Officer Designate does not have an equivalent in the British Army, Royal Air Force or US Armed Forces. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ...
OfficerDesignate (OF(D)) is a term used in the NATO rank scale, and comes below OF-1.
This is the first rank in the officer corps, coming below Alferes in the army and air force and Guarda-Marinha (Naval School graduates) or Sub-tenente (temporary officers graduated from civilian universities) in the navy.
OfficerDesignate does not have an equivalent in the British Army, Royal Air Force or United States Armed Forces.
Chief petty officers of the duty section shall be assigned appropriate duties in their own departments and shall, in addition be available for patrol, beach guard, and other details outside the ship.
In executing his duties in port the Officer of the Deck is authorized to station himself at any place where events of urgent importance warrant his presence, and shall in such case direct the Junior Officer of the Watch to represent him at the gangway.
Officers assigned to Officer of the Deck duty at sea shall stand watch in accordance with the principles laid down in paragraph 523.
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