Regulations for the Navy Part III

(i) PART III (STATUTORY) RECORD OF AMENDMENTS S. No. No. and subject of the Regulation amended Authority (No. & date of amending S.R.O.) Initials and date (ii) PART III (STATUTORY) RECORD OF AMENDMENTS S. No. No. and subject of the Regulation amended Authority (No. & date of amending S.R.O.) Initials and date (iii) PART III (STATUTORY) RECORD OF AMENDMENTS S. No. No. and subject of the Regulation amended Authority (No. & date of amending S.R.O.) Initials and date (iv) PART III (STATUTORY) RECORD OF AMENDMENTS S. No. No. and subject of the Regulation amended Authority (No. & date of amending S.R.O.) Initials and date (v) PART III (STATUTORY) CONTENTS Chapter No. Subject CHAPTER I . . PRELIMINARY . . . CHAPTER II . . CEREMONIES AND DISTINCTIONS Section I . Salutes to Heads of States and their Standards. Section II . Salutes to Indian, Commonwealth, and Foreign Authorities. Section III . Salutes to National Flags and to Foreign Flag Officers. Section IV . Salutes in General . . . Section V . Salutes which shall be Returned or Not eturned. Section VI . Dressing Ship and Flags to be hoisted Saluting or Returning Salutes. Section VII . Visits of Ceremony and Courtesy Calls Section VIII . Distinguishing Flags and Pendants of Naval Authorities. Section IX . Distinguishing Flags of other Authorities Section X . President’s Colour, Ensign, Jack and Pendant. Section XI . Honours and Marks of Respect. Section XII . Naval Salutes and Marks of Respect. Section XIII . Funeral Honours. Section XIV . Other of Precedence on Ceremonial Occassions. (vi) Chapter No. Subject CHAPTER III RECRUITMENT OF CADETS Section I . Regular Entry Cadets Section II . Special Entry Cadets. Section III . Cadets from Training Ship “DUFFERIN” Section IV . Cadets from National Cadet Corps. CHAPTER IV . TRAINING AND PROMOTION OF SUBORDINATE AND JUNIOR OFFICERS Section I . Officers in the Executive Branch-Cadet Entry. Section II . Officers in the Executive Branch on Short Service Commisions. Section III . Officers in the Engineering Branch-Cadet Entry Section IV . Officers in the Engineering Branch on Short Service Commissions. Section V . Officers in the Electrical Branch-Cadet Entry. Section VI . Officers in the Electrical Branch on Short Service Commissions. Section VII . Officers in the Supply and Secretariat Branch- Cadet Entry. Section VIII . Officers in the Supply and Secretariat Branch on Short Service Commission. CHAPTER V . . APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS CHAPTER VI . GENERAL SERVICE OFFICERS PROMOTION AND AGES OF COMPULSORY RETIREMENT Section I . General. Section III . Engineering Branch – Promotion (vii) Chapter No. Subject Section IV . Electrical Branch – Promotion Section V . Supply and Secretariat Branch-Promotion. Section VI . Promotion in Instructor Branch. Section VII . Ages of Compulsory Retirement. CHAPTER VII . BRANCH OFFICERS (OTHER THAN INSTRUCTOR BRANCH) PROMOTION AND AGES OF COMPULSORY RETIREMENT Section I . Promotion to Commissioned Officer (Branch (Branch List.) Section II . Promotion Senior Commissioned Officer and above Section III . Selective Promotion to Lieutenant. Section IV . Ages of Compulsory Retirement. CHAPTER VIII . GRANT OF ACTING RANKS TO COMMISSIONED OFFICERS CHAPTER IX . GRANT OF PERMANENT COMMISION TO TO SHORT SERVICE COMMISSIONED OFFICERS CHAPTER X . . OFFICERS ON THE RETIRED AND EMERGENCY LISTS CHAPTER XI . BANK AND COMMAND Section I . Officers in General. Section II . Flag Officers and Commodores. Section III . General Regulations. Section IV . Acting Rank Section V . Ship’s Company Section VI . Indian Navy, Army and Air Force. (viii) Chapter No. Subject CHAPTER XII . SAILORS-CONDITIONS OF SERVICE Section I . General. Section II . Entry, Engagements and Re-Entry. Section III . Transfer between Branches. Section V . Training – General. Section VI . Training of Sailors. Section VII . Ages of Compulsory Retirement Section VIII . Promotion from the Lower Deck to Permanent Commissioned Rank in the Executive, Engineering, Electrical, Supply & Secretariat Branches. Section IX . Good Conduct Badges. Section X . Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with or Without Gratuity. Section XI . Meritorious Service Medal. Section XII . Assessment of Character and ‘Very Good’ Conduct. CHAPTER XIII . REGULATION FOR THE INDIAN NAVAL RESERVE AND INDIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE Section I . Preliminary. Section II . Cadre of Officers and Types of Commission. Section III . Entry, Confirmation, Promotion and Retirement. Section IV . Training and Service in Peace Time. Section V . Service during an Emergency. Section VII . Retirement, Resignation, Discharge. Section VIII . Leave, Pay and Allowances. Section IX . Reports and Correspondence. (ix) APPENDICES Chapter No. Subject I . . . List of Saluted Rulers in order of Seniority With Hereditary Tiles. III . . . Form I. N.708 – Report on a Candidate for Branch Rank. IV . . . Classification and Relative Ranks of Officers. V . . . Table of Precedence. History Sheet. VII . . . Report on a Candidate for Commissioned Rank. VIII . . . Form I. N. 285-Recommendations for Advancement and Conduct Record Sheet. Awarded, Resorted or Deprived. X . . . Terms and Conditions of Service of Medical Officers of the A.M.C. (Reserve) on Secondment to the Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve. XI . . . Bond to be Signed by Parent/Guardian and the Candidate Selected for Initial Training with a view to being Commissioned in the Regular Navy. Concordance . . . . . . . PART III (STATUTORY) CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title- These Regulation may be called the Naval Ceremonial, Conditions of Service and Miscellaneous Regulations, 1963. 2. Definitions:- In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) “Act” means the Navy Act (62 of 1957); (b) “active list” except in Chapter XII means the list of officers of the Indian Navy other than those who are placed on the “retired list” or “emergency list”; (c) “Appendix” means an Appendix to these regulations; (d) “Captain” means the officer appointed to command a ship; (e) “emergency list” means the list entitled as such on which officers are placed; (i) in accordance with Chapter X of these Regulations ; and (ii) in accordance with any other regulations in force for the time being; (f) “general list” means the list of officers in the Indian Navy who are holding the rank of acting Sub-Lieutenant or above, excluding officers on the Special Duties List; (g) “general service” means service in the Indian Navy other than in any specialist capacity. (h) “Government” means the Central Government; (i) “Navy Order” means and order issued by the Chief of the Naval Staff; (j) “retired list” means the list entitled as such on which officers holding permanent commissions are placed when they retire from the Service with pension or gratuity; (k) “Service” means Indian Naval Services; (l) All words and expressions used but not defined in these Regulations and defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act. 3. Forms in appendices:- The forms set forth in the appendices, with such variations as the circumstances of each case may require, may be used for the respective purpose therein mentioned 4. Exercise of power vested in holder of naval office. – Any power or jurisdiction given to, and any act or thing to be done by or before, any person holding any naval office for the purposes of these regulations may be exercised by, or done by or before, any other person for the time being authorized in that behalf according to the customs of the service. CHAPTER II CEREMONIES AND DISTINCTIONS Section Regulations I Salutes to Heads of States and their Standards 5-18 II Salutes to Indian, Commonwealth, and foreign Authorities 19-26 III Salutes to National Flags and to Foreign Authorities . . . 27-35 IV Salutes in General . . . . . . . 36-40 V Salutes which shall be Returned or not Returned . . . 41-43 VI Dressing Ship and Flags to be hoisted when Saluting or Returning Salutes 44-45 VII Visits of Ceremony and Courtesy calls . . . . . 46-51 VIII Distinguishing Flags and Pendants of Naval Authorities . . 52-59 IX Distinguishing Flags of other Authorities . . . . 60-63 X President’s Colour, Ensign, Jack and Pendant . . . . 64-77 XI Honours and Marks of Respect . . . . . 78-101 XII Naval Salutes and Marks of Respect . . . . . . 102-107 XIII Funeral Honours . . . . .. . . 108-115 XIV Order of Precedence on Ceremonial Occasions . . . . 116 SECTION I-SALUTES TO HEADS OF STATES AND THEIR STANDARDS 5. Salutes to the President – In India all salutes to the President shall consist of 31 guns. 6. The President.- (1) A 21 gun salute shall be fired on the assumption and relinquishment of office by the President, by all Indian Naval Ships in ports in India. (2) A 21 gun salute shall be given to the President on his arrival in and departure from India on occasions notified as ‘Public’, by all Indian Naval Ships present in the port of arrival or departure, and by any ship, on her arrival or departure, which may arrive at or leave that port during the stay of the President (3) Whenever the President shall embark in any ship of war, the National flag shall be hoisted at the main, and the National Flag at the fore of such ship; or if on board a vessel with less than two masts, they shall be hoisted in the most conspicuous parts of her. Should however, the President go on board for a short visit, the National flag at the main only shall be hoisted. A 21 gun salute shall also be fired from a ship or vessel on the President going on board and again on leaving her; and every one of Indian Naval Ships present shall like wise fire a 31 gun salute on the hoisting of those flags, and such further 31 gun salutes shall be fired on the President quitting the ship or vessel or passing in a boat or on such other occasion as may be directed. (4) Whenever the President shall be embarked in a ship or vessel at sea and the before- mentioned flags shall be hoisted in her, every one of Indian Naval Ships, meeting, passing or being passed by her, shall fire a 31 gun salute. (5) The National Flag at the main indicates the presence of the President on board and hence is to be hoisted at the main only on occasion when the President is actually present. 7. National Flag at Jack staff- (1) On occasions when an Indian Naval ship or vessels ship or vessel is under way with the President’s such ship or vessel and all escorting ships and vessels shall wear the National Flag at the Jack staff and shall wear the white ensign and National Flag continuously day and night. (2) The provisions of sub-regulation (1) shall apply in relation to Indian Naval ships and vessels wearing on escorting flag of the President of a foreign republic or a Royal; standard as they apply in relation to Indian Naval ships or vessels with the President embarked or escorting a vessel in which the President is embarked. 8. Death of President.- On the death of the President, Indian Naval Ships and establishments shall half mast flags from the day on which intelligence of the death is received, and they should remain at half mast until sunset on the day of the funeral. The number of guns to be fired and the times of firing the salutes shall be as prescribed by the government from time to time. 9. Sovereigns of Heads of States.- (1) Whenever any Heads of States, or the consorts of any Sovereigns, or any eminent foreign dignitary arrive at or quit any place in India, they shall, subject to the concurrence of the Government, receive a 21 gun salute on their first arrival and again on their final departure, from any ships present or from any battery to such place, from which salutes are usually fired, and from any ship, on her arrival or departure, which may arrive at or leave that place during the stay of such personage. A similar salute shall also be fired upon by a going on board and again on leaving any of Indian Naval Ships, but concurrence of the government will not be required in these cases. On such occasions all ships shall be dressed, either overall or with masthead flags as may be ordered, in accordance with Regulation 44. (2) Meet with at Sea.- Whenever any of Indian Naval Ships meet, pass or are passed by any vessel wearing the flag or standard of the Head of a State, or the standard of the consort of any Sovereign, they shall salute that flag or standard. All such ships shall be dressed as laid down in sub-regulation (1) in accordance with Regulation 44. (3) A salute shall not be fired on the occasions of a vessel wearing a Royal Standard or of President’s flag, passing Indian shore saluting batteries and not intending to berth in the vicinity thereof. (4) The following procedure shall be observed in the case of a foreign warship which is wearing a President’s flag or Royal Standard visiting an Indian port:- (a) The visiting warship will salute the flag of the country. (b) Salute to the National Flag is returned by the shore battery or the Indian Naval Ships present. (c) Indian warships present and shore battery salute the distinguished personage. 10. Royal Family.- (1) Whenever any Prince or Princess, being a member of a Royal family shall arrive at, or quit any place in India they shall, on a requisition by the Government, receive a 21 gun salute on their first arrival and final departure, from all India Naval Ships present or from any battery at such place from which salutes are usually fired. A 21 gun salute shall also be fired whenever any Prince or Princess, being a member of a Royal family, visits an Indian Naval Ship, both on arrival and departure. The flag of the nation of such member will be displayed at the main mast. (2) In Foreign Ports – Whenever such visits to Indian Naval Ships shall take place in a foreign port, corresponding salutes shall be fired, and the flag of the nation of the distinguished personage hoisted, as already explained. (3) At sea.- Whenever any of Indian Naval Ships meet, pass or are passed by any vessel wearing the Standard of any member of a Royal family, they shall salute the Standard. 11. Order of Salutes to more than one President’s Flag or Standard- (1) Whenever any of Indian Naval Ships meet, pass or are passed by any ship or ships which are wearing more than one President’s flag or a Royal Standard, or arrive at, or quit any port or place where more than one is flying, or when two or more President’s flags or Standards are broken simultaneously, they shall fire salutes in the following order, saluting the flags or standards of- (a) the President of the Republic of India (b) The British Sovereign. (c) Presidents of Republics, Sovereigns, consorts, or heirs-apparent. (d) Members of the British Royal Family. (e) Members of foreign Royal Families. (2) In these circumstances only one salute shall be fired for the Standards of any one nation, no matter how many may be hoisted. 12. Flags of Presidents or Standards of Royal Personages at Foreign Ports:- (1) Whenever any of Indian Naval Ships arrive at a foreign port in which salutes are returned, and where the flag of the President of a Republic or the standard of any Royal personage is hoisted, the customary salute to the flag of the nation to which the port belongs shall in all cases be fired first, the President’s flag or the Standards present being subsequently saluted in the order directed in Regulation 11. (2) In case the flag of the President of the Republic, the Standard of the Royal personage or the member of the Royal family of the nation to which the port belongs, is hoisted in the port, the salute to the national flag shall be considered as personal to that flag or standard as representing the nation, and in this case the salute will not be returned. In the event of this salute being returned, a further salute of 21 guns shall be fired. (3) In Commonwealth ports, Indian Naval Ships shall only salute the President’s Flag or the Standard’s present in the order directed in Regulation. These salutes will not be returned. (4) Certain countries have regulations concerning the firing of salutes to, and in the presence of President’s Flag, and the Royal Standard, which differ from the rules in this Regulation and Regulation 13. When visiting foreign ports, therefore, Commanding Officers of Indian Naval Ships, shall when in doubt, ascertain the local practice in this respect and act in accordance with it, except that in no circumstances shall a Presidential or Royal salute or more than 21 guns be fired. Such foreign regulations as differ from those in this and the Regulation 13 and whose details are definitely known, are promulgated in Navy Orders. 13. Another Authority in presence of Standard:- In the presence ashore or afloat of ay flag of the President of a Republic, or a Royal Standard no other authority of that nation shall be saluted by Indian Naval ships. 14. Dates for Salutes.- The fixed dates for firing salutes in celebration of Indian anniversaries are as follows, namely:- (a) The anniversary of the formation of the Republic of India (26th January), and On these days a 31-gun salute shall be fired at noon from all Indian Naval Ships in port or from the shore battery when no Indian Naval saluting ship is present. Indian Naval Ships in Commonwealth and Foreign ports on Republic Day shall fire a 21-gun salute. No gun salutes will be fired on Independence Day at ports outside India. 15. Commonwealth and Foreign Festivities.- On the occasion of the celebration of such of the important anniversaries and festivals in other countries as may be specified in Navy Orders from time to time Indian Naval Ships, in company with ships of other Commonwealth countries or ships of a foreign nation, or in commonwealth or foreign ports, shall fire such salutes, not exceeding 21 guns as are fired by the ships or batteries of the country concerned. The flag of the country shall be displayed at the main mast during the salute only, or ships dressed overall in accordance with Regulation 44, in conformity with the action taken by ships of the Commonwealth or foreign country. 16. Death of Sovereigns or Heads of States.- (1) Orders concerning the ceremony to be observed shall be issued by the Chief of the Naval Staff on each occasion. The usual procedure to be followed shall be for flags to be half masted on the day of the funeral only, with the ensign (if available) or the national flag of the bereaved nation at the dip on the main mast. No gun salutes shall be fired unless specially ordered. (2) In the event of Indian Naval Ships being in company with a ship or in a port of the bereaved nation, Indian Naval Ships shall act in unison with the procedure adopted by the Commanding Officer of the foreign ship or with the observances in the port. (3) In the event of a ship of the bereaved nation being in an Indian port, Indian Naval Ships shall act in unison with the procedure adopted by that ship. 17. National Mourning.- Orders regarding the ceremony to be observed as may be issued by the Government shall be promulgated in the Navy by the Chief of the Naval Staff on each occasion of National Mourning. 18. Salutes not returnable- None of the foregoing salutes will be returned and they shall only be fired from ships authorized to salute under Regulation 38. SECTION II-SALUTES TO INDIAN, COMMONWEALTH, AND FOREIGN AUTHORITIES 19. Indian and other important Commonwealth and Foreign authorities shall be saluted when in their official capacities as laid down in the following table:- TABLE OF SALUTES Clauses Authorities entitled to salutes when in their Official Capacities No. of guns By Indian Naval Ships Remarks Within what Limits Occasions How often by the same flag, Board Pendant, or ship The Present In Ports in India At all places In the port of arrival in or departure From India On the assumption and relinquishment of office On visiting as Indian Naval Ship both on arrival and departure On arrival and departure from India on occasions notified as “public’. As the occasion arises As the occasion arises As the occasion arises Although according to international usage a gun salute comprises of 21 guns, a larger number of guns has been prescribed for the President of account of the existence in India of certain ex-Rules of former States carrying a privilege of 21 guns. For all international Purposes, however, a gun salute shall consist of 21 guns only No Gun salutes will ordinarily be fired on the President’s visit to shore establishments TABLE OF SALUTES – (Continued) Clauses Authorities entitled to salutes when in their Official Capacities No. of guns By Indian Naval Ships Remarks Within what Limits Occasions How often by the same flag, Board Pendant, or ship II III IV Heads of states and entitled Members of Royal Families Governors General of Commonwealth Countries His Ghitness Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, Maharaja of Bhutan Those of his Government Those of his Government On occasion of visits to India On visiting an Indian Naval Shi both on arrival and departure On occasion of visits to India On visiting an Indian Naval Ship On occasion of visits to India; or visit to an Indian Naval Ship As the occasion arises. As the occasion arises As the occasion arises.. As the occasion arises. As the occasion arises. Subject to a specific requisition in each case by the Government Subject to a specific requisition in each case by the Government TABLE OF SALUTES – (Continued) Clauses Authorities entitled to salutes when in their Official Capacities No. of guns By Indian Naval Ships Remarks Within what Limits Occasions How often by the same flag, Board Pendant, or ship V VI VII VIII IX X Ambassador Extraordinary and plenipotentiary Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Minister, Resident, Diplomatic Officials below the rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleniotentiary and above that of charged affaires. Charged affairs Consulars General (including Commissioners and Representatives of the Government). Consulars In the case of Indian diplomatic and Consular representatives abroad, in the ports of the countries to which they are accredited. (ii) In the case of foreign Diplomats and Consuls acrredited to India when paying formal visits to Indian Naval Ships, in ports in India Either whwen the dignitary goes on board or when he leaves an Indian Naval Ship Only once within twelve months and by one ship only on the same day TABLE OF SALUTES – (Continued) XI XII XIII Admiral of the Fleet Admiral Commodore Field Marshal General Brigadier Marshal of the Air Force Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice Marshal Air Commodore Captain of the Navy and officer below that rank At all Places At all places As a return salute only as directed by Regulation 24 Only as authorized by Regulation 25 Official visits to or embarkation in a ship, either on going onboard or leaving her. Only by one ship at the prot on the same day. Only once in 12 months abroad and once in 3 years at home except in case the officer has been promoted. TABLE OF SALUTES TO GOVERNORS OF STATES (SRO 17 E/67) I Governors of States (SRO 17 E/67) 17 Those of his Government On assumption and relinquishment of office. Explaination 1 - Gun salutes will be given on the assumption and relinquishment of office by the Governors where Artilery units are available locally or within a distance of 50 miles. Indian Naval Ships will not fire these salutes (SRO 17 E/67). The table is for information only. 2 – Governors within their own jurisdiction, will be given appropriate gun salutes on the occasion of official visit to foreign warships visiting India. 20. Rulers of former States.- Gun salutes shall be given as a personal privilege of rulers in the capital of their former states, on the occasion of their succession to the Gaddi, marriage, birth of the heir-apparent and demise, provided Artillery units are locally available. The list of rulers entitled to gun salutes is set forth in Appendix I. 21. Salutes on Embarking and Disembarking.- When the ship, from which a diplomatic, or a Naval, Army or Air Force officer entitled to be saluted on embarking or disembarking under Regulation 19 shall be either a ship of war not authorized to salute under Regulation 38, or a merchant ship, the senior naval officer may direct the prescribed salute to be fired from any of Indian Naval Ships present. 22. Acting in Higher Posts.- (1) Indian Naval, Army or Air Force officers temporarily acting in any higher command, shall be entitled during their temporary tenure, to all the honours and salutes that may appertain to such command. (2) Officers, temporarily acting in any civil office, shall be entitled, during their temporary tenure, to all the honours or salutes that may appertain to such command. 23. In Presence of Senior Authority.- (1) No junior Naval authority shall be saluted in the presence of a senior naval authority. (2) Similarly, no junior Army or Air Force authority shall be saluted in the presence of a senior Army or Air Force authority respectively. (3) Personal salutes (namely those fired on being visited by officials), as well as salutes to Flag, are included in each case 24. Salutes to Flag.