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department to The officer in charge of department No. 1 will be the 

 be naval officers, assistant hydrographer ; those in charge of the other de- 



-mth exceptions. J ° x ' & 



partrnents will be styled the heads of these departments. 



The hydrographer, the heads, and those attached to the 

 different departments will be officers of the Navy, with the 

 exception of department No. 4 (drafting, &c), the head of 

 which must be an expert hydrographic draftsman. 



The head of department No. 5 (instruments) will be (if 

 practicable) a naval professor. 



The requirements of the departments are as follows : 



No. 1. Department of Archives. 



in G the ra i»epart 8 - ^° c °U ect an( l record for reference all hydrographic in- 

 ment of Ar- formation ; to review, classify, and arrange all authorities of 



reference, not only of books, &c, but of charts. 



The preparation of Sailing Directions, of Hydrographic 



Notices, and of an Hydrographic Magazine comes under this 



department, as also their correction, and the correction and 



publication of foreign light-house books. 

 This department will also take charge of and issue all 



sailing directions and hydrographic information published 



by order of the Bureau of Navigation. 



No. 2. Chart Department. 

 . Gene ™i duties Includes all charts, Hydrographic Office, English, &c. ; to 



in the Chart De- ' ' 



partment. keep them corrected to date ; to keep informed regarding 



all recent publications of charts, and to issue charts to United 

 States vessels, dealers, &c, and keep an account of the 

 same. 



The printing and keeping up of the charts (already on 

 the shelves) will come under this department. 



No. 3. Meteorological Department. 

 General duties To construct wind and current charts according to the 



in the Meteoro- , . , , ._ ., ,, . , 



logical Depart- forms which have been adopted, and lor this purpose to col- 

 lect and systematically arrange the meteorogical data now 

 on hand, or which may be received. 



To take charge of all log-books, track-charts, remark- 

 books, and such other books, charts, and papers as may be 

 required in the construction of the wind and current charts. 



