Regulations and Instructions for Universal Training - Royal Australian Naval Reserve (O) (Adult) (Provisional) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
1912. No. 210.
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PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-11.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910-11 should come into immediate operation, and further, should be taken to have come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1912, and make the Regulations to come into operation accordingly as Provisional Regulations.
Dated this twenty-third day of October, One thousand nine hundred and twelve.
DENMAN,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
G. F. PEARCE.
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REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNIVERSAL TRAINING.
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ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE (O) (ADULT).
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The following Regulations shall not apply in the case of Naval Reserve (M), who will continue under Regulations existing at 30th June, 1912.
NAVAL RESERVE FORCES.
SECTION I.—ORGANIZATION.
Director of Naval Reserves
1. The Director of Naval Reserves shall, subject to the control of the Naval Board, be charged with the administration of all matters relating to the Citizen Naval Forces.
Districts and Sub-Districts.
2. The Royal Australian Naval Reserve (referred to hereinafter as Naval Reserve) shall be divided into Districts and affiliated Sub-districts, each classified as a ship of war according to its establishment, as follows:—
| District. | Affiliated Sub-districts. |
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Brisbane......................................... |
Thursday Island |
| Cairns | |
| Townsville | |
| Rockhampton | |
| Bundaberg | |
| Maryborough | |
| Brisbane |
C.14530.—Price 8d.
| District. | Affiliated Sub-districts. |
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Sydney........................................... |
Newcastle |
| Sydney and Suburbs | |
| *Melbourne (Head-Quarters—Port Melbourne) | |
| Port Fairy | |
| Portland | |
| Hobart............................................ | Launceston |
| Hobart | |
| Fremantle....................................... | Albany |
| Fremantle | |
| Port Adelaide.................................. | Adelaide (including Port Adelaide and Largs Bay) |
* Melbourne includes Port Melbourne, Williamstown and Geelong.
Additional Districts.
Additional Districts or Sub-Districts may be formed with the approval of the Naval Board.
District Naval Officers.
3. Each District shall be in charge of a Commissioned Officer termed the District Naval Officer.
Sub-District Naval Officers.
4. Each Sub-District shall be in charge of an Officer, termed the Sub-District Naval Officer.
Formation into Ships’ Companies.
5. For administrative purposes the Naval Reserves in Districts and Sub-Districts shall be formed into Ships’ Companies or portions of Ships’ Companies.
Classification of Districts.
6. Districts with a Naval Reserve of between 701 and 900 shall be considered as having a battleship’s complement.
Districts with a Naval Reserve of 501 to 700 shall be considered as first-class cruisers.
Districts with a Naval Reserve of 301 to 500 shall be considered as second-class cruisers.
Districts with a Naval Reserve of 101 to 300 shall be considered as third-class cruisers.
Sub-Districts with a Naval Reserve of 51 to 100 shall be considered as a watch of a third-class cruiser.
Sub-Districts with a Naval Reserve of 50 or less shall be considered as Depôts for the artisan class and for signalmen.
7. The following tables show (a) the Officers authorized for each District and Sub-District, and (b) the authorized establishment of Petty Officers and Men for a battleship, first, second, and third-class cruisers:—
Complements of Officers.
| Brisbane. | Sydney. | Melbourne. | Adelaide. | Fremantle. | Hobart. | Thursday Island. | Cairns. | Townsville. | Rockhampton. | Bundaberg. | Maryborough. | Newcastle. | Geelong. | Port Fairy. | Portland. | Albany. | Launceston. | — | ||
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| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | Lieutenant in Command | ||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Lieutenant | ||
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sub-Lieutenant | ||
| 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Midshipman | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | Engineer Lieutenant | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Engineer Sub-Lieutenant | ||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Engineer Midshipman | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Medical Officer | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paymaster | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Assistant Paymaster | ||
Promotion of Officers.
In order to prevent stagnation, especially in small Sub-Districts, the promotion of Officers, if qualified, shall be allowed even though vacancies do not exist, but such promotion shall not necessarily entail any promotion to the lower rank so vacated. On the retirement of the Officer so promoted, his place shall be filled by the promotion of an Officer to the lower rank to which the District is entitled.
(Table “B.”)
Ships’ Companies.
| Authorized Establishment. | Battleship. | 1st Class Cruiser. | 2nd Class Cruiser. | 3rd Class Cruiser. |
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Petty Officer (a)....................................................... |
12 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
| Leading Seaman (b)................................................. | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| Able Seaman............................................................ | 350 | 275 | 200 | 125 |
| Ordinary Seaman..................................................... | ||||
| Yeoman of Signals (a)............................................. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Leading Signalman (b)............................................ | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Signalman................................................................ | 100 | 75 | 50 | 30 |
| Ordinary Signalman................................................. | ||||
| Sailmaker (a)........................................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sailmater’s Mate (b)................................................ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| (Bugler (A.B.’s)....................................................... | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4) |
| (Included in the above.)— | ||||
| Engine-Room Artificer (a)...................................... | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Electrician (a).......................................................... | ||||
| Stoker Petty Officer (a)........................................... | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Leading Stoker (b)................................................... | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 |
| Stoker....................................................................... | 300 | 225 | 150 | 75 |
| Stoker, Second-class................................................ | ||||
| Carpenter’s Mate (a)............................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Leading Carpenter’s Crew (b)................................. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Carpenter’s Crew..................................................... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Blacksmith (a)......................................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Blacksmith’s Mate (b)............................................. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Plumber (a).............................................................. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Plumber’s Mate (b).................................................. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Painter (a)................................................................ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Painter’s Mate (b).................................................... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cooper (a)................................................................ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooper’s Mate (b)................................................... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cooper’s Crew......................................................... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Armourer (a)............................................................ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Armourer’s Mate (b)............................................... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Armourer’s Crew..................................................... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Ship’s Steward (a)................................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Second Ship’s Steward (b)...................................... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ship’s Steward’s Assistant...................................... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| First Writer (a)......................................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Second Writer (b).................................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Third Writer............................................................. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sick Berth Steward (a)............................................ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Second Sick Berth Steward (b)............................... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sick Berth Attendant................................................ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 900 | 700 | 500 | 300 |
References—(a) Petty Officer Ratings; (b) Leading Ratings.
These complements are based on the maximum number allowed for each class of ship. In Districts where the actual strength does not reach such maximum, the artisan and signal ratings should first be filled, if suitable men are available. The Seaman and Stoker Classes should bear any necessary shortage, the Petty Officer and Leading Rates in these Classes being reduced to correspond with the actual numbers of Able Seamen and Stokers borne.
Numbers allowed in any rank may be exceeded.
Numbers in excess of those authorized for any particular rank or rating may be borne on the strength, provided that there are vacancies in higher ranks or ratings, and that the total establishment is not exceeded.
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SECTION II.—PRECEDENCE AND COMMAND.
Command afloat.
8. No Officer of the Naval Reserve shall have Naval command afloat unless duly qualified under the Regulations of the Royal Australian Navy or with the approval of the Naval Board.
Seniority of Officers.
9. The seniority of Officers in the Naval Reserve in their respective ranks shall be regulated by the date of their appointments, or, in case of first appointment, by the order in which the names appear in the Gazette in which their appointments are notified.
Under command of Permanent Force when training.
10. The Officers, Petty Officers, and Men of the Naval Reserve, when afloat for training, shall be under the command of the Commanding Officer or other superior Officer of the ship in which they may be, and on shore under the command of the District or Sub-District Naval Officer attached to their port.
SECTION III.—OFFICERS.
Appointments.
11. The Naval Board may, on the recommendation of the Director of Naval Reserves, and subject to the qualifications and conditions hereinafter provided, recommend suitable candidates for appointment to, or commission in, the Naval Reserve.
Physical fitness.
12. No candidate will be accepted unless he is certified as medically fit for service by a Naval or other qualified surgeon.
Parentage.
13. Candidates must be of pure European descent, and the sons of natural-born or naturalized British subjects.
Age for first appointment.
