Naval Forces Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1925. No. 36.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1918.

I, THE GOVERNOR GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the NavalDefence Act 1910-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-fifth day of February, 1925.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

NEVILLE HOWSE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of Naval Forces Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1921, No. 1, as amended to present date.)

 

1. Regulation 49 is amended as follows:—

(1) By omitting from clause (a) of sub-regulation (2) the word “Cadets” and inserting in its stead the word “Midshipmen” and by omitting the words “at least three years”.

(2) By omitting from clause (b) of sub-regulation (2) the words “provided that for the first selection the limitation as to age shall not apply”.

2. After regulation 49 the following regulation is inserted:—

“49a. On completion of training as Cadet Midshipman in the Training Cruiser, or on passing out of the Naval College when no training in Training Cruiser is carried out, Midshipmen shall be allotted, by the Naval Board according to the requirements of the Service, to the Executive or Engineer Branch, due consideration being given to the wishes of each Officer as to which branch he desires to join: provided that, in the event of the number of Cadet Midshipmen available exceeding the estimated requirements of other branches mentioned, the Naval Board may allot any Cadet Midshipman in excess of such requirements to the Accountant Branch: provided also that, in special cases, any Officer may on the recommendation of the Naval Board be transferred from one branch to another at any time before he attains the rank of Lieutenant.

(2) Paymaster Midshipmen who have been trained at the R.A.N. College will be eligible for examination for the rank of Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant at the same time as Midshipmen of the Executive Branch are due for examination in seamanship, i.e., two years and four months after leaving the Training Cruiser.

(3) On attaining the rank of Lieutenant, all Officers of the Executive Branch shall be liable to be allotted to one of the specialist branches, e.g., gunnery, torpedo, navigation, &c, according to the requirements of the Service as determined by the Naval Board, due consideration being given to the wishes of each Officer as to the branch in which he desires to specialize.

 

(4) The subsequent training, service, and promotion of each Officer shall be generally in accordance with the several schemes in force in the Royal Navy from time to time relating to his particular branch of the Naval Service, subject to any variations ordered by the Naval Board to meet local conditions.

3. Regulation 59 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“59. To qualify for appointment to the Naval Instructor Branch, a candidate must have a degree in mathematics or physics from a recognized university.”

     

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