Employment of Officers of the Mercantile Marine as Lieutenants and Sub-Lieutenants in Royal Navy.

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Employment of Officers of the Mercantile Marine as Lieutenants and Sub-Lieutenants in Royal Navy


Admiralty Order in Council No. 90.

29 June, 1895.

N.

Whereas it is found necessary to employ Officers now belonging to the Mercantile Marine as Sub- Lieutenants and Lieutenants, to meet the requirements of Your Majesty's Navy, until the supply of Executive Officers trained up from their youth in the Service, shall be sufficient for the needs of the Fleet, such officers to be placed on a Supplementary List of Your Majesty's Navy. We beg leave to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased by Your Order in Council to sanction the following proposals, which have received the concurrence of the Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury : -

100 Officers of the Mercantile Marine may be entered on a Supplementary List of the Navy : -

as Sub Lieutenants, of or over 22, and under 25 years of age.

as Lieutenants, of or over 25, and under 35 years of age.

The Sub-Lieutenants to be taken, as far as practicable, from those Royal Naval Reserve Midshipmen who have served a year in the Royal Navy ; the Lieutenants from those Royal Naval Reserve Lieutenants and Sub-lieutenants who have similarly served a year in the Royal Navy.

Candidates for the rank of Sub-Lieutenant or Lieutenant, who have not served in the Royal Naval Reserve will be required to produce a Board of Trade Certificate for Master.

All officers entered under this scheme to serve a year on probation, service in the Navy as Royal Naval Reserve Officer counting as such.

Sub-Lieutenants to be eligible for promotion to Lieutenant after two years' service, including one year's probationary service, but power to be reserved to the Admiralty to appoint them as Acting Lieutenants at any period of their service.

In the case of Officers who may not have fulfilled the service required by the Regulations of the Board of Trade for examination for Master, promotion to be subject to their passing such Examination as may be agreed upon between the Admiralty and the Board of Trade.

The Admiralty to reserve to themselves the power of promoting any Lieutenant entered under this Scheme to the Active List of Commanders for distinguished service during War operations.

Rates of Full Pay, Half Pay, and Retired Pay, to be as shown in Tables A, B, and C, below.

At the discretion of the Admiralty a Lieutenant on retirement may be granted such Honorary rank as may be considered desirable.

Pensions for Hurts and Wounds, Widows' Pensions, Compassionate Allowance to Children, to be at the same rate, and under the same conditions, as those granted to officers of the Royal Navy of corresponding rank.

Officers joining from the Royal Naval Reserve to cease to be entitled to Retaining Fees.

The full Equipment Grant of �30 to be given to Sub-Lieutenants and �40 to Lieutenants, in consideration of their having to obtain Naval Uniform, provided that they have not received any Outfit Allowance on appointment to one of Your Majesty's Ships for training within the two years immediately preceding the date of entry on the Supplementary List.

An Officer who has received Outfit Allowance within such two years, on appointment for training, to receive only half the Equipment Grant, or the difference between what he has already received and the full rate.

A.

Full Pay,
      Mess Allowance.
Sub-Lieutenant 5s. a day 1s. a day
Lieutenant under 8 years' seniority 10s. a day 2s. a day
Lieutenant of 8 years' seniority and 6 years' service, of which 3 in a Ship of War at Sea 12s. a day 2s. a day
Lieutenant of 12 years' seniority and 9 years' service, of which 6 in a Ship of War at Sea 14s. a day 2s. a day

B.

Half Pay.

(To be allowed when unemployed, either or at the Officer's own request, or when ceased in consequence of sickness.)

 

a day

  
  s. d.  
Sub-Lieutenant 3 6 Including service in Royal Navy as a Royal Naval Reserve Officer,
Acting Sub�Lieutenant and Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Navy.
Lieutenant under 3 years service 5 0
Lieutenant over 3 years service 6 0
Lieutenant over 6 years service 7 0
Lieutenant over 9 years service 8 0
Lieutenant over 12 years service   8 6
Lieutenant over 15 years service 9 0

C.

Retirement.

Officers to be retired at the age of 45. Voluntary retirement may, however, be allowed from the age of 40, at the discretion of the Admiralty.

To be retired at any time if found physically unfit for further service, or in case of such misconduct or neglect of duty, as, in the opinion of the Admiralty, renders the Officer unfit for further service.

Sub-Lieutenant

(1.) If retired physically unfit from causes beyond his control. A. gratuity of two calendar months' Full pay for each complete year of full pay service (including service in the Navy as a Royal Naval Reserve Officer, and as acting Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Navy).
(2.) If retired for unfitness due to causes within his control or for misconduct or neglect of duty. Such Gratuity as their Lordships may think fit, not exceeding the amount which would have been awarded under (1).

Lieutenant

A Lieutenant retired at his own request, or at the age of 45, or for physical unfitness due to causes beyond his own control, shall be entitled to receive a Gratuity or Retired Pay, on the following scale : -

(a.) If with less than 10 years' full pay service (including Service in the Royal Navy as Royal Naval Reserve Officer, acting Sub-Lieutenant and Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Navy). A Gratuity of six calendar months' full pay for each complete year of such service.
(b.) If with 10 years full pay service as above.

 �150 per annum.
If with 11 years' service as above, or if 41 years of age with 10 years' service as above. �160 per annum.
If with 12 years' service as above, or if 42 years of age with 10 years' service as above. �170 per annum.
If with 13 years' service as above, or if 43 years of age with 10 years* service as above. �180 per annum.
If with 14 years' service as above, or if 44 years of age with 10 years' service as above. �190 per annum.
If with 16 years' service as above, or if 45 years' of age with 10 years' service as above. �200 per annum. (maximum).

2. A Lieutenant retired for unfitness due to causes within his own control, or for misconduct or neglect of duty may be allowed : -

  1. If with less than 10 years' full pay service (including service in the Royal Navy as Royal Naval Reserve Officer, acting Sub-Lieutenant, and Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Navy) such Gratuity as the Admiralty think fit, not exceeding the amount which would have been awarded under Clause 1 (a).
  2. If with 10 years' or more full pay service (including service in the Royal Navy as Royal Navy Reserve Officer, acting Sub-Lieutenant, and Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Navy) such Retired Pay as the Admiralty think fit, not exceeding the rate which would have been awarded under clause 1 (b), or in lieu thereof, at the discretion of the Admiralty, a Gratuity not exceeding the Commutation Value (as assessed by Your Majesty�s Pensions Commutation Board) of such rate of retired pay.

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