14. The age for first appointment of Officers shall not exceed:—
Midshipman................................................................................................................................... 21 Engineer Midshipman.................................................................................................................. 21 Sub-Lieutenant.............................................................................................................................. 25 Engineer Sub-Lieutenant............................................................................................................. 25 Assistant Paymaster..................................................................................................................... 25 Lieutenant...................................................................................................................................... 30 Engineer Lieutenant..................................................................................................................... 30 Paymaster....................................................................................................................................... 30 Commander................................................................................................................................... 32
Selection.
15. Officers shall be selected from members of the Citizen Naval Forces, provided they hold the necessary qualifications as hereinafter laid down. Provided that the limitation in this section in respect to length of service qualifying for promotion shall not apply except in so far as may be found practicable until the expiration of two years from the commencement of the training prescribed in Section 125, para. (c) of the Defence Act.
Absence without leave.
16. The Commission of an Officer absent without leave for a period of three months or upwards may be cancelled by the Governor-General.
Resignation of rank.
17. Any Officer may, at his own request and with the approval of the Naval Board, resign his rank and revert to any rating previously held by him, but he shall not be allowed to do so in order to avoid trial by Court Martial.
Midshipmen.
18. A candidate for the rank of Midshipman must hold a certificate equal to that of the VI. Class of a State School or Technical College, and have served in the Senior Naval Cadets for three years, have been classed efficient for that time, and have passed for the rating of Petty Officer in the Naval Reserve (Adult) one year before appointment (as Midshipman).
Sub-Lieutenants.
19. The Sub-Lieutenant List shall be maintained by promotion from Midshipmen of not less than three years’ seniority.
Provisional appointments.
20. Sub-Lieutenants shall be appointed provisionally for one year, during which time they must pass the examinations as prescribed.
Confirmation of appointments.
On passing these examinations and satisfactorily completing the probationary period, their appointments may be confirmed.
Failure to pass examinations.
21. Officers failing to pass the examinations shall not have their appointments confirmed. The probationary period, may, however, on the recommendation of the Naval Board, be extended for a further period not exceeding six months, but any such extension will entail a corresponding loss of seniority in the Service. Should Officers fail to pass any deferred examination, their appointments shall be cancelled.
Lieutenants.
22. The Lieutenant List shall be maintained by promotions from Sub-Lieutenants of not less than two years’ seniority, who have qualified by passing the examination as laid down for that rank.
Commanders.
23. Commanders shall be selected from Lieutenants of not less than five years’ seniority.
Requalification.
24. Sub-Lieutenants and Lieutenants must pass a re-qualifying examination every three years.
Engineer Midshipmen.
25. A candidate for the rank of Engineer Midshipman must have served in the Senior Naval Cadets for three years, and have been classed efficient for that time. He must be an Engineering student at some recognised institution or an indentured apprentice or articled pupil at an approved Engineering establishment, and have attended a Technical College for his academic instruction.
Engineer Sub-Lieutenants.
23. Engineer Sub-Lieutenants shall be selected from Engineer Midshipmen of not less than three years’ seniority, must have completed a satisfactory training, and must pass the prescribed examination.
Engineer Lieutenants.
27. Engineer Lieutenants shall be selected from Engineer Sub-Lieutenants of not less than three years’ seniority, and must pass the prescribed examination.
Assistant Paymasters.
28. Assistant Paymasters must be not less than 20 years of age and hold a certificate of education equal to that of the VI. Class of a State School or Technical College, and have a good knowledge of, and at least three years’ experience in, the keeping of accounts.
Paymasters.
29. Paymasters shall be selected from Assistant Paymasters of not less than five years’ service, and must pass the prescribed examination.
Medical Officers.
30. In addition to the District and Sub-District Medical Officers, the Naval Board may recommend for appointment to the Reserve, with the rank of Surgeon, such number of duly qualified medical practitioners as may be deemed necessary, and Officers so appointed may be promoted to Staff Surgeon on the recommendation of the Naval Board.
Honorary Officers.
31. The Naval Board may recommend the appointment to any District of such Honorary Officers as they may see fit.
Uniform and pay.
32. Honorary Officers may wear the uniform of their respective ranks but shall not be entitled to receive any emoluments.
Unattached List.
Age for placing on List.
33. Commanders shall be placed on the Unattached List after two years’ service in that rank, or on attaining the age of 33.
Lieutenants, Engineer Lieutenants and Paymasters shall be placed on the Unattached List after five years’ service in that rank, or on attaining the age of 31.
Sub-Lieutenants and Engineer Sub-Lieutenants shall be placed on the Unattached List after five years’ service in that rank, or on attaining the age of 28.
Midshipmen and Engineer Midshipmen shall be placed on the Unattached List after seven years’ service in that rank, or on attaining the age of 26.
Assistant Paymasters shall be placed on the Unattached List after seven years’ service in that rank, or on attaining the age of 27.
Duties, pay, etc.
34. The services of Unattached Officers shall at all times be at the disposal of the Naval Board. Unattached Officers shall not perform any duty without the approval of the Naval Board.
Unattached Officers when called up for duty may receive the pay of their rank in the Naval Reserve.
Retired List.
Voluntary retirement.
35. Officers, on attaining the age of 28, or at any time thereafter, may be allowed to retire with permission to retain their rank and wear their uniform, and may, on the recommendation of the Naval Board, be accorded a step of Honorary rank.
Age for retirement.
36. Commanders shall be placed on the Retired List at the age of 50.
Lieutenants, Engineer Lieutenants, and Paymasters shall be placed on the Retired List at the age of 45.
Sub-Lieutenants, Engineer Sub-Lieutenants and Assistant Paymasters shall be placed on the Retired List at the age of 40.
Midshipmen and Engineer Midshipmen shall be placed on the Retired List at the age of 27.
Extension of service.
The Governor-General may, nevertheless, require any Officer who would otherwise so retire, notwithstanding his age, to continue to perform his duty for a period not exceeding two years.
Officers to report themselves annually.
37. All Officers on the Unattached and Retired Lists shall report themselves in writing once a year to the Naval Secretary. Failing this, their names may be removed from the Forces List.
Resignation may be cancelled.
38. The Governor-General may, on the application of the person concerned, cancel the resignation of any Officer who has been employed under the Acts, and may place him on the Unattached or Retired List.
Duties of Officers.
Commander.
39. A Commanding Officer is to see that the Officers are practically instructed in their duties. He will, at his discretion, direct the Officers to take command of the drill and in his presence exercise the detachment.
Officers’ capabilities to be brought to the notice of the D.N.R.
40. He will bring specially to the notice of the Director, through the proper channel, without favour or partiality, any Officer who may be distinguished for attention to and proficiency in his duties, as well as those who from incapacity or habitual inattention have a deficient knowledge of their duties or show an indisposition to afford their superior Officers that support that the latter have a right to expect, or conduct themselves in a manner injurious to the efficiency and the credit of the Service.
Officers’ abilities.
41. A Commanding Officer shall at all times make himself thoroughly acquainted with the abilities of each of the Officers placed under his charge, so as to assist the District Naval Officer in the appreciation of the Naval acquirements of those under his command.
Dress and appearance of men.
42. Great attention is required from Commanding Officers with regard, to the cleanliness of the clothing, arms, and accoutrements of the Men. The dress and appearance, as well as the demeanour of the Men, should, on all occasions and in all situations, be such as to create a respect for the Service.
Standing Orders
43. An Officer in temporary command is not to give out any Standing Orders, or alter those issued by his superior Officer, without reference to the latter.
Promulgation of General Orders, etc.
44. Commanding Officers are to cause every order issued for general information and guidance to be made known to all those in their command. They are to afford all those under their command every facility for becoming acquainted with changes in Regulations and Orders.
Orders to be read to the men.
45. All Orders relating to the Reserves are to be read and explained immediately after such Orders are received, and those of an important nature are to be read on four successive musters and drills.
Lieutenants.
Bad language to be checked.
48. A lieutenant is to see that all subordinates perform their duties with diligence and propriety. He is to check all profane swearing and improper or obscene language, and all disturbances, noises, or confusion.
To be attentive to the men.
47. He is to be particularly attentive to the Company under him, keeping a list of their names, ratings, and conduct. He is to see that the subordinate Officers are constant in their attention to their Men, and he is to encourage them to perform their duties with strictness, but in a spirit of kindliness and thoughtfulness for the Men, checking them whenever he may observe any tendency to undue harshness or irritating language.
