1018 1971/223 THE VISITING FORCES (RELATIVE RANKS) REGULATIONS 1971 ARTHUR PORRITT, Governor-General ORDER IN COUNCIL At the Government House at Wellington this 26th day of October 1971 Present: HIS EXCELLENCY THE GoVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL PURSUANT to section 6 of the Visiting Forces Act 1939, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations. REGULATIONS 1. Title and commencement-(l) These regulations may be cited as the Visiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations 1971. (2) These regulations shall come into force on the 1st day of Novem'her 1971. 2. For the purposes of section 6 of the Visiting Forces Act 1939, the relative ranks of members of the home forces and of the naval, military, and air forces of the Commonwealth of Australia and the United King­ dom respectively shall be those specified in the Schedule to these regulations. 1971/223 Visiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations 1971 1019 SCHEDULE Reg.2 *TABLE OF RELATIVE RANKS Ranks in the Home Forces Royal New Zealand Navy New Zealand Army Royal New Zealand Air Force 1. 2. 3. Vice-Admiral Lieutenant-General Air Marshal 4. Rear-Admiral Major-General Air Vice-Marshal 5. Commodore Brigadier Air Commodore 6. Captain Colonel Group Captain Superintendent Matron-in-Chief Group Officer 7. Commander Lieutenant-Colonel Wing Commander Chief Officer Principal Matron Wing Officer B. Lieutenant-Commander Major Squadron Leader First Officer Matron Squadron Officer 9. Lieutenant Captain Flight Lieutenant Second Officer Charge Sister Flight Officer 10. Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant Flying Officer Third Officer Sister Section Officer 11. Ensign Second Lieutenant Pilot Officer Fourth Officer Staff Nurse Assistant Section Officer Midshipman (but junior to Acting Pilot Officer (but junior all ranks in clause 11 of to all ranks in clause 11 of this this Schedule except Act­ Schedule except Midshipman) ing Pilot Officer) 12. Warrant Officer Warrant Officer, Class I Warrant Officer Warrant Officer (Wren) Master Aircrew 13. Warrant Officer, Class II 14. Chief Petty Officer Staff Sergeant Flight Sergeant Chief Wren Flight Sergeant Aircrew 15. Petty Officer Sergeant Sergeant Petty Officer Wren Sergeant Aircrew 16. Leading Rank Bombardier Corporal Leading Wren Corporal (but junior to Army and Air Force ranks) 17. Lance-bombardier Lance-corporal lB. Able Rank Gunner Leading Aircraftman Wren Trooper Aircraftman Ordinary Rank Sapper Aircraftwoman Signalman Cadet Aircrew Private Driver Craftsman 19. Artificer Apprentice Regular Force Cadet Aircraft Apprentice Junior Rank Airman Cadet 1020 Visiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations 1971 1971/223 SCHEDULE-continued Relative Ranks in Forces Raised in the United Kingdom Royal Navy Army and Royal Marines Royal Air Force 1. Admiral of the Fleet Field-Marshal Marshal of the Royal Air Force 2. Admiral General Air Chief Marshal 3. Vice-Admiral Lieutenant-General Air Marshal 4. Rear-Admiral Major-General Air Vice-Marshal 5. Commodore Brigadier Air Commodore 6. Captain Colonel Group Captain 7. Commander Lieutenant-Colonel Wing Commander 8. Lieutenant-Commander Major Squadron Leader 9. Lieutenant Captain Flight Lieutenant 10. Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant Flying Officer Acting Sub-Lieutenant (but junior to Army and Air Force ranks) 11. Midshipman/Naval Cadet Second Lieutenant Pilot Officer (but junior to all ranks in Major, Queen's Gurkha Officer; Acting Pilot Officer (but junior clause 11 of this Schedule Captain, Queen's Gurkha Of­ to all ranks in clause 11 of this except Acting Pilot Of­ ficer; Lieutenant, Queen's Schedule except Midshipman) ficer) Gurkha Officer; (but junior to Air Force ranks) 12. Warrant Officer Warrant Officer, Class I Warrant Officer Regimental Sergeant-Major, Master Pilot Royal Marines Master Navigator 1 Master Signaller Master Engineer Master Master Air Elec- Aircrew tronics operatorj Master Air Quartermaster 13. Warrant Officer, Class II Quartermaster Sergeant, Royal Marines 14. Chief Petty Officer (ranks Staff Corporal Flight Sergeant with Quartermaster Ser­ Staff Sergeant Chief Technician geant, Royal Marines, after 9 years' service as Chief Petty Officer) 15. Petty