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.
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.
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RANK | REQUIREMENT |
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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 |
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*or equivalent |
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Note: These figures are from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's internal system and could differ from published figures.