Section 60.—Conditions of Qualification
1. The conditions for qualification in Part I., Table B, are:
A score of not less than 15 in each of Practices 1 and 4, and a total of not less than 45 in Practices 2, 3, 5, and 6.
2. Those who fail to reach any of these standards will, after firing Practices 7 to 14, repeat those practices of Part I. in which they failed, until the standard is attained or a third failure is recorded. They will omit Practices 15, 16, and 17. Those who fail to reach all the standards after two repetitions of those practices in which they failed will be classified as Third-Class shots, and will not fire Part III., but will fire Part VI. if ammunition is available. Special reports will be submitted in the case of men who are found to be incapable of reaching the second class standard in Table B.
Section 61.—Classification Practices and Conditions of Classification.
1. The classification practices should be fired during the most favourable time of year for individual firing. As a man’s pay is affected by these practices, every facility should be given for firing to be carried out under favourable conditions.
2. With the exception of those who are exempted from musketry by the regulations, every man on the strength of his unit on the last of the four days allotted to classification firing will be classified at or before the end of the year.
3. Trained men, not exempted by the regulations, who for any reason do not commence Table B will be classified as Third-Class shots. Those who commence Table B, Part III., but do not complete it, will be classified according to the number of points obtained in those practices which they complete.
4. A note will be made in the Company and Battalion annual returns of the number of men (if any) who are classified without having completed the range practices of Table B.
5. Cavalry and Infantry.—(i) Cavalry and infantry soldiers, if qualified in Part I., will be classified upon their total scores in Part III. as follows: