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	www.fotw.net /flags/k-r-10.htm (560 words)

	USCG Auxiliary - International Affairs
		ADES - Uruguayan Maritime and Coastal Rescue Honorary Association -- Is a civilian Institution founded in 1956, whose members are honorary and voluntary sailors, engaged in the protection of human life at sea.
		Australian Maritime Safety Authority -- The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is a largely self-funded government agency with the charter of enhancing efficiency in the delivery of safety and other services to the Australian maritime industry.
		Malaysia Maritime Search and Rescue Authority -- The employment of available personnel and facilities in rendering aid to persons in distress arising from an incident which happens at sea, near or on the coast which involves lives, property and environment and originates from vessel or craft.
	www.cgauxinternational.org /international.html (1797 words)

	Maritime Forces
		Maritime forces operate under joint command as appropriate, and ships can offer particularly suitable facilities for command and control of joint operations early in a contingency.
		Accordingly, the FY 1996-2001 program provides sufficient maritime forces to prosecute two major regional conflicts and to meet peacetime requirements for overseas presence, while ensuring that an adequate rotation base is available to support Navy and Marine Corps goals for personnel operating tempo.
		Maritime forces provide capabilities for a broad range of operations, from peacetime presence to crisis response to major conflicts.
	www.dod.mil /execsec/adr95/maritm.html (5443 words)

	United Kingdom: Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Gresham Carr mentions the Royal Naval Minewatching Service (RNMWS), and the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service (RNXS) not at all.
		With a vertical yellow anchor it is the ensign of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service.
		The Royal Naval (as opposed to Maritime) Auxiliary Service was formed in 1954 from the Mine-watching Service and inherited their ensign.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gb-rfas.html (790 words)

	R (10)
		royal handbook of signaling (1913): numeric flags
		regimental colour of a battalion of the royal regiment of artillery 1737 (spain)
		regimental colour of the royal regiment of sappers miners 1802 (spain)
	www.atlasgeo.net /FOTW/flags/k-r-10.htm (386 words)

	United Kingdom: Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service
		With a vertical yellow anchor it is the ensign of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service.
		In 1969 the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service [RMAS] ensign (the original horizontal anchor but with two wavy lines below it) was designated for harbour and coastal support craft and was in general use by 1974.
		The Royal Naval (as opposed to Maritime) Auxiliary Service was formed in 1954 from the Mine-watching Service and inherited their ensign.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/gb-rfas.html (517 words)

	Royal Fleet Auxiliary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a component of the Naval Service that keeps the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom running around the world.
		RFA personnel are civilians of the Ministry of Defence civil service who wear Merchant Navy-style uniforms and rank insignia and who are under naval discipline when the vessel is engaged on warlike operations.
		After 1945, the RFA assumed centre stage in supporting the operations of the Royal Navy in the many conflicts that the Navy was involved in.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary (1235 words)

	Mobilisation of the Royal Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		As regards the Royal Naval Division, the original intention was to form three brigades, each of four battalions of 1,000 men, or a total of 12,000 naval and marine ranks and ratings.
		Men already trained for naval work were employed for military services, for which they had to be re-trained, while the Admiralty had to enter new men from the shore and hurriedly train them for naval duties.
		The W. did excellent service and proved themselves a most useful and reliable force within the limitations of a women's capacity, and their conduct and morale was worthy of every praise.
	www.gwpda.org /naval/mobrn02.htm (1582 words)

	Maritime Transport Committee: Annual Report 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Workshop was attended by maritime regulators, competition authorities, shipowners and shippers, who exchanged views on the report, in particular on the section that dealt with competition policy aspects of regulatory reform.
		Note: This section reflects developments in the maritime sector as reported to the Committee by members of the MTC, and does not purport to be a comprehensive record of all the developments that took place in the maritime sector during 2000.
		According to an amendment to the Maritime Code, which entered into force on 1 January 2000, EU nationals, as well as nationals of countries parties to the EEA Agreement, can register their ships with the Finnish ships register provided that the requirement of 60 per cent ownership is fulfilled.
	www.oecd.org /document/22/0,2340,fr_2649_37433_2087062_1_1_1_37433,00.html (3619 words)

	Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS) is a British Government agency which ran a variety of civilian manned support vessels for the Royal Navy.
		The RMAS merged with the former Port Auxiliary Service in 1976 to form a component of the Naval Service that is known as Marine Services.
		Another component of Marine Services is the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Maritime_Auxiliary_Service (236 words)

	Sorbet Royal 2005 Submarine Rescue Exercise - Ships
		She displaces 1400T and was introduced into service in 1987.
		Part of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service Salmoor is providing support for escapees and Submarine Parachute Assistance Teams.
		Designed for the management, maintenance and service of offshore oil wells, the 116-metre Fennica is a multipurpose vessel specialised in marine construction and icebreaking from Helsinki.
	www.sorbetroyal2005.celex.net /ships.htm (270 words)

