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No. 206. 18th YEAR. AUGUST. I971
PROGRESS 1
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WON BYA BOW By yards.
distance of only 16 H_M.S. Cavalier won the title of “Fastest Ship in the Royal Navy" by beating H_M.S. Rapid in two-hour speed trials oft the east coast of Scotland. (See also page 5l
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STUDY OF PROBLEMS
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The Royal Nays is progressing firmly towards the tiltiniate in a "free" sen ice in which men will c;irr_\ on a solunteer force with the Job for the length of time most suited to their needs or circumstances. —
Already
the
liberali/atioii of has procetlttres engageinent remos ed front boy entrants the fear of "signing aw.'i_\ their lites." and at the other end of the scale. the Service. by means of the questionnaire published in the Jul) issue. has gis en a clear ttiessage that an opportunity for longer careers would be
welcomed.
From the \\'llt\nll"ut. jiillllllg at age I‘. to the Heel ( hief of -15 and beyom|_ the operative word is going to be (lP'l'l().VS —
of
to cater
for the widest
reqtiireinents
possible r;tn;.'e
.-\t the present time, the \a\_\ retires all but a few of the most experieiiceil men while the. are still in their prime. which appears a strange routine for an Seniee seeking to boost recruitiiig :-.ml
increase re-etigagciiieiit. (lit the other hand maintaitting the
I-IATCHED OUT The
throo
oscapcra
:; return to H.M.s. AI-comic 3: Cor a photograph at the hatch they used to Ill!from tho sunkon fnoo oubrnarino. Loft to right: Croxon. Robert LMEM CPO David Guest. and MEIR‘! Donald Bockott.
of adsaneement as an enci-ur:i_eeineiit to _\nlH1j! and ambitious iiien ineans finding room for them ;it the .1 situation common to any profestop sion. but particularls so in the Royal .\a\} where ship life calls {or it ph)stc‘:|l -__ and mental litness not ‘.ll\.H|§s found in the older iti:in_ and where rapid technical ilexelopiiieiits ileinatid .i _\otilhftt| ;' approach and an agile nittid Introduction of the rank of Heel ( hiel has offered thi: opporttintt) for an .tsslIH.‘tl c:trei:r to age -3‘. bill the L'\Ctltuzil ztttn is to ettaratttee an es en ll-tiger 3 career. to age ‘U for all those lit and able present
rate
—
men
who want it
,
Early stages ltl'l '\n,\ scheme must at the same time allow the maximum ntimber of options to lease earlier. for those who \t.isl’t to seek a second career lo iii;iintain. at the same time. a satisldslitft rate of .iilsaiicement is only one of the PM-l‘lt‘Itt\ which the \l;Il'I;lgk'lttClIl is Irsiiii: to resolse in the longer-career studies lliese studies are still in the ser) e.'irl_t stages. and must ettibrace other points such as pensions_ resettli:nti:nt. and re-
training
It is much too soon _\el to see eszictljs the ways Ill which the present system will be changed. but as the new pattern
shape. e\er_\ opportunity will be taken to keep the Heel informed. begins
to
Sub. escape ‘like the book’
"Two disers were then positioned outside the Arteiiiis escape hillsh as a further precaution to steer the escapcrs out of any trouble. and the three men came to the surface in 'cop_\ book" style in the manner in which they had been traiiied l ietit.<('dr lodd had the highest praise for the speed of the sal\ age operations. He emphasi/ed. howeser. that "escape b_\ salsage“ is not the Royal Nat}. method. thought this is a subject constantl_\ looked at. and it will be studied again in the re—e\aminalion of escape procedures which was decided upon before the Arteinis incident. The Royal Nat_s's present escape methods lt8\t.' been deteloped to a standard which has been copied throughout lhs‘ Vutfltl (See also P. I ‘l "
The best escape system in the world went into iinmediate openition on Jul_\ l. when the sttbmarine H..\l.S. Artemis sank aloiigside the )ett_\ at ll.\l.S.
Dolphin.
Nttst News spoke about the incident to lietit.-( dr \lalthew lodd. Flotilla Escape and Dising (llfiser oti the sign! of Flag ()lTicer Siibmariiies.
Todd has trained thousamls of subinariners lt‘t escape procedtires and h:is himself "escaped" in esercises at sea ti couple of dozen times lh|s is in addition to httndreds of simulated escapes '‘\’v c st‘lll\l l'l2l\ it got the men otit :tt any time." he said. "l"-tit the x\rtemis was leaning met so that the escape hatch \\.|s ox erhttng b_\ the ballast tanks of the U K for an etnergenct submarine Ucelot alongside escape but better to improse the situation when there is no immediate danger "The three men inside the siibmarine were kept informed b_\ telephone. and their families knew esaclls what was going on l he salsagr: teams assembled in remttrkttbly quick time. and it was decided to wait until they got a wire riititiil the how of the .'\rtemis_ perhaps going :t mainlt. to ttirn the stibtnartne more towartls the
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Chartered Surveyors & Estate A gents
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succeeded
in
‘hr
getting the bow front
beneath
SCRATCIIED! A horse called Toabaot, included in DC! die Handicap occcpmnoos, could not truthfully be described as a hot favourite, though it did create some excitement on course. Coming under starter‘: orders, it failed to emerge from the gate, leaving everybody to console dlomselvus with a
cuppa-
Our correspondent bdiovos it may be soon again, however, when are
runningisriight.
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