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On yacht etiquette

INDEX

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BOAT SERVICE. PAGE

Boat Ceremony and Discipline, 49

Boat Orders, 49

Boat Salutes and Management, 51

Particulars Concerning Boats, 47

CEREMONIES AND COURTESIES.

Captain of Visiting Yacht Pays Respects, 29

Commodore’s Duties—Commissioning Club, 35

Commodore’s Duties—Club in Commission, 36

Commodore’s Duties—Going Out of Commission, 38

Duties of the Fleet Captain, 40

Honors to the Captain Embarking, 39

Honors to the Captain Disembarking, 39

Putting Yacht In Commission, 34

Putting Yacht Out of Commission, 34

Quarter-Deck to be Saluted, 29

Reception of the President, 30

Reception of the Vice-President, 31

Reception of Secretary of Navy, 31

Reception of Cabinet Officers, 31

Reception of a Governor, 32

Reception of Foreign Sovereign, 32

Reception of Royalty, 32

Reception of Naval Officers, 32

Reception of Army Officers, 32

Reception of Other Officials, 33

Reception of Flag Officers, 33

Reception of Diplomatic Corps, 33

Senior Officer Returns Salutes and Visits, 29

Senior Officer Tenders Civilities, 29

Yacht Joining Squadron, 29

COLORS IN GENERAL.

Absent Flag, 14

At Anchor with Naval Vessels, 13

Before Colors or After Sunset, 13

Boat Engaged in Funeral Ceremony, 19

Burgee and Private Signal Broken Out, 16

Colors in Yacht’s Boats, 15

Colors to be Well Hoisted, 16

Commodore Cruising with Another Club, 24

Commodore’s Night and Day Pennant, 25

Commodore’s Private Signal, 25

Day Signals for Pilots, 21

Death of Captain, 17

Death of Club Member, 18

Death of Flag Officer, 17

Death of One of the Crew, 19

Dressing Ship, 22

Ensign When Passing Light Houses, Etc., 15

Ensign When Passing Naval Vessels, 15

Entering or Leaving Port, 13

Flag Officer Entering Another Harbor, 25

Flag Officer’s Pennant, 16

Hauling Down Half-Mast Colors, 18

Hours for Half-Masting Colors, 19

How to Half-Mast Colors, 18

Jack—When Displayed, 26

Making Colors, 19

Making Sunset, 20

Mastless Yachts, 16

Meal Pennants, 14

National Mourning, 17

Night Pennant, 13

Night Signals for Pilots, 21

Off a Naval Station, 13

Permission to Half-Mast Colors, 19

Place to Display Colors, 11

Saluting with Ensign Half-Mast, 18

Senior Officer Gives the Time, 12

Signal for Towing-Boat, 22

Single Stickers, 14

Sunrise and Sunset, 12

Time to Make Colors, 11

Visiting Another Club, 13

Yacht Flags and How They Are Used, 11

Yacht Short-Handed, 16

DUTIES OF OFFICERS.

Boatswain, 76

Captain, 65

Carpenter, 76

Chief Engineer, 70

First Mate, 73

Quartermasters, 77

Sailing-Master, 68

Second Mate, 74

Steward, 78

Surgeon, 81

GOVERNMENT OF THE YACHT.

At Anchor at Night, 62

Boat Hails, 62

Concerning Watches, 63

Ship’s Bells, 56

The Boatswain’s Call, 57

Underway at Night, 61

Yacht Routine, 58

SALUTES IN GENERAL.

Boat Salutes, 46

Colors and Sunset Gun, 41

Dipping the Ensign, 42

Flag Officer’s Official Visit, 44

Guns Between Sunset and Colors, 41

Guns on Sunday, 41

Judges’ Yacht not Saluted, 45

Junior Officer Entering Harbor, 43

Official Salute to Another Club, 44

Ordinary Salute to Commodore, 43

Postponed Salutes, 45

Salute of Passing Yachts, 42

Salute to Quarter-Deck, 46

Salute to Yacht Entering, 42

Salutes Between Squadrons, 45

Salutes to Naval Vessels, 41

Salutes Upon Entering Harbor, 42

Salutes When Meeting at Sea, 42

Senior Officer Leaving Harbor, 44

Single Yacht and Squadron, 45

Special Salute to Commodore, 43

Steam Whistles Not to be Used, 42

When Firing Guns is Prohibited, 46

When Making Signals is Prohibited, 46

SPECIAL LIGHTS.

Absent Lights, 27

Commodore’s Lights, 27

Dinner Light, 28

Lanterns Under Boom, 28

Rear-Commodore’s Lights, 27

Vice-Commodore’s Lights, 27

SYNOPSIS OF U. S. YACHTING LAWS.

Bill of Health, 82

Documenting of a Foreign Yacht, 83

Entering a Yacht, 82

Fine for Unlicensed Officers, 84

Foreign Yacht May Fly American Flag, 83

Foreign Yacht Must Enter, 83

Foreign Yachts Visiting the U. S., 85

Hailing Port Must be Shown, 83

Inspection of Hull and Boiler, 84

Licensed Master, Pilot and Engineer, 84

Light Money, 83

Name of Yacht to be Displayed, 83

Owner’s Licenses as Master and Pilot, 86

Shipping Articles, 82

Suspension of License, 84

Tonnage Duty, 83

What Constitutes a Steam Vessel, 84

Yacht Commission, 86

Yacht Enrollment, 86

Yacht License Privileges, 82

Yacht’s Manifest, 82

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