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INTRO TO NAVSCI

• Shipboard Organization and
• Military Duties of a Naval Officer

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Learning Objectives

• The student will . . .
• Know shipboard command relationships and
  organizations for both operational and
  administrative environments
• Identify the organization of shipboard battle,
  special operation, and peacetime routine watch
  teams, in port, at anchor, underway, and the
  responsibilities, accountability, and duties of
  each watchstander

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Learning Objectives

• The student will . . .
• Identify the shipboard administrative
  organization, including the primary duties of the
  CO, XO, Department Heads, and Division Officers
• Identify the various conditions of readiness
• Identify the purpose of the Watch, Quarter, and
  Station Bill

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Learning Objectives

• The student will . . .
• Recall the purpose and contents of the ships
  deck log and the engineering log.
• Describe the duties and authority of naval
  officers.

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Authority

• U.S. Navy Regulations outlines the authority of
  all naval personnel. Upon commissioning, the
  officer is granted the authority and
  responsibility to perform his/her duties.
• http//neds.nebt.daps.mil/regs.htm

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Your First Day Onboard ShipGetting Underway for
a day

• - Meeting the crew
• - How do they run the ship?
• - Special events, training

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Coming aboard ship

• - The OOD (In-Port)
• - Request permission to come aboard.

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The OOD (In Port)

• Supervises the quarterdeck
• Ensures security of the ship
• Carries out the Plan of the Day (POD)

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Command Duty Officer (CDO)

• Inport Senior line officer
• Authorized to take ship to sea if required
  (designated in writing)
• Direct representative of the CO
• Underway - Assist the Captain during special
  evolutions (Flight Operations, for example)

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Other Quarterdeck watches

• Petty Officer of the Watch (POOW)
• OODs primary assistant
• usually armed
• Messenger of the Watch

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Department Heads

• Responsible for all aspects of their department
• Answer to XO CO
• Examples of departments
• Operations Navigation
• Weapons/Deck Medical/Dental
• Engineering Air (carriers)
• Supply

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Welcome to Engineering!

• You are the new Electrical Division Officer on
  board.
• Meet your fellow DivOs!
• Main Propulsion Assistant (MPA)
• Damage Control Assistant (DCA)
• Repair Division Officer (R-Divo)

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Division Officer

• Responsible to DH
• Carries out policies of the command
• Sees that tasks assigned to the division are
  carried out in a timely manner
• Inspects divisional spaces, equipment,
  personnel
• Responsible for training division members

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Now meet your division!

• Your DH takes you down to the propulsion plant.
• Here, you meet EMC Jones, your new Chief.
• He has mustered your division so that they can
  meet you.

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Division Chief Petty Officer

• Most senior enlisted member of the division
  (LCPO)
• Wears khaki uniform (E-7 or above)
• Your right hand man!
• A good CPO can teach you a great deal!

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Divisional Leading Petty Officer (LPO)

• The senior-most blue-shirt in your division.
• Often a First Class Petty Officer (E-6)
• Delegated authority by you (through your Chief)
  to run the division
• maintenance
• some admin
• some counseling of junior enlisted

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Work Center Supervisor

• An experienced petty officer who understands how
  maintenance should be done
• May have more than one (depending on the size of
  your division)
• Typically a Second Class PO (E-5)

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Maintenance men

• Your most junior personnel
• Typically E-4 and below
• 18 - 20 years old

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How are your men assigned?

• By the Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill
• Delineates personnel by
• Name, Rank, Billet
• Battle Station
• Watches for each Condition of Readiness
• Cleaning Stations
• Abandon Ship Stations
• RA Details, Special Sea Details

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The top of the chain

• Executive Officer (XO)
• Commanding Officer (CO)

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The Executive Officer

• Second in command to the CO
• Coordinates all departments
• Assists CO in the areas of
• morale, welfare (MWR)
• assignment of personnel and records
• preparation of ships bills and orders
• education training
• loading and berthing (living quarters)

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The Executive Officer

• Assists CO in the areas of
• ships correspondence
• approving of leave and liberty
• Discipline
• Holds XOI (Executive Officers Inquiry)
• Precursor to Captains Mast
• XO makes recommendation to CO

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The Commanding Officer

• The CO has absolute responsibility for the
  overall safety, well-being, and efficiency of
  his/her command, including
• safe navigation
• preparation for battle
• morale, welfare, and living conditions of the
  crew
• and much more

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The Commanding Officer

• The CO can delegate authority, but never
  responsibility
• Delegates training and education to the XO
• Supervises conduct of all personnel
• Only unrestricted line officers can command
  underway

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Youve met the people . . .

• Now see how theyre
• organized!

