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4 The Commanding Officer

to do so, he will be held responsible for the
written orders not having been carried out.
and will be required to give satisfactory expla
nation.
When serious offences are committed and there
is only one officer on board he is to require
the Quartermaster to put his evidence in
writing. and if he is of opinion that the
Quartermaster is trying to shield the offend
er. another Officer must be sent for sp that his
evidence will be available..

Chief Petty Officers doing duty as Command
ing Officers will immediately send a messenger
to report to the Captain at the Captains house
any occurrence requiring an Officer on board.

If the Captain is absent he is to go to the next
Senior Executive Officer available.

The Officer whose turn it is to be on board
but who, the weather being fine, is allowed
to go on shgore between stated hours. is not
to leave the Vicinity of the Port. Viz. If
the Ship is at Largs not beyond the limit
of the town of Semaphore - if the Ship is
at the Port not beyond the limits of the towns
of Port Adelaide and Semaphore.

When the Quartermaster is looking out
for the Officer whose turn it is to be on
board and anything [should - struck out] special occurs [to - struck out]