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mainmast or chief Petty officer. Tukang Kiri the officer of the 

 larboard or leit side. Tukang Kanan the officer of the right 

 or starboatd side, &c. 



Aioak Prahu or Anak Praku. — The Crew or common men, 

 which may consist either of free men, debtors or slaves. 



OF THE RANK AND AUTHORITY OF THE 

 NAKHODA AND OFFICERS. 



Let every man obey the Nakhoda agreeably to the autho- 

 rity conferred upon him by the Sultan of the land from time 

 immemorial, for he is the Raja while at sea, and altho 7 he may 

 be young, he shall be as an Orang tuha, or have the authority 

 of age, and administer the Law accordingly. 



First. — It is the law, that in all Prahus of every descrip- 

 tion, the Nakhoda shall be as the Raja. 



That the Juromudi or Steer-man shall be as the Benda- 

 hara, or Prime Minister; and the Jurobatus as Tcmenggong 

 or chief Peace officer; and it shall be the duty of those to super- 

 intend every one, and to negotiate right and wrong within the 

 Prahu. 



That the Tukang kalian and the Tukang kiri, shall possess 

 a respectable influence and perform duty with the Tukang Agung. 



That the Jurobatu * Siar, the Guntang, f and Sendwi (a 

 passenger who works his passage) as well as the Tukang, shall be 

 under the immediate orders of the Nakhoda, and all the Anak 

 Prahu shall be under the orders of the Tukang belonging to 

 the Prahu. 



The Malim shall be as a ruler or judge at Sea, as it is his 

 duty to direct the course of the vessel. — 



In the Macassar copy it is stated, that the owner of the 

 Prahu shall be as the Raja, the Nakhoda as the Bendahara, the 

 Tukang as the Temenggong, the Tukang Kaluan (officer of the 

 forecastle) as Mentris, and the Tukang Tengah as Sicla 8ida 



* This word appears to mean the " Superintending " Jurobatu, who 

 "walks about" and looks after his subordinates. D. F. A. H. 



t I have so far been unable to ascertain the meaning of this word. 1), 

 F, A. H. 



