Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine Shipboard Uniform

Shipboard Uniform: Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine

The shipboard uniform is an alternative uniform available to be worn for light duty, watch standing, or while performing organizational duties that would otherwise require a canon uniform or convention minimum. This uniform may be worn by all ranks and should be considered on par with the working uniform and convention minimum.

Uniform

Sweater

All ranks will wear a navy blue, "GI" or "Commando" style, military sweater. Regardless of style chosen, the sweater must have epaulets as well as fabric reinforcement patches about the shoulders and elbows.

Undershirt

Personnel in the grades of C-1 through C-10 will wear a white, close fitting, mock turtleneck.

Personnel in the grades of C-11 through C-22 may wear a white, close fitting, mock turtleneck or a white, mandarin collar, dress shirt. The dress shirt may be worn open or closed at the neck.

Trousers

Personnel in the grades of C-1 through C-8 may wear gray uniform trousers or gray BDU type pants. A gray uniform belt with a gold military friction buckle should be worn if wearing trousers. A complementary colored military "rigger" style belt may be worn if wearing BDU type pants. If wearing gray uniform trousers; they are worn un-bloused with black, low-topped, boots. If wearing gray BDU type pants; they are worn bloused with black, low-topped, boots.

Personnel in the grades of C-11 through C-22 will wear navy blue uniform trousers with a navy-blue uniform belt and a gold military friction buckle. The trousers are worn un-bloused with black, low-topped, boots or black, military style, low quarters.

Shipboard Uniform Example C-1 through C-8 NO ENDORSEMENT	Shipboard Uniform Example C-3 through C-10 Deck Department	Shipboard Uniform Example C-3 through C-10 Engineering Department	Shipboard Uniform Example C-3 through C-10 Catering/Hotel Department	Shipboard Uniform Example C-3 through C-10 Medical Department	Shipboard Uniform Example C-11 through C-22 Engineering Department

Headgear

All ranks will wear a navy blue RMMM beret with the RMMM flash positioned over the left eye

Standard RMMM Beret

Name Badge

Personnel in the grades of C-1 through C-10 will wear a flight suit style name badge on the left breast. The name badge should be constructed from navy blue, Velcro backed, fabric and have a black merrowed edge. The name badge features the wearers LAST NAME, FIRST INITIAL, RANK, and ASSIGNMENT (omitting the prefix "RMMS") embroidered in silver. The name badge also features the standard RMMM beret patch logo embroidered in gold for personnel with NO endorsement while personnel holding an endorsement from the Deck Department, Engineering Department, Catering/Hotel Department, or the Medical Department will display their departmental logo embroidered in gold.

Personnel in the grades of C-11 through C-22 will wear a flight suit style name badge on the left breast. The name badge should be constructed from navy blue, Velcro backed, fabric and have a black merrowed edge. The name badge features the wearers LAST NAME, FIRST INITIAL, RANK, and ASSIGNMENT (omitting the prefix "RMMS") embroidered in gold. The name badge also features the appropriate company logo embroidered in color.

Personnel in the grades of C-20 through C-22 will wear a flight suit style name badge on the left breast. The name badge should be constructed from navy blue, Velcro backed, fabric and have a black merrowed edge. The name badge features the wearers LAST NAME, FIRST INITIAL, and RANK embroidered in gold. As Crown appointees, independent of the Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine hierarchy, the name badge of these personnel, when wearing RMMM uniforms, will feature a crown, embroidered in gold, rather than any of the normal departmental insignia.

Name Badge Example C-1 through C-8 NO ENDORSEMENT	Name Badge Example C-3 through C-10 WITH ENDORSEMENT	Name Badge Example C-11 through C-19	Name Badge Example C-20 through C-22

Rank Insignia

Personnel in the grades of C-1 through C-10 do not display any additional rank insignia.

Personnel in the grades of C-11 through C-22 will wear navy blue, slip on, soft shoulder loops on each epaulet. The shoulder loops will feature the wearers department insignia in gold or a crown, embroidered in gold, as well as the wearers rank stripes in gold or silver, as appropriate. In the interest of space, the rank stripes should be scaled appropriate to the size of the shoulder loop.

Fourth Officer C-11 Deck Department	Fourth Engineer C-11 Engineering Department	Junior AssistantPurser C-11 Catering/Hotel Department	Nurse Assistant C-11 Medical Department

Third Officer C-12 Deck Department	Third Engineer C-12 Engineering Department	Junior Purser C-12 Catering/Hotel Department	Nurse C-12 Medical Department

Second Officer C-13 Deck Department	Second Engineer C-13 Engineering Department	Purser C-13 Catering/Hotel Department	Senior Nurse C-13 Medical Department

Senior Second Officer C-14 Deck Department	Senior Second Engineer C-14 Engineering Department	Entertainment Director C-14 Catering/Hotel Department	Practical Nurse C-14 Medical Department

First Officer (Captain) C-15 Deck Department	First Engineer C-15 Engineering Department	Cruise Director C-15 Catering/Hotel Department	Assistant Merchant Surgeon C-15 Medical Department

Ship Master (Captain) C-16 Deck Department	Chief Engineer C-16 Engineering Department	Hotel Manager C-16 Catering/Hotel Department	Merchant Surgeon C-16 Medical Department

Fleet Manager C-17 Deck Department	Fleet Port Manager C-17 Engineering Department	Fleet Passenger Director C-17 Catering/Hotel Department	Fleet Medical Director C-17 Medical Department

Superintendent C-18 Administrative: Drawn from any Department.

Managing Director C-19 Administrative: Drawn from any Department.

Owner C-20 Crown Appointee	Board Director C-21 Crown Appointee	Home Secretary C-22 Crown Appointee

Wearing of Arms

If authorized by company leadership to carry personal arms, a plain black, tactical style, gun belt may be worn with a standard Manticoran military sidearm and its accompanying drop leg holster. The belt should be worn at the same location as the trouser or BDU belt, and should be covered by the sweater.

Necessaries

The following links represent recommended sources for RMMM uniform items.

Uniform

Sweater

Uniform Trousers (Mens) - Charcoal Gray

Uniform Trousers (Womens) - Charcoal Gray

Uniform Trouser Belt (Unisex) - Charcoal Gray

BDU Trousers (Unisex) - Charcoal Gray

BDU Trouser Belt (Unisex) - Charcoal Gray

Beret - Navy Blue

Black Boots

Patches and Rank Insignia

Beret Patch (Note: Please utilize the RMN beret patch until such time as the RMMM beret patch may becomes available)

Flight suit style Name Tape (Note: Specify for RMMM NO ENDORSEMENT - navy blue patch with silver lettering; LAST NAME, FI, RANK, SHIP NAME. You may need to send the shop a private message to specify)