	Defence Internet \| Defence News \| Preferred bidder for future provision of marine services announced (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Subject to ongoing negotiations Serco Denholm is positioned to take responsibility for most marine services throughout the Royal Navy's three main UK ports, Clyde, Devonport and Portsmouth, and in domestic and overseas waters.
		The majority of marine services are currently delivered by Serco Denholm under three Ports' contracts placed in August 1996 (in-port services), and by RMAS (Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service) under MOD internal arrangements (out-of-port services).
		Changes to the way the service will be provided under the new arrangements are expected to result in post reductions, but at this stage it is too early to determine exact numbers or be specific on how each location will be affected.
	www.mod.uk /DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/PreferredBidderForFutureProvisionOfMarineServicesAnnounced.htm (488 words)

	MaritimeDigital Portal - (c) Frederic Logghe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Navy auxiliary ships provide underway replenishment to Navy combatant ships worldwide thereby allowing combatant ships to remain at sea for extended periods.
		Navy auxiliary ships are crewed either by active duty military personnel or civil service mariners.
		Its main task is to supply warships of the Royal Navy at sea with fuel, food, stores and ammunition which they need to remain operational while away from base.
	www.ibiblio.org /maritime/Portal/Links/list.php?var_cat=30 (980 words)

	Delta Queen National Historic Landmark Nomination
		The principal modifications were made when Delta Queen was fitted for service with the U.S. Navy in 1942, and when she was moved to the Mississippi in 1946.
		Here are several auxiliary pumps, two feedwater heaters which use exhaust steam to warm the water going to the boilers, a steam turbine electrical generator, and the main condenser and circulating pump.
		The new boats were completed in 1927 and began service between San Francisco and Sacramento on a schedule that let the King or Queen leave San Francisco for Sacramento and pass her sister traveling the other way.
	www.cr.nps.gov /maritime/nhl/delta.htm (6873 words)

	MINITECH SYSTEMS LIMITED - THE COMPANY
		By combining both commercial and technical maritime backgrounds with that of professional computer development, Minitech is able to provide consultancy and software development for both shipboard and office based systems.
		Similarly, all the consultants, analysts and programmers which are contracted by Minitech to supplement the permanent staff are chosen for their special qualifications in regard to the specific requirements of each project undertaken.
		By adopting this project-based approach, Minitech ensures that its clients receive the services of experts, regardless of the problem to be tackled.
	www.minitech-systems.com /company2.htm (431 words)

	United Kingdom: ensigns
		This was refused on the grounds that it was the British RNR, and until the Royal Canadian Navy established their own reserve the plain Blue Ensign was the proper flag.
		After the war the Royal Malayan Navy, the Royal East African Navy, the Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, the Malayan RNVR and the Mauritius Naval Volunteer Force had White Ensigns and Blue Pennants.
		The Order in Council of 1864 (which abolished squadronal colours in the Royal Navy) did retain the right to use the Red and Blue "colours for such special occasions as may appear to us or to officers in command of Fleets and Squadrons to require their adoption".
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/gb-ensb.html (1443 words)

	FAQs : The RN Today : Training and People : Royal Navy
		Answer: Maritime forces are extremely flexible instruments of policy, ideally placed and configured to take on the wide range of tasks being generated in the post-Cold War world.
		The conduct of maritime "constabulary" operations, (ie maintaining law and order at sea), is an increasingly important role for navies, and the Royal Navy is widely respected for its experience and expertise in this field.
		While "military" and "constabulary" tasks involve the ability to deploy force, more general support for the maritime community through the mounting of "benign" operations will also prove to be a prominent role for navies in the coming century.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /server/show/nav.3687 (1151 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Pay-off time for the Clovellys
		WITH 25 years' service behind them, the Clovelly-class fleet tenders Hambledon and Lamlash pay off at Portsmouth, to be replaced by the catamaran craft flanking them, the Newhaven (to starboard) and the Nutbourne.
		The two older vessels are among the last of a once-numerous class which until 1996 were operated by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.
		Operation of most of the fleet of fl-and-buff auxiliaries is now in the hands of private contractors SERCO-Denholm.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2000/0012/0000120104.asp (87 words)

	Refurbishment of Giant MOD AC/DC Generator Enables RMAS Salmaid to Set Sail On Time
		WYKO Electro Mechanical Services (WEMS) have worked against the clock to overhaul a vital 5ton winch generator and motor assembly, enabling the RMAS Salmaid to carry out its service with the minimum of layover time.
		The Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service vessel RMAS Salmaid was due to depart for Newcastle from Grimsby when the motor/generator supplying the ships main winch began to fail.
		That same day, a team of engineers arrived at the nearby East Royal Docks and found the 124Kw DC generator unit to be emitting bearing noise along with movement in the coupling element.
	www.wyko.co.uk /news_article.asp?id=1271 (787 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Merlin crash to be investigated
		EXPERTS from the Royal Navy Flight Safety and Accident Investigation Centre have been sent to Scotland to find out what caused a Merlin helicopter to crash into the sea off the North West coast of Scotland.
		The helicopter from 700M Naval Air Squadron, based at Culdrose in Cornwall, was hovering at 100ft during a sonar dipping trial in the Sound of Raasay when a failure forced it to ditch.
		They were picked up by the motor fishing vessel Fram III and transferred by inflatable boat to the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS) Warden.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2000/0011/0000110103.asp (269 words)

	MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY HISTORY SHIPS CAREERS AND MOD CONTACT LINKS
		The Royal Navy has fewer ships today, yet its firepower is far greater than at any time in the past.
		Royal Navy training designed and delivered to meet the needs of any commercial or government organisation.
		The Royal Marines Museum is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of all aspects of Royal Marines history.
	www.solarnavigator.net /the_royal_navy.htm (789 words)

	Marine Services: 6 Feb 2006: Written Ministerial Statements (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		Marine services embrace a wide range of waterborne and associated support activities, both in and out of port, at Portsmouth, Devonport and on the Clyde, as well as maintenance of UK and overseas moorings and navigation buoys and support to a range of military operations and training.
		Under the current arrangements, in port services are provided by Serco Denholm Ltd., under Government-owned contractor-operated arrangements, while out of port services are undertaken by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS).
		The changes in the way the service will be provided will result in a number of post reductions, although, Pembroke Dock aside, it is too early to determine the exact numbers, or be specific on how different locations will be affected.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wms/?id=2006-02-06a.33WS.4 (558 words)

	The New Zealand Maritime Record - NZNMM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Her more prosaic role was to service inter-island communication in the South-west Pacific region administered by the Western Pacific High Commission based at Suva.
		The big gun had only been fired once although Mullins had not allowed the awning to be removed from the after deck before the shot and it was torn away by the blast.
		The dome, which protruded two and a half feet through a hole in her hull, was highly prone to damage and she lost it at Tarawa island in early 1944.
	www.nzmaritime.co.nz /viti.htm (2566 words)

	United Kingdom
		In 1974 the badge for RFAs was changed to a vertical anchor and the Blue Ensign with a horizontal anchor became the Government Service Ensign.
		the Royal Standard) in which the charges have to be distorted to fill the space, or in which (when this is not possible) they leave large spaces on either side unfilled; both resulting in bad heraldic design.
		Ensigns should be framed and kept on board whilst the ship was in service, and then transferred to a museum or other suitable place.
	flagspot.net /flags/gb.html (3414 words)

	Remembrance - The National Ceremony
		Other members of the Royal Family may be present or at Remembrance Day ceremonies at overseas locations at the same time.
		Members of the Royal Family may be wearing the uniform of the Service in which they hold appointments or Royal Honorary appointments.
		In attendance are also Her Majesty's Coast Guard, the Merchant Air Service, the British Red Cross, the Saint John Ambulance Brigade and the Women's Royal Voluntary Service.
	www.veterans-uk.info /remembrance/national_ceremony.html (279 words)

	Navy Matters \| Surface Combatant Maritime Rotorcraft
		The new helicopter are expected to enter service from 2014 and stay in service for thirty years.
		The Westland Lynx has been in service with the Royal Navy since the 1970's operating primarily from frigates and destroyers, acting as an ‘eye in the sky’, a weapons platform and a means of rapid transport for small small numbers of personnel and equipment.
		The current Lynx entered service with the Royal Navy and the Army in the mid-1970s in anti-submarine and utility roles.
	navy-matters.beedall.com /scmr.htm (3282 words)

	Naval Technology - Nimrod 2000 - Maritime Patrol Aircraft
		In December 1996, BAE Systems were awarded a £2bn contract for the remanufacturing of 21 Nimrod MR Mk 2 aircraft to the new Nimrod MRA4 (Nimrod 2000) specification including new mission, sensor and avionics systems.
		In July 2004, the UK Ministry of Defence announced that this number was to be further reduced to 12 aircraft.
		The scheduled in-service date is 2010 and deliveries are scheduled to complete in 2012.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/nimrod (1077 words)

	HMS Broadsword Falklands 82 - Royal Navy Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Axford's Abode Royal Navy during the swinging sixties.
		Royal Navy Memories This site is dedicated to all officers and men who served on HMS Leopard
		Royal Navy Ships The last 100 years of the Royal Navy, plus a few extra gems.
	www.btinternet.com /~broadsword82/links/royal_navy.htm (195 words)

	Ahoy - Mac's Web Log - Archer Class Auxiliary Carrier, HMS Dasher Destroyed by Explosion on the 27nd. of March 1943. ...
		Sixty foot waves, gale force winds tossed the ill equipped Auxiliary Carrier around like a small cork in the raging storm, 6 merchant ships turned back, HMS Sheffield had a gun turret smashed away by the heavy seas, it was one of the worst storms recorded in WW2.
		The flight deck and hangar were no places to be in, aircraft broke free from their lashings, and disappeared from the flight deck, in the hangar they ran amok, crashing into each other.
		After being examined this ship was declared unfit for active service, she was escorted by the destroyer HMS Blankney to Dundee where repairs would be made, and the aircraft replaced.
	ahoy.tk-jk.net /macslog/ArcherClassAuxiliaryCarie.html (4010 words)

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