DEFENCE SERVICES REGULATIONS

1 For Official Use OnlyDEFENCE SERVICES REGULATIONSThe information given in the book is not to be communicated, either directly or indirectly, to the Press or to anyperson not holding an official position in the service of the Government of FOR THEAIR FORCEREPRINTED EDITION 2000( Orders issued upto 31st March, 2000 have beenincorporated in these REGULATIONS )For Official Use OnlyDEFENCE SERVICES REGULATIONSThe information given in the book is not to be communicated, either directly or indirectly, to the Press or to anyperson not holding an official position in the service of the Government of FOR THEAIR FORCEREPRINTED EDITION 2000( Orders issued upto 31st March, 2000 have beenincorporated in these REGULATIONS )INSTRUCTIONS(Please read these instructions before using the CD)1. System Requirements. (a) Hardware. Processor -Pentium-xMemory -16 MB (minimum)Display -VGA (minimum, SVGA recommended)Resolution -640 X 480 (minimum, 800 X 600 recommended) (b ) 95/ Win 98/ Win NT with Internet Explorer- 4xor Internet Explorer- 5x duly Dir-Windows software must be available in C:\ Operating tips.

2 On inserting the CD, the AF REGULATIONS screen will bedisplayed. Here three options/ buttons are available. First one is to INSTALL theprogram on your PC, second one is to RUN the program directly from CD andthe third is to EXIT the program / CD .3. If you choose to RUN the CD, the screen will display two portions verticallysplit. The right hand side has the REGULATIONS title and the left side has threeoptions Contents, Index and Search.(a) Contents . On clicking this box, the contents of the AF Regulationsbook appears showing only the Chapters. Closed purple color book indicatesthat the chapter has Sections/ Paras. On clicking required chapter, thecontents show Sections available in that chapter. On clicking the Sections,Para numbers along with the title of the paras are listed. One may clickdesired Para to see the paragraph on the right hand side.

3 At the end of eachpage, the green color arrow allows you to go to next Para by clicking on it.(b) Index. On clicking the Index box, one gets the index of allimportant words available in the AF REGULATIONS manual. These arearranged in alphabetical order and on clicking required word, the right sideshows all paragraphs where these words appear. The selected word willappear highlighted against navy blue background color. The page can berolled up, through vertical scroll bar (on right side) to view the paragraph tillend.(c) Search. On clicking this box, the cursor will go to the spacewhere you can type the required word. Thereafter, click List Topics buttonthat shows all paras containing this word. Then select the required topicand click Display If you choose to INSTALL the package, please ensure that minimumhardware and software requirements as specified above are available on your go ahead.

4 The install program will install the program in AF REG folder/dir and an icon named 'AF REGULATIONS ' will be put on your Desktop fromwhere the package can be run For installation, it is mandatory to have VB Runtime files which comesalong with Windows 98. If these are not available the CD has these files in'/Vbruntimes' directory. Unzip and run setup to install these Known Errors..(a) not found. Copy the file from "your CD drive\PACAKAGE\ SUPPORT" to your 'windows\system' directory.(b) Unable to Run the REGULATIONS . Check for the file in yourwindows directory. If not present install Internet Explorer Version fromyour win 98 CD.(c) Unable to run through shortcuts on Windows Desktop.. Follow theshortcut creation method (right button click on desktop) to create a shortcutto "c:\windows\ help\ "Care and Handling of This CD is to be given same care as given to other AF publication andRegulations for the AF (1964) revised edition be issued to authorised The program is to be loaded in PCs on required basis at formation/ PCs authorised for loading this program must be clearly designated inwriting by the Commanding In case of unserviceability or corruption in the CD, the same is to bereturned to AIR HQ (AOA Computer Centre, Room No 132.)

5 For All efforts have been made to incorporate latest amendments in the CDVersion of REGULATIONS for the Air Force. In case of any discrepancies, same maybe intimated for incorporating in the master copy and subsequent communicationto all the agencies. Any mistakes or deficiencies noticed may be brought to thenotice for carrying out necessary rectification, like wise suggestions to improvethe effectiveness of the package may also be REGULATIONS for the Air Force are issued under the authority of the Government of India and supersede the " REGULATIONS for the Royal Indian Air Force- (Rules) - Reprint1942" and " REGULATIONS for the Indian Air Force - lnstructions by His Excellencythe Commander-in-Chief in India, Reprint 1945". Air and other Officers Commanding are responsible to ensure that these REGULATIONS are strictly observed and that localinstructions or orders that may be issued from time to time are in no way inconsistent,with these for which these REGULATIONS do not provide for precisely or sufficiently shall bedealt with in conformity with their spirit and REGULATIONS do not supersede or cancel any admiinistrative and departmentalregulations, orders and instructions which are currently in force and which govern certainspecial categories of officers and men or else contain special provisions of a purelyadministrative nature and are therefore not repugnant to the spirit of these REGULATIONS .