- (1) The flag or broad pendant of the senior Naval authority present (afloat or ashore) shall be saluted as follows:- (a) By the next senior officer present: (i) on being first hoisted in the period of the former’s new command. (ii) after the flag of the former’s new rank has been hoisted on promotion. (b) by a single ship, or by senior officer only of two or more ships of the same fleet or squadron, on meeting or on arrival, subject to clause 3. © By a junior Flag Officer or Commodore: (i) after such officer has hoisted his flag or broad pendant in the period of his new command; (ii) after hoisting the flag of his new rank on promotion. (2) These salutes shall be returned according to the scale; but if more than one salute has been fired, the return salute in answer to the whole shall consist of the same number of guns as that to which the officer receiving the salute is entitled. 25. Limitation on Salutes to same authority.- No Flag Officer, Commodore, Captain or other officer in command, shall salute the same Flag Officer or Commodore more than once during his command except in the case of promotion. 26. Limitation as to Rank.- Officers below the rank of Commodore, Brigadier or Air Commodore shall not be saluted in any part of the world; nor shall salutes be exchanged between Indian Naval Ships, forts and batteries. SECTION III.- SALUTES TO NATIONAL FLAGS AND TO FOREIGN FLAG OFFICERS 27. Salutes to National Flags.- (1) Salute to the national flag of a country consists of 21 guns. (2) The Captain of a ship, or the senior officer of more than one ship, visiting a foreign port where there is a fort or saluting battery, or where a ship of the nation may be lying shall salute the national flag with 21 guns, on being satisfied that the salute will be returned. A salute shall not be fired when the ship is passing through territorial waters with no intention of anchoring, or making fast in any way, in them, even if a saluting station is passed, unless unusual circumstances make it desirable. The salute shall be fired on each occasion that a ship visits a foreign port, except that of a ship leaving port temporarily, when, by agreement with the local authorities, the salute on her return may be dispensed with. (3) When a ship visits a foreign port where there is no saluting battery and no ship of the nation is lying on arrival, and a ship of the nation arrives during the visit, a salute to the national flag shall only be fired after mutual agreement between the Senior Officers of the ships concerned. (4) If the ship of a senior Indian officer is already present in the port, the junior will not fire a salute. (5) Salutes to a national flag shall not be fired by Indian Naval Ships when visiting Commonwealth countries. 28. Recognised Governments.- Salutes to foreign Royal personages and other foreign authorities and flags are only authorized in the case of a Government formally recognized by the Government. 29. Salutes to foreign Functionaries.- Salutes in conformity with the table of salutes given in Regulation 19, shall be fired in compliment to foreign officials, from either ships or batteries, in the same manner and in circumstances similar to those in which salutes to an Indian Official would be fired. 30. Foreign Flag Officers and Commodores:- (1) If one or more Indian ships of war should meet a foreign ship of war at sea ,wearing the flag of a Flag Officer or the broad pendant of a Commodore of superior rank to the Senior Officer in command of an Indian Naval Ship or ships aforementioned, such Senior Officer shall salute, subject to Regulation 25, the foreign Flag Officer with the number of guns accorded to his rank in Regulation 31. If the meeting takes place in port, the salute shall not be fired until the proper national salutes shall have been interchanged, and then only if the local regulations admit thereof. (2) If ships wearing the flags or broad pendants of officers of equal rank meet at sea and their relative seniority in rank is unknown or in doubt, they should mutually salute without delay. (3) If ships wearing the flags or broad pendants of officers of equal rank meet in port, the ship arriving later, irrespective of seniority in rank, shall salute the flag(s) or broad pendant(s) first, subject to conditions stipulated in sub-regulation (1). (4) When the fleets or squadrons of several nations are making use of the same port, the following modifications to sub-regulation (1) should be brought into force, with the concurrence of the senior naval authorities of each nation represented:- (a) On the occasions stated in Regulation 24, sub-regulation (1) (a) (i) and (ii), the flag or broad pendant of the senior naval authority concerned should be saluted by the senior naval Authorities of the other nations present who may be junior to the first mentioned Flag Officer. (b) On the occasions stated in Regulation 24, sub-regulation (1) (b), the ship or Senior Officer of ships arriving or meeting, subject to sub-regulation (3) of Regulation 24, shall only salute the flag or broad pendant of the senior naval authority of the whole of the nations represented if such Flag Officer be his senior in rank, and also provided that an officer senior to the officer arriving and of his own nation is not already in company with that foreign Flag Officer. If on the other hand, an officer of his own nation, who is senior to him, is already there, the ship or Senior Officer of ships arriving shall fire only such salute as may be due to his own Senior Officer under Regulation 24, if any. If the Senior Officer of ships arriving is himself senior to all the senior naval authorities already in port, all the latter shall, subject to Regulation 24, sub-regulation (3) salute him after the prescribed national salutes, if any, have been interchanged. © On the occasions stated in Regulation 24, sub-regulation (1) ©, a junior Flag Officer or Commodore shall, unless otherwise ordered, fire the prescribed salute to the senior Naval authority of his own nation only. Should he himself already hold that position, he shall salute the flags or broad pendants of the senior Naval authorities present of the other Nation who may be senior to him [and will himself be saluted by those junior to him in accordance with clause (a)]. In the latter case he shall if possible, take step to inform the Flag Officers whom he proposes to salute of the time at which he indents to do so. (d) As regards return salutes, ships will be guided by Regulation 24, sub-regulation (2) or Regulation 42, sub-regulation (2) (b), whichever is applicable, according to whether the salute has been fired by a ship of the same nation or by a foreign ship. (e) If any doubt should arise in the application of Regulation 24, sub-regulation (3), to the orders contained herein, the salute should be fired. 31. Scale of Salutes.- (1) The following scale, which has been agreed to by the maritime powers generally, shall be observed in the interchange of Salutes between Indian Naval Ships and foreign ships of war which bear the flag of a Flag Officer, or the broad pendant of Commodore, or Captain commanding a squadron or division:- Guns The flag of an Admiral of the Fleet or Flag Officer Who ranks with a Field Marshal 19 The flag of an Admiral .. 17 The flag of a Vice-Admiral .. 15 The Flag of a Rear-Admiral .. 13 The broad pendant of a Commodore, or a Captain in command ranking as a Commodore .. 11 (2) For the purpose of this regulation, as a rank of full Admiral does not exist in the French Navy, a Vice-Admiral of that nation, who is also Chief of Naval Staff or Inspector-General of the Navy (who will fly a square flag of the national colours with three blue stars in triangle on the white portion) shall be regarded as full Admiral, and shall be saluted with 17 guns. 32. In presence of Senior Authority.- The provisions of Regulation 23 shall apply to a junior authority in the presence of a senior authority of the same nation except in the case of a personal visit. 33. Salutes to Foreigners visiting Indian Naval Ships.- (1) If a foreigner of high distinction or a foreign general officer or air officer visits any one of Indian Naval Ships, he may be saluted on his going on board, or on leaving the ship, with the number of guns which he, from his rank, would receive on visiting a ship of war of his own nation; or with such number of guns not exceeding 19 as may be deemed proper; should the number of guns to which he is entitled from ships of his own nation be less than is given to officers of his rank under Regulation 19, he shall be saluted with the greater number. (2) On all occasions of an official visit of a foreign Flag Officer or Commodore to any one of Indian Naval Ships, he may be saluted on his going on board, or on leaving the ship, with the number of guns specified in Regulation 31. This salute shall be personal salute and shall be distinct from the salute to flag provided for under Regulation 30. (3) The personal salutes fired in accordance with the Regulation shall not be returnable and, with reference to Regulation 29, shall not be subject to the limitations laid down in column 6 of the Table of Salutes given in Regulation 19. 34. Ships unable to Salute.- If from any special cause one of Indian Naval Ships from which a salute may reasonably be expected is unable to salute, the circumstances shall be explained on the spot. 35. Lowering flags.- (1) Indian Naval Ships shall not on any account lower their flags to any foreign ships whatsoever, unless the foreign ships shall first, or at the same time, lower their flags to them. (2) Where by custom, and as an act of courtesy, merchant ships lower their colors to ships of war, Indian Naval Ships shall be punctilious in returning such salute, but shall be careful to avoid any suggestion of awaiting this mark of respect. (3) Any flagrant or repeated cases of disregard of this practiee, particularly by Indian merchant ships shall be reported to the Chief of the Naval Staff. (4) Indian Fleet Auxiliaries shall be punctilious in lowering their colours to foreign ships of war. They are not required to lower their colours to Indian Naval Ships but shall hoist their distinguishing pendants when entering an Indian Naval port, joining the fleet, or passing Indian Naval Ships at sea. SECTION IV – SALUTES IN GENERAL 36. Permission of Senior Officer.- No salutes shall be fired from Indian Naval Ships without previous communication, by signal or otherwise, with the Senior Officer present. 37. For one Office only.- Should any one of the officers fill more than one office entitling him to a salute, he shall be saluted in that which entitles him to the greatest number of guns. 38. Ships Authorised to Salute.- (1) Unless otherwise directed by the Chief of the Naval Staff salutes shall be fired by all ships except destroyers, commanded by a Captain or Commander and carrying four or more Q. F. guns of the same nature, suitably placed, or provided with a saluting armament of light Q.F. guns. Ships in the Reserve Fleet, however, that would otherwise be regarded as saluting ships shall, generally, be considered non-saluting ship while in Reserve. (2) In cases where, from any special circumstances, omission to fire a salute to a foreign power or officer cannot be explained without causing offence the salute shall be fired by any ship which can possibly do so with safety, whether authorized to fire salutes by sub-regulation (1) or not. 39. Time of Firing.- As a general rule no salutes should be fired by Indian Naval Ships between sunset and 0800. A salute fired by a foreign man-of-war within this period should, however, be returned In foreign waters, the custom of the country shall be followed. 40. Salutes not Authorised.- No other salutes than those authorized shall be fired, except on the occasion of a great victory to Indian Arms or other important National events, when the Chief of the Naval Staff may direct such salutes to be fired. If out of India, the firing of such salutes may be directed by the Senior Indian Naval Officer present in consultation with the local representative of India, if any. SECTION V – SALUTES WHICH SHALL BE RETURNED OR NOT RETURNED 41. To Indian Authorities.- The following regulations shall be observed in regard to return salutes:- (a) Salutes to the President shall not be returned (b) From Foreign ships-of-war – All salutes from foreign ships of war, either to Indian Naval Ships or forts, shall be returned gun for gun. Should there be no fort or battery from which such salutes can be returned, the Senior Naval Officer present will return them gun for gun. 42. To Foreign Distinguished Personages and Authorities:- In the case of salutes from Indian Naval Ships, forts and batteries to foreign distinguished personages and other functionaries, the following arrangement entered into with the maritime powers shall be observed namely:- (1) Salutes not returned.- Salutes from ships of war which will not be returned.- (a) To Presidents of Republics, Royal personages, Chiefs of States or members of Royal families, whether on arrival at, or departure from, a port, or upon visiting ships of war. (b) To diplomatic, Army, Air Force, or consular authorities, when visiting ships of war. (c) To foreigners on visiting ships of war. (d) Upon occasions of national festivals or anniversaries. (e) To naval officers on occasions of visits to ships of war as provided under Regulation 33. Explanation.- By this sub-regulation Indian Naval Ships will not return a personal salute to an Indian officer fired by foreign vessels, nor will such return salute be expected by the officers of a power which adheres strictly to the international arrangement. If, however, on any occasion where personal salutes are exchanged, a personal salute, fired by one of Indian Naval Ships or by the ships of some third nation to a foreign officer, is returned, it is an excess of courtesy which it would be impossible not to reciprocate by returning any personal salute to an Indian officer fired immediately afterwards under like conditions. Indian Naval Ships may even take the initiative in returning personal salutes, if such is known to be the custom of the nation whose ship has saluted, and if it is expected that a personal salute to an officer of that nation will presently have to be fired and will be returned. (2)Salutes returned.- Salutes from ships of war which will be returned gun for gun- (a) To the national flag on anchoring at a foreign port, except in the circumstances detailed in sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 12. (b) To the flags or broad pendants of foreign Flag Officers and Commodores or Captains in Command ranking as Commodores when met with at sea or in harbour. (3) Reciprocity with Foreign Ships.- When foreign ships of war salute the Indian National Flag or other personages, or any of India’s functionaries in similar circumstances, the same rules shall be reciprocally observed by Indian Naval Ships present as to returning or not returning the salutes. 43. From Merchant Ships.- When Commonwealth, Foreign or Indian merchant ships, or any ships not in the Indian Navy, salute Indian Naval Ships, the return salutes shall be five guns to a single ship and seven to more than one sailing in company. SECTION VI – DRESING SHIP AND FLAGS TO BE HOISTED WHEN SALUTING OR RETURNING SALUTES 44. Dressing Ship- (1) On the occasions laid down in Regulation 14 all Indian Naval Ships and vessels in port, which are supplied with necessary material, shall be dressed overall from the time of hoisting colours until sun set. (2) Indian Naval Ships under way in the vicinity of an anchorage, and those not fitted with dressing lines, shall dress only with ensigns at their mast heads and national flag at the Jack staff. This method shall also be adopted by other ships by order of the Senior Officer present, should conditions render dressing ship overall inexpedient. (3) Indian Naval Ships shall also be dressed by order of the Senior Officer present when in the presence of a President’s flag or Royal Standard on occasions of visits of a President or Royal personages, and on certain Commonwealth or Foreign ceremonial occasions when in the presence of ships, or in the waters of the nations concerned. The manner of dressing and time during which ships shall be dressed shall be stated on each of these occasions according to circumstances. (4) On occasions when Indian Navy Ships are dressed in honour of an Indian ceremonial or personage ships wearing an Admiral’s flag or Commodores broad pendant shall wear the white ensign only at masts not occupied by either of the above; other ships shall wear the white ensign at each mast. (5) On occasions when Indian Naval ships are dressed in honour of Commonwealth or foreign ceremonial or personage, single-masted ships wearing the President’s standard, flag or broad pendant shall wear the country’s ensign alongside this standard, flag, or broad pendant; other single-masted ships shall wear the country’s ensign alone. In ships with more than one mast wearing the President’s standard, the country’s ensign shall be worn at the fore. In ships with more than one mast wearing a flag or broad pendant, the country’s ensign shall be worn at the main, and the flag or broad pendant at the fore; other ships shall wear the country’s ensign at the main and the white ensign at the remaining masts. Ships not supplied with the appropriate country’s ensign shall wear the white ensign instead, and be subject to the provisions of sub- regulation (4). 45. Flags Hoisted during Salutes.- (1) When salutes are interchanged with foreign ships of war or forts and batteries, or when salutes to Flag Officers and personal salutes are fired in honour of foreigners, the following rules as to the flags that shall be displayed shall be observed by Indian Naval Ships:- (a) President of a Republic The ensign of the nation of such or Chief of a State and the like President of Republic or Chief of in the case of a foreign President and the like, shall be hoisted at of a Republic or Chief of a state necessary alongside the President’s and a Royal personage. Flag or broad pendant which may already be hoisted in that position. (b) National Ensign-On arrival at a foreign port The ensign of the nation which is being saluted Shall be hoisted at the main during the salute, if necessary alongside President’s standard, flag or broad pendant which may already be hoisted in that position. (c) Foreign Flag Officer-When meeting The Ensign of the foreign nation a foreign Flag Officer or when returning which is being saluted shall be if the salute of any foreign Flag Officer hoisted at the main during the or ship of war. salute or return salute, if necessary alongside any flag or broad pendant Which may already be hoisted in that position. (d) Visits of Foreign Authorities-On the The ensign of the foreign occasion of visits from Governors nation to which the person saluted General, Governors or Officers belongs shall be hoisted at the fore during Administering a Government, Diplomatic the personal salute, if necessary alongside Naval, Army, Air or Consular Authorites any flag or broad pendant which may or of persons of High Distinction entitled already be hoisted in that position to salutes. Explanation:- When there is no recognized ensign, the national flag shall be used. (2) The distinguishing flags particularized in Regulation 60 shall be hoisted respectively at the fore whenever any of Indian Army, Air, Diplomatic or Consular Authorities are receiving salutes to which they may be entitled; should, however, the proper distinguishing flag not be on board the ship saluting, the blue ensign shall be hoisted. Should the ship not have a blue ensign, a white ensign may be hoisted at the fore when saluting any of the Indian authorities referred to. SECTION VII-VISITS OF CEREMONY AND COURTESY CALLS 46. Courtesy Calls.- (1) Courtesy Calls on the President shall be made by all officers of the rank of Commander and above, by singing in the Visitors Book kept at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, on the following occasions:- (a) on transfer of the officer to and from Delhi on permanent duty; (b) on assumption of office by the new President (by officer staying in Delhi only). (2) On the occasion of their first visit to a state, the Chief of the Naval Staff and the Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet shall call on the Governor and the Chief Minister of the State. Such calls during subsequent visits shall not be obligatory unless, in the meantime, a new Governor or a new Chief Minister has assumed office. Courtesy calls by other naval officers shall not be necessary. Explanation.- It shall not be necessary for the Governor or the Chief Minister to return any calls by Service Officers. (3) Exchange of visits between naval officers on the one hand and Army and Air Force officers on the other shall be on the following basis:- (a) Calls shall be exchanged only between the senior most officers in the station. (b) The junior shall first visit the senior. (c) Where the officers are of equal seniority, the officer last arriving at the station shall pay the first visit. (d) Return visit shall be paid within 24 hours, either in person or by a representative, as the circumstances may require. 47. Visits of Ceremony and Courtesy Calls outside India- (1) The procedure governing the visits of Indian Naval Ships to Commonwealth ports which has been agreed to by the countries concerned is as follows:- Visits of Indian Naval Ships are classified in three categories- (a) Formal:- Formal visits are made as a matter of courtesy and involve full ceremony including the exchange of official calls and the firing of gun salutes, except as provided in regulation 27(5) (b) Informal.- Informal visits are also courtesy visits, but official formalities are restricted to the exchange of official calls and firing of salutes, except as provided in regulation 27(5). (c) Routine and Operational:- Routine or operational visits are those made in the normal course of duties of Indian Naval Ships for such purposes as exercises and practices, obtaining supplies, etc. No formal ceremonies or calls are required. (2) Formal and informal visits to Commonwealth ports shall be arranged by the Government by notifying the Government concerned that a visit is intended. Indian Naval Ships need not ask prior concurrence of the Government or administration concerned, before visiting a Commonwealth port. (3) Routine and operational visits to Commonwealth ports shall be arranged by the Chief of the Naval Staff direct with the British or the Commonwealth Naval Authority except under circumstances specified in sub-regulation (6), intimation being sent at the same time to the Foreign Service Officer concerned for his information. (4) All categories of visits to foreign ports shall be arranged by the Government and the prior concurrence of the Government concerned to the proposed visit, shall be necessary in each case except in the circumstances specified in sub-regulation (6) (5) When the preliminary arrangements have been made, the Senior Officer of the visiting fleet or squadron, or the Commanding Officer of a single ship, shall notify the Indian Consular Authorities direct of the date and time of the intended arrival of the squadron or ship and the probable duration of the visit. The requirements of the Fleet or Squadron or ship, such as fresh provisions, water and the like shall also be intimated. Ceremonial visits shall be exchanged in accordance with Regulations 47 to 50. The customary visit to the Governor or chief authority at a foreign port shall always be made unless there is some special reason for not doing so. Communication shall always be established with the Consular Officer on arrival. (6) In the event of a visit of Indian Naval Ship to a foreign port being in an emergency, like stress of weather, landing sick personnel, and the like, the Commanding Officer of the ship shall inform the Consular Officer if any at the port to be visited, of the proposed visit and request him to inform the local authorities. The Indian Representative at the seat of Government of the country visited shall be notified at the same time that the visit will be made, and requested to inform the Government of the informal character of the proposed visit. Communication shall be established with the Consular Officer on arrival, and the Commanding Officer should consult with him as to the practicability of exchanging any ceremonial visits. When a call is made at a naval port, visits shall always be paid to the naval authority. 48. Foreign and Commonwealth Authorities (including Naval Authorities).