Regulations for the government of the United States Navy (1865)

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Commanding Officers.

1200 An officer in command of a United States vessel may require the Line Officers of any grade under his command to make daily or frequent observations and calculations for determining the latitude and longitude, and the variation of the compass, and report the results to him ; he will be held responsible for the safe conducting and steering of his ship, and also whenever an accident shall occur to her from the want of due care or precaution.

1201 Commanding Officers are specially required to see that the Paymaster duly credits each person under their command with the amount of prize money due him, in accordance with the statement received from the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury.

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