first opportunity.

(2). If the gun was not warm from firing when loaded, the charge shall be carefully examined. If found dry, free from grease, and in good condition, it shall be sent back to its magazine. If injured, or slightly greasy, an unstacked charge shall be rebagged and then sent back to its magazine; a stacked charge shall be emptied from its bags into containers, marked and turned in to an ammunition depot at the first opportunity. If grease or moisture has in any

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(6) He shall frequently examine all the compasses of the ship and see that they are in good order and ready for use, and that the spare compasses are properly stored.

C. N. R. 2, 17.

(7) He shall, when at sea, at least once each day, whenever shore radio stations or radiobeacons or sound stations or buoys are within range, take bearings with the ship's radio direction finder and sound apparatus on such stations and buoys. He shall enter the results obtained in the ship's log, giving the approximate distance at which bearings were taken and the error or deviation found.

1020

Chronometers and clocks.

C. N. R. 15.

(1) The navigating officer shall be responsible for the daily winding of the chronometers and shall carry out such instructions as may be given from time to time concerning their care, comparison, and rating.

Deck clock.

(2) He shall have the care of the deck clock and regulate the ship's time.

1021

Lead lines and speed measuring apparatus.
C. N. R. 15.

The navigating officer shall make, or cause to be made, frequent inspections of (a) lead lines to see that they are properly marked and of proper length, (b) all apparatus for taking soundings and for determining the speed of the ship, to see that they are in proper working condition.

1022

Preparation of log.

(1) The navigating officer shall have charge of the preparation and care of the ship's log. It shall be his duty, subject to orders from the commanding officer, to see that the watch officers receive instructions relative to the correct manner of keeping the log as may be necessary to insure the proper preparation of same.

On commissioning of ships.

(2) When the ship is commissioned he shall begin the log book by entering and signing the remarks describing that part of the ceremony which takes place previous to the setting of the watch.

Examination of log.
C. N. R. 20, 24, 25, 26.

(3) He shall carefully examine the deck log book, see that it is prepared in accordance with the Navy Regulations and the instructions issued from time to time, and call attention of the watch officers to any inaccuracies or omissions in their entries. He shall then have it accurately copied in the smooth form and placed before the watch officers daily for signature. The rough deck log and the quartermaster's notebook shall be retained on board for a period of three years, except in obedience to a demand for a naval court or board or from the Navy Department. At the end of the three-year period the rough deck log and the quartermaster's notebook shall be destroyed. On decommissioning, the

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above records which have not reached the proper age for destruction shall be forwarded to a Naval Records Management Center for disposition. (See Article 1317 (1).) (For procedure with respect to forwarding log books to the Office of the Judge Advocate General in the event of collision or casualty, which may result in litigation, see Articles 804A and 804B.)

Navigational data.
C. N. R. 11.

(4) He shall enter each day in the log the ship's position, the error of the gyrocompass in use, the magnetic variation, the deviation of standard magnetic compass, the amounts of fuel and water expended during the day and the quantity of each remaining on hand at midnight closing the day, and such other data as may be required.

Draft of ship.

(5) He shall immediately before leaving and as soon as possible after entering port cause the. draft of the ship, forward and aft, to be carefully taken and entered in the log.

C. N. R. 2, 24, 26.

(6) The smooth log shall be regarded as the ship's official log. It is to be a correct, certified copy of the deck log book; it shall be typewritten when practicable, and shall be prepared in duplicate. The original of the smooth log shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Naval Personnel at the end of each calendar month by registered mail. The carbon copies shall be retained on board for a period of two years and shall be destroyed at the end of the two-year period. On decommissioning, if the carbon copies have not reached the age for destruction they shall be forwarded to a Naval Records Management Center for disposition. The foregoing sentences of this paragraph refer particularly to cases where the loose-leaf type of log is used. In special cases where a vessel has been authorized by the Chief of Naval Personnel to use some other type of log the foregoing principles shall govern only as far as is applicable to the particular type of log used.

(9) A signal and its meaning shall never be entered together in the ship's log or other record.

(10) When a ship is docked on a foreign station or elsewhere than at a United States navy yard, a copy of the hull board's report shall be entered in the log.

(11) The results of periodical examination of steering gear and a brief statement of steps taken to remedy defects shall be entered in the log.

(12) A copy of a report of action or other report which may be of historical interest shall be entered in the log.

(13) The meeting and adjourning or recessing of courts-martial sitting on board vessels of the Navy shall be entered in the ship's log. The name and rank of the president or senior member shall be entered.

(14) The name of any person whose signature appears in the log shall likewise be typewritten or stamped.

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Article 1339 deleted by C. N. R. 25.

1340

High explosives not to be removed.

When a ship arrives at a navy yard for docking or for ordinary repairs, explosives need not be removed unless the work is to be done in the immediate vicinity of the explosives.

1341

Examination of stores and spare articles.

All spare articles, stores, cables, hawsers, and sails shall be examined each quarter, and oftener if necessary, in order to prevent deterioration and insure their efficient condition.