- (1) The Head of a State and the Governor of a Province, Territory or Colonial possession, if residing in or near the port, shall receive the first visit from the Senior Officer in command of Indian Naval ship or squadron visiting a foreign or a commonwealth port. This visit will be returned in person to Flag Officers and Commodores, and by a Aide-de-Camp or other officer to officers of lower rank. (2) The chief civilian authority of the port shall, as a general rule, receive the first visit from the Senior Officer in command of Indian Naval ship or squadron visiting a foreign or a commonwealth port. (3) The flag or other officer in chief command of the arriving ship or ships shall pay the first visit to the Senior Officers of the Army and Air Forces in the vicinity of the port if he be equal in rank, and the visit shall be returned within twenty-four hours of being paid. When the officers are not of equivalent rank the inferior shall pay the first visit, the same limit of time being observed as to the visit and its return. The procedure for returning visits between Naval, Army and Air Force officers will be similar to that laid down in clause (e) of sub-regulation (5) of Regulation 51. (4) The following rules shall be observed by all naval officers in regard to the interchange of visits with officers of commonwealth and friendly foreign warships in all ports whether Indian, Commonwealth or foreign:- (a) On the arrival of any warship of another country, the Flag or other officer in command of one or more warships, in port, whatever may be his rank, shall send an officer to such arriving ship, or in the case of a fleet or squadron, to the ship of the officer in chief command of it, to offer the customary courtesies. The Captain of the ship to which this visit is paid shall send an officer to return it. (b) Within twenty-four hours of his arrival, the Flag or other officer in the chief command of the arriving ship or ships shall visit the officer in chief command of the fleet or squadron, or single warship of another country present at the port, if he be his equal in grade, and the visit will be returned within twenty-four hours of being paid. In the case of officers of different grades, the officer of inferior grade shall pay the first visit, the same limits of time being observed as to the visit and its return. (b) Officers of superior grades are to return the visits as follows:- Flag Officers and Commodores are to return the visits of Captains and those of grades superior to Captain; they shall send their Flag Captains to return the visits of Commanders, Lieutenant Commanders and other officers in command. Captains and officers of a lower grade shall return the visits of Commanders and officers of inferior rank in command. (d) After the interchange of visits between the Senior Officers has taken place, the Captains or other officers in command of the several ships of war arriving shall visit the Captains or other officers in command of the warships in port, who shall return their visits. (e) Indian Naval officers may expect that strict reciprocity shall be observed in similar circumstances by foreign and commonwealth naval officers in respect of these visits of ceremony. Explanation 1. – For the purpose of this regulation, the professional Head of an Armed Service including Navy shall be regarded as the Senior Officer regardless of his actual rank and seniority. As regards calls between officers holding these appointments, the normal rules of rank and seniority shall apply. Explanation 2. – The grades referred to in sub-regulation (4) are- (a) Admiral. (d) Commodore. (e) Captain. (f) Commander. (g) Lieutenant-Commander or other officer in command. 49. Indian Diplomatic Functionaries.- (1) every Flag or other officer in command shall, on arrival, pay the first visit to Indian diplomatic functionaries in charge of embassies or legations, or of above the rank of Charge d’ Affairs, but they shall receive the first visit from diplomatic functionaries below that rank. (2) In case of doubt as to the status of a diplomatic functionary in charge of an embassy or legation, an officer should be sent on shore to ascertain it previous to the interchange of visits. Explanation. – For the purpose of this regulation, diplomatic functionaries include diplomatic functionaries of the Commonwealth. 50. Consular Authorities including Commonwealth consular Officers. – (1) On the arrival of a fleet, flotilla, squadron, or ship at a foreign port, the first visit shall be made by the naval or consular officer who is subordinate in rank to the other, according to the following scale: - (a) Consuls General . . . To rank with but after Rear-Admirals. (b) Consuls . . . . To rank with, but after Captains. (c) Vice-Consults . . . To rank with, but after Lieutenant-Commanders. (d) Consular Agents . . . To rank with, but after Lieutenants. (2) The Officer-in-Charge of a consular post during the absence of the titular incumbent shall take for the time being the rank of that incumbent. 51. Presidents or Governors-General of the Fully Self-Governing Countries of the Commonwealth- (1) The Presidents or Governors-General of the fully self-governing countries of the common wealth shall receive a visit from the senior officer in command of an Indian Naval ship or squadron visiting a port where the President or Governor-General is present. Return visits shall not be paid. (2) Governors, Commissioners, Administrators and Army and Air Force Officers.- The following procedure in regard to the interchange of visits between Naval officers and Governors, Administrators, and the like, and officers in command of Army and Air Force shall be observed. (a) Official visits shall be exchanged- (i) On the arrival of one or more of Indian Naval Ships at a port at which the Governor, administrator or Commissioner is present - between him and the Senior Officer in command of the squadron or ship. (ii) On the first arrival at a port of a Flag Officer or Commodore flying his Broad Pendant since taking up his appointment – between him and the Governor, Administrator or Commissioner. (iii) On a Governor, Administrator or Commissioner, newly appointed, assuming office- between him and all Flag Officers and Commodores flying their Broad Pendants, present (b) Visits: How to be paid- (i) A Governor shall always receive the first visit from the Senior Officer in command of the squadron or ship. (ii) An Administrator or Commissioner shall pay the first visit to all Flag Officers and Commodores flying their Broad Pendants, but shall receive the visit in all other cases. (iii) Naval, Army and Air Force Officers.- Exchange of visits shall be on the basis that the junior officers will pay the first visit to the senior officer. In the case of officers of equivalent ranks the same principles shall apply, but in the case of officers of the same seniority the officer last arriving at the port shall pay the first visit. (iv) Priority of Visit.- When an officer has to pay a series of visits to been laid down, and they shall be mutually Arranged to suit the convenience of the officials concerned. (c) Return Visits: To be paid within twenty-four hours- (i) A Governor shall return in person visits of all Flag Officers and Commodores flying their Broad Pendants. (ii) An Administrator or Commissioner shall do so in person to all Captains. (iii) A Flag Officer or Commodore flying his Broad Pendant shall do so in person to all Administrators or Commissioners. (iv) In all other cases the return visit shall be paid by an Aide-de-Camp or other officer deputed. (v) All Flag Officers and Commodores shall return in person visits of Colonels and Group Captains, and those of superior rank; they shall send a Captain or Commander to return the visits of Lieutenant Colonels, Wing Commanders, or other officers in command. (vi) Captains and officers of lower rank in command of Indian Naval Ships shall return in person the visits of Lieutenant –Colonels, Wing Commanders, Major and Squadron Leaders. (d) Inability to Visit.- Should the Governor, or any other officer administering the Government find that, from indisposition or pressure of important business he is unable to return or pay a visit in person, he shall depute his Aide-de-Camp or some other officer to do so. In like manner, should a Flag Officer or Commodore flying his Broad Pendant, from indisposition or pressing occupation, be precluded from paying or returning a visit, he shall depute his Flag Lieutenant or other officer not below that rank to do so. In each case, the officer failing to pay the required visit in person shall report the circumstances and assign the reasons, which led to the omission to the department under which he is acting. (e) Acting Officers.- Officers acting temporarily in higher civil offices or commands shall, in respect of these visits, be upon the same footing as if they were confirmed in such offices or commands. (f) Boats for Visits.- The senior Officer present shall arrange, when necessary, to provide a suitable boat to enable the Diplomatic, or Consular Officer to pay any official visits afloat, and to take him ashore on the officer notifying his wishes to that effect. Explanation.- The term ‘Governor’ in this Regulation includes, ‘Lieutenant Governor’. SECTION VIII.- DISTINGUISHING FLAGS AND PENDANTS OF NAVAL AUTHORITIES 52. Admiral of the Fleet.- The national flag shall be worn at the main by an Admiral of the Fleet as his proper flag. The following flags shall be worn by Flag Officers, except Chiefs of the staff, as their proper flags:- Admiral . . A white flag with red St. George’s cross with blue Dharma Chakra superimposed at the center. Vice-Admiral A white flag with the red St. George’s cross with blue Dharma Chakra superimposed at the center, with one red roundel in the centre, with one red roundel in the upper canton of the flag next the staff. Rear-Admiral. . . A white flag with the red St. George’s cross with blue Dharma Chakra superimposed at the centre, with one Red roundel in the upper canton and one in the lower Canton next the staff. The diameter of the red roundel shall be half the vertical depth of the white of the cantons next the staff, and the roundel shall be in the centre of the canton. 53. Painted on Boats.- When Vice-Admirals and Rear-Admirals have their flags painted on their boats, the same distinctive roundels at least 2 inches in diameter shall be shown on the flag. 54. Commodore.- (1) A commodore, except a Chief of Staff or Cpatain of the Fleet, shall wear a white broad pendant with the red St. George’s cross, with blue Dharma Chakra superimposed at the centre, with one red roundel in the upper canton next the staff. (2) The diameter of the red roundel shall be half the vertical depth of the white in the cantons next the staff, and the roundel shall be in the centre of the canton. 55. Chief of Staffs and Captain of the Fleet’s Boat.- A Chief of Staff or Captain of the Fleet shall have painted on his boat the flag of the Flag Officer or Officer on whose staff he is serving. 56. Convoy Commodore’s Flag. – The Convoy Commodore’s Flag shall be a white rectangular flag with a blue St. George’s cross of the same dimensions as an Admiral’s flag. 57. Flags and Pendants Ashore. – An officer entitled to wear a flag, broad pendant, or pendant afloat, may fly the same flag, broad pendant, or pendant ashore, at any naval establishment or other place on shore where naval jurisdiction may, for the time being, prevail. 58. Flags and Pendants Displaced. – (1) By President’s Standard and the like. – The President’s Standard shall always be worn at the main, the flag of an Admiral or the broad pendant of a Commodore, if necessary, being shifted to another mast or ship as the case may require. (2) `The flags of other functionaries ordered to be hoisted in ships of war in accordance with Regulations 60 to 62 shall not displace at the masthead the flag of an Admiral of any grade nor the broad pendant of a Commodore. When, therefore, a flag or broad pendant is hoisted, the distinguishing flag of the Civil, Army or Air Functionary shall, if possible, be hoisted side by side with the other, subject to the discretion conferred on the Senior Naval Officer in Regulation 62. 59. Senior Officers Present Afloat. – (a) When two or more of Indian Naval Ships are present in a port of roadstead, the starboard pendant may be hoisted at the starboard yardarm of the Senior Officer’s ship as distinguishing flag in addition to the masthead pendant, provided that the ship is not already flying a flag or broad pendant. (b) When Indian Naval Ships are in company with warships of other nations (including Commonwealth), the starboard pendant shall be flown by the Senior Indian Naval Officer present in the manner described above in addition to any flag or broad pendant. SECTION IX – DISTINGUISHING FLAGS OF OTHER AUTHORITIES 60. Particulars of Flags. – (1) The flags authorized by the Government to displayed afloat are:- (a) By Governors – The distinguishing flag of the State. (b) By Indian Diplomats – The provisions of sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 62 shall, as far as may be, apply to the flags to be displayed by Indian diplomats. (c) By the Chief of the Army Staff, General Officers Commanding-in-Chief and General Officers Commanding – The Army Flag (Rectangular – Scarlet with cross swords and ASOKA LIONS in centre in yellow). (d) By the Chief of the Air Staff, and the Air Officers Commanding – The Air Force Ensign. (2) No other distinguishing flag or flags shall be worn afloat by any of these functionaries. 61. When to be Hoisted. – Whenever any of the functionaries mentioned in Regulation 60 are embarked- (a) in one of Indian Naval Ships on the occasion of an official visit- the proper distinguishing flag shall be hoisted at the fore whenever the functionary is receiving a salute to which he is entitled; (b) in one of Indian Naval Ships for passage- the proper distinguishing falg with the approval of the Senior Naval Officer, may similarly be hoisted and be kept flying within the limit of the respective Governments, Mission or Command, provided the functionary be proceeding on the public service. The distinguishing flag of Consular Authorities shall be hoisted in boats only and not in ships, except when they are being saluted. (c) in a boat for the purpose of paying visits of ceremony or on other official occasions-the proper distinguishing flag within the respective limits prescribed in clause (b) may be hoisted at the bow, but when the boat belongs to one of Indian Naval Ships, she shall have her white ensign flying; (d) in Indian ships and boats, other than those of Indian Naval ships, such functionaries are, with the sanction of the owners or masters, authorized to fly their proper distinguishing flags on the same occasions and within the same limits, and this regulation shall be deemed a sufficient warrant to the master under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 for so doing, but the permission to hoist such masthead flags indicative of the presence on board of any of these functionaries in no way affects or alters the character or status of the merchant ship in time of peace or in time of war, whether the Government of India is belligerent or neutral. 62. Approval of Senior Officer. – (1) With regard to the previous approval of the Senior Officer, whenever a requisition is received for the embarkation or conveyance of any of the functionaries mentioned in Regulation 60, the Senior Officer present, in the absence of special orders from senior authority shall issue the necessary directions, provided that, after consultation with, and on requisition from, the official to be embarked, he considers it for the benefit of the service about to be performed that such he flag should be hoisted within the authorized limits. Should the officer who has to determine the question consider it, in the circumstances, undesirable that the distinguishing flags should be hoisted, he shall inform the functionary of his reasons, and at once report the same for the information of the Chief of the Naval Staff. (2) In the event of an Ambassador or High Commissioner, or such other officer, being detached on a foreign mission in his official capacity as Ambassador or High Commissioner, special instructions shall be issued in each case as to the flag which should be hoisted in a man- of-war in which he may embarked; in the absence of instructions from the senior authority, the Senior Officer present shall exercise his discretion in consultation with the official about to embark. 63. General and /or Air Officers in Amphibious operations :- In amphibious operations with either or both of the other Services, should the General and/or Air Officers Commanding the Army and/or Air Forces be embarked in a ship of war or transport, the distinguishing flag or flags authorized by Regulation 60 may be hoisted at the fore of such ship or transport to denote the presence of the headquarters. SECTION X-PRESIDENT’S COLOUR, ENSIGN, JACK AND PENDANT 64. The President’s Colour. – (1) The President’s Colour shall be paraded on shore in India on the following occasions, namely- (a) by a Guard of Honour mounted for the President; (b) by a Guard of Honour mounted for a foreign Sovereign, or the President of a Republic State; (c) on 26th January, the Republic Day; (d) on such important ceremonial occasions as may be ordered by the Chief of the Naval Staff. (2) The President’s Colour shall only be lowered to the President, Foreign Sovereigns, Presidents of Republican States, Governors-General of Commonwealth Countries, Governers within their jurisdictions. (3) The President’s Colour when carried uncased shall be received at all times with the highest respect with arms presented, officers saluting and the band playing the National Anthem. 65. White Ensign Ashore .- (1) On occasions of important ceremonial reviews or international Naval displays on shore outside India, the White Ensign may be carried with naval landing parties at the discretion of the Senior Naval Officer present. In countries the Government of which is recognized by the Government of India, the White Ensign may be carried by naval detachments on important ceremonial occasions- (a) when the head of the State or his representative is present; or (b) when the omission of the White Ensign might cause misunderstanding or offence. (2) At the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff or Senior Naval Officer present, the White Ensign may be hoisted at a flag staff ashore in India or in countries the Government of which is recognized by the Government of India, on such occasions as the “Beating the Retreat” or at the saluting base in a march past or review. (3) Except for the occasions specified in sub-regulations (1) and (2), the parading of the White Ensign is unauthorized. 66. Ships in Commission. – All Indian Naval Ships of war in commission shall wear the following colours:- (a) a White Ensign, with the red St. George’s cross and the national flag in the upper canton, in the manner prescribed in Regulation 70; (b) the National Flag, which should be of smaller dimensions than the ensign, at the Jackstaff when in harbour, at anchor or moored to a buoy or alongside. Ships in dock or ships in dockyard hands shall not wear the National Flag at the Jackstaff; (c) a pendant under the terms of Regulation 67. (2) Economy in Ensigns and Flags. – On all occasions and especially in bad weather, ensigns and flags of no greater breadth than is necessary shall be worn. (3) Ships not in commission shall not wear colours except on occasions of their launch. 67. Masthead Pendant. – (1) All Indian Naval Ships in commission when commanded by an executive officer, and when not wearing a flag or broad pendant, shall fly at the main masthead a pendant having a St. George’s cross with blue Dharma Chakra superimposed at the center, on a white field and in the part next to the mast with a white fly. (2) If necessary, in order to avoid fouling radio aerials and other obstruction aloft, a shorter pendant may be flown, provided it can easily be seen at a short distance from the ship. (3) At a shore establishment (commanded by an officer appointed in command of one of Indian Naval Ships) in commission, a masthead pendant shall be flown at the head of the Flagstaff, when a Flagstaff is fitted. 68. Flags, etc, in Boats. – (1) Flag Officers and Commodores entitled to fly their flag or broad pendant in a ship or shore establishment, and other officers holding an appointment in command of a ship in commission or shore establishment or sea-going tender to one of Indian Naval Ships, when proceeding on duty in a boat, may fly in the bows, the flag, broad pendant, or masthead pendant applicable to their rank. (2) The Officer of the Guard, proceeding on duty in a boat, shall fly masthead pendant both by day and by night. (3) `Members of a court-martial on their way to or from the court shall fly a masthead pendant in the bows of their boat. (4) The National Flag shall never be displayed from any of the boats of Indian Naval Ships except to denote the presence of an Admiral of the Fleet. (5) The following indicator plates shall be established for use in boats by the Senior Naval Officers when the full ceremonial prescribed in Regulations 82 to 84 is not required:- (a) A Red Disc with a white St. George’s Cross painted thereon; (b) A Blue Disc with a white St. George’s Cross painted thereon; (c) A White Disc with five black crosses painted thereon. All discs are to measure approximately 10 inches in diameter. (6) The use of the above Flag Plates and Discs is as follows:- (a) The Red Disc shall be displayed on formal occasions when the Flag Officers and Commodores who are entitled to wear a Broad Pendant, are proceeding on duty, and when the full ceremonial, laid down in Regulations 82 to 84, is not required. (a) The Blue Disc shall be displayed on formal occasions when non-executive officers of Rear-Admiral’s rank and above, and Commodores not entitled to wear a Broad Pendant, are proceeding on duty. (c) The White Disc may be used on informal occasions by the Senior Officers in clauses (a) and (b). When this disc is shown, only courtesy salutes shall be accorded. 69. Ensign, Hoisting and Hauling Down. – (1) Indian Naval ships, when lying in home ports and roads in India, shall hoist their ensigns at 0800 daily, but when abroad, at o800 or 0900 as the Senior Officer shall direct; and they shall be worn if the weather permit, or the Senior Officer present sees no objection thereto, throughout the day until sunset, when they shall be hauled down. (2) When bands are ordered to play at the hoisting of the Colours, they will play the Indian National Anthem, and then should warships of other countries be present, the National Anthems of those countries, playing first the anthems of the countries represented by Flag Officers in the order of the seniority of these officers, and the remainder in an order varied from day to day. (3) When in foreign port, bands shall play the National Anthem of the country in which the port is situated immediately after the Indian National Anthem. (4) When bands are not paraded, the bugle shall sound the general salute. (5) Whenever a ship shall take up her berth, or get under way, if there be sufficient light for the ensign to be seen, it shall be hoisted, though earlier or later than aforesaid; also on her passing, meeting, joining, or parting from, any other of Indian Naval Ships, and also, unless there should be sufficient reason to the contrary on her falling in with any other ship or ships at sea, or when in sight of, and near, the land, and especially when passing or approaching forts, batteries, signal or coastguard stations, light houses, or towns. 70. Wearing the White Ensign. – (1) The White Ensign shall be worn- (a) In Harbour-At the ensign staff; (b) At Sea-At the ensign staff whenever possible, but in bad weather or whenever the ensign staff is not available from any cause, such as the ship being cleared for action, and the like, it should be worn:- (i) In ships with one mast, on a staff in a suitable position on the after superstructure. (ii) In ships with two masts, either as in (i), or at a small gaff to be fitted as a “ peak” on the main mast. (2) The senior officer present shall arrange for the necessary uniformity, especially as regards ships of the same class. (3) The Captain shall see that two white ensigns are always displayed in a conspicuous position, without interfering with signaling. 71. Launchings of Indian Naval Ships. – Colours shall be worn at all launchings of Indian Naval Ships whether Dockyard or Contract built, at which there is a Naming Ceremony; the White Ensign shall be worn at the Ensign Staff and the National Flag at the Jackstaff. It shall not be necessary to hoist any other flag. The largest reasonable size flag should be worn, the following being taken as a guide:- (a) Light Fleet and Escort Carriers and Cruisers- Ensign . . . . 12 Breadths National Flag . . . . 8 Breadths (b) Destroyers and Smaller Craft- Ensign . . . . 8 Breadths National Flag . . . 