Cleanliness and dress.
43. He is to see that the Men of his Company are at all times as clean as their duties will allow, that they are properly dressed, and that their clothes and accoutrements are in good order and not requiring repair. He is to take opportunities of examining those who may be habitually careless or dirty, and to adopt such measures for correcting them and leading them into better habits as may be necessary.
Arms and accoutrements.
49. He is to see that the Men of his Company take care of their arms, accoutrements, and their clothing, and that they do not use them for any purpose unconnected with the Service.
Deficiencies in kit.
50. He is to bring to the notice of his Commanding Officer any cases of any of his Company being short or deficient of any articles allowed by the Regulations.
Advancement.
51. He is to submit to his Commanding Officer the names of such Men as from zeal and ability are worthy of advancement, and he is to encourage and bring forward those who are especially desirous of improving themselves in the knowledge of their duties.
Other Officer performing Lieutenants’ duties.
52. The above instructions for Lieutenants are to be observed respectively by all Officers of whatever rank, who may be called upon to perform duties usually assigned to Lieutenants.
Sub-Lieutenants.
To obey orders.
53. A Sub-Lieutenant is to be attentive to his duties and zealous in carrying into effect the several orders and directions he may from time to time receive from his superior Officers.
To supervise subordinates.
54. So far as practicable, he is to see that all subordinate Officers and all those of inferior rank to himself properly perform the duties required of them.
To acquaint himself with his men.
55. He is to provide himself, on joining, with a nominal roll of the Company to which he is attached, and as soon as possible, to make himself acquainted with the disposition, character, age, and service of each of his Men, and generally to afford every assistance to the Lieutenant of his Company.
Surgeons.
Attendance.
56. Medical Officers shall attend on such occasions as may be ordered by the District Naval Officer, or, in the case of an outport, by the Sub-District Naval Officer.
Duties and pay.
57. They shall perform the undermentioned duties, for which they shall receive pay as shown:—
(a) Examination of Cadets on enrolment for Naval Training, 2s. 6d. per head;
(b) Examination of Senior Naval Cadets on transfer to the Naval Reserve (Adult), 2s. 6d. per head;
(c) Attendance at Annual Continuous Training, target and rifle practice, £2 for whole day, £1 for half-day;
(d) Boards or Medical Surveys, £1.
Limits of pay.
58. The maximum amount of pay to be drawn for the above duties shall not, in any one year, without the approval of the Naval Board, exceed the total annual pay for Executive Officer of corresponding rank.
Substitute.
59. In the event of a Medical Officer being unable to attend any of the foregoing duties, he shall make arrangements with another Medical Officer to act for him without cost to the. Department, at the same time informing the District or Sub-District Naval Officer.
Engineer Officers.
Engineer Midshipmen.
60. An Engineer Midshipman shall assist the Engineer Officer of the Watch, if in a sea-going ship, or the Engineer-Officer of the Day in a Depôt Ship or Establishment.
Engineer Sub-Lieutenants.
61. An Engineer Sub-Lieutenant shall assist the Senior Engineer-Officer in Watchkeeping, in the care and maintenance of the machinery under his charge, and in the supervision of refits and repair of the same.
Engineer Lieutenants.
62. An Engineer Lieutenant shall be required to supervise, under the permanent Engineer-Officer, the refitting, repair and care and maintenance of the machinery under that Officer’s charge, and in his absence to initiate and supervise the same.
63. An Engineer Lieutenant shall also, in the absence of the permanent Engineer Officer, take charge of the ranks junior to him and ratings of the Engine Room department, detailing the mechanical ratings for their several duties, and be generally responsible for the efficiency and cleanliness of the materiel and personnel of the Engine Room department.
Accountant Officers.
Paymasters.
64. A Paymaster shall be required to assist the Permanent Staff in all matters pertaining to the payment or victualling of the Reserve Force.
He must keep himself acquainted with the Regulations generally and have especially a thorough knowledge of the methods of paying and victualling in the Royal Australian Navy, and the systems of keeping cash and store accounts.
Assistant Paymasters.
66. An Assistant Paymaster shall assist the Permanent Staff and the Paymaster in all matters pertaining to the payment and victualling of the Reserve Force, and must take every opportunity of making himself acquainted with the Regulations in force in the Royal Australian Navy in regard to pay and victualling, with the systems of keeping cash and store accounts, and with the Naval Regulations generally, so as to fit himself to become one of the members of the Paymaster’s Staff in any ship of the Royal Australian Navy.
Examination of Officers.
67. As regards candidates for Officers’ Commissions, lists are to be forwarded to the Director of Naval Reserves half-yearly on 31st May and 30th November, and Examining Boards will then be appointed.
SECTION IV.—PETTY OFFICERS AND MEN.
Transfer to Adult Force.
68. Before the 1st of July in the year in which a Cadet reaches the age of eighteen years, he shall be medically examined and, if found fit in every respect, shall transfer to the Naval Reserve (Adult) either as an acting artisan, ordinary seaman, or stoker, 2nd class. On transfer, a cadet must be in height 5 feet 2½ inches, with a mean chest measurement of 32 inches.
Seamen Ratings.
69. Able Seamen shall be selected from Ordinary Seamen, Leading Seamen from Able Seamen, and Petty Officers from Leading Seamen who have qualified for the superior rating.
Signal Ratings.
70. Ordinary Signalmen shall be selected from Ordinary Seamen (those who have held the rating of Signalmen in the Cadets being first selected), Signalmen from Ordinary Signalmen, Leading Signalmen from Signalmen, and Yeomen of Signals from Leading Signalmen who have qualified for the higher rating.
Stoker Ratings.
71. Stokers shall be selected from 2nd class Stokers, Leading Stokers from Stokers, and Stoker Petty Officers from Leading Stokers who have qualified for the higher rating.
Engine Room Artificers.
72. Reserve men whose trade is that of Fitter, Fitter and Turner, Boilermaker, Coppersmith, or Moulder, may, on transfer from the Cadets, be rated Acting Artificers, and on attaining the age of nineteen, shall be eligible for the rating of Engine-room Artificer, provided they have duly qualified in their trade and have passed the prescribed examination.
Electricians.
73. Reserve men who have a good knowledge of electrical work may, on transfer from the Cadets, be rated Acting Artificers, and on attaining the age of nineteen shall be eligible for the rating of Electrician, provided they have duly qualified in their trade and have passed the prescribed examination.
Carpenters and Shipwrights.
74. Reserve men whose trade is that of Shipwright or Joiner may, on transfer from the Cadets, be rated Carpenter’s Crew, and on attaining the age of nineteen shall be eligible for the rating of Leading Carpenter’s Crew, providing they are considered fit for that rating.
Carpenter’s Mates shall be selected from Leading Carpenter’s Crews who are duly qualified as Carpenters and Shipwrights, and have passed the prescribed examination.
Coopers.
75. Reserve men whose trade is that of Cooper may, on transfer from the Cadets, be rated Cooper’s Crew, and on attaining the age of nineteen shall be eligible for the rating of Cooper’s Mate, provided they are considered fit for that rating.
Coopers shall be selected from Cooper’s Crews who have passed the prescribed examination.
Blacksmiths, Plumbers, and Painters.
76. Reserve men whose trade is that of Blacksmith, Plumber, or Painter may, on transfer from the Cadets, be given the rating of Acting Artisan, and on attaining the age of nineteen shall be eligible for the rating of Blacksmith’s Mate, Plumber’s Mate, or Painter’s Mate, as the case may be, provided they have duly qualified in their trade and are considered fit for the higher rating.
Blacksmiths, Plumbers, and Painters shall be selected from Blacksmith’s Mates, Plumber’s Mates, and Painter’s Mates who have passed the prescribed examination.
Armourers.
77. A certain number of Reserve men with a mechanical training shall, on transfer from the Cadets, be selected for training with the Armourer and shall be given the rating of Armourer’s Crew; on attaining the age of nineteen they shall be eligible for the rating of Armourer’s Mate, provided they have passed the prescribed examination.
