Instructions relating to His Majesty's service at sea.

Great Britain. Admiralty

Date:: 1825

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Credit: Instructions relating to His Majesty's service at sea. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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ought to be replaced. He is to make himself acquainted with, and as much as possible conform himself to, the Regulations of the Dock Yard, with respect to the receiving or returning of Stores, the hours of working, the places for the landing of Boats, Stores, &c., and, when the Service will admit of it, he is to inform the Officers of the Yard a day or two before he purposes receiving or returning any Stores, or when the orders he is under are likely to require the attendance of Clerks out of the usual hours. He is to cause only one Return of Stores to be made during his stay in Port, excepting an account which he is to make out, a few days before he sails, of the Articles which have been broken or worn during the time the Ship has been refitting, that he may receive others in lieu. - 10. It being the particular duty of the Master Attendant to prevent the Moorings in harbour from suffering any damage, the Captain is to give orders that the Yards and Topmasts be struck, and every other precaution taken which may be thought necessary, whenever the Master Attendant shall desire it. 11. If it should be necessary, in the fitting of any Ship, that she should be taken alongside of, or that her Crew should be removed into, a Receiving Ship or Hulk, the Captain is to give particular directions that no damage be done to such Hulk, nor to any of the Store-rooms or Cabins; that she be kept, during the continuance of the Crew on board, as clean as circumstances will admit, and pumped out when necessary. He is to see, on quitting her, that she is delivered per- fectly clean, and, as far as may depend on him, in good order, either to the proper Officer of the Dock Yard, or to the Captain of such Ship as may be directed to take possession of her after him. G 2 FITTING AND