6 Breadths 72. Wearing the White Ensign in Boats. – (1) Boats belonging to Indian Naval Ships shall fly the ensign on the following occasions:- (a) In foreign waters; (b) In Indian waters- (i) when Indian Naval Ships are dressed; (ii) when going alongside a foreign warship on all occasions, day and night; (c) When flying in the bows one of the special flags referred to in Regulations 51 and 60, whether in India, or in foreign waters. (2) In India, boats shall only fly the ensign in accordance with clauses (b) and (c) of sub- regulation (1) between the time the colours are hoisted in the morning and sunset, except as provided for in sub-clause (ii) of the said clause (b). (3) In foreign waters, boats shall fly their ensigns when away from their ships at any time between dawn and dark, and on the occasion specified in sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub- regulation (1). (4) When the colours are half masted in ships, boat’s ensign (if flown) shall also be half- masted. (5) When a corpse is being conveyed in a boat, either in Indian, or foreign waters, that boat shall fly her ensign at half-mast. (6) In boats under sail, ensigns shall be flown by launches and pinnaces only. NOTE: - The same procedure as followed in Indian waters shall be followed in Commonwealth waters. 73. Public Offices. – (1) Ships and vessels (including boats and launches using inland waterways) employed in the service of any public office in India wear a blue ensign, and a smaller blue ensign as a jack, but in the centre of the fly of such ensign and jack shall be inserted the badge of the office to which they belong. If a department or local Government has no distinctive badge, the Government of India crest, namely, 3 Asoka Lions, may be inserted in the flag. (2) Ships and vessels employed in the service of the Indian Air Force shall wear the Indian Air Force ensign in place of the blue ensign described above. 74. Merchant Ships to wear Red Ensign. – Except as provided in Regulations 75 to 77, all ships registered in India and all vessels which are not registered in any British possession but are owned exclusively by persons domiciled in India or by bodies corporate established in India, shall wear the Red Ensign consisting of a red flag with a width one-half of its length and the National Flag of India superimposed in the top quarter next to the staff, that being the proper National Colours. 75. Merchant Ships allowed to wear the Indian Blue Ensign. – (1) Indian Merchant ships may wear the Indian Blue Ensign plain and un-defaced, consisting of a Royal Blue Flag, the width being one half of the length and the National Flag of India superimposed in the top quarter next to the Staff, provided the following conditions are fulfilled:- (a) The officer commanding the ship must be an officer on the retired or emergency list of the Indian Navy or an officer of the Indian Naval Reserve. (b) The crew must include (in addition to the Commanding Officer) officers of the Indian Naval to the number specified from time to time by the Chief of the Naval Staff, but officers on the retired or emergency list of the Indian Navy may be included in the number specified (d) Before hoisting the Blue Ensign, the officer commanding the ship must be provided with a warrant issued by the Chief of the Naval Staff. (d) The fact that the Commanding Officer holds a warrant authorizing him to hoist the Blue ensign must be noted on the ship’s articles of agreement. (2) Commanding Officers failing to fulfil the conditions mentioned in sub-regulation (1) unless such failure is due to death or other circumstances over which they have no control, shall not be entitled to wear the Blue Ensign. (3) Indian merchant ships in receipt of Government subvention may be allowed to wear the Blue Ensign under a warrant issued by the Chief of the Naval Staff with any badge that may be prescribed in the Warrant. (4) In order to ascertain that the conditions mentioned in sub-regulation (1) are strictly carried out, the Captain of one of Indian Naval Ships meeting a ship wearing the blue ensign may send on board an officer not below the rank of Lieutenant at any convenient opportunity. This restriction as to the rank of the boarding officer shall not limit or otherwise affect the authority or the duties of Naval officers under the Merchant Shipping Act 1958 or in time of war. (5) Applications for permission to wear the blue ensign on board Indian merchant ships in receipt of Government subvention, should be made direct to the Chief of the Naval Staff by the owners and for the other Indian Merchant ships, applications should be made through the Director General of Shipping, Bombay. 76. Indian Fleet Auxiliaries and Vessels other than ships of war, on naval service allowed to wear the Indian Blue Ensign (Defaced). (1) Vessels other than ships of War employed in Naval service by the Government whether belonging to or under charter to Government shall wear the Blue Ensign defaced by an anchor in horizontal position. The Anchor emblem shall be in yellow colour and be displayed in the centre of the fly. The dimension of the emblem shall not exceed that of a circle whose diameter is 13/30th of the width of the flag. (2) The fly shall be half of the flag farthest away from the mast. 77. Vessels owned by Organisations under the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Government of India, allowed to wear the Indian Blue Ensign defaced by Badges of Office. (1) Vessels owned by organizations under the Ministry of Transport and Communications, except the Light House Department and Port Administration shall wear the Indian Blue Ensign defaced by an Ashoka Chakra superimposed over the shanks of the anchor in a vertical position. The defacing shall be done in a light golden colour. (2) Vessels owned by the Light House Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, shall wear the Indian Blue Ensign defaced by a Light House in a vertical position with two white light beams emanating horizontally from the beacon. The defacing shall be done in a light golden colour. (3) Badges of office referred to in sub-regulations (1) and (2) shall be displayed in the centre of Fly, the dimensions of the badge not exceeding that of a circle whose diameter is 13/30th of the width of the flag. Explanation. – The Fly shall be half of the flag farthest away from the mast. SECTION XI – HONOURS AND MARKS OF RESPECT 78. Guards of Honour.- (1) The personages entitled to Guards of Honour are:- (a) The President, when his arrival and / or departure is public or official, and is notified as such to the appropriate military authorities. (c) The Prime Minister (d) Governors within their Jurisdictions. (e) The Defence Minister (including the Minister of Defence, Production and Deputy Minister of Defence). Provided that: (i) The Defence Minister (including the Minister of Defence Production and Deputy Minister of Defence) shall be presented a guard of honour only on ceremonial occasions directly connected with the Services or on such exceptional occasions as may in each case be held by the Central Government to require the presentation of a Guard of Honour; (ii) Governors shall, in addition, be presented, within their respective jurisdictions, a Guard of Honour on arrival to take over the appointment and departure on relinquishing such appointment. (f) Rulers of merged and integrated States:- (i) Within the limits of their former States: on the occasion of their succession to the Gaddi and marriage of rulers who maintained Indian State Forces before integration or merger, provided troops are available. Explanation. – Guards of Honour on accession to the Gaddi shall in the case of minor Rulers be presented on the attainment of majority. (ii) Outside the limits of their States: When attending State functions, to which they have been officially invited, as the Chief guest, provided troops are available. (g) Heads of Foreign and Commonwealth Missions of the rank of Ambassador or High Commissioner or Minister Plenipotentiary accredited to India, on the occasion of the presentation of their credentials to the President. (h) Heads of States, Members of a Royal Family and Governors-General of Commonwealth countries, on their arrival at, and departure from, the Capital, and at other places in India visited by them, where troops are available and on visiting Indian Naval Ships. At Delhi, and where possible elsewhere, they be presented with an Inter- Service Guard of Honour. (j) Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers of Foreign and Commonwealth States- An Inter-Service Guard of Honour shall be provided for them on arrival at, and departure from Delhi, on a requisition by the Government. (2) Strength of the Guard of Honour: 150 Rank and file for the President, visiting Heads of States and Governors-General of Commonwealth Countries. 100 mark anf file for the Vice-President and the Prime Minister; visiting Prime Ministers of Foreign and commonwealth States; and Heads of Missions referred to in clause (iv) of sub-regulation (1)_. 50 rank and file for all others. (3) Single-Service Guards of honour at Naval ports shall be provided by the Navy, at Indian Air Force Air Ports by the Air Force, and at other places by the Service, which is most conveniently situated to provide a Guard of Honour. (4) A combined Inter-Service Guard of Honour will comprise of the Army, Navy and Air Force personnel. However, for the ceremonial functions on the 15th August and the 26th January, at Delhi, members of the Police may be included. As a general principle and regardless of the station, an Inter-Service Guard of Honour shall be commanded in rotation by each of the three services. (5) No Guard of Honour shall be provided between sunset and Colours. 79. The President. – (1) The President shall be received on board any of Indian Naval Ships or on arrival at naval establishments by a Guard of Honour commanded by a Lieutenant Commander or a Lieutenant, the officers saluting, the bugles sounding the “alert”, with arms presented, and the band playing the National Anthem. If the band is not available, the bugles shall sound the General Salute. (2) The honours and marks of respect laid down in sub-regulation (1) shall be paid as applicable to Heads of States or Members of Royal Families, except that the whole of the appropriate National anthem followed by the Indian National Anthem shall be played. The first six bars only shall be played in the case of Members of the British Royal Families, except his Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in whose case the whole of the first verse of the National Anthem shall be played. (3) Governors-General Commonwealth countries shall be received on board Indian Naval Ships with honours and marks of respect due to foreign Heads of State (except piping). 80. Foreigners of High distinction. – Foreigners of high distinction who are received with a guard of honour when visiting Ships of their own nation shall be similarly received when visiting Indian Naval Ships. Explanation. – National anthems of other countries shall always be played in full. 81. Toasts in Naval Messes and at Official Dinners. – (1) All toasts drunk in Naval Messes shall be in non-alcoholic drinks. (2) The health of the President shall be honoured, seated, in all Naval messes, on board ship and on shore, on all occasions, except: - (a) When the National Anthem is played; the toast shall then be drunk standing. (b) When toasts to Heads of Foreign States are being drunk, they and that of ‘The President of India’ shall be drunk standing whether National Anthems are played or not. (3) Whenever the health of the British Sovereign is ordered to be drunk it shall be honoured, seated, in all Naval messes, on board or on shore, except under the conditions specified in clauses (a) and (b)of sub-regulation (2). (4) The toasts to the President, the British Sovereign and Heads of Foreign States shall be drunk on the occasions shown in the Table appended to this Regulation. The procedure outlined in this Regulation shall be arranged beforehand between the Indian Officer, who is the host and his guests. (5) When a foreign national anthem is played in accompaniment to a toast, an abbreviated version shall not be used unless it has been ascertained that this shall be in accordance with the custom of the country concerned. (6) If two or more national anthems are played they shall be played in the order in which countries are named in the collective toast. TABLE Sl No. Nationality of Guests First Toast Second Toast Third Toast Fourth Toast Toast Proposed by Toast Proposed by Toast Proposed by Toast Proposed by Indian (a) Indian Officers (b) Indian and British serving with the Armed Forces of India. Commonwealth Officers or other Commonwelath The President Do. Head of State to which the guests belong Mess President Do. Do. The President Mess President Explanation I – In all Naval Messes, whether on board or onshore, the above toasts shall be honoured, seated, except on occasions detailed in clauses (a) and (b) of sub-regulation (2) when they shall be drunk standing. 3. Foreign (a) On nation only is represented. Head of State Mess President to which guests belong The President Senior Officer of Foreign Guests (b) More than one Nation is represented:- (i) If Head of state visited is present in person. Head of State visited Mess President Collective toast to Heads Remainin g states represente d named in order of the rank and seniority of their respective representa tive officers present. Mess President The President Head of state visited Explanation 2 – This procedure shall also be followed if a Head of State is present, otherwise than in a port of his own country. Explanation 3 - If more than one Head of State is present, the Mess President shall propose a joint toast to the Heads of State present naming first the Head of State visited, or, in his absence, Head of state who is senior by date of accession. The Head of State who is thus named first, shall propose the third toast to the President (ii) In a foreign port when Officer of the State visited are Present. Collective toast to heads of several states represented naming the Mess President The President guests Senior Officer of foreign (iii) Otherwise (i) and (ii) head of state being visited first, and the remainder in the order of the rank and seniority of the respective representati ve officers Present. Collective toast to heads of several states represented , named in the order of the rank and seniority of the respective representati ve officers Present. Mess President The President guests Senior officer of foreign 4. Commonwealth and Foreign – (a) Commonwealth and one foreign nation. (b) Commonwealth and more than foreign nation (i) If Head of state visited is present in person. Head of state to which foreign guests belong Head of State visited Do. Mess President Head of state to which common- wealth guests belong. Collective toast to Heads Remainin g states represente d named in order of the rank and seniority of their respective representa tive officers present. Do. Mess President The President foreign guests. Head of state to which Common wealth guests belong Senior officer of. Head of state. The President Head of state visited. Explanation 4 – This procedure shall also be followed if a Head of State is present, otherwise than in a port of his own country. Explanation 5 – Same as Explanation 3 with the exception that the third toast shall be proposed to the Head of State to which Commonwealth guests belong and a fourth toast to the President. (ii) In a foreign port when officers of state visited are present. (iii) Otherwise than at (i) and (ii) Collective toast to Heads of several states to Heads of several states represented , guests naming belong the Head of stated visited first and the remainder in order of the rank and seniority of the respective representati ve officer present. Collective toast to Heads of Mess President Mess President Head of state which commonw ealth Head of state which Senior officer of foreign guest Senior officer of foreign The President The President Senior officer of foreign Senior officer of foreign guests several states represented named, in the order of the rank and seniority of the respective representati ve officers present. commonw ealth belong guest Explanation 6 – Should the Head of Commonwealth be present in person the Mess President shall propose a separate toast to her before the first toast under 4(a), 4(b) (ii) and (iiii) and after the first toast at 4(b)(i); in each case the subsequent toast to the Head of State to which Commonwealth guests belong, by Head of State or Senior officer of foreign guests shall then be omitted. 82. Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral, Vice-Admiral, the Chief of the Naval Staff and a Commander-in-Chief.- An Admiral of the Fleet, an Admiral, Vice Admiral the chief of the Naval staff or a commander-in-chief being a Flag Officer or Commodore, when flying his flag or broad pendant, shall be received on board any of Indian Naval Ships, or on arrival at naval establishments, by a guard commanded by a Lieutenant-Commander or a Lieutenant with arms presented, the officers saluting, the bugles sounding the “alert” and the band playing a salute as laid down in Regulation 93. If the band be not available, the bugles shall sound the general Salute. These honour and marks of respect shall also be paid to Honorary Admirals of the Fleet and Honorary Admirals. 83. Rear-Admiral.- A Rear-Admiral, not being the Chief of the Naval Staff or a Commander-in- Chief, when flying his flag, shall be received on board any of Indian Naval Ships, or on arrival at naval establishments, by a guard commanded by a Lieutenant or a Sub-Lieutenant, with arms presented, the officers saluting the bugles sounding the “alert” and the band playing a salute as laid down in Regulation 93. If the band be not available the bugles shall sound the General Salute. 84. Commodore. – A Commodore not being the Chief of the Naval Staff or a Commander-in- Chief, when flying his broad pendant, shall be received on board any of Indian Naval Ships, or on arrival at naval establishments by a guard commanded by a Lieutenant or a Sub-Lieutenant, with arms presented, the officers saluting the bugles sounding the “alert” and the band playing a salute as laid down in Regulation 93. If the band be not available, the bugles shall sound the Commodore’s salute. 85. Captains. – A captain, when flying his pendant shall be received on board any of Indian Naval Ships, or on arrival at naval establishments, by a guard under the orders of a Petty Officer, with arms presented. 86. Captain and Commander. – Captains and Commanders, when attending as members of a court-martial, shall be received by a Petty Officer’s guard but such guard shall present arms only to the President of the Court. Explanation: - When the officers referred to in Regulations 82 to 86 proceed on board any of Indian Naval Ships or arrive at naval establishments, otherwise than by boat, in circumstances under which they would be flying their flags or pendants if they had proceeded by boat, they shall receive the marks of respect laid down in those Regulations. 87. Bugle. – (1) The “alert” is a mark of respect due to rank and shall be sounded on the bugle, between the hours of colours and sunset, in addition to the occasions laid down in Regulations 82 to 84, for the Vice-President, the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister, and if in uniform for all Flag Officers, Commodores and officers of equivalent rank when coming on board and leaving any of Indian Naval Ships, or when visiting naval establishments. (2) Between the hours of colours and sunset the side shall be piped to the following, coming on board or leaving one of Indian Naval Ships:- (a) The President. (b) All Flag Officers in uniform. (c) All Commodores in uniform, if authorized under Regulations 54 and 55 to wear a broad pendant. (d) All executive officers in uniform holding an appointment in command of a ship in commission (including a shore establishment where the latter condition applies) or sea- going tender, and all non-executive officers in uniform holding an appointment in command of a shore establishment in commission, when proceeding on board or leaving one of Indian Naval Ships. Officers coming on board by a brow should not be piped unless arriving at a pre-arranged time. The side shall not be piped at any shore establishment. (e) Members of a court-martial attending or leaving the court. (f) Officer of the Guard when flying a pendant. (g) A corpse being brought on board or leaving a ship. (3) All foreign naval officers in uniform should be piped at all hours. 88. Officers on Half or Retired Pay. – The marks of respect referred to in Regulation 87 shall equally be paid to officers on half or retired pay when they go on board any of Indian Naval Ships, or arrive at establishments, in their proper uniform. 89. President of a Republic, Royal Personage, Flag Officer or Commodore, passing in Boat. – (1) When a President, or Royal personage is passing in a boat or tender, or when the Flag Officer, or Commodore as specified in Regulation 84, with his flag or broad pendant flying in a boat or tender, is passing a ship not under way, the guard and band shall be paraded, the bugles sounding, and the salute as laid down in Regulations 82 to 84 given, unless otherwise ordered. (2) If a ship, not under way, is flying the flag or broad pendant of an officer senior to the Flag Officer or Commodore passing in a boat or tender, the “alert” shall be sounded on the bugle but guard and band shall not be paraded. (3) When a Flag Officer, Commodore, or officer of equivalent rank, in uniform, is passing a ship not under way in a boat showing a Red or Blue disc as appropriate, the “alert” shall be sounded on the bugle. 90. Officers of Army and Air Force. – Officers of the Army, the Military Nursing Service and the Air Force, being in their proper uniforms, shall be received on board any of Indian Naval Ships or on arrival at naval establishments, with the same honours and marks of respect as are directed to be paid in Regulations 82 to 84 to officers of a corresponding rank in the Navy, when the occasion of the visit is of a similar nature to those therein laid down, except as regards piping the side. 91. Foreign Officers. – Similar honours and marks of respect shall be paid, under the same conditions, to foreign officers of equivalent rank as laid down in Regulations 82 to 84 and 87 to 92. 92. The Vice-President, the Prime Minister, Governors, Officers of Diplomatic and other Non-Military Services, etc. – (1) The Vice-President and the Prime Minister of India, when visiting any of the Indian Naval Ships or establishments in their official capacity shall be received with the “alert” by a guard commanded by a Lieutenant-Commander or a Lieutenant with arms at the present, the officers saluting, and the bugles sounding the General Salute. On shore the strength of the guard shall be 100 rank and file. (2) The governors within their jurisdiction shall also be received on board Indian Naval Ships or establishments with the same honours and marks of respect due to the President except piping and gun salute, with the following reservations:- (a) The abbreviated version of the National Anthem shall be played. (b) The strength of Guard on shore shall be 50 rank and file. (3) The Defence Minister, the Minister of Defence Production and the Deputy Minister of Defence, when visiting any of the Indian Naval Ships or establishments in their official capacity shall be received by a guard commanded by a Lieutenant or s Sub-Lieutenant with arms at the present, the officers saluting and the bugles sounding the “alert”. On shore the strength of the guard shall be 50 rank and file. (4) Other distinguished persons who are entitled to fly a masthead flag while on board, when taking passage in one of the Indian Naval Ships, shall be received by a guard as laid down in Regulation 83 on their first arrival on board and final departure from the ship, and on other occasions when leaving and returning to the ship with their flag flying. (5) Similarly, when such distinguished persons, with their flags flying in a boat or tender, pass one of Indian Naval Ships, which is not under way, they shall be saluted by such ship in a manner similar to that laid down in sub-regulation (1) of Regulation 89, the appropriate salute being played by the band. (6) Subject to any special instructions laid down in Station Orders, Governors in foreign countries should normally receive the same marks of respect as are given to Indian Officials in similar positions. (7) All officers of the Government Diplomatic and other services who are entitled to salute of 11 guns or more shall be received on board Indian Naval Ships with the “alert”. It is, however, quite proper for ships’ companies to be called to attention by pipe, when junior Indian Representatives pay official visits and this should be done when the Senior Naval Officer present considers that Indian prestige will be enhanced thereby. (8) The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth and foreign countries, when visiting one of the Naval Ships in their official capacity, shall be received with the “alert”. (9) It is at the discretion of the Senior Officer present to order that other distinguished persons visiting Indian Naval Ships in their official capacity shall be received with the “alert” when he considers that this action would be appropriate. (10) When officers or personages who are about to be, or have been received with an “alert” in accordance with sub-regulation (8) of this Regulation, pass one of Indian Naval Ship which is not under way, the “alert” shall be sounded on the bugle. (11) Officers of Government of India’s Diplomatic and other services who are also Flag, General or Air Officers, are entitled in every respect to the honours due to their Naval, Army or Air Force rank if these are higher than those due to their civil office, but on occasions of reception on board Indian Naval Ships the band shall play the salute applicable to the civil appointment held. (12) Except as directed in this Regulation, officers of the Government Diplomatic, and other non-military service are not entitled to the honours prescribed in this Regulation. 