Armourers shall be selected from Armourer’s Mates who have qualified for the higher rating.
Sailmakers.
78. A certain number of Reserve men shall, on transfer from the Cadets, be selected for training in sail-making; on attaining the age of nineteen, they shall be eligible for the rating of Sailmaker’s Mate, provided they are considered fit for that rating.
Sailmakers shall be selected from Sailmaker’s Mates who have qualified for the higher rating.
Ship’s Stewards and Writers.
79. A certain number of Reserve men of suitable callings shall, on transfer from the Cadets, be selected for training under the Accountant Officer, and shall be given the rating of either Ship’s Steward’s Assistant or Third Writer. On attaining the age of nineteen they shall be eligible for the rating of Second Ship’s Steward or Second Writer, provided they have passed the prescribed examination.
Ship’s Stewards shall be selected from Second Ship’s Stewards, and First Writers from Second Writers who have qualified for the higher rating.
Sick Berth Staff.
80. A certain number of Reserve men shall, on transfer from the Cadets, be selected for training in ambulance work under the Medical Officer, and shall be given the rating of Sick Berth Attendant, and on attaining the age of nineteen shall be eligible for the rating of Second Sick Berth Steward, provided they have passed the prescribed examination.
Sick Berth Stewards shall be selected from Second Sick Berth Stewards who have qualified for the higher rating.
Powers to promote.
81. District Naval Officers are empowered to promote to Petty Officer and Leading Rates in accordance with these Regulations, and shall be responsible that the best and fittest men are selected for higher ratings irrespective of seniority.
D.N.O.’s to arrange examinations.
82. District Naval Officers are to make all arrangements in the Districts and Sub-Districts under their command for the holding of examinations for all ratings up to and including Petty Officers.
Examining Officers.
83. Whenever possible, examinations should be held by two Officers thoroughly conversant with the subjects of examination in the presence of the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer, and when two such Officers are not available, the District Naval Officer is to make such arrangements as will best meet the case, either by sending Officers from Head-Quarters, or by appointing Chief Petty Officers in lien. In the case of Second Sick Berth Steward, one Medical Officer may carry out the examination, if two are not available, and the number of Officers may be similarly reduced in the case of Artisan Ratings.
SECTION V.—DISCIPLINE.
Naval Defence Act to be read periodically.
84. The Naval Defence Act shall be read at least every six months at a general muster, and copies of the Naval Defence Act and the Regulations shall be always available to every Officer and Man so that ignorance of them cannot be pleaded as an excuse for an offence.
King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions.
85. The King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions for H.M. Navy, when not inconsistent with the Naval Defence Act 1910, and Acts amending the same and any Regulations made thereunder, shall be taken generally as a guide in all matters of discipline affecting the Naval Reserve.
Respect to superiors.
86. Officers of every rank should be impressed with the advantage which they individually, and the Service at large, will derive from the adoption towards those under them of a system of command and treatment which shall insure mutual respect between all ranks.
Checking use of improper language towards men.
87. Officers are to adopt such a system themselves, and are to require it to be adopted by the Petty Officers—the example of Officers will have the effect of checking the use of improper and offensive terms on the part of the Petty Officers towards the Men.
Correction and punishment.
88. If acts of intentional neglect or of insubordination should take place and the means of correction and punishment authorized by the Regulations of the Service have to be resorted to, these measures will have greater effect if not preceded by intemperate language.
Petty officers not to be reproved before men.
89. Officers are to avoid reproving Petty Officers for any irregularity, neglect of duty, or awkwardness, in the presence or hearing of the Men—unless it shall be necessary for the benefit of example that the reproof is public—lest their authority should be weakened or their self-respect lessened.
Officers to report improper conduct.
90. Officers are at all times accountable for the maintenance of good order and the rules and discipline of the Service, and they are to afford in these respects the utmost aid and support to their Senior Officer. It is their duty to take notice of, repress, and instantly report any negligence or impropriety of conduct in Petty Officers or Men when on duty.
Drunkenness, Gambling, etc.
91. Officers are to discountenance and suppress all cursing, swearing, drunkenness, gambling, rioting, and quarrelling, all abusive and irritating language to inferiors, all dissolute or disorderly conduct, and in general everything tending to the disparagement of religion or the promotion of vice and immorality.
Officers to set example of obedience.
92. Officers shall at all times, and under all circumstances, show an example of respect and obedience to their superiors, of unremitting attention to their duties, and of cheerful alacrity in performing them.
Commanding Officers to check abuse of power.
93. Commanding Officers shall see that all persons under their command obey the several instructions which are addressed to them or which, when of a general purport, concern them. They shall, whilst upholding the legitimate authority of all Officers under their command, check by timely rebukes any tendency they may notice to abuse of power, recommending by their example that firm but conciliatory manner of conducting duty which is the more sure way to gain the respect and confidence of the Men.
Cancellation of Commission for misconduct.
94. If an Officer of the Reserve is guilty of improper conduct, or of any civil offence bringing discredit on the Service, or is negligent in the performance of his duty, the Governor-General may cancel his commission, but before such cancellation the Officer shall be notified in writing of the complaint or charge against him, and shall be called upon to show cause in relation thereto.
Officers’ grievances.
95. If an Officer thinks himself wronged by his Commanding Officer, and, on due application made to him, does not receive the redress to which he may consider himself entitled, he may forward a complaint through the District Naval Officer to the Naval Board, which will inquire into and deal with such complaint.
Salutes to Officers.
96. Every person in the Reserve is to conduct himself in the discharge of his duty with the utmost respect to his superior Officers, and is, on all occasions of meeting, passing or addressing his superior Officers, knowing them to be such, whether afloat or ashore, to pay them the customary marks of respect.
Salutes to Military and Foreign Officers.
97. Officers and Men of the Reserve are to pay the customary mark of respect to the Officers of the Military Forces when in uniform, and also to foreign Officers.
Mode of saluting.
98. Salutes are to be made in a smart and decided manner; a slovenly mode of saluting is disrespectful and brings discredit upon the person saluting and also on the Service to which he belongs.
Offences of Officers and Petty Officers to be recorded.
99. Should a District Naval Officer find it necessary to reprimand an Officer or Petty Officer for any grave offence, he is to cause the facts to be entered in the Office Record Book and the statement is to be read by the person concerned, who is to sign his name to it, as evidence of his knowledge of the entry.
Complaints. How to be made.
100. If any member have cause to think himself aggrieved, he may represent his case to his Commanding Officer; any appeal against the decision of the Commanding Officer shall be made through the proper channel to the District Naval Officer, and any further appeal shall be made through these Officers for transmission to higher authorities.
Royal Australian Naval Regulations apply to Reserves.
101. All rules and regulations for the discipline and internal economy of the Royal Australian Navy shall be applicable to the members of the Naval Reserve when on duty ashore or afloat, provided that discharge or dismissal shall not be awarded as a punishment except by sentence of Court Martial, and then only in such cases as are mentioned in section 141 of the Defence Act.
Resignation of rating.
102. Petty Officers and Leading Hands may, with the consent of the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer, resign their rank and revert to any rating previously held by them, but they shall not be allowed to do so in order to avoid trial by Court Martial.
Record of resignation.
Such resignation, and that it was at the member’s own request shall be noted in the Record Book and signed by the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer, the written application being attached to the Duplicate Record Book.
SECTION VI.—TRAINING.
Naval Defence Act 1910, Sec. 40.
103. Persons who are liable under the Defence Act to be trained in the Citizen Forces and who are allotted to the Naval Forces, shall be subject to training as prescribed, and shall be subject to the Naval Defence Act and the Regulations, and shall, while undergoing training, be deemed to be members of the Citizen Naval Forces.
Period of training.
104. Training in the Citizen Naval Forces commences on the first day of July in the year in which the persons liable reach the age of eighteen years and continues for seven years, that is, until 30th June in the year in which they reach the age of 25 years.
Duration of training.
105. The prescribed training shall be, in each year ending the 30th day of June, of the following duration:—
In the Citizen Forces (Adult), the training shall be 25 whole-day drills, or their equivalent, of which not less than seventeen shall be in Camps of Continuous Training.
