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Chief Petty Officers

Admiral's Coxswain

Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.^[1]

Bandmaster

Renamed from Chief Bandmaster on 1 July 1889.^[2]

Chief Armourer

Established on 1 April 1890.^[3]

Chief Bandmaster

Chief Boatswain's Mate

Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.^[4]

Chief Captain of the Forecastle

Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.^[5]

Chief Cook

Established on 1 July 1889.^[6]

Chief Electrical Artificer

Chief Engine Room Artificer

Chief Gunner's Mate

Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.^[7]

Chief Petty Officer

Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist

Chief Quartermaster

Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.^[8]

Chief Shipwright

Chief Ship's Cook

Established as Chief Cook 1 July 1889.^[9]

Chief Sick Berth Steward

Chief Stoker

Established 26 March 1885.^[10]

Chief Writer

Renamed from Writer, First Class on 1 July 1889. ^[11]

Chief Yeoman of Signals

Draughtsman

Non-Continuous Service rating. Established on 1 April 1885.^[12]

Electrical Artificer

Electrician

Established on 1 April 1901.^[13] Divided into six grades:

Rating.	Qualification.	Pay per diem.
Chief Electrician, First Class	Promotion conditional on being over 33 years of age, and having over six years' service in the preceding rating.	7s. 6d.
Chief Electrician, Second Class	Promoted by selection. Promotion conditional on being over 27 years of age and upon having eight years' service as Electrician, of which five have been actually afloat.	7s.
Electrician, First Class	After 12 years' service.	6s. 6d.
Electrician, Second Class	After seven years' service.	6s.
Electrician, Third Class	After three years' service.	5s. 9d.
Electrician, Fourth Class	On entry.	5s. 6d.

Engine Room Artificers

Established 28 March 1868.^[14]

Head Tindal of Seedies

Instructor of Cookery

Established on 3 October 1895.^[15]

Master-at-Arms

Mechanician

Established 1 April 1903.^[16]

Naval Schoolmaster

Officer's Chief Steward

Officer's Chief Cook

Schoolmaster

Established on 1 July 1889.^[17]

Ship's Cook

Ship's Cook, First Class

Ship's Steward

Footnotes

↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 40.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. pp. 74-75.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 40.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 40.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. V. p. 75.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 39.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VII. pp. 73-74.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VIII. pp. 170-171.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. III. p. 246.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VII. p. 92.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IX. pp. 27-28.
↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 44.

Bibliography

The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. III. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1873.
The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. V. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1888.
The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. VI. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1893.
The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. VII. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1898.
The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. VIII. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1903.
The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. IX. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1908.

[1] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.

[2] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 40.

[3] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. pp. 74-75.

[4] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.

[5] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.

[6] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 40.

[7] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.

[8] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.

[9] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 40.

[10] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. V. p. 75.

[11] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 39.

[12] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VII. pp. 73-74.

[13] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VIII. pp. 170-171.

[14] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. III. p. 246.

[15] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VII. p. 92.

[16] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IX. pp. 27-28.

[17] The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 44.

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-==Chief Petty Officers in 1918==
+==Chief Petty Officers==
-*Chief Armourer.
+===Admiral's Coxswain===
-*Chief Bandmaster.
+Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
-*Chief Electrical Artificer.
+===Bandmaster===
-*Chief Engine Room Artificer.
+Renamed from Chief Bandmaster on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 40}}
-*Chief Petty Officer.
+===Chief Armourer===
-*Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist.
+Established on 1 April 1890.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|pp. 74-75}}
-*Chief Shipwright.
+===Chief Bandmaster===
-*Chief Ship's Cook. Established as Chief Cook 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 40}}
+===Chief Boatswain's Mate===
-*Chief Sick Berth Steward.
+Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
-*Chief Stoker. Established 26 March 1885.{{UKOrdersinCouncilV|p. 75}}
+===Chief Captain of the Forecastle===
-*Chief Writer. Renamed as such on 1 July 1889. {{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 39}}
+Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
-*Chief Yeoman of Signals.
+===Chief Cook===
-*Draughtsman.
+Established on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 40}}
-*Electrical Artificer.
+===Chief Electrical Artificer===
-*Engine Room Artificers (except Fifth Class). Established 28 March 1868.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIII|p. 246}}
+===Chief Engine Room Artificer===
-*Head Tindal of Seedies.
+===Chief Gunner's Mate===
-*Master-at-Arms.
+Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
-*Mechanician. Established 1 April 1903.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIX|pp. 27-28}}
+===Chief Petty Officer===
-*Naval Schoolmaster.
+===Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist===
-*Officer's Chief Steward.
+===Chief Quartermaster===
-*Officer's Chief Cook.
+Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
-*Ship's Steward.
+===Chief Shipwright===
+===Chief Ship's Cook===
+Established as Chief Cook 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 40}}
+===Chief Sick Berth Steward===
+===Chief Stoker===
+Established 26 March 1885.{{UKOrdersinCouncilV|p. 75}}
+===Chief Writer===
+Renamed from Writer, First Class on 1 July 1889. {{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 39}}
+===Chief Yeoman of Signals===
+===Draughtsman===
+Non-Continuous Service rating. Established on 1 April 1885.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVII|pp. 73-74}}
+===Electrical Artificer===
+===Electrician===
+Established on 1 April 1901.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVIII|pp. 170-171}} Divided into six grades:
-==Former Ratings==
+{|
-The following were amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889:{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
+! Rating.
+! Qualification.
+! Pay per diem.
+|-
+| Chief Electrician, First Class || Promotion conditional on being over 33 years of age, and having over six years' service in the preceding rating. || 7''s.'' 6''d''.
+|-
+| Chief Electrician, Second Class || Promoted by selection. Promotion conditional on being over 27 years of age and upon having eight years' service as Electrician, of which five have been actually afloat. || 7''s''.
+|-
+| Electrician, First Class || After 12 years' service. || 6''s''. 6''d''.
+|-
+| Electrician, Second Class || After seven years' service. || 6''s''.
+|-
+| Electrician, Third Class || After three years' service. || 5''s''. 9''d''.
+|-
+| Electrician, Fourth Class || On entry. || 5''s''. 6''d''.
+|}
+===Engine Room Artificers===
+Established 28 March 1868.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIII|p. 246}}
+===Head Tindal of Seedies===
+===Instructor of Cookery===
+Established on 3 October 1895.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVII|p. 92}}
+===Master-at-Arms===
+===Mechanician===
+Established 1 April 1903.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIX|pp. 27-28}}
+===Naval Schoolmaster===
+===Officer's Chief Steward===
-*Admiral's Coxswain.
+===Officer's Chief Cook===
-*Chief Boatswain's Mate.
-*Chief Captain of the Forecastle.
+===Schoolmaster===
-*Chief Gunner's Mate.
+Established on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 44}}
-*Chief Quartermaster.
+===Ship's Cook===
+===Ship's Cook, First Class===
+===Ship's Steward===
 ==Footnotes==
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 *{{UKOrdersinCouncilV}}
 *{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI}}
+*{{UKOrdersinCouncilVII}}
+*{{UKOrdersinCouncilVIII}}
 *{{UKOrdersinCouncilIX}}