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Blue - No 2 Dress

Formal Evening Dress / Undress

2A

2B

2C

Officer Formal 2A Officer Formal 2B Officer Formal 2C

Officers

No Equivalent Rig

Warrant Officer Formal 2B Warrant Officer Formal 2C

Warrant Officers and Senior Ratings

No Equivalent Rig

Junior Rate Formal 2B Junior Rate Formal 2C

Junior Ratings


Description

Ball dress with
white waistcoat
(cummerbund for
female offi cers)
with miniature
medals.
Mess undress
worn with
cummerbund/
miniature
medals.
Red sea rig.


When worn

Occasions of
major ceremony
when evening
dress is
appropriate.
Mess functions. Informal
evening wear
in ships and
establishments.


Notes

Captains (male offi cers) and above may optionally wear dress
tail coat/blue mess jacket and/or gold laced/plain blue mess
trousers. Mess undress optional for WO/SRs. They may wear
No 1C with bow tie. Female personnel may optionally wear
skirts ashore.