The following shall be the Camp referred to in Section 127: Any ship or training establishment used for Naval purposes.
Duration of drills.
106. The duration of a whole-day drill shall not be less than six hours, of a half-day drill not less than three hours, and of a night drill not less than one hour and a half.
Whole-day drills during Continuous Training include the whole of the 24 hours.
Commencement of drills.
107. Time of drills shall count from the time the class first embark or fall-in at a drill room or other shore establishment.
Notification of parades.
108. Statutory Parades, in accordance with Section 127 of the Defence Act, shall be notified quarterly to those concerned by notices posted at the places appointed for training. All such quarterly programmes shall be approved by the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer.
Extra drills.
109. Extra drills, continuous or otherwise, shall be called in order to allow Naval Reserve men who have failed to put in their full time under the Act, owing to sickness or other unavoidable causes, to make up drills missed, and to afford opportunities to those who desire to attain a higher standard of proficiency or to qualify for promotion, provided that in continuous training the extra drill shall not be less than six days.
Leave of absence.
110. Leave of absence may be granted by District Naval Officers or Sub-District Naval Officers when such is necessary, owing to temporary absence from the locality, but, if in the opinion of the District Naval Officer, such absence is so protracted as to materially interfere with the member’s Naval training, such member may be transferred to the Military.
Leave of absence on account of sickness.
111. Leave of absence may similarly be granted for illness or other unavoidable cause. In case of illness, the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer may, if he thinks fit, require a medical certificate.
Except in cases where illness or temporary absence exceeds fourteen days, it shall be necessary for the member to attend additional voluntary parades of equivalent duration to the Statutory Parades he has missed.
Leave to be recorded.
112. All leave is to be recorded by the District or Sub-District Naval Officer.
Transfers to another naval area.
113. Members of the Reserve who remove to another Naval Training District shall retain their rating on transfer, being absorbed in the establishment as soon as vacancies occur.
Officers transferred may be placed on Unattached List.
114. Officers whose civil occupations necessitate their removing to areas remote from Naval Training Centres, may be placed on the unattached list for the remainder of their term of Commissioned service, provided they have completed the prescribed training.
Transfers to non-naval areas.
115. Officers, Petty Officers, and Men of the Naval Reserve whose civil occupations necessitate their removing to areas remote from Naval Training Centres, will be required to continue under the Military such portion of the training prescribed by the Act as they are liable to perform at the time of transfer.
Officers, Petty Officers, and Leading Hands so transferred shall hold in the Military Unit to which they become attached an equivalent rank to that held by them in the Naval Reserve, provided that they qualify for such rank within six months of transfer.
Record Books.
116. Every Cadet on transfer to the Naval Reserves (Adult) shall continue to use the Record Book issued to him, and the production of such book shall be primâ facie evidence of the entries contained therein.
Entries. By whom to be made.
No entry shall be made in the Record Book except by those authorized by the Regulations. All entries in the Record Books shall be made by an Officer of the Naval Forces.
Certificate to candidates for the Public Service.
117. With reference to section 136 of the Defence Act, District and Sub-District Naval Officers shall, at the request of any member of the Naval Reserve under their orders, issue a certificate in the following form:—
Certificate, of District or Sub-District Naval Officer............................................ regarding who is a candidate for appointment to the Public Service of the Commonwealth.
I certify that................................. is*............................... personal service under Part XII. of the Defence Act 1903-11.
D. or S.D.N.O.
........................................ Date.
* Insert “rendering,” “not rendering,” or “exempt from,” as the case may be. In cases where the applicant has just attained fourteen years of age and has registered for training, but has not been called upon to attend any drills or parades, the words “registered for” should be used.
This certificate is to be issued to applicants without any delay. Similar information may be furnished, on due application being made, to the head of any Government Department concerning any employé in such Department.
SECTION VII.—MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Medical examination on transfer to Adult Force.
118. Senior Naval Cadets shall, in the year in which they reach eighteen years of age, be examined as to their physical fitness to serve in the Naval Reserve (Adults), by a Medical Officer, who shall make all necessary entries in the Record Books.
Any Cadet then found to be unfit for Naval Service shall be re-examined by his local area Medical Officer, who will decide whether he is to be exempt from Universal Training.
Members may be medically examined at any time.
119. At any time during his service, a member may be required by the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer to be medically examined, and, if found unfit for Naval service he shall be re-examined as laid down in the preceding article.
SECTION VIII.—EFFICIENCY.
Classification.
120. At the termination of each annual training, each member shall be classified by the District or Sub-District Naval Officer as “efficient” or “non-efficient.”
Qualifications for “efficient.”
121. In order to qualify as efficient, a Naval Reserve Man must attend the statutory drills, viz.:—
17 days continuous training,
8 half-days,
16 night-drills,
and must attain a reasonable standard of efficiency.
(Note.—Day drills may, at the discretion of the District or Sub-District Naval Officer, be substituted for night drills where trainees find it more convenient.)
Efficiency of members not liable to training.
122. Any member who has been granted leave, or for any other reason been not liable to be trained, shall only be required to have attended such Statutory Parades or their equivalent as have been actually carried out in the locality where he was liable for training.
Absence without leave to be made good.
123. No member, who has been absent from a parade without leave, shall be classified as “efficient” unless he has attended two of the Voluntary Parades of equal duration or their equivalent for each parade missed.
Standard of efficiency.
124. The standard of efficiency required shall be based on the number of years’ training already performed, the work carried out during the year, and the grade of proficiency that should be reached by a man of ordinary capacity giving proper attention to his work, allowance being made for those whose intelligence is less developed than the average, and for those who, from illness or other sufficient cause, have been unavoidably absent from part of their training.
Members trained for portion of year only.
125. Members who are trained daring only portion of a year from causes other than neglect to attend, such as continued leave on account of illness, shall be certified as follows:—
“Efficient.”
(a) If present during any substantial part of the training, and showing sufficient attention to their work, they may be marked “efficient,” and the cause of such partial attendance shall be noted at the bottom of the form.
“Exempt.”
(b) If not present during any substantial part of the training, so as to enable an opinion of their proficiency to be formed, but nevertheless having attended the Statutory Parades or their equivalent while so subject to training, they may be entered as “exempt,” and both the words “efficient” and “non-efficient” struck out.
“Non-efficient.”
(c) If liable to train for only part of a year and having neglected to attend the Statutory Parades or their equivalent held in that period, or showing want of attention to their duties, they shall be marked “non-efficient.”
Additional trainings for “non-efficients.”
126. Members who have, at the termination of any year of training in the Senior Cadets or Citizen Forces, been classified as “non-efficient,” shall, on reaching the year in which they attain the age of 25 years, be required to undergo as many additional annual trainings as the number of entries of “non-efficient” recorded against them, together with such further similar entries as may be recorded after such additional trainings.
SECTION IX.—NON-ATTENDANCE.
Defence Act 1903-10, Sec. 134.
127. No employer shall prevent, or attempt to prevent, any employee who is serving or liable to serve in the Cadets or Citizen Forces, and no parent or guardian shall prevent any son or ward who is so serving or liable to serve from rendering the personal service required of him, or from attending any camp of instruction appointed to be held by the Head-Quarters of the Commonwealth or any Military District, and no employer shall in any way penalize or prejudice in his employment or attempt to penalize or prejudice in his employment, any employee for rendering or being liable to render such personal service, or for attending such camp, either by reducing his wages or dismissing him from his employment or in any other manner:
Provided that this section shall not be construed to require an employer to pay an employee for any time when he is absent from employment for the purpose of training.
Penalty: One hundred pounds.
(2.) In any proceedings for any contravention of this section it shall lie upon the employer to show that any employee, proved to have been dismissed or to have been penalized or prejudiced in his employment or to have suffered a reduction of wages, was so dismissed, penalized, or prejudiced in his employment, or reduced for some reason other than for having rendered or being liable to render the personal service required of him or from attending the camp.
Defence Act 1903-10, Sec. 135.
128. Every person who in any year, without lawful excuse, evades or fails to render the personal service required by this Part shall be guilty of an offence, and shall, in addition to the liability under Section 133 of the Act, be liable to a penalty not exceeding One hundred pounds and not less than Five pounds.
