Regulations for the Navy Part IICentral Regulations · 1957
(1) A repeated offence of leave breaking is one committed in the same ship or establishment within six months of a previous leave breaking offence.
(2) A subsequent repeated offence is one committed within six months of a previous repeated offence.
(3) When a sailor is transferred to another establishment solely to undergo detention and afterwards returns direct to the ship or establishment in which he was sentenced, his service shall be regarded as continuous in that ship or establishment for the purpose of assessing whether an offence subsequently committed should be considered as a repeated offence.