Officers on the Active List holding Permanent Reserve Commissions shall be required to undergo the following obligatory training in the Indian Navy, exclusive of the time spent in travel: -
(a) two months initial training on joining the Reserve or soon there after as ordered by the Registrar of Reserves;
(b) (i) biennial training of one month; or
(ii) Where Naval ships are able to provide training on Sundays, holidays or part of a day for the benefit of those residing in the vicinity, biennial training of 30 days may be given in broken periods provided at least 2 weeks training is given in a continuous spell. When a full day’s training is not undergone, every six hours of training shall for all purposes be counted as one day.
Explanation. – This facility will normally be restricted to officers residing within a distance of 15 miles from their training centers; and © an aggregate period of three months sea training for Indian Naval Reserve Officers and of six months sea training for Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers who are required to obtain a Naval Watch keeping Certificate before promotion to the rank of Lieutenant- Commander, and an aggregate period of six months training to obtain an Engine-Room Watch keeping Certificate before promotion to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Engineering Branch.