(a) The fighting of the Ships gunnery weapons, missiles and the efficiency of the officers and sailors who man them.
(b) The co-ordination of the ships’ gunnery weapons and missile defence with fighter defence
(c) The efficiency of the seamen landing and boarding parties.
(2) He shall advice the Captain on the tactics to employ to obtain the best results form the ships’ gunnery weapons and missiles.
(3) He shall in conjunction with the Commander (Air) advise the Captain on the capabilities of airborne gunnery weapons and missiles and on the selection of targets for these weapons.
(4) That he may be able to fulfil the provisions of sub-regulations (1) and (2), he shall keep himself informed of: -
(a) The capabilities of his gunnery, missiles equipment and the standards of efficiency expected of it.
(b) The characteristics of enemy ships and aircraft and the capabilities of enemy equipment.
(c) The tactics likely to be employed by the enemy and the probable effectiveness of these measures.
(5) He is responsible to the Captain for the firing of any gun salutes, which may be ordered.
(6) In conjunction with other officers concerned he is responsible to the Executive officer for the establishment of the Watch and Quarter Bill.
(7) He is to ensure that the (SWG) or the nominated Air Weapons Maintenance officer (SDAE) executes their function as per their specific duties or as directed from time to time by the Gunnery officer.
1402. Material. (1) He is responsible to the Captain for the efficiency of the Ships’ gunnery weapons, missiles and their associated equipment and to the Commander (Air) for the material efficiency of airborne gunnery weapons and equipment, and for ensuring that all these weapons and equipment are available/at an agreed notice for service. He shall report such departures from this agreed notice as are made necessary by the requirements of maintenance, repair and training.
(2) The terms ships’ and airborne gunnery weapons, missiles and equipment are to include all naval weapons missiles whether launched from ships or aircraft respectively, including those in which guidance techniques are employed, which are designed primarily to strike on ships (above the water line) or on land, or in the air.
Ships’ gunnery weapons, missiles and their associated equipment also include all associated direction, acquisition and ranging radars, guidance, sighting, fire control and power control electrical equipment and all ordnance and ancillary machinery;
together with all small arms and other weapons of naval landing parties except demolition stores, see regulation 1101 (1) (f). Airborne gunnery weapons and equipment also include in conjunction with ASW officer where appropriate, see regulation 1102 (2) (b) all associated radar, sighting, fire control and weapon release equipment. Multipurpose radar and associated equipment, however, are the responsibility of the Squadron commander.
(3) He is responsible for arranging for the assistance of the Naval Armament Inspection Organisation, in accordance with current regulations, to determine the wear and life of the guns as are required by the Weapons Maintenance officer/Electrical officer/(SDAE)/ nominated Air Engineer officer. The Gunnery officer is also responsible for initiating defect or failure reports as and when they occur, in accordance with instructions issued by the Chief of the Naval Staff from time to time.
(4) He is responsible for arranging for the assistance of the Naval Armament Inspection Organisation, in accordance with current regulations to carry out gun/launcher trials and series inspection of guns/launchers.
(5) He is responsible for landing of samples of ammunition stores periodically at Naval Armament Depots for Annual Inspection by the Naval Armament Inspection organisation in accordance with the current regulations.
(6) He is responsible for ensuring that the ammunition embarked on board ship is fully serviceable i.e. duly affixed with Inspecting officers’ “Acceptance Labels”.
(7) He is responsible for the co-ordination of the maintenance and repair of ships’ gunnery equipment by the Weapons Maintenance officer/Electrical officer (SDAE) or nominated Engineer officer/Air Electrical officer with work done by other departments and with operational and training requirements. He shall arrange with the technical officers concerned for routines and functional tests, which can be conducted without skilled technical knowledge to be done by appropriate gunnery sailors. These sailors should be made available to assist the Electrical and Weapons Maintenance officer/Electrical officer (SDAE) or nominated Air Engineer officer/Air Electrical officer staffs in periodical inspections, overhauls and skilled repair work. (See Regulation 01619 Dismantling Electrical Equipment). He may delegate his responsibility for the co-ordination of day-to-day maintenance and repair of ships’ gunnery equipment missile to the Weapon Maintenance officer in accordance with existing instructions.
(8) He is responsible for ensuring that the best adjustments are made to the fire control systems to correct for internal and external ballistics and other effects and for the mutual alignment of gunnery direction radar, gunnery control radar, director sight, gun sight and gun bore systems, bomb right and bomb release equipment, and guided missile radar and systems.
(9) Her shall ensure that the naval armament stores and spare equipment are maintained in an efficient condition and in the quantities laid down and that the spare equipment likely to be required in action is conveniently and efficiently stowed.
(10) He shall make a report to the Captain of such munitions as may be received in a defective condition in order that they may be exchanged. This report is to include a statement whether the defects are considered to be due to accidental causes or neglect. See also Regulation 0212 on damaged naval armament stores returned.
(11) He is responsible for ensuring that the equipment on charge to the Gunnery Department (in which is included such portable or consumable electrical stores as are not the responsibility of them Electrical officer) is properly accounted for and mustered.
(12) He is responsible for explosives as laid down in B.R. 862 Naval Magazine and Explosives Regulations or BR 863 Royal Naval Air Station Magazine and Explosives Regulations.
(13) He is responsible to the Executive officer-
(a) For the custody, maintenance, examination, embarkation, disembarkation handling, fuzing and preparation for service of all explosives and missiles in ships and naval establishments, including air stations, other than underwater and demolition stores, but including (for them present) fissile components of all weapons which may be used in naval warfare.
(b) For ensuring that the Magazine Log is kept up-to-date with regard to gunnery explosives and missiles. See also regulation 0310.
(14) In the event of an aircraft returning to the ship or station with gunnery explosive in an abnormal condition, and when an aircraft carrying gunnery explosives is involved in an accident, the Gunnery officer is responsible as detailed in regulation
2138.
(15) He is to ensure that basic required standards (SHOPs) are achieved in the Gunnery Department.