(1) After initial appointment to the Service, officers shall be liable for transfer within the service as decided by the Director-General. Officers shall be appointed by the verbal or written orders of the Director General.
Provided that the appointment or transfer of the officers of the rank of Inspector General and equivalent posts, shall be made by the Director General with the prior approval of the Central Government.
(2) Officers shall not be permitted to select or decline appointment.
(3) Applications to have an appointment cancelled shall not be made except for urgent reasons, which are to be stated fully in writing. If an officer makes such an application, his commanding officer or superior authority shall state whether or not he recommends that the application shall be granted.
(4) Applications for appointments to particular ship or establishment, shall be considered as objectionable and shall not be forwarded to the Director General but if two officers desire to exchange their appointments, and provided that adequate reasons are given, an application for exchange may be submitted by the commanding officers of the respective ships stating thereon that they have no objection to the request complied with but if they have objections these shall be specified.
(5) The commanding officer shall bear in mind that no application for the discharge or transfer of an officer from his ship, nor for such lengthened leave of absence as to render his return improbable, will be entertained unless he shall certify on the application that he is satisfied with the conduct of such officer. He shall also certify on every application for discharge or transfer, that the request is not made for the purpose of removing the officer from the ship in consequence of any misconduct.
(6) Though the conduct of an officer may not be such as to warrant disciplinary action by Coast Guard Court, he may be considered unsuitable for the appointment he holds, for example through lack of professional ability, personal qualities or conduct. Where his shortcomings compel his Commanding Officer to apply for his relief, the officer shall be fully informed before the application is forwarded to the Director-General. The application must be accompanied by or comprised in a report upon the officer and those adverse parts of the report of which the officer has been informed shall be underlined in red ink. The adverse remarks shall be shown to the officer in accordance with instructions issued by the Director-General from time to time.