(1) All Petty Officers shall be granted every reasonable indulgence and shall be made to feel that confidence is reposed in them and shall be treated with the consideration which is due to the position of trust which they hold.
(2) The prefix “Master Chief Sahib” or “Chief Petty Officer” or “Petty Officer” or the corresponding prefix in the case of non-seaman sailors shall be used by all ranks when addressing or speaking of sailors holding those ranks.
(3) on all occasions of sailors falling in, Petty Officers shall do so separately from lower ranks, and when classes of instruction are formed Petty Officers shall be classed up by themselves.
(4) Petty Officers shall be shown in the ship’s book distinct from lower ranks. The separation is to be made by classes (Seaman, Artificers and the like) and the Petty Officers shall be shown on separate sub-divisions of their respective lists.
(5) Petty Officers shall not be mustered in and out of the ship unless for some special reasons, nor shall they undergo personal search by the regulating staff unless the Executive Officer or the Commanding Officer for any special reason in any particular case shall order otherwise.
(6) Separate lines shall be appropriate for hanging their clothes and hammocks and their hammocks shall be stowed together in a part of the netting reserved for them.
(7) Petty Officers dressed in the established uniform may be allowed to pass dockyard gates and out parties of men.
(8) The discipline of the ships and establishments and the comfort of the men is dependent in a great measure on the manner in which Petty Officers carry out their duties and maintain their position and it is essential that the importance of their position and of the influence which they should exercise on the discipline, efficiency and morale of the Service as a whole should be realized throughout the service.
(9) The convening authority shall submit all proceedings of the board seniority and on passing certain examinations. They must possess personality and tact and be ready to accept responsibilities of their position. They should work at all times for the well-being and efficiency of the Service as a whole. They should set an example of loyalty and discipline; and must obey the orders of their superiors with the same cheerfulness and alacrity with which they expect to be obeyed by their juniors. Commanding Officers and officers look to the Petty Officers for loyal support in maintaining the efficiency and traditions of the Service. Junior sailors look to them for direction and assistance.
(10) It shall be the duty of Petty Officers to preserve order and regularity wherever the crew or any part of it may be employed and this responsibility rests upon them whenever they are with the men, whether on duty or not.