(a) from Lieutenant to Lieutenant-Commander. – On attaining 8 years’ seniority in the rank of Lieutenant.
(b) from Lieutenant-Commander to Commander.
(i) By Selection. – By selection from officers who have attained 2 years’ seniority but not more than 8 years’ seniority in the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. An officer should have served afloat for at least one year in the rank of Lieutenant Commander or Acting Lieutenant-Commander.
Explanation. – The conditions of afloat service in this clause shall not apply to officers permanently employed on Naval provost and armament inspection duties.(Substitute vide Annexure No.2512)
(ii) By time Scale. – In accordance with Regulation 151.
(c) from Commander to Captain. – By selection from officers who have attained 4 years’ seniority in the rank of Commander. An officer should have served afloat for at least one year in the rank of Commander or Acting Commander.
(d) from Captain to Rear-Admiral. – By selection from officers of the rank of Captain.
(e) from Rear-Admiral to Vice Admiral- By selection from officers of the rank of Rear-Admiral. (Added vide Annex No 39(3)
156. Promotion of Officers Ex-Lower Deck.
(a)(i) confirmation in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant. – Subject to satisfactory completion of professional courses and recommendation, officers shall be confirmed in the rank of Sub- Lieutenant on completion of one year’s service in the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant with the seniority of date of promotion to that rank.
(ii) An acting Sub Lieutenant who on completion of one year’s service as such is not recommended for confirmations I his rank for reasons of nation or for misconduct, shall be given the option of discharge from the service under the provisions of the existing rules in respect of subordinate officers of the Indian Navy withdrawn from training or of reversion to the lower deck. In the event of reversion, he shall revert to the Chief Petty Officer’s rating unless his reversion is due to misconduct not meriting discharge from service in which case he is to revert to his former rating.
(i) The time served as Acting Sub-Lieutenant, shall, if the officer is not confirmed, count as Chief Petty officer’s time unless failure to obtain confirmation is due to misconduct not meriting served in the acting capacity shall count as time in the rating held prior to appointment as Acting Sub-Lieutenant.
(b) from Sub-Lieutenant to Lieutenant. – On attaining 3 years’ seniority in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant (including period spent as Acting Sub-Lieutenant).
Explanations. 1. – The period mentioned at clause (b) above may be reduced or increased depending upon the results achieved in the professional courses. The maximum ‘gain in time’ for the purpose of calculating seniority as a Lieutenant, shall be twelve months. (vide Annex No 16(32),(33)L(34) SRO17-E dt 5-7-67
2. – For purpose of obtaining Watchkeeping Certificate, officers shall be governed by Regulation 154.
© from Lieutenant to Lieutenant-Commander and above. – Officers shall be governed by the promotion regulations as laid down for Permanent Commission Officers in Regulation 155.
SECTION III – ENGINEERING BRANCH - PROMOTION
157. Promotion from Sub-Lieutenant (E) to Lieutenant (E) of Short Service Commission Officers Ex-Direct Entry Granted Permanent Commission shall be made- On attaining 2 ½ years’ seniority in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant. This period may be reduced by a maximum of 12 months depending upon the results of the examination held on completion of initial training.
Explanation I. – No officer shall be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant unless he has obtained a Naval Watchkeeping Certificate. Should an officer fail to obtain a Naval Watchkeeping Certificate before he is due for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, his promotion shall be delayed correspondingly and the time thus lost shall not count as reckonable service for promotion. An exception to this Regulation may, however, be made in the case of an officer if the Chief of the Naval Staff is satisfied that the officer has been unable to obtain a Watchkeeping Certificate owing to the exigencies of the Service. In such a case the officer shall be promoted to the rank of Acting Lieutenant on the due date and confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant on obtaining the requisite certificate, with the seniority of date of promotion to Acting Lieutenant. An officer who has been given the opportunity to obtain a Naval Watchkeeping Certificate but fails to do so within one year of being given the opportunity, shall be liable to be discharged from the Service at the discretion of the Government.
Explanation II.- Officers who specialize as constructors and are unable to obtain their Engine Room Watch-keeping certificate, owing to the exigencies of the service, may be promoted to the confirmed rank of Lieutenant when due for such promotion. They shall also be eligible for further promotion (acting or confirmed) notwithstanding their not being in possession of the Engine Room Watchkeeping certificate. They shall, however, be required to obtain the said Watchkeeping Certificate within one year of becoming available for employment in the General service.
(Annexure No.7 SRO 5-E dt 12-5-66)