General Instructions. operation with the Army is strictly enjoined whenever it may be requested, if, in the opinion of the officer in command, his force and other circumstances will permit. 845..All Officers of the Line, when on duty, from the grade of Rear-Admiral to Commander, inclusive, will be addressed by their proper title. The word "Captain" will be used only in reference to, or when applied to, the officer holding that rank; and all Line Officers below the rank of Commander, whether commanding or not, will be addressed either by the title of their grade, or as Mr. Officers of the Marine Corps above the rank of First Lieutenant, will be addressed by their military title, brevet or lineal; of and below that rank, by their title, or as Mr. Officers not of the Line will be addressed by their titles, or as Mr., or as Dr., as the case may be. 846..No officer will claim any rank by virtue of any temporary position he may hold, other than that prescribed by law. 847..So far as the public service will permit, and supplies can be procured, Commanding Officers of fleets or squadrons will require their vessels to visit alternately all the places within the limits of their command where American commerce extends, unless otherwise directed by the Secretary of the Navy. The vessels will take advantage of the trade wind and currents, and thus economize in the use of coal. 848..Lengthy anchorage in ports where no public exigency requires the presence of a vessel is forbidden; also the wintering of the vessels of a squadron in port. 849..Commanders of fleets or squadrons, and of vessels on special service abroad, will cause the Secretary of the Navy to be furnished quarterly with a cruising report, in the following form: Vessel. Rate. Commanding Ports visited Days Days in at sea. port. Remarks. General Instructions. 850..Commanding Officers of fleets or squadrons, single ships, navy yards, and naval stations, will forward to the Department, at the end of each month, reports of all suspensions, arrests, or confinements of officers under their commaud, made out in accordance with the annexed form: UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, 18 Monthly report of all officers who have been placed under suspension, arrest, or in confinement, within the limits of this station, for the month ending 851..Such of the forms, indicated in the Book of Regulations, as shall not be furnished in blank by the Department or its Bureaus, are to be prepared in manuscript by or under the direction of those who are required to use them. 852..Commanders of fleets, squadrons, stations, and vessels acting singly, will indorse upon the orders of all officers reporting for duty the dates thereof. 853..Commanders of vessels will report the dates on which the vessels under their commands are regularly put into commission, to the Bureau of Navigation, and transmit, at the same time, correct lists of all the officers then and there present on board for duty. Applications and Qualifications. 854.. Officers ordered to duty on board a vessel already in commission for sea-service, will, immediately after reporting for duty and joining that vessel, report the facts and date to the Bureau of Navigation. 855..Commandants of navy yards and stations will promptly report to the Department the departure of vessels from, or their arrival within, the limits of their command, stating the destination of the vessel or the quarter from which it came, as the case may be, and the Commanding Officer thereof. 856..Commandants of navy yards and stations, Commanders of fleets or squadrons, and Commanders of vessels, will communicate to the appropriate bureau any faults in the Book of Allowances, as ascertained from its actual use, and any suggestions that, in their opinion, would tend to its perfection. ARTICLE IX. Applications—Qualifications--Examinations--Appointments and Promotions-Ratings and Disratings. SECTION 1.-Applications and Qualifications. 857..Applications of candidates for admission into the Naval Academy must conform to the regulations of that institution, which contain all the information necessary, together with a description of the requisite qualifications. 858..All applications for admission into the Navy, in any capacity, can be made to the Secretary of the Navy, at any time, by the candidate himself, or by his parent, guardian, or any friend. No application will be considered unless strictly in accordance with the following rules. The registry of a name will give no assurance of permission to be examined, as the Department reserves to itself the right of selecting for examination those whom it may consider most likely to be of service to the country. 859.. All applications must state the age, birth-place, and residence of the candidate, who must also furnish certificates of his moral and physical qualifications. An applicant for the office of Assistant Naval Constructor must furnish, in addition to the foregoing, evidence showing that he is a shipwright by profession, that Applications and Qualifications. he has been engaged in that business, and must present the certificate of the persons with whom the business was learned, and those by whom he has since been employed. (Form No. 16, appendix.) 860.. No person will be appointed to any commissioned or warranted office in the Navy until he shall have passed a physical and a professional examination. The physical examinations shall precede the professional, and if a candidate should be deemed physically unfit, he will not be examined otherwise. The passing of an examination must not be considered as giving any assurance of appointment, as the Department reserves to itself the right to select those persons of the highest attainments, in case there should be more candidates than vacancies. 861..A candidate for the appointment of Master's Mate must be of sober and correct habits; he must be not less than eighteen nor more than thirty-five years of age; he must have been at sea before the mast or as an officer. The recommendation by Commanding Officers, of Petty Officers or men, for zeal or gallantry, may entitle them to examination. 862..A candidate for a Boatswain's appointment must be of sober and correct habits; he must be not less than twenty-one nor more than thirty-five years of age; he must have been at least seven years at sea, and have served one complete year of that time as a Petty Officer in the Navy; he must be a thorough, practical seaman, and understand the rigging of ships according to regulations, and the cutting and fitting of the same; also, the weighing, catting, fishing, securing and transportation of anchors, and the working of cables; the erection and securing of shears, the handling of purchases, the masting of ships, the securing of yards, and be able to write sufficiently well to keep an account of stores. 863..A candidate for a Gunner's appointment must be of sober and correct habits; he must be not less than twenty-one nor more than thirty-five years of age; he must understand the fitting and arrangement of magazines, light-rooms, passages, and shell-rooms; the stowage and preservation of ammunition, fireworks, and ordnance stores generally; the proportion of powder for guns of every class, the method of making and filling cartridges, the construction, strapping, filling and fusing of shells, the application of fuses of all kinds, and the use of fireworks; also, the making of cartridges for Applications and Qualifications. small arms, of wads, both junk and grommet; the fitting of gungear, the details and use of gun-carriages of all kinds, the securing and transportation of guns, the use of gun-sights, and the exercise established by regulations; he must also be able to write sufficiently well to keep an account of stores, and to make up his returns as required in the ordnance ledger. 864..A candidate for a Carpenter's appointment must be of sober and correct habits; he must be not less than twenty-one nor more than thirty-five years of age; he must be a good shipwright, understand caulking, the fishing of masts and yards, and the quality and strength of timber; also, how to unship and hang a rudder, to construct and hang a jury-rudder, and be able to write sufficiently well to keep an account of stores. 865..A candidate for a Sailmaker's appointment must be of sober and correct habits; he must be not less than twenty-one nor more than thirty-five years of age; he must be a good workman in his line of business; be capable of draughting, and understand thoroughly the cutting and making of sails, awnings, hammock-cloths, boomcovers, and wind-sails for a vessel of war, and be able to write sufficiently well to keep an account of stores. 866..A candidate for an appointment as Second Assistant Engineer must not be less than nineteen nor more than twenty-six years of age; he must be of moral character and correct habits; he must have worked not less than eighteen months in a steam-engine manufactory, or else have served not less than that period as an engineer on board a steamer provided with a condensing engine, and have secured a favorable impression of the director or head engineer as to his ability; he must be able to describe and sketch all the different parts of the marine steam-engine and boilers, and to explain their uses and mechanical operation, the manner of putting them in operation, regulating their action, and guarding against danger. He must be well acquainted with arithmetic, and must be perfectly competent to manage a marine engine. He should have a good knowledge of the chemistry of combustion and corrosion, mechanics, and mensuration, and write a legible hand. 867..A candidate for the office of Assistant Naval Constructor must be not less than twenty-four nor more than thirty-five years of age; he must be of good moral character, have an accurate |