chief to see if the ventilation in your reproduction room
is adequate.
In addition, the reproduction room should be kept
as dust-free as possible. Air conditioning is helpful in
this regard; however, it does not take the place of good
housekeeping practices.
Before a new reproduction machine is operated—
even before it is installed-the potential operator must
study the manufacturer’s handbook carefully. The
instructions it contains (both for safe and efficient
installation and for safe and efficient operation) must be
carefully followed
As alluded to previously, light-sensitive materials
must be stored in lighttight spaces. The original
containers of such materials are lighttight; therefore, the
materials should remain in these containers as long as
possible.
Engineering Technical Library
The overall battalion technical library contains
reference publications related to construction and to
subjects like ordnance, communications, military
planning and training, medical and dental, professional
development, and supply. Of concern to you is the
engineering technical library. It should be consigned to
the operations department on a subcustody basis by a
designated central control office. That central control
office may be the plans and training department,
educational services office, or the supply department.
Publications that are required in the engineering
technical library, as well as the entire battalion library,
are listed in Section 12 of the TOA. Some of the
NAVFAC publications that must be in the engineering
library are listed below.
P-272
P-315
P-349
P-357
P-385
P-405
P-437
Definitive Drawings for Naval Shore Facilities
Naval Construction Force Manual
NAVFAC Documentation Index
Abstracts of Manuals, Technical and Non-
technical
Base Development Planning for Contingency
Operations
Seabee Planner’s and Estimator Handbook
Facilities Planning Guide, Volume I and
Volume 2
In addition to NAVFAC publications, numerous
standards and military handbooks are also required. A
few of these that you must have in the engineering
library are as follows:
MIL-HDBK-1006/1
MIL-STD-12D
MIL-STD-14A
MIL-STD-17B
MTL-STD-1OOE
ANSI Y14.1
ANSI Y14.5M
ANSI Y32.4
ANSI Y32.9
ANSI/AWS A3.O
ANSI/AWS 2.4
Policy and Procedures for
Project Drawing and Specifi-
cation Preparation
Abbreviations for Use on
Drawings and in Technical-Type
Publications
Architectural Symbols
Mechanical Symbols
Engineering Drawing Practices
Drawing Sheet Size and Format
Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Graphic Symbols for Plumbing
Fixtures for Diagrams Used in
Architecture and Building Con-
struction
Graphical Symbols for Electrical
Wiring and Layout Diagrams
Used in Architecture and
Building Construction
Standard Welding Terms and
Definitions
Symbols for Welding and Non-
destructive Testing
Besides the aforementioned publications, the
engineering technical library contains various
commercial publications of interest to the EA, such as
the current edition of Architectural Graphic Standards
by Ramsey and Sleeper.
Maintaining the engineering technical library is
another important collateral-duty job that you should
delegate to a responsible EA3 working the drafting
room. In this capacity the EA3, as the librarian, is
responsible for arranging the publications, indexing,
inventorying, and checking in or out publications. He
should also be tasked with packing the entire library for
embarkation to overseas deployment sites.
Checking and Editing Drawings
In any drafting layout, it is important that
organization, format, conformance to applicable
standards, and accuracy of every detail be checked
thoroughly. Techniques in checking and editing
drawings are acquired through actual experience and
continuous study. Mistakes are readily seen by an
individual who has long experience with the subject
matter under consideration and a wide range of
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