93. The National Anthem. – (1) There are two versions of the National Anthem, namely: (i) the full version comprising the first stanza of the song “Jana Gana Mana’ (playing time approximately 52 seconds) and (ii) a short version consisting of the first and the last line of the same stanza (playing time approximately 20 seconds). The two versions are played on the following occasions when bands are available:- (a) Full version (i) On all ceremonial occasions when the President is present (including broadcasts by the President on the National Days); (ii) On all ceremonial occasions for Governors when they attend ceremonial parades within their States. (iii) At Republic and Independence Day Parades when the National Flag is broken; and (iv) at “Colours” when a guard and band are paraded. (b) Short version On all other ceremonial occasions. (2) (a) ‘Apne Chief Ko Salami Do’ – Salute for the Chief of the Naval Staff and visiting Chiefs of the other two services and Chief of the Foreign Armed Forces. “The Low Land Sea” when played. – “The Low Land Sea” shall be played only at the reception of Admirals of the Fleet, Admirals, the Chief of the Naval Staff and Commanders- in-Chief in Indian Naval Ships and establishments. (3) Other Musical Salutes. – The following airs shall be played on the authorized occasions.- (a) General Salute for Flag Officers not entitled to “The Low Land Sea” and Commodores “Jolanthe”. (b) General Salute for Governors, High Commissioners, etc., General Officers, Brigadiers, Air Officers, Air Commodores, Foreign Officers and Officials…………………… “Garb of Old Gaul”. © March Past for the Indian Navy…………….”Hearts of Oak”. (d) Advance in review Order………………………….. “Nancy Lee”. 94. Honours from Army and Air Force. – (1) Officers of the Indian Navy, being in their proper uniform, shall have the same honours and marks of respect from the Army and the Air Force units as the officers of corresponding rank in those Services. (2) Officers other than executive officers, shall not be received by garrison, regimental, Air Force Station, or ship’ guards. 95. Times at which Military Honours, etc., shall be rendered. – The military honours and marks of respect authorized in the foregoing regulations shall, unless otherwise ordered, be rendered at the departure as well as at the reception of the personages and officials specified. 96. Morning and Evening Guns. – Whenever the President is on board any of Indian Naval Ships with his standard flying, a morning and evening gun shall be fired from the ship bearing the President’s standard. In every ship present carrying a band, the reveille or daylight call shall be sounded immediately after firing of the morning gun, and the tattoo shall be sounded for a quarter of an hour previous to the firing of the evening gun. 97. Ceremonial for two Ships passing between Sunrise and Sunset. (1) When two ships pass one another, of which only one is under way- (a) If either is a ship wearing a President’s flag or is a flagship or a foreign warship, the junior ships shall sound the “alert” on the bugle; the other shall immediately do likewise and after a short interval, also sound the “carry on”. The junior ship shall after a short interval, also sound the “carry on”. If guards and bands are paraded, the junior ship shall give the salute applicable, as laid down in Regulations 82 to 84, the senior ship’s guard receiving the salute at the “slope” but if one of these ships is a foreign warship, a similar salute to those laid down in Regulations 82 to 84 shall be given by the junior and returned in full by the senior, the bands playing the national anthem of the foreign nation. In cases of doubt as to seniority, Indian Ships shall be prepared to give the salute first at the most opportune moment, provided they are satisfied that it is likely to be returned in a similar manner. (b) If neither ship be a flagship, nor a warship of a foreign nation, the bugle shall not be used, but similar marks of respect shall be paid and returned by pipe. If guards and bands are paraded, the guards shall remain at the “slope”. (2) In all cases when both ships are under way the above marks of respect shall be paid and returned by pipe only, guards if paraded, coming to the “slope”. If a foreign warship under this sub-regulation should act or appear likely to act as laid down in sub-regulation (1), reciprocal action shall be taken by Indian Naval Ships passing or being passed by such warship. 98. Hours for Guards and Bands. – (1) In harbour, the following shall be the normal times within which guards and bands are liable to be paraded. At other times they shall not be required unless specially ordered before hand except as specified in sub-regulation (2). Weekdays (except Saturdays and Sundays) From “Colours” to 1300 And from 1400 to sunset or 1800, whichever is the earlier; Or From 1430 to sunset or 1800, whichever is the earleir(when a longer dinner hour is in force.) Saturdays and Sundays From “Colours” to 1200 Guards and bands will not be required from 1 ½ hours before carrying out general drill until 1 hour after the general drill is completed. (2) Guards and bands shall be required at any hour between “Colours” and sunset (or 1800) on week days and 1200 on Sundays, unless otherwise ordered, when proceeding into or out of harbour, or when passing or being passed by a ship or boat flying a President’s flag or Royal Standard or flag of a Distinguished personage, or by a foreign warship. 99. Reception of VIPs at Arrival and Departure. – (a) All VIPs like the Prime Minister, Governor, Chief Minister, Minister, Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner as the case may be shall be received by the seniormost civil official present in the station, regardless of his seniority vis-a.vis other officials in the station. Where a Guard of Honour is provided, the seniormost civil official present shall conduct the VIP to the Guard of Honour, and stand back until the inspection of the Guard of Honour is over. Immediately after the inspection, the seniormost civil official shall escort the VIP and proceed to introduce to him the officials and non-officials present, in accordance with their seniority in the Table of Precedence issued by, the Presidents secretariate in Appendix X. The same procedure shall be followed at departures. (b) When no Guard of Honour is provided, the seniormost civil official, receiving the VIP, shall proceed to introduce to him the officials and non-officials present, according to their seniority in the Table of Precedence. © At Delhi, the seniormost civil official receiving the VIP shall first introduce to him the Military Secretary to the President, when the latter is representing the President, at the reception/departure, after that the Guard of Honour shall be inspected, and the remaining officials and non-officials presented to the VIP, according to their seniority in the Table of Precedence. Explanation 1. – The above procedure shall apply only when the arrival and/or departure of a VIP is ‘public’, and intimated as such, to the authorities concerned. 2. Members of Parliament shall ordinarily take their place, according to their position in the Table of Precedence, in the list of officials and non-officials to be presented to the VIP. (d) At he capital, foreign VIPs shall be received by the Chief of Protocol, on behalf of the Government, in the absence of any instructions to the contrary. (e) Approved photographers shall be allotted a specified place, at an appropriate distance, by the seniormost receiving officer, if necessary, in consultation with the Guard Commander,From where they may take photographs of the reception, and the like. They shall not be allowed to approach any nearer, till after the reception of the VIP, the inspection of the Guard of Honour, if any, and the introduction of officials and non-officials present. Even then, photographers, and the like, shall not be permitted to go any nearer the VIP than prescribed by the seniormost receiving officer, Approved photographers, and the like, may be permitted to take photographs of the reception, and the like, from a distance. On no account should photographers, Pressmen, and the like, be permitted to crowd or cluster round the VIP or to embarrass him in any other manner. 100. Salutation by Civilian VIPs. - (a) form of Salutation. – Civilians – both ladies and gentlemen – required to take a military parade or receive a Guard of Honour shall return the compliments as follows:- (i) Gentlemen wearing Indian head-dress or none at all, by raising the right hand to the forehead (as in civilian salutation) and touching the right of the forehead with the fingers slightly inclined, the obverse of the palm facing the right eye, and the reverse outwards. When wearing European head-dress, by raising the hat with the right hand. (ii) Ladies shall acknowledge the salute in the same manner as above or in any other suitable manner. The hand or hat should be lowered only after the troops have marched post or after each group has marched post, where are more than one. (b) Position of AsDC, the Parade Commander and the Seniormost Service(s) officer (s). The VIP alone stands on the dias. If he has AsDC attending on him, they may stand on the sides of the saluting dais, a little to the rear of the VIP. The Parade Commander after he has saluted and passed in front of the VIP at the head of the Parade may leave the column and take up a position next to the VIP below the dais, on the flank from which the Parade marches on. Explanation 1. – At the ceremonial parades held on the Republic Day (26th January) and the Independence Day (15th August)the salute shall ordinarily be taken by the seniormost civil representative of Government, for example the Governor, Chief Minister, Cabinet Minister, Commissioner, Collector or Deputy Commissioner, as the case may be. Expalantion 2. – At the Republic Day Parade in the Capital, the seniormost officers of the three services stand behind the President below the dais while the Services units are marching past. The Parade Commander marches off with his coloumn. In State Capitals where the local police also participate in the march past on the Republic Day, the seniormost Police official of the State may also stand behind the VIP along with the seniormost officers of the three Services present at the Station. 101. State Receptions. – (a) State Reception shall be accorded to Heads of States, Governors General of Commonwealth Countries and other Foreign VIPs on a requisition by the Ministry of External Affairs. (b) The term ‘State Reception’ shall ordinarily comprise of the following. – (i) Gun Salute. (ii)Playing of the full version of the National Anthem of the State concerned followed by the full version of our own. (iii) Guard of Honour. (iv) Reception at the airport or seaport or railway station by the President or his representative and/or Cabinet Ministers. (v) Stay for the first night with the President at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. (vi) State Banquet by the President (optional). SECTION XII - NAVAL SALUTES AND MARKS OF RESPECT 102. Naval Personal Salute. – (1) The Naval Salute shall be made by bringing up the right hand to the cap, hat or helmet naturally and smartly, but not hurriedly, with the thumb and fingers straight and close together, elbow in line with the shoulder, hand and forearm in line, the thumb being in line with the outer edge of the right eyebrow, with the palm of the hand turned to the left. (2) When passing an officer, the salute shall be commenced just before meeting, and continued until well past the officer, the person saluting looking towards him at the same time. (3) Every officer shall return a salute made to him, a salute made to two or more officers shall be returned by the senior officer only. (4) A naval salute shall be made on all occasions with the right hand only. (5) In plain clothes the salute shall be made by raising the hat or cap. 103. Salutes between Officers. – A junior officer, whether alone or in company with other officers, shall salute his senior officer when passing, addressing or being addressed by him, making the salute, which the senior should return. A junior officer when in company with a senior officer shall only salute officers senior to the latter. 104. Salutes on Board. – (1) When coming over the gangway, or on to the quarter deck, the salute shall be made by all officers and men. (2) Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers and men shall salute when addressing, or being addressed by, an officer, and again on withdrawing. (3) Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers and men when being passed by an officer shall stand to attention. (4) Officers, Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers and men, if wearing head-dress, shall face in the required direction and salute: (a) Whenever the National Anthem or any foreign National Anthem is played. (b) When Colours are hoisted. © When Colours are lowered at sunset. Explanation. – Parties of men fallen in shall be called to attention, the officer or sailor in charge saluting. 105. Salutes on Shore. – (1) The following shall be saluted: - (a) The President; (b) Naval officers, commissioned officers of the Army other than Junior Commissioned Officers, Nursing Officers of MilitaryNursing Service and Commissioned Officers of Air Force, in uniform. © Naval Officers in plain clothes, who, either by reason of their position or because they belong to the the same ship, are known to be officers. The salute, in addition to being a mark of respect, is s simple act of courtesy and good manners. It behoves all officers and sailors to recognize a senior officer and accord him the prescribed salute. (2) The rules for paying marks of respect in the following circumstances shall be as indicated against each:- (a) A Chief Petty Officer, Petty Officer, or man, who is standing about shall face and salute an officer who passes him; if sitting when an officer approaches, he shall rise, stand to attention and salute. (b) Organised parties of men in charge of an officer or sailor shall be called to attention, the officer or sailor in charge only saluting. © When other parties of Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers, or men on shore are passing or being passed by an officer, all shall salute. (d) Officers and sailors riding two wheeled conveyance (pedal or motorised) are not required to salute. When vehicle is in motion, but when vehicle is stationary the rider shall salute by turning his head smartty towards senior officer passing his without moving his hands from the handle bar. (e) The senior officer or sailor in a vehicle, whether driver or passenger, shall salute when passing a senior officer, the remaining passengers in the vehicle meanwhile sitting to attention. Explanation. – No officer shall except to be saluted if a rider or driver is in difficulty or danger. (3) Officers and men shall also salute on the following occasions: - (a) On passing a funeral ; (b) On passing uncased colours carried by Naval, Army, or Air Force Units. (c) If wearing headdress, when the National Anthem or any foreign National Anthem is played; (d) When colours are hoisted; (e) When colours are lowered at sunset. (4) Individual officers and sailors shall stand to attention, uncovered whenever the National Anthem or any foreign National Anthem is played. (5) Salutes shall not be exchanged in such places as drillsheds, railway stations, stands at race meetings or football matches, except when an officer or sailor is being addressed personally by a superior or when making a report. (6) Salutes shall be given to foreign Royalty and foreign officers in uniform in the same way as to Indian officers. (7) Certain senior officers are entitled to fly official distinguishing flags on their cars. Such flags shall not be displayed unless the entitled officer is in the car. Officers junior to those concerned and all sailors shall salute such flags. (8) Officers of the rank of a Commodore and equivalent in other two Services and above display Star Plates to denote their presence in the car. The Colour of the plate denotes the Service to which the officer belongs. Blue for Navy, Red for Army and Light Blue for Air Force. The following stars indicate the rank. One Star .. Commodore Four Stars .. Admiral Five Stars (in a circle) .. Admiral of the Fleet. (9) Painting of ship’s boats. – (a) The barge and any other personal boats of the Chief of the Naval Staff shall be painted green. (b) The barge and any other personal boats of other Flag Officers shall be painted blue. (c) Except for restrictions in (a) and (b) above, boats may be painted any colour or combination of colours at the discretion of the Captain, subject to the approval of the Senior Officer. (d) Salute and marks of respect in boats shall be in accordance with Regulation 106. Inspections, etc. without Arms. – (1) When inspected by a Flag Officer, or Captain, or by the officer in command of the ship of whatever rank, ships companies are inspected covered, and the right-hand Chief Petty Officer or Petty Officer only shall salute on the arrival of the inspecting officer. This sailor should be the senior of those fallen in. (2) If the inspecting officer wishes the sailors to uncover their heads, the drill “Off Caps” shall be carried out. Chief Petty Officers and Petty Officers will not uncover, but shall salute. (3) When being mustered by a Flag Officer, or Captain or by the officer in command of the ship, of whatever rank, all sailors below Petty Officer shall salute as they pass round. (4) When inspected by an officer at Division, Quarters, Watch fall in and on all other occasions of falling in for inspections without arms, Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers and men shall be called to attention. 107. Salutes and Marks of Respect in Boats. – (1) The following rules for the paying and returning of marks of respect in boats shall be observed: - (a) The officer in charge of the boat or the coxswain shall always salute, except where the design of the boat is such that the officer in charge or the coxswain is in an inconspicuous position, in which case one of the members of the boat’s crew shall be detailed to salute. (b) The senior of the officers in the boat shall also salute whenever this is practicable. (c) The salute shall be acknowledged by the officer being saluted, unless he details an officer to do so. If no officer is available, the coxswain of the boat may be detailed to answer the salute. (d) Where boats carrying officers of equal rank pass each other, no exchange of salutes shall take place. (2) In addition to saluting, special marks of respect shall be paid to Royal and important personages and senior officers, as given in the table in clause 6. (3) All officers shall be saluted by the officer incharge of the boat or coxwain when getting into or leaving the boat. (4) In private boats, officers and men should pay and return salutes as dictated by courtesy, but only the officer or the sailor in most convenient position should salute. (5) The Officer of the Guard with his pendant flying shall be saluted by all officers of junior rank, as in the case of Captain with his pendant flying. The Officer of the Guard will salute all officers senior to himself. (6) Table of special Marks of Respect in Boats:- Personage or Occasion Boat when Passing Power Boat Boat under Oars Boat under Sail Boat alongside Accommodation fast Landing Place, Leader or made (1) The President, a President of a Republic, Royal Personages, Ambassadors, Governors – Generals and their equivalents in other countries. Stop Engines Toss Oars Let fly sheets (i) Crew called to attention Explanation :- (i) in decked-in-power boats, members of the crew who are not engaged in Keeping the boat alongside and all passengers stand to attention and face in the direction of the personage or officer being saluted. (ii) In open boats of all types members of the crew who are not engaged in keeping the boat alongside and all passengers sit up-right and squarely on the thwarts or benches. (iii) Boatkeepers sit at attention and the senior sailor in the boat salutes. (2) The chief of the Naval Staff, Commanding-in-Chief, Flag Officer and Commodores, and their equivalents in the other Services, and nations, when flying the appropriate flag of their command in their barges or boats. (3) A boat containing a Service Funeral Party with the body. (4) During the hoisting of colours, and the lowering of colourst at Sunset, and during the firing of gun salutes. (5) The Chief of the Naval Staff, Commanders-in-Chief and Flag Officers not flying a flag, Commodores not flying a Broad Pendent, officers of equivalent rank of other services and other nations, when not flying a flag, non-executive officers of Rear- Admirals rank and above. Note – In the Indian Navy, the Red and Blue Discs referred to in sub-regulation (5) of Regulation 68 will be show. Reduce speed to slow Lay on Oars Let Fly sheets Crew called to attention. (6) The Chief of the Naval Staff, Commanders-in-Chief, Flag Officers, Commodores and Officers of equivalent rank in Uniform or plain clothes when showing the white Disc described in sub regulation (5) for Regulation (68). (7) Any Indian or Foreign naval Officer flying a pendant SECTION XIII – FUNERAL HONOURS 108. State Funerals. – (a) A State Funeral shall be accorded to any dignitary, when ordered by the Government of India. (b) The detailed procedure for State Funerals shall be as given in Appendix II. (c) The following shall be observed when State mourning has been announced by the Government of India during a prescribed period: - (i) There shall be no official entertainment; (ii) All flags on public or official buildings shall be flown at half-mast; colours in Indian Naval Ships and shore establishments shall remain at half-mast from the time of receipt of orders promulgating state mourning until sunset on the day of the funeral. 109. Flag and General Officers, Air Marshals, etc. – (1) At the funerals of Flag Officers, Commodores, General Officers, Brigadiers, Air Officers or Air Commodores, who have died on service, minute guns shall be fired whilst the body is proceeding to the place of cremation or interment, but these minute guns shall not exceed the number to which the officer’s rank entitled him when living. They shall also be fired, after the body is deposited in the grave, or in the sea or cremated, a salute of canon, amounting to the same number of guns as the deceased officer was entitled to when living; in the event of any such officer dying afloat and being buried at a place on shore where there is a fort, minute guns shall be fired from the ship whilst the body is being conveyed to the shore; and after the body is landed, minute guns shall be fired by the fort while the funeral procession is moving from the landing-place to the place of cremation or interment; the minute guns, both from the ship and the fort, shall not exceed twice the number of the guns the officer was entitled to when living. 110. Captains and Commanders in Command of a Ship. – (1) At the funeral of a Captain or Commander in Command of a ship; seven minute guns shall be fired by the ship he commanded, whilst the body is proceeding to the place of cremation or interment. After the body is deposited in the grave, or in the sea or cremated, a salute of seven guns shall also be fired by the same ship. If the ship be alone, the officer succeeding to the Command shall order this to be done. The minute guns and salute shall be fired only by the ship which the officer commanded, and this shall be done whether the ship is present at the port of cremation or interment or not. If circumstances do not permit of the minute guns being fired by the ship which the officer commanded, they shall not be fired by any other ship in lieu. (2) If the funeral takes place ashore the procedure laid down in Regulation 111 shall be carried out in addition. 