REVIEW QUESTIONS
3. Ensure the preparation and maintenance of
damage control compartment check-off lists for all
Q6.
What person is responsible for damage
divisional spaces.
control?
4. Supervise the setting of specified damage
1.
Administrative officer
control material conditions within divisional spaces and
2.
Engineer officer
make required reports.
3.
Damage control assistant
5. Weigh portable CO2 bottles, inspect and test
damage control and fire-fighting equipment, and
4.
Damage control is an all-hands
responsibility
prepare required reports for approval by the division
officer according to current ship's instruction.
Q7.
What officer is also known as the damage
control officer?
6. Ensure that the required battle lanterns,
dogging wrenches, spanner wrenches, and other
1.
Administrative officer
damage control equipment are in place and in a usable
2.
Engineer officer
condition in all divisional spaces.
3.
Damage control assistant
7. Ensure that all compartments, piping, cables,
4.
Commanding officer
and damage control and fire-fighting equipment are
properly stenciled or identified by color codes.
Q8.
When logging fittings in the damage control
8. Ensure the posting of safety precautions and
closure log, you may log a fitting open for
operating instructions in required divisional spaces.
what maximum amount of time?
9. Assist the division officer in the inspection of
1.
10 hours
divisional spaces for cleanliness and preservation, and
2.
12 hours
assist in the preparation of required reports.
3.
18 hours
10. Conduct daily inspections of divisional spaces
for the elimination of fire hazards.
4.
24 hours
11. Perform such other duties with reference to
Q9.
What assistant to the engineer officer assists
damage control and maintenance of divisional spaces as
the damage control assistant in providing
directed by supervisory personnel.
damage control training for the ship's
DAMAGE CONTROLMAN
company?
1.
Damage control supervisor
As a Damage Controlman (DC) you will work
2.
Fire marshal
with damage control daily. During your daily routine,
you will work to prevent fires and flooding while
3.
Damage control assistant
accomplishing your regular job. You will inspect and
4.
Damage control petty officer
maintain damage control equipment and systems.
When you first start out, you will be assigned to an
e m e rg e n cy d a m a g e c o n t r o l t e a m . Yo u w i l l b e
DAMAGE CONTROL
required to familiarize yourself with your ship's
ADMINISTRATION
systems and all aspects of damage control.
Eventually, you will qualify as scene leader for the
Learning Objective: Recall various damage control
emergency damage control teams. You will also be
administrative programs, directives, and reports.
expected to help train other personnel in damage
control. Although damage control is an
Provisions have been developed to administer
ALL-HANDS responsibility, the DC community
shipboard damage control effectively. These include
ensures that damage control readiness is kept at the
bills, directives, reports, and programs. These
highest possible level.
administrative requirements are discussed below.
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