CHAPTER 1 REGULATIONS, COMMAND AND ORGANISATION OF MARITIME RESERVE FORCES CONTENTS SECTION 1 - NAVAL AND MARINE RESERVES REGULATIONS 0101. Regulations 0102. Delegation of Authority under Reserve Forces Act 1996 (RFA 96) SECTION 2 - MARITIME RESERVE COMMAND AND ORGANISATION 0103. Constitution 0104. Organisation 0105. Structure of the RNR/RMR 0106. Structure of the RMR 0107. Role of the Maritime Reserve 1-1
CHAPTER 1 REGULATIONS, COMMAND AND ORGANISATION OF MARITIME RESERVE FORCES SECTION 1 - NAVAL AND MARINE RESERVES REGULATIONS 0101. Regulations These Regulations apply to members of the Maritime Reserve (MR) (which comprises the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) and Royal Marines Reserve (RMR)) and also to members of the Royal Fleet Reserve (RFR), collectively known as the Reserve Naval and Marine forces. a. MR. The MR consists of volunteer reservists with a callout liability, some of whom may be ex-regular personnel. Regulations for the MR are contained in the following Chapters. b. RFR. The RFR consists of ex-regular male and female RN & RM officers, ratings and other ranks and members of the RNR and RMR Retired Lists. 0102. Delegation of Authority under Reserve Forces Act 1996 (RFA 96) a. RFR. The Naval Personnel Team (Reserves) Team Leader (SO1 RES CM) is the Registrar of Reserves for the RFR (Commissioned) and the RFR (Non Commissioned) and the RR. The Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)/Naval Secretary (ACNS(Pers)/NAVSEC) through the Registrar of Reserves is responsible for all aspects of administration of the RFR. b. MR. Commander Maritime Reserves (CMR), under the authority delegated to him/her by Second Sea Lord, through NAVSEC (FORes), is responsible for all aspects of training and administration of the RNR and RMR. 1-2
SECTION 2 - MARITIME RESERVE COMMAND AND ORGANISATION 0103. Constitution The RNR, RMR and RFR are maintained by Her Majesty as the Reserve Naval and Marine forces as defined in RFA 96 s.1(2)(a). 0104. Organisation a. There are 15 RNR Units and 4 RMR Units. Each is commanded by a Lieutenant Commander or Commander RN/RNR or Lieutenant Colonel RM/RMR, supported by a permanent staff comprising RN/RM and MOD civilian personnel and their respective Regional Virtual HQ Staff. RNR Units may have subordinate tender units and RMR Units may have subordinate detachments. b. CMR is assisted and advised on the formulation of policy by permanent HQ Senior Staff and MR Virtual HQ Senior Staff. c. The organisation of the MR is at Fig 1-1 below: Fig 1-1. MR Organisation 1-3
0105. Structure of the RNR/RMR a. List Structure. Members of the RNR/RMR may serve on one of the following lists: (1) List 1. List 1 is the primary RNR/RMR List for officers and ratings/other ranks (ORs). Sub-divided as follows: (a) List 1a. General (Higher), whose commitment is described in BR 3 (2), Para 0201.sub para c; (b) List 1b. General (Lower), whose commitment is described in BR 3(2) Para 0201.sub para c. (2) List 2. Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) Officers and Ratings/ORs who elect to undertake a period of FTRS, but agree to simultaneously maintain an output to the MR. They will not receive Bounty, but on satisfactory completion of 12 unpaid days support to the MR will earn a Certificate of Efficiency (CoE), remain active members of the MR and will be eligible for promotion within the MR in accordance with regulations. (3) List 3. Members of the MR who request a 'career break', or are undertaking periods of FTRS where they are unwilling, or unable to maintain support to the MR. Individuals on List 3 may achieve CofE provided requirements such as RNFT/BFT and JPA Check are met satisfactorily. CofE awarded on List 3 will count towards seniority and medal qualifying periods where applicable. Movement from List 3 to either of the two other lists may be recommended by SO1 CM Res, in consultation with Branch Manager Reserves, and authorised by DCMR. List 3 is for individuals who are unable to meet any training for in excess of one year but for no longer than five