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verter for Type 286 (220v.).

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1397 62Standard Checking List for the type has been issued, all items shown in the relevant list in the appendix to this Order. Further lists will be issued for other types if it seems likely that the issue of Standard Checking Lists will be delayed.

(ii) In the case of aircraft of miscellaneous types for which Standard Checking Lists have not been issued and which are not shown in the appendix hereto, all S.S. (Service Supply and Service Fitment) items are to be removed, together with all guns, radio equipment and any easily removable items of camera equipment.

( iii) Any Appendix A items which are held for, but not fitted to, the aircraft and are not directed to be removed by this Order, are to be sent with the aircraft, which is to be carefully checked before despatch, as laid down in B.R. 4, Part II, paragraph 10, to ensure that no items which should be fitted have been omitted, and that all M items have been removed.

N ote .The symbol M has been adopted in lieu of R for indicating items to be removed from aircraft being sent to contractors or R.A.F. Maintenance Units for repair, etc. A ll Standard Checking Lists (B.R. 380/series) are therefore to be amended by substituting the letter M for the letter R at paragraph 13 of the Memorandum of Instructions, and throughout column 8 (or column 7 in later S.C.Ls.).

3. Equipment so removed is to be returned forthwith to the appropriate R.N. Store Depot, except where there is a specific requirement at the Station, e.g., to make good a deficiency on an aircraft already held, or to complete to authorized allowances. In these instances care is to be taken to ensure that any demands which may have been forwarded to a Store Depot in respect of these requirements, are cancelled. Gun armament items are to be returned to the appropriate R.N. Armament Depot in accordance with A.F.O. 5086/43 and any subsequent Admiralty Orders.

4. Items in a repairable condition should be made fully serviceable before return to the Store Depot, but if the repairs cannot be effected within a reasonable time, say four weeks, the stores are to be returned forthwith as beyond the capacity of the Stations to repair.

5. Care is to be exercised in the packing and handling of items of Appendix A equipment, particularly those of a delicate nature, e.g., wireless sets, to minimize the possibility of damage in transit.

6. To meet the special requirements of Donibristle, a reserve stock of removable items of Appendix A equipment equal to approximately two months expenditure is to be maintained on that Station, but any quantities in excess are to be returned to the appropriate Store Depot.

7. Aircraft allotted to a Naval Aircraft Repair Yard, Repair Ship, Naval A ir Station or Naval A ir Section for repair, modification or major inspection, are to be sent complete with operational equipment, which should be overhauled and completed concurrently with the aircraft.

8. (i ) A ircra ft Carriers and Catapult Ships in Home Waters.When information is received that an aircraft is to be consigned to a contractor or Royal A ir Force Maintenance Unit for repair, modification or major inspection, action is to be taken in accordance with paragraph 2 above.

(ii) Aircraft allotted to a Naval Aircraft Repair Yard, Repair Ship, Naval Air Station or Naval Air Section for repair, modification or major inspection, are to be sent complete with operational equipment, which should be overhauled and completed concurrently with the aircraft.

(iii) Should the destination of an aircraft not be known, the procedure laid down in paragraph 8 ( i) above is to be carried out.

9. A ll Ships and Services Abroad.When an aircraft is to be shipped to United Kingdom for repair, modification or major inspection, Appendix A equipment is to be dealt with as in paragraph 2 above.

63 139710. Aircraft allotted to a Royal Naval Aircraft Repair Yard, H.M.

Repair Ship, Royal Naval Air Station or Royal Naval Air Section for repair, modification or major inspection, are to be sent complete with operational equipment, which should be overhauled and completed concurrently with the aircraft.

11. Except at Donibristle, where stocks held should be sufficient, the re-equipment of aircraft with removable items up to the basic training scale on allotment after repair, modification or major inspection, will be arranged by the Admiralty. Instructions detailing the items required will be forwarded to the appropriate R.N. Store Depot for supply to be made from depot stocks to the Station concerned. Items required for equipping the aircraft for specialized training which cannot be met from stocks held by the Station to which the aircraft has been allotted, are to be obtained by demand direct from the appropriate R.N. Store or Armament Depot.

12. Radar Equipment.The above instructions are subject, as regards Radar equipment, to the special directions contained in C.A.F.Os. 287/43 and 1012/43.

A pp e n d ix .

Lists of items to be removed from A ircra ft p rio r to despatch to Contractors or Royal A ir Force Maintenance U nit fo r Repair, Modification or

M ajor Inspection

Defiant I and Target Towing

Appendix A Item No.

DefiantTarget

Towing.

DefiantI.

Stores Ref. No. Description. Qty.

24A 8A/2127 UNITS, rear sear release, electric, No. 3, right hand.

2

25A 8A/2128 UNITS, rear sear release, electric, No. 3, left hand.

2

59A 7H/1663 GUNS, BROWNING, 0-303-in., No. 2, Mark II*.

4

_ 60A 8A/1156 Units, fire and safe, hand operated, N 9. 1 4 63A 8B/1588 Sight, machine gun, relative speed, reflector

type, free gun, Mark I I I A*.1

64A 5A/1707 Filament lamps, 24-volt, 6 and 18-watt, double filament.

4

38C 34C 6A/676or

CLOCK, Mark IIIA , luminous .............or

1

34ae 6A/579or

Mark II, lum inous...................................or

34be 6A/1002and

Mark IIA , luminous 'Iand y 1 No.

34cC 6A/10R0 Plate or adaptor J39C GA/1072

orMark IIB, luminous...................................

or40C 8A/1104

orMark IIC lum'nous...................................

or41C 6A/1274

andMark IID, luminous

and y 1 No.42C __ 6A/1060 Plate adaptor J89E 110D/4

orTRANSMITTER A.V.T., 15 c/w valves

or1

90E _ liCD/168110D/6

or

A.V.T.15B ..............................................92E RECEIVER A.V.R.20, c/w v a lv e s .............

or1

93E 110D/167 A.V.R.20B ..............................................

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Appendix ** A Item No.

DefiantTarget

Towing.

DefiantI.

Stores Ref. No. Description

1

Qty.

73E 78E 10DB/2 I RECEIVER R.3003, c/w valves, and 178E 80E 10LB/4

orControl nnit, Type 18 ........................

or1

10DB/506 RECEIVER R.3109, o/w valves, and I0LB/111

orControl nnit, Type 109 ... .............

or 79eE 10DB/415 RECEIVER R.3078, c/w valves, and 80aE 10LB/86

orControl unit, lyp e 83 ........................

or77aE 10DB/444 RECEIVER R.309Q, c/w valves, and78aE 10LB/137

orControl unit, Type 1..................................

or 110D/NIV/102 RECEIVER A.B.K., 24-volt, c/w valves, and

Control unit assembly ........................ 168E 10U/10 AM PLIFIER A.1219, c/w valves 1 169E 5J/1387 Accumulator, 2-volt, 20 amp./br., Type B 1 17IE 5J/1383 Battery, dry, 4-5-volt 1 172E 5J/1333

orBattery, dry, 120-volt, Type A .............

or1

173E 5J/1615 Battery, dry, 120-volt, Type B ............. 176E 10D/549 AM PLIFIER" A.1271, c/w valves ............. 1

37E __ 10D/39 TRANSMITTER - RECEIVER T.R.1133A, c/w valves, and

1

33E 10J/7 Controller, electric, Type 1A ............ . 134E 5L/1702

orLamps, filament, 24-volt, P.O. No. 2

or5

- 10D/325 TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER T.R.1196, c/w valves, and 10J/22

orController, electric, Type 4 ........................

or. HOD/145 TRANSMITTER - RECEIVER S.C.R.1522,

c/w valves, and1I0.T/71 Controller ..............................................

j

Fulmar I and I I and N/F I I

Apj>endix A

Item No.

Stores Ref. No. Description. Qty.

NoteItems marked D.F. in Column 1 are applicable to Fulmar D.F., Marks I and I I only.Items marked N.F. in Column 1 are applicable to Fulmar N.F., Mark I I only.Items not marked D.F. or N.F. are common to all Fulmar aircraft.

1A D.F. 7H/1669 GUNS, BROWNING, 0-303-in., No. 4, Mark II* ... 82A D.F. 8A/1133 Units, fire and safe, pneumatic, No. 1 ............. 83A D.F. 8A/1127 Units, rear sear release, pneumatic, No. 1 8

N.F. 107K/92 GUNS, BROWNING, 0-50-in., M.G.53-2, Mark II, 4

N.F. 8A/1133No. 1Units, fire and safe, pneumatic *

N.F. 107K/U9 Mechanism, loading, complete, No. 2 463A 11A/560 CARRIER, BOMB, fight series, Mark III , Type 1

64A 26BE /E.M., with brass plug, without AJ3. switch. Removable fittings to complete removable instal 1 set

48A 8B/2350lation of L.S. carrier.

SIGHT, MACHINE GUN, relative speed, reflector 1

49Aor

8B/2361type, Mark IIS or

Mark I I* ... ...................................1 D.F. 8B/2463 Calorex screen ... ... ...

52A 5L/2014 Lamps, filament, 24-volt, 6 and 18-watt, Type B 472C 6A/380 COMPASS, Type 0 - 2 .............................................. 1

73Cor

6A/892or

Tvpe 0 2A ........................................................34E 10D/69 RECEIVER R.1147, c/w valves ........................ 143E 10K /2 Power unit, Type 23..............................................

Control unit, Type 19 ...................................;1

42E 10L/1 1

65 1397

Appendix A

Item No.

Stores Ref. No.

Description. Qty.

84E 10D/325 TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER T.R.1196, c/w valves, land

69E 10J/22 Controller, electric, Type 4 ....................... l70E 5L/1638

orLamps, filament, 24-volt, 1-5-watt

or5

71E 5L/1702or

Lamps, filament, 24-volt, 2-4-watt or

135E N.F. 10D/152 TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER T.R.1143, c/w valves,and

131E N.F. 10J/26 Controller, electric, type 3132E N.F. 5L/1141

orLamps, filament, 12-volts, 1-2-watt

orN F . 110D/145 TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER T.R.5043 (S.C.R.

522), c/w valves, andN.F. 110A/148 Rack, Tvpe 5009 (T.T.244A) ............N.F. 110J/71 Controller, electric, Type 5003 ...N.F. 5L/1702 Lamps, filament, 24-volt, 2-4-watt

177E N.F. 10U/10 AM PLIF IER A.1219, c/w valves ............ 1182E N.F. 5J/1251 Batteries, dry, 6-volt 1183E N.F. 5J/1333

orBatteries, dry, 120-volt, Type A ...

or1

184E N.F. 5.T/1615 Batteries, dry, 120-volt, Type B ............Accumulator, 2-volt, 20 amp./hr., Type B

...181E N.F. 5J/1387 117E D.F. 10D/256 TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER T.R.1161, c/w valves, 1

and15E D.F. 10L/31 Control unit, Type 62, c/w la m p ............ 1

208E D.F. 10DB/2 RECEIVER R.3003, c/w valves, and 1211E D.F. 10LB/4

orControl unit, Type 18 ........................

or... 1

212E D.F. 10DB/506 RECEIVER R.3109, c/w valves, and ...216E D.F. 10LB/111

orControl unit, Type 109 .......................

or...

