(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 in the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. An officer should have served at least one year afloat in the rank of Lieutenant Commander or Acting Lieutenant- Commander as Engineer Officer of one of Indian Naval ships or as Senior Engineer of a cruiser and above.
(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 at least one year afloat in an appointment tenable by an officer of the rank of Commander.
(d) from Captain to Rear Admiral. – By selection from officers of the rank of Captain.
159. Promotion of Officers Ex-Lower Deck.
(a)(i) confirmation in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant. – Subject to the 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 recommendend 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from the service under the provisions of the existing rules in respect of subordinate officers of the Indian Navy withdrawn from training or of reversion to the lower deck.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.
(b) from Sub-Lieutenant. – On attaining 2 years and 8 months’ 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 the purpose of obtaining a Naval Watchkeeping Certificate, officers shall be governed by Regulation 157.
© from Lieutenant to Lieutenant-Commander and above.- Officers shall be governed by Regulation 158.
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