111. All Officers and Men. – (1) At the funeral of an officer, man or boy of any of Indian Naval Ships three volleys of musketry shall be fired over the grave or over the body when committed to the sea, the salute of guns laid down in Regulation 109 for a Flag Officer or Commodore and in Regulation 110 for a Captain or Commander in command of a ship being fired in addition. (2) On all occasions of naval funerals the Senior Officer present shall regulate the strength and composition of the funeral and firing parties, the number of officers and men forming the parties being, however, subject to the means at the disposal of the Senior Officer present. 112. A gun carriage may be used for carrying coffins of deceased personnel of the Indian Navy. 113. (1) Honours shall be paid officially only at the funeral of officers or men who have died on active service and whose bodies are committed to the sea, cremated or buried within the precincts of a naval port or at the place where the ship is lying. Notwithstanding this Regulation, however, the Chief of the Naval Staff may, at his discretion, authorize the rendering of honours at the funerals of officers who have held certain high appointments. (2) Where the rendering of honours at the funerals of Naval personnel who have died on active service is precluded by sub-regulation (1), application may be made (or relatives applying may be referred) to the local Army or Indian Air Force authorities, who are authorized by the Chief of the Army Staff or the Chief of the Air Staff to render honours whenever possible, provided that no public expense is incurred beyond the value of the blank ammunition fired and that the place of funeral is within a reasonable distance. (3) At the funeral of officers on unemployed full pay or half pay or on the retired list, or of pensioners who possess war medals or good conduct medals, a gun-carriage and a bugler to sound the “Last Post” may be lent, when desired together with bearer party and men to drag the gun-carriage. This privilege shall, however, only be granted when the cremation or burial is within the precincts of a naval port and upon the conditions that there is no interference with Service duties, that no expense to the public is entailed, and that the services of the men on the bearer and gun-carriage parties are entirely voluntary. (4) Expense for which it would be necessary to seek repayment from the representatives of the deceased shall not be incurred, whether they are willing to defray it or not. 114. Civil Officials. – Civil officials shall have at their funerals the same number of guns fired as minute guns, while the procession is going to the cremation or burial ground, as they were entitled to as salutes when living. Those who are not entitled to salutes when living shall not have guns fired at their funerals. 115. Half Masting Colours. – (1) Colours half-masted for a funeral on shore shall be lowered at the time the funeral procession is due to leave the place where the body has been lying, and re-hoisted when sufficient time has elapsed for the cremation or interment. (2) When the body leaves a ship, the colours shall be lowered when the body is removed from where it has been lying on board the ship, and rehoisted when sufficient time has elapsed for the cremation or interment. (3) For a funeral at sea, colours shall be lowered when the body is removed from where it has been lying and rehoisted when the funeral service is ended. (4) When a body is being removed from a ship to await cremation or interment, colours shall not be half-masted, but the boat conveying it shall fly a boat’s ensign at half-mast. (5) When colours are ordered to be half-masted throughout the day, they shall be hoisted close up when colours are hoisted in the morning, and immediately lowered to half-mast. At sunset they shall first be hoisted close up and then lowered in the usual manner. (6) When in foreign ports, if warships of the countries concerned half-mast their colours on the death of one of their Nationals, Indian Naval Ships shall as a matter of courtesy conform by half-masting their own colours. In the event of a foreign ship being in an Indian port on such an occasion, Indian Naval Ships in company shall half-mast their colour on the day of the funeral only unless special orders are issued by the Chief of the Naval Staff. (7) Indian Naval Ships approaching or leaving an anchorage where ships of any other country are wearing a foreign national flag at half-mast at the main, or have their colours at half-mast, shall , while within sight of the ships in port, hoist or keep the foreign national flag at half-mast or half-mast their own colours. (8) On the death (otherwise than in battle) of a Flag Officer whose flag is flying in one of Indian Naval Ships or naval establishments, his flag shall be half-masted and kept at half-mast until sunset on the day of the funeral when it shall be hoisted close up and then finally struck. (9) If, however, the funeral is to take place at a distance from the ship or port in which the flag is flying, the flag shall be kept at half-mast until sunset on the day on which the body is removed from the ship or port for the purpose of burial or cremation. (10) Instructions regarding half-masting of colours on the death of the President as contained in Regulation 8 shall also be applicable in the event of death of the Vice-President and the Prime Minister. SECTION XIV – ORDER OF PRECEDENCE ON CEREMONIAL OCCASIONS 116. Precedence on Occassions of Ceremony. – In general, officers shall be introduced in the following order: - (a) The Second in Command of the Ship. (b) The Executive Officer where he is not also the Second in Command; (c) Commissioned Officers being Heads of Departments, in order of seniority. (d) The remaining officers, in order of seniority irrespective of Branch. CHAPTER III RECRUITMENT OF CADETS Section Regulations I Regular Entry Cadets . . .. . 117 II Special Entry Cadets . . . . . 118 III Cadets from Training Ship “Dufferin”. . . 119 IV Cadets from National Cadet Corps . . . . 120 SECTION I – REGULAR ENTRY CADETS 117. Recruitment. – (1) Recruitment of regular entry cadets in the Executive, Engineering, Electrical and Supply and Secretariat Branches of the Indian Navy shall be made through a competitive examination. This examination may be called the Army, Navy and Air Force Examination for admission to the National Defence Academy, and shall be held by the Union Public Service Commission twice a year in accordance with the Government of India, Ministry of Defence Notification published in the Gazette of India on each occasion. (2) The following terms and conditions shall govern the selection and training of Regular Entry Cadets of the Indian Navy. (3) Eligibility. – A candidate shall be an unmarried male and shall fulfill the conditions regarding the nationality as laid down by the Government. Explanation. – A widower or a person who has divorced his wife shall not be treated as an unmarried male for the purpose of this regulation. (4) Age limits. – The age limits shall be 15 to 17 ½ years on the first day of the month in which the course at the Academy is due to commence. The age limits shall in no case be relaxed. (5) Educational Qualifications. – Candidates must have passed the Matriculation or an equivalent examination or be in possession of the certificates mentioned in the Rules relating to the National Defence Academy Examination, published in the Gazette of India from time to time. (6) Selection. – (a) U.P.S.C. Examination. – The procedure for submission of application, palces of examination, syllabus and other details of the examination shall be notified in the Gazette of India from time to time. (b) Services Selection Board. – Candidates who qualify at the written examination shall appear before a Services Selection Board for interview and other tests. Explanation. – Candidates appearing before the Services Selection Board shall undergo the prescribed tests at their own risk and shall not be entitled to claim any compensation or other relief from Government in respect of any injury which they may sustain in the course of or as a result of these tests, whether due to the negligence of any person or otherwise. Parent/Guardians the candidates shall be required to sign a certificate to this effect on the form appended to the application. (c) Medical Board. – Candidates who are declared qualified by the Services Selection Board shall be required to appear for medical examination before a Board of Military Medical Officers. Candidates should be medically fit in all respects, in accordance with the medical standards laid down by the Chief of the Naval Staff from time to time for selection as regular entry cadets in the Indian Navy. Those candidates who are not found fit by the Medical Board shall not be admitted to the Academy. The development of the candidate should be such that bu the time he attains the age of 17 ½ years, he will reach the required standard of medical fitness. Candidates desiring to appeal against the findings of the Medical Board may do so. An appeal fee of Rs. 40 shall be charges which shall however, be refunded to: - (i) all successful candidates except those who, although successful, do not join the Academy for personal reasons. (ii) those candidates who withdraw their appeals before the Appeal Medical Board is convened: (iii)such candidates in whose case the Appeal Medical Board is not convened for administrative reasons. The decision of the Appeal Medical Board shall be final. (d) Final Selection. – Candidates to be finally selected should secure the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination, and the Services Selection Board interview. Subject to this condition and to their being declared medically fit, successful candidates shall be placed in the order of merit on the basis of total marks secured in the written examination and the Services Selection Board interview. The final selection for admission to the Academy shall be made in this order up to the number of vacancies available for each course. (7) Training. – Candidates finally selected shall undergo a three years’ course at the National Defence Academy. After this three years’ training, the successful candidates shall undergo further specialized training in Indian Naval Ships and establishments. (8) Discipline. – While at the National Defence Academy, Cadets shall be subject to the discipline of the Academy. During training in Indian Naval Ships and establishments they shall be subject to the Navy Act, 1957. (9) Declaration. - (a) Candidates must undertake not to marry until they complete their full training at the National Defence Academy, and later on at Indian Naval Ships and establishments. A candidate who marries subsequent to the date of his application, though successful at the written examination or Services Selection Board or medical examination, shall not be selected for training. A candidate who marries while under training shall be discharged and shall be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him by the Government. (b) Before a candidate joins the Academy, the parent or guardian shall be required to sign:- (i) A certificate to the effect that he fully understands that he or his son or ward shall not be entitled to claim any compensation or other relief from the Government in respect of any injury which his son or ward may sustain in the course of or as a result of the training for where bodily infirmity or death results in the course of or as a result of a surgical operation performed upon an anesthesia administered to him for the treatment f any injury received as aforesaid or otherwise. (ii) A bond to the effect that, if for any reason considered within the control of the cadet, he wishes to withdraw before the completion of the initial training, or he marries whilst under training or he fails to accept a commission, if offered, he shall be liable to refund the whole or such portion of the cost of tuition and training, food, clothing and pay and allowances, received, as may be decided upon by the Government. (10) Allowances: - (a) The cost of training including accommodation and allied services, books, uniform, messing and medical treatment shall be borne by the Government. Parents or Guardians of cadets shall however, be required to meet their pocket and other private expenses. Where a cadet’s parent or guardians has an income less than Rs. 350 p.m. and is unable to meet wholly or partly the pocket expenses of the cadet, financial assistance up to Rs.40/- p.m. may be granted in the first two years and Rs. 45/- p.m. in the third year by the Government. A candidate desirous of securing financial assistance may, immediately after his final selection, submit an application through the District magistrate of his District, who shall, with his recommendation, forward the application to the Director of Military Training. Army Headquarters. Provision:- Provided that in a case where two or more sons or wards of a parent or guardian are simultaneously undergoing training at the National Defence Academy, financial assistance as aforesaid may be granted to all of them for the period they simultaneously undergo training if the income of the parent or guardian do not exceed (b) In addition to the uniform provided free by the Government, cadets should be in possession of some other items of clothing. In order to ensure correct pattern and uniformity, these items shall be made at the Academy and the cost shall be met by the parents or guardians of the cadets. Cadets applying for financial assistance may be issued with some of these items of clothing free or on loan. They may only be required to purchase certain items. (c) During the period of training, Service cadets shall receive pay and allowances of the substantive rate held by them as a sailor or as a boy or an apprentice at the time of selection as cadet. They shall also be entitled to receive increments of pay, if any, admissible in that rate. If the pay and allowances of their substantive rate be less than the financial assistance admissible to direct cadets, and provided they are eligible for such assistance, they shall also receive the difference between the two amounts. (11) Registration and discharge. – No cadet shall normally be permitted to resign while under training. A civilian cadet who is not considered suitable to complete the full course at the Academy and/or at the Indian Naval Ships and establishments may with the approval of the Government, be withdrawn from training and discharged. A service cadet under these circumstances may be reverted to his original appointment. A cadet thus discharged/reverted shall not be eligible for readmission to a subsequent course. Cases of cadets who are allowed to resign on compassionate grounds, shall however, be considered on merits. SECTION II – SPECIAL ENTRY CADETS 118. Recruitment of Special Entry Cadets. – (1) Recruitment of special entry cadets in the Executive, Engineering, Electrical and Supply and Secretariat Branches of the Indian Navy shall be made through a competitive examination. This examination may be called the Indian Navy examination and shall be held by the Union Public Service Commission twice a year in accordance with the Government of India, Ministry of Defence, Notification published in the Gazette of India on each occasion. (2) The following terms and conditions shall govern the selection and training of Special Entry Cadets of the Indian Navy: (a) Eligibility. – A candidate must be an unmarried male and must fulfil the conditions regarding the nationality as laid down by the Government. Explanation. – A widower or a person who has divorced his wife will not be treated as an unmarried male for the purpose of this regulation. (b) Age limits. – A candidate must be between 17 years and 20 years of age on the first day of the month in which the course at the National Defence Academy is due to commence. The age limits shall in no case be relaxed. (c) Educational Qualifications.-A candidate must have passed the Intermediate examination or an equivalent examination or be in possession of a certificate mentioned in the Rules relating to the Indian Navy Examination published in the Gazette of India from time to time. (3) Selection. – (a) U.P.S.C. Examination. – The procedure for submission of applications, places of examination, syllabus and other details of the examination shall be notified in the Gazette of Indian from time to time. (b) Services Selection Board. – Candidates who qualify at the written examination shall be required to appear before a Services Selection Board for interview and other tests. Explanation. – Candidates appearing before the Services Selection Board shall undergo the prescribed tests at their own risk and shall not be entitled to claim any compensation or other relief from Government in respect of any injury which they may sustain in the course of or as a result of these tests, whether due to the negligence of any person or otherwise. Candidates shall be required to sign a certificate to this effect on the form appended to the application. In the case of candidates who are minors, the required certificate shall be signed by their parents or guardians on the prescribed form. (c) Candidates who are declared qualified by the Services Selection board shall be required to appear for medical examination before a board of Military Medical Officers. Candidates should conform to the medical standards laid down by the Chief of the Naval Staff from time to time for selection as special entry cadets in the Indian Navy. Those candidates who are not found fit by the Medical Board shall not be selected. Candidates desiring to appeal against the findings of the Medical Board may do so. An appeal fee of Rs. 40/- shall be charged which will, however, be refunded to: (i) all successful candidates except those who, although successful, do not join the Academy for personal reasons; (ii) those candidates who withdraw their appeals before the Appeal Medical Board is convened; (iii) such candidates in whose case the Appeal Medical Board is not convened for administrative reason; The decision of the Appeal Medical Board shall be final. (d) Candidates to be finally selected shall secure the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination and Services Selection Board interview. Subject to this condition and to their being declared medically fit, successful candidates shall be placed in the order of merit based on the total marks secured in the written examination and the Services Selection Board interview. The final selection shall be made in the order of merit up to number of vacancies available. (4) Selected candidates may be appointed as Cadets and shall undergo one year’s training at the National Defence Academy. On completion of this training, they shall be required to undergo further training in Indian Naval Ships and establishments. (5) While at the National Defence Academy, cadets shall be subject to the discipline of the Academy,. During training in Indian Naval Ships and establishments, they shall be subject to the Navy Act, 1957. (6) Declaration. – (a) Candidates shall undertake not to marry until they complete their full training at the National Defence Academy and later on at the Indian Naval Ships and establishments. A candidate, who marries subsequent to the date of his application, though successful at the written examination or Services Selection Board or medical examination, shall not be selected for training. A candidate who marries while under training shall be discharged and shall be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him by the Government. (b) Before a candidate joins the academy, the candidate and/or his parent/guardian shall be required to sign: - (i) a certificate to the effect that he fully understands that he or his son or ward shall not be entitled to claim any compensation or other relief from the Government in respect of any injury which he or his son or ward may sustain in the course of or as a result of the training or where bodily infirmity or deaths results in the course of or as a result of a surgical operation performed upon or anesthesia administerated to him for the treatment of any injury received as aforesaid or otherwise. (ii) a bond to the effect that, if for any reason considered within control of the candidate, his son/ward wishes to withdraw before completion of the initial training, or he marries whilst under training or he fails to accept a commission, if offered, he shall be liable to refund the whole or such portion of the cost of tuition and training, food, clothing and pay and allowances received, as may be decided upon by the Government. (7) (a) The cost of training including accommodation and allied services, books, uniform, messing and medical treatment shall be borne by the Government. Parents or guardians of cadets shall however, be required to meet their pocket and other private expenses while they are at the National Defence Academy. When a cadets parent or guardian has an income less than Rs.350/- per mensem and is unable to meet wholly or partly the pocket expenses of the cadet, financial assistance upto Rs.45/- per mensem may be granted by the Government. A candidate desirous of securing financial assistance may, immediately, after his selection, submit an application through the District Magistrate of his District, who shall with his recommendations forward the application to the Director of Military Training, Army Headquarters. Provided that in a case where two or more sons or wards of a parent or guardian are simultaneously undergoing training at the National Defence Acadamy, financial assistance as aforesaid may be granted to all of them for the period they simultaneously undergo training, if the income of the parent or guardian do not exceed Rs.400/- P.M. (b) In addition to the uniform provided free by the Government, cadets should be in possession of some other items of clothing. In order to ensure correct pattern and uniformity, these items will be made at the Academy and the cost shall be met by the parents or guardians of the cadets. Cadets applying for financial assistance may be issued with some of these items of clothing free or on loan. They may only be required to purchase certain items. (c) During the period of training, service cadets may receive pay and allowances of the substantive rate held by them as a sailor or as a boy or an apprentice at the time of selection as cadet. They shall also be entitled to receive increments of pay, if any, admissible in that rate. If the pay and allowances of their substantive rate be less than the financial assistance admissible to direct cadets, and provided they are eligible for such assistance, they shall also receive the difference between the two amounts. (8) No cadet shall normally be permitted to resign while under training. A civilian cadet who is not considered suitable to complete the full course at the Academy and/or at the Indian Naval Ships and establishments may, with the approval of the Government, be withdrawn from training and discharged. A Service cadet under these circumstances may be reverted to his original appointment. A cadet thus discharged or reverted shall not be eligible for re- admission to a subsequent course. Cases of cadets who are allowed to resign on compassionate grounds, may, however, be considered on merits. SECTION III – CADETS FROM TRAINING SHIP “DUFFERIN” 119. Deleted vide Amendment No. 77 (I) SECTION IV - CADETS FROM NATIONAL CADET CORPS 120. Selection and Training of Cadets from the National Cadet Corps. – (1) The following terms and conditions will govern the selection and training of cadets of the Senior Division, Naval Wing of the National Cadets Corps as special entry cadets of the Indian Navy. (a) Eligibility. – A candidate must be an unmarried male and must fulfill the conditions regarding the nationality as laid down by the Government Explanation. – A widower or a person who has divorced his wife will not be treated as an unmarried male for the purpose of this regulation.. (b) Age limits. – A candidate must be between 19 and 22 years of age on the 1st day of the month in which the course at the National Academy Cochin is due to commence and the age limits shall in no case be relaxed. © Educational Qualifications. – A candidate must be science graduate in physics and ,mathematics or he must posses a degree in Engineering. (d) Other Qualifications. – A candidate must: - (a) have served for not less than two academic years in the Senior Division, Naval Wing of the National Cadet