Other general duties of the engineer officer includethe following:. Organize the department, train and assignpersonnel, maintain material, and ensure optimumreadiness for battle.. Prepare and maintain bills and orders necessaryfor proper organization and efficient operation of theengineering department.. Indoctrinate and supervise persons within thedepartment and others under his control to ensure strictobservance of all prescribed and necessary securitymeasures and safety precautions. This requires properposting of all safety precautions and frequent training insecurity measures and safety precautions.. Frequently inspect personnel, material, andspaces assigned to the engineering department to correctdefects and deficiencies. The engineer officer or hisrepresentative should inspect the department each dayand report results of the inspection to the XO.. Control the expenditure of allotted funds andoperate the engineering department within the limit ofsuch funds.l Practice economy in the use of public funds.. Maintain records and submit reports required ofthe engineering department.. Maintain, preserve