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1. The surgeon will select his medical supplies with great care, and assure that what is brought aboard is of sufficient quantity and quality

2. The medical supplies and instruments will be examined and certified by the Port Surgeon. They will be locked in a chest for which the key will be given to the Ship's Clerk. He will not release it until the ship has sailed.

3. He will keep a detailed journal in which he will register the names of the sick, their illness, dosage of medicine, and will submit the register each week to the Chaplain and Clerk who will inturn report on the effectiveness of the remedies.

4. He will provide help to the sick, make them as comfortable as possible, and will visit them as often as possible.

5. He will ensure that the Supplies Clerk furnishes the food for the sick and in the event that they fail to do so, notify the Captain and Clerk.

6. He will notify the captain each day of the condition of the sick and injured, and especially of those in critical condition.

7. He will advise the Chaplain of those who are seriously ill, so that they may receive a spiritual ministry.

8.He will not receive from any seaman or soldier any recompense on pain of the loss of his appointment.

9. During combat, he will situate himself at his station, without going on deck, and he will provide a place to receive the injured, and to do all he can to bandage their wounds.

10. As soon as the ship arrives in port for the lay-up, he will submit his chest of medicines and remedies to the Clerk, who will convey it to the general storeroom where it will be examined by the Port Surgeon. The medicines that have spoiled will be thrown into the sea, and those that are good will be given to a hospital for the benefit of the sick.