The Organisation of the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers Explained — John Shaqi
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
101. An Officer Instructor is appointed to give Instruction to the
Volunteers. He is subject to the orders of his Commanding Officer, and
he is required to assist him in carrying on the naval duties of the
Brigade; but he is not to take any part in the civil affairs of the
Brigade.
It is his duty to keep the muster-rolls of the Brigade, and to make
himself acquainted with all the members of Brigade, and their
qualifications and dispositions.
He is to superintend the drills and exercises of the Brigade, and is to
have complete control over the Petty Officer Instructors of the several
Batteries, and is responsible to the Admiralty that their duties are
properly performed, and that the drills are in accordance with those
laid down for the Royal Navy.
[Sidenote: Diary.]
102. The Officer Instructor is required to keep a diary of the
Instruction imparted by him to the Volunteers according to Form G
Appendix. This diary is to be certified by the Commanding Officer of the
Brigade, and transmitted to the Admiralty on the 1st of every month.
[Sidenote: Control over Petty Officer Instructors.]
103. The Officer Instructor will, under the Commanding Officer of the
Brigade, have control over the Petty Officer Instructors, both as
regards their discipline and their duties as Instructors; and he will,
should he have occasion, report any misconduct or incompetency of a
Petty Officer Instructor to the Admiralty.
PETTY OFFICER INSTRUCTORS.
[Sidenote: Rank and position.]
104. The Petty Officer Instructors will have the rank First Class Petty
Officers in the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteer Force, and will be
selected from Pensioned Petty Officers of the Royal Navy and must hold a
Certificate from one of the Gunnery Ships of competency as an Instructor
in Heavy and Truck Gun Drill, Rifle, Pistol and Cutlass Exercises.
They will be purely Staff Petty Officers, and will not be entitled, by
virtue of their superior rank, to take the command of any of the Naval
Volunteers, when a Petty Officer of the Corps is present, except for the
purpose of instruction.
[Sidenote: Duties.]
105. The Petty Officer Instructors are to give instruction to the
Volunteers under the direction of the Officer Instructor. They are
subject to the Command of their superior Officers of the Naval
Volunteers, and are to assist them in carrying on their Naval duties,
but they are not to take any part in the civil affairs of the Brigade.
[Sidenote: Conduct.]
106. The Petty Officer Instructors will be expected, on all occasions,
to set an example of what the Naval Volunteers should attain to, and
they will only be allowed to retain their position so long as they
conduct themselves as Petty Officers of the Royal Navy should do.
They are to consider the Officer Instructor as their immediate head, and
apply to him in all matters that may be necessary.
[Sidenote: Diary.]
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