structures, plumbing, and piping systems; qualify in the
techniques, skills, and use of damage control, CBR
defense, and fire fighting; organize, supervise, and train
personnel in maintenance, hull repair, CBR defense,
and damage control; supervise and perform tasks in
procurement and assurance of supplies and repair parts;
instruct personnel and enforce safety and security
precautions; and prepare records and reports.
DCs plan, supervise, and perform tasks necessary
for damage control, ship stability, preservation of
watertight integrity, fire fighting, and CBR warfare
defense; instruct and coordinate damage control parties;
instruct personnel in the techniques of damage control
and CBR defense; supervise and perform tasks in
procurement and issuance of supplies and repair parts;
and prepare records and reports.
EMs operate electrical light and power generating,
distribution, and control equipment; perform preventive
and corrective maintenance of electrical generators,
switchboards, motors, lighting fixtures, closed circuit
television systems, and other electrical equipment
including small boat electrical systems; and prepare and
maintain electrical logs, records, and reports.
ENs operate internal combustion engines and diesel
propulsion plants, diesel generators, distilling plants,
refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, small boat
propulsion equipment, hydraulic systems, and other
auxiliaries such as cranes and winches; perform
preventive and corrective maintenance of assigned
machinery, material, and systems; and prepare and
maintain required logs, records, and reports.
ICs operate gyrocompass systems, IC systems, and
closed circuit television equipment; perform preventive
and corrective maintenance of gyrocompass systems,
IC systems, sound-powered and automatic telephone
systems; and prepare and maintain required logs,
records, and reports.
MRs repair shipboard machinery using machine
shop equipment such as lathes, milling machines,
boring mills, grinders, power hacksaws, drill presses,
and other machine tools; perform preventive and
corrective maintenance on shop machinery; and prepare
and maintain shop files, records, and reports.
MMs operate steam propulsion machinery and
associated auxiliaries, turbogenerator plants, distilling
plants, refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, and
other auxiliary machinery such as steering engines,
anchor windlasses, and cranes and winches; perform
preventive and corrective maintenance on shop
machinery; and prepare and maintain shop files,
records, and reports.
GS is a general rating at the E-8 and E-9 level. GSE
(electrical) and GSM (mechanical) are service ratings
up to E-7. They operate, repair, and perform
maintenance on gas turbines, associated auxiliaries,
main propulsion machinery, propulsion control
systems, and the electrical and electronic circuitry
associated with gas turbine systems and prepare and
maintain required logs, records, and reports.
Firemen (FN) stand messenger, cold iron, and fire
watches, and any other watch for which they are
qualified according to PQS. They are required to clean
assigned spaces and equipment; make minor repairs to
engineering equipment and material and the ship’s hull
depending upon the rating for which they train. They
record readings on various engineering equipment;
participate in general drills; and perform general detail
duties. Normally, each division in the engineering
department is assigned enough FNs to provide
replacements for losses of petty officers.
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WATCH
ORGANIZATION
The primary objective of the ship’s watch
organization is security of the ship under all probable
conditions. Optimum efficiency in administration is a
secondary objective. The TYCOM establishes
requirements for degrees of readiness and for condition
watches.
Normally, the security of the ship is adjusted to the
demands of the current situation by the use of one of six
general degrees of readiness. These are based upon the
probability of battle as related to the combat ability of
the forces required to meet the threat. Condition
watches are the ship’s watch organizations that provide
for the manning of watch stations to meet the various
general degrees of readiness.
The first general degree of readiness requires
complete readiness of the ship for immediate action.
Condition watch I provides for the first degree of
readiness.
The second general degree of readiness allows
temporary relaxation from the first degree of readiness.
This allows personnel to rest and permits designated
personnel to draw and distribute meals at battle stations,
Condition watch IE provides for the second degree of
readiness.
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