• Seaman
• Signal
• Wireless Telegraphy
• E.R.A.
• Mechanician
• Stoker
• Electrician
• Armourer
• Carpenter and Shipwright.
• Blacksmith, Plumber, Painter, Cooper.
• Sick Berth.
• Naval Schoolmaster, Writer, Ship's Steward.
• Police
• Cook
• Band
• African, Asiatic, &c
• Officers' Steward and Cook
• Draughtsman, Tailor, Shoemaker, Butcher
• Marines

1. Authority to give Rating.
2. Age. previous service and other qualifications required.
3. Nature of examination.
4. Examining Officers.
5. Lowest Rating to which may he disrated or reduced for punishment, see Art. 776.
6. Remarks.
7. Related Articles.

1. Commodore of the depot in vacancies.
2. Very good character, for seven years prior to advancement. Must hold a " Very Good " Efficiency Certificate. Advancement is made by selection from list of Sick-berth Stewards eligible, and no man is to be advanced unless certified by the Medical Officer on Form S. 195 as thoroughly recommended for advancement from actual experience of the man's s professional work.
3. Very good knowledge of subjects prescribed in the Certificate of Examination, for Chief Sick-berth Steward (S. 1236).
4. As For Sick-berth Attendant, No. 86.
5. Sick-berth Steward.
7. 387, 728, 836, 1938, 1942.

1. Authority to give Rating.
2. Age. previous service and other qualifications required.
3. Nature of examination.
4. Examining Officers.
5. Lowest Rating to which may he disrated or reduced for punishment, see Art. 776.
6. Remarks.
7. Related Articles.

1. Commodore of the Man's General Depot, in vacancies.
2. Three years' service as 2nd Sick Berth Steward ; good character. No man is to be advanced unless certified by the Medical Officer on Form S. 195 as thoroughly recommended for advancement from actual experience of the man's professional work.
3. Very good knowledge of subjects prescribed in Certificate of Examination for rating (S. 1237).
4. As for Sick Berth Attendant, No. 86.
5. Sick berth Attendant
7. 387, 728, 836.

1. Authority to give Rating.
2. Age. previous service and other qualifications required.
3. Nature of examination.
4. Examining Officers.
5. Lowest Rating to which may he disrated or reduced for punishment, see Art. 776.
6. Remarks.
7. Related Articles.

1. Commodore of the Depôt in vacancies.
2. Three years as S.B. Attendant ; good character. No man is to be advanced unless certified by the Medical Officer on Form S. 195 as thoroughly recommended for advancement from actual experience of the man's professional work.
3. Good knowledge of subjects prescribed in Certificate of Examination for rating (S. 1137).
4. As for Sick-berth Attendant, No. 86.
5. Sick-berth Attendant.
7. 387, 728, 836.

1. Authority to give Rating.
2. Age. previous service and other qualifications required.
3. Nature of examination.
4. Examining Officers.
5. Lowest Rating to which may he disrated or reduced for punishment, see Art. 776.
6. Remarks.
7. Related Articles.

1. Commodore of the man's General Depot.
2. Twelve months' training at a Hospital at a Home Port.
3. Fair knowledge of the subjects prescribed in Certificate of Examination for rating (S, 1237).
4. Two Medical Officers and a Dispenser. At Haslar Plymouth, and Chatham one of the examiners is to be the Medical Officer borne for instruction of Sick-berth Staff.
5. Cannot disrated for punishment.
6. As soon as a volunteer from the Royal Marines is confirmed in a Sick-berth Staff Rating, his pay is to be readjusted and made up to 1s. 9d. a day for the period of 12 months' probation, provided he shall have served three years in the Royal Marines, or from the date when he shall have completed 3 years in the Marines and Sick-berth Staff combined. Time in the Marines under the age of 18 is not to be reckoned.
7. 387, 836.

1. Authority to give Rating.
2. Age. previous service and other qualifications required.
3. Nature of examination.
4. Examining Officers.
5. Lowest Rating to which may he disrated or reduced for punishment, see Art. 776.
6. Remarks.
7. Related Articles.

1. Commodore of the man's General Depot.
2. Not over 30 ; good character ; free from physical disability.
3. Able to read and write and possessing a fair knowledge of Arithmetic (simple money sums, weights and measures, and a knowledge of decimals, proportion and percentages).
4. Officers of Haslar, Plymouth, or Chatham Hospitals, or of Walmer Royal Marine Infirmary.
6. Volunteers from the Royal Marines for the Sick-berth Staff will be appointed on probation for a period of twelve months, during which time they will pass through a course of Training at a Hospital at a Home Port. During probation their discharge from the Royal Marines will be held in abeyance, and they will be noted in the records of their Divisions as men employed and paid in Naval ratings. They will, however, cease to receive pay as Marines, but will be allowed the use of Marked Bedding while on probation. At the end of the course of Training, men who have given satisfaction, and who are desirous of continuing on the Sick-berth Staff, will be discharged entirely from the Royal Marines ; they must then execute Continuous Service engagements for 12 years from the date of their entry oil probation, or to complete 22 years for pension, and on so doing will be granted a free kit and they will be entitled to a free set of bedding, on their discharge to service afloat. They will be allowed to reckon the time on probation towards increase of pay and Naval Pension. Those not transferred to the Sick-berth Staff will revert to the Marines. Sergeants of the Royal Marines desirous of joining the Sick-berth Staff will be required to revert to the rank of Corporal before entering upon the period of probation. Marines borne on probation will retain the whole of their clothing and necessaries, also greatcoat and waistbelt, but their arms and other accoutrements are to be returned into store prior to their transfer on probation. The greatcoat and waistbelt, also cloth tunics and frocks which have not been the prescribed period in wear (16 months) are to be returned into Store at Divisional Headquarters on their final transfer to the Sick-berth Staff. In the case of men who revert to the Marines, the time served on probation will reckon towards completion of their Marine engagements, and for all other purposes. All appointments of Marines on probation, as well as the transfer of such men at the end of the probationary period are to be made by the Commanders-in-Chief at the Home Ports only, who will refer each case to the Deputy Adjutant General, R.M., for concurrence.
7. 1178, 1436, 1458.

1. Authority to give Rating.
2. Age. previous service and other qualifications required.
3. Nature of examination.
4. Examining Officers.
5. Lowest Rating to which may he disrated or reduced for punishment, see Art. 776.
6. Remarks.
7. Related Articles.

1. Commodore of the man's General Depot.
2. 18 to 22 ; must be found on medical examination likely to perform duties efficiently and must produce proof of age.
3. Able to read and write and possessing a fair knowledge of Arithmetic (simple money sums, weights and measures and a knowledge of decimals, proportion and percentages).
4. Officers of Haslar, Plymouth, or Chatham Hospitals.
5. Cannot be disrated for punishment.
6. Selected candidates, must join a Hospital at a Home Port, for twelve months' training, on probation. At the end of that period, if they are found to be fit in every respect, they will be confirmed in the rating.
7. 1436.

� Ratings in italics are not to assume military command.

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