Royal New Zealand Navy Discussions and Updates

[Stampede]

NZ needs an Army, Navy and Air Force
One service is not the enemy of the other!
The Question is what does a balanced New Zealand defence force look like to meet the challenges of the decade ahead.

Answer that question and you’ll see what’s realistically in the bank to go shopping.

Is NZ going to seriously ask the question?

Cheers S

 

[SeaplanePaul]

Could someone confirm the correct terminology for the current RNZN readiness levels aboard a warship thank you.

I understand that in the RN in '82 these were used.

Harbour Stations
Relaxed Cruising Stations
Cruising Stations
Defence Watches
Defence Stations
Action Stations

 

[OldNavy63]

Could someone confirm the correct terminology for the current RNZN readiness levels aboard a warship thank you.

I understand that in the RN in '82 these were used.

Harbour Stations
Relaxed Cruising Stations
Cruising Stations
Defence Watches
Defence Stations
Action Stations

I took every opportunity to suggest a Happy Hour be slotted-in whenever possible.

 

[spoz]

There also was, and is, Special Sea Dutymen (although “men” may have been replaced by some gender neutral term in recent years). This is when the ship is in difficult navigational situations, and gets the first team on deck.

However, what you have described is personnel readiness, known as “State”, which runs from 1 (action) to 4 (usually alongside) - and you can also have them “relaxed” to require something between two of them. There is also material readiness, “Condition”, which is “X-ray”, “Yankee” or “Zulu”. This is in relation to damage control, and is about water tight integrity and smoke boundaries. X-ray is the lowest. There is also “Alpha” and “Bravo” which is about control of airflow for NBC.

So the highest readiness is state 1 condition zulu alpha and the lowest 4 X-ray; although the lowest when at sea is normally 3X during the day (to make movement around the ship easier) and 3Y at night.

Finally, there are things called red and blue openings, which are identified for closure if there is a danger of flooding, say because of an impending collision.

Further information may be found in the Admiralty Manual of Seamanship, Vol 1.