(a) For the performance of such duties as may be delegated to him.
(b) For observance of the various instructions given in the Naval Magazine and Explosives Regulations, as applicable.
(c) For the care and custody of ASW naval armament stores, including demolition stores and explosives in accordance with the regulations.
(d) When qualified in clearance diving and borne for clearance diving duties he shall be responsible for the duties laid in chapter 12, Regulations for the Navy Part I.
(e) For ensuring that: -
(i)The full quantities of stores and explosives authorised for his charge are on board and in serviceable condition and for demanding replenishment and replacements.
(ii)All records and returns relating to stores and explosives on his charge are properly complied and rendered.
(iii)All History Sheets of ASW weapons, but not mountings, and Memoranda of Inspection for Anti-Submarine mortars, are complied in accordance with the instructions.
(2) It would be appropriate, if no qualified ASW officer is borne, for the Special Duties (ASW) officer under sub-regulation (1) (a) to be charged with responsibility for ASW material and training duties.
(3) In addition to the above duties a Special Duties (ASW) officer in an aircraft carrier or at an air station in the absence of a commissioned airman is the explosive Accounting officer and shall assist the ASW officer and Gunnery officers in the following: -
(a) Stowage, maintenance and inspection.
(b) Transport to and from Torpedo Bomb Room, Bomb Room and Magazine.
(c) Fuzing, preparation and testing before loading.
(d) Supply to and form aircraft.
CHAPTER 12 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFICERS QUALIFIED IN DIVING DUTIES
1201. General Responsibilities. (1) Officers qualified in diving duties shall be responsible to the Captain for the performance of diving duties and any other matter connected with diving duties including upkeep and maintenance of diving equipment. Commanding officers are to be guided by section 2 of Intra IN Amendment No.1 and Intra IN Supplement No.1 of BR 2806, as amended from time to time.
(2) Diving officers shall be guided by the policy and regulations laid down in current publications, which includes: -
(a) BR 2806, including Intra IN Amendment No.1 and Intra IN Supplement No.1
(b) Command, Fleet and Ship/Establishment standing orders.
(c) Any other orders issued by the Superior Authority.
(3) In ships where no qualified Diving officer is available, Diving can only be carried out as per Article 2314 of Intra IN Amendment No.1 to BR 2806, as amended from time to time.
1202. Clearance Diving Qualification. (1) Officers of Executive Branch only would be entitled to qualify in Clearance Diving. Officers joining the Clearance Diving Branch would be volunteers having medical standards as laid down in the current Navy Order.
(2) Officers and sailors qualified in Clearance Diving would be separately selected to carry out the duties of Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Deep Diving, Experimental Diving, Clandestine Warfare or any other specific duties connected with diving, for which adequate training would be imparted to them prior to assigning them to such sub cadre.
1203. Officer qualified in Clearance Diving (CD). (1) He is required to have full and up-to-date knowledge of all types of Diving Equipment, Salvage Equipment, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Equipment, Associated Underwater Equipment;
Remotely operated Vehicles and Submersibles in the Service.
(2) He shall be fully qualified in the use of all the above-mentioned equipment.
(3) He shall supervise Clearance Diving operations and free underwater swimming to the depths as laid down in Article 2325 in Intra IN Amendment No.1 to BR 2806 as amended from time to time.
(4) He shall keep himself updated on the following aspect, as applicable, depending upon sub-specialisation: -
(a) Doctrines of Clearance Diving Operations including Clandestine Warfare
(b) Explosive Ordnance Disposal.
(c) Deep Diving including Bounce and Saturation Diving techgniquies using Di/Tri Mix Mixtures.
(d) Defence against underwater sabotage.
(e) Submarine Rescue.
(f) Salvage.
(g) Chariot Operations.
(h) Special Operations.
(5) He shall be in-charge of all types of Diving, Salvage, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Equipment and associated gear and shall be responsible for routine test of, and modification of all such equipment, depending upon his subspecialisation.
(6) He shall ensure that all the divers borne under him are exercised as frequently as possible and are kept in optimum operational readiness.
(7) He shall ensure that divers borne under him have up-to-date knowledge of the diving and associated equipment including latest procedures and regulations.
1204. Officer qualified as Ships Divers (SD). (1) He shall be qualified for diving in depths upto 35 mtrs in open circuit diving equipment using compressed air.
(2) He shall be qualified to supervise diving in open circuit Compressed Air Diving Equipment upto a depth of 35 mtrs as laid down in Article 2325 of Intra IN Amendment No.1 to BR 2806, as amended from time to time.
(3) He is required to have an up-to-date knowledge of techniques involved in Diving, commensurate to his qualifications including defence in underwater sabotage.
