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SPECIAL ENTRY OF NAVAL CADETS.
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definitely his order of preference* before the
examina i< n has begun. For particulars of the con-
ditions of entry to .he Royal n Hilary Academy and
Royal Military College, ap lication should be 'made
to i he Secretary, Civil Service Commission.
Regulaions for Supplementary first appointments
in the Koyal Marines may be ohtai> ed from the
Secretary of the Admiralty. (See page 864.)
7. A lisi of successful candidates in order of merit
will be published by the Civil Service Commission.
8. Successful Candidates will be anpointed as
Cade s to undergo a course of training for a period
1 yea / s - During this period they will be accom-
modated on board a cruiser, pari, of the instruction
being given on board and part on shore.
On completing this course, and passing out satis-
factorily, they will join the Fleet as Midshipmen,
they will become Midshipmen later in age than
Cadets who enter through Osborne, but their ser-
vices in r.hat rank wilt be shorter, with the general
result that except for the effect of the accelerated
promotion which they may obtain by doing well in
their final examinations, their ngo will usually be
about: a year more on attaining the rank of Lieu-
tenant. This will be no bar to their advancement
according 10 merit. The same subsequent career
will be open to them as to Officers who have entered
the Navy through < >sborne and Dartmouth.
,. 9 ' Naval Cadei sunder training will be subject to
the Regulations for the tima being in force respect-
ing such Cadets.
10. Parenis or Guardians are required to make a
private allowance of 501. per annum to Cadets from
the time theyjoin the Naval Service until they reach
the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant (namely for a
period of about 3 years and 4 months) and thereafter
a private allowance at the rate of 20'. a year for the
period (usually not exceeding two months) that they
remain Acting Sub-Lieutenants with nay at the rate
of 3s. 6d. a day before becoming Sub-Lieutenants.
On reaching the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, an Officer
is required to provide himself with the uniform of a
Commissioned Officer.
11. Cadets will be paid Is. a day from the time of
entry until they become Midshipmen, when their
pay will become Is. 9d. a day. On reaching the rank
of Sub- Lieutenant an Officer will be paid 5s. a day
1 he commencing rate of pay of a Lieutenant,
reached after at most two years as Sub-Lieutenant
is 10s. a day.
A Sub-Lieutenant can meet his mess and other
necessary expenditure on the paj of 5s. a dav.
12. The parent or guardian of every Cadet is
required to provide outfit under the regulations in
K tce ; ^ Tne oulflt . together with a sextant, costs
a D out £60.
v 1S - A 11 travelling expen ses for Cadets are advanced
by the Paymaster of the Naval Establishment to
which they are attached, but will be charged to the
Such money as may be required by Cadets for any
special circumstance will be advanced by the Pay-
master under the authority of their Commanding
Officer. B
14. Parents or Guardians of Cadets must, in all
cases of permanent change of residence, inform the
Admiralty and the Commanding Officer of the ShiD
in which their sons are serving.
15 Cadets may be required to withdraw at anv
. m ^' \ f l D '."«> opinion of the Lords Commissioner's
of the Admiralty—
(1) they fail to obtain a satisfactory standard or
(2) their conduct is unsatisfactory, or
(3) they are considered unsui able for the Naval
Service.
16. It will be open to Officers, after reaching
Commissioned rank, to volunteer for service in any
one of the special branches, undertaking either
Navigation, Gunnery, Torpedo, or Engineering duty.
By Command of Their LordBhips.
W. GRAHAM GREENE,
Admiralty, 1913.
OUTFIT.
The outfit required on joining is the same as given
on pages 861-862 for a Cadet in the Training Cruiser.
SEXTANT.
Cadets after joining will be required to procure a
Sextant. The regulations as to Sextants are given
on page 862.
APPENDIX I,
Subjects of Examination.
Marks.
English ----- 2,000
English history and geography - 2,000
French or German or Latin - 2,000
Mathematics :—
Elementary - - - 2,000
Intermediate - - - 2,000
Higher (optional) - - 2,000
Science (physics and chemistry) - 2,000
Elementary engineering (optional) 2,000
Both papers marked optional may be taken.
Candidates will not be excluded who do not take the
papers marked optional, but no candidate will be
accepted who does not show a competent knowledge
of mathematics as well as obtain a satisfactory
aggregate in the examination.
Certificate A obtained in the " Officers' Training
Corps " will entitle the holder to an addition of 200
marks.
The question papers (except in elementary en-
gineering) wil! be the same as those taken in corres-
ponding subjects in the military entrance examina-
ti'ns, particulars of which can be obtained from the
Civil Service Commissioners, Burlington Gardens.
W.
The paper on elementary engineering will comprise
quest ions in the subjects of the following syllabus.
The questions will be of a very elementary character,
and knowledge of workshop practice will not be
required.
SYLLABUS OF EXAMINATION IN
ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING.
Applications in mechanism of elementary mechi»».
leal principles. Machines considered as means o
(a i cenverting motion, (ft) transmitting power.
Simple examples. Velocity ratio. Mechanical
advantage. Efficiency. Horse power, how measured.
Dynamometers. The Indicator and Indicator
diagrams. Crank-effort In relation to piston thrust.
Function of flywheel.
Elementary treatment of strength of materials.
Tensile, compressive, and shearing stress. Elastic
and nou-elastic strain ; elastic limit. Hooke's law.
Young's Modulus of Elasticity. Behaviour of iron
and steel in a testirjg machine. Stress-strain
diagrams. Sim pie examples of calculation of dimen-
sions in relation to strength. Stresses in the
members of frames where the members are jointed
and loaded at ihe joints ; graphic method.
Principle of the conservation of energy as applied
in the steam engine and Other heat engines. Con-
version of energy of fuel into heat, and heat into
mechanical effect. Boiler and engine efficiency.
Common forms of engines and boilors.and general
features of action. Properties of steam. Expansion
of steam in the cylinder. Compound expansion.
The slide valve. Governing of engines. Tj'pes of
steam turbines. Internal combustion engine using
gas or oil. The four-stroke cycle.
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