230E D.F. 10DB/444 RECEIVER R.3090, c/w valves, and ...237E D.F. 10LB/137

orControl unit assembly, Type 1 ............

or...

D.F. 110D/NIV/102

or

RECEIVER A.B.K., 24-volt, c/w valves, andD.F. Control unit, assembly ........................

or...

N.F. 10DB/415 RECEIVER, R.3078, c/w valves, andN.F. 10LB/86

orControl unit, Type 83

or...

N.F. 110D/NIV/123 RECEIVER S.C.R.695A, c/w valves, andN.F. Control unit assembly ........................ ...N.F. _ TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER T.3065B-R.3102A:N.F. 10DB/701 Transmitter T.3065B, c/w valves ... ... 1N.F. 10DB/320 Modulator unit, Type 20, c/w valves ... 1N.F. 10DB/702 Receiver R.3102A, c/w valves 1N.F. 10QB/110 Indicator unit, Type 48A, c/w valves ... 1

51C D.F. 6A/1072or

CLOCKS, Mark IIB , luminous .............or

2

62C D.F. 6A/1104or

Mark IIC, luminous...................................or

...

N.F. 6A/580 Mark II, non-luminous ........................29D __ PACK, EMERGENCY, contractors type, c/w : 130D 27P/7 Rations, emergency flying, Mark I I 231D 27P/8 Water,canned 432D 27C/2033 Combined cup and baler ........................ 142D 12D/245 Smoke floats, red, No. 3, Mark I .............. 138D 7B/971 Pistol, signal, 1-in., No. 2, Mark V 139D 12D/514 Cartridges, signal, 1-in., red, Mark X H ... 3040D 12D/527 Boxes, No. 381, Mark I 1033D 33C/634 Markers, sea, fiuorescine, blocks ... 234D 27C/1925 Flag, recognition ................................... 135D 27C/1918 Mast, telescopic 136D 27C/1894 Paddles, glove ty p e ........................ 237D 27H/2072 Heliograph, stainless steel ... 141D 27C/2036 Cover, weather, Type M 1

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Appendix A

Item No.Stores Description. Qty-

71B 5 A/1387 ACCUMULATORS, 2-voit, 20 amp.,/hr., Type B ... 539C 6A/579 CLOCKS, Mk. II, lum inous................................... 2

or or39bC 108A/322 Mark IV

and and y 1 No.39cC 6A/1246 Hate, adapter J50aC 6A/380 COMPASS, Type 0 - 2 .............................................. 199E 101),'8415 RECEIVER R.1082, c/w valves ........................ 1101E IOD/8450 TRANSMITTER T.1083, e/w valves ............. 197E 5A/1333 Battery, dry, 120-volt, Type A ........................ 1

or or "98E 5A/1615 Type B .........................................................102E 10F/150 Switch, unit, Type D, c/w, R.1082, external leads 1109E 10A/8475 Unit neutralising .............................................. 1113E. 10D/ Co-its, transmitter ............. . 1 set114E! 10D/8571 Case, transit, coils, transmitter 1115E 10D / Coils, receiver 1 set149E 10DB/2 RECEIVER R.3003, c/w valves ........................ 1

or or150E 10DB/306 R.3109, c/w v a lv e s ..............................................

or or110D/NIV/102 A.B.K, 24-volt, e/w valves and control unit

assembly.or or

10DB/444 R.3090, c/w valves, and 10LB/137 Control unit assembly

Skua

8A 7A/1570 GUNS, BROWNING, 0 303-in., Mark I I ............. 49A 7A/1133 Fire and safety device, pneumatic, c/w flexible 4

pipe, union nut and nipple.25A 7A/1127 Units, rear sear release 420A 7A/1124

orSight, reflector type, Mark I I

or1

7A/1138 Mark EK ..............................................22A 5L/2013 Lamps, filament, 12-volt, 2-4 and 18-watt 438aA 11 A/678 CARRIER, BOMB, universal, No. 1, 12-volt, E.M./ 1

E.F. (11A/597, modified).1 set39A 26AD/ Removable fittin gs ...................................

82B 5J/1387 ACCUMULATORS, Type B, 2-volt, 20-amp./hr. ... 546C 6A/579

orCLOCKS, Mark II, luminous........................

or2

6A/1002or

Mark IIA , luminous...or

6A/1150or

Mark IID , luminous or

4bC 106A/322and

Mark IV 1 ..............................................and -

46cC 6A/1246 Plate adapter J 1 No.47 C 6A/380

orCOMPASSES, Type 0-2 ...................................

or2

48C 6A/892 TypeO-2A1172E 10DB/1 RECEIVER R.3002, c/w valves, and .............

173E 10LB/3or

Control unit, Type 17 ........................or

1

172eE 10DB/505 RECEIVER R.3108, c/w valves, and .............173aE 10LB/10

orControl unit, Type 108

or 110D/NIV/103 RECEIVER, A.B.K., 12-volt, o/w valves, and

Control unit assembly ............. .............or or

172jE 10DB/293 RECEIVER R.3067, c./w valves, and ... ...173bE 10LB/137 Control unit assembly, Type 1, consisting o f :173cE 10LB/90 Coding control ..............................................173dE 10LB/91 Switching control ..............................................173eE 10LB/949 Mounting, Type 150 ............. .............

71Wildcat I I

1397

Appendix A

Item No.Stores

Ref. No. Description. Qty-

IA 107K/92 GUNS, 0-50-in., Colt, M.G.53-2, Mark n . No. 1 ... 68A 105D/20 Solenoid firing mechanism, U.A.P., No. U.2660A 6

8B/1124 Sight, reflector, Mark I I ... ........................ 1 SB/2275

5L/2014Calorex, reflector 1

11ALamp, filament, 24-volt, Type B ... 1

126HM/ Sight, ring ...................... . ......................... 112A 126HM/ Sight, bead ........................ ............. 118C 106A/20 CLOCK, pioneer, Type 3310-2 1

10D/325 TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER T.R.1196, c/w valves 1 10J/22 Electric controller 1 10A/14093 Impedance matching unit-. ... 1

19E 10D/69 RECEIVER R. 1147, c/w valves 125E 10K/2 Power unit, Type 23............. ........................ 126E 10L/1 Control box, Type 19 133E 110K/164 Transformer, low frequency (United Transformer

Corporation).1

43E 10DB/2 RECEIVER R.3003, e/w valves ... ... I44E 10LB/4 Control unit, Type 18 ... .............

Walrus I

1i

IA 7J/1166 GUN, VICKERS, 0-303-in., G.O., No. 1, Mark I, e/w deflector, and bag.

1

2A 7J/1342 Magazines, No. 2, Mark I ................................... 515A 8B/1661 Sight, prismatic, Type G.l ... 116A/ 8B/2401

orBracket ... ...

or1

17A 8B/1139 Sight, relative speed, ring and bead, Mark I 17A 7J/1166 GUNS, VICKERS, 0-303-in., G.O., No. 1, Mark I,

c/w deflector and bag.2

12A 7J/1758 Twin gun mounting ... 1 set8A * 7J/1342 Magazine, No. 2, IV ark I ................................... 1018A 8B/1661 Sight, prismatic, Type G.l ... ............. 119A 8B/2422

orBracket ........................ ........................or

1

20A 8B/1139 Sight, relative speed, ring and bead, Mark I 127A 11A/460

orCARRIERS, BOMB, L.S., Type E.M., Mark I I ...

or2

28A 11A/560 Mark I I I ........................38A 11 A/597 CARRIERS, BOMB, universal, Type E.M./E.F.,

No. 1, Mark 114

39A 11 A/2027or

Mark II I , with trunnion plates55C 6A/1072

orCLOCKS, Mark IIB , luminous ........................

or2

56C 6A/1104 Mark UC, luminous66C 6A/380

orCOMPASSES, Type 0-2 ...................................

or2

67C 6A/892 Tvpe 0-2A .............. ........................15D EMERGENCY PACK, complete with 116D 27P/7 Rations, emergency flying, Mark I I ... 3 j17D 27P/8 Water, canned ... ... ... ... 617aD 27C/2033 Drinking cup and baler ........................ 118D 33C/634 Markers, sea fluorescine, blocks ... ... 219D 27C/1925 Flag, recognition ... ... ... ... 1 j76cE 10DB/975 Transmitter T.3180, complete with valves 176fE 10BB/2372 Aerial mast, Type 42 ........................ 121D 27C/1894 Paddles, glove type ........................ 222D 7B/97.1 Pistol, signal, 1-in., No. 2, Mark V ... 123D 12D/514 Cartridges, signal, 1-in., red, Mark X II ... 30 j24D I2D/527 Boxes, tinplate, No. 381, Mark I ............. 10 j20aD 27H2072 Heliograph, stainless steel ... ... 1 j25D 27G/2036 Apron, weather, Type M ... ... ... 1 126D 12D/245 Smoke, floats, No. 3, M ark! ............. 220bD First aid outfit (dinghy) ........................ 1

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1397 72

Appendix A

Item No.Stores

Ref. No.

21aD 32B/40330E 10D/841546E 10D /36E 10D/845645E 10D/39E 26B/38E 10F/950151E 10A/805041E 10A/S47543E 10C/847344E 10C/847426E 5J/1333

or27E 5J/161569E 5J/1387111E 10DB/505115E 10LB/110

or . 10DB/1 10LB/3

or117E 10DB/293184E 10LB/137185E 10LB/90186E 10LB/91187E 10AB/949188E

or 110D/NTV/103

132E 10DB/405or

10DB/631or

__ 10DB/1286129E 10DB/205140E 10QB/45144E 10QB/53139E 1011/1145138aE 143aE 10AB/34390E 10D/69

or 10D/13128

or 10D/13129

82E 10K/1

Description.

Sponge .............................................. 1RECEIVER R.1082, c/w valves .......................

Coils, receiver, 1 set o f 4 ... ... ... >TRANSM ITTER T.1083, c/w valves ............

Coils, transmitter, 1 set o f 3 Cover, canvas, for transmitter and receiverSwitch unit, Type D.............................................Handle, operating switch unit .......................Unit, neutralising, c/w filament lamp ............Condenser unit, earth ..................................Condenser unit, listening through ...Battery, dry, 120-volt, Type A .......................

orType B .......................................................Accumulators, 2-volt, 20 amp./hr., Type B

RECEIVER R..3108, c/w valves, and Control unit, Type 108

orRECEIVER R.3002, c/w valves, and

Control unit, Type 17 or

RECEIVER R.3067, c/w valves, andControl unit assembly, Type 1, consisting o f .Coding control ..............................................Switching control ... ...................................Mounting, Type 158 ...................................

