Section 186 in The Naval Ceremonial, Conditions Of Service And Miscellaneous Regulations, 1964
186. Promotion as Commissioned Ship Wright Officer.
(1)A candidate to be eligible for promotion, as a Commissioned Ship Wright Officer must :(a)be not more than 37 years of age on the date of promotion; provided that the Chief of the Naval Staff may relax the age limit up to a maximum of one year in exceptional cases;(b)have passed the prescribed professional examination for promotion.(2)Before a candidate is recommended to take the professional examination, he must :(a)be qualified under Regulation 181;(b)have passed the educational test for Branch Rank;(c)have served for not less than six years since being rated Acting Artificer 4th class, of which 31h years must have been in a sea-going ship.(3)Candidates who satisfy all the requirements of sub-regulation (1) may be considered for promotion to Branch Rank.
