Naval Administrative Organisation

Administrative Organisation of the Navy

• Headed by the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)
• CNS has four Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) under him:
  • Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS)
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (DCNS)
  • Chief of Personnel (COP)
  • Chief of Material (COM)

Roles of PSOs

• VCNS:
  • Heads Staff Branch I
  • Deals with Staff Policy in NHQ
  • Has Asst Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy and Plans) under him
  • Responsible for Directorates of Naval Plans, Works, Staff Requirements, and Project Director NAVAC
  • Has Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition (CWPA) directly under him
• DCNS:
  • Heads Staff Branch II
  • Looks after day-to-day operational role of the Navy
  • Has ACNS (IW & Ops) under him
  • Responsible for Directorates of Naval Operations, Submarine Operations, Naval Oceanography & Met, Diving, Tactics, and Signals
  • Has ACNS (Air) under him
  • Responsible for all aspects of air operations
• COP:
  • Heads Personnel Branch
  • Controls manning of the service
  • Has Asst Chiefs of Personnel under him
  • Responsible for HRD (career planning) and Personnel Conditions
• COM:
  • Deals with all Material and Technical aspects
  • Responsible for Logistic Support of the Navy
  • Has one Controller of Logistics (COL) and two Asst Chiefs of Material (ACOM) under him

Ship Management

Degrees of Readiness

• Six degrees of readiness
• First Degree of Readiness:
  • Aim is to make full use of operational capabilities of the ship
  • Entire weapon system should be manned and fully operational
  • Fire should be made available instantaneously
• Second Degree of Readiness:
  • Aim is to make full use of operational capabilities of the ship at all times
  • Providing time to the crew for meal and relaxation
  • Entire weapon system should be manned and fully operational
  • Fire should be made available instantaneously
• Third Degree of Readiness:
  • Aim is to make best use of operational capabilities of the ship that can be maintained for a prolonged period
  • Suitable portion of armaments are at immediate notice and rest are at short notice
  • Early warning radars and other detecting equipment must be fully manned
  • Two watch system is assumed
• Fourth Degree of Readiness:
  • Aim is to have sufficient weapon system manned to counter unexpected threat

Logging and Summary Trial

• Logging:
  • Where an officer commits an offence, the Commanding Officer shall cause the facts to be entered in the ship’s log
  • The statement logged shall be read by the officer, who is to sign his name to it, as evidence of his knowledge of the entry
  • A copy of the entry in log book shall be filed in the Commanding Officer’s office until the ship pays off
• Summary Trial:
  • Under Section 94 of the Navy Act, read with regulation 147A, Regulations for the Navy Part II (Statutory)
  • Authorities empowered to award summary punishments:
    • Central Government
    • The Chief of the Naval Staff
    • The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
    • The Commanding Officer
    • The Officer-in-Charge, Naval Academy

This quiz covers the administrative organisation of the navy, including the roles of the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, and the Inspector General. It also touches on flight safety inspections.