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INSTRUCTIONS
(Please read these instructions before using the CD)
1. System Requirements.
(a) Hardware.
Processor - Pentium-x
Memory - 16 MB (minimum)
Display - VGA (minimum, SVGA recommended)
Resolution - 640 X 480 (minimum, 800 X 600 recommended)
(b ) Software.
Operating - Win 95/ Win 98/ Win NT with Internet Explorer- 4x
System or Internet Explorer- 5x duly installed.
Windows Dir - Windows software must be available in C:\Windows
directory.
2.
Operating tips. On inserting the CD, the AF Regulations screen will be
displayed. Here three options/ buttons are available. First one is to INSTALL the
program on your PC, second one is to RUN the program directly from CD and
.
the third is to EXIT the program / CD
3.
If you choose to RUN the CD, the screen will display two portions vertically
split. The right hand side has the Regulations title and the left side has three
options i.e. Contents, Index and Search.

(a) Contents . On clicking this box, the contents of the AF Regulations
book appears showing only the Chapters. Closed purple color book indicates
that the chapter has Sections/ Paras. On clicking required chapter, the
contents show Sections available in that chapter. On clicking the Sections,
Para numbers along with the title of the paras are listed. One may click
desired Para to see the paragraph on the right hand side. At the end of each
page, 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 all
important words available in the AF Regulations manual. These are
arranged in alphabetical order and on clicking required word, the right side
shows all paragraphs where these words appear. The selected word will
appear highlighted against navy blue background color. The page can be
rolled up, through vertical scroll bar (on right side) to view the paragraph till
end.

(c) Search. On clicking this box, the cursor will go to the space
where you can type the required word. Thereafter, click List Topics button
that shows all paras containing this word. Then select the required topic
and click Display button.
4. If you choose to INSTALL the package, please ensure that minimum
hardware and software requirements as specified above are available on your PC.
Then go ahead. The install program will install the program in AF REG folder/
dir and an icon named 'AF Regulations ' will be put on your Desktop from
where the package can be run directly.
5. For installation, it is mandatory to have VB Runtime files which comes
along with Windows 98. If these are not available the CD has these files in
'/Vbruntimes' directory. Unzip and run setup to install these files.
6. Known Errors. .
(a) MSVBVM60.DLL 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 HH.EXE in your
windows directory. If not present install Internet Explorer Version 5.0. from
your win 98 CD.
(c) Unable to run through shortcuts on Windows Desktop. . Follow the
shortcut creation method (right button click on desktop) to create a shortcut
to "c:\windows\ help\AFREGULATIONS.CHM"
Care and Handling of CD.
7. This CD is to be given same care as given to other AF publication and
Regulations for the AF (1964) revised edition be issued to authorised personnel
only.
8. The program is to be loaded in PCs on required basis at formation/ Unit.
The PCs authorised for loading this program must be clearly designated in
writing by the Commanding Officer.
9. In case of unserviceability or corruption in the CD, the same is to be
returned to AIR HQ (AOA Computer Centre, Room No 132.) for suitable
replacement.
10. All efforts have been made to incorporate latest amendments in the CD
Version of Regulations for the Air Force. In case of any discrepancies, same may
be intimated for incorporating in the master copy and subsequent communication
to all the agencies. Any mistakes or deficiencies noticed may be brought to the
notice for carrying out necessary rectification, like wise suggestions to improve
the effectiveness of the package may also be forwarded.
PREFACE
These 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) - Reprint
1942" and "Regulations for the Indian Air Force - lnstructions by His Excellency
the Commander-in-Chief in India, Reprint 1945". Air and other Officers Commanding
are responsible to ensure that these regulations are strictly observed and that local
instructions or orders that may be issued from time to time are in no way inconsistent,
with these regulations.
Questions for which these regulations do not provide for precisely or sufficiently shall be
dealt with in conformity with their spirit and intention.
These regulations do not supersede or cancel any admiinistrative and departmental
regulations, orders and instructions which are currently in force and which govern certain
special categories of officers and men or else contain special provisions of a purely
administrative nature and are therefore not repugnant to the spirit of these regulations.
Such orders and instructions are supplementary to and in amplification of these
regulations.
Officers are expected to interpret and apply these regulations reasonably and with due
regard to the interest of the services, bearing in mind that no attempt has been made to
provide for necessary and self evident exceptions, nor for such matters as would be dealt
with by local authorities.

Should questions arise regarding the correct interpretation of these regulations, the final
decision in the matter shall rest with the Goverament of India.

