CHAPTER 8
BATTLE DAMAGE REPAIR
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Learning Objective: Recall the requirements and
procedures for conducting battle damage analysis and
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repair.
Electrical tools
To repair battle damage, you must possess
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extensive knowledge of the available damage control
equipment and materials. At the same time, you must
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be able to expeditiously analyze and determine the
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appropriate corrective actions needed.
Should your ship sustain a damaging hit, the
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damage must be investigated immediately. Precise
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reports from investigators that are forwarded in an
expeditious manner are critical. These reports allow
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key damage control personnel to form a concise picture
Combustible gas indicator (explosimeter)
as to the extent of the damage. This process results in a
determination of what actions are required to localize
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and overcome the casualty.
Supplied air respirator with self-contained
DAMAGE CONTROL EQUIPMENT
breathing apparatus (SAR/SCBA)
AND MATERIALS
Portable Exothermic Cutting Unit (PECU)
Electrical kits
Learning Objective: Identify the various types of
damage control equipment and material and recall the
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maintenance and inventory requirements for each.
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The equipment and materials required to make
repairs to battle damage vary according to the nature of
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the damage. Since several types of damage can occur
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aboard ship, you must know how to use a wide variety
of equipment and materials. The Allowance Equipage
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List has several repair locker inventory lists for various
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types of ships. A typical repair locker will usually
contain some or most of the following equipment,
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depending upon the ship's allowance:
Pipe-patching kit (soft patches)
18 oxygen breathing apparatus (OBA). Twelve
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canisters for each OBA and six held in reserve
Prefabricated patches (wood and steel)
Fire-fighter's protective gloves
Sound-powered phones
Flashlights
Basket strainer
Sealed-beam lights
Submersible pump
Battle lanterns
Gas masks
Extension lights
Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR)
Sounding tapes
defense protective clothing
CBR defense detection equipment and markers
Helmets
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