Lead, c/w plug, Type 176, and socket, Type 105 or

RECEIVER A.B.K., 12-volt, c/w valves, andControl unit assembly ...................................

RECEIVER R.3039E, c/w v a lv e s ........................or

R.3132, c/w v a lv e s ..............................................or

R.3132B, c/w valves ...................................TRANSMITTER T.3040B, c/w valves .............

Unit, indicating, Type 6B, c/w valves .............Unit, indicating, Type 6C, c/w valves .............Caps, plug, W, medium ...................................Tool, tuning, ebonite ...................................Scales, time base, Type 4 ...

RECEIVER R.1147, c/w valves ........................or

R.1147A, c/w valves or

R.1147B, c/w valves Power unit, Type 22

Qty.

11 set 11 set 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

(A .F.O . 6209/iS is cancelled.)

1388. Aircraft Armament Items Demarcation between Naval and Naval Armament Stores

(N .S. 088/43.16 Mar. 1944.)The demarcation between Naval and Naval Armament Stores shown in

A.F.O. 4314/41 has been revised as shown in the Appendix to this Order, column 3 of which defines all stores of R.A.F. types used by the Fleet A ir Arm which are now to be treated as Naval Armament Stores.

2. The principal amendments to A.F.O. 4314/41 concern R.A.F. Vocabulary Section 8A (Machine Gun Firing Gear), which has been transferred from Naval Store to Armament Supply, Section 8B (sights) from Armament Supply to Naval Store (except as in paragraph 3 below), and Section IE which now becomes entirely Armament Supply.

73 13983. This order does not affect initial supply of ring and aperture or

ring and bead sights with Browning 0-303-in. equipment and gun mountings (Tripod and Twin Stork) by Naval Armament Depots for the defence of R.N. Air Stations.

4. Store Depots.Stores now classed as Naval Armament held by Naval Store Depots, and Naval Stores held by Naval Armament Depots, are to be transferred forthwith. In Great Britain the transfers are to be made between the fo llow ing:

R .N . Store Depots R .N . Armament DepotsPerth and CrombieStafford and KingswinfordCopenacre and Priddy s Hard

Other Naval Armament Depots at home should transfer to the nearest Naval Store Depots.

5. Outsanding demands should be transferred at the same time as the stores.

6. Dues in w ill be diverted as far as possible by the Admiralty, but any transferable stores received after the general transfer, whether off requisition or from service, should be similarly transferred.

7. One copy of every issue voucher for transfer under this order should be sent by Naval Armament Depots to Director of Stores, Union House, Lower Regent Street, London, S.W.l and by Naval Store Depots to Director o f Armament Supply (A. 17), Admiralty, Bath with a covering note quoting this order.

8. R.N. A ir Stations and Repair Yards and H .M . ships.Transfers should be effected in the usual manner by means o f issue and receipt vouchers between the two sections concerned.

9. Demands should be rendered and returns to store made in accordance with the new demarcation from the date o f receipt of this order.

10. General.The necessary amendments will be made in due course to the A ircra ft Store establishment concerned. Allowances of the new Naval Armament Stores w ill be incorporated in Part A of C.B. (R ) 4252/42.

11. Separate instructions will be issued as to American A ircraft Armament Stores. They w ill follow, where possible, the principles adopted in this order, and demands should be rendered accordingly. No transfer of stores between depots should, however, be made until the publication of the separate order except where the demarcation is clearly defined. Any cases of doubt should be referred to the parent department immediately.

Appendix

(1) (2) (3)R.A.F. vocabulary section

and description Naval stores Naval armament stores

IE Armourers tools 7A Lew is and V ickers

machine guns.7B Small arms 7D Ground machine gun

mountings.7E Ordnance, etc. ...7G Hispano g u n s ...........

AllAll

AllAll

AllAll except the following,

which are Vote 8 IIIG items :

Cradles, mounting,A.A.

Mountings, A.A. Mountings, H.B. Mountings, Oerlikon. Mountings, universal. All components and accessories of cradles and mountings.

1398 74

(1) Naval stores Naval armament storesand description

7H Browning machine guns _ All7J Vickers gas-operated All

machine gun.All8A Machine gun firing gear -

8B Machine g an sights All 8C Machine gun belt and

magazine filling andAll

positioning machines.All8D Special tools for arma

ment equipment.9 Bomb and torpedo sights

and range-finders.All

9A Aircraft towed target gear All 9B Armament ground instruc All except those in Apparatus, demonstra

tional equipment. column 3, and tion.cameras obscura which are Vote 8 III.

Boards, demonstration. Guns, shot.Rests, rifle.Rests, tripod musketry. Rifles, Swift and asso

ciated items.Stands, demonstration,

Browimg gun (Ref. 9B/706).

11A Aircraft bomb gear All 11B Aircraft torpedo gear ... All 12A Aircraft bombs ... All12B Dummy, empty and prac All

tice aircraft bombs.AH12C Ammunition

12D Pyrotechnics and miscel Lights, torpedo, indi All except those inlaneous explosives. cating. column 2.

Boxes,G.R.I., for lights, torpedo, indicating.

Boxes, G.R.6, for lights,torpedo, indicating.

All except those in12F Miscellaneous materials Carbon tetrachloride.and packages for main Cord, whip. column 2.tenance of explosives. Driers, liquid.

Drums.Stannic chloride. Titanium tetrachloride.

12G Aircraft bomb and pyrotechnic fuzing compon

All

ents.All12H Dummy aircraft bomb

and pyrotechnic fuzingcomponents.

All50A Aircraft gun turrets 50H Aircraft gun turret main- All

tenance equipment.

(A .F .O . iS 14/i l is cancelled.)

751399. Resin Oil, Pattern 835 introduction

Capital Ships, Cruisers, Aircraft Carriers, Monitors, Destroyer Depot Ships,Repair Ships

(N.S. 21572/43. 16 Mar. 1944.)

Resin oil has been introduced for use when repairing ring main cables and sealing ends, and will be included in Rate Book for Naval Stores under Subhead E, Item 9, under Pattern No. 935.

2. The following quantities have been approved as a first outfit, and ships concerned are to forward demands to storing yards and depots accordingly :-

Class of Ship Quantity Capital ships ........................................... 1 gallonCruisers Aircraft carriers MonitorsDestroyer depot ships Repair ships

1 gallon 1 gallon1 gallon2 gallons 2 gallons

3. Purchase of the following quantities has been arranged under contractC.P. 3C/22769/43, dated 17th December, 1943, from Messrs. Johnson & Phillips, Ltd., Victoria Way, Charlton, London, S.E.7, in 14-lb. non-returnable tins, containing approximately 1J gallons :

Chatham Sheemess Portsmouth Devonport Rosyth ... Mersey Area Severn Area Car fin West Riding Area

30 gallons 20 gallons 30 gallons 30 gallons 30 gallons 60 gallons 60 gallons 20 gallons 20 gallons

Shipment is to be arranged to yards abroad as follows : Gibraltar ................................. 10 gallons')Malta Alexandria Durban ... Simonstown Colombo ... Bermuda

10 gallons >From Mersey Area 10 gallons j 10 gallons'!10 gallons10 gallons f From &evem A 10 gallons J

4. B.R. 359Establishment of Naval Stores for Electrical and Torpedo Stores and the List of Particulars (Form D.128D)will be amended.

1400. Key Board Provision ofL.C.T., L.C .F., L.C.G., L.C .T. (R.)

(D/D.C.O.M. 89/43.16 Mar. 1944.)

It has been approved to supply all L.C.T., L.C.F., L.C.G. and L.C.T. (R), with a key board in order that K.R. and A.I. articles, Nos. 1068 and 1069, may be complied with.

2. Key boards which measure 1 ft. 10} in. by 1 ft. 8| in. by 4f in. will be supplied by storing yards on demand, and are to be secured to the bulkhead of the wardroom by base staffs.

(Capt., M .L.C., 25 Aug. 1943, No. M.696/15.)

(This Order is to be retained until complied with.)

1401 761401. Parachutes Location of REPORTS

(N.S. Air 1560/44. 16 Mar. 1944.)Information is required as to the present location of the following items :

Stores Ref. Description Serial Nos.Parachutes, Observer, type C

Packs :15A/141 White canopy ............. 12588,30574,30582,31025,31132.

P ilo t:15A/197 Type C. 11 ............. 253, 5118, 5356, 5392, 5731, 5738,

6360, 6366, 7935, 7950, 7983, 8004, 24478, 24684, 24686, 24709, 24722, 24729, 24787, 24809, 24845, 30675, 30679, 30682, 30692, 30877, 52510, 74630, 74761, 74804, 74847, 101731, 101935, 101943, 101959, 103235, 103250, 103291, 111720.

2. Services holding any of these parachutes should report details to Director of Stores, Admiralty Union House, Lower Regent Street, London, S.W.l., immediately.

1402. Introduction of Form FA.23A Account of Consumable Naval Stores in American Built Ehijs

H .M . Ships (N.S. 17272/44.16 Mar. 1944.)

Form FA.23A has been prepared, and a copy is being forwarded by Deputy Director of Stores, North America, to all American-built ships (H.M. ships) requiring this form for accounting for consumable Naval stores. The form is generally similar to the standard Consumable Naval Store Account FA.23, but is divided into three parts, viz., Part I for U.S. stores, Part I I for British stores and Part I I I for arisings.

2. Ships already in commission need not post previous supplies in the account, but a complete stock-taking should be carried out as soon as practicable after the receipt of the FA.23A and the quantities remaining on board entered in the First Supply column, the date of muster being shown. In some earlier ships, before it was decided to produce an account for consumable stores for American-built ships, stores of a quasi-permanent nature, such as ensigns and signal flags, were included in the Permanent Naval Store Account (Form S.1099D). On receipt of Form FA.23A these stores are to be transferred to this account, this Order being quoted as the authority. In cases of doubt as to the classification of an article, the category laid down in Form S.1098 (Alphabetical List of Consumable Stores) is to be used.

3. New ships commissioning as H .M . ships in U.S.A. should insert the first charge of consumable Naval stores received from shipbuilders, U.S. Navy yards, and Deputy Director of Stores, North America. U.S. stores supplied should be posted from the Navy Yard Invoices, where these are available. Where U.S. Navy Invoices are not available a physical muster of the stores should be made. U.S. consumable stores will consist mainly of Title C items, but where the American classification differs materially from the British, the latter, as laid down in Form S. 1098, should be used. Consumable stores supplied by Deputy Director of Stores, North America, should be posted in Part I I from the Supply Notes (triplicate copy of Form S.134D).

4. As many of the stores in American-built ships are replaceable only from U.S. sources, it is most important that an accurate record of these should be kept and adequate stocks maintained on board.

5. The main stock of Forms FA.23A will be held by the Deputy Director of Stores, North America, but a small quantity will also be kept by the Superintending Naval Store Officer, R.N. Store Depot, 307, Elveden Road, Park Royal, London, N.W.10, to meet future requirements of those American- built ships concerned which have left the U.S.A.

77 14031403. B.R. 4 Naval Storekeeping Manual, and B.R. 4 Part II

(N .S. A ir 2198/44.16 Mar. 1944.)Attention is drawn to the fact that the instructions contained in B.R. 4,

Part I I , are intended to be read in conjunction with, and not independently of, those in B.R. 4, Naval Storekeeping Manual.

Section 4 OTHER STORES NAVAL STORES, VICTUALLING STORES,

MEDICAL STORES, CONTRACTS

1404. Admiralty Salvage Vessels Supply of Provisions(V. 2/01456/43.16 Mar. 1944.)

Attention is drawn to A.F.O. 1339/44 in Section 2 of this issue.

1435. Royal Marine Landing Craft Personnel Clothing and Equipment3 o~6>/

I

1408. Naval Stores Establishment for Naval Air Stations at Home(N.S. Air 3659/43.16 Mar. 1944.)

Consideration has been given to the provision of an establishment of general Naval Stores for Naval A ir Stations.

2. Owing to the widely diverse geographical conditions at the various stations and the different climatic and functional requirements which obtain, it has been found impossible to lay down such an establishment.

3. A list has been prepared, however, from details provided by a Southern and a Northern A ir Station at home which covers the minimum requirements of certain essential items. This list is a basis on which the provision of first supplies of general Naval Stores to new Naval A ir Stations can be made.

4. Copies of this list have been forwarded to the F.O.N.A.S., R.A.N.A.S., Indian Ocean, and C.O.M.N.A.S., East Africa, who will forward copies to the Accountant Officers of new Naval A ir Stations on appointment. Having taken into consideration local geographical and climatic conditions and the intended functions of the Station, the Accountant Officer should be able to demand on his Storing Yard from this list more readily and accurately than heretofore.

1409. Stores and Materials Provision and Forwarding to U.S.A.Ships Refitting in the United States

(N.L. 2782/44. 16 Mar. 1944.)The following amendment is to be made to paragraphs 5 (d) to 5 (g) of A.F.O.

5699/42 :The addressee in each case is to read :

British Admiralty Delegation, for R.N., in care of the Commandant,

United States Navy Yard(Location of Navy Yard).

(A.F.O. 5699/42.)(A.F.O. 3739/43 is cancelled.)

1410. Purchase TaxApplication to Sales of Clothing from Service Stocks toPensioner Civilians, Shipkeepers, etc.

(V. 8/651/44. 16 Mar. 1944.)The following amendments are to be made to A.F.O. 653/44 :

Paragraph 1 and footnote. Delete A.F.Os. 2684/41 and 2785/41 and substitute A.F.Os. 2910/43 and 904/44 .

(A.F.O. 653/44.)

1411. Purchase Tax Application to Sales of Clothing from Service Stocks to Naval Personnel

(V. 8/651/44.'16.Mar. 1944.)The following amendment is to be made to A.F.O. 652/44 :

Delete paragraph 5 and substitute5. The procedure for accounting for sales of clothing at prices including purchase

taxis shown in A.F.O.2339/43, paragraph 19 (i) (e). Where clothing accounts are still being rendered on Form S.1050 separate abstracts are to be made on Form S.1048 of clothing sold to officers at the prices which include purchase tax, and the totals of these are to be entered on Form S-1049 in red ink. Such sales are to be shown separately and in red ink on Form S.1050 (quarterly cash clothing account), and both the tax free and tax paid rates should be inserted in the Rate column, when neeessary, on Forms S.1049 and S.1050.

1408 78

(A .F .Os. 2339/43 and 652/44.)

79 14121412. Fluorescent Screens with Hoods Withdrawal from R.N. Medical

Establishments(M.D.G. 12042/44.16 Mar. 1944.)

Cryptoscopes (fluorescent screens with hood) held in R.N. Medical Establishments should not be used, and are to be returned to The Technical Assistant to M.D.G., R.N. Medical Depot, Huthwaite, Nr. Mansfield, Notts.

1413.-^Decontamination Stores Allowance L .B .V .(2 ), L .B .E ., L .B .F., L.B.O., L.B.W .

(N.S. 35965/43.16 Mar. 1944.)Each landing barge is allowed the decontamination stores listed in the

appendix hereto.

Appendix

PatternNo. Description.

Denomination.

Allowance for Decontami

nation Purposes.

3591

Permanent Stores.

B.10.

Tray, bleach, 3-ft. 2-in. by 2-ft. 2-in. No. 1

0.1066by 4-in.

Bin, for contaminated gear ... No. 1

C.1032

Consumable Stores.

B.10.Bucket, hand No. 2 (A)

C.759A or BB .l l

Shovel, steel pointed No. 1

K .Oil, pool, burning Galls. 2-gall, drum

150E.8.

Chloride of lime Cwt. 2

T.801E.9.

Waste, cotton Cwt. 1/2 (A)

C.219E .l l .

Brooms, bass ... No. 2 (A)C.267 Brushes, distemper ... No. 3

0.1701E.12.

Handles, for brooms No. 2 (A ) Paper, crepe, for decontamination Yards 50

purposes.

Note.(A) These quantities are additional to similar descriptions already allowed by the equipment list.

2. Bases to which barges are attached should demand the requisite stores from their storing yard.

3. The equipment list will be amended.(Captain L.Bs., L.B.78, 2 Bee. 1943.)

1414 80 '*1414. Chevrons for War Service(V. 13/7303/43.16 Mar. 1944.)

Chevrons for War Service are supplied as single chevrons and in sets of two, three and four chevrons, and demands should be framed accordingly.

(A .F.Os. 231/43, 3747/43, 7/44 and 877/44.)

1415. W.R.N.S. Clothing Demands(V. 9/1031/44.16 Mar. 1944.)

Owing to the present heavy demand for W .R.N.S. clothing to meet the requirements for foreign drafts and for kitting-up nw entries, it has beer- necessary to introduce a system of priorities in supply.

2. Demands for W.R.N.S. clothing should, therefore, specify whether the requirement is for foreign drafts, kitting-up new entries, or for issue on repayment.

3. Demands should continue to be made on the Director, W.R.N.S.(A .F .O . 1048/44.)

1416. W.R.N.S. Badges for Air Mechanics(V. 2833/43. 16 Mar. 1944.)

Supplies o f badges on blue ground for W.R.N.S. Air Mechanics are now available for issue and A.F.O. 6033/43 is to be amended accordingly :

Section I Amend f628A to read 628A .Amend f629A to read 629A .Amend j 630A to read 630A .Amend f631A to read 631A .Amend |632A to read 632A .

2. A.F.O. 1049/44 is to be amplified as follows :After Pattern 627AAdd Pattern 628A (on blue) Air Mechanic

Pattern 629A (on blue) Letter A Pattern 630A (on blue) Letter E Pattern 631A (on blue) Letter O Pattern 632A (on blue) Letter L

The issuing prices of Seamens pattern badges, viz., blue on white, Pattern Nos. X.330B, X.119B, X.332B, X.333B and X.117B, are set out in A.F.O. 654/44.

(F.O.N.A.S. No. 6093/94-5/27, 13 Aug. 1943.)(A.F.Os. 6033/43, 654/44, 1048/44 and 1049/44.)

1417. Textile Scrap for Disposal(N.S. 37201/43. 16 Mar. 1944.)

A complaint has been received about the filthy and wet condition of textile scrap, coir, hessian, hemp, coir mats, etc., received by the Directorate of Textile and Clothing Disposals.

2. The salvage value of these materials is considerably reduced when they are allowed to get into such a state and every reasonable effort should be made to keepthem both dry and clean, e.g. by

(a) storing under cover, or under tarpaulins where better facilities are notavailable ;

(b) bundling or pressing, i f possible, instead of forwarding loose ; and(c) despatching in covered trucks.

Id. each Id. each Id. each Id. each Id. each

81 14181418. Tinned Soups Concentrated

(V. 10/1471/43. 16 Mar. 1944.)Most of the tinned soups now being purchased are of double concentration,

i.e., an equal quantity of water should be added to the contents of a tin before use in order to reduce the strength to that of the soups hitherto supplied.

2. As both the ordinary and the double-concentration soups are packed in the same size tin, having a net weight of contents of 16-oz., H.M. ships and establishments should, in future, demand the appropriate quantities of soups, concentrated. The necessary adjustment in quantity will be made by the Victualling Yard if the ordinary description of soup is supplied.

3. Where a ration of J-lb. tinned soup is authorized as an extra issue under existing regulations, the ration is to be reduced to -lb. when concentrated soups are issued. Special care is to be taken in this matter as it may be necessary for some time to supply both ordinary and concentrated soups in satisfaction of demands.

4. The issuing price for concentrated soups is Is. Id. per 1-lb.tin.(B .R. 93, Manual of Victualling, Vol. I , Chapter IV .)

(A.F.O. 5170/43.)

1419. Milk Powder Introduction(V. 086/43. 16 Mar. 1944.)

As a result of successful trials in the Home Fleet, full cream milk powder will be supplied in lieu of condensed milk from H.M. Victualling Yards and Depots at home to cruisers and larger ships in home waters. The powder will also be supplied to home shore establishments on general messing for use in lieu of condensed milk when fresh milk is not available. Other ships and establishments at home may, if desired, draw milk powder instead of condensed milk.

2. The milk powder will normally be supplied in tins containing 21 lb., but a small quantity in tins of 4f lb. will be provided for issue on demand to ships, etc., in which the victualling allowance system of messing is in operation. The powder is to be demanded and accounted for in pounds. For the present the issuing price will be 2s. 3d. per lb.

3. The milk required for main meals in general mess ships should be mixed in the galley and issued in liquid form. Issues on repayment in general mess ships and all issues to messes in ships on victualling allowance should be made in powder form, the powder being reconstituted in the messes as required.

4. Each mess will be allowed one of the following items, in addition to the present allowances of mess gear, for use as a container for reconstituted milk :

Mess kettle ... ... ... ... 4 gall.Mess kettle ... ... ... ... 1J gall.Enamelled jug ... ... ... 2 qt.Enamelled jug ... ... ... 1 qt.

A 4-gallon mess kettle should be used only when a container of this size is essential for the quantity of milk to be produced.

5. Cooks tubs of 20 gallons capacity are being provided for issue to ships on general messing for use in mixing milk in the galley, and one of these may be drawn by such ships for the purpose. I f preferred, however, an additional 40-gallon cooks tub of the normal type may be drawn instead of a 20-gallon tub. An additional cooks ladle, 1-pint, Pattern C.942, for use in measuring milk, may be drawn if actually required.

