A higher rate of pay is allowed to a chief engineer as well as to other naval officers when performing sea duty than when engaged on shore duty. Rev. Stat. § 1556. And Rev. Stat. § 1571 provides as follows:
"No service shall be regarded as sea service except such as shall be performed at sea, under the orders of...
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