Officer Corporal-of-horse Sergeant Sergeant 16. Leading Rating (but junior Corporal Corporal to Army and Air Force Bombardier ranks) 1971/223 Visiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations 1971 1021 SCHEDULE-continued Relative Ranks in Forces Raised In the United Kingdom-continued Royal Navy Army and Royal Marines Royal Air Force 17. Lance-corporal Lance-bombardier lB. Able Rating Marine Junior Technician Ordinary Rating Trooper Senior Aircraftman Gunner Senior Aircraftwoman Sapper Leading Aircraftman Signalman Leading Aircraftwoman Driver Aircraftman Guardsman Aircraftwoman Private Ranger Fusilier Rifleman Craftsman 19. --------------- Relative Ranks in Forces Raised in the Commonwealth of Australia Royal Australian Navy Australian Military Forces Royal Australian Air Force I. Admiral of the Fleet Field-Marshal Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force 2. Admiral General Air Chief Marshal 3. Vice-Admiral Lieutenant-General Air Marshal 4. Rear-Admiral Major-General Air Vice-Marshal 5. Commodore Brigadier Air Commodore 6. Captain Colonel Group Captain Superintendent Group Officer 7. Commander Lieutenant-Colonel Wing Commander Chief Officer Wing Officer Matron B. Lieutenant-Commander Major Squadron Leader Chief Inspector (Naval Squadron Officer Police) First Officer Superintending Sister 9. Lieutenant Captain Flight Lieutenant Inspector (Naval Police) Flight Officer Second Officer Senior Sister 10. Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant Flying Officer Sub-Inspector (Naval Police) Section Officer Third Officer Sister Acting Sub-Lieutenant (but junior to Army and Air Force ranks) Con. Regs.-12B 1022 Visiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations 1971 1971 /223 SCHEDULE--continued Relative Ranks in Forces Raised in tihe Commonwealth of Australia-continued Royal Australian Navy Austtralian Military Forces Royal Australian Air Force 11. Probationary Third Officer Second Lieutenant Pilot Officer Sister on Probation Midshipman/Cadet Mid- shipman (but junior to all ranks in clause 11 of this Schedule except Acting Pilot Officer) 12. Warrant Officer Warrant Officer, Class I Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Wran 13. Warrant Officer, Class 11 14. Chief Petty Officer Staff Sergean t Flight Sergeant ChiefWran Sergeant 1st Class (Naval Police) Sergeant 2nd Class (Naval Police) 15. Petty Officer Sergeant Sergeant Petty Officer Wran Constable (Naval Police) 16. Leading Seaman Corporal Corporal Leading Wran (but junior to Bombardier Army and Air Force ranks) 17. Lance-corporal Lance-bombardier 18. Able Seaman Gunner Leading Aircraftsman Wran Trooper Leading Aircraftwoman Ordinary Seaman Sapper Aircraftsman Recruit Signalman Aircraftwoman Private Aircraftsman (Recruit) Craftsman 19. RAN Apprentice Officer Cadet, WRAAC Air Cadet Recruit Seaman Cadet Aircrew Junior Recruit Trainee Signallers I Aircraft Apprentice Aircraftwoman (Recruit) *Ranks in the New Zealand, United Kingdom, and Australian women's forces are shown in the Schedule only where they differ from those in the corresponding male forces. Ranks in the United Kingdom Women's Royal Naval Service are not shown because the personnel concerned are not subject to the Naval Discipline Act. NOTE-Officer Cadets: An officer cadet in the New Zealand Army and in the Royal New Zealand Air Force is an appointment, not a rank. New Zealand Army and Royal New Zealand Air Force per­ sonnel are normally attested as other ranks and retain that rank during the cadet appointment. Officer cadets are not appointed in the New Zealand Naval Forces. P. ]. BROOKS, Clerk of the Executive Council. 1971/223 Visiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations 1971 1023 EXPLANATORY NOTE This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect. These regulations specify the relative ranks of members of the New Zealand armed forces and members of the Australian and United Kingdom armed forces for the purposes of section 6 of the Visiting Forces Act 1939 (which deals with the attachment of personnel and mutual powers of command). Issued under the authority of the Regulations Act 1936. Date of notification in Gazette: 29 October 1971. These regulations are administered in the Ministry of Defence. 12n* .