U.S. Navy Regulations

"An officer should be thoroughly acquainted with the U.S. Navy Regulations. These have been compiled throughout the years. They are based on the accumulated knowledge of generations of naval officers. Each article has some history behind it and has been purposely recorded to prevent repetition of an error. Certainly one cannot go wrong if he follows to the best of his ability those regulations. Of all the professional books available to the inexperienced officer, none is more valuable to him as the U.S. Navy Regulations."

From the Third Edition, 1941, WATCH OFFICER'S GUIDE