Section 287: Ages of Compulsory retirement of sailors
Regulations for the Navy Part IIICentral Regulations · 1957
The ages of compulsory retirement of sailors are as follows: - Ordinary Seaman, Able Seaman and Equivalent Rates 41 years.
Leading Seaman and Equivalent Rank 45 years Petty Officer, Chief Petty Officer and Equivalent Rates 50 years MCPOS Class I&II 55 years
288. No sailor shall be retained in the service beyond the age limit prescribed in Regulation 287 except with the prior sanction of the Government. Service rendered after completing the time for maximum pension of his substantive rate shall not entitle a sailor to any further increase in the rank of pension already earned.
SECTION VIII – GRANT OF PERMANENT COMMISSION IN THE GENERAL LIST TO SAILORS OF ALL BRANCHES