Q5.
What person is in charge of the fire party at
MESSENGER.-- If you are assigned as a
the emergency scene and directs the efforts of
messenger, you will be responsible for carrying
the fire party to combat the emergency
messages between the scene of the casualty and the
situation?
repair locker. You will need to be thoroughly familiar
with your ship and know how to get from one place to
1.
The LCPO
another. You are to stay near the on-scene leader at all
2.
The on-scene leader
times except when you are taking a message to the
3.
The repair party supervisor
repair locker. When carrying a message from one point
to another, you do so quickly because the leader may
4.
The damage control assistant
have another message ready for you when you return.
Q6.
Investigators normally operate in pairs,travel
assigned routes, and report conditions to the
repair locker.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
1.
True
Q1.
The two elements of the damage control
2.
False
organization are the damage control
administrative organization and the damage
DAMAGE CONTROL
control battle organization.
COMMUNICATIONS
1.
True
2.
False
Learning Objective: Identify the damage control
communication systems and recall the purpose of each.
Q2.
The three objectives of damage control are as
Damage control communications are vital to a
follows: (1) Maintain the established material
ship's survival during emergency conditions. Each
conditions of readiness; (2) train all personnel
repair party is required to keep DCC informed of the
in all aspects of shipboard damage control;
damage status within its area. At the same time, each
(3) maintain damage control systems and
repair party needs to monitor the reports from all the
equipment in the best condition possible to
other repair parties. By monitoring these reports, each
ensure survivability.
repair party will be able to assume the duties of DCC
1.
True
if DCC becomes a battle casualty. If adequate damage
control communications are not maintained, the
2.
False
entire damage control organization could break down
Q3.
What damage control station receives reports
rapidly and fail to perform its primary
from all others and coordinates their actions?
responsibilities.
1.
Repair station 1
The following communication methods may be
used for damage control communications:
2.
Fire marshal station
1. Sound-powered battle telephone circuits
3.
Damage control central
2. Two-way intercoms
4.
Repair station 4
3. Ship's service telephones
Q4.
The three responsibilities of the at-sea fire
party are as follows: (1) Respond immediately
4. Ship's general announcing system
to fire alarms when the ship's repair parties
5. Integrated voice communications system
are not manned; (2) extinguish small fires
6. Voice tubes
without disrupting other ship operations;
(3) control fires until ongoing sensitive
7. Messengers
critical evolutions can be secured and GQ
8. WIFCOM (wire-free communication)
stations can be manned and ready.
As a Damage Controlman, you must be familiar
1.
True
with the communication systems used by the damage
control organization on your own ship. Detailed
2.
False
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