Corps; (b) be in possession of Certificate ‘C’ (Naval); those who have appeared or intend to appear for certificate ‘C’ examination are also eligible to apply but their final selection shall depend on producing the Certificate before the commencement of the course’ and (c) be in possession of a certificate of good conduct and character from his University or Principal of his College. (e) A candidate shall not be eligible to apply after twelve months of leaving the Senior Division, Naval Wing of the National Cadet Corps. (2) (a) Applications shall be submitted by a cadet to his Officer Commanding, N.C.C. Unit, Naval Wing, who shall forward it through the Circle Commander concerned to the N.C.C. Directorate, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi. The N.C.C. Directorate will forward the applications to the Chief of the Naval Staff. The applications shall be submitted on the prescribed form. These forms will be available at all N.C.C. Units. (b) Candidates who are considered prima facie suitable shall be required to appear before a Services Selection Board for interview and other tests. The Government reserve the right to make a preliminary selection on the basis of candidates’ educational and other qualifications and any other relevant factors, and then call up only those who seem likely to be the best candidates. Explanation. – Candidates appearing before the Services Selection Board shall undergo the prescribed tests at their own risk and shall not be entitled to claim any compensation or other refer from Government in respect of any injury which they may sustain in the course of or as a result of these tests, whether due to negligence of any person or otherwise. Candidates shall be required to sign a certificate to this effect on the form appended to the application. In the case of candidates who are minors, the required certificate must be signed by their parents or guardians on the prescribed form. © Candidates to be finally selected should at least secure the minimum qualifying marks at the Services Selection Board. Subject to this condition and to their being declared medically fit, successful candidates shall be placed in the order of merit based on the total marks secured in the written examination and the Service Selection Board interview. The final selection shall be made in the order of merit up to the number of vacancies available. (d) Medical Boards. – Candidates who are declared qualified at the Services Selection Board shall be required to appear for medical examination before a Board of Military Medical Officers. Candidates should conform to the medical standards laid down by the Chief of the Naval Staff from time to time for selection as special entry cadets in the Indian Navy. Those not passed, as fit by the medical board shall not be selected. Candidates desiring to appeal against the findings of the Medical Board may do so. An appeal fee of Rs.40/- shall be charged which is, however, refunded to: - (i) Candidates who, as a result of re-examination, are found fit except those who although successful, do not join the Indian Navy for personal reasons. (ii) Candidates who withdraw their appeals before the Appeal Medical Board is convened; and (iii) Candidates whose request for re-examination is not granted. The decision of the Appeal Medical Board shall be final. (3) Selected candidates may be appointed as cadets and shall be required to undergo one year’s training at the National Defence Academy. On completion of this training, they shall also be required to undergo further training in Indian Naval Ships and establishments. (4) While at the National defence academy, cadets shall be subject to the discipline of the Academy, During training in Indian Naval Ships and establishments, they shall be subject to the Navy Act, 1957. (5) (a) Candidates must undertake not to marry until they complete their full training at the National Defence Academy and later on at the Indian Naval Ships and establishments. A candidate who marries subsequent to the date of his application, though successful at the Services Selection Board or medial examination, shall not be selected for training. A candidate who marries while under training shall be discharged and shall be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him by the Government. (b) Before a candidate joins the Academy, the candidate and/or his parent or guardian shall be required to sign.: - (i) a certificate to the effect that he fully understands that he or his son or ward shall not be entitled to claim any compensation or other relief from the Government in respect of any injury which he or his son or ward may sustain in the course of or as a result of the training or where bodily infirmity or death results in the course of or as a result of a surgical operation performed upon or anesthesia administered to him for the treatment of any injury received as aforesaid or otherwise. (ii) a bond to the effect that, if for any reason considered within control of the candidate, his son or ward wishes to withdraw before completion of the initial training or he marries whilst under training or he fails to accept a commission, if offered, he shall be liable to refund the whole or such portion of the cost of tuition and training, food, clothing and pay and allowances received, as may be decided upon by the Government. (6) (a) The cost of training including accommodation and allied services, books, uniform, messing and medical treatment shall be borne by the Government. Parents or guardians of cadets shall however, be required to meet their pocket and other private expenses, while they are at the National Defence Academy. When a cadet’s parent or guardian has an income less than Rs.350/- per mensem and is unable to meet wholly or partly the pocket expenses of the cadet, financial assistance upto Rs.45/- per desirous of securing financial assistance may immediately after his selection, submit an application through the District Magistrate of his District, who shall with his recommendations, forward the application to the Director of Military Training, Army Headquarters Provided that in a case where two or more sons or wards of a parent or guardian are simultaneously undergoing training at the National Defence Academy, financial assistance as aforesaid may be granted to all of them for the period they simultaneously undergo training, if the income of the parent or guardian do not exceed Rs.400/- P.M. (b) In addition to the uniform provided free by the Government, cadets should be in possession of some other items of clothing. In order to ensure correct pattern and uniformity, these items shall be made at the Academy and the cost shall be met by the parents or guardians of the cadets. Cadets applying for financial assistance may be issued with some of these items of clothing free on loan. They may only be required to purchase certain items. (7) Resignation and Discharges. – No cadet shall normally be permitted to resign while under training. A cadet who is not considered suitable to complete the full course at the Academy and or at Indian Naval Ships and establishments may, with the approval of the Government, be withdrawn from training and discharged. A cadet thus discharged shall not be eligible for re-admission to a subsequent course. Cases of cadets who are allowed to resign on compassionate grounds may, however, be considered on merits. CHAPTER IV TRAINING AND PROMOTION OF SUBORDINATE AND JUNIOR OFFICERS Section Regulations I Officers in the Executive Branch – Cadet Entry 121 II Officers in the Executive Branch on Short Service Com- Missions . . . . . . 122 III Officers in the Engineering Branch-Cadet Entry . 123 IV Officers in the Engineering Branch on Short Service Commissions 124 V Officers in the Electrical Branch – Cadet Entry 125 VI Officers in the Electrical Branch on Short Service Commissions 126 SECTION I – OFFICERS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH – CADET ENTRY 121. Cadet Entry. – (1) The following provisions shall govern the training and promotion of cadet entry subordinate and junior officers in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy. (2) Length of Training (a) Cadets (i) National Defence Academy Regular entry cadets . . . . 3 years Special entry cadets . . . . 1 year (ii) Afloat training . . . . 6 months (b) Midshipmen Afloat training 1 year © Acting Sub-Lieutenants Technical courses . . . . . 12 months A minimum period of 3 months Sea service to obtain a Watch-keeping Certificate. (3) Promotion (a) Midshipmen. – On completion of 6 months afloat training as a cadet and subject to passing the Cadet’s Passing Out Examination and being recommended for promotion, cadets shall be promoted to Midshipmen. (b) Acting sub-Lieutenants. – On completion of 5 months’ service as Midshipmen, and subject to passing the Seamanship Examination and being recommended for promotion, Midshipmen shall be granted the rank of Acting Sub- Lieutenant with seniority of the date on which they are promoted. © Sub-Lieutenants. – Acting Sub-Lieutenants shall be confirmed in rank with original seniority on the day following the successful completion of their technical courses. (d) Lieutenants. – Confirmed Sub-Lieutenants shall be appointed to sea and shall be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff, provided they have obtained the following certificates from their Captains. - (i) that the officer is competent to take charge of a Watch at sea as Lieutenant and to perform efficiently the duties of that rank; (ii) that he is recommended and is fit in all respects for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant. Explanation. – These certificates shall not be granted before the officer has served three months at sea as a confirmed Sub-Lieutenant. No officer can, however, be promoted before the date of his seniority as a Lieutenant calculated in accordance with sub- regulation (6) (4) If a Sub-Lieutenant, though no fault of his own, is unable to obtain a Watch keeping Certificate by the date on which he becomes due for promotion to Lieutenant, details of the case together with the Captain’s recommendation shall be referred to the Chief of the Naval Staff in order that consideration be given to the grant of the acting rank of Lieutenant. If the grant of acting rank is approved, the officer shall be given seniority as from the date on which he became due for promotion to Lieutenant, and pay of rank shall be effective from that date or from six months after date of first effective appointment as a Sub-Lieutenant (conformed) whichever is later. On obtaining a Watchkeeping Certificate, the acting rank shall be conformed as from the original date. (5) Failure in Examination (a) Cadets and Midshipmen (i) Cadets and Midshipmen who fail in the Cadet’s Passing Out Examination or the Seamanship Examination as the case may be, shall be put back for a term of six months and then re-examined. (ii) A second failure in either of these examinations shall entail liability to discharge from the Service. (i) Officers failing in not more than two subjects in any one course, but obtaining pass marks for that course shall be given further instruction and re- examined in the subject(s) in which they have failed. (ii) Officers failing to obtain pass marks for the course or failing in more than two subjects shall be required to do the whole course again. (iii) Officers failing in any of the following courses shall be penalized by the loss of seniority as a Lieutenant as follows: - Navigation Direction } Gunnery } T.A.S. } Signal Communication} One month War Course Divisional } Electrical } Naval Aviation } Half month. Supply and Secretariat} Marine Engineering } NOTE. –Failure in a course does not invalidate the concurrent award of any time gained as a result of the number of points earned in other courses. (iv) Officers passing on re-examination shall be given a ‘pass’ class only and no marks shall be awarded. (v) Those who fail in the examination at their second attempt shall be liable to be discharged from the Service. (6) Seniority. – The period of ‘time to serve’ as a Sub-Lieutenant (acting and confirmed) for the purpose of calculating seniority as a Lieutenant shall be 3 years subject to adjustment according to the time forfeited or time gained in respect of his promotion. (7) Gain in time. – Officers shall be eligible for gain in time for the purpose of calculating seniority as a Lieutenant on the results of the Passing Out Examination in Cadet Training Ship, the Midshipmen’s Seamanship examination and Technical Courses upto a maximum period of 12 months based on the total number of points earned. (8) Cadets and Midshipmen whose period of training is lengthened on account of sickness may be eligible for an ante-date of seniority as a Lieutenant, subject to approval by the Chief of the Naval Staff in each case. SECTION II – OFFICERS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH ON SHORT SERVICE COMMISSIONS 122. Short Service Commissions. – (1) The following Provision shall govern the entry, training and promotion of officers granted Short Service Commissions in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy. (2) Nationality. – A candidate must be an unmarried male and must fulfil the conditions regarding the nationality as laid down by the Government. (3) Educational or Technical Qualifications. – A candidate shall possess any of the following qualifications: - (a) A degree of a recognized University and have passed with Mathematics and Physics either as optional or as compulsory subjects in the Degree examination or in intermediate or higher secondary or pre university or Indian school certificate examination or (b) Government of India, Ministry of shipping and Transport Certificate of Competency (Foreign going) either as a Second Mate, Mate or Master or other similar certificate recognized by the Central Government, or any other qualification which may be recognized by the central Government as equivalent to the above. Explanation:- The subjects quoted in clause (a) above termed by any other name such as general mathematics or physical science would be acceptable provided the chief of the Naval Staff is satisfied that the candidate have attained requisite standard in those subjects. (4) Age limits. – Candidates shall conform to the following age limits on entry:- Lower age Upper age Limit limit (a) Graduates ….. 19 ½ years 25 years (b) Those holding a Certificate of Competency 20 years 30 years mentioned in clause (b) of sub-regulation (3) Explanation. – Upper age limit in the case of clause (b) may be relaxed by the Government in exceptional circumstances. (5) Medical Standards. – Candidates shall conform to the prescribed medical standards. (6) Selection. – Candidates who are considered prima facie suitable shall be interviewed by a Services Selection Board and the final selection shall be made by the Government taking consideration the Board’s recommendations subject to medical fitness,. 6-A Declaration:- Before a Candidate reports for training he and his parent or guardian are required to sign a bond. (7) Duration of Commission. – The period of Short Service Commission shall be seven years commencing from the date of reporting for, or commencement of, training whichever is later. This may be extended by a specified period at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff with the consent of the officer concerned, provided the period of extension does not exceed two years at a time and the total service of the officer does not exceed ten years. On expiry of their Short Service contract, including any period of extension thereof, officers shall be placed on the Emergency List for a period of 5 years. (8) Rank on Entry. - (a) Those holding Certificate of Competency as a Master or a Mate shall be entered as Acting Lieutenant. Suitably qualified candidates who are in possession of a Certificate of Competency as a master, may be granted upto a maximum of 2 years seniority in the rank of Lieutenant at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff. (b) Those holding Certificate of Competency as a Second Mate shall be entered as Acting Sub-Lieutenant. Suitably qualified candidates may be granted upto a maximum of 1 ½ years seniority in that rank at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff. (c) Others shall be entered as Acting Sub-Lieutenant. (9) Period of probation. – An officer shall be on probation for a period of 1 year or until completion of initial training whichever is later. (10) Initial Training. – Candidates shall undergo a prescribed course of training. On completion of training they shall be required to pass an examination. Cases of failure in the examination shall be referred to the Chief of the Naval Staff for consideration. Those who fail in the examination may, at the discretion of the Chief of the naval Staff, be given further training in the subjects in which they had failed and be re- examined. Such of these officers who, in the opinion of the Chief of the Naval Staff, will not benefit by further training shall be discharged from the Service as being unsuitable. Those who fail in the examination at the second attempt shall also be discharged from the Service as being unsuitable. (11) Confirmation. – On completion of their probationary period, provided their progress and conduct have been satisfactory, officer entered as Lieutenant shall be confirmed as such with their original seniority. Acting sub lieutenants on completion of their probationary period, provided they have passed the examination referred to in sub-regulation (10) and their progress and conduct have been satisfactory, shall be confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, with their original seniority. (12) Promotion to Lieutenant. – (a) Depending on the marks obtained in the examination referred to in sub- regulation (10) officers entered as Acting Sub-Lieutenants will serve for a period of 2 ½ -3 ½ years in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant (acting and confirmed) before promotion to the rank of Lieutenant. (b) No officer shall be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant unless he has obtained a full Naval Watchkeeping Certificate where an officer fails to obtain a full Naval Watchkeeping Certificate before he becomes due for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, his promotion shall be delayed correspondingly and the time thus lost shall not count as reckonable service for promotion: Provided that where the Chief of the Naval Staff is satisfied that an officer has been unable to obtain the Naval Watchkeeping Certificate owing to the exigencies of service, such officer may be promoted to the rank of Acting Lieutenant on the due date and confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant on obtaining the said certificate, with seniority of date of promotion to Acting Lieutenant. Provided further that where the Chief of the Naval Staff is satisfied that an officer specializing as Pilot or Observer for employment in Naval Air Arm has been unable to obtain a Watchkeeping Certificate owing to the exigencies of service such officer may be promoted to the rank of confirmed Lieutenant, when he is due for such promotion. © Where an officer has been promoted to the rank of confirmed Lieutenant under the second proviso to clause (b), such officer shall not be eligible for further promotion, whether acting or substantive, until he obtains the Naval Watch-keeping Certificate and he shall be required to obtain the same within one year of his becoming available for employment in the General Service. (13) Refund of Cost of Training. – If an officer voluntarily withdraws from initial training, or resign during the probationary period, he shall be required to refund the cost of training in whole or in part, as may be determined by the Government, and all monies received by him as pay and allowances from the Government together with the interest on the said money calculated at the rate in force for Government loans. (14) Permanent Commissions. – Suitable officers may be considered for the grant of Permanent Commission in the Indian Navy at any time after successful completion of the period of probation, subject to the existence of vacancies and the regulations current at the time. SECTION III – OFFICERS IN THE ENGINEERING BRANCH – CADET ENTRY 123. (1) Training and Promotion in the Engineering Branch. – The following provisions shall govern the training and promotion of the sub-ordinate and junior officers in the Engieering Branch of the Indian Navy: - (2) Length of Training. – The various phases of initial training shall be as under: - (a) National Defence Academy Regular entry cadets . . . . 3 years Special entry cadets . . . . 1 year (b) Afloat Training . . . 6 months (c) Basic Engineering Course . . . 126 weeks (2 years and 5 months approximately) (d) Post-graduate afloat training . . 1 year (e) Specialisation Course . . . 1 year Explanation. – Officers earmarked for Ordnance Engineering will undergo a post-graduate afloat training of 8 months and the Specialisation course for 16 months. (3) Promotion. – (a) Midshipmen. – On completion of 6 months’ afloat training as cadet and subject to passing the Cadets’ Passing Out Examination and being recommended for promotion, cadets shall be promoted to the rank of Midshipmen. (b) Acting Sub-Lieutenants. – On completion of 6 months’ service as Midshipmen and provided they are reported as “Satisfactory” by the Commanding Officer, Indian Naval Ship SHIVAJI, officers shall be promoted to the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant with seniority of the date of promotion. (c) Sub-Lieutenants. – Acting Sub-Lieutenants shall be confirmed in rank with original seniority on the day following the successful completion of the Basic Engineering Course. (d) Lieutenants. – Sub-Lieutenants shall be appointed to sea for Watch-Keeping duties. They dhall be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff provided. (i) they have obtained the Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificates; (ii) they are recommended by their Commanding Officers as fit in all respects for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant. (e) Officers who specialise as constructed unable to obtain thei4 Engine Room Watch- keeping certificate owing to the exigenciesof the service, may be promoted to the confiremed rank of Lieutenant, when due for such promotion. They shall also be eligible for further promotion (acting or confirmed) not withstanding their not being in profession of the Engine Room Watch-keeping Certificate. They shall, however be required to obtain the said watch-keeping certificate within one year of beconming available for employment in the Generaql Service. (Vide Amend No.4-SRO 5-E dt 12th May 1966) Note under clause (e):- Officer who are unable to obtain the Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificate owing to the exigencies of service, may be granted the acting rank of Lieutenant at the descretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff from the date on which they otherwise become due for promotion to the rankl of Lieutenant in relaxation to the provisions of sub-regulation (3) (d) (i). In such cases the officers will be confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant from the due darte on obtaining the requisite certificate. (Vide Amend No. 11 SRO 76, 17-2-67) (f) Cases of officers who don not secure the Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificate within 8 months of sea service shall be referred to the Chief of the Naval Staff. No officer shall be promoted before the date of his seniority as a Lieutenant calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (6). (4) Failure in Examinations. – (a) Cadets (i) Cadets who fail in the Cadet’s Passing Out Examination shall normally be put back a term and then re-examined. Relegation of a term as a cadet shall entail loss of six months seniority for promotion to Midshipman. (ii) A second failure in examination shall entail liability to discharge from the Service. (b) Basic Engineering Course (i) An officer who fails to reach the required standard at any of the term progress examination during the Basic Engineering Course shall be put back one term. (ii) An officer who fails to qualify in the final examination of the Basic Engineering Course shall be put back a term at the conclusion of which he shall be re-examined, and if then successful, confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant with original seniority. Failure in final examination shall entail loss of seniority towards promotion to the rank of Lieutenant up to a maximum of 6 months. (iii)Second failure in the final examination of the Basic Engineering Course shall entail liability to discharge from the Service. © Specialisation Course (i) An officer who fails to qualify in the final examination of the Specialisation Course shall be put back a term at the conclusion of which he shall be re-examined. The officer shall also be penalized by the loss of up to a maximum of 3 months’ time towards seniority as Lieutenant. (ii) An officer failing twice in the final examination of the Specialisation Course shall be liable to be discharged from the Service. (d) Basic Engineering and Specialisation Courses. – Officers who pass in their second attempt the final examination of the Basic Engineering Course or the Specialisation Course shall not be entitled to gain in time admissible under sub-regulation (5). (5) Gain in time. – Officers shall be eligible for the following maximum gain in time for the purpose of calculating seniority as a Lieutenant on the results of Passing Out Examination in Cadet training Ship and the final examination of the Basic Engineering Course and the Specialisation course: - (a) Passing Out Examination in Cadet Training Ship 1 month. (b) Basic Engineering Course .. 