---
kind: "unit"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
key: "stC/ptII/ch821"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 821"
heading: "Officers in Command"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/stC-ptII-ch821"
sections_count: 10
---

# Chapter 821 — Officers in Command

Title 10 — Armed Forces › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › Part II — Personnel

## Sections

- [§8162. Aviation commands: eligibility](/usc/10/8162.md)
- [§8163. Naval shipyards](/usc/10/8163.md)
- [§8164. Marine Corps officers: limitation on power to command](/usc/10/8164.md)
- [§8165. Staff corps officers: limitation on power to command](/usc/10/8165.md)
- [§8166. Precedence accorded commanding officers](/usc/10/8166.md)
- [§8167. Requirement of exemplary conduct](/usc/10/8167.md)
- [§8168. Consular powers: senior officer present afloat](/usc/10/8168.md)
- [§8169. Policy as to leave and liberty](/usc/10/8169.md)
- [§8171. Continuation of authority after loss of vessel or aircraft](/usc/10/8171.md)
- [§8172. Marine Corps organizations on vessels: authority of officers](/usc/10/8172.md)