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