Ship being formed on — That ship becomes the Guide.
Ship becoming pivot — That ship becomes the Guide.
Wheel in single column / diamond — The leading ship becomes the Guide.
Wheel in multiple columns — The leading ship of the pivot column becomes the Guide.
Simultaneous wheel, multiple lines — The leading or pivot ship of each line becomes line guide; the leading (or pivot) ship of the line containing the previous Guide becomes the new Guide.
Line being formed on — The guide of that line becomes the Guide.
Guide hauling out — If a line guide signals to disregard his movements and hauls out, the next ship in that line becomes line guide. If the line guide is not at the end of his line, the next ship astern (in columns) or to starboard (in line abreast / line of bearing) becomes line guide. Where the Guide hauls out, the new guide of that line becomes the Guide.
Guide ceases to be line guide — In a manoeuvre performed simultaneously by each line, the new line guide of that line becomes the Guide.
Forming loose line of column — The leading ship automatically becomes Guide.
Search turn — The wing ship on the side away from the direction of the new course turns to the course indicated and becomes the Guide.
