Charges against petty officers and serious charges against other ratings should be preferred by a regulating petty officer, and charges against chief petty officers should if possible be preferred by the Master at Arms.
Izimangalo ezibekwa kubaphathi abancinane kwakunye nezimangalo ezinzima ezibekwa kwabanye zinokuxhomekeka kubaphathi abancinci abalawulayo, kwaye izimangalo ezibekwa kubaphathi abancinci mazixoxwe ukuba kunokwenzeka ngabaphathi bezixhobo zokulwa.