Any power or jurisdiction given to, and any act or thing to be done by or before, any person holding any naval office for the purposes of these regulations may be exercised by, or done by or before, any other person for the time being authorized in that behalf according to the customs of the service.
CHAPTER II CEREMONIES AND DISTINCTIONS ____________________________________________________________________ Section Regulations I Salutes to Heads of States and their Standards 5-18 II Salutes to Indian, Commonwealth, and foreign Authorities 19-26 III Salutes to National Flags and to Foreign Authorities . . . 27-35 IV Salutes in General . . . . . . . 36-40 V Salutes which shall be Returned or not Returned . . . 41-43 VI Dressing Ship and Flags to be hoisted when Saluting or Returning Salutes 44-45 VII Visits of Ceremony and Courtesy calls . . . . . 46-51 VIII Distinguishing Flags and Pendants of Naval Authorities . . 52-59 IX Distinguishing Flags of other Authorities . . . . 60-63 X President’s Colour, Ensign, Jack and Pendant . . . . 64-77 XI Honours and Marks of Respect . . . . . 78-101 XII Naval Salutes and Marks of Respect . . . . . . 102-107 XIII Funeral Honours . . . . .. . . 108-115 XIV Order of Precedence on Ceremonial Occasions . . . . 116 __________________________________________________________________________________ SECTION I-SALUTES TO HEADS OF STATES AND THEIR STANDARDS