6. One whisk, Pattern 305, will be allowed pey galley or mess for milk mixing.7. Demands for milk powder and for such of the additional utensils mentioned

in the preceding paragraph as are actually required should now be sent to the appropriate Victualling Yard by H.M. Ships and Establishments concerned.

8. In Ships and Establishments provided with mixing and mincing machines an additional bowl will be supplied, if desired, for reconstituting milk. Demands for the additional bowl should be sent to the Director of Victualling, Admiralty.

1419 829. In new construction ships, down to and including cruisers and depot ships,

a machine for reconstituting milk, with a tank, will be provided in the galley.10. Equivalent. 1J lb. of full cream milk powder will make approximately

one gallon of reconstituted full cream milk. Five ounces of powder is equivalent to 16 oz. of condensed milk. For the guidance of messes :

(a) One cupful of powder (= 7l-oz.) mixed with 5 cups of water makesapproximately 3 pints.

(b) Five heaped dessertspoonfuls (Pattern C.1863 spoon) mixed with justunder 2 cupfuls of water make 1 pint (1 heaped dessertspoonful= i-oz. of powder).

11. Method of mixing.The powder should be dissolved in warm water. Pour part of the full quantity of warm water required in a clean, dry vessel and sprinkle some of the powder on top of it. Whisk briskly into a complete solution and add the rest of the powder gradually, continuing to whisk until it is dissolved. Then add slowly the remainder of the water required, stirring well, and giving a final whisk. (N .B .After the milk powder has been reconstituted into liquid, care must be taken to protect it from contamination if it is not for immediate use.)

12. Storage.Milk powder occupies approximately 50 per cent, less storage space than its equivalent in condensed milk. It should be stored in a cool, dry place, away from any direct daylight and from any strong-smelling article. The lids of the containers should be securely fastened and replaced immediately after the removal of any o f the contents. Only clean, dry utensils should be used for taking the powder out of the containers. The powder is gas-packed and the contents o f an unopened tin should remain in good condition for about two years.

13. Reserve of condensed milk.It will be necessary for H.M. Ships using milk powder for normal requirements still to maintain a reserve of condensed milk for emergency and special uses, e.g., action messing, landing parties, boats and extra issues. The quantity o f condensed milk held on board for this reserve should be two weeks fu ll requirements of milk. This reserve may be increased if considered necessary in the case o f a particular ship or ships with the authority of the Senior Officer. The reserve of condensed milk is to be turned over every three or four months by issuing it in place of milk powder for all purposes, fresh supplies being demanded from the Victualling Yard in replacement. Special care is to be taken to ensure that the necessity for turning over the reserve of condensed milk is not overlooked.

14. Pending experience of actual requirements of milk powder and the maintenance of adequate deliveries, it may be necessary on occasions for the Victualling Yards to issue condensed milk in satisfaction of demands for powder. I f the stocks of powder available at the Victualling Yards are insufficient to meet all demands priority of supply will be given to demands from ships.

. _ 1420. N.A.A.F.I. Canteen Ratings Kit(V- 1/1078/44. 16 Mar. 1944.)

The regulation kit for N.A.A.F.I. canteen ratings serving afloat or liable to do so and entered in the Royal Navy on H.O. engagements in accordance with paragraph 1 of A.F.O., 238/42 is as follows :

f 1 Compulsory2 jackets, single breasted, serge 1 overcoat1 waistcoat, serge, or 1 blue pullover 1 waterproof coat2 pairs trousers, serge 1 pair braces 2 tunics, drill 1 type 2 pairs trousers, drill 2 towels 2 caps 1 soap bag 2 cap covers 1 hair brush 2 vests, summer 1 tooth brush 2 vests, winter . 2 boot brushes2 pairs drawers 1 comb3 white shirts 1 transport kit bag6 white collars 1 badge, pattern 52, 49 or 48 as1 necktie, black silk appropriate2 pairs socks or stockings2 pairs boots or 1 pair boots and 1 pair

black leather shoes

2 pairs tropical shorts 1 sun helmet

1 waistcoat, serge pair black leather slippers1 pair white shoes2 suits pyjamas1 pair woollen gloves 6 white cotton handkerchiefs 1 razor 1 pair scissors 1 shaving brush 1 clothes brush

Tropical K it (where applicable)2 pairs thin blue stockings2 tropical shirts

Optional3 white shirts6 white collars 1 attache case 1 suit case 1 white scarf1 pillow2 pillow covers 1 bed 'I 1 blanket

83 1420

}-to be issued on loan1 bed cover j

. 2. Overalls, khaki coats or white jackets and aprons for use of canteen staff when engaged in the canteen or handling stores are supplied by N.A.A.F.I., who also provide the special badge consisting of a rope circle enclosing the letters N.A.A.F.I., to be worn on uniform suits.

3. First outfits under preceding paragraphs will be provided by N.A.A.F.I. Replacements other than the special items listed in paragraph 2 may be taken up from Accountant Officers o f R.N. issuing prices.

4. Some Naval canteen ratings may not at present be in possession o f the full compulsory kit and reasonable time and facilities should be allowed for them to draw necessary articles from the appropriate clothing store.

5. Accountant Officers should ensure that accurate lists on Form S.98A are kept of the clothing and bedding in the possession of canteen ratings in accordance with K.R. & A.I., Article 1158, paragraph 13.(K .R . & A .I. Article 630 (13) as modified by K .R . 4/40, K .R . & A .I. Article 1158A,

/vf/s> I paragraph 13.)/ j [ j j . ^ (A .F.Os. 2238/12 and 3047(43.)

Naval Canteen Service Compensation for Loss of Uniforms(V. 1454/i 16 Mar. 1944.)

Compensation in respect qf'ihe loss of kit belonging to naval canteen serviceratings will be paid from na-al funds only in cases where the loss is sustained as a result of enemy action. /

2. In all case&v'where the loss arises . transit, etc., N.A.A.F.I. will be responsible for such losspg' should be forwarded t/y, N. j under the Corporations normal regulfj

3. The term enemy action should jba' regarded as including losses due to air raids, regardless of whether thet mfidimi occurs inside or outside a naval establislunent or whether the claimant ia on duty or not at the time of loss, and claims in respect of articles of regulatfohrTdt lost or damaged as a result of air raids jr. +1. ~rr' * ' terefore be made under the War Damage Act.

4. All cjairns for which tl Admiralty is responsible should be submitted to theCommandirjg Officer of the slftp or establishment in which the claimant is servingor the rescuing ship or ndW/port of landing, who will award compensation in cashor in kind, 1 ased on the ^rvice issuing prices, for all articles within the quantities ofcompulsory and optftn^l articles of the regulation kit laid down for the rating concerned- J f /\J

5. IiXcikes where, as a result ,of enemy action, only damage is caused to articlesof kit, i.e.^Mfheji the articles can be readily surveyed, compensation will be paidaccording to me Commanding Officers estimate of the reduction in value of thearticles, i.e., the difference in the assessed value of the articles immediately before and after the damage. '

6. An allowance in respect of the loss of a watch will also be made under theterms of A.F.O. 1308/40, but with this exception, the.Admiralty will not admit anyclaim for articles of a non-service character, i.e., 6ther than those specified in the regulation kit.

om civ risks, e.g., theft, loss during for th^ replacement of kit, and claims

-rf.-Wdquarters for consideration

1421 847. Ratings who lose non-service articles as a result of enemy action are not

precluded from exercising their rights as ordinary citizens under any civilian scheme, e.g., War Damage Act, but it is advisable to include in any such claim a certificate by the Commanding Officer that no payment can be made from naval funds in respect of the articles detailed in the claim.

8. The provisions of K.R. & A.I., Article 1697, clause 2 (2) and (3) will also apply to naval can teen service personnel.

(Note for (Commanding 0ffitfers.Details of the claim and compensation awarded, together with brief details ofirthe circumstances in which the loss occurred should, in all cases, be forwarded t0 the Admiralty.)

(A.F.O. 1308/40.)

*1422. Disposal of Used Food Tins (W.P.O./W.G.F. 1145/44.16 Mar. 1944.)

The Director of Salvage and Recovery, Ministry of Supply, has given notice that the salvage of used food tins and the like has increased beyond the capacity of the blast furnaces to absorb this category of scrap metal under present day conditions and, moreover, there is an urgent need for maximum economy in the use of road and rail transport.

2. I t will become necessary, therefore, to revise the routine existing in Naval establishments in order to conform with new arrangements coming into force in all local authority areas for avoiding at any point the accumula- tions of unwanted tins.

3. As conditions for the collection and disposal of used food tins vary considerably in each area it is not possible to lay down any fixed rules for guidance. The following principles will, however, apply:

(a ) Present procedure will continue in establishments where thepremises are normally cleared by the local authority in the course of its normal periodical refuse collection service.

(b) In Naval establishments where baling machines are in operationthe baled tins may be disposed of by sale to local scrap iron merchantsor, where scrap iron merchants operate baling machines of their own, such merchants may contract to purchase and collect the tins at regular intervals.

(c) In cases where the foregoing do not apply the local authoritieshave been asked by the Ministry of Supply to give help and advice for the economical disposal of the tins on their tips and dumps.

(d ) Where such tips and dumps are not easily accessible it may becomenecessary for the tins to be incinerated and heel crushed prior to being buried on an approved site which, for hygienic reasons, should be some distance from living quarters.

(e) The dumping or burying of used food tins on requisitionedproperty is to be avoided. Admiralty approval is to be obtained for any payments necessary to be made by way of rental or for other payment to be made in connection with the disposal of the tins.

(/) No uneconomical use of railway trucks or of rail transport is to be incurred in connection with the disposal of the tins and road transport is to be reduced to a minimum.

(g ) I t is important to emphasize that the foregoing paragraphs relate solely to used food tins and the like and that the demand for all the heavier types of iron and steel scrap is as great as ever.

4. Ships at Sea.Under the new arrangements outlined above it is no longer desirable for ships at sea to salve used food tins, which should be heel crushed and jettisoned in deep water.

5. Salving of Paper Labels.Instructions should be given to cookhouse and galley staffs for the removal of paper labels at the time the tins are opened so that these may be kept clean and disposed of with paper salvage. A convenient receptacle should be provided for this purpose.

85 14226. Tobacco Tins.It continues to be necessary to safeguard the use and

careful return to victualling yards of service tobacco tins in accordance withA.F.O. 5656/43.

(A .F .O . 427/1)0, paragraph 6 (d), is cancelled.)(A.F.Os. 4427/40 and 5656/43.)

