(1) When inspected by a Flag Officer, or Captain, or by the officer in command of the ship of whatever rank, ships companies are inspected covered, and the right-hand Chief Petty Officer or Petty Officer only shall salute on the arrival of the inspecting officer.
This sailor should be the senior of those fallen in.
(2) If the inspecting officer wishes the sailors to uncover their heads, the drill “Off Caps” shall be carried out. Chief Petty Officers and Petty Officers will not uncover, but shall salute.
(3) When being mustered by a Flag Officer, or Captain or by the officer in command of the ship, of whatever rank, all sailors below Petty Officer shall salute as they pass round.
(4) When inspected by an officer at Division, Quarters, Watch fall in and on all other occasions of falling in for inspections without arms, Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers and men shall be called to attention.
107. Salutes and Marks of Respect in Boats. – (1) The following rules for the paying and returning of marks of respect in boats shall be observed: -
(a) The officer in charge of the boat or the coxswain shall always salute, except where the design of the boat is such that the officer in charge or the coxswain is in an inconspicuous position, in which case one of the members of the boat’s crew shall be detailed to salute.
(b) The senior of the officers in the boat shall also salute whenever this is practicable.
(c) The salute shall be acknowledged by the officer being saluted, unless he details an officer to do so. If no officer is available, the coxswain of the boat may be detailed to answer the salute.
(d) Where boats carrying officers of equal rank pass each other, no exchange of salutes shall take place.
(2) In addition to saluting, special marks of respect shall be paid to Royal and important personages and senior officers, as given in the table in clause 6.
(3) All officers shall be saluted by the officer incharge of the boat or coxwain when getting into or leaving the boat.
(4) In private boats, officers and men should pay and return salutes as dictated by courtesy, but only the officer or the sailor in most convenient position should salute.
(5) The Officer of the Guard with his pendant flying shall be saluted by all officers of junior rank, as in the case of Captain with his pendant flying. The Officer of the Guard will salute all officers senior to himself.
(6) Table of special Marks of Respect in Boats:- Personage or Occasion Boat when Passing Power Boat Boat under Oars Boat under Sail Boat alongside Accommodation fast Landing Place, Leader or made
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
(1) The President, a President of a Republic, Royal Personages, Ambassadors, Governors – Generals and their equivalents in other countries.
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(i) Crew called to attention Explanation :- (i) in decked-in-power boats, members of the crew who are not engaged in Keeping the boat alongside and all passengers stand to attention and face in the direction of the personage or officer being saluted.
(ii) In open boats of all types members of the crew who are not engaged in keeping the boat alongside and all passengers sit up-right and squarely on the thwarts or benches.
(iii) Boatkeepers sit at attention and the senior sailor in the boat salutes.
(2) The chief of the Naval Staff, Commanding-in-Chief, Flag Officer and Commodores, and their equivalents in the other Services, and nations, when flying the appropriate flag of their command in their barges or boats.
(3) A boat containing a Service Funeral Party with the body.
(4) During the hoisting of colours, and the lowering of colourst at Sunset, and during the firing of gun salutes.
(5) The Chief of the Naval Staff, Commanders-in-Chief and Flag Officers not flying a flag, Commodores not flying a Broad Pendent, officers of equivalent rank of other services and other nations, when not flying a flag, non-executive officers of Rear- Admirals rank and above.
Note – In the Indian Navy, the Red and Blue Discs referred to in sub-regulation (5) of Regulation 68 will be show.
Reduce speed to slow Lay on Oars Let Fly sheets Crew called to attention.
(6) The Chief of the Naval Staff, Commanders-in-Chief, Flag Officers, Commodores and Officers of equivalent rank in Uniform or plain clothes when showing the white Disc described in sub regulation (5) for Regulation (68).
(7) Any Indian or Foreign naval Officer flying a pendant SECTION XIII – FUNERAL HONOURS