 He served aboard the screw sloop-of-war in the North Atlantic Squadron from 1873 to 1874, then had a tour of shore duty at the Navys Bureau of Steam Engineering from 1875 to 1877 and was promoted to first assistant engineer on 21 September 1877.He then returned to sea in the Asiatic Squadron, first aboard the gunboat from 1877 to 1878, then aboard the tug from 1878 to 1880.After another tour at the Bureau of Steam Engineering from 1880 to 1881, Bayley was on special duty with the United States Department of the Navy from 1881 to 1885.