Officers of acting rank shall rank and command after those holding the corresponding confirmed rank, and in relation to officers of the same denomination shall rank and command according to the order in which their names stand in the Navy List, unless the Chief of the Naval Staff may otherwise direct.
SECTION v. – SHIP’S COMPANY
247. (1) The crews of Indian Naval Ships shall rank and command after Naval Cadets according to this Regulation.
(2) Any sailor of any one of the following rates shall rank and command before any sailor of a rate below it in the following list, except that sailors exercising Military Command rank and command before all sailors placed under their command: - Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Seaman Able Seaman Ordinary Seaman Boy Seaman .
Sailors belonging to any one of the rates mentioned in sub-regulation (2) shall rank and command among themselves according to their seniority in that rate, provided that: -
(a) “Chief” Engine-Room Artificers, Chief Ordnance Artificers, Chief Electrical Artificers, Chief Shipwright Artificers, Chief Air craft Artificers, Chief Mechanicians, Chief Aircraft Mechanicians and Chief Electrical Mechanicians shall rank and command over all other ratings of these eight branches “Chief” ratings within one of these branches shall rank and command between themselves according to the seniority in Clarifiers or Mechanicians not holding the rank of “Chief” rating. Chief rating two or more these branches shall rank and command between themselves by seniority as Chief Petty Officer. When Chief rating of any of these eight branches are together with Chief Petty Officers of other branches they will rank and command according to seniority as Chief Petty Officer.
(b) Engine-Room Artificers, Ordnance Artificers, Electrical Artificers, Shipwright Artificers and Aircraft Artificers of a particular class shall rank and command over all Engine-Room Artificers, Ordnance Artificers, Electrical Artificers, Shipwright Artificers and Aircraft Artificers of a lower class. Within one of these branches sailors of the same class shall rank at command according to the seniority in that class.
(c) Artificer or Mechanician sailors of particular class (for example ERA 2nd Class, EAR 1st Class, etc.) shall rank and command over all artificer or mechanician sailors of the same class shall rank and command among themselves according to their seniority in that class.
(d) For purpose of departmental work only, in the absence of the departmental officer, the senior most artificer or mechanician sailor of the department concerned may be directed to take charge of the department and deputise for the departmental officer.
(4) Acting sailor shall rank and command immediately after corresponding confirmed sailors, and among themselves according to the dates they attained their acting rating.
(5) Sailors of the same branch ranked on the same day shall rank and command according to the order in which they appear on the roster for advancement. Sailors of different branches, and sailors whose relatives position has not already been determined by roster, shall rank and command according to the order in which they attained man’s rank. Sailors who have been reduced in rank and re-advanced will reckon their previous service in their present rating for purposes of rank and command.
(6) Where a situation arises in regard to the exercise of rank and command not specially governed by the above provisions, Commanding Officers should deal with the case according to its merits with a view to the best interests of the Service.
(7) Relative rank of Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers and men of the Indian Navy with Non- Commissioned Officers and men of the Army and the Indian Air Force shall be as laid down in Regulation 250.