CHAPTER 16ADMINISTRATIONThis chapter is provided to help you preparefor the “job ahead” and to acquaint you withyour duties and responsibilities as an EA3 in atypical SEABEE billet. This chapter also discussesthe training requirements and methods of pre-paring for in-rate advancement and discusses yourrole, in general, in the overall organization of theNaval Construction Force (NCF).THE ENGINEERING AID RATINGThe Engineering Aid rating is a general rating,as are all others in the Occupational Field 13ratings. The scope of duties and responsibilitiesfollows.SCOPE OF DUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIESEngineering Aids plan, supervise, and performtasks required in construction surveying, con-struction drafting, planning and estimating, andquality control; prepare progress reports, timerecords, construction schedules, and material andlabor estimates; establish and operate a basicquality control system for testing soils, concrete,and other construction materials; prepare, edit,and reproduce construction drawings; and makeand control surveys, performing such tasks asrunning and closing traverses, running levelcircuits,staking out construction projects,and obtaining other field data necessary forengineering studies or for actual construction ofany type of structure that may come under thecognizance of the NCF.IMPORTANCE OF THE EA RATINGThe necessity for naval construction need notbe emphasized, and each of the OccupationalField 13 ratings performs a vital and indispensablefunction in naval construction. In one sense,however, the function of the EA is of specialsignificance. By merely studying the scope of theEA’s duties and responsibilities, one can deducethat the EA’s functions relate to the WHOLEconstruction project, rather than to one particularphase of it. From the project’s conception untilits final completion report, the EA contributesdirectly or indirectly towards its completion.Some of your efforts might not be measurablein terms of work-in-place; however, they may bethe deciding factor as to the accuracy and qualityof the finished project. Your alertness in com-piling man-hour expenditures and progress reportsmay have alerted the operations officer to seelagging work schedules. This enables the opera-tions officer to readjust timetables and prioritiesto meet standing completion requirements.The foregoing are just a few examples of yoursupport to the mission of the NCF. You willencounter and learn a majority of your tasksthrough on-the-job training (or informal schools).The specific tasks you perform will dependupon your particular duty assignments and theprevailing contingency—operational, logistical, orboth. Some of the various support assignmentsthat you, as an EA, might encounter are discussedin later sections.TYPICAL EA BILLETSGenerally, most of the billets for an EA3 onsea duty are in the Naval Mobile ConstructionBattalion, commonly called the “green machine. ”This is where most of your skills as an EA willbe put to use, honed, and tested. The experienceyou will gather from this type of duty is vast,provided you take on the challenges of your rate.For shore duty, assignment to public worksactivities is common to an EA3. However, othertypes of independent sea, shore, or oversea billetsare available to you. Ask your leading pettyofficer (LPO) or your unit career counselor foradditional information.16-1
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