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9516 RELATIVE RANK AND UNIFORM OF INDIAN MARINE.
ROYAL INDIAN MARINE.
RELATIVE RANK.
The relative rank of Officers of the Indian Marine with Officers of the
Royal Navy is as hereafter stated. Their status is similar to that
of Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve but senior to those Officers in
I heir respective ranks : —
Rank in the Royal Indian Marine.
Rank in the Fleet.
Deputy Director After Captain under 3 years' seniority.
Assistant Director
Commander...
Lieutenant of over 8 years' seniority
Lieutenant, under 8 years' seniority
Sub-Lieutenant
Inspector of Machinery
Chief Engineer
Engineer of and over nine years' seniority
Engineer under nine years' seniority
Assistant Engineer
Warrant Officer
Commander.
Lieutenant-Commander.
Lieutenant.
Sub-Lieutenant.
Engineer Commander.
Engineer Lieutenanat-Commander.
Engineer Lieutenant.
Engineer San-Lieutenant.
Warrant Officer.]
UNIFORM.
Officers of the Royal Indian Marine are to wear the
same uniform as officers of corresponding rank in the
Royal Navy, with the following exceptions :—
(a.) Instead of each stripe of half-inch lace round
the sleeves of the coat, there is to be a stripe
formed of two waved lines of quarter-inch
gold lace intersecting each other, so as to
form bands half an inch wide, the blue cloth
to show between the curves.
(b.) Instead of the anchor on the epaulettes and
shoulder straps respectively, there is to be a
badge consisting of a silver anchor in the
centre, surrounded with the lotters — R.I.M. —
embroidered in gold.
(c.) Instead of the bullion loop on the cocked hat,
the loop to be formed of two gold cords, 1 inch
circumference, twisted in the same maimer
as for coat sleeves.
(d.) Buttons.— To be gilt raised round buttons, in-
dented with a round rim, within which an
anchor and cable, surmounted by an Imperial
crovn impaled on the Star of India.
(e.) Cap badges.— To have a J-inch centre of imperial
crimson, edged with a gold cablet, encircled
by long and short wavy rays of gold J-ineh
and J of an inch long respectively, the whole
surcharged by an anchor and cable in silver,
the ring and stock to be within the crimson
centre, and the crown to reach to the outer
edge of the rays, the whole to be surmounted
by an Imperial crown worked in s lver and
crimson.
(/.) Clasp of Sivord belt.— To have the same device
as the Cap badge.
ig.) The Engineer officers are to be distinguished
by purple velvet stripes, quarter-inch wide,
between tbe gold lace waved lines round the
sleeves of the coat.