Article 12 Ranks of salvage workers

A salvage worker who on the material date was engaged in salvage operations, or was on leave outside the British Islands during the carrying on of salvage operations, or was at any place except on land in the British Islands in the course of proceeding to or returining from engagement in salvage operations, or of waiting to proceed to or return from engagement in salvage operations, shall be treated as holding on that date the equivalent naval rank which is specified in Schedule 5 to this Scheme in relation to the grade, or grade and circumstances, in which he was, or was due to be, or had just ceased to be, engaged in those salvage operations, and the qualifications which he held on that date.