1342

Effects of the absent and dead
C. N. R. 25.

(1) The master-at-arms shall take charge of the effects of all absent and deceased members of the crew and hold them until disposed of by order of superior authority. (See also Art. 76 (23) (c)).

(2) He shall take charge of the bag and hammock of anyone who is absent without leave, reporting his action to the executive officer.

(3) He shall take charge of the effects of liberty men when so directed.

(4) He shall be present at the sale of the effects of deserters and deceased persons.

1343

When magazines opened.

When a magazine is about to be opened, all unauthorized lights and fires near the entrance must be extinguished.

1344

Clearing lower decks.

When an order is given to clear the lower decks the chief master-at-arms shall see that it is obeyed at once and that no unauthorized persons remain below.

1345

Evening inspection.

The master-at-arms shall see that all dispositions ordered for safety at night, including the securing of storerooms, holds, orlops, water-tight doors, etc., that are closed for the night, are completed by 1930 or before.

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1346

First-aid instruction.
C. N. R. 14, 20.

(1) In order that all officers and enlisted personnel in the naval service may be properly drilled in first aid, instructions therein shall be given to the crew and the divisional officers by the medical officer.

(2) This instruction shall include:

(a) Handling, lifting, and transportation with and without stretcher.

(b) Control of hemorrhage.

(c) Application of occlusive dressings.

(d) Resuscitation of the apparently drowned and of the electrically shocked.

(e) Control of shock and pain.

(f) Emergency treatment of burns and chemical and gas injuries.

(g) Splinting and lifting for fractures of long bones and spine.

(3) This instruction shall be given at frequent intervals but not less than quarterly for the entire crew, and care shall be exercised that all divisions are thoroughly instructed.

(4) The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery will issue detailed information covering the above points. The necessary dummy dressing shall be supplied by the ship or station. Divisional officers shall be cognizant of the degree of first aid knowledge in their divisions.

1347

Oil, tallow, and waste.
C. N. R. 11.

(1) Oil, tallow, and cotton waste issued for ready use shall be stowed in metallic tanks, which shall be kept as far from the boilers as possible. Waste and other similar materials saturated with oil or grease shall be destroyed immediately after use.

Oil or painted canvas.
C. N. R. 17.

(2) Canvas or other fabrics, painted with other than Navy Standard preservation formulas, and oiled canvas or other oiled fabrics, shall not be stowed below. When not in daily use, they shall be frequently examined. Caution shall be used when lights are taken into the paint room.

Inflammable liquids and oils; explosives and other dangerous stores.

(3) The commanding officer shall not permit any private property in the nature of inflammable liquid or oil, explosives, or other dangerous stores liable to spontaneous combustion, to be placed on board. Private ammunition shall be stowed in the places provided for ship's ammunition of a similar character.

Where stored.
C. N. R. 11, 18, 25.

(4) The commanding officer shall exercise due care in the stowage of inflammable liquids, acids, gases, and other dangerous materials as required by the Bureau of Ships Manual, and by other articles of these regulations.

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CHAPTER 38

STORES AFLOAT

Sec. 1.—Art 1378, 1380-81, 1384-86, 1393-94. Custody, care, and expenditures.

Sec. 2.—Art. 1398-1401. Requisitions and purchase for ships.

Sec. 3.—Art 1402, 1404. Ship's stores.

Sec. 4.—Art. 1405. Clothing and small stores.

Sec. 5.—Art. 1407-10, 1412-16. Rations.

Section 1.—Custody, Care, and Expenditure 1378

When responsibility for supplies received begins.

The delivery of supplies to a ship in commission shall not be deemed complete until they have been actually placed on board, or in her boats or other conveyance at the wharf, and receipts have been obtained.

Article 1379 deleted by C. N. R. 24.

1380

Custody of supplies.
C. N. R. 19.

(1) Supplies in store shall be in the custody of the supply officer of the ship, or, on board ships where the general supply system is not in force, of the respective heads of the departments to whom invoiced.

(2) Where a bureau considers it necessary to prescribe a minimum limit of stores to be carried for use under its cognizance, such limit will be fixed by the bureau concerned, and the stock must be restored to this limit at the earliest opportunity.

1381

Supplies to be checked on delivery.
C. N. R. 19.

(1) On delivery to a ship, supplies shall be checked off and receipted for by the head of department concerned, a subordinate under his direction, or such other person as may be designated, provided that stores or supplies for which a supply officer is responsible shall be checked and verified and the invoice, receipt, or bill of lading covering them signed only by that officer or his representative.

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Care in packing.

(2) Heads of ships' departments shall exercise care in regard to the condition of articles turned into store, in packing such articles, especially those that are breakable, and no article that is unserviceable shall be so turned in without being first covered by proper survey. When fragile articles, such as thermometers, stop watches, or others supplied in special boxes are received, the boxes shall, if possible, be saved and used in turning in similar articles in future; a tag shall be attached to such articles showing date and number of survey.

Articles 1382, 1383 deleted by C. N. R. 24.

