DRILL.
Nature of.
80. The drills of the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers will comprise the drills for Great Guns, Rifle, Pistol, and Cutlass, as in the Royal Navy, and no deviation from those drills is to be permitted.
By whom to be carried out.
81. All drills will be carried out by the Instructors attached to the Brigades under the Officer Instructor, and when on board any of Her Majesty's ships they will be also subject to the supervision of the Commanding Officer of the ship.
Qualification for "Efficient."
82. The qualification necessary for an Efficient will be found in the Appendix F, and may be amended as the Admiralty may from time to time think necessary.
Badge of Efficiency.
83. A Badge of Efficiency will be worn by men who were returned as "Efficient" in the last Annual Return of the Brigade.
The Badge will consist of a chevron of silver lace worn on the right arm above the wrist.
Men who have been five times returned as efficient may wear one star, and those who have been returned ten times may wear two stars above the badge.
Trained Man.
84. Volunteers who pass the examination for Trained Man, as in the Royal Navy, will be so designated, and will wear two chevrons of silver lace on the right arm above the wrist.
Non-efficients to attend drills.
85. Every Volunteer must attend at least two drills a month until he has obtained the standard of an "Efficient."
Firing practice to be superintended.
86. No firing practice with great guns is to be carried on by Volunteers, except under the superintendence of an Officer of the Royal Navy, or of an Officer Instructor of Volunteers, unless a relaxation of this rule has been especially sanctioned by the Admiralty.
Precautions when at gun-practice.
87. Sword bayonets are not to be worn at gun-drill, or when moving powder.
No smoking is on any account to be allowed in the vicinity of magazines or cases containing powder.
No persons are to be allowed to congregate round barrels or cases containing powder.
Powder cases or barrels are not to be opened either inside a magazine, or immediately outside the door.