Section 5. BOOKS, FORMS, RETURNS, CORRESPONDENCE

1423. Amendments to Books (E.F.O. 16 Mar. 1944.)

The undermentioned amendments (A.F.Os. P .160-180/44) to B.R. and O.U. books are available for issue from the R.N. Store Depot, Elveden Road, Park Royal, N.W.10, in accordance with A.F.O. Volume 1941, Instructions, paragraph 9. Distribution is limited to holders of the relative publication(s) affected.

Demands from shore establishments in the Portsmouth Command should be sent to the Portsmouth Book Office, 54, Bedford Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and from those in the Plymouth Command to the Devonport Book Office, R .N . Port Library, Devonport. Demands from other shore establishments at home should be sent to R .N . Store Depot, Park Royal, London, JV.WMO.

Amendments required for personal copies of the main books should be obtained from Distributing Authorities abroad, and from Park Royal when the Offlcer or rating is serving at home.

A.F.O. *P.169 44.B.R. 378(F)FulmarA.S.E.Amendment No. 6.*P.161'44.B.R. 378(A)SwordfishA.S.E.Amendment No. 19.*P.162 44B.R. 378 (General)A.S.E.Amendment No. 28.*P.163 44. B.R. 378 (General)A.S.E.Amendment No. 29.*P.164 44.B.R. 377(A)SwordfishA.S.E..Amendment No. 2.*P.165 44.B.R. 378(E)AlbacoreA.S.E.Amendment No. 23.*P.166 44 B.R. 378(Z) WalrusA.S.E.Amendment No. 20.*P.167 44.B.R. 380/G.Martlet (Wildcat) IVS.C.L.Amendment No. 2.*P.168 44.A.P. (N) 1Amendment No. 19.*P.169/44.B.R. 378(C)FireflyA.S.E.Amendment No. 7.P.170/44.B.R. 91General Instructions for the Training of Artificer

ApprenticesAmendment No. 5.P.171/44.B.R. 269/43Handbook for 12-pdr., 12-cwt. Gun on H.A./L.A.

Mark IX , H.A. Mark V III, H.A. Mark V III* and P. Mark 1* (L.A.) Mountings, 1943Amendment No. 1.

P.172/44.B.R. 317(22)Mining Drill BookMinelaying Arrangements Coastal Force CraftAmendment No. 1.

P.173/44.B.R. 732/1940Instructions for the Disposal of Mines Washed or Brought AshoreAmendment No. 23.

P.174/44.O.U. 5332/37Procedure for Supervision of Ships and Vessels Building and completing at Contractors YardsAmendment No. 23.

P.175/44.O.U. 5517(1)Torpedo Drill BookGeneral Pamphlet on Above AVater Revolving TubesAmendment No. 13.

P.176/44.O.U. 5517(5)Torpedo Drill BookTubes in CruisersCordite Impulse Fitted with Combined Firing Gear and Stopless Training (21-in., Q.R.V., X V II and T.R. XIV, IV* and IV** Amendment No. 2.

P.177/44.O.U. 5517(6)Torpedo BrillTorpedo Tubes in Destroyers Powder, Air or Cordite ImpulseFitted with E.P. Firing GearAmendment No. 1.

P.178/44.O.U. 5517(7)Torpedo Drill BookTubes in Destroyers Cordite Impulse Fitted with Combined Firing Gear 21-in.D.R. V I (F. and G.), etc.Amendment No. 3.

1423 86A.F.O. P.179 44.O.U. 5542P.A.C. PamphletAmendment No. 3.

PJL8Q/44.O.U. 6382Instructions for Laying Observation Minefields*witkL. Mark IV MinesAmendment No. 11.

* Exceptionally A.F.Os. P . 160, P .161, P .162, P .163, P .164, P .165, P .166, P .167, P .168, P .169 will be distributed without demand by the Superintending Naval Stare Officer, R .N. Store Depot, 191a, Askew Road, Shepherds Bush, W., who holds the stock of the parent book.

(A.F.O. 1268/44.)

1424.A.M.S.IS.(E.F.O .16 Mar. 1944.)

There are no Admiralty Merchant Shipping Instructions for distribution with this issue o f A.F.Os.

(A .F .O . 1269 U . )

1425. b.R. 376Establishment o Naval Stores for Diesel Rescue Tugs List of Errata No. 1

(N.S. Air 37477/43.16 Mar. 1944.)List of Errata No. 1 to B.R. 376Establishment of Naval Stores for

Diesel Rescue Tugshas been printed and will be distributed to services concerned from the R.N. Store Depot, Park Royal N.W.10.

2. Park Royal only.One copy of List of Errata No. 1 should be issued with each copy of the Establishment.

1428.B.R. 881Drill for the Fuzekeeping Clocks, Marks II and IP , and Admiralty Fire Control Clock, Mark III* Further Establishment

(G. 3310/43.16 Mar. 1944.)A.F.O. 5294/43 is to be amended as follows :

Add to the list of ships :Copies

Fast Minelayers ... ... ... 3** Ships fitted and to be fitted with the fuzekeeping clocks, Marks II, I I*

and I I * * and Admiralty fire control clock, Mark III*.(A .F.O . 5294/43.)

1427B.R. 1037. -Manual o Firemanship B.R. 1038 A.R.P. Handbook No. 13 B.R. 1039N.F.S. Standard Drill Book

(N. 23467/43. 16 Mar. 1944.)A personal issue of the above books should be made on the basis shown

below :B.R. 1037 .......................To all Leading Stokers (F.F.) and above.B.R. 1038 and B.R. 1039 ... T o all members of the R.N. Fire Force.

2. The supplies required should be demanded from the Superintending Naval Store Officer, R.N. Store Depot, Elveden Road, Park Royal, London, N.W.10.

1428. O.U. and B.R. PublicationsDistribution during February, 1944 (N.S. 139/44.-16 Mar. 1944.)

B .R . 125.Supplements Nos. 14 and 15, Lloyds Register of Shipping, 1943-44.B.R. 222.Additional PagesNotes on W /T Sets.B.R. 234.Drill with Respirator, Anti-Gas. Revised 1943.B.R. 317 (22).Mining D rill BookMinelaying Arrangements, Coastal Force

Craft.B.R. 640 (7B).Combined Operations PamphletS.P. Artillery.B.R. 640 (2).Combined Operations PamphletBeach Organization.B.R. 664.Amendment No. 36, Kings Regulations and Orders for the Army.B.R. 751.Army List, Parts I and I I (January, 1944).B.R. 783 (1) (2) (3) (4).The Services Radio Valve Manual.

87 1428B.R. 799.(Primer) Merchant Ship Recognition.B.R. 819 (3).Regulations for Naval Armament Services, Part I I I , Vols. A,

B and C.B.R. 821.Handbook for 4-in. Mark X IX Gun on C.P. Marks X X III ,

X X III* and X X III* * Mountings.B.R. 860 (5).New Card 2A, Block Sketch Cards of War Vessels, Japan.B.R. 862A (1).Addendum No. 1 to Naval Cordite Regulations.B.R. 868.Preliminary Pamphlet for Q.F. 6-pdr. Mark I IA Gun on 6-pdr.

Mark V II Mounting.B.R. 873.Notes on the Use of the Cinema as an Aid to Training.B.R. 918.Handbook and Drill for the 0-5-in. Vickers Gun on 0-5-in. Twin

Mark V MTG. (Powered).B.R. 980 (Z ).Chart No. D.N.O.3 for 2-in. Rocket Target, dated October,

1943.B.R. 984.Radar Operating Procedure, Part II.B.R. 996.Small Ships Basic Code.O.U. 6353.December SupplementBritish Merchant Vessels Lost.O.U. 6353A.December SupplementForeign Merchant Vessels Lost or

Damaged by the Enemy.Corrections to O.U. and B.R. Publications

A.F.O. P 33/44 to P 38/44 inclusivesee A.F.O. 358/44.A.F.O. P 45/44 to P 63/44 inclusivesee A.F.O. 492/44.A.F.O. P 65/44 to P 76/44 inclusivesee A.F.O. 623/44.A.F.O. P 78/44 to P 81/44 inclusivesee A.F.O. 755/44.A.F.O. P 83/44 and P 84/44 inclusivesee A.F.O. 755/44.A.F.O. P 85/44 and P 90/44 to P 99/44 inclusivesee A.F.O.

886/44.

Corrections to Signal Publications, O.U. and B.R. SeriesC.A.F.O. S.C. 3/44Correction No. 10 to O.U. 5536see A.F.O. S.68/44.C.A.F.O. S.C. 4/44Correction No. 21 to B.R. 619see A.F.O. S.68/44.C.A.F.O. S.C. 5/44Correction No. 2 to B.R. 248see A.F.O. S.75/44.C.A.F.O. S.C. 6/44Correction No. 33 to B.R. 777see A.F.O. S.75/44.

MiscellaneousA.P. 1480A.Amendment List, Nos. 106, 107 and 108Silhouettes of British

Aircraft.A.P. 1976.Amendment List, Nos. 53 and 54Performance Tables of Foreign

Service Aircraft.Army OrdersNos. 224/43-248/43 and l/44r-17/44.Special Army OrdersNos. 224/43, 226/43 and 18/44.Aircraft Recognition JournalVol. 2, No. 6.Beach MarkingsRevised British System.Signal Letters of U.S. Merchant Vessels (November, 1943).Signai Letters of U.S. Merchant Vessels (November, 1943)Supplement No. 1. Royal Naval Medical Bulletin No. 7.

(A .F.O . 889/44.)

1429.Air PublicationsR.N. A ircra ft Services in Ind ian Ocean Area

(N.S. 06131/43.16 Mar. 1944.). A a11 .stock Of the A ir Publications, O.Us. and B.Rs. detailed in

A.P. (N ) l, including airframe and engine publications for the undermentioned aircraft, will be held by the Superintending Naval Store Officer Geylon tor the purpose of effecting replacement and meeting casual demands from ships, stations, etc., in the Indian Ocean Area. j. Subsequent amendment lists for publications issued by the Superintending Naval Store Officer, Ceylon, will be supplied, without demand as follows:

For publications issued to shore servicesby Superintending Naval Store Officer, Ceylon.

For publications issued to H.M. ships-by Superintending Naval btore Officer, Park Royal.

3. Intial outfits in accordance with the allowances shown in A.P. (N") 1 will continue to be supplied to new services from the R.N. Store Depot, Shepherds Bush, London.

4. Types of A ircra ft for which publications are being provided are: Barracuda, Firefly, Swordfish, Seafire I I and L IIC , I I I and L I I IAvenger, Hellcat, Corsair, Helldiver, Reliant and Wildcat V and VI.

