(1) Whenever any Heads of States, or the consorts of any Sovereigns, or any eminent foreign dignitary arrive at or quit any place in India, they shall, subject to the concurrence of the Government, receive a 21 gun salute on their first arrival and again on their final departure, from any ships present or from any battery to such place, from which salutes are usually fired, and from any ship, on her arrival or departure, which may arrive at or leave that place during the stay of such personage. A similar salute shall also be fired upon by a going on board and again on leaving any of Indian Naval Ships, but concurrence of the government will not be required in these cases. On such occasions all ships shall be dressed, either overall or with masthead flags as may be ordered, in accordance with Regulation 44.
(2) Meet with at Sea.- Whenever any of Indian Naval Ships meet, pass or are passed by any vessel wearing the flag or standard of the Head of a State, or the standard of the consort of any Sovereign, they shall salute that flag or standard. All such ships shall be dressed as laid down in sub-regulation (1) in accordance with Regulation 44.
(3) A salute shall not be fired on the occasions of a vessel wearing a Royal Standard or of President’s flag, passing Indian shore saluting batteries and not intending to berth in the vicinity thereof.
(4) The following procedure shall be observed in the case of a foreign warship which is wearing a President’s flag or Royal Standard visiting an Indian port:-
(a) The visiting warship will salute the flag of the country.
(b) Salute to the National Flag is returned by the shore battery or the Indian Naval Ships present.
(c) Indian warships present and shore battery salute the distinguished personage.