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Who is the head of the Staff Branch I in the Naval Headquarters?
Who is responsible for the Directorates of Naval Plans, Works, Staff Requirements and Project Director NAVAC?
What is the function of the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (DCNS)?
Who controls the manning of the service in the Navy?
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What is the responsibility of the Chief of Material (COM)?
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Who has the Director of Personnel under them?
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Who reports directly to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)?
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What is the naval equivalent of the Chief of Material?
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Who is empowered to award summary punishments according to Section 94 of the Navy Act?
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What is the purpose of logging an officer's offence in the ship's log?
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What happens to the copy of the log entry after the ship pays off?
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What is the purpose of a report on an officer's shortcomings?
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How are adverse remarks in a report on an officer presented?
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What is the primary aim of the First Degree of Readiness?
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Who must be informed before an application for an officer's relief is forwarded?
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How many degrees of readiness are there in total?
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What is the purpose of reading the logged statement to the officer?
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What is the primary concern during the Third Degree of Readiness?
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Who may consider an officer unsuitable for their appointment?
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What is the watch system assumed during the Third Degree of Readiness?
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What is the aim of the Second Degree of Readiness?
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What is the primary difference between the First and Second Degrees of Readiness?
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What is the primary aim of the Fourth Degree of Readiness?
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Who is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the degrees of readiness?
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Study Notes
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
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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.