7 months (c) Specialisation Course .. 4 months. The gain in time shall not be admissible to officers who pass these examinations in their second attempt. (6) Seniority. – The period of ‘time to serve’ as a Sub-Lieutenant (acting and confirmed) for the purpose of calculating seniority as a Lieutenant shall be 3 years subject to adjustment according to the time forfeited or time gained in respect of this promotion. (6-A) Declaration.- Before a candidate reports for traiing, he and his parent or guardian are required tosign abond as given in Appendix XI. (At page 100) (7) Cadets and midshipmen whose period of training is extended on account of sickness may be eligible for an antedate of seniority as a Lieutenant, subject to approval by the Chief of the Naval staff, in each case. (Vide Amend No.12 SRO 76 dt 17-2-67) (At page 101) SECTION IV – OFFICERS IN THE ENGINEERING BRANCH ON SHORT SERVICE COMMISSIONS 124. Training and Promotion of Short Service Commissioned Officers.- (1) The following provision shall govern the entry, training and promotion of officers granted Short Service Commissions in the Engineering Branch of the Indian Navy: - (2) Nationality. – A candidate must be an unmarried male and must fulfill the conditions regarding nationality as laid down by the Government. (3) Technical Qualifications. – A candidate must possess any one of the following qualifications: - (a) Government of India, Ministry of Transport and Communications Certificate of Competency as 1st class Engineer of a steamship or other similar certificate recognized by the Government. (b) A degree in Marine or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University, or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering recognized by the Institute of Engineers (India) as exempting from Sections ‘A’ and ‘B’ of their Associate Membership Examination. (c) Deleted vide Amendment No.16 SRO 17-E dt 5-7-67 (4) Age limits. – Candidates must conform to the following age limits on entry: - Lower Upper Age AAe Limit Limit (a) Those who fall under clause (a) Of sub-regulation (3) . . . 19 ½ years 30 years (b) Others . . . . . 19 ½ years 25 years. Explanation. – Upper age limit may be relaxed in cases falling under clause (a) by the Government in exceptional circumstances. (5) Medical Standards. – Candidates must conform to the prescribed medical standards. (6) Selection. – Candidates who are considered prima facie suitable shall be interviewed by a Services Selection Board and the final selection shall be made by the Government taking into consideration the Board’s recommendations subject to medical fitness. (7) Duration of Commission. – The period of Short Service Commission shall be seven years commencing from the date of reporting for, or commencement of, training whichever is later. This may be extended by a specified period at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff, with the consent of the officer concerned, provided the period of extension does not exceed two years at a tim and the total service of the officer does not exceed ten years. On expiry of their Short Service contract, including any period of extension thereof, officers shall be placed on the Emergency List for a period of 5 years. (8) Rank on entry. – (a) Those possessing a Certificate of Competency referred to in clause (a) of sub-regulation (3) shall be entered as a Lieutenant. Suitably qualified candidates may be granted up to a maximum of 2 years seniority in the rank at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff. (b) Others shall be entered as an Acting Sub-Lieutenant. (9) Period of probation. – All officers shall be on probation for a period of 11/2 years. This may be extended upto 2 years at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff, in the case of officers who fail to obtain their Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificates at the first attempt. (10) Initial Training. – (a) Candidates possessing Certificate of Competency referred to in clause (a) of sub-regulation (3) shall undergo a Divisional Course and obtain an Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificate before being drafted for duties. Others shall be given professional prescribed training, and on its completion, they shall be required to pass an examination. They shall then be sent to sea to obtain Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificate. (b) Cases of failure in the examination shall be referred to the Chief of the Naval Staff for consideration. Those who fail in the examination may, at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff, be given further training in the subjects in which they had failed and be re- examined. Such of these officers who, in the opinion of the Chief of the Naval Staff will not benefit by further training shall be discharged from the Services as being unsuitable. Those who fail in the examination at the second attempt shall also be discharged from the Service as being unsuitable. (11) Confirmation. – On Completion of their probationary period, provided they have obtained the Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificate and their progress and conduct have been satisfactory, the officers in possession of Certificate of Competency referred to in clause (a) of sub-regulation (3) shall be confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant with their original seniority in that rank. Other officers shall, on completion of their probationary period, be confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant with seniority of date as Acting Sub-Lieutenant provided: (a) their progress and conduct have been satisfactory (b) they have passed the examination referred to in sub-regulation (10); and © they have obtained the Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificate. (12) Promotion. – Depending on the marks obtained in the examination. Sub-Lieutenant shall serve for a period of 11/2 years to 21/2 years in that rank (including the period served as Acting Sub-Lieutenant) before promotion to the rank of Lieutenant. Should an officer fail to obtain an Engine Room Watchkeeping certificate before he is due for confirmation in the rank of Lieutenant or Sub-Lieutenant, his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant shall be delayed correspondingly and the time thus lost shall not count as reckonable service for promotion: Provided that where the Chief of the Naval Staff is satisfied, that any officer has been unable to obtain a Watchkeeping Certificate owing to the exigencies of Service, such officer may be promoted to the rank of Acting Lieutenant on the due date and confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant on obtaining the requisite certificate. With seniority of date of promotion to Acting Lieutenant. Explanation.- officers specialise as Constructors and are unable to obtain their Engine Room watch keeping certificate, owing to the exigencies of the service, may be promoted to the confirmed rank of Lieutenant when due for such promotion (acting or confirmed) not withstanding their not being in possession of the Engine Room Watch-keeping certificate. They shall, however, be required to obtain the said Wartch-keeping Certificate within one year of becoming available for employment in General Service. (13) Refund of cost of Training. – If an officer voluntarily withdraws from initial training, or resigns during the probationary period, he shall be required to refund the cost of training in whole or in part, as may be determined by the Government, and all monies received by him as pay and allowances from the Government together with the interest on the said money calculated at the rate in force for Government loans. (14) Permanent Commissions. – Suitable officers may be considered for the grant of Permanent Commissions in the Indian Navy at any time after successful completion of the period of probation subject to the existence of vacancies and the regulations current at the time. SECTION V – OFFICERS IN THE ELECTRICAL BRANCH – CADET ENTRY 125. Training and promotion of subordinate and junior officers. – (1) The following provisions shall govern the training and promotion of subordinate and junior officers in the Electrical Branch of the Indian Navy. (2) Length of Training. – The various phases of initial training shall be as follows:- Regular entry cadets . . . 3 years. Special entry cadets . . . 1 year (b) Afloat training . . . . 6 months © Basic Engineering course . . . 126 weeks (2 years and 5 months approximately) (d) Post Graduate afloat training . . 6 months (e) Specialisation Course . . . 1 year (f) Industrial training . . . . 6 months. (3) Promotion. – (a) Midshipmen. – On completion of 6 months afloat training as cadet and subject to passing the Cadet’s Passing Out Examination and being recommended for promotion, Cadets shall be promoted to the rank of Midshipman. (b) Acting Sub-Lieutenants. – On completion of 6 months service as Midshipmen and provided they are reported as “Satisfactory” by the Commanding Officer, I.N.S. SHIVAJI, officers shall be promoted to the rank of Acting Sub- Lieutenant with the seniority of the date of promotion. © Sub-Lieutenants. – Acting Sub-Lieutenants shall be confirmed in rank with original seniority on the day following the successful completion of the Basic Engineering Course. (c) Lieutenant. – Sub-Lieutenants shall be appointed to sea for sea training and award of Certificate of Competency. They shall be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff, provided: (j) they have obtained the Certificate of Competency. (ii) they are recommended by their Commanding Officers as fit in all respects for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant. (e)Cases of officers who do not receive the Certificate of Competency within 6 months of sea service shall be referred to the Chief of the Naval Staff. No officer shall be promoted before the date of his seniority as a Lieutenant calculated in accordance with subregulation (6). Explanation. - Officers who are unable to obtain the certificate of competency, owing to the exigencies of Service may be granted the acting rank of Lieutenant at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff from the date on which they otherwise become due for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant to relaxation of the provisions of Sub clause (i)of clause (d). In such cases, they shall be confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant on obtaining the certificate of competency, with seniority of date of promotion to Acting Lieutenant. (sub.Vide Amend No.16, (4) Failure in Examinations- (a) Cadets- (i)Cadets who fail in the Cadet’s Passing Out Examination shall normally be put back a term and then re-examined. Relegation by a term as a cadet shall entail loss of 6 months seniority for promotion to the rank of Midshipman. (ii) A second failure in this examination shall entail liability to discharge from the Service. (b) Basic Engineering Course. - (i) An officer who fails to reach the required standard at any of the term progress examinations during the Basic Engineering Course shall be put back one term. (iii) An officer who fails to qualify in the final examination of the Base Engineering Course shall be put back a term at the conclusion of which he shall be re- examined, and if then successful, confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant with Original seniority. Failure in the final examination shall entail loss of seniority towards promotion to the rank of Lieutenant up to a maximum of 6 months. (iii) A Second failure in the final examination of the Basic Engineering Course shall entail liability to discharge from the Service. © Specialisation Course. - (i) An officer who fails to qualify in the Specialisation Course shall be put back a term at the conclusion of which he shall be re-examined. The officer shall also be penalized by the loss of up to a maximum of 3 months time towards seniority as Lieutenant. (ii) An officer failing twice in the final examination of the Specialisation Course shall be liable to be discharged from the Service. (d) Basic Engineering and Specialisation Courses. – Officers who pass in their second attempt the final examination of the Basic Engineering Course or the Specialisation Course shall not be entitled to gain in time admissible under sub-regulation(5). (5) Gain in time. – Officers shall be eligible for the following maximum gain in time for the purpose of calculating seniority as a Lieutenant based on the results of the Passing Out Examination in Cadet Training Ship and the final examinations of the Basic Engineering Course and the Specialisation Course: - (a) Passing Out Examination in Cadet Training Ship . 1 month (b) Basic Engineering Course . . 7 months. © Specialisation Course . . 4 months. The gain in time shall not be admissible to officers who pass these examinations in their second attempt. (6) Seniority. – The period of “time to serve” as a Sub-Lieutenant (acting and confirmed) for the purposes of calculating seniority as a Lieutenant shall be three years subject to adjustment according to the tine forfeited or time gained in respect of this promotion. (7) Cadets and Midshipmen whose period of training is extended on account of sickness may be eligible for an antedate of seniority as a Lieutenant, subject to approval by the Chief of the Naval Staff, in each case. (Vide Amend No. 13 SRO 76 dt 17-2-67) SECTION VI – OFFICERS IN THE ELECTRICAL BRANCH ON SHORT SERVICE COMMISSIONS. 126. Training and promotion of officers in the Electrical Branch. – (1) The following provisions shall govern the entry, training and promotion of officers granted Short Service Commissions in the Electrical Branch of the Indian Navy:- (2) Nationality. – A candidate must be an unmarried male and must fulfil the conditions regarding the nationality as laid down by the Government. (3) Technical qualifications. – A candidate must possess a Degree in Electrical Engineering of a recognized University or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering recognized by the Institute of Engineers (India) as exempting from Sections ‘A’ and ‘B’ of their Associate Membership Examination. (4) Age Limits. – Candidates must not be below 191/2 years and over 25 years of age on entry. The upper age limit may, however, be relaxed in the case of specially suitable candidates at the discretion of the Government. (5) Medical Standards. – Candidates must conform to the prescribed medical standards. (6) Selection. – Candidates who are considered prima facie suitable shall be interviewed by a Services Selection Board and the final selection shall be made by the Government taking into consideration the Board’s recommendations subject to medical fitness. (7) Duration of Commission. – The period of Short Service Commission shall be seven years commencing from the date of reporting for, or commencement of, training whichever is later. This may be extended by a specified period at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff, with the consent of the officer concerned, provided the period of extension does not exceed two years at a time and the total service of the officer does not exceed ten years. On expiry of their Short Service contract, including any period of extension thereof, officers shall be placed on the Emergency List for a period of 5 years. (8) Rank on Entry. – Selected candidates shall be entered in the rank of Acting Sub- Lieutenant. (9) Period of probation. – An officer shall be on probation for a period of 1 year or until such time as completion of initial training whichever is later. (10) Initial Training. - (a) Candidates shall be given an initial prescribed training. On completion of this training they shall be required to pass an examination. (b) Those who pass in this examination shall be sent to sea for further training, where they will have to obtain a certificate of competency on completion of the sea training. Cases of failure in the examination shall be referred to the Chief of the Naval Staff, for consideration. Those who fail in the examination may, at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff, be given further training in the subjects in which they had failed and be re-examined. Such of these officers who, in the opinion of the Chief of the Naval Staff, will not benefit by further training shall be discharged from the Service as being unsuitable. Those who fail in the examination at the second attempt shall also be discharged from the Service as being unsuitable. (11) Confirmation. – Acting Sub-Lieutenants on completion of their probationary period and provided they qualify in the examination referred to in sub-regulation (10), and their progress and conduct have been satisfactory, shall be confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant,with seniority of date of entry as Acting Sub-Lieutenant. (12) Promotion to Lieutenant. - (a) Depending on the marks obtained in the examination, Sub-Lieutenants shall serve a period of 1 ½ years to 2 ½ years in the rank of sub Lieutenant (including the period served as Acting Sub-Lieutenant) before promotion to the rank of Lieutenant. (b) No officer shall be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant unless he has obtained a certificate of competency on completion of sea training: Provided that where the Chief of the Naval Staff is satisfied that any officer has been unable to obtain a certificate of competency owing to the exigencies of Service, such officer may be promoted to the rank of Acting Lieutenant on the due date, and may be confirmed in that rank of LT on obtaining the requisite certificate, with seniority of date of promotion to Acting Lieutenant Amendment No.16. (13) Refund of Cost of Training. – If an officer voluntarily withdraws from initial training, or resigns during the probationary period, he shall be required to refund the cost of training in whole or in part, as may be determined by the Government, and all monies received by him as pay and allowances from the government together with the interest on the said money calculated at the rate in force for Government loans. (14) Permanent Commissions. – Suitable officers may be considered for the grant of Permanent Commission in the Indian Navy at any time after successful completion of the period of probation, subject to the existence of vacancies and the regulations current at the time. SECTION VII-OFFICERS IN THE SUPPLY AND SECRETARIAT BRANCH-CADET ENTRY 127. Training and promotion of officers in the Supply and Secretariat Branch. – (1) The following provisions shall govern the training and promotion of cadet entry subordinate and junior officers in the Supply and Secretariat Branch of the Indian Navy: - (2) Length of Training. – Cadets (a) National Defence Academy Regular entry cadets . . 3 years. Special entry cadets . . . 1 year. (b) Afloat training . . . 6 months. Midshipmen . . . . Afloat training . . . . 1 year. Acting Sub-Lieutenants Technical courses . . . . 12 months. (3) Promotion. – (a) Midshipmen. – On completion of 6 months’ afloat service as cadets and subject to passing the Cadet’s Passing Out Examination and being recommended for promotion, cadets shall be promoted to Midshipmen. (b) Acting Sub-Lieutenants. – On completion of 12 months’ service as Midshipmen, and subject to passing the Midshipmen Examination and being recommended for promotion. Midshipmen shall be granted the rank of Acting Sub- Lieutenant with seniority of the date on which they are promoted. © Sub-Lieutenants. – Acting Sub-Lieutenants shall be confirmed in rank with original seniority on the day of following successful completion of the technical and professional courses. (d) Lieutenants. – On attaining the seniority as calculated in accordance with sub- regulation (5) and subject to recommendation by the Captain that the Officer is fit in all respects for the higher rank, a Sub-Lieutenant shall be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. (4) Failure in Examination. – (a) Cadets and Midshipmen (i) Cadets and Midshipmen who fail in the Cadet’s Passing Out Examination or the Midshipmen Examination, as the case may be, shall be put back for a term and then re-examined. (ii) A second failure in either of these examinations shall entail liability to discharge from the Service. (i) Officers failing in not more than two subjects in any one course, but obtaining pass marks in the aggregate for that course shall be given further instruction and re- examined in the subject in which they failed. (ii) Officers failing to obtain pass marks in the aggregate in a course or failing in more than two subjects thereof shall be required to do the whole course again. Explanation. – For the purpose of sub-clauses (i) and (ii) all the Supply and Secretariat subjects shall constitute one course. (iii) Officers failing to obtain pass marks in any of the following courses shall be penalosed by loss of time for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant as follows:- Secretarial Duties and cash Duties Clothing , Victualling and Caqtering Durites) Pay Pension, passage and Cash duties ) One month Naval and Air Stores Accounting Procedure ) War Course ) Divisional ) Electrical ) Marine Engineering ) Half month Explanation:- Failure in a course does not invalidate the concurrent award of any time gained as result of number of points earned in the examination. (v) Officers passing on re-examination shall be given a ‘Pass’ Class only and no marks shall be awarded . (vi) Those who fail in examination at their second attempt shall be liable to be discharged from the Service. (5) Seniority. – The period of ‘time to serve’ as a Sub-Lieutenant (acting and confirmed) for the purpose of calculating seniority as a Lieutenant shall be 3 years subject to adjustment according to the time forfeited or time gained in respect of this promotion. (6) Gain in time. – Officers shall be eligible for gain in time for the purpose of calculating seniority as a Lieutenant on the results of the Passing Out Examination in Cadet Training Ship, the Midshipmen’s Examination, and the Technical and Professional Courses up to a maximum period of 12 months based on the total number of points earned. (2) Cadets and Midshipmen whose period of training is lengthened on account of sickness may be eligible for an ante-date of seniority as a Lieutenant, subject to approval by the Chief of the Naval Staff in each case. SECTION VIII-OFFICERS IN THE SUPPLY AND SECRETARIAT BRANCH ON SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION 128. Training and promotion of Short Service Commissioned Officers in the Supply and Secretariat Branch. – (1) The following provisions shall govern the entry, training and promotion of officers granted Short Service Commissions in the Supply and Secretariat Branch of the Indian Navy: - (2) Nationality. – A candidate must be an unmarried male and must fulfil the conditions regarding the nationality as laid down by the Government. (3) Educational Qualifications. –A candidate must possess a decree of recognized University in Arts, Commerce or Science. A law degree or practical experience in accountancy or on a commercial form will be regarded as an added qualification. (4) Age Limits:- Candidates shall not be below 19 ½ years and shall not be over 25 uears of age on entry. (5) Medical Standards. – Candidates must conform to the prescribed medical standards. (6)Selection:– Candidates who are considered prima facie suitable shall be interviewed by a Service Selection Board and the final selection shall be made by the Government taking into consideration the Board’s recommendations subject to medical fitness. (6A) Declaration:- Before a candidate reports for training he and his parent or guardian are required to sign a bond, as given in Appendix XI. (7) Duration of Commission. – The period of short Service Commission shall be seven years commencing from the date of reporting for, or commencement, of training whichever is later. This may be extended by a specified period at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff,