General Conduct. (1) Provost Officers, MC-at-Arms/MAA/RPO shall take care that the provost sailors carry out their duties with firmness and good temper and that all altercation with excited or drunken sailors are avoided.
(2) Provost personnel shall take special care to check all bad language, quarrelling, gambling, trafficking and disorderly behaviour among the ships company.
1904. Sailors Under Punishment. (1) Provost officers and sailors shall make themselves acquainted with all the summary and warrant punishment regulations, Regulations for the Navy, Part II (statutory) and they shall see that the punishments awarded are properly carried out.
(2) The MC-at-Arms, MAA/RPO or the assigned sailor acting as such shall keep the Daily Record of Offences, form IN 47 (a), in which he shall enter all offences committed by the sailors in the ship as well as the punishment awarded to them.
(3) Every morning he shall furnish the Executive officer with a list on form IN 442 of all sailors under punishment and of all sailors in the report whose cases have not been investigated.
(4) He shall have the general charge of all persons under or awaiting punishment, until released to duty or disposed off otherwise.
(5) He or one of the provost sailors shall visit the sailors in cells at least once in a watch.
(6) In case of fire or when a ship is otherwise in danger he is responsible for the release of offenders from custody.
1905. Liberty men. (1) The MC-at-Arms/MAA/RPO or the provost sailor on duty shall pass sailors going on leave out of the ship, and on their return, shall inform the officer of the Watch/Day when they are ready for inspection.
(2) When necessary they shall search all boats and boat’s crew or sailors except officers, The following rules amongst others will be strictly observed when conducting such a search: -
(a) If the person to be searched is of the rank of Petty officer or above, the search must be carried out in accordance with Regulation 222
(5), Regulations for the Navy Part II, (statutory) and by a person not below the ran k of a Junior commissioned officer or a sailor of equivalent rank.
(b) If the person to be searched is a female, the search must be conducted by a female after ensuring the privacy.
(3) Bum Boats. He and the provost sailors shall examine all articles brought off in bum boats to see that no unripe fruit, unwholesome vegetable or other objectionable articles are introduced into the ship, reporting any doubtful cases to the Medical officer. See regulation 0814, supervision of food. They shall watch closely the prices charged and any case of inflated or exaggerated prices shall be reported to the Executive officer.
1906. Muster and Reports. (1) MC-at-Arms/MAA or the assigned provost sailor acting as MAA, shall take charge of all general musters and clear lower decks of the ships company and account for absentees.
(2) He shall prepare muster list of the ships company which shall be maintained independently of the pay office records of the ship.
(3) He shall obtain daily, the names of sailors admitted to sickbay or in a hospital and of sailors discharged to duty from the sick list, and he shall take care that the Petty officers of the part of the ship to which they belong and the Regulating Petty officers are duly informed thereof.
(4) When a patient, other then an officer goes to hospital the MC-at-Arms shall ensure that a list of his cloths and effects accompanies him.
(5) Effects of Absentees, etc. He shall collect and keep in his charge the effects of all absentees and deceased sailors until they are duly disposed off. The list of such effects will be prepared in triplicate, original to be left inside the sealed kit, duplicate to be handed over to the sailor’s Divisional officer and the triplicate to be retained in the Regulating officer.
(6) He shall be present at all general payments and at the sale of effects of all deceased sailors and deserters.
1907. Visits and Rounds. (1) The MC-at-Arms/MAA or the assigned provost sailor acting as Master-at Arms shall frequently visit the various parts of the ship to see that due order prevails and that his subordinates are doing their duty. He or the provost sailor on duty, shall report to the Officer of the Watch/Day all offences and irregularities in the ship which may come to their knowledge.
(2) When the order is given to clear lower decks, he shall see that it is obeyed with alacrity and that no one remains below unless authorised. When the decks are clear, he or the assigned provost sailor acting as MAA shall report the fact to the Executive officer.
(3) He shall go for the evening rounds with the officer performing that duty, when he shall account for all keys on the important keyboard.
