On board ships of the Navy officers and enlisted men while on board their own ship salute their captain on every occasion of meeting, passing near or being addressed by him. They salute all officers who are their senior in rank on the occasion of their first daily meeting or passing near and upon being addressed by the senior officer, and at other times during the day they stand at attention instead of saluting. Officers from other ships are saluted on each occasion of meeting or passing near. When in uniform officers and enlisted men should salute ladies with the military hand salute and the headdress should not be removed for this purpose when out of doors. The Navy Regulations require that all boats from men-of-war shall exchange salutes when passing each other in accordance with the following table, which covers all of the various conditions likely to arise. BOAT SALUTES. ---------------+--------------------------------------------------- | Rank of the senior officer in the boat | to be saluted. Rank or rate of+-------------+---------------+------------+-------- the senior in | |Commanding | | the saluting |Flag or | officer above | Other |Midship- boat. | general | rank of |commissioned| man or | officer | lieutenant | officer. |warrant | (with flag | (with pennant | |officer. | flying). | flying). | | ---------------+-------------+---------------+------------+-------- Flag or | Junior | | | general | salutes | | | officer. | with hand. | | | Commanding |Stops engine,|Junior salutes | | officer above | lays on | with hand. | | rank of | oars, and | | | lieutenant | salutes | | | (with pennant | with hand. | | | flying). | | | | Other naval |Stops engine,|When meeting a |Junior | officer below | lays on | senior comman-| salutes | flag rank and | oars, and | ding officer, | with hand. | above rank of | salutes | or immediate | | lieutenant, | with hand. | commanding of-| | and marine | | ficer, stops | | officers of | | engine, lays | | corresponding | | on oars, and | | rank. | | salutes with | | | | hand. | | Other |Stops engine,|Stops engine, |Junior | commissioned | tosses or | lays on oars, | salutes | officers.