years. (4) List 7. List 7 is a list designed to meet the specific needs of RN support to Youth and Cadet training, the University Royal Naval Units (URNUs) and the RN Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS) (formerly the Engineering Sponsorship Scheme (ESS)). Members of this List have no call-out liability and form no part of the Maritime Reserves (see Chapter 25). The list is for pay purposes only and is sub-divided as follows: (a) List 7A. Training Officers recruited to assist with URNU training and administration. (b) List 7B. URNU Students. (c) List 7C. Members of the RN Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS). (5) The Sponsored Reserve List. This List is for those personnel who are subject to the liabilities provided for in RFA 96 Part 5. They will have taken on these liabilities so that they may be given Naval training and be available to be called out, as an extension of their peacetime employment, to continue to provide support to the Royal Navy on operations. Sponsored Reserves are administered by NPT(Res). 1-4
(6) Sea Cadet Corps (SCC) and Combined Cadet Force (CCF) officers, formerly List 8 of the RNR, are now members of the 'SCC and CCF' List. Detailed regulations for the administration of the CCF are contained in JSP 313 and the RN supplement. Members of this List have honorary RNR status only, and are not considered to be members of a Reserve Force as defined by RFA 96. Note. Members who have Honorary MR status only are not considered to be members of a Reserve Force as defined by RFA 96. Honorary members of the MR have no call-out liability. The RNR/RMR 'Active List' is comprised of personnel on Lists 1-3 inclusive. b. List Transfer (FTRS personnel). A List 1 MR can expect to discuss the appropriate List whilst serving on FTRS with the SO1 Res CM and employer on commencement of the Commitment. A List transfer, if deemed appropriate, may be recommended by SO1 Res CM and authorised by Deputy Commander Maritime Reserves (DCMR), when the FTRS Commitment is issued. The List will be reviewed by SO1 Res CM when an FTRS Commitment is either extended or terminated. Appeals against the decision are to be forwarded to CMR for consideration. c. List Transfer. Requests for transfers for those on List 1 to/from List 3 for those not on FTRS are to be submitted to SO1 Res CM with an assessment of the likelihood of a return to training. SO1 Res CM will make a recommendation, in consultation with Reserves Branch Manager, Specialist SO1 and Unit Commanding Officer. A List transfer, if deemed appropriate, will be authorised by SO1 Res CM, in agreement with DCMR. Appeals against the decision are to be forwarded to CMR for consideration. d. Branch Structure. There are six branches in the RNR which are split into specialisations. The six branches are: (1) Warfare. (2) Logistics. (3) Medical. (4) Chaplains. (5) Air. (6) Engineering. e. Specialisations (1) Warfare. Amphibious Warfare, Above Water Force Protection, Information Operations, Information Systems, Communications Technician, Defence Intelligence, Human Intelligence, Operational Intelligence, Divers (Under Water Force Protection), Maritime Trade Operations, Mine Warfare, Submarine Operations, Media Operations, Cyber Reserves. (2) Medical. Medical Officers, Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service, Naval Nurses. 1-5
(3) Air. Air Engineer, Aircraft Controller, Aircraft Handler, Air Traffic Controller, Aviation, Meteorological (METOC), Aircrewmen, Survival Equipment, Observers and Pilots. 0106. Structure of the RMR The RMR is organised within 4 Units (RMR City of London; RMR Merseyside; RMR Bristol and RMR Scotland), each with subordinate detachments that give national coverage across the UK. The principal role of the RMR is to maintain a pool of RM Reservists to support Navy Command operational capability. 0107. Role of the Maritime Reserve The Maritime Reserve exists to provide readily available, highly trained personnel to enable the Naval Service and the wider MOD to meet its operational commitments at home and abroad. 1-6