Promoted to commander on 31 December 1961, he was given command of the minesweeper HMS Houghton in January 1962 and saw service on coastal patrol during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation later that year. After a tour as Commander, Sea Training from 1964, he was given command of the frigate HMS Zulu in October 1967 and promoted to captain on appointment as Assistant Director of Naval Plans at the Ministry of Defence on 31 December 1967. He went on to command the amphibious warfare ship HMS Intrepid as Flag Captain to the Second-in-Command of the Far East Fleet in November 1970 and was given command of the aircraft carrier HMS Albion in May 1972.
Promoted to commander on 31 December 1961, he was assigned command of the minesweeper HMS Houghton in January 1962 and served on coastal patrols during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation that year. After a tour as Commander, Sea Training from 1964, he was given command of the frigate HMS Zulu in October 1967 and promoted to captain upon appointment as Assistant Director of Naval Plans at the Ministry of Defence on 31 December 1967. He then took charge of the amphibious warfare ship HMS Intrepid as Flag Captain to the Second-in-Command of the Far East Fleet in November 1970 and was given command of the aircraft carrier HMS Albion in May 1972.