1384

Officers shall at all times attend to the care and preservation of all Government property in their charge, and upon proper representation from them the commanding officer shall afford them such assistance as may be necessary to protect and preserve such property from deterioration and waste so far as may be within his power.

1385

Supplies not to be appropriated to private use of persons not in distress.

No article of public supplies is ever to be appropriated to the private use of any person not in distress without the consent of the Secretary of the Navy or the order of the senior officer present, who shall give the Secretary of the Navy information of every case that may occur, together with the attending circumstances, and he shall be careful to take the best security for indemnity to the Government.

1386

No articles to be sent out of ship.
No article to be turned in at navy yard.
C. N. R. 19.

No article for which an officer is responsible shall be sent out of a ship except on the written order of the commanding officer. No article shall be turned in at a navy yard from a ship in commission without the authorization of the bureau concerned, excepting when authorized under approval of survey reports.

Articles 1387, 1388, 1390, and 1391 deleted by C. N. R. 24.

Article 1389 deleted by C. N. R. 19, article 1392 by C. N. R. 14.

1393

General Supply System.
C. N. R. 2, 7, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24.

On board vessels to which an officer of the Supply Corps is assigned as supply officer, that officer shall requisition, issue, and account for, as required by current instructions issued by competent authority, all equipage and consumable supplies, except medical stores, Marine Corps stores and ammunition, ammunition containers, and ammunition details. Medical stores and

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CHAPTER 42

ADMINISTRATION OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

Section 1, Art. 1562—Administration of Civilian Personnel Matters

1562

C. N. R. 26.

In the administration of civilian personnel matters, persons in the Naval Establishment shall be governed by the following: (a) applicable provisions of law; (b) applicable provisions of proclamations and executive orders of the President; (c) applicable rules and regulations issued by the Civil Service Commission and other authorized agencies of the Government; and (d) detailed instructions, relating to civilian personnel matters, issued by or under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.

Articles 1563-1580 deleted by C. N. R. 26. There are no articles 1581-1589.

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1635

Assignment of midshipmen.

(1) The assignment of midshipmen to the line of the Navy upon graduation will be made by the Secretary of the Navy, upon the recommendation of the Academic Board from the graduates of the year. They take rank in the order of merit as determined at the Naval Academy.

(2) The assignment of midshipmen to the Marine Corps on the completion of the prescribed course at the Naval Academy will be made each year by the Secretary of the Navy, upon the recommendation of the Academic Board, from the graduates of that year who request such assignment. The officers so assigned shall take rank in the order of merit as determined at the Naval Academy.

1636

Candidates for assistant surgeon.

(1) Appointees to the grade of assistant surgeon must be between the ages of 21 and 32 at the time of appointment. Their physical, moral, mental, and professional qualifications must be approved by a board of medical officers.

(2) Acting assistant surgeons may be appointed for temporary service after such examination as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe.

1637

Assistant dental surgeon.

(1) Appointees to the grade of assistant dental surgeon must be between the ages of 21 and 32 at the time of appointment. They must be graduates of standard medical or dental colleges and trained in the several branches of dentistry. Before appointment they must successfully pass mental, moral, physical, and professional examinations before medical and professional examining boards.

(2) The professional board shall consist of one medical officer, who shall be senior member thereof, and two officers of the dental corps.

1638

Candidates for assistant paymaster.

(1) A candidate from civil life for original appointment to the Supply Corps of the Navy must be not less than 21 nor more than 26 years of age. His physical, mental, and moral qualifications must be examined and approved by a board of officers of the Supply Corps.

(2) The physical examination of the candidates shall be conducted by a board of medical officers, who shall report the result thereof to the board of officers of the Supply Corps, certifying as to the physical qualifications of the candidate for appointment as assistant paymaster, and such report shall form

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a part of the record of said board of officers of the Supply Corps.

Bonds.
C. N .R. 19, 22, 26.

(3) Before entering upon the duty of his office, every officer of the Supply Corps shall give good and sufficient bond to the United States, to be approved by the Secretary of the Navy, faithfully to account for all public funds and property which he may receive. Unless otherwise required by the Secretary of the Navy, such bond shall be in the sum of $10,000. Bonds will not be required of officers of the Supply Corps who are not accountable for public funds or public property unless specifically required by the Secretary of the Navy, except that officers of the Supply Corps on duty beyond the continental limits of the United States shall be bonded at all times regardless of duty to which assigned.

New bond.
C. N. R. 23

(4) All such bonded officers shall give a new bond, with sufficient surety, every four years, or whenever required to do so by the Secretary of the Navy; and all such bonds shall be examined every two years for the purpose of ascertaining the sufficiency of the surety thereon. (Sec. 1384, R. S.).

(5) A chief pay clerk or pay clerk who is a candidate must be between the ages of 21 and 35. He shall fulfill such requirements as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe.

C. N. R. 26

(6) The processing and approving of bonds of commissioned officers of the Navy and Naval Reserve, chief pay clerks, pay clerks, and acting pay clerks will be accomplished by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. Details in connection therewith are contained in the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Manual.

