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Circular, No. 320. By their Lordships' order of the 3rd August, 1853, it is provided that a Mate, if rejected on any examination day at the Royal Naval college, shall incur the forfeiture of three months' seniority in his rank as Mate for each occasion of his having been so rejected, and also a corresponding penalty for each occasion or his failing to present himself within the period prescribed by the Regulations, the non-appearance of officers being considered as a tacit acknowledgement of their not being qualified. With reference to the order above referred to, my Lords direct that in all future cases of an officer having allowed two or more examination days to elapse (beyond the period limited by the. Regulations), without presenting himself to pass at the Royal Naval college, such officer shall not be allowed to undergo his final examination except by a special order from their Lordships. In the event, therefore, of an officer not having presented himself to pass on or before the fifth examination day after his arrival in England, or (in the case of his belonging to a ship under orders to be paid off), on the fifth examination day after having been so paid off, he is to report to their Lordships the cause of his non-appearance, when, if his explanation should prove satisfactory, he will be allowed to present himself for examination on the next passing day ; but if his explanation should prove unsatisfactory, his name will be removed from the list of the Navy. In cases also of an officer having been rejected at the College on one occasion, and having neglected to present himself to pass on two other occasions ; or in Cases where an officer may have been rejected twice, and have failed to appear for examination on a third occasion, such officer is on no account to be allowed to pass without application to, and special permission from their Lordships, and in the event of his explanation proving unsatisfactory his name will be removed from the List. In cases of offices applying for permission to pass as required by this Regulation, he is to state in his application the name of the ship or ships in which he may have served since the date of his having passed in seamanship, and also the date of his arrival m England. Should he have returned to England on more than one occasion after his passing in seamanship, he is to specify the date of such former arrival. In future, a third rejection at the Royal Naval College, or three non-appearances, or three cases of rejection and non-appearance combined, unless satisfactorily accounted for, will entail an officer's removal from the List of the Navy. N.B.-The above Regulations are also to apply to officers promoted abroad to be acting Lieutenants, as well as to the cases of second Masters, end to officers promoted abroad to the rank of acting Master. By command of their Lordships, ^ back to top ^ |