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| Article I |
| No person is to be rated Caulker, who is not appointed by a Warrant from the Commissioners of the Navy. |
Caulker to be appointed by warrant. |
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| Article II |
| The Caulker is to be under the immediate direction of the Carpenter ; he is to be very attentive in examining frequently the caulking of the Ship's sides and decks, particularly in those parts where the seams are most likely to be opened, by the working of the Ship. He is to report to the Carpenter any part of the caulking which he finds defective and, when he is directed to repair it, he is to be careful that the oakum he uses is dry and in good condition ; and if any men be employed to assist him, he is to see that their work is perfectly well executed. |
To be under the immediate direction of the Carpenter ; to be attentive in examining the caulking of the Ship�s sides and decks. |
| Article III |
| Before the Caulker can receive his wages, he will he required to produce certificates from the Carpenter of the Ship, and the Master Caulker of every Dock Yard at which the Ship shall have been refitted, that he has been attentive to his duty, and has kept the caulking of the Ship in as good order as the state of the Ship would admit.
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To produce certificates from the Carpenter and Master Caulker of the Dock Yard |
