Mr. Shane Morris:

Going to sea with the Naval Service is suitable only for the junior ranks, namely, ordinary seaman, able seaman and leading seaman of the Naval Service Reserve. We hope more senior members will have roles in years to come. In my experience reserve seamen have the same role as Naval Service seamen. We see ourselves as doing the job in parity with the Permanent Defence Force, but it is not recognised as such. We hope it will be recognised. On one of the patrols I was on up to 15% of the crew was reserve. It reflects what we do at sea with the Naval Service and I hope it will continue and that role will be recognised further.