7. Places from which food and water can be safely obtained.
8. Amount of ammunition, number of picks, shovels and empty sandbags in that section of the line.
Information on these points cannot always be given properly by word of mouth. Written notes and plans should therefore be handed over to a platoon commander taking over for the first time.
Every man is required to see that he has a good firing position for all directions. Section commanders must satisfy themselves that men have done this, and report. The whole line "Stands to Arms" during the hour before dawn.
After dark, unless the moon is bright, rifles should be left in firing position on the parapet. All men not on sentry should keep rifles, with bayonets fixed, in the trench.
Routine
1. Double sentinel posts are established in each bay. They are on post one hour at a time.
2. When the enemy's trench mortar detachments are active, special sentinels will be posted to give notice of coming bombs.
3. Every man in the platoon is to know: