Salutes

The President or an ex-President of the United States visiting a vessel of the navy, or a navy yard, receives 21 guns; the Vice-President of an ex-Vice-President and the Secretary of the Navy, 19 guns; members of the Cabinet, Justices of the Supreme Court and Governors of States, 17 guns; a committee of Congress, officially visiting a vessel or navy yard, 17 guns; ministers, 15 guns; a commissioner, 11 guns; a consul-general, 9 guns; a consul, 7 guns; a vice-consul, 5 guns; an officer having the rank of admiral, 17 guns; vice-admiral, 15 guns; rear admiral, 13 guns; commodore, 11 guns; Chiefs of Bureau of the Navy Department, 11 guns; a foreign sovereign and members of a royal family when visiting a vessel of the navy receive the same number of guns as prescribed for the President. An officer or enlisted man is required to salute his superior officer on meeting by raising the cap.