Any penalty under this section may be recovered summarily on the information or complaint of a prescribed officer.
In fixing the amount of the penalty, the Court shall have regard to the means of the person offending and those of his parents.
In addition to any penalty imposed, or (where the Court is of opinion that the imposition of a penalty would involve undue hardship) in lieu of imposing any penalty, the Court may, if it thinks fit, commit the offender to confinement in the custody of any prescribed authority for a time corresponding in duration to the time which, in the opinion of the Court, would be taken up in rendering the personal service required.
Any person committed to the custody of a prescribed authority in pursuance of this section may be detained by that authority at any prescribed institution or place, and while so detained shall be subject to the Regulations governing that institution or place and to training and discipline as prescribed.
It shall not be necessary for the confinement to be continuous, but the person having the custody of the offender may (subject to the Regulations) release him for such periods, and call upon him to return to custody at such times as he thinks fit; to the intent that he may follow his occupation, and that the times and periods of his confinement may correspond, as nearly as practicable, with the times and periods which he ought to have occupied in rendering personal service.
Any person detained in any prescribed institution or place in pursuance of this section who escapes therefrom, or who being released from custody fails to return thereto, may be arrested without warrant by any prescribed person, and taken back to the institution or place, and may on the application of any prescribed officer be ordered by any Court of summary jurisdiction to be detained for such additional period not exceeding twenty days as the Court thinks fit to order.
Every person who, without lawful excuse, evades or fails to render the personal service required by this part, shall, unless and until he has performed equivalent personal service as prescribed, be and remain ineligible for employment of any kind in the Public Service of the Commonwealth.
Prescribed authorities and places.
129. The following shall be the prescribed authorities and persons referred to in Section 135 of the Act:—
Under Sub-section 2:
Any District or Sub-District Naval Officer.
Under Sub-sections 4, 5, and 7:
Any member of the A. and I. Staff.
The following shall be the prescribed institution or place referred to in Section 135, sub-section 5, of the Act:—
Any place or ship kept or used for Naval purposes.
SECTION X.—DISCHARGE.
Certificate of discharge.
130. On completion of the service required by the Act, the Discharge Certificate in the Record Book shall be filled in by the District or Sub-District Naval Officer, and character shall be recorded in the same manner as in the Royal Australian Navy.
Members shall retain their Record Books and Uniforms.
131. On discharge, Reserve Men shall be permitted to retain the original Record Book of their service and the uniform in their possession.
SECTION XI.—PAY.
132. Members of the Naval Reserve shall receive pay as follows:—
| Rank or rating. | Rate per whole day. | Amount, per annum. (25 days.) | ||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Commander............................................................................ | 1 | 17 | 6 | 46 | 17 | 6 |
|
Lieutenant............................................................................... |
1 |
2 |
6 |
28 |
2 |
6 |
| Engineer Lieutenant................................................................. | ||||||
| Paymaster............................................................................... | ||||||
|
Sub-Lieutenant........................................................................ |
0 |
15 |
0 |
18 |
15 |
0 |
| Engineer Sub-Lieutenant.......................................................... | ||||||
| Assistant Paymaster................................................................. | ||||||
| Midshipman............................................................................ | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineer Midshipman.............................................................. | ||||||
|
Petty Officer........................................................................... |
0 |
9 |
0 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
| Yeoman of Signals.................................................................. | ||||||
| Stoker Petty Officer................................................................. | ||||||
| Engine-room Artificer.............................................................. | ||||||
| Electrician............................................................................... | ||||||
| Carpenter’s Mate..................................................................... | ||||||
| Cooper.................................................................................... | ||||||
| Plumber.................................................................................. | ||||||
| Painter.................................................................................... | ||||||
| Blacksmith.............................................................................. | ||||||
| Sailmaker................................................................................ | ||||||
| Armourer................................................................................ | ||||||
| Ship’s Steward........................................................................ | ||||||
| First Writer.............................................................................. | ||||||
| Sick Berth Steward.................................................................. | ||||||
|
Leading Seaman...................................................................... |
0 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
| Leading Signalman.................................................................. | ||||||
| Leading Stoker........................................................................ | ||||||
| Acting Artificer....................................................................... | ||||||
| Leading Carpenter’s Crew....................................................... | ||||||
| Cooper’s Mate........................................................................ | ||||||
| Plumber’s Mate....................................................................... | ||||||
| Painter’s Mate......................................................................... | ||||||
| Blacksmith’s Mate................................................................... | ||||||
| Sailmaker’s Mate.................................................................... | ||||||
| Armourer’s Mate..................................................................... | ||||||
| Second Ship’s Steward............................................................ | ||||||
| Second Writer......................................................................... | ||||||
| Second Sick Berth Steward...................................................... | ||||||
|
Able Seaman........................................................................... |
0 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
| Signalman............................................................................... | ||||||
| Stoker..................................................................................... | ||||||
| Carpenter’s Crew.................................................................... | ||||||
| Cooper’s Crew........................................................................ | ||||||
| Acting Artisan......................................................................... | ||||||
|
Ordinary Seaman..................................................................... |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Ordinary Signalman................................................................. | ||||||
| Stoker, Second Class............................................................... | ||||||
| Armourer’s Crew.................................................................... | ||||||
| Ship’s Steward’s Assistant....................................................... | ||||||
| Third Writer............................................................................ | ||||||
| Sick Berth Attendant............................................................... | ||||||
Rates for half-day and night drills.
133. Half-day Parades shall be paid for at one-half, and night drills at one-quarter, of the above rates.
Payments. When to be made.
Payments shall be made half-yearly in arrear, except that, in the case of Continuous Training, pay shall be issued at the end of the period of such training.
Pay issuable only for Statutory Parades.
134. Pay shall ordinarily be issuable only for Statutory Parades, and for such of the Voluntary Parades as are attended to make good Statutory Parades missed through absence with leave, sickness, or other unavoidable cause, but pay shall not be issued in any year in excess of the amounts laid down above, and no pay shall be issuable for Voluntary Parades attended to make good, for purposes of “efficiency,” absence without leave.
No pay issuable when under detention.
135. No pay shall be granted to members for any period during which they are detained under Section 135 of the Act.
Pay of Officers and Petty Officers.
136. The higher rates of pay allotted to Officers and Petty Officers, although calculated on the number of Statutory Parades attended, are intended to include remuneration for the duties of the rank, such as classes of instruction and administrative work of the District.
“Camp” allowance.
137. An additional allowance shall be made to married men in receipt of Reserve Pay of less than 8s. per diem for attendance at continuous training as follows:—
For wife (living at home), 20s.
For each child, 10s.
An allowance of 20s. shall similarly be paid to any Man below the rank of Petty Officer who is the sole support of a widowed mother.
These allowances shall only be paid on the production of a Statutory Declaration made before a Justice of the Peace.
Specialist’s pay.
138. Specialist’s pay of £1 per annum, will be paid to each Yeoman of Signals, Engine-room Artificer, Electrician, Carpenter’s Mate, Plumber, Painter, Blacksmith, Cooper, Armourer, Ship’s Steward, First Writer, and Sick Berth Steward, for each year in which he is classified as “efficient.”
SECTION XII.—RATIONS.
Victualling afloat.
139. During Continuous Training afloat all Officers, Petty Officers and Men of the Naval Reserve shall be victualled in a similar manner to that provided for the Ship’s Company of the ship in which they are training.
Victualling in camps ashore.
