Table of Contents
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Master | [1] |
| II. | Laws affecting the Duties of the Master | [9] |
| III. | Entry and Clearance | [18] |
| IV. | Entry of Merchandise | [27] |
| V. | Liability of Owners, Masters, and Shippers | [53] |
| VI. | Miscellaneous Laws | [59] |
| VII. | The Chief Mate | [72] |
| VIII. | The Chief Mate (Continued) | [92] |
| IX. | Rules of the U. S. Supervising Inspectors Relating to Lifesaving | [103] |
| X. | Passenger Act of 1882 | [116] |
| XI. | The Second Mate | [128] |
| XII. | The Third Mate | [131] |
| XIII. | The Junior Officers | [133] |
| XIV. | Cadets | [145] |
| XV. | Laws Defining Officers of the Merchant Marine | [146] |
| XVI. | Examinations for Licenses; Master and Mates | [153] |
| XVII. | The Watch Officer | [167] |
| XVIII. | The Rules of the Road—International—Inland | [184] |
| XIX. | The Limits of U. S. Inland Waters | [222] |
| XX. | The Quartermasters | [229] |
| XXI. | The Carpenter | [231] |
| XXII. | The Boatswain | [234] |
| XXIII. | Able Seamen | [236] |
| XXIV. | U. S. Navigation Laws Relating to Merchant Seamen | [241] |
| XXV. | Discipline at Sea | [286] |
| Appendix A. Customs Districts, Ports and Sub-Ports of the United States | [305] | |
| Appendix B. The Sea Library | [319] |
THE MEN ON DECK
CHAPTER I
THE MASTER
The Master Mariner who has the vessel in charge is called the CAPTAIN, or the MASTER, the latter being his official title. It is correct, however, to address the master of a vessel as CAPTAIN, a courtesy to which the Master Mariner is fully entitled through ancient sea usage.
Among seagoing people, the Master Mariner who is in charge of a vessel is in complete charge at all times; divided authority in this matter is intolerable to the minds of men accustomed to the sea.
The Master is responsible as follows:—
For the safe handling of his vessel in and out of port.