Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Courses (Post-war) - School of Combined Operations/Amphibious Warfare
SCHOOL OF COMBINED OPERATIONS - PROGRAMME OF COURSES, 1950
| Assembles | Disperses | |
| Special Senior Officers Course | ||
| No 6 | 6 March | 10 March |
| No 7 | 26 June | 30 June |
| No 8 | 9 October | 13 October |
| Senior Officers Course | ||
| No 11 | 25 September | 6 October |
| Staff Course | ||
| No 12 | 10 January | 24 February |
| No 13 | 9 August | 22 September |
Source - Air Ministry Order AMO N1068/49 dated 20 October 1949
The School of Combined Operations was renamed the School of Amphibious Warfare on ?
SCHOOL OF AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE - PROGRAMME OF COURSES, 1952
| Course | Date of assembly | Date of dispersal |
| Special Senior Officers Course | ||
| No 12 | 30 June |
4 July |
| No 13* | 22 September | 26 September |
| Senior Officers Study Week No 3 | 11 May | 17 May |
| Staff Course No 15 | 14 January | 2 February |
| Reserve and TA Officers Courses | ||
| No 4 | 7 July | 18 July |
| No 5 | 8 September | 13 September |
*It has been decided that No 13 Special Senior Officers Course will be held at H.M.S. Vernon, Portsmouth, and not at the School of Amphibious Warfare. Joining instructions will be issued direct to officers attending this course.
Source - Air Ministry Order AMO N1052/51 dated 11 October 1951, superseded by AMO N392/52 dated 15 May 1952
SCHOOL OF AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE - PROGRAMME OF COURSES, 1955
AMO A60/52, as amended, outlines the functions of the School of Amphibious Warfare, gives details of the courses held there, and contains joining instructions for officers attending those courses.
Details of courses available to RAF officers during 1955, are as follows:-
| Serial No (a) |
Course (b) |
Date of assembly (c) |
Date of dispersal (d) |
| 1 | Staff Course, No 18 | 6 February | 26 February |
| 2 | Principal Military Landing Officers Course | 21 March | 1 April |
| 3 | Reserve and TA Officers Course, No10 | 12 June | 18 June |
| 4 | Study Period, No 6 | 5 September | 9 September |
Source - Air Ministry Order N925/54 dated 11 November 1954
The School of Amphibious Warfare was renamed the Amphibious Warfare Centre on ?
THE JOINT AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE CENTRE - PROGRAMME OF COURSES FOR 1957
AMO A302/56 outlines the functions of the Joint Amphibious Warfare Centre, gives details of the courses held there, and contains joining instructions for officers attending these courses.
Details of courses available to RAF officers during 1957, are as follows :-
| Serial No (a) |
Course (b) |
Date of assembly (c) |
Date of dispersal (d) |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 |
RAF GD Officers Signals Course, No 10 Senior Officers Course, No 1 Staff Course, No 20 Commonwealth, NATO, and Allied Senior Officers Study Period, No 3 Senior Officers Course, No 2 Commonwealth, NATO, and Allied Signals Officers Course, No 9 RAF GD Officers Signals Course, No 11 Principal Military Landing Officers Course, No 8 Senior Officers Course, No 3 RAF GD Officers Signals Course, No 12 Staff Course, No 21 |
24 February 6 March 24 March 26 May 26 June 14 July 21 July 1 September 30 October 10 November 1 December |
28 February 8 March 12 April 31 May 28 June 19 July 26 July 13 September 1 November 15 November 20 December |
Source - Air Ministry Order N855/54 dated 5 December 1956
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Source - Air Ministry Order N855/54 dated 5 December 1956
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