(4) He is to ensure that all divers borne under him are exercised as frequently as possible and are available in optimum operational readiness.
(5) This qualification may be held by the officers of all branches on volunteer response.
1205. Officer qualified as Special Duty (Clearance Diving). (1) Sailors of Clearance Diving Branch, holding CD I qualification, will only be entitled to become Special Duty (CD) provided they have fulfilled all the terms and conditions for SD cadre as laid down in current Regulations, Nis/Nos.
(2) He shall continue to be a Diving Supervisor for diving as laid down in Article2325 of Intra IN Amendment No.1 to BR 2806 as amended from time to time, depending upon his sub-specialisation as a CD I.
(3) He is required to have full and up-to-date knowledge of all types of Diving Equipment, Salvage Equipment, Explosive Ordance Disposal Equipment, associated Underwater Equipment, Remotely Operated Vehicle and Submersibles in the service, depending upon his sub-specialisation.
(4) All the provisions contained in sub-regulations (4) to (7) of regulation 1203 in this chapter will apply mutates mutandis to officers qualified as Special Duty Clearance Divers.
CHAPTER 13 NAVIGATION AND DIRECTION Section Regulation I. Instructions to Navigation Direction Officers 1301 – 1323 II. General 1324 – 1354 III. Pilotage 1355 – 1367 IV. Grounding, Collision and definitions of the Navigating 1368 – 1378 Officer and the Direction Officer.
SECTION I – INSTRUCTIONS TO NAVIGATING DIRECTION OFFICERS
1301. Navigating Officer. (1) All Executive officers are liable to be called upon to perform navigating and pilotage duties in Indian Naval Ships. See definition of “Navigating Officer” in regulation 1377.
(2) The duties of the Navigating officer will be carried out by the specialist officer of the Navigation Direction Branch appointed for such duties by the Chief of the Naval Staff. When no officer so qualified is appointed as the Navigating officer the Captain may delegate to any officer such of the duties laid down in these instructions as he thinks proper to the latter’s experience.
(3) Lieutenant Commanders, Lieutenants and Sub Lieutenants appointed for navigating duties shall participate in watch-keeping, divisional, and general ship duties but this is not to interfere with their special navigating duties and shall be arranged at the discretion of the Captain.
(4) A Commander, when borne for navigating duties will not be appointed as the Executive officer of the ship.
1302. General Navigating Responsibility. (1) He Navigating officer, under the direction of the Captain, shall have the charge of the navigation of the ship; he shall point out to the Captain every possible danger in or near the ship’s course and the way to avoid it; and if it be imminent, report it to the Officer of the Watch with a view to immediate action.
(2) Whenever the ship is approaching the land or shoals, or is navigating in pilotage waters, he shall keep a careful lookout and ascertain the ship’s popsition frequently by employing the navigational aids at his disposal to their best advantage.
He shall bear in mind the safety of the ship at all times and advise the Captain accordingly.
1303. Relations with pilot. He shall always be very attentive to the manner in which the ship is conducted by a pilot. If he perceives the ship to be running into danger, or if he has any reason to think that the pilot is not properly qualified to conduct her, he shall immediately inform the Captain. See also section III.
1304. Daily Reckoning. When at sea, everyday, immediately after noon, and at such other times as circumstances may render necessary, he shall deliver to the Captain, on form IN 468, an account of the latitude and longitude the ship is in and all other particulars regarding her position which the Captain shall require.
1305. Work and Note Books. The Navigating officer shall keep, in the work book provided for that purpose, the results of all observations and calculations connected in any way with the navigation of the ship. He shall also record I n the note book supplied, all angles, bearings, and other information connected with navigation.
These books will be examined by the Captain whenever he may think fit to call for them.
1306. Reports of Lights. On sighting a light, the Navigating officer shall compare it with the Admiralty List of Lights, or the latest official information on the subject, and if it should not agree with the description there given of it, or if the light be inefficient, he shall make a report thereof.
1307. Ship’s Performance. (1) He shall watch attentively the ship’s qualities at sea so that he may be able to suggest, if necessary, any alterations calculated to improve them.
(2) In order that records of the performance of a ship under all conditions of wind and weather gained in one commission may be available for the next, a manuscript Navigational Data Book shall be kept by the Navigating officer and shall contain the information indicated in Chapter II of BR 45 (1) Admiralty Manual of Navigation Volume I.
(3) This book shall be produced at inspections, transferred to successive navigating officers and on paying off shall be handed over to the Officer-in-Charge, Chart Depot, Bombay for custody Ship’s Logs when completed shall b retained on board for a period of one month.
