ART. 1. The Commanders of all ships and vessels belonging to the Pendronian Royal Navy, are strictly required to show in themselves a good example of honor and virtue to their officers and enlisted, and to be very vigilant in inspecting the behavior of all such as are under them, and to discountenance and suppress all dissolute, immoral and disorderly practices; and also, such as are contrary to the rules of discipline and obedience, and to correct those who are guilty of the same according to the usage of the sea.

ART. 2. No Commander shall inflict any punishment upon a sailor beyond twelve lashes upon their bare back with a cat of nine-tails; if the fault shall deserve a greater punishment, he is to apply to the Senior Fleet Admiral of the navy in order to the trying of the person by a court martial, and in the mean time they may put the person in question under confinement.

ART. 3. The Captain is never by their own authority to discharge a commission or warrant officer, nor to punish or strike them, but they may suspend or confine them; and when the captain comes in the way of the Senior Fleet Admiral, apply to them for holding a court-martial.

ART. 4. The officer who commands by accident of the Captain's absence (unless they be absent for a time by leave) shall not order any correction but confinement; and upon the Captain's return on board, they shall then give an account of their reasons for so doing.

ART. 5. A convenient place shall be set apart for sick or hurt sailors, to be removed with their hammocks and bedding when the surgeon shall advise the same to be necessary: and some of the crew shall be appointed to attend and serve them and to keep the place clean.

ART. 6. All ships furnished with fishing tackle, being in such places where fish is to be had, the Captain is to employ some of the company in fishing, the fish to be distributed daily to such persons as are sick, or upon recovery, if the surgeons recommend it; and the surplus by turns amongst the messes of the officers and sailor without favour or partiality, and gratis, without any deduction of their allowance or provisions on that account.

ART. 7. It is left to the discretion of the Commander of squadrons to shorten the allowance of provisions according to the exigence of the service, taking care that the sailors be punctually paid for the same. The like power is given to Captains of single ships in cases of absolute necessity.

ART. 8. If any ships of the Pendronian Royal Navy shall happen to come into port in want of provisions, the warrant of a Fleet Admiral shall be sufficient to the agent or other instrument of the victualling to supply the quantity wanted; and in urgent cases where delay may be hurtful, the warrant of the Captain of the ship shall be of equal effect.

ART. 9. All the papers, charter parties, bills of lading, pass-ports and other writings whatever, found on board any ship or ships which shall be taken shall be carefully preserved, and the originals sent to the Senior Fleet Admiral for judging concerning such prize or prizes; and if any person or persons shall willfully or negligently destroy, or suffer to be destroyed, any such paper or papers, he or they so offending, shall forfeit their share of such prize or prizes, and suffer such other punishment as they shall be judged by a court-martial to deserve.

ART. 10. When in sight of the ship or ships of the enemy, and at such other times as may appear to make it necessary to prepare for engagement, the Captain shall order all things in his ship in a proper posture for fight, and shall in his own person, and according to his duty, heart on and encourage the inferior officers and men to fight courageously, and not to behave themselves faintly or cry for quarters on pain of such punishment as the offence shall appear to deserve for his neglect.

ART. 11. Any Captain or other officer, mariner or others, who shall basely desert their duty or station in the ship and run away while the enemy is engaged, or in time of action, or entice others to do so, shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial shall think proper to inflict.

ART. 12. No person in or belonging to the ship shall utter any words of sedition and mutiny, nor endeavor to make any mutinous assemblies upon any pretence whatsoever upon such penalty as a court-martial shall inflict.

ART. 13. Any officer, sailor or marine, who shall begin to excite, cause, or join in any mutiny or sedition in the ship to which they belong on any pretence whatsoever, shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial shall think proper to inflict.

ART. 14. None shall presume to quarrel with, or strike their superior officer, on pain of such punishment as a court-martial shall order to be inflicted.

ART. 15. If any person shall apprehend they have just cause of complaint, they shall quietly and decently make the same known to his superior officer, or to the Captain, as the case may require, who will take care that justice be done them.

ART. 16. There shall be no quarreling or fighting between ship mates on board any ship belonging to the Pendronian Royal Navy, nor shall there be used any reproachful or provoking speeches tending to make quarrels and disturbance on pain of imprisonment, and such other punishment as a court-martial shall think proper to inflict.

ART. 17. If any person shall sleep upon his watch, or negligently perform the duty which shall be enjoined him to do, or forsake his station, he shall suffer such punishment as a court-martial shall think proper to inflict, according to the nature of his offence.

ART. 18. All murder shall be punished with death or such other punishment as a court-martial shall think proper to inflict..

ART. 19. All robbery and theft shall be punished at the discretion of a court-martial.

ART. 20. The Captain, officers and others shall use their utmost endeavors to detect, apprehend and bring to punishment, all offenders, and shall at all times readily assist the officers appointed for that purpose in the discharge of their duty on pain of their being proceeded against, and punished by a court-martial at discretion.

ART. 21. All other faults, disorders and misdemeanors which shall be committed on board or in service of any ship belonging to the Pendronian Royal Navy, and which are not herein mentioned, shall be punished according to the laws and customs in such cases used at sea.

ART. 22. A court-martial shall consist of at least three Captains, and three Lieutenants. The president of a court-marshal shall be determined by senior rank, and then by length of term in highest rank attained.

ART. 23. All sea officers of the same denomination shall take rank of the officers of the marines.

ART. 24. Every member of a court-martial shall take the following oath, viz. "You swear that you will, well and truly and impartially determine the cause of the prisoner now to be tried according to the rules of the Pendronian Royal Navy." Which oath shall be duly administered by the President to the other members, and the President shall himself be sworn by the officer in the said court next in rank.

ART. 25. The sentence of a court martial for any capital offence shall not be put in execution until it be confirmed by the Senior Fleet Admiral of the Pendronian Royal Navy, and it shall be the duty of the President of every court-martial to transmit, to the Senior Fleet Admiral every sentence which shall be given, with a summary of the evidence and proceedings thereon by the first opportunity. The execution of sentence shall not be carried out until the Senior Fleet Admiral has communicated that he has reviewed the evidence and proceedings.

ART. 26. The Commander in Chief of the fleet for the time being, shall have power to pardon and remit any sentence of death that shall be given in consequence of any of the aforementioned articles.

ART. 27. The President of every court-martial shall execute the sentence of the court-marshal, within reason.

ART. 28. All officers shall be commisioned out of the enlisted ranks only. Future officers must pass through both the enlisted ranks of the Navy and the Marnies before proceeding to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.

ART. 29. 3rd Lieutenant is rank for the training only of new officers. Rank of 3rd Lt. is possible to hold without the completion of both Naval and Marines. Future officers still must complete both enlisted branches before continuing on to the officers rank of 2nd Lt.

ART. 30. In keeping with Maritime tradition, all orders shall be acknowledged with an "aye aye" instead of the land based tradition of "yes".