140. At Camps of Continuous Training ashore rations shall be drawn for all Officers, Petty Officers and Men in accordance with the following scale:—
| Article. | Daily Rations. | Weekly Rations. | |||
| lbs. | oz. | lbs. | oz. | ||
| Meat................................................................................................................. | 1 | 4 | .. | ||
| Bread................................................................................................................ | 1 | 4 | .. | ||
| Potatoes............................................................................................................ | 1 | 0 | .. | ||
| Other vegetables............................................................................................... | 0 | 4 | .. | ||
| Tea................................................................................................................... | 0 | 0½ | .. | ||
| Sugar................................................................................................................ | 0 | 3 | .. | ||
| Chocolate......................................................................................................... | 0 | 1 | .. | ||
| Coffee one or the other.................................................................... | 0 | 0½ | |||
| Milk................................................................................................................. | ½ gill | .. | |||
| Butter............................................................................................................... | .. | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jam................................................................................................................... | .. | 1 | 0 | ||
| Suet.................................................................................................................. | .. | 0 | 2 | ||
| Flour................................................................................................................ | .. | 0 | 9 | ||
| Peas.................................................................................................................. | .. | 0 | 8 | ||
| Oatmeal............................................................................................................ | .. | 0 | 5½ | ||
| Raisins............................................................................................................. | .. | 0 | 2 | ||
| Mustard............................................................................................................ | .. | 0 | 0½ | ||
| Pepper.............................................................................................................. | .. | 0 | 0¼ | ||
| Rice.................................................................................................................. | .. | 0 | 3½ | ||
| Salt................................................................................................................... | .. | 0 | 3 | ||
| Vinegar............................................................................................................ | .. | 1 | gill | ||
C.14530. B
Scale may be varied.
To meet local conditions, District or Sub-District Naval Officers may at their discretion vary the scale laid down by authorizing the issue of any equivalents in articles of food, provided that the cost of the ration does not exceed 1s. 2d. per head per diem.
SECTION XIII.
Compensation for injuries received or disease contracted on duty.
Payments governed by financial regulations.
141. Financial Regulations governing payment of compensation for injuries received or disease contracted on duty by members of the Naval Reserve (m) shall apply to the Naval Reserve (O) Adult.
SECTION XIV.—UNIFORM.
Uniforms Supplied free.
142. Uniforms shall be supplied free to all ranks and ratings of the Naval Reserve (O) and shall be of similar pattern to that worn by Officers and Men of the Royal Naval Reserve except as regards officers’ buttons which shall be of special design.
Officers’ kit.
143. Officers shall be provided with—
1 Monkey jacket.........................................
With the exception of sword and belt and mess uniform, subsequent supplies of these articles shall be allowed every three years.
1 pair blue trousers...................................... 1 cap and badge........................................... 2 cap covers.................................................. 1 sword.......................................................... 1 undress sword belt................................... 1 pair boots................................................... 1 mess jacket............................................... 1 mess waistcoat......................................... 1 pair blue trousers...................................... 2 white tunics............................................... 2 white trousers............................................ 1 pair white shoes........................................
Officers may provide themselves privately with the authorized uniform in lieu of receiving the ordinary free issue, and may, on production of vouchers in support of payment, recover the cost of the same, not exceeding the prices at which the various articles can be obtained by the Department.
Kit of Petty Officers and Men.
144. Petty Officers and Men shall be supplied with—
1 blue serge suit.........................................................
First supply on transfer to the Adult Force, and a second supply after completion of 3 years’ service therein.
1 white duck suit........................................................ 1 flannel...................................................................... 1 collar......................................................................... 1 white cap................................................................. 1 silk handkerchief................................................... 1 sennet hat................................................................ 2 cap ribbons.............................................................. 2 lanyards................................................................... 1 pair boots.................................................................
Cadet uniforms.
In addition to the above, they shall retain such articles of their Cadet uniform as are still fit to wear.
Articles unavoidably lost.
145. Articles of clothing and accoutrements lost or rendered unserviceable from unavoidable causes while on issue to members of the Reserve may be written off and replaced by a free issue.
Articles lost through neglect.
146. When articles of clothing or accoutrements are lost or damaged through neglect or culpable mismanagement, the value of the article, or, if repairable, the cost of repairs is to be recovered from the individual concerned, allowance being made for the period the article has been on issue.
Accoutrements. Period of wear.
147. Leather gear, gaiters and kit bags are expected to last at least twelve years, but this period is not intended in any way to govern the times for exchanging these stores, which must continue to be used until actually unserviceable.
Receipts. How to be credited.
148. Any amounts received from sales of additional articles are to be credited to Defence—Revenue.
Care of uniforms.
149. Articles 60 to 65 of the Cadet Regulations shall apply also in the case of the Adult Force.
SECTION XV.—ARMS, ACCOUTREMENTS, AND AMMUNITION.
Rifles and pistols.
150. Each District shall be supplied with rifles and pistols in accordance with the authorized establishment.
Care of Arms.
151. Articles 75 to 79 of the Cadet Regulations in regard to the care of rifles are to be complied with in the Adult Force.
Record of rifles and pistols
152. Every rifle and pistol is to bear a number, and a clear record thereof is to be kept in the Register of Rifles and Pistols.
Allocation of rifles.
153. Every member of the Seaman Class shall have a particular rifle allotted to him, and must not be allowed to use any other rifle.
Musketry for non-seamen.
154. Rifles in excess of the number required for the Seaman Class are to be utilized as necessary for training of non-Seaman Class, all of whom are to be trained in the Rifle Exercises and go through a course of musketry.
Small arm ammunition.
155. 150 rounds of rifle ammunition and 120 rounds of Morris Tube ammunition will be allowed annually for every member of the Naval Reserve, and 50 rounds of pistol ammunition will be allowed to each Officer and Petty Officer of the Naval Reserve.
Firing to be as directed by D.N.O.
156. Musketry instruction and firing shall be carried out as the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer may direct, but no person below the rank of Petty Officer is to be permitted to carry out pistol firing.
Unexpended rounds to be returned.
157. After firing, all unexpended rounds are to be collected from the men before the muster is dismissed, and returned into store.
Classification in rifle shooting
158. Classification in the annual musketry course and badges shall be as laid down on page 177 of the Rifle and Field Exercise Book, 1909.
Prizes.
159. Prizes for shooting shall be as follows:—
1st class marksman.......................... 7s. 6d. 2nd „ „ ......................... 5s. 0d. 3rd „ „ ......................... 2s. 6d.
Accoutrements.
160. Accoutrements shall be provided for each member of the Naval Reserve (O) in accordance with the authorized establishment.
APPENDIX I.
The expenditure of heavy and quick-firing gun ammunition shall be as laid down in the following scale:—
| No. of Rounds. | Nature of Ammunition. | Gun. |
| 20 per man................ | 1″ Electric Aiming | 4″ or 6″ B.L., or 4.7″, or 12-pr. Q.F. |
| 2 per gun’s crew........ | Practice......... | 4″ or 6″ B.L., or 4.7″, or 12-pr. Q.F. |
Aiming Tube firing is for Individual Training, and should, therefore, not be hurried, and every effort is to be put forward by the Staff to make good shots of the men under training.
APPENDIX II.
The qualifications required for appointment of Officers in the R.A.N.R. shall be as follow:—
For Midshipman.
(a) To be required to pass examinations in the following:—
Seamanship.—To include boat-work, knotting and splicing compass, and the Regulations for preventing collisions at sea.
Gunnery.—To include gun drill, stripping, ammunition, and field training, i.e., Parts I., II., V., VI., IX., X., and XI.
Signals.—Morse.—Make and read at the rate of five words per minute.
Semaphore.—Make and read at the rate of ten words per minute.
For Sub-Lieutenant.
(b) In addition to the subjects laid down for Midshipmen, a Sub-Lieutenant will be required to pass in the following:—
Seamanship.—To include splicing wire, rigging derricks, working anchors and cables, pilotage of the port at which the candidate is stationed, tides and prevailing winds, the use of the sextant and its adjustments, finding the index error and taking angles, to take a compass bearing and lay it off correctly on a chart.
Gunnery.—To include construction of guns and mountings, drilling a gun’s crew or division of guns, construction of magazines, ventilating and flooding arrangements and the arrangements for regulating temperatures, field training, i.e., rifle and field exercises, Parts III., IV., VII., and VIII.
Signals.—Flags of Naval and International codes, numeral flags and pendants—
Morse.—Make and read at the rate of six words per minute;
Semaphore.—Make and read at the rate of twelve words per minute.
For Lieutenant.
(c) In addition to the subjects laid down for Sub-Lieutenants, a Lieutenant will be required to pass in the following:—
Seamanship.—To include correcting courses, fixing the ship’s position by cross bearings, two bearings on the same point, or by 4-point bearings, to have a thorough knowledge of the uses of charts, finding the time of high water, using tide-tables, Australia, duties of Officer of the Watch at sea, duties of Officer of the Day in harbor.