(4) He or the provost sailors on duty shall see that all fires and lights are put out at the proper hours and that during the night nom lights are permitted except those authorised by the Captain. He shall report to the Officer of the Watch when any unauthorised lights are burning.
1908. Trafficking and Smuggling. The MC-at-Arms/MAA and the provost sailors shall be careful that no public stores, provisions or other articles are improperly taken out of the ship by any person and shall prevent all trafficking in wines and spirits, tobacco and all other prohibited articles.
1909. Books and Records to be kept. (1) The MC-at-Arms/MAA/sailor assigned to carry out these duties shall keep the record of short leave the gangway victualling and check books and gangway wine book.
(2) He shall take care that the gangway, victualling and the check books are faithfully kept and that the proper sheets are detached and taken daily to the victualling officer in sufficient time to enable the sailors whose names are recorded therein duly to be victualled or checked
(3) He shall keep record of the address of each sailor on long leave, See also regulations 1904 (Punishments) and 1906 (Muster Lists).
(4) He shall assist the Mail officer as directed by the later in the performance of duties in connection with mail.
CHAPTER 20 THE HYDROGRAPHIC DEPATRTMENT
2001. General. Ships employed on hydrographic duties shall be under the Operational command of Naval Headquarters, which shall be exercised through the Chief Hydrographer
2002. Programme of Survey Work. (1) Annually a programme of the work to be undertaken during the next survey season shall be approved by the Hydrographic Survey Sub-Committee constituted by the Ministry of Surface Transport.
(2) While working out this programme first consideration shall be given to any strategic requirements and the requirements of surveys necessary for the mobility and security of IN ships.
2003. Navigational Charts and Publications. The Chief Hydrographer shall be responsible for the accurate execution of the surveys and for obtaining and publishing information regarding navigation,. He shall also be responsible for the preparation, production and publication of charts, Sailing Directions, Light Lists and other ancillary publications for the use of mariners
2004. Charts and Publications Issue. (1) The Chief Hydrographer shall be responsible for the sale of Indian Charts and allied publications, issued by the Naval Hydrogrphic office. He shall also be responsible for the maintenance of supplies adequate to meet the needs of the Indian Navy and maritime interests. Copies of charts and publications may be exchanged by the Chief Hydrographer on reciprocal basis with the appropriate Indian and foreign authorities.
(2) At the discretion of the Chief Hydrographer, results of surveys in the form of Photozinco Charts may be issued to various Government departments and other authorities on requisition on cash or book debit.
(3) The chief Hydrographer shall be responsible for the procurement and supply of all maps and publications required by ships and establishments from the survey of India and Geographical Section General Staff.
2005. Notices to Mariners and Radio Navigational Warnings. (1) The Chief Hydrographer shall be responsible for the promulgation of all information regarding dangers to navigation and important changes affecting navigational aids.
Such warnings shall be issued through Indian Notices to Mariners or Radio Broadcasts as considered appropriate in each case.
(2) Copies of the Notices to Mariners shall be issued gratis to all maritime interests and Government departments.
2006. Discovery of Navigational Dangers. (1) On the discovery of new or suspected dangers to navigation, Commanding officers are to forward to the Chief Hydrographer details immediately by signal or in the form of Hydrographic note as appropriate. Whenever possible, they should also carry out an examination.
(2) When such dangers are reported by local authorities and require an immediate investigation, Commanding officers may undertake this work if it is of a minor nature and does not involve undue deviation from the ship’s programme. In all other cases, the mater is to be reported to Naval Headquarters, so that investigation can be carried out by one of the Indian Naval Survey Ships. The results of all such investigations should be forwarded to the Chief Hydrographer, a copy, where applicable, being given to the local authority concerned.
2007. Training. The Chief Hydrographer in co-ordination with the Director of Naval Training shall be responsible for preparation of training syllabi of survey officers and sailors and for providing the specialist training facilities required by the Hydrographic School.
2008. The Chief Hydrographer shall represent the Chief of the Naval Staff and Government of India on such committees and organisations as the Government may decide from time to time.