6 Such orders and instructions are supplementary to and in amplification of are expected to interpret and apply these REGULATIONS reasonably and with dueregard to the interest of the SERVICES , bearing in mind that no attempt has been made toprovide for necessary and self evident exceptions, nor for such matters as would be dealtwith by local authorities. Should questions arise regarding the correct interpretation of these REGULATIONS , the finaldecision in the matter shall rest with the Goverament of India. Departmental and other REGULATIONS are based on, and take their authority from theseregulations. Should any variance arise between such REGULATIONS and the REGULATIONS forthe Air Force, the authority of the latter is SHANKARS ecretary to the Government of India,Ministry of DELHI ;03rd January, 1968 EXPLANATION OF TERMS The terms below when used in these REGULATIONS will be taken to mean :-Air Officer: An officer of the rank of air commodore or Officer Commanding-in-Chief: An air or other officer who is appointed to command an airforce command and includes an officer who is in command for the time being during the absenceof the officer posted for that or other Officer Commanding: The officer who is appointed to command an air force groupor formation.

7 It applies also to an officer who is in command of such air force group orformation during the absence of the officer posted for that or Airmen : A generic term which includes a master warrant officer, warrant officer, anon- commissioned officer, an aircraftman, an apprentice unless any rank of airmen is expresslyexcluded in the context of the REGULATIONS or unless the context is clearly repugnant to : When used in relation to rank, it applies only to the grant of acting rank, whetherpaid or : An airman undergoing the punishment of confinement to : A statement of the number of officers, airmen, civilians, temporary personnel,aircraft, marine craft and mechanical transport authorised to be employed for its approved task,and indicated in detail :-(a) the task of the unit (policy) and the internal organisation by sections;(b) numbers by ranks, branch, and appointment of officers;(c) numbers by ranks and trades or aircrew categories of airmen, allocatedto appropriate sections;(d) numbers by grades and trades of civilians allocated to appropriatesections;(e) numbers by types of aircraft;(f) numbers by types of mechanical transport vehicles and marine Landing : Any obligatory or precautionary landing on or off a recognised aerodrome orlanding ground, not premeditated when the flight commenced.

8 Examples of obligatory landingsare those made because the pilot can no longer remain in the air owing to airframe or enginefailure or impossible weather conditions; precautionary landings include those made to ascertainlocation or on account of unfavourable weather : A formation consists of one or more units grouped under a headquarters unit awing is a formation and consists of a wing headquarters and one or more : When used in relation to an airman, will held to mean "discharged as medically unfitfor further service". When used in relation to an officer, it will be held to mean "retired orgazetted out of the service as medically unfit for further service".Mechanical Transport : Where the term " Mechanical Transport" is used, it shall be held toinclude both vehicles and marine craft belonging to the air force.

9 Where the term "MechanicalTransport Vehicles" is used, it should be held to include only road vehicles belonging to the : The term used to denote the rank, group and trade in which an airman is placed onfirst joining the air force or ( for an apprentice ) on passing out of the apprentice trainingestablishments/ Officer : An airman of the rank of Flight Sergeant, Sergeant, or corporaland includes corresponding airman Funds : Comprise all funds, maintained by a unit other than public funds, as Funds Accounts for : An account recording the financial activities of any formation,station or unit organisation such as a mess, an institute, a club, a sport, benevolent : The term is used to denote a rise in substantive rank. It therefore, does not apply toan aircraftman, leading aircraftman (see classification).Public Claim : Shall be held to mean any public debt or disallowance including any over issuemade through an error as to the facts, or a deficiency or irregular expenditure of public moneyor stores of which, after due investigation, no explanation satisfactory to the President is given bythe person responsible for the Funds : Includes all funds which are financed entirely from public money, theunexpended balance of which is refundable to Government in the event of its not being devotedto the objects for which granted, and also(a) unissued pay and allowances;(b) the estates of the deceased men and deserters.

10 Public Money : The term includes, in addition to cash proper :-(a) irrecoverable personal advances made to individuals no longer in Governmentservice;(b) overpayments of pay and allowances made to individuals no longer in Governmentservice;(c) all other irrecoverable cash claims including the value of issues on payment to unitsor individuals the recovery of which would entail considerable hardship or presentspecial difficulty;(d) losses due to expenditure on freight in respect of stores despatched in error;(e) losses resulting from the despatch of stores by other than the authorised procedure;(f) irrecoverable debts of units disbanded in accordance with demobilisation orders;(g) value of stores issued to contractors, which, for any cause, has not been recoveredand the recovery of which would present special difficulty;(h) irrecoverable losses due to thefts and fraudulent use of railway warrants, creditnotes or railway concession vouchers.