General The views expressed in the journal are wholly those of the individual authors that may well diverge from, and should not be considered as reflecting those of, the Naval Service, the Ministry of Defence, Her Majesty’s Government or any organisation with which the author might be attached or associated. In order to encourage freedom of discussion and criticism and ensure that diffidence arising from lack of seniority or inexperience of writing shall not discourage participation, original contributions may be submitted anonymously or under a nom de plume – the identity of such write…