1430. Form S.1511 Naval Officers Identity Card. Form S.43a Sailors f l fO 3 ( , 0 7 / ^ - Pay and IdentitjuBeek

' (N.L. 19l4*/iS^16 Mar. 1944.)Where practicable, photographs averted in Naval Officers Identity Cards

and Pay and Id/ntity Books should^m^l@/-^aken against a white background and overstampto^is to the white-'fjaii of the photograph so that thestamp may iPlymouth trunks 22 ... J

2. The Plymouth trunk exchange numbers should be used by authorities outside the Plymouth Command only.

1429 88 89 14351435. H.M. Naval Repair Bases, Corpach and DunstafEnage Communications

(M. 240/44.16 Mar. 1944.)H.M. Naval Base, Corpach, Inverness-shire (Chief Constructor-in-Charge. Short

title, C.C. Corpach.)H.M. Naval Base, Dunstaffnage, Argyllshire (Chief Constructor-in-Charge.' Short

title, C.C. Dunstaffnage.)Addressing of Correspondence, Messages and Signals

At present one officer is in charge of both bases and has an office at each base. It is essential that all written correspondence, including messages and signals, should be sent in duplicate, the original being posted to the base to which the correspondence is directly applicable, and the duplicate to the other base.

When consignments of materials are sent by rail, they should be addressed to the D.N.S.O., adding in the ease of Corpach Admiralty Sidings, Corpach and in the case of Dunstaffnage Connel Ferry Station, Argyllshire .

2. Telephone communications.Each base has its own dockyard telephone exchange with five private wires connected direct to the local Naval Office exchange, in addition to one public exchange line (Corpach Tel. No. 217 ; Dunstaffnage, Oban 2164).

When calling these bases to discuss or to pass confidential information, the caller must ask for a private line to the Naval Office, Oban (for Dunstaffnage), or to the Naval Office, Fort William (for Corpach). Having got through to the Naval Office in either case, the caller should then ask for Dockyard Exchange, Dunstaffnage, or Dockyard Exchange, Corpach, respectively. Any other route to these bases is liable to pass over public exchange lines to a greater or lesser extent.

3. The telegraphic addresses for these bases are :For Corpach... ... ... ... Aberan, Fort William For Dunstaffnage ... ... ... Aberan, Oban.

(A.F.Os. 3113/43, 3507/43 and 4513/43, are cancelled.)

1436. H.M.S. Pembroke IV Change of Address of Main Pay Office(M. 485/44. 16 Mar. 1944.)

H.M.S. Pembroke IV Main Pay Office has been transferred from R.N. Barracks, Chatham, to Gordon House, Star Hill, Rochester, Kent, to which address all correspondence should be sent in future.

2. The Area Accountant Officer, London-Thames, has Sub-Accountant Officers at P.L.A. Building, Tower Hill, London, E.C.3 ; West Street Pier, Gravesend; Perrys Canteen, Tilbury Docks, and application in accountant matters may be made to any of these, as convenient.

3. Pay documents and service certificates for personnel transferred to Base Ships Yeoman , Tower or St. Cfement should be sent to Pembroke IV Main Pay Office.

143? Supply of Passed by Censor Stamp to M.L.C. Cancelled(N.I.D. 1211/44.16 Mar. 1944.)

Indiarubber stamps, Passed by Censor , are not to be supplied to Squadron Commanders and Flotilla Officers of Major Landing Craft nor to the Commandi n Officers of individual craft.

2. Column 104 of Table B.l of A.F.O. 494/44 is to be amended accordingly.(A .F.O . P .270/42 and A.F.O . 494/44.)

1438. Half-Yearly Electrical Reports(T. 1507/43.16 Mar. 1944.)

A half-yearly electrical report is to be rendered on the 31st March and 30th September by the following :

(a ) Capital ships, Cruisers, Aircraft Carriers and Destroyer Depot ships.

1438 90(6) Captains (D), who should arrange to collate any reports from

individual destroyers and forward a single report from the Flotilla.

(c) Commanding Officers of Coastal Force Bases, who should arrangeto collate any reports from Senior Officers of Flotillas, individual craft and Base Electrical Staff, and forward a single report from the Base.

(d ) Captains (S).In the case of (a ) and (&), reports should be in duplicate and both copies

are to be forwarded direct to the Captain, H.M.S. Vernon .In the case of (c), reports are to be rendered in triplicate to the Director

of Coastal Forces Material, Queen Annes Mansions, St. Jamess Park, London, S.W.l, who will deal with them. After any necessary action has been agreed by D.C.F.M. with other Admiralty departments concerned, the triplicate copy, together with any decisions reached, is to be forwarded for information to the Captain, H.M.S. Vernon

2. The object of this report is to remark or enquire on points in connection with the electrical installation, including design of fittings and of instruments, which are not of sufficient urgency to be raised in a special report. Proposals which are, in effect, alterations and additions should not be included and such questions must be submitted in the prescribed manner. The effect of enemy action upon electrical equipment should continue to be reported through administrative authorities without delay in accordance with Admiralty Fleet Orders on the subject of damage reports.

3. Remarks are also desired on the subject of the training of torpedo ratings, with the object of keeping the Torpedo Schools in close touch with the requirements of sea-going ships, and to give Ships Officers an opportunity to remark on training in so far as it affects the maintenance of the electrical equipment. These remarks should be on such matters as:

(i ) Methods of operating equipment which have been found by experience to give good results.

(i i ) Difficulties which have arisen in the maintenance of electricalequipment and faults which are likely to prove common.

(iii) Remarks on care and maintenance routines and inspections.(iv ) Whether ratings have insufficient knowledge on any particular

subject.(v ) Any other matters of interest from the point of view of training.

4. When reports are made, a separate sheet is to be used for each item, each sheet being headed by the name of the ship or base and the section, viz., High Power, Low Power, Searchlights, or Training, with the subject of the item as the sub-heading. In the case of collated reports from Captains (D), Coastal Force Bases and Captains (S), the heading should specify the type o f craft to which the item is applicable. The sheets are to be numbered consecutively. Sketches should be on tracing cloth, in original only.

5. When electrical equipment is referred to, whether in special or half- yearly reports, the following particulars must be given where applicable:

(i ) Description of article in full.( i i ) Admiralty pattern number.( ii i ) Makers name.(iv ) Makers reference number.(v ) Makers serial number.

6. Form S.316, Electrical Report, was abolished in 1940.7. Blank reports are not required.

(A .F .O . 1,529/40 is cancelled.)

1439. Mail Lost by Enemy Action(M. 02313/44. 16 Mar. 1944.)

Non-confidential parcel mail addressed to the Naval Officer-in-Charge and other authorities at Naples, and to H.M. and Allied ships, Naval parties, and R.M. detachments operating from Naples, posted in the United Kingdom between the 30th December, 1943, and the 6th January, 1944, has been lost as a result of enemy action. Duplicates should be forwarded as necessary.

2. Admiralty special bags were not involved in this loss.

1440. B.B.C. Overseas World Services Short Waveband Chart(E.F.O. 61/44. 16 Mar. 1944.)

Copies of the B.B.C. Short Waveband ChartOverseas World Servicesin English for the period April-July, 1944, are being distributed to distributing authorities abroad concurrently with this issue of A.F.Os.

2. The number of copies available will permit supply both afloat and ashore on a scale comparable to that in force for C.A.F.Os.

(A.F.Os. 4886/43-and 625/44 are cancelled.)

91 1440

Section 6. SHORE ESTABLISHMENTS

1441. Civil Service War Bonus Extension of Salary Limit(C.E. 51636/44. 16 Mar. 1944.)

The salary limit for payment of Civil Service War Bonus has been extended from 850 to 1,000 per annum.

2. As from the 1st February, 1944, all whole time non-industrial Civil Servants aged 21 and over (including those serving in Eire and other United Kingdom based staff serving abroad), whose remuneration exceeds 850 per annum butdoes not exceed 1,000 per annum, should be paid War Bonus at the followingrates :

Men ... ... ... 19s. per week (49 11s. per annum).Women ... ...15s. 6d. per week (40 9s. per annum).

3. To obviate anomalies in the case of salaries in excess of 1,000 per annum, the amount and incidence of War Bonus should be adjusted so as to ensure that no officer receives less in pay and bonus together than he would have received if his salary had been at the rate of 1,000 per annum.

4. The general rules governing payment of bonus contained in A.F.Os. 3012/43 and 4380/43 will apply.

(A.F.Os. 3012/43, 4380/43, 5937/43 and 6186/43.)

1442. Civil Servants Serving in India Balance of Civil Pay(D .N.A./C.E. 1324/44.16 Mar. 1944.)

Changes in Procedure

Certain changes have recently been decided upon as regards the accounting arrangements for troops in India, and w ill affect the balance o f civil pay procedure.

2. As a war-time measure an officer of the Royal Arm y Pay Corps has been appointed Chief Paymaster, India, and responsibility, under the Government o f India, for the maintenance o f pay accounts o f the Army in India has been distributed as follows:

(a ) Ind ian Army Officers (including British Officers belonging to theIndian A rm y):

Field Controller o f M ilitary Accounts,Wanowrie Lines,

Poona, or, in certain cases, the

Controller of M ilitary Accounts of the command or district in which an officer is serving.

(b ) British Other Ranks belonging to the Ind ia Unattached List(including the Indian Army Ordnance Corps) of the Indian Army

Field Controller o f M ilitary Accounts,Wanowrie Lines,

Poona,

1442 92(c) British Service Officers (including British Service officers attached

to Indian Army units): Chief Paymaster,

(Officers Accounts),British Army Pay Office,

Connaught Lines^Meerut.

(d ) British Service Other RanksRegimental Paymaster,

British Troops (India),British Army Pay Office,

Connaught Lines,Meerut.

3. Variations of deductible service emoluments of Indian Army Officers, and British Other Ranks of the India Unattached List, will continue to be notified to civil departments by the Field Controller of Military Accounts, Poona, or other Controller of Miliary Accounts concerned, through the India office.

4. Variations in deductible emoluments of British Service Officers and British Other Ranks are notified by the British Army Pay Office, Meerut, by Microgram to the Inspector of Pay Services, The War Office (F.9B.) from which notifications (Army Forms O 1632) are prepared and transmitted to civil departments.

Parts I I and I I I of Army Form O 1632 should be returned to the War Office (F.9B) for transmission to the British Army Pay Office, Meerut.

5. Any questions regarding service emoluments, voluntary deductions, etc., should be addressed as follows:

(i ) British Service Officers and British Other Ranks of the ArmyInspector of Pay Services,

The War Office (F.9B.),Whitehall, S.W.l.

The following note should be added below the above : For Chief Paymaster British Troops (India) . (N o te : To facilitate tracing, the officers personal number or soldiers Army number, together with rank, name, and regiment or corps, should be given.

(ii) Ind ian Army Officers and British Other Ranks of the Ind iaUnattached List

India Office,28, Kings Road,

Sloane Square,London, S.W.3.

6. The pay of personnel serving with the Royal A ir Force in India is now being dealt with by the A ir Ministry and notifications will now be sent by that department direct to civil departments. Any questions regarding service emoluments, voluntary deductions, etc., should be addressed to :

Air Ministry,(Accounts 16b),

2, Seville Street,Knightsbridge, S.W.l.

