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RANK.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
Sub-Lieutenant.
Hong Kong Defence Force.
SECOND SCHEDULE
OFFICERS ENTRY AND PROMOTION
(A) Qualification required for entry in probationary rank.
(B) Qualification required for confirmation in the rank.
(C) Qualification required for promotion to the rank. (D) Remarks.
(A) Attained the age of 21 and must be less than 24.
(B) (1) One year as Probationary Sub-Lieutenant.
Satisfactorily performed obligatory training. Qualified as efficient.
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(C)
Passed qualifying seamanship examination (See D). Recommended by the Commanding Officer.
Lieutenant.
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(D) The examination at B. (4) is as follows-
(1) Handling and taking charge of all types of service boats under oars, sail and power.
(2) Anchor work, knots, splices, bends, hitches, blocks, tackles.
(3) Regulations for preventing collisions at sea.
(4) Compass and helm.
(5) Methods of taking soundings.
(6) General knowledge of Seamanship Manual, Vol. II, chapter 1.
(7) Colours of flags and use of substitutes; read plain language message in semaphore at 10 w.p.m.; read an exercise (principal signs only) in morse at 6 w.p.m.; simple procedure for making semaphore and morse messages.
50 marks to be given for each section, 60% of total and 50% in each section to be obtained.
(A) Attained the age of 24 and must be less than 38.
(B) (1) One year as Probationary Lieutenant.
(2) Satisfactorily performed obligatory training. Qualified as efficient.
(3)
(4) Passed qualifying seamanship examination as in (D) for Sub-Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Commander.
(5) Recommended by the Commanding Officer.
(C) (1) Four years as Probationary and Sub-Lieutenant combined.
(2) Satisfactorily performed obligatory training. (3) Passed qualifying pilotage and gunnery courses. (4) Recommended by Commanding Officer.
(C) (1) 8 years as Lieutenant including probationary time. Up to date with training.
(2)
(3) Qualified in one of the specialist subjects laid down,
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