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==History== | ==History== | ||
The rank was introduced as '''Chief Inspector of Machinery Afloat''' by Order in Council of 6 July, 1866. It ranked with [[Paymaster Captain (Royal Navy)|Paymaster-in-Chief]] and Secretaries to [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admirals of the Fleet]]. By order in Council of 17 May, 1867, the rank was made honorary, and was "to be given to Officers of long and meritorious service." | The rank was introduced as '''Chief Inspector of Machinery Afloat''' by Order in Council of 6 July, 1866. It ranked with [[Paymaster Captain (Royal Navy)|Paymaster-in-Chief]] and Secretaries to [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admirals of the Fleet]]. By order in Council of 17 May, 1867, the rank was made honorary, and was "to be given to Officers of long and meritorious service." | ||
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| + | By Order in Council of 28 March, 1903, the rank of Inspector of Machinery was re-styled '''Engineer Captain'''. Engineer Captains over 8 years' seniority ranked with Captains over 3 years' seniority, and Engineer Captains under 8 years' seniority ranked with Captains under 3 years' seniority.<ref>Order in Council of 28 March, 1903.</ref> In effect all Chief Inspectors of Machinery received an advance in rank by one step. | ||
==Qualifications== | ==Qualifications== | ||
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History
The rank was introduced as Chief Inspector of Machinery Afloat by Order in Council of 6 July, 1866. It ranked with Paymaster-in-Chief and Secretaries to Admirals of the Fleet. By order in Council of 17 May, 1867, the rank was made honorary, and was "to be given to Officers of long and meritorious service."
By Order in Council of 28 March, 1903, the rank of Inspector of Machinery was re-styled Engineer Captain. Engineer Captains over 8 years' seniority ranked with Captains over 3 years' seniority, and Engineer Captains under 8 years' seniority ranked with Captains under 3 years' seniority.[1] In effect all Chief Inspectors of Machinery received an advance in rank by one step.
Qualifications
The qualification for Engineer Captain, as given in The King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions for 1913, was:
278. Engineer Captain.—To qualify an officer for promotion to the rank of Engineer Captain he must have served as Engineer Commander or Engineer Lieutenant (Senior List), in one or more ships on full pay for five years, including two years' service in sea-going ships as Engineer Commander, or Engineer Lieutenant (Senior List), in charge of engines.
Footnotes
- ↑ Order in Council of 28 March, 1903.