CHAPTER 21 THE NAVAL AIR ARM Section Regulations I. Instructions to Naval Air Arm Officers 2101 – 2120 II. Special and Passenger Flights 2121 – 2131 III. Aircraft Explosives 2132 – 2139 Note: Detailed Instructions for the conduct of flying and other associated air matters will be found in Regulations for the Naval Air Arm and Orders for the Air Arm of Indian Navy (INAP-2), see also chapter 3, Section IX, on the Captain’s responsibilities.
SECTION I INSTRUCTIONS TO NAVAL AIR ARM OFFICERS
2101. Duties of Commander (Air). (1) In an aircraft carrier the Commander (Air) is the Head of the Air Department and shall be responsible to the Captain for the proper conduct of all flying and other air matters.
(2) At an air station, the Commander (Air) is the aviation expert of the establishment. He is responsible to the Captain for the proper conduct of all flying at the air station and for ensuring that all squadrons/ flights attain the requisite standard of training and operational readiness.
(3) In addition, he is responsible for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection, Damage control (NBCD) and fire fighting as laid down in curren t instructions for NBCD Organisation in ships.
2102. Duties of Squadron Commander. (1) The Squadron commander is responsible to the Command for maintaining high standards of operational readiness, flight safety and aircraft availability at all times. He is responsible to the Commander (Air) for the routine functioning of the squadron. His duties and responsibilities are as follows: -
(a) Custodian of all aircraft and air equipment held in the squadron and accounting of such aircraft and equipment in accordance with current instructions.
(b) The Administration, discipline, training and efficiency of the squadron
(c) The airworthiness of the squadron aircraft and safety of the aircrew and aircraft under his Command.
(d) The equipping and modification of the squadron aircraft in accordance with current instructions.
(e) The efficiency of the Communication equipment within the squadron and for meeting the requirements of the Signal Communication officer (regulation 151) so that efficient shipair communications are ensured.
(f) Keeping the Commander (Air) and the ship’s or air station’s specialist and technical officers informed of the state of readiness and serviceability of the squadron aircraft so that maintenance facilities and equipment can be allocated to the best advantage.
(g) Seeking the advice as necessary of the ship or station technical officers on technical maters affecting the squadron and its training.
(h) Keeping a complete record of all accidents for which written reports are rendered. Duplicate copies of accident reports shall be retained in squadron records.
(2) He shall make the squadron aircraft and, the publications, log books and records associated with their maintenance available to the ships or air station’s Air Engineer officer and the ships’ or air stations’ Air Electrical officer for independent inspection when required, in order to ensure that the correct maintenance standards and practices are being observed in the squadron.
(3) Guidance as to the responsibilities of Squadron Commanders in particular respects is given below: - a. He is to issue instructions in accordance with the service customs and practices, should a situation arise which is not covered by the current regulations.
b. He is responsible that the divisional duties as laid down in regulations for the Navy are carried out in his squadron.
c. In order that other officers in the squadron gain maximum benefit of the available experience, they should be detailed by the Squadron Commander to assist in the various ground duties such as stores, armament and sports etc.
d. The Squadron Commander is responsible for maintaining high flight safety standards in the squadron. He is invariably to check any tendency towards laxity of flying discipline or of good airmanship on the part of those under his command.
e. He is to watch for any physical or psychological idiosyncrasies in aircrew under his command which may affect their ability to exercise full control over a particular type of aircraft in flight.
f. On receipt of a special meteorological warning or a gale warning or when unfavourable weather conditions appear likely, he is to take necessary steps to ensure the safety of all aircraft under his command.
g. Details of his duties in connection with aircraft maintenance are laid down in Naval Aircraft maintenance Manual AP(N)
140.
(4) He is to issue detailed orders regarding the following: -
(a) Duties assigned to various officers in the squadron.
(b) Standard operating procedures pertaining to the type of aircraft flown by the squadron.
(c) Armament policy and operational tactics to be followed in the squadron during exercises and during actual operations.
(d) Fire and security.
(5) He shall make available to the Weapons Maintenance Officer such of his squadron sailors as are necessary to meet the maintenance and arming task.