(1) The seniority of Enrolled Persons shall be decided on the basis of the merit list drawn upon completion of basic training courses for their respective branches.
(2) Inter-se seniority of enrolled persons promoted to a particular rank in one branch shall be determined in accordance with the order of merit which shall be prepared by the Departmental Promotion Committee. However, inter-se seniority of enrolled persons in a particular rank shall be determined in accordance with the date of promotion to that rank and if that happens to be the same, then it shall be determined in accordance with the seniority in the previous rank or ranks. If that also happens to be the same, then the date of birth will be the deciding factor, the elder being the senior.
(3) The seniority of enrolled persons on transfer from the Army/Navy/Air Force shall be fixed with reference to date of transfer to Coast Guard or the provisions of the respective recruitment rules whichever is applicable.
(4) Seniority of enrolled persons re-employed shall be determined from the date of reemployment in the rank.