They will then be sent to the Administrative
1308. Ship’s Log. (1) He shall have charge of the Ship’s Log (Form IN 472) and shall present it weekly for the Captain’s inspection. He shall take care that it is correctly and neatly written up and that all the required entries have been made; he shall ensure that it is initialled by the Officers of the Watch while the facts are fresh in their memories.
(2) After it has been signed by the Officer of the Watch, he shall allow no alteration to be made, however trifling, without the concurrence of the Officer of the Watch concerned and the sanction of the Captain. Alterations so authorised shall be initialled by the Officer of the Watch concerned.
(3) He shall be particular that all the entries required by the established form of log are correctly inserted in the Ship’s Log, in addition to the following circumstances and all other occurrences of moment: -
(a) Notice of main engines for steam/motoring. Times of weighting and proceeding
(b) The arrivals, departures, the meeting at sea of finding at anchor of Indian Naval Ships and ships-of war of all nations, transports and fleet auxiliaries and strange ships observed. Salutes and ceremonies. Half-masting and re-hoisting colours. Dressing ship, the occasion being stated.
(c) An account of the ship’s movements noting navigational information such as bearings, courses and speeds in sufficient detail for the track of the ship, at any time, to be accurately reconstructed. The set and velocity of currents experienced shall be entered in the space provided.
(d) Whenever the clocks are altered the fact shall be noted in the remarks column and a notation of the time being kept shall be made daily at noon.
(e) At the end of each watch the columns for wind, whether and waves shall be completed and any unusual phenomenon shall be recorded.
During threatening and stormy weather the corrected barometer reading shall be recorded.
(f) When in company, the positions of the leading ships, and the necessary particulars about the ship herself, and the other ships if out of station, shall recorded.
(g) The anchoring or mooring of the ship with death of water, nature of bottom, amount of cable, and position by bearings. The securing of the ship to a wharf or buoy. The draught, fore and aft, before siling and on arrival in harbour. Se instructions to Shipwright officers, Chapter 17.
(h) Evolution, exercises and landings on service for drill. The Damage Control state.
(j)The employment of the ship’s company. The inspection of the ship’s company at divisions. The leave given, stating to which watch or part of watch.
(j)The embarkation and disembarkation of all passengers.
(k)The entry and discharge of officers and sailors, the number only of the latter to be given.
(l)The details and times of any accidents occurring on board, or damage to important stores, articles or fitments. Any damage caused by or to vessels berthing alongside. The circumstances of the loss of all important stores; it will be sufficient to specify in the log only the description of the important articles. See regulations 0341 and 1368.
(m)The names and descriptions of any vessels or craft berthing alongside, with the times of arrival and departure and the purpose for which brought alongside. See also regulation 0369
(n)Details of any aircraft sighted at sea which are thought to be in distress, or are acting in an unusual manner, together with the details of any action taken in the ship.
(o)The particulars of the hire or purchase of any vessel, boat, wharf, or building for the service of the ship
(p)Ship’s company payments. See regulation 0366.
(q)All punishments requiring warrants, the serial numbers being noted.
(r)Musters of Ship’s company on special occasions.
(s)All births and deaths on board.
(t)All courts-material, boards of enquiry and special investigations held on board.
(u)Terms of engagement, whether written or oral, of a licensed pilot for a lengthened service, or an un-licensed pilot, fisherman, or boatman for any service. See Regulation 1363.
(4) At the end of each calendar month, the Navigating officer shall deliver to the Captain the completed Ship’s Log, signed by himself. If the Navigating officer is superseded he shall sign the Ship’s Log then in his possession and deliver it to his successor.
(5) Authority who shall ensure that a high standard in the writing up of Logs is maintained. He will, after inspection, return these to the ship for retention on board until final disposal in accordance with sub regulation (6).
(6) Completed Ship’s Log shall be finally forwarded to the Officer-in-Charge, IN Chart Depot, Bombay, in batches of twelve, on the expiration of two years from the first Ship’s Log of the series.
1309. Gyro-Compass Equipment. (1) The Navigating officer is responsible for the correct use of the gyro-compass equipment and shall give the Electrical officer due notice when the compass will be required for use, and inform him of al settings.
See regulation 0606.
(2) The Electrical officer shall have the gyro-compass equipment with the exception of the ship’s repeaters and associated Azimuth circles on his charge and is responsible for running and maintaining the compass, for lining up the repeaters, and for making the settings in accordance with the Navigating officer’s instructions.
(3) In ships where no Electrical officer is borne, the technical responsibility is to be assumed by the senior Electrical Branch sailor. In such instances the Captain shall select an officer in whose charge the gyro-compass equipment is to be placed.
1310. Spare Compass and Keys. (1) The Navigating officer is responsible for the proper stowage of spare magnetic compasses and gear.