1639

Candidates for chaplain

(1) A candidate for the office of chaplain must be not less than 21 nor more than 35 years of age at the time of his appointment. He must be a regularly ordained minister of good standing in his denomination. His moral character, general fitness, and experience shall be established to the satisfaction of a board of chaplains, which shall conduct a written examination to determine his mental attainments. The physical examination of the candidate shall be conducted by a board of medical officers.

(2) Original appointments shall be made to the grade of acting chaplain after such examination as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, and while so serving acting chaplains shall have the rank of lieutenant (junior grade).

(3) After three years' service each acting chaplain before receiving a commission in the Navy shall establish to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Navy by examination by a board of chaplains and medical officers of the Navy his physical, men-

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tal, moral, and professional fitness to perform the duties of chaplain in the Navy with the rank of lieutenant (junior grade). Acting chaplains shall be commissioned as chaplains when advanced to the rank of lieutenant.

1640

Candidates for assistant civil engineer

A candidate from civil life for the office of assistant civil engineer must be not less than 22 nor more than 30 years of age, must be a graduate in engineering from a technical school or university of approved standing, and must show evidence that he is proficient in the practice of his profession. He shall be required to pass a physical examination and such mental and professional examinations as the Secretary of the Navy may direct.

1641

Appointment of warrant officers.

(1) Appointments as warrant officers shall be made only after competitive professional examination before boards consisting of at least three commissioned officers, from candidates who fulfill all requirements prescribed by the Navy Department.


Note: Art. 1641 continued on page 527.

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Retirement of Brigadier Generals.

(3) Brigadier generals of the line may not be adjudged by a selection board as fitted for promotion and when such officers twice fail of selection as best fitted, they are required to be placed on the retired list on June 30 of the fiscal year in which they fail of selection as best fitted the second time, with retired pay at the rate of 75 per centum of their active duty pay.

Credit of service in volunteers and in reserve.

(4) Commissioned service of officers of the Marine Corps for purposes of promotion, retirement and discharge comprises all commissioned service on the active list of the Marine Corps, whether under temporary or permanent appointment, and all commissioned service on active duty in the Marine Corps Reserve and National Naval Volunteers.

(5) Warrant officers in the Marine Corps have the privilege of retirement of warrant officers in the Navy.

1671

Retirement of nurses.
C. N. R. 26

(1) Members of the Nurse Corps may be transferred to the retired list when found by a board of medical officers to have become disabled in line of duty, with retired pay at the rate of 75 per centum of the active service pay received by them at the time of such transfer.

(2) Members of the Nurse Corps may be transferred to the retired list for other than physical disability under the conditions stated below and the annual pay of a nurse retired under these conditions shall be 3 per centum of the total annual active duty pay which she was receiving at the time of retirement, multiplied by the number of complete years of service rendered prior to retirement, but not exceeding 75 per centum of such annual active duty pay:

(a) An ensign of the Nurse Corps shall be recommended to the Secretary of the Navy for retirement upon reaching the age of 50 years or when she has completed 20 years of service, whichever shall occur later.

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(b) A lieutenant (junior grade) of the Nurse Corps shall be recommended to the Secretary of the Navy for retirement upon reaching the age of 55 years or when she has completed 20 years of service, whichever shall occur later.

(c) A lieutenant or an officer of higher rank of the Nurse Corps shall be recommended to the Secretary of the Navy for retirement upon reaching the age of 58 years or when she has completed 20 years of service, whichever shall occur later.

Removal of nurses.

(3) Members of the Nurse Corps may be removed by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary of the Navy.

1672

Age of retirement.
C. N. R. 22.

Except as above noted the age of retirement of all officers of the Navy below the rank of vice-admiral, and of the Marine Corps is 64 years.


Note: There are no Articles 1673-1680.

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(f) For payment of authorized vouchers, stating nature of purchase or service.

(g) For transfer of funds from one officer of the Supply Corps to another.

(h) For remittances by officers and enlisted men on account of pay.

In favor of whom.

(2) Checks shall be drawn only in favor of the party to whom the money is due from the United States, except in case of duly authorized allotments, and checks issued to officers and men on ships and on foreign stations for their convenience in remitting, in which cases checks may be drawn directly to order of persons by whom they are received from an officer of the Supply Corps. Checks drawn by officers of the Supply Corps to supply themselves with funds for making cash payments must be drawn to their own order and indorsed to the bank or person furnishing the funds.

1768

Original checks lost, stolen, or destroyed.
,C, N. R. 7, 15.

The regulations in regard to checks lost, stolen, or destroyed, as established by the Secretary of the Treasury in compliance with sections 3646 and 3647 of the Revised Statutes, are shown in detail in the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Manual and shall, govern in all matters pertaining to such checks.

Section 3.—Requisitions for Money

1769

Requisitions for money made on Secretary.

(1) All requisitions for public funds pertaining to the Naval Establishment shall be made upon the Secretary of the Navy through the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.

