| Section | Admiralty Room | Distribution of Work |
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| One | 38 (OB) | Distribution of fleet (battleships, battle cruisers and light cruisers) all questions relating to (see also section 9). Sailing orders for H.M. ships (referred by M. Branch).Refits, docking, repairs etc. of H.M. ships. New ships - programme of trials and commissioning orders. British portion of Monthly Return of War vessels.Reports of Courts-martial and Courts of Enquiry. Visual signals.Is responsible for seeing that other departments concerned are informed of movements of ships. |
| Two | 38 (OB) | Systems of communication generally, including questions of policy regarding to wireless telegraphy (British and Foreign), laying and repair of cables, movements and work of cableships, land-line telegraphs and telephones, communications between H. M. Ships and merchant vessels at home and abroad. |
| Three | 38 (OB) | Harbour and coast defence of the United Kingdom, British Dominions and Colonies and India, including:- (a) Disposition of guns, lights, mines, booms, etc., and personnel necessary for these; (b) Examination service at all ports; (c) Traffic regulations (see also A.D.O.D.l and Section 4). |
| Four | B. (AH) | Instructions for Entry of H.M. ships into Defended Ports at home and abroad. Swept Channels, booms, etc., at defended ports. Confidential and public traffic regulations (see also A.D.O.D. 1 and Section 3). Fishing and fishing areas round the North Sea and Atlantic. |
| Five | 38 (OB) | Movements of all H.M. Ships employed abroad and letters of proceedings from Commanders in Chief on foreign stations. (See also Section 10). Corrects “Pink List” (secret telegrams), as regards H.M. Ships abroad. Keeps wall charts in Chart Room corrected as regards vessels on foreign service. |
| Six | A. (AH) | Controlled sailings in connection with French Coal Trade and ore trade from North coast of Spain. Board of Trade reports. Reports dealing with enemy submarines (see also section 8). Courts of Enquiry relating to reports of sinkings of merchant ships |
| Seven | 38 (OB) | Movements and letters if proceedings of 10th Cruiser Squadron, Grand Fleet destroyer flotillas, H.M. ships (not belonging to the Grand Fleet) at Home ports, H.M. ships stationed at bases, minelayers and mine-carriers in Home waters. Corrects “Pink List” as regards the foregoing vessels. |
| Eight | 66 (OB) | All matters relating to distribution and employment of destroyers, patrol flotillas, submarines, sloops, special service vessels, auxiliary patrols, escorts by auxiliary patrols. Prepares daily statement of destroyer flotillas. Telegrams and reports dealing with enemy submarines (see also Section 6). |
| Nine | B. (AH) | Movements of ships of the Grand Fleet when detached from repairs, and armed boarding vessels, minesweepers and supply vessels attached to Grand Fleet. White Sea - Trade and defence. Movements and refit of vessels stationed in White Matters relating to Hospital ships. Assists in Chart Room and takes duty there when required. |
| Ten | B. (AH) | Overseas operations. Naval Flotilla on Lakes Tanganyika and Victoria. Questions concerning Persia and Abyssinia. Letters of proceedings from Mediterranean, East Indies and China. |
| Eleven | 38 (OB) | Air Operations. Anti-aircraft defences. W/T and other communications with aircraft. |
| Twelve | 66 (OB) | (Commander, RN.) |
| Twelve (a) | 66 (OB) | Movements of troop and store transports, wheat, sugar and nitrate transports, mercantile fleet auxiliaries (colliers, oilers, store vessels, hospital ships, munition ships, tugs) and merchant vessels carrying valuable Government cargoes. Sailing orders and route instructions for the above. Board of Trade reports. Merchant ship casualties. Minesweeping reports. Matters relating to navigation. |
| Thirteen | B. (AH) | Mining operations and records. Matters relating to torpedoes. |
| Fourteen | Chart Room | Records of all telegrams referring to mines, wrecks, lights, buoys, swept channels, dangerous areas, etc., and plots positions of mines reported, suspicious vessels and objects, and dangerous and prohibited areas. Superintends correction of reference charts by cartographer from Hydrographic office. |
| Fifteen | Chart Room | (Assistant to D.O.D.) |
| Sixteen | Planning Room | Formulation and preparation of all plans |
| Twenty | 39 (OB) | (Acting Staff Clerk in charge of clerical staff). |
| Twenty (a) | 39 (OB) | (Acting Staff Clerk) |
