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Section 123 in The Naval Ceremonial, Conditions Of Service And Miscellaneous Regulations, 1964

123. Training and Promotion in the Engineering Branch.

(1)The following provisions shall govern the training and promotion of the sub-ordinate and junior officers in the Engineering Branch of the Indian Navy.
(2)Length of Training. - The various phases of initial training shall be as under:
(a)National Defence Academy  
Regularentry cadets 3years.
Specialentry cadets 1year.
(b)Afloat Training 6months.
(c)Basic Engineering Course 126weeks (2 years and 5 months approximately).
(d)Post-graduate afloat training 1year.
(e)Specialisation Course 1year.
Explanation. - Officers earmarked for Ordnance Engineering will undergo a post-graduate afloat training of 8 months and the Specialisation course for 16 months.
(3)Promotion.
(a)Midshipmen. - On completion of 6 months' afloat training as cadet and subject to passing the Cadets' Passing Out Examination and being recommended for promotion, cadets shall be promoted to the rank of Midshipmen.
(b)[ Acting Sub-Lieutenants. [Substitued by S.R.O. 5-E, dated 24th May, 1975] - On completion of [6 months'] service as Midshipmen and provided they are reported as "Satisfactory" by the Commanding Officer, Indian Naval Ship SHIVAJI, officers shall be promoted to the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant with seniority of the date of promotion.
(c)Sub-Lieutenants. - Acting Sub-Lieutenants shall be confirmed in rank with original seniority on the day following the successful completion of the Basic Engineering Course.
(d)Lieutenants. - Sub-Lieutenants shall be appointed to sea for Watchkeeping duties. They shall be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff provided:
(i)they have obtained the Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificates;
(ii)they are recommended by their Commanding Officers as fit in all respects for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant.]
(e)[ Officers who specialise as Constructors and are unable to obtain their Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificate, owing to the exigencies of the service, may be promoted to the confirmed rank of Lieutenant, when due for such promotion. They shall also be eligible for further promotion (acting or confirmed) notwithstanding their not being in possession of the Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificate. They shall, however, be required to obtain the said Watchkeeping Certificate within one year of becoming available for employment in the General Service.] [ ]
[Note:-Officers who are unable to obtain the Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificate owing to the exigencies of service may be granted the acting rank of Lieutenant at the discretion of the Chief of the Naval Staff from the date on which they otherwise become due for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant in relaxation of the provisions of sub-regulation (3)(d)(i). In such cases the officers will be confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant from the due date on obtaining the requisite certificate.] [Substitued by S.R.o. 76, dated 17th February, 1967]
(f)[ Cases of officers who do not secure the Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificate within 8 months of sea service shall be referred to the Chief of the Naval Staff. No officer shall be promoted before the date of his seniority as a Lieutenant calculated in accordance with sub-regulation(6)] [Substitued by S.R.o. 5-E,d ated 12th May, 1966]
(4)Failure in Examinations.-
(a)Cadets
(i)Cadets who fail in the Cadet's Passing Out Examination shall normally be put back a term and then re-examined. Relegation of a term as a cadet shall entail loss of six months seniority for promotion to Midshipman.
(ii)A second failure in examination shall entail liability to discharge from the Service.
(b)Basic Engineering Course
(i)An officer who fails to reach the required standard at any of the term progress examination during the Basic Engineering Course shall be put back one term.
(ii)An officer who fails to qualify in the final examination of the Basic Engineering Course shall be put back a term at the conclusion of which he shall be re-examined, and if then successful, confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant with original seniority. Failure in final examination shall entail loss of seniority towards promotion to the rank of Lieutenant up to a maximum of 6 months.
(iii)Second failure in the final examination of the Basic Engineering Course shall entail liability to discharge from the Service.
(c)Specialisation Course
(i)An officer who fails to qualify in the final examination of the Specialisation Course shall be put back a term at the conclusion of which he shall be re-examined. The officer shall also be penalised by the loss of up to a maximum of 3 months' time towards seniority as Lieutenant.
(ii)An officer failing twice in the final examination of the Specialisation Course shall be liable to be discharged from the Service.
(d)Basic Engineering and Specialisation Courses. - Officers who pass in their second attempt the final examination of the Basic Engineering Course or the Specialisation Course shall not be entitled to gain in time admissible under sub-regulation (5).
(5)Gain in time. - Officers shall be eligible for the following maximum gain in time for the purpose of calculating seniority as a Lieutenant on the results of Passing Out Examination in Cadet Training Ship and the final examination of the Basic Engineering Course and the Specialisation Course :
(a)Passing Out Examination in Cadet Training Ship 1month.
(b)Basic Engineering Course 7months.
(c)Specialisation Course 4months.
The gain in time shall not be admissible to officers who pass these examinations in their second attempt.
(6)Seniority. - The period of 'time to serve' as a Sub-Lieutenant (acting and confirmed) for the purpose of calculating seniority as a Lieutenant shall be 3 years subject to adjustment according to the time forfeited or time gained in respect of this promotion.
(7)[ Cadets and Midshipmen whose period of training is extended on account of sickness may be eligible for an antedate of seniority as a Lieutenant, subject to approval by the Chief of the Naval Staff, in each case.] [Inserted by S.R.O. 76,dated 17th February, 1967]Section IV - Officers in the Engineering Branch on Short Service Commissions