Section 181(5) in The Naval Ceremonial, Conditions Of Service And Miscellaneous Regulations, 1964
(5)Reports on form I.N. 708 shall also be rendered on the sailors when they leave ships or establishments, in addition to those rendered half-yearly. Sections Ito IV and Sec. VI of form I.N. 708 are not to be completed unless the candidate has served for at least 3 months in a ship. Where no recommendation is made, the words "under 3 months"are to be inserted on the form. On the first occasion of a candidate being recommended for Branch Rank, a notation of the fact shall be made on his Service Certificate and a copy of his Service Certificate and of the Trade History Sheet, where applicable, shall accompany the first return on the form. If a candidate is not recommended, a report shall nevertheless be rendered, the reasons for his non-recommendation being briefly stated.
