The weapons officer took the torpedo firing trigger to the nine o'clock standby position.
He watched as the weapons officer rotated the trigger to the standby position.
Then he instructed the navigator to hold the ship in standby position and to disregard their erstwhile opponent for the time being.
RB 3 was in a standby position.
The Lotus was in standby position.
The kicker and the stoppers are both connected to springs, which hold them in a standby position.
She then anchored in standby position while the rest of the force bombarded the two islands.
In its standby position the card platform is slung across the back and carried by a strap, leaving both arms free.
The tubes, now empty, rotated back to their standby position.
Remain in standby positions until further orders are issued.