 In the absence of advice from the RAAF, they designed a ship capable of operating nine Fairey IIIs which fortunately had similar dimensions to those of the Seagull III.In January 1928 the Cabinet decided to not form a RAN fleet air arm, and directed that the RAAF would provide the pilots and maintenance personnel for "Albatross"s air wing while the RAN would contribute observers and radio operators for the aircraft.When embarked, "Albatross" air wing would come under the control of her captain.