(1) The commanding Officer shall be responsible for the stowing of the rifles in authorized racks and for the proper security of the racks.
(2) When the ship is in dockyard hands the rifles shall be deposited with the Naval Armament Supply Officer, Bombay and if dockyard workmen are employed on board when the ship is not in dockyard hands, all rifles and baynets shall be removed from any compartment in which work is going to be carried out, before work commences and placed in a safe place and such rifles and baynets shall not be returned to their original stowage until the work is completed and the workmen before left the ship.
(3) The pistols supplied to ship shall be kept in racks or cupboards with a glass front near a sentry post or in the officer’s quarters and in such a position that the absence of one pistol can be readily observed.
(4) Pistols when in the racks shall be secured from removal by a chain passed through the trigger guard and locked.
(5) Pistols shall not be removed from their racks except for action, drill or cleaning purpose.
(6) The keys of the pistol cupboard and of the chain passing through the trigger guards shall be kept on the ship’s (important) keyboard.
(7) In the event of loss of the rifle or pistol, the commanding officer shall at once hold a careful investigation into the loss and forward his report containing the number, if known, of the pistols or rifles lost to the Administrative Authority as soon as possible.
(8) The local police authorities shall always be informed as soon as practicable of the loss of the rifle or pistol.