Royal Naval Reservists are not eligible for service pensions like naval ratings. In certain circumstances, however, they may be granted an allowance of £12 a year, which is ordinarily payable from the age of 60, this being a flat rate granted in consideration of liability for service in the fleet in time of emergency. In the case of a Royal Naval Reservist with at least 10 years' service in the Coast Guard the allowance may be granted from the earlier age of 50. There is no provision for the reassessment of such pensions on the scale of long-service pensions in consideration of war service.