For the Sail-maker.
Article I
No person is to be rated as sail-maker, who is not appointed by a warrant from the commissioners of the navy.
II.
The Sailmaker is very careful to examine the sails when they're received on board, and is to inform the boatswain if he discovers any defects in them, or any mistake in their number or dimensions. He is also to examine very carefully whether they be perfectly dry when they are put into the sail room, and if any part of them be damp, the first to a proper opportunity may be taken to dry them.
III.
He is to be attentive to see all the sails correctly tallied, and so disposed of in the sail rooms, as to enabled him to find immediately any that may be wanted.
IV.
He is to inspect frequently the condition of the sails in the sail-rooms, to see that they are not injured by leaks or vermin, and he is to report to the boatswain whenever it shall be necessary to have them taken upon the deck to be dried: he is to repair them whenever they require it, and to use his best endeavors to keep them always fit for service.
V.
Before he shall be allowed to receive his wages, he will be required to produce a certificate signed by the captain of his sobriety, obedience and attention to his duty.1808 Regulations and Instructions Relating to His Majesty's Service at Sea. W. Winchester & Son. London.