C. N. R. 12, 23, 24.

(2) Transfers of funds between officers are authorized under the following conditions:

(a) When specifically approved by the Navy Department.

(b) When the exigencies of the service require, commandants and commanding officers (afloat and ashore) may, at their discretion, authorize transfers of funds from disbursing officers under their command to other disbursing officers.

(c) By fleet, squadron, or division supply officers.

(d) By disbursing officers incident to the renewal of their bonds.

(e) Upon being relieved from duty as provided in article 1764.

Articles 1770-1775 deleted by C. N. R. 11.

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Section 4.—Procurement of Foreign Moneys

Article 1776 deleted by C. N. R. 26.

1777

Procurement of foreign funds
C. N. R 19, 23, 26

(1) In case of necessity and subject to such foreign funds control as may be in force at the time, all Navy and Marine Corps disbursing officers and special disbursing agents are authorized to obtain foreign currency necessary for official purposes through the issuance of official checks drawn on the Treasurer of the United States or in exchange for United States or other foreign currencies then in their possession.

(2) Permission to negotiate for foreign currencies shall be obtained in writing in advance from the senior officer present or the commanding officer.

(3) In procuring foreign funds pursuant to the preceding paragraphs, disbursing officers and special disbursing agents shall be guided by the following instructions:

(a) They shall first familiarize themselves with regard to the exchange situation in the area, the possibility of obtaining foreign currency of the desired types from other disbursing officers, State Department representatives or other United States officials; the best obtainable legal rate at which such currency can be obtained from commercial sources; and the available facilities for disposing of unexpended balances. Foreign currency shall be obtained from other United States officials, if available.

(b) Treasury checks drawn for the procurement of foreign funds shall be made payable to the order of the officer negotiating the same, and endorsed to the supplier of the funds. Such checks shall be designated as exchange for cash checks.

(c) Foreign funds in excess of requirements should be disposed of by transfer, sale, or deposited in a foreign depository to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States, whichever appears to be in the best interest of the United States.

(4) The Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts will supplement these regulations with proper accounting instructions.

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1778

Accounting for proceeds of foreign funds
C. N. R. 6, 18, 19, 26

(1) The following instructions as to the proper method of disbursing and accounting for foreign currency shall be observed by all disbursing officers and special disbursing agents of the Navy and Marine Corps.

(a) When the rate of exchange for a foreign currency is agreed to or established by appropriate United States Government officials or official, such rate should be used in accounting for transactions in such currency or coin. Any change in the rate by official action will be immediately effected in the accounts of the Navy and Marine Corps disbursing officers and special disbursing agents by: (1) if a loss, preparing a public voucher and expending the amount of depreciation as a loss by exchange in accordance with instructions of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; (2) if a gain, the amount of the gain will be taken up in the accounts as credited to Miscellaneous Receipts—"Symbol 171400—Gain by Exchange."

(b) When the exchange rate is not established as provided by paragraph (a), foreign currencies shall be expended from disbursing accounts at the actual average purchase rates of such currency on hand. When foreign moneys are added to by purchase or by transfer from another disbursing officer, a new average rate shall be determined by adding the quantity and value in United States currency so received to the quantity and value in United States currency then on hand (see examples in paragraph (c)). The new average rate thus established will be used in making disbursements until the currency on hand is again added to by purchase or transfer, when a new average rate will be similarly established.

(c) When it becomes necessary to establish a new rate, either on account of a change in the rate established by United States Government officials as provided in paragraph (a), or the funds on hand are added to by purchase or transfer, as provided by paragraph (b), there shall be filed with the account current a certificate signed by the disbursing officer or special disbursing agent showing the revaluation of the foreign moneys, together with a statement of the gain or loss, if any. Before computing new average rates all foreign moneys in the ship's store and post office will be called in and taken up in the accounts at the rate in effect before revaluation. Examples of certificates showing the revaluation of foreign currencies are as follows:

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(d) Any expense incurred in connection with the handling, expressing, or maintenance of foreign currency such as bank handling charges, exchange charges, excise stamps, taxes, etc., is not to affect the exchange rate. Such costs are to be charged as an expenditure on a public voucher in accordance with instructions of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.

(e) All foreign currency on hand at the close of each accounting period will be shown on the account current under "Analysis of Balance", giving quantity thereof, rate, and the United States equivalent for each kind of money.

(f) Accounts of sale of Treasury checks shall show the precise kind and amount of foreign moneys received. (See Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Manual).

(g) The amounts of foreign currency carried shall at all times be held to a minimum to avoid possible losses because of exchange fluctuations. Gains or losses resulting from the disposition of surplus foreign currency unavoidably acquired shall be handled in accordance with instructions of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.

(h) In making current disbursements, the gain or loss in fractional cents resulting from the conversion of foreign money into United States money shall be entered in the disbursing accounts as "Gain or loss in making payments of fractional cents" at the end of the accounting period.

(i) The transfer of funds shall be made at the rate carried by the disbursing officer making the transfer. Any adjustment made necessary on account of such transfer will be effected by the officer receiving the funds, as provided by paragraph (c).