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Administrative Chain of Command
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UNDERWAY! SHIFT COLORS!
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Ships Watches
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Bridge Watch

• Officer of the Deck (OOD) Takes charge of the
  safe and proper operation of the ship. CO places
  special trust and confidence in this person. I
  have the deck.
• Make all required reports to the CO.
• Supervise all personnel on watch, ensuring all
  required deck log entries are made.
• Be aware of the status of the engineering plant
  and keep the Engineering Officer of the Watch
  (EOOW) advised of power requirements.
• Carry out the daily ships routine.

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Bridge Watch

• Junior Officer of the Deck (JOOD) directs the
  movement of the ship.
• Usually is also the Conning Officer.
• When someone has the Conn, they are the ONLY
  person who can give orders to the helm and lee
  helm.
• Everyone on the bridge MUST know who has the Conn
  at all times!

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Bridge Watch

• Enlisted Watchstations
• Helmsman On the helm, takes rudder orders
• Lee Helmsman On the lee helm, takes engine
  orders
• Quartermaster
• Assists OOD in safe navigation of the ship
• Plots ships position on the chart
• Helps OOD keep the Deck Log
• Boatswains Mate Maintains the 1MC and ships
  time

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Deck Log

• Includes every occurrence of significance to the
  ship/crew
• Includes
• engine orders
• courses, speeds, positions
• weather, damage, accidents
• changes in ships personnel or passengers
• etc, etc.

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Deck Log

• Primary chronological record of all watches
• Deck Log can be used as legal evidence
• Collision, grounding

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While on the bridge . . .

• Suddenly, you hear
• Ding Ding! Ding Ding! Ding Ding! Ding Ding!
• What was that?

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Telling time by the Bells

• Every half-hour, an odd number of bells are
  struck.
• Every 4 hours, the cycle repeats.
• 0800, 8 bells struck.
• 0830, 1 bell Ding!
• 0900, 2 bells Ding, Ding!
• 0930, 3 bells Ding, Ding! Ding!
• 1000, 4 bells Ding, Ding! Ding, Ding!

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Telling time by the Bells

• Every 4 hours, the cycle repeats.
• 1030, 5 bells
• 1100, 6 bells
• 1130, 7 bells
• 1200, 8 bells
• 1230, 1 bell
• etc, etc.

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Combat Information Center

• Combat Systems Watch Officer (CICWO)
• Supervises the combat information center (CIC)
• Ensures that OOD is kept advised of
  recommendations for maintaining station and safe
  navigation.

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Combat Information Center

• Tactical Action Officer (TAO)
• Assigned by the CO during wartime steaming or
  higher threat
• Responsible for tactical employment of ships
  weapons systems and ship defense.
• The CO gives this person direct authorization to
  fire weapons (without getting his permission, if
  necessary)

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Engineering

• Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW)
• Responsible for the safe operation of the ships
  engineering plant.
• Keeps the Engineering Log and Bell Book

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Engineering Log

• Daily record of all aspects affecting the
  engineering plant
• Operation of ships propulsion and auxiliary
  machinery
• Any significant change to plant status is
  entered
• Start-up or shut-down
• Changes in electric plant

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Engineers Bell Book

• Chronological record of all orders to the engine
  room(s) affecting ships speed

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Underway Watch Organization
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Proper Watch Turnover

• Oncoming watchstander makes a tour of his/her
  watchstation and reads logs.
• EOOW Propulsion plant
• OOD Various places throughout the ship
  (Engineering plant, CIC)
• Offgoing watchstander briefs his/her relief
• Events that happened during previous watch
• Upcoming events

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Proper Watch Turnover

• Oncoming watchstander makes sure that he/she has
  full understanding of the situation before
  relieving the watch.
• (Saluting) I relieve you, sir.
• (Saluting) I stand relieved.
• Attention in the pilot house! This is LT
  Mendenilla, LT Solomon has the deck.
• This is LT Solomon, I have the deck.

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Proper Watch Turnover

• Watch team acknowledges
• Helm, aye. Steering course 085, checking 087.
• Lee helm, aye. All engines ahead 1/3 indicating
  115 turns for 12 knots.
• Quartermaster, aye.
• Boatswains Mate, aye.

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Set the Sea Anchor Detail!
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Sea Anchor Detail

• When? Pulling in and out of port, transiting
  through a channel or canal, etc.
• Extra bridge watchstanders
• Extra watchstanders in the propulsion plants
• Extra watchstanders in Rudder Control room
• Extra lookouts

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General Quarters!

• General Quarters! General Quarters! All hands
  man your battle stations!
• (Bong! Bong! Bong! Bong! . . .)

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Battle Organization

• 5 Conditions of Readiness
• I GENERAL QUARTERS!
• Maximum state of readiness. Battle Stations!
• IA Amphibious Assault
• II Special watch for gunfire support ships
• III Wartime Cruising
• IV Normal peacetime cruising
• V Peacetime watch in port

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Possible test questions

• Describe the ships administrative chain of
  command. What does each member do?
• List all of the underway watches. What is each
  one responsible for?
• What are the major departments aboard every Navy
  ship?

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