(a) Maintenance and repairs of weapon systems.
(b) Custody of spare parts, tools and accessories belonging to weapon systems.
(c) Custody and maintenance of portable test and measuring equipment belonging to weapon systems.
(d) Custody of relevant drawings, Books of Reference (BRs) Maintenance Handbooks, Electrical Maintenance and Parameters (EMAPS) catalogues, test/parameter sheets and service certificates.
(e) Planning, execution and record of modifications and Alterations and Additions (As and As) to weapon systems.
(f) Planning and conduct of refits, testing and tunning and alignment of weapon systems.
(g) Liaison with dockyards, Base Maintenance Units (BMU), Fleet Maintenance Units (FMU), Weapon Equipment Depots (WED), Materials Organisations, Missile Base, Research and Development Laboratories etc.
(h) Training of Quarter Armour (QA), Under Water (UW) sailor attached for the maintenance of mountings and launchers.
(j)Advice on modern development on ship borne weapon systems in the international field.
(k)Initiation of relevant reports and returns.
(2) On being relieved, the Weapon Maintenance officer shall inspect all material either on his charge or for which he has maintenance responsibility and report on its condition to the Captain, through the electrical officer. Such inspection should normally be carried out in the presence of the relieving officers.
0627. Distribution of Responsibility. Depending on the density of the weapons systems and the size of the ships, the responsibility of Weapon Maintenance officer may be distributed to more than one Electrical officer.
0628. When no Weapon Maintenance Officer Borne. In case there is no officer of the electrical branch borne, such duties may be assigned by the Captain to any officer of the Executive branch.
CHAPTER 7 THE LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT
0701. Command, Fleet, Area, Flotilla, Squadron and Staff Logistics Officers. (1) The Logistics officer on the staff of a Flag or other officer in Command of a fleet, or a flotilla, or of an area or Senior Officer shall perform such duties in connection with the ships and establishments within or attached to the Command as may be ordered by the said officer concerned.
(2) These duties shall include the following: -
(a) To advise the said officer on all matters related to logistic functions and work of the Logistics cadre/branch.
(b) To advise and assist the Logistics officers of the individual ships/establishments under the Command of the said officer.
(c) To advise on all matters pertaining to stores and spares (other than D 787 spares, gun wharf, ammunition and armament stores).
(d) To advise on all matters connected with mechanical transport.
(e) To advise on all matters pertaining to Management Information System (MIS) including the use of hardware and software for such purposes.
(f) To advise on all matters pertaining to civil works.
(g) To advise on all matters relating to financial management including matters related to budgets, control of expenditure, contracts and audits.
(h) To advise on all aspects of accounting, custody and disbursement of public cash in accordance with Financial Regulations.
(j)To advise on all matters related to pay, allowances and pension of Naval personnel.
(k)To carry out or arrange surprise verification of cash balance and the examination of accounting procedure in ships and establishments.
(l)To carry out departmental inspections on his behalf.
(m)To advise on proposed fittings, alterations and additions affecting logistic offices, galleys, bakeries, store rooms and computer centres.
(n)To supervise the training of officers and sailors of the logistics cadre/branch.
(p)To advise on legal and disciplinary matters.
(3)In addition, Squadron Logistics officers shall advise and assist officers responsible for logistics duties in ships of the squadron which do not carry Logistics officers, and afford such professional supervision to sailors of the logistics branch in performance of their duties as is practicable. They shall also keep in touch with Base Logistics officers maintaining the accounts of such ships
0702. The Logistics Officer- Duties in General. (1) The Logistics officer under the directions of the Commanding officer, shall use all proper and reasonable means to ensure that the duties required of him by these and other regulations, instructions and orders issued from time to time are correctly and efficiently performed. In doing so he shall employ his staff as directed in regulations 0717 to
0719.
(2) He shall be responsible to the Commanding officer for all matters relating to ship board inventory including stores (Naval, Air, Clothing and Victualling), the custody and accounting of public cash and other logistics duties of the ship but see regulation 0701 (2) (c).
(3) He shall be responsible for the receipt, custody, issue and accounting of all travel forms.
(4) He shall ensure that complete turnover takes place on handing over and taking over charge and on every change of a junior Logistics officer, see regulation
1008.
(5) He shall arrange for periodical musters of various stores and spares in accordance with regulations and other orders.
(6) He shall supervise the Management Information System activities.
(7) He shall be responsible for civil works.
(8) Whenever the ship is to proceed to sea he shall inform the Commanding officer of: -
(a) The number of days provisions on board at the average rate of consumption.
(b) The number of months’ consumable Naval/Air stores and spares on board.
(c) Public money held.
(9) Loss Statements. He is responsible that loss statements and applications to write off all kinds of stores in his charge are prepared immediately after the loss is discovered, furnishing reasons for any delay.
0703. The Logistics Officer Cash Duties. (1) The Logistics officer shall invariably take charge of the public money and be responsible for its safe custody and accounting.
(2) He is responsible for receipts, custody, disbursements, and accounting of public funds, but he shall obtain the Commanding officer’s written authority for any purchase, payment or issue, which is not specifically authorised by regulations.
(3) (a) When there is more than one Logistics officer borne. The Logistics officer may delegate the duty of making smaller cash disbursements to a junior Logistics officer, or with the authority of the Commanding officer to an officer of any other branch. All large transactions shall be made by the Logistics officer himself. He only, or such junior officer as he may, when necessary entrust with the duty, is authorised to issue money from the public safe for such payments, and to receive for return to the public safe such money as may for any reason, not have been paid.
(b) When only one Logistics Officer is borne. The Logistics officer is specially charged with the duty of paying all persons serving in the ship or establishment. When necessary, the Commanding officer may authorise any other officer to assist the Logistics officer in making payments.
(4)Safe Custody of Cash. The Logistics officer shall be held personally responsible for the safe custody of public cash on his charge and that the money is kept as a distinct account. He is strictly prohibited from receiving into the public account any money not applicable to the public service, and also from applying any of the money in his charge as a public officer to any purpose or in any manner not authorised by regulations. He shall never withdraw for his own private purposes, or private purpose of others any sum of money for which he is accountable. Where no separate arrangements exist for safe custody of non-public cash by the officer-in-charge of the non-public account, the Logistics officer may at the direction of the Commanding officer, accept such cash including sailor’s private cash for deposit for safe custody.
He shall ensure that public and non-public cash are kept separate.
0704. Person authorised to Pay and Receive.(1) Only the Logistics officer, or other duly authorised officer, shall make payments or receive unpaid money or moneys for sailors’ safe deposit, remittance and safe custody of non-public funds.
Monetary transactions with any other persons will not be recognised and will be at the officers’ or sailors’ own risk.
(2) The cash for clothing sold shall, whenever possible, be taken by a Logistics officer, but if this is impracticable it may be taken by a senior Logistics sailor under suitable arrangements approved by the Commanding officer, Money not taken by a Logistics officer personally shall be handed over to him on the same day;
he shall satisfy himself that the amount is correct, immediately after each day’s issues.
On no account should the sailors be allowed to retain the money over night.