Sir Nicholas Soames: 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.
Mark Lancaster, Minister of State for the Armed Forces: 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.
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