Departmental and other regulations are based on, and take their authority from these
regulations. Should any variance arise between such regulations and the Regulations for
the Air Force, the authority of the latter is paramount.
V. SHANKAR
Secretary to the Government of India,
Ministry of Defence.
NEW 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 above.
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief: An air or other officer who is appointed to command an air
force command and includes an officer who is in command for the time being during the absence
of the officer posted for that duty.
Air or other Officer Commanding: The officer who is appointed to command an air force group
or formation. It applies also to an officer who is in command of such air force group or
formation during the absence of the officer posted for that duty.
Airman or Airmen : A generic term which includes a master warrant officer, Warrant officer, a
non-commissioned officer, an aircraftman, an apprentice unless any rank of airmen is expressly
excluded in the context of the regulations or unless the context is clearly repugnant to such
interpretation.
Appointment : When used in relation to rank, it applies only to the grant of acting rank, whether
paid or unpaid.
Defaulter: An airman undergoing the punishment of confinement to camp.
Establishment : 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, allocated
to appropriate sections;
(d) numbers by grades and trades of civilians allocated to appropriate
sections;
(e) numbers by types of aircraft;
(f) numbers by types of mechanical transport vehicles and marine craft.
Forced Landing : Any obligatory or precautionary landing on or off a recognised aerodrome or
landing ground, not premeditated when the flight commenced. Examples of obligatory landings
are those made because the pilot can no longer remain in the air owing to airframe or engine
failure or impossible weather conditions; precautionary landings include those made to ascertain
location or on account of unfavourable weather conditions.
Formation : A formation consists of one or more units grouped under a headquarters unit e.g. a
wing is a formation and consists of a wing headquarters and one or more squadrons.
Invalided : When used in relation to an airman, will held to mean "discharged as medically unfit
for further service". When used in relation to an officer, it will be held to mean "retired or
gazetted out of the service as medically unfit for further service".
Mechanical Transport : Where the term " Mechanical Transport" is used, it shall be held to
include both vehicles and marine craft belonging to the air force. Where the term "Mechanical
Transport Vehicles" is used, it should be held to include only road vehicles belonging to the air
force.
Mustering : The term used to denote the rank, group and trade in which an airman is placed on
first joining the air force or ( for an apprentice ) on passing out of the apprentice training
establishments/ schools.
Non-Commissioned Officer : An airman of the rank of Flight Sergeant, Sergeant, or corporal
and includes corresponding airman aircrew.
Non-public Funds : Comprise all funds, maintained by a unit other than public funds, as defined
herein.
Non-public 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 association
etc.
Promotion : The term is used to denote a rise in substantive rank. It therefore, does not apply to
an aircraftman, leading aircraftman (see classification).
Public Claim : Shall be held to mean any public debt or disallowance including any over issue
made through an error as to the facts, or a deficiency or irregular expenditure of public money
or stores of which, after due investigation, no explanation satisfactory to the President is given by
the person responsible for the same.
Public Funds : Includes all funds which are financed entirely from public money, the
unexpended balance of which is refundable to Government in the event of its not being devoted
to the objects for which granted, and also
(a) unissued pay and allowances;
(b) the estates of the deceased men and deserters.

Public Money : The term includes, in addition to cash proper :-
(a) irrecoverable personal advances made to individuals no longer in Government
service;
(b) overpayments of pay and allowances made to individuals no longer in Government
service;
(c) all other irrecoverable cash claims including the value of issues on payment to units
or individuals the recovery of which would entail considerable hardship or present
special 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 recovered
and the recovery of which would present special difficulty;
(h) irrecoverable losses due to thefts and fraudulent use of railway warrants, credit
notes or railway concession vouchers.

Reclassification : Ther term used to denote any transition, either upwards or downwards,
between the classes (aircraftman or leading aircraftman) of aircraftmen.
Reduction : The term used to denote the compulsory placing of a substantive warrant officer or
NCO in a lower substantive rank, or in the ranks, by sentence of court martial or by other
competent authority.
Remustering : The term used to denote a change in the trade of an airman.
Reversion : The term used to denote the return of a warrant officer or acting warrant officer or
NCO or acting NCO to a lower rank, or class in the ranks, compulsorily, automatically or
voluntarily. Reversion may be from substantive, temporary or acting rank.
Service Transport : The term shall be held to include both road vehicles and marine craft
belonging to air force.
Service MT Vehicles : The term shall be held to include only road vehicles belonging to the air
force.
Strength : The Strength of a unit at any particular time is the number of officers, airmen,
civilians and temporary personnel who are actually borne on its muster roll at the time, exclusive
of any attached. Strength is subdivided into :-
(a) effective strength ;
(b) non-effective strength;
The effective strength of a unit at any moment is the number of officers, airmen and civilians on
its strength who are actually serving, with the unit (including those on ordinary leave) and
available for duty at the moment. The non-effective strength at any moment is the number of
officers, airmen and civilians on the strength of the unit who, are not available for duty for any
of the following reasons:--
(a) in hospital or station sick quarters;
(b) absent without leave;
(c) under arrest or detention or in prison ;
(d) detached;
(e) sick leave
Officers and airmen attached to a unit are not part of its establishments nor on its strength. They
remain on the establishment and strength of the unit from which they are detached.
Unit : Includes :-
(a) a command headquarters.
(b) a group headquarters.
(c) a wing or station headquarters.
(d) an air force college/school, a selection board, a depot.
(e) a squadron.
(f) a flight under the direct administration of air headquarters,