REGULATIONS FOR THE NAVY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, 1862.

 

CHAPTER 15.

 

SECTION 4.

 

CARPENTER.

 

ARTICLE 1.

 

Masts and yards to be examined daily.

 

When the vessel is at sea, he is every day, before 8, a.m., and as much oftener as may be desirable, according to the service the ship is employed on, to examine into the state of the masts and yards, and to report to the officer of the watch when he discovers any of them to be sprung, or in any way defective.

 

ARTICLE 2.

 

Pumps to be kept in good order.

 

He is to be particularly careful in keeping the pumps in good order, always having at hand whatever may be necessary to repair them.

 

ARTICLE 3.

 

Boats, ladders, and gratings.

 

He is to keep the boats, ladders, and gratings in as good condition as possible, always repairing every damage they may sustain as soon as he discovers it.

 

ARTICLE 4.

 

Shot plugs for stopping shot holes.

 

He is to keep always ready, for immediate use, shot plugs and every other article necessary for stopping shot holes and repairing other damage in battle.

 

ARTICLE 5.

 

List of defects to be prepared on going into port.

 

When the ship is going into port, he is to prepare as correct an account as possible, of the defects of the hull, masts, and yards of the ship, and the repairs she may stand in need of.

 

ARTICLE 6.

 

Caulking of ship’s sides and decks.

 

He is to have a caulker’s gang, and see that the sides and decks of the ship are frequently examined, and, if necessary, caulked, particularly in those parts where the seams are most likely to be opened by the working of the ship.

 

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