(j) Collections in foreign currency shall be taken up in the accounts of the disbursing officer at the rate effective in his accounts at the time of collection. If no rate has been established as provided in paragraph (a) and the disbursing officer has not previously established an average purchase rate, the rate for collections in foreign currency shall be determined by current market quotations for like exchange.

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1779

Deposits with supply officer.
C. N. R. 11, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26.

On all ships and at all shore establishments, the disbursing officer or his pay clerk assistant shall, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the commanding officer, receive for safekeeping money and valuables deposited with him by naval personnel, prisoners, patients, and such other persons as may be designated by the commanding officer, to be held and accounted for in accordance with instructions in the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Manual. Where it is impracticable to make such deposits with the disbursing officer or such assistant, the commanding officer may designate another officer to receive such deposits and shall provide for an appropriate audit of his records and the funds and valuables in his custody.

1780

Deposits reverting to United States.
C. N. R. 25.

All money refunded by minors or others discharged from the service, shall be taken up by the disbursing officer on his account current under "General account of advances."

1781

Deposits by crew.
C. N. R. 12, 13, 25.

(1) Enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps serving afloat or ashore, may, with the approval of the commanding officer, deposit with the officer having custody of their accounts any previously undeposited pay and allowances accruing during the three months preceding date of deposit, including travel and reenlistment allowances and savings deposits plus interest paid on discharge, in sums not less than five dollars, the same to remain so deposited until the enlisted man is discharged, released from active duty, or is furloughed in accordance with the act of August 29, 1916. -

Deposits by checkage.
C. N. R. 12, 13, 25.

(2) No enlisted man shall be compelled to deposit any part of his savings, but when sums shall be due them they may make application to the commanding officer, not oftener than once in every month, to have such sums as they desire, not less than five dollars and for no fractional part of a dollar, charged against their pay account and credited to their deposit account; and this request shall be granted in all cases, unless there shall appear reasons for not doing so, in which case the facts shall be reported to the Navy Department. To effect this transfer, special money requisitions marked "For deposit" shall be prepared. The disbursing officer having the accounts shall check against them the amount deposited.

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1869

Credits for differences of pay, etc.
C. N. R. 11, 15, 18, 25.

(1) Any difference of pay or allowances to which an officer or enlisted man is entitled, except as stated in paragraph (2), may be credited by a disbursing officer on his current account: Provided, That in cases where such credits are differences noted in the administrative analyses of pay rolls and accounts of the Marine Corps that fact be noted as the authority therefor. The officer making the credit shall note over it why it is made and the period of time that it embraces and shall file as vouchers the orders, letters, or other papers which establish the correctness of the credit.

Claims to be submitted to General Accounting Office.
C. N. R. 18.

(2) All claims for pay and allowances of enlisted men which accrued during a previous enlistment or for pay and allowances accruing during a period prior to the two fiscal years preceding the current fiscal year or other requests which for any reason an officer of the Supply Corps may decline to grant shall be made the subject of a claim on the General Accounting Office. In such case the claimant shall forward with the claim, in addition to the papers required by paragraph 1, a certificate of the officer carrying his accounts that he has not paid and will not pay the amount claimed.

Article 1870, 1871 deleted by C. N. R. 11.

Article 1872 deleted by C. N. R. 15.

1873

Notice sent to hospital where accounts have been transferred.

Whenever an enlisted man is sent to a naval hospital and his accounts are transferred to a receiving ship, his commanding officer shall immediately inform the medical officer in command of the hospital where the accounts of the patient have been transferred.

Article 1874 deleted by C. N. R. 11.

1875

Correction of books due to error in pay accounts.
C. N. R. 25.

The disbursing officer shall, upon receiving written orders from the captain, make any necessary changes in his books to correct erroneous entries in the names or description of enlisted men in their pay accounts. Such order shall be filed as a voucher with the accounts.

1876

Original entry on enlistment.
C. N. R. 25.

Before the pay accounts of a newly enlisted person can be opened the disbursing officer must receive a written order

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from the commanding officer, giving the name, date, term of enlistment, rating under which enlisted, and rate of pay.

1877

Checkage loss of pay due to sentence of court-martial.
C. N. R. 5, 24.

(1) Records of deck courts and summary courts-martial, or letters promulgating action upon general courts-martial, shall immediately following publication of the sentences be referred to the officer having the pay accounts of the accused, or, in case of marines serving at shore stations, to the officer or noncommissioned officer preparing and certifying the pay rolls on which the account is borne, and in each such case of a deck court or summary court-martial such officer or noncommissioned officer shall endorse upon the record of proceedings as follows:

"Loss of pay adjudged has been entered on the pay account of this man and will be checked in accordance with the terms of the sentence as approved."

In forwarding the above-mentioned records or promulgating letters, each shall be accompanied by the man's current service record and by an order signed by the commanding officer, made out on the prescribed form issued by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts (or, in case of marines, on the prescribed form issued by headquarters, United States Marine Corps), directing the deduction of the approved loss of pay. In the case of marines a further copy shall also be furnished the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Section 8.—Deserters and Persons Deceased

1878

Accounts for deserters.