7. In future notifications of casualties will be sent from the service departments. I t will no longer be necessary for establishments to notify the India Office when a civil servant serving with the Forces is posted to the Indian establishment, unless he is known to have been commissioned in the Indian Army or to be a British soldier serving with an Indian Army formation or department.

8. The service emoluments of civil servants in India for balance of civil pay purposes will continue to be taken as the pay and allowance that would be deducted from civil pay in the case of an officer or man of comparable rank serving in this country, including any additional pay (other than casual additional pay), plus Indian Army allowance where drawn.

93 1442Recovery of Overpayments

9. I t has been ascertained that a considerable number of overpayments of balance of civil pay to civil servants serving in army units in India have occurred, owing to delayed notifications of changes in service emoluments.

I t has been agreed that the War Office shall settle the terms on which these past overpayments shall be recovered, lim iting recovery to an amount equivalent to half the value for six months of the total o f:

(a ) net m ilitary pay (i.e. gross pay less any compulsory allotmentsand/or stoppages); and

(b) balance of civil pay in issue at the time o f calculation.The War Office will notify civil departments o f the amounts recoverable

from civil pay, and the whole o f the amounts not recovered under the formula w ill be written off by the War Office on behalf o f the civil departments.

(A .F.O . 3352HO is cancelled.)

1443. Assistant Officers in Supply and Accounting Departments, Higher Clerical Officers, etc. Overtime, etc., Arrangements

(C.E. 51667/44. 16 Mar. 1944.)It has been decided to suspend for the duration of the war the arrangement

whereby Assistant Officers in Supply and Accounting Departments, Higher Clerical Officers and other officers receiving payment for overtime on a similar basis are paid overtime in respect of consecutive periods of four weeks.

2. As from 19th March, 1944, such officers should be paid overtime in respect of each weekly period ending Saturday midnight for hours in excess of 46 hours if the officer is conditioned to a weekly attendance of 42 hours, and for hours in excess of 48 hours if the officer is conditioned to a weekly attendance of 44 hours.

3. Further instructions about the new arrangement are contained in A.F.O. 1328/44.

4. Sunday attendance for these grades should continue to be dealt with as hitherto, i.e. the officer attending should be granted time off within the ensuing18 week days equivalent to the actual Sunday attendance, and should be credited in addition with one-quarter of the hours worked on Sunday for the purpose of assessing overtime. I f time off within 18 week days is impracticable, the Sunday attendance should be reckoned at the rate of time-and-a-quarter. The option between payment and time in lieu will continue to rest with, the Establishment.

5. The credit to be given for overtime purposes for odd days absence, sick or on approved leave, also remains unchanged, i.e. :

Standard attendance Credit due42 hours a week ... ... Any day, Monday to Friday ... 7J hours

Saturday ... ... ... 4 hours44 hours a week ... ... Any day, Monday to Friday ... 8 hours

Saturday ... ... ... 4 hours(Home Dockyard Regulations, Articles 157(1) and 429 (6)(b) ; Cash Duties

Instructions, Article 54 (1) and (9)).(A.F.0.132S/44.)

(A.F.Os. 3420/40 and 3949/42 are cancelled.)

1444. Standard Tests for Temporary Typing Grades(C.E. 50876/44. 16 Mar. 1944.)

It has been decided to standardize the tests to be taken by members of the temporary typing grades, as follows :

(i) Tests for grant of proficiency allowance after break in service ;(ii) Grading tests for new entrants ;

(iii) Tests for upgrading to shorthand typists and clerk-shorthand typists, Grades I and II.

2. The tests should, if possible, be given in Departmental or Regional Typing Training Schools (see appendix). I f this cannot be done, the Superintendent of

L

1444 94the Departmental Training School (or of another Training School, if more convenient) should be asked for advice in the setting of the tests and the papers should be sent to her for marking.

3. New entrants to the shorthand grades should be given both the Grade I and Grade I I tests, and graded according to the results. An officer who reaches Grade I I standard only should later be given opportunities of again taking the Grade I test.

4. Whilst a minimum standard of 30 w.p.m. assessed as described in the attached Standard is expected of temporary typists on entry, no applicant for a typists post need be rejected on low speed alone. Where an applicant has had previous experience but is out of practice, or where it is obvious that she is well versed in the use of the machine, but her speed is poor, she may be engaged on trial for a month at the trainee rate, i.e., 3s. per week less than standard. I f at the end of the month she has not been able to pass the entry test and it appears unlikely that she will be able to improve, she should bo discharged. If, on the other hand, she shows promise but has not attained the standard, the trial period can be extended. The entry tests can be given at any time before the end of the trial period, when it is considered that the candidate is ready to take it, and she should be re-graded from the date on which she passes the test.

5. A candidate for a typing test should(i) be given the make of typewriter to which she is accustomed, or, if this

is not possible, a similar make ; and(ii) be allowed time to practise on the machine in order to become accustomed

to its touch

6. The standard tests will be as follows :

R e -e n t r y P r o f ic ie n c y St a n d a r d

Shorthand :(1) The writing in shorthand from dictation at 120 words a minute for

four minutes of the commercial passage of a Stage I I I Royal Society of Arts Examination ; and

(2) the typing with suitable display of a transcript of the shorthand notes with not more than 10 errors.

The omission of a necessary punctuation mark or the insertion of an unnecessary one is counted as an error if it renders the passage ungrammatical or alters the sense.

Time allowed for typed transcription : 35 minutes.Typewriting :

The typing of a Stage I I I accuracy test of the Royal Society of Arts at not less than 50 words (250 strokes) a minute (net). Time allowed : 10 minutes.

Method of Assessment of Speed.The number of strokes hi the test is divided by five (five letters are taken to equal an average word) to give the number of words. Ten words are deducted for each error from the gross total of words typed, and the resultant net number of words is then divided by ten to give the words per minute, e.g., 3,000 strokes divided by 5 = 600 words minus 90 for nine errors = 510 words divided by 10 (time taken) = average rate of 51 words per minute.

Errors.The maximum number of errors allowed is 10, but when it is necessary to test a candidate on a keyboard which is unfamiliar to her, errors obviously caused by unfamiliarity with the keyboard should be disregarded for the purpose of standard and assessment of speed.

T e m p o r a r y Sh o r t h a n d T y p is t s G r a d e IShorthand :

(1) The writing in shorthand from dictation at 100 words a minute for three minutes of a passage from the extracts from speeches and articles, or the speed tests in the Shorthand Teachers Supplement (Pitman) ; and

(2) the typing with suitable display of a transcript of the shorthand notes as for Grade I Shorthand Typists.

Typewriting :95 1444

(1) The typing of a Stage I I accuracy test of the Royal Society of Arts at not less than 30 words (150 strokes) a minute. Time allowed: 10 minutes.

Method of Assessment of Speed and Errors.As shown for Re-Entry Proficiency Standard.

(2) (New entrants only).The typing from manuscript of a passage of approximately 250 words. Time allowed : 30 minutes.

A p p e n d ix

T r a in in g Sc h o o l s i n T y p e w r it in g a n d Sh o r t h a n d

Department. Responsible Officer | Superintendent and Address o f School. Telephone No.

LondonAdmiralty ............ Miss Kirk Miss M. Keith,

8, Buckingham GateWhitehall 9000. Ext. 601.

Provinces S.W.l.Bath

Admiralty ............. Mr. W. C. Brown ... Miss D. Bingham,25, Queens Square,

Bath 3281,Ext. 20.

Birmingham Bath.

Ministry o f Labour ... Mr. Sloman Miss K. E. James,6G, Corporation

Street,

Birmingham Central 3023.

Blackpool Birmingham.Ministry o f Health ... Mr. H. T. Wells ... Miss E. L. Richardson,

Hotel Metropole,Blackpool.

Miss M. E. Stirling,

Blackpool 4130. Ext. 170.

Ministiy o f Pensions ... Miss Hutton, M.B.E., Thornton 2371.Norcross,

Bristol Blackpool.Ministry of Labour ... Mr. Webley Miss E. V. Eades, Bristol 22739.

25, Great GeorgeCambridge Street, Bristol.

Ministry o f Labour ... Mr. Brown ... Miss V. M. Melville, Cambridge 54258.78, Hills Road,

Colwyn Bay Cambridge.Ministry o f Food Miss White Miss K. Taylor,

Norfolk House, Princes Drive,

Colwyn Bay 3371.

Harrogate Colwyn Bay.Assistance Board Mr. D. Salusburv ... Miss M. A. Potter,

Walcot,Alexandra Road,

Harrogate 2802.

Leeds Harrogate.Ministry o f Labour ... Mr. Dotchon Miss E. Hindle, Leeds 28181.

80, Tonbridge Street,Liverpool Leeds.

Ministry o f Supply ... Miss C. J. L. Wilson, Miss M. O. Jones, Government Typists Training Centre,

1, Temple Court,

jiverpoolCentral 2046.

Llandudno Liverpool, 2.Inland Revenue Miss Stroud Miss L. H. Macdonald,

Brig-y-don Hotel, Llandudno.

jlandudno 7211, ixtension 244.

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Department. Responsible Officer.Superintendent and Address o f School. Telephone No.

ManchesterManchester, Blackfriars 8200, Ext. 156.

Ministry of Labour ... Mr. Anderton Mrs. C. C. Long, Sunlight House,

Quay Street,Manchester.

N ewcxistle-on- TyneNewcastle-on-Tyne

27236.Ministry of Labour ... Mr. M iln e ............. Miss A. S. Reid,

1, Sydenham Terrace, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

NottinghamMinistry o f Labour ... Mr. Langford Miss H. Twine,

Long RowChambers,

Long Row, Nottingham.

Nottingham 45139.

OxfordMinistry o f Pood Mr. R. J. N. Clean, Miss G. P. Duncan,

51A, Commarket Street, Oxford.

Oxford 2370.

ReadingMinistry o f Labour ... Mr. Bibbings Miss D. Q. Harman,

Holy Trinity Parish Hall,

Oxford Road, Reading.

Heading 60576.

RhylMinistry of Works ... Miss Blore ... Miss Williamson,

Palace Hotel, Rhyl.Rhyl 1241.

St. AnnesSt. Annes 2140.Ministry o f Agriculture

and Fisheries.Miss Hosking Miss D. V. Wright,

Hotel Majestic,St. Annes-on-Sea.

Tunbridge Wells Ministry of Works Miss Taylor Miss N. E. Bailey,

Oakfield Court, Grove Hill Road,

Tunbridge Wells.

Tunbridge Well 1250.

1445. Payment of Proficiency Allowance after Break in Service(C.E. 50877/44.-16 Mar. 1944.)

A member of a temporary typing grade who qualifies for payment of a pr