Supply officer (Royal Navy) scheme (entering Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), Dartmouth, Devon, as a Cadet or Midshipman, under terms similar to those direct from civilian life) was open to those supply branch ratings under the age of about 25. Such ratings were called CW candidates, and they were specially reported on for selection to attend the Admiralty Interview Board before final selection for promotion and entry to BRNC. The second avenue of promotion from rating to commissioned officer was to the Special Duties (SD) List. Petty officers and chief petty officers could, with the approval of their commanding officer, become a CW candidate
Structure of the Royal Navy in 1989 Fleet was an appointed civilian judge who was responsible for the supervision and superintendence of the court martial system in the Royal Navy. The Judge Advocate was based at Whitehall in London. The Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service provided chaplains to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Chaplains are recruited from a number of Christian denominations and trained at the Britannia Royal Naval College. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) was a civilian-manned fleet owned by the Ministry of Defence, whose purpose was to support the Royal Navy. The RFA was tasked to supply Royal Navy's ships at sea with fuel, ammunition