Gunnery.—To include gun construction, rifling, erosion, sights and fittings and droop (a paper to be written on these subjects), general charge of and drilling a division of guns, selecting the nature of projectile to be used in action, explosives used in the R.A.N, and their ingredients, field training, battalion drill, and field battery drill,
Signals.—Use of International Code Book, Morse punctuations and signs, pendants, and figures—
Morse.—Make and read at the rate of seven words per minute.
Semaphore.—Make and read at the rate of sixteen words per minute.
For Engineer Sub-Lieutenant.
(d) Must satisfactorily carry out trial test to show he has a general knowledge of engine fitting and turning, boiler-making, and the kindred engineering trades.
Must prove himself a good engineering draughtsman. Shall be examined as to his general engineering knowledge; the theory and practice of modern prime movers in use particularly applied to marine engineering, such as axial and radial flow turbines, marine internal combustion engines; modern marine boilers (more especially of the large and small water-tube types); uses, with comparative advantages and disadvantages for modern boilers, of liquid fuel over solid; types and details of auxiliary machinery of modern ships; electric light machinery; capstan engines; hydraulic machinery; ventilating and forced-draught engines; evaporating machinery; refrigerating and magazine-cooling plant; auxiliary engines in connexion with main propelling machinery and boilers; strains and stresses in machines and structures; and the design of machinery details.
For Engineer Lieutenant.
(e) Must show a more detailed and extended knowledge of all the subjects laid down for Engineer Sub-Lieutenants, and, in addition, must be able to take complete charge of a Watch in the Engine Room at sea.
For Paymaster.
(f) To have a good knowledge of the methods of keeping cash and store accounts, and of the system of victualling in use in the Royal Australian Navy.
Must show a thorough acquaintance with the Regulations generally.
APPENDIX III.
The following shall be the qualifications required for various ratings:—
(a) Able Seaman—
To know how to steer;
To have a thorough knowledge of the compass;
Able to mark and heave the lead;
Able to splice wire or rope by either short or long splice;
Able to worm, parcel, and serve;
Able to reeve a fourfold purchase;
Able to make any knot or bend commonly used at sea;
Pull a good oar, and have a fair knowledge of boat sailing;
To have a fair knowledge of the principal parts of guns, carriages, and slides;
Able to take any number at a gun;
To have a good knowledge of the rifle and field exercise;
Able to take his place in squad or company drill;
To know the fuses by sight and how to fit them;
To know the different projectiles by sight;
To know how to fire a Signal Rocket or any light;
Able to make and read semaphore at a slow rate;
To know the colours and applications of such flags and pendants as will enable him to look out a signal in the Boats’ Signal Book.
(b) Leading Seaman—
As for Able Seaman, but more advanced;
Able to take charge of a boat under oars, sails, or steam
Able to lay out an anchor;
Able to rig shears or derricks for heavy weights;
Thorough knowledge of the rule of the road at sea, and the use of sound signals in connexion with alteration of course;
Able to drill a gun’s crew and perform the duties of section leader with a company.
(c) Petty Officer—
As for Leading Seaman, but more advanced;
Must show aptitude in taking charge of men.
(d) Signalman—
Proficient in the different methods of visual signalling semaphore, heliograph, flag-waving, flashing, and sounder;
Able to make and read signals from the Signal Book;
Able to repair flags.
(e) Leading Signalman—
Thoroughly proficient and able to instruct others in the duties of a Signalman;
Capable of taking charge of a Signal Watch;
Able to cut out and make flags.
(f) Yeoman of Signals—
As for Leading Signalman, but more advanced;
Must show aptitude in handling men.
(g) Stoker—
Efficiency as a fireman;
Able to attend and lubricate a bearing;
To know the names and uses of the principal tools in use in the engine room;
Able to use intelligently the more simple tools.
(h) Leading Stoker—
Intelligent knowledge of the general duties of the stokehold
Fair knowledge of one of the following trades:—
Fitter, Boilermaker, Blacksmith, Coppersmith, or Moulder;
Thorough knowledge of Engineer’s tools and their uses.
(i) Stoker Petty Officer—
Able to calculate weights and measures, and acquainted with storekeeping;
Thoroughly acquainted with the methods of stoking, the different types of boilers, their mountings, and their uses;
Must understand the use of water gauge glasses and test cocks, and be able to detect any defect occurring in the same;
Thoroughly acquainted with the different valves and cocks in the boiler room and engine room, as affecting the feed supply;
Acquainted with forced draught stokeholds, and the care to be observed when raising steam and working at high speeds;
Thorough knowledge of fire arrangements, magazine flooding, and watertight doors.
(k) Engine-room Artificer—
Good knowledge of engine room calculations in common use at sea, and of consumption of stores;
Good knowledge of the duty of pumps, and the direct strain on engines and boilers;
Able to give a description of boilers and the methods of staying them, together with the use and management of the different valves, cocks, pipes, and connexions;
Able to state how a temporary or permanent repair could be effected in case of derangement or break down of part of the machinery;
Able to state the cause and effects and usual remedies for incrustation and corrosion, especially in the case of boilers out of use;
Understand the use of the thermometer, barometer, and salinometer, and the principles on which they are constructed;
Knowledge of modern marine main-propelling and auxiliary machinery, and the details of different working parts;
Thorough knowledge of engine room and stokehold duties, and of emergency fittings.
(l) Leading Carpenter’s Crew Cooper’s Mate Men who satisfy the District Naval Officer that they have qualified in their trades may be advanced to these ratings without examination. Sailmaker’s Mate Painter’s Mate Plumber’s Mate Blacksmith’s Mate (m) Electrician
Candidates for these ratings are to be given a practical trade examination by two Officers, or one Officer and one Chief Petty Officer with a thorough knowledge of the trade concerned, under the supervision of the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer.
Carpenter’s Mate. (See Note I.) Cooper Sailmaker Painter (See Note II.) Plumber Blacksmith
Note I.—Carpenter’s Mates must be able to set out and complete in a thorough manner any work in carpentering, boat-building, or Shipwright’s work.
Note II.—Painters must be competent to undertake mixing paint of different colours and shades, painting a door with white enamel, staining and varnishing in imitation of different sorts of woods, graining and varnishing of different sorts (oak, maple, mahogany, teak, and walnut); marbling, white, black and gold, sienna; writing with paint in block and Roman letters, italics, and figures; glass cutting of different shapes; calculating the proportion of paint required for a given surface. They must be able to answer questions relative to the proportions of oils, turpentine, and dryers which should be used for mixing a given quantity of the various descriptions of paints in general use on board ship, and possess a knowledge of the preparation of the surfaces of wood and steel to receive paints and enamels.
(n) Armourer’s Mate Armourer To be examined by the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer, a Gunnery Officer, and the Armourer as to their ability to carry out the duties of their rating.
(o) Second Sick Berth Steward—Fair knowledge of nursing the sick, bandaging and dressing, medicines and medical stores, compounding drugs, cooking for the sick, serving out provisions, and keeping accounts.
(p) Sick Berth Steward—A thorough knowledge of all subject, laid down for Second Sick Berth Steward.
(q) Second Ship’s Steward—Knowledge of weights and measures arithmetic, including vulgar and decimal fractions, and the methods of issuing provisions and clothing. Able to prepare demands, having regard to numbers borne and authorized stocks.
(r) Ship’s Steward—Thorough knowledge of the system of victualling in the Royal Australian Navy. Acquaintance with the usual precautions for the safe custody of provisions, clothing, &c., methods of stowing holds, storage and issue of clothing. Able to keep Paymaster’s stove accounts.
(s) Second Writer—Good knowledge of arithmetic. Able to keep the ledger and other ship’s books. Knowledge of the regulations. Able to typewrite.
(t) First Writer—Thorough knowledge of the mode of preparing all books and forms used in ships of the Royal Australian Navy. Able to prepare a letter or report on a given subject.
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By Authority: Albert J. Mullett, Acting Government Printer, Melbourne.
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