(1) The wages due a deserter are forfeited to the United States.

Article 1879 deleted by C. N. R. 24.

1880

Rewards paid for deserters, etc.
C. N. R. 20, 24.

Money paid for rewards or expenses of deserters or stragglers and checked against their personal accounts is regarded as an authorized overpayment and must in all cases be shown on public vouchers approved by the commanding officer. When such checkages are to be made on the "Deserters' roll," the Bureau of Naval Personnel or the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall approve the public vouchers if practicable.

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2022

Correspondence with executive departments.
C. N. R. 25.

(1) All official correspondence of the Navy Department, its bureaus or offices, with other executive departments, which involves matters of policy or which is required by law to be conducted by the head of the department, will be conducted by the Secretary of the Navy.

Correspondence with Civil Service Commission.

(2) All communications addressed to the United States Civil Service Commission by officers of the Navy relative to examinations, certifications, appointments, etc., in the classified service of the Navy Department, shall be forwarded through the Secretary of the Navy.

2023

The formula "By direction of the Secretary."
C. N. R. 15.

(1) The general formula, "By direction of the Secretary," shall not be used upon orders or communications, except by the Judge Advocate General, the Chief Clerk of the Navy Department, and the official charged with the correspondence relating to pensions or records of service. When it becomes necessary for others in authority, in giving an order or making a communication, to refer to the direction of the Secretary, the reference shall be to a specified authorization.

By direction.
C. N. R. 18, 23.

(2) Officers in charge of sections of a bureau or office and who are authorized to sign mail of their section shall write or stamp the words "By direction" after their signature, and the title of the bureau or office shall appear in the prescribed place at the head of the communication. Chiefs of bureaus and offices shall designate which officers are authorized to sign "By direction": (a) Secret mail and (b) other mail.

C. N. R. 23.

(3) In addition to the use of the "By direction" formula discussed in paragraph (2) above, it may also be used by aides to commandants, and by officers on the staffs of the commander in chief and other flag officers afloat in forwarding correspondence which requires no action or comment on the part of the commandant or flag officer, or is forwarded for information or guidance, or on correspondence which is in accordance with previously announced policies of the commander in chief or flag officer. Senior officers authorized by this article to permit their aides to sign "By direction" shall designate to their command (or staff) which officers within their command may sign: (a) Secret correspondence, (b) other correspondence.

2024

Absence of chief of bureau.
C. N. R. 24.

During the absence, disability, or a temporary vacancy in the office of the chief of any bureau of the Navy Department or of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, when the assistant to

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such chief of bureau or the Judge Advocate General is absent or disabled, the heads of the major divisions of such bureau or office shall, unless otherwise directed by the President, perform the duties of the chief of bureau or the Judge Advocate General, in such order as the Secretary of the Navy may direct.

2025

Orders, by whom and how signed.

(1) All communications, orders, bills, requisitions, and papers which by law or regulations are to be signed, approved, or forwarded, by an officer commanding a fleet, squadron, division, or station, the commandant of a naval station, the senior officer present, or the commanding officer of a ship, must be actually signed by such officer in his own handwriting, and in his absence by the line officer next in rank and actually in command at the time. The name of the officer shall also be typewritten or stamped.

Orders to disbursing officers.
C. N. R. 18, 22, 23, 25.

(2) Orders to disbursing officers affecting pay and allowances and travel expenses, such as orders pertaining to rating or disrating, entering or closing accounts, credit of extra compensation, special money requisitions, and travel orders to enlisted personnel involving payment of mileage or other travel expenses (in those cases where commanding officers have been authorized to issue such orders), while normally signed by the commanding officer, may be signed by the executive officer by direction of the commanding officer. The commanding officer of a vessel or shore station, or a unit commander designated in Article 764, may authorize other officers within his command to sign such orders in lieu of, or in addition to, the executive officer when he considers such action necessary for the better administration of his command.

C. N. R. 23.

(3) Personnel officers of submarine forces, squadrons, and divisions are authorized to sign orders to their respective disbursing officers insofar as they affect members of the Flag allowances.

C. N. R. 26

(4) Signing by facsimile stamp or carbon impression if initiated by the officer whose signature the facsimile or carbon impression represents may be authorized for orders covered by paragraphs (2) and (3).

2026

Signatures. "Acting."
C. N. R. 20, 23.

(1) An officer signing for another in whose absence he is in command or in charge shall write or stamp the word "Acting" after his signature; in this case the title of the official from whom the communication emanates, as indicated after the word "From" at the beginning of the paper, shall not be modified; thus, in the absence of the Chief of Naval Personnel, the words "The Chief of Naval Personnel" would still appear in the letter-

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head, and the acting chief of the bureau would write "Acting" after his signature. "Acting" shall not be used by officers left in command afloat. (See art. 2007 ( 3)).

2027

Messages in general.
C. N. R. 2, 20.

