# The War Pensions (Naval Auxiliary Personnel) Scheme 1964, Schedule 2: Equivalent Naval Ranks of Naval Auxiliary Members for the Purposes of this Scheme In this Schedule, except where otherwise expressly provided,— (a) “ship” does not include a commissioned auxiliary vessel not exceeding 1,000 tons formerly a home trade cargo ship, or an Admiralty cable ship or small craft; (b) “certificated”, in relation to a deck officer, means holding a certificate of competency for a foreign-going ship; (c) “tons” means gross tons. TABLE I DECK OFFICERS, ENGINEERS, PURSERS AND RADIO OFFICERS Equivalent naval rank Capacity, or capacity and circumstances, and qualifications In ships not exceeding 2,500 tons In ships exceeding 2,500 tons but not exceeding 10,000 tons In ships exceeding 10,000 tons DECK OFFICERS Chief Navigating Officer Lieutenant Lieut.-Commander Commander First Mate Certificated:— (1) Master Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieut.-Commander (2) Mate Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant — Uncertificated Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant — Second Mate Certificated:— (1) Master if over 30 years of age. Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant (2) Master if 30 years of age or under. Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant (3) Mate Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Uncertificated Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Third Mate Certificated:— (1) Master Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant (2) Mate Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Uncertificated Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Other Mates Certificated Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Uncertificated Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Apprentice or Cadet With 3 years' experience or more. Midshipman Midshipman Midshipman With less than 3 years' experience. Cadet Cadet Cadet ENGINEERS Chief Engineer Lieutenant Lieut.-Commander Commander 2nd Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieut.-Commander 3rd Engineer Certificated Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant Uncertificated Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant 4th and Junior Engineers Certificated Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Uncertificated Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Chief Refrigerating Engineer Certificated:— 1st Class — Lieutenant Lieutenant 2nd Class — Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Uncertificated — Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Other Refrigerating Engineers Certificated — Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Uncertificated — Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant PURSERS Purser Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieut.-Commander Senior Assistant Purser — Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Assistant Purser — Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant RADIO OFFICERS Radio Officer With 3 years' sea service or more. Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant With less than 3 years' sea service. Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Radio Cadet With over 1 year's sea service. Midshipman Midshipman Midshipman With 1 year's sea service or less. Cadet Cadet Cadet The foregoing Table is subject in the following cases to the following variations:— (a) where, in a ship exceeding 2,500 tons but not exceeding 10,000 tons, the First Mate was engaged as Chief Navigating Officer, his equivalent naval rank shall be Lieutenant; (b) where an Engineer Officer held only a second class certificate, his equivalent naval rank shall not in any case be higher than Sub-Lieutenant; (c) where, in a Home Trade passenger ship not exceeding 2,500 tons, being a ship of 15 knots or over, the Chief or Second Engineer held a first class certificate, his equivalent naval rank shall be Lieutenant-Commander in the case of the Chief Engineer and Lieutenant in the case of the Second Engineer; (d) where, in a ship exceeding 2,500 tons but not exceeding 10,000 tons, being a ship with a complement of 200 hands or over, the Purser had two or more subordinate accounting officers, the equivalent naval ranks of the Purser and the Senior Assistant Purser shall be Lieutenant-Commander and Lieutenant, respectively. TABLE II ELECTRICIANS Equivalent naval rank Capacity In ships where two or one were borne In ships where three were borne In ships where four or more were borne Chief Electrician Acting Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant 2nd Electrician Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Other Electricians — Acting Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant TABLE III BOILERMAKERS Equivalent naval rank Capacity and qualifications In ships of less than 8,000 tons In ships of 8,000 tons or more Boilermaker Certificated Chief Petty Officer Sub-Lieutenant Uncertificated Chief Petty Officer Acting Sub-Lieutenant TABLE IV OFFICERS IN COMMISSIONED RESCUE TUGS Capacity, or capacity and qualifications Equivalent naval rank Towing Master Lieutenant Other Deck Officers Certificated Sub-Lieutenant Uncertificated Acting Sub-Lieutenant Chief Engineer Certificated 1st Class Lieutenant Certificated 2nd Class Sub-Lieutenant Other Engineers Certificated Sub-Lieutenant Uncertificated Acting Sub-Lieutenant TABLE V RATINGS OTHER THAN THOSE COVERED BY TABLE VI Capacity, or capacity and circumstances Equivalent naval rank DECK DEPARTMENT Boatswain Carpenter Chief Petty Officer Plumber Boatswain's Mate Petty Officer Carpenter's Mate Craneman Lamp Trimmer Launchman Painter Leading Rating Quartermaster Storekeeper Winchman A.B. A.B. O.S. ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT Sanitary Engineer Chief Petty Officer Donkeyman First Leading Fireman Leading Hand Diesel Electrical Assistant Petty Officer Pumpman Storekeeper Winchman Greaser Leading Fireman Leading Rating Storekeeper Engine-room Assistant Fireman Trimmer A.B. Cleaner and Wiper CATERING DEPARTMENT Chief Steward in a ship exceeding 10,000 tons Warrant Officer Chief Steward in a ship not exceeding 10,000 tons Chief Petty Officer Chief Cook Baker Butcher First Writer or No. 1 Purser's Clerk Head Waiter Petty Officer Hospital Attendant Saloon Steward Second Steward Ship's Cook (including rating signed as “second Cook and ship's Cook”) Pantry Man Cook Leading Steward Leading Rating Second Writer or No. 2 Purser's Clerk Storekeeper Second Baker Assistant Butcher Assistant Cook (rated as such) Assistant Pantryman A.B. Steward or Assistant Steward (where so described) Boy Steward Assistant Storekeeper TABLE VI RATINGS IN ADMIRALTY CABLE SHIPS Capacity, or capacity and circumstances Equivalent naval rank Cable Foreman Warrant Officer Boatswain (not described as Cable Foreman) Chief Petty Officer Assistant Cable Foreman Chief Petty Officer Leading Hand (not described as Assistant Cable Foreman) Petty Officer Cable Jointer Chief Petty Officer Chief Quartermaster (rated as such in a ship carrying three Quartermasters) Petty Officer Quartermaster Leading Rating Storekeeper Leading Rating Leading Seaman Leading Rating A.B. A.B. Chief Stoker Chief Petty Officer Leading Stoker Leading Rating Stoker A.B. Chief Steward (with or without an assistant) Chief Petty Officer Senior Steward (in a ship with two or more Stewards in addition to a Chief Steward) Petty Officer Steward Leading Rating Officers' Cook (with or without an assistant) Petty Officer Crew's Cook Leading Rating Captain's Writer Petty Officer Wireless Operator A.B. O.S. A.B. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1964/1985/schedule/2 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/war-pensions-naval-auxiliary-personnel-scheme-1964/schedule-2 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.