Security Arrangements for Entry to HMS Collingwood

OA Members are advised that revised security arrangements are in place for your guests entering HMS COLLINGWOOD. These are:

• The host OA Member, who must be the possessor of a valid Amenity/ID Card or be personally sponsored by someone with valid RN identity, must meet his/her guest(s) at the Main Gate Security/Pass Office, where they will each be recorded and have their photograph taken (first occasion only) as necessary.
  
• Guests will be issued with a red coloured “Escorted Pass” which they will retain throughout their visit and surrender to the Main Gate Barrier Sentry upon leaving the establishment.
  
• Hosts are to escort their guests throughout their visit from arrival to departure from HMS COLLINGWOOD.

Please Note: New security considerations means that it is now necessary to submit an approved “Function Request Form”, available here, to bring private guests on board for evens which utilise more than purely Wardroom facilities e.g. a Christening. Given the new nature of these requirements, queries may be directed to the OA Sec. Formal Mess and OA functions are unaffected whereby attendees’ names and details are provided to the Main Gate by the sponsor/social secretary.