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RELATIVE RANK AND UNIFORM OF INDIAN MARINE. 2407
ROYAL INDIAN MARINE.
RELATIVE RANK.
The relative rank of Officers of the Indian Marine with Officers of the
Koyal Navy is as hereafter stated. Their status is similar to that
of Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve but senior to those Officers in
their respective ranks : —
Rank in the Koyal Indian Marine.
Bank in the Fleet.
Engineer Sub-Lieutenant
After Captain under 3 years' seniority.
„ Captain.
„ Commander.
„ Lieutenant-Commander.
„ Lieutenant.
,, Sub-Lieutenant.
„ Engineer Captain.
„ Engineer Commander.
„ Engineer Lieutenant-Commander.
„ Engineer Lieutenant.
„ Engineer Sub-Lieutenant.
„ Warrant Officer.
UNIFORM.
Officers of the Koyal Indian Marine are to wear the
same uniform as officers of corresponding rank in the
Koyal Navy, with the following exceptions :—
(u.) Instead of each stripe of naif-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.
(6.) Instead of the anchor on the fpaulettes and
shoulder straps respectively, there is to be a
badge consisting of a silver anchor in the
centre, surrounded with the letters — K.I.M. —
embroidered in gold.
(c.) Instead of the bullion loop on the cocked ha\
the loop to be formed of two gold cords, 1 inch
circumference, twisted in the same manner
as for coatCaleeves.
(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 a-ineh centre of imperial
crimson, edged with a gold cablet, encircled
by long and short wavy rays of gold J-inch
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 silver and
crimson.
(/.) CZasp of Sword belt.— To have the same device
as the Cap badge.
(g.) The Engineer officers are to be distinguishe
by purple velvet stripes, quarter-inch wide
between the gold lace waved lines round tb
sleeves of the coat.