(2) He will also have charge of the keys of binnacles.
1311. Charts and Navigational Publications. (1) The Navigating officer shall have charge of the charts, maps, navigational books and publications, and shall comply with the instructions given in BR 45 (1) 45 (2), 45(3) Admiralty Manual of Navigation.
(2) He shall observe strictly the instructions contained in the Hydrographic Supplies handbook (Hydrographic Publication H.51). When a Notice to Mariners is received on board, he shall at once cause the particulars to be inserted on all charts affected and in other navigational publications, in accordance with the above handbook. Record of all Hydrographic supplies received on board and of corrections carried out shall be maintained in the Register of Hydrographical Supplies (Form IN 83).
(3) He shall note carefully any inaccuracies in the charts supplied to the ship, so that the requisite alterations may be made. If the inaccuracies he may have detected in the charts are of importance, he shall report them immediately to the Captain in order that they may be transmitted to the Chief Hydrographer at the earliest opportunity so that so that no time shall be lost in making the necessary corrections.
(4) When the Captain forwards a Hydrographic Report or a Hydrographic Note on form H.102, as required by regulation 1339, the remarks of the Navigating officer shall be so distinctly expressed as to admit of no ambiguity and they shall be accompanied by a written explanation of the amendments he proposes to make, either in the configuration of the coast, in the latitude and longitudes, in the soundings, or in the position of dangers, and he shall in all case forward the evidence he possesses of the existence of change, and the angles, bearings, or other observations he has employed to determine the true position.
1312. Chronometers and Watches. (1) The Navigating officer shall have charge of the chronometers and watches supplied for navigational use and shall comply with the instructions given in Chapter XI of BR 45 (1) Admiralty Manual of Navigation Vol I and in H.51 Hydrographic Supplies Handbook and in Form H.112.
(2) He is responsible that chronometers and watches are wound daily at a fixed hour and that the fact that they have been so wound is reported to the Captain.
1313. Navigational Instruments. He is to obtain from the Logistics officer the instruments and stores which are allowed for navigation of the ship, as laid down in the Establishment of Naval Stores, and he shall furnish him with receipts for the articles obtained. He is responsible for their custody, and when a ship is ordered for refit, he shall see that the compass and gear retained on board are in a serviceable condition for the ship’s immediate use on completion of refit. On supersession, he shall obtain a receipt from the officer in whose charge the instruments are placed
1314. Sextants. (1) On qualifying in navigation, a specialist Navigation Direction officer shall be supplied with a sextant as a personal issue. This sextant shall be returned when he relinquishes finally his “ND” qualifications.
(2) When any other officer is carrying out the duties of the Navigating officer, his requirement of a sextant will be met from those allowed to the ship under the sea store establishments.
1315. Cables. (1) The Navigating officer shall be careful that the inner ends of the cables are properly secured.
(2) When the ship is moored, he shall see that proper measures are taken to keep the hawse clear. Should the hawse become foul he shall make the necessary representations to the Captain so that it may be cleared as soon as practicable, and shall also cause the Officer of the Watch to be informed See regulations 1027 (8).
1316. Sounding Equipment and Logs. He shall see that the lead lines are marked correctly and that they, as well as the sounding machines and logs are at hand and in good order whenever they may be required. He is also responsible for issuing instructions regarding “raising” and “lowering” the log.
1317. Degaussing. Equipment. (1) He is responsible for the correct use of the degaussing equipment fitted and shall make himself acquainted with all instructions appertaining to its use.
(2) The Electrical officer is responsible for the maintenance of the degaussing equipment. See regulation 0606.
1318. Action Information. (1) The senior specialist Navigation Direction officer o the officer carrying out navigating duties if no specialist Navigation Direction officer is borne, is responsible (subject to the provisions of sub-regulation
(2) for the general conduct of the Action Information Organisation, which includes: -
(a) Responsibility for the instruction and training of Radar Plot sailors in the Action Information Organisation.
(b) The collective training of Action Information Organisation crews.
(c) General responsibility, in conjunction with the appropriate technical officers, that the equipment fulfils the function of the organisation and is in good order whenever it is required.
(d) General responsibility for the use of all Warning Radar. See regulation 1319.
(e) Efficient distribution and control of traffic on voice waves allocated for use by the Action Information Organisation. See regulation 1506.
(2) In Aircraft Carriers and AD frigates responsibility for the Action Information Organisation shall lie with the Direction officer (See regulation 1378 for definition of Direction officer) provided such an officer is borne, irrespective of the seniority of the Navigating officer. He is responsible, that the surface plotting organisation meets the requirements of the Navigating officer.
(a) Production of data, such as vertical coverage diagrams and height calibration, in conjunction with the Electrical officer.