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11. Trarisport<br />
(i) Must be available if required to help<br />
Home Guard Gnits in all matters rela-<br />
ting to catering and to assist in the<br />
training of their cooks,<br />
(ii) Assist Cadet Force Camps anG Cadet Units<br />
who seek advice on oatering or training<br />
of cooks.<br />
(iii) In the event of a "Blitz", helps in prc-<br />
viding such emergency catering arranee-<br />
ments a6 may be required by the civil<br />
authorities.<br />
It will be seen from para, 10 above that the main<br />
Lutg of a Catering Auviser is t o be "out ana aboKtfl among<br />
his units and for that reason ho must be mobile and trans-<br />
port must be made available.<br />
12. Specialist Messing Officers<br />
(8) Full time Speoialist Kessing Officers are appointed<br />
Lo Training Units Where the establishment exceeds<br />
1,000, The Officers filling these appoiritments are catering<br />
experts. \,here the establishments exceaii 1500 the rank of<br />
Captain is authorized and for units over 1,000 and under<br />
1,500 the rank of the Messing Officer is that of a Lieutenant.<br />
(b) The special conditions attaching to the<br />
appointments of tlese officers are as undor:-<br />
(i) Their services 3re utilized wholly in<br />
connection with unit mossing and they<br />
are not utilized for other normel regi-<br />
mentni duties.<br />
(ii) To compensate for this specielist service,<br />
rations are unucrdrawn by the unit to<br />
the extent of 2f in every 100, subject<br />
to the unit being under reasonable ocn-<br />
tralized conctitions of cooMng and messin&.<br />
13. The kualifications of a Specialiet Xessing Officer<br />
The qualifications are the same as for a Catering<br />
Adviser. In practice the Catering hdvigers are selectad<br />
from the iJessir4 Officers who show initiative and organizing<br />
ability.<br />
The duties of a Speoialist Officer<br />
(a) To provide shroughout the week 4 adequate<br />
meals a day, including a supper mal scrvod at a time which<br />
Suits the troops evenil- habits and not before 19.00 hours.<br />
For thosc who go out in the evening there must also be a<br />
supber available on .their rcturn between 21,OO hours and<br />
22.00 hours.<br />
(b) To prepare the indents for both R.A.S.C. and<br />
N.w.A.F.1, portions of the ration and to supervise their<br />
reoeption, welght checking and distribution and URintain<br />
all requisite books or aooounts.<br />
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