CHAP. XXI.] ENTRIES IN THE DECK-BOOK 499 



Date recovered, and 4 p.m., August 5th, complete, by Z)a%, 

 by whom and in correct position. Flag much 



tattered, one cask quarter full, which 

 has been drained, repaired, and 

 marked for future guidance. Moor- 

 ings clear soft mud bottom. 



General remarks . . Which should include, if not recovered, 



by whom, when, and where last seen 

 or known to have disappeared or be 

 out of position. 



Salvage . . . . Particulars relating to subsequent sal- 



vage, if applicable. 



Without this information in a concise form, much uncertainty 

 and confusion may subsequently arise, for these data will at 

 once enable us to readily identify any beacon at any time from 

 whatever cause, whether broken adrift, damaged, subsequently 

 salved, or fouled by passing vessels, and also afford the means 

 of tracing the losses or an interchange of stores, as it by no 

 means follows that the vessel that dropped a particular beacon 

 will necessarily be the one detailed to recover it a., the triangu- 

 lation progresses or when the survey is completed. 



The necessity for aU entries being at once made in the deck- 

 book, where successive pages are reserved for each beacon, has 

 been referred to in Sections VI. and XIV. whenever a beacon 

 is dropped, visited, or recovered, whole or in part. 



The responsible heads of departments affected, executive 

 officer, and boatswain, extracting the necessary information 

 for their guidance that they may require. 



SECTION XIX. 



RIGGING, HANDLING, AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT OP 



BEACONS. 



This is referred to on p. 55. 



The following points may be profitably touched upon. As 

 it is most desirable to achieve success and celerity some organ- 

 ised method is essential when ships are mutually engaged. 



Some such method as the following is found to work well in 

 practice : 



