Royal Fleet Auxiliary

(asked on 2nd September 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planned Establishment of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; and what is its current strength at all Ranks against its Establishment numbers.


This question was answered on 5th September 2019

The table below shows the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's workforce requirement, by rank and rate, as at 1 April 2019.

I am withholding the strength figures as their disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.

RANK

REQUIREMENT

Commodore

2

Captain

53

Chief Officer

87

First Officer

125

Second Officer

215

Third Officer

145

Chief Petty Officer

124

Petty Officer

207

Leading Hand

274

Able Bodied Seaman*

735

Total

1,967

*or equivalent

Note: These figures are from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's internal system and could differ from published figures.

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