The Organisation of the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers ExplainedBrassey, Thomas Brassey, Earl
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The Organisation of the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers Explained
Brassey, Thomas Brassey, Earl
Great Britain. Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers
81. All drills will be carried out by the Instructors attached to the
Brigades under the Officer Instructor, and when on board any of Her
Majesty's ships they will be also subject to the supervision of the
Commanding Officer of the ship.
[Sidenote: Qualification for "Efficient."]
82. The qualification necessary for an Efficient will be found in the
Appendix F, and may be amended as the Admiralty may from time to time
think necessary.
[Sidenote: Badge of Efficiency.]
83. A Badge of Efficiency will be worn by men who were returned as
"Efficient" in the last Annual Return of the Brigade.
The Badge will consist of a chevron of silver lace worn on the right arm
above the wrist.
Men who have been five times returned as efficient may wear one star,
and those who have been returned ten times may wear two stars above the
badge.
[Sidenote: Trained Man.]
84. Volunteers who pass the examination for Trained Man, as in the Royal
Navy, will be so designated, and will wear two chevrons of silver lace
on the right arm above the wrist.
[Sidenote: Non-efficients to attend drills.]
85. Every Volunteer must attend at least two drills a month until he has
obtained the standard of an "Efficient."
[Sidenote: Firing practice to be superintended.]
86. No firing practice with great guns is to be carried on by
Volunteers, except under the superintendence of an Officer of the Royal
Navy, or of an Officer Instructor of Volunteers, unless a relaxation of
this rule has been especially sanctioned by the Admiralty.
[Sidenote: Precautions when at gun-practice.]
87. Sword bayonets are not to be worn at gun-drill, or when moving
powder.
No smoking is on any account to be allowed in the vicinity of magazines
or cases containing powder.
No persons are to be allowed to congregate round barrels or cases
containing powder.
Powder cases or barrels are not to be opened either inside a magazine,
or immediately outside the door.
ALLOWANCES.
[Sidenote: On actual service.]
88. When on actual service the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers will
receive the same pay, allowances, and victuals as the Officers and
Continuous Service Seamen of the ranks and ratings in the Royal Navy of
relative rank, and will have the same means of allotting pay to wives,
relatives and friends, and whilst on actual service will be treated in
the same manner in every respect.
[Sidenote: Not on actual service.]
89. When not on actual service and embarked on board any of Her
Majesty's ships for more than forty-eight hours, the Volunteers will be
victualled for the whole time they are so embarked, or receive
compensation for provisions at the rate of 1_s._ 6_d._ per day; but when
they are embarked for less than forty-eight hours, they will not receive
victuals or an allowance in lieu.
[Sidenote: Wounds or injuries on service or drill.]
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