WHITE UNIFORMS of the ROYAL NAVY MARCH 2002 No 1 DRESS No 2 DRESS No 3 DRESS No 4 DRESS No 5 DRESS 1AW 1BW 1CW 2AW 2BW 2CW 3AW 3BW 3CW 4W (I) 5W FORMAL DRESS/ UNDRESS FORMAL EVENING DRESS/ UNDRESS GENERAL DUTY RIG IAWD WORK OFFICERS WARRANT NO OFFICERS EQUIVALENT & SENIOR RIG RATINGS NO JUNIOR EQUIVALENT RATINGS RIG Best uniforms Ball dress with Mess undress with medals white waistcoat Short sleeve Short sleeve Improved Action Best uniform with As for 1B worn with (white belt & (cummerbund for shirt, long white shirt, shorts, Working Dress medals no arms. with medals cummerbund/ Red sea rig. Working rig. Description gaiters for JRs) female officers) trousers white shoes & (IAWD) ribbons. miniature armed as with miniature shoes. long socks. (Fire Retardant). medals. Illustrative appropriate. medals. working rigs worn at sea and Ceremonial Occasions of Informal AWD will be worn ashore. Occasions occasions when Minor ceremonial major ceremony evening wear in Semi formal Informal Usually only as directed and When worn of major arms are not & when evening Mess functions. ships and day rig. day rig. worn at sea. with jersey HW ceremony. considered duty personnel. dress is establishments. as required. appropriate. appropriate. Captains (male officers) and above may optionally wear Normal daily Working Rig ashore; may be worn at sea, Collars may be Female personnel may wear skirts except when carrying gold laced/plain blue mess trousers. as directed. Female personnel may optionally wear skirts worn up or down Notes a sword/rifle. Mess undress optional for WO/SRs. (alternative is No 1CW). ashore or white tropical dresses ashore. as required. Female personnel may optionally wear skirts ashore. Royal Naval Graphics Centre 02/118/01.