(1) The following provisions shall govern the training and promotion of cadet entry subordinate and junior officers in the Supply and Secretariat Branch of the Indian Navy: -
(2) Length of Training. – Cadets
(a) National Defence Academy Regular entry cadets . . 3 years.
Special entry cadets . . . 1 year.
(b) Afloat training . . . 6 months.
Midshipmen . . . .
Afloat training . . . . 1 year.
Acting Sub-Lieutenants Technical courses . . . . 12 months.
(3) Promotion. –
(a) Midshipmen. – On completion of 6 months’ afloat service as cadets and subject to passing the Cadet’s Passing Out Examination and being recommended for promotion, cadets shall be promoted to Midshipmen.
(b) Acting Sub-Lieutenants. – On completion of 12 months’ service as Midshipmen, and subject to passing the Midshipmen Examination and being recommended for promotion. Midshipmen shall be granted the rank of Acting Sub- Lieutenant with seniority of the date on which they are promoted.
© Sub-Lieutenants. – Acting Sub-Lieutenants shall be confirmed in rank with original seniority on the day of following successful completion of the technical and professional courses.
(d) Lieutenants. – On attaining the seniority as calculated in accordance with subregulation (5) and subject to recommendation by the Captain that the Officer is fit in all respects for the higher rank, a Sub-Lieutenant shall be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.
(4) Failure in Examination. –
(a) Cadets and Midshipmen
(i) Cadets and Midshipmen who fail in the Cadet’s Passing Out Examination or the Midshipmen Examination, as the case may be, shall be put back for a term and then re-examined.
(ii) A second failure in either of these examinations shall entail liability to discharge from the Service.
(b) Acting Sub-Lieutenants
(i) Officers failing in not more than two subjects in any one course, but obtaining pass marks in the aggregate for that course shall be given further instruction and reexamined in the subject in which they failed.
(ii) Officers failing to obtain pass marks in the aggregate in a course or failing in more than two subjects thereof shall be required to do the whole course again.
Explanation. – For the purpose of sub-clauses (i) and (ii) all the Supply and Secretariat subjects shall constitute one course.
(iii) Officers failing to obtain pass marks in any of the following courses shall be penalosed by loss of time for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant as follows:- Secretarial Duties and cash Duties Clothing , Victualling and Caqtering Durites) Pay Pension, passage and Cash duties ) One month Naval and Air Stores Accounting Procedure ) War Course ) Divisional ) Electrical ) Marine Engineering ) Half month Naval Aviation A.B.C.D )
Explanation:- Failure in a course does not invalidate the concurrent award of any time gained as result of number of points earned in the examination.
(v) Officers passing on re-examination shall be given a ‘Pass’ Class only and no marks shall be awarded .
(vi) Those who fail in examination at their second attempt shall be liable to be discharged from the Service.
(5) Seniority. – The period of ‘time to serve’ as a Sub-Lieutenant (acting and confirmed) for the purpose of calculating seniority as a Lieutenant shall be 3 years subject to adjustment according to the time forfeited or time gained in respect of this promotion.
(6) Gain in time. – Officers shall be eligible for gain in time for the purpose of calculating seniority as a Lieutenant on the results of the Passing Out Examination in Cadet Training Ship, the Midshipmen’s Examination, and the Technical and Professional Courses up to a maximum period of 12 months based on the total number of points earned.
(2) Cadets and Midshipmen whose period of training is lengthened on account of sickness may be eligible for an ante-date of seniority as a Lieutenant, subject to approval by the Chief of the Naval Staff in each case.
SECTION VIII-OFFICERS IN THE SUPPLY AND SECRETARIAT BRANCH ON SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION