2013 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps (§§ 5001 - 7921)
Part II - PERSONNEL (§§ 5401 - 6522)
Chapter 551 - OFFICERS IN COMMAND (§§ 5941 - 5955)
Section 5946 - Precedence accorded commanding officers
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 551 - OFFICERS IN COMMAND Sec. 5946 - Precedence accorded commanding officers |
| Contains | section 5946 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 372. |
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The commanding officer of a vessel or of a naval station takes precedence over all officers under his command.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 372.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 5946 | 34 U.S.C. 246. | R.S. 1468. |
The word "placed" is omitted as surplusage. The words "of war" are omitted to avoid an erroneous implication that the section does not apply to the commanding officers of noncombatant ships of the Navy. As of the date of enactment of R.S. 1468, all vessels of the Navy were "vessels of war"; the elimination of the words, therefore, preserves the purpose of the statute.
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