Section 89 in The Naval Ceremonial, Conditions Of Service And Miscellaneous Regulations, 1964
89. President of a Republic, Royal Personage, Flag Officer or Commodore, passing in Boat.
(1)When a President, or Royal personage is passing in a boat or tender, or when the Flag Officer, or Commodore as specified in Regulation 84, with his flag or broad pendant flying in a boat or tender, is passing a ship not under way, the guard and band shall be paraded, the bugles sounding, and the salute as laid down in Regulations 82 to 84 given, unless otherwise ordered.(2)If a ship, not under way, is flying the flag or broad pendant of an officer senior to the Flag Officer or Commodore passing in a boat or tender, the "alert" shall be sounded on the bugle but guard and band shall not be paraded.(3)When a Flag Officer, Commodore, or officer of equivalent rank, in uniform is passing a ship not under way in a boat showing a Red or Blue disc as appropriate, the "alert" shall be sounded on the bugle.
