(1) No person is to be discharged from the ship's book without the authority of the Director-General, or the Deputy Inspector-General under whom the person is serving except for any of the reasons mentioned in sub-rule
(2).
(2) An enrolled person may be discharged from the ship's book without the authority as mentioned in sub-rule (1) in case of death, desertion, transfer, training, sickness, dismissal or sentence of Coast Guard Court.
(3) Unless orders are received to the contrary, all enrolled persons discharged from the ship's book shall be transferred to the Bureau of Naviks for disposal.
15. Transfer between branches. (1) Transfer from one branch to other may be allowed only, subject to the approval of the Director General.
(2) The Director-General shall not consider an application for transfer unless : —
(a) there are vacancies in the branch to which transfer is desired and the training of applicant for the new branch can be arranged,
(b) the application is recommended by his Commanding Officer and the applicant possesses the prescribed educational qualifications and medical standard for the new branch,
(c) the transfer is otherwise in the interest of the service.
(3) Applications from enrolled persons for transfer from one branch to other shall be submitted to the Officer-in-Charge Bureau of Naviks for onward transmission to the Director-General.
(4) Transfer shall be to the lowest rank in which persons are normally entered in the new branch but may be relaxed at the discretion of the Director-General.
(5) When the transfer is necessary due to medical reasons, the enrolled persons may normally be transferred subject to the above provisions in the equivalent rank.