(1) The instructions contained in this chapter covering written communications shall, as far as practicable, be extended to official messages. Definitions of the terms "message," "despatch," "signal," "procedure signal," and "despatch mail" are given in the Communication Instructions.

Messages in lieu of mail. C. N. R. 20.

(2) Radio and visual despatches shall not be employed for official communications except when: (a) Essential to fleet operations; (b) despite the exercise of proper administrative planning and foresight, mail will not answer the purpose.

Personal messages.
C. N. R. 20.

(3) Messages strictly personal or for the convenience or in the interest of the sender shall be paid for by the sender if any charge is involved.

Confirmation of messages.
C. N. R. 10. 20, 24.

(4) Only general messages are confirmed. The mailing of a confirmation copy of a general message is left to the discretion of the originator. Confirmation of general messages originated by the Navy Department will be as prescribed in Communication Instructions, U. S. Navy. When a message is confirmed, a copy of the message, with identification data, will be mailed immediately to the office of final destination, marked "Confirmation copy", and the routing indicated if practicable. While it is not customary, for security reasons, to encrypt general messages, if their encryption is necessary then the confirmation shall consist of a copy of the encrypted text and not a copy of the translation. When the contents of the encrypted messages must be repeated in correspondence, the instructions for cryptographic security will be observed.

2028

Communications forwarded to or through commanding officer.

(1) All official communications from the Navy Department or other superior authority, dealing with any matter of ship's duty, shall be addressed to the commanding officer. He shall call upon the heads of departments concerned, if necessary, to prepare or assist in preparing for his signature, a suitable reply or endorsement. All official letters addressed to subordinates on board ship shall be forwarded through the commanding officer.

Correspondence signed by commanding officer.

(2) Commanding officers shall conduct and sign all correspondence with the Navy Department, their commander in chief, or other superior authority, relating to the efficiency or requirements of their commands.

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2029

Reports from subordinates after battle.

Reports from the executive and other subordinate officers, or from any other person, made to the commanding officer of a ship, after a battle or any important service, shall be forwarded to the Navy Department, and the commanding officer shall retain copies.

2030

Force commanders
C. N. R. 20.

Force commanders in a fleet shall communicate directly with the commander in chief in all matters that pertain to administration, except that nothing herein shall be held to conflict with the duties of the senior officer present.

2031

Division commanders.
C. N. R. 20.

Division commanders in a fleet or force shall communicate directly with the force commander in all matters that pertain to administration, except in the case of destroyers and submarines when the division commanders shall communicate with the force commander through the flotilla commander. Nothing herein shall be held to conflict with the duties of the senior officer present. Communications which concern only particular vessels which are not of interest to, and which do not require action by, flotilla or division commanders, such as papers dealing with individual enlisted men, etc., shall be forwarded by the force commander direct to the vessel concerned and, if necessary, shall be similarly returned.

2032

Signaled orders to courts to be confirmed.

(1) Changes in the composition of, or instructions to, general courts martial and courts of inquiry may be made by signal, but the signal shall be followed by a written confirmation.

Routine reports.

(2) All routine reports intended for the Navy Department which do not require action or comment by the commander in chief, and are not necessary for his information, shall be forwarded direct by the commanding officer, excepting such as the commander in chief or the division commander may desire to have forwarded through his office.

Unnecessary letters of transmittal.

(3) No letter of advice or transmittal shall accompany returns, requisitions, vouchers, and reports on prescribed forms which are complete in themselves when properly authenticated, and which do not require special explanation.

Papers handled by the chief of staff.

(4) All periodical returns and requisitions (except financial and property returns required of supply officers and requisitions for supplies from ships within the limits of the United States and except such as a commander in chief may direct division com-

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manders to act upon and forward direct) and all papers requiring the action of the commander in chief shall be forwarded to the chief of staff. The latter shall, if necessary, refer them to the officers of the fleet staff concerned, who shall return them, with such remarks as are deemed appropriate, to the chief of staff for transmission by him to the commander in chief for disposition.

Reports from ships separated from commander in chief.
C. N. R. 20.

(5) When ships of a fleet are separated from the commander in chief, all periodical returns and, if information would otherwise be delayed, all reports shall be sent directly to the Navy Department through the senior officer present. Copies of such reports shall be sent to the commander in chief through the administrative chain of command.

C. N. R. 20.

(6) Commanding officers of ships shall inform the commander in chief through the administrative chain of command whenever, owing to urgency and to his remoteness, correspondence which would ordinarily pass through him is transmitted direct.

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(e) Ship and Station newspapers will not be mailed in penalty envelopes to other than Government agencies.

C. N. R. 24, 26.

(f) Penalty envelopes may be used in connection with the necessary correspondence of ship's service departments, post exchanges, and commissioned, warrant, and chief petty officers' messes ashore, except in soliciting customers, in the delivery of goods, or in returning merchandise to the manufacturers and wholesalers.

2069

Foreign postage.
C. N. R. 11, C. N. R. 26

(1) Official mail matter addressed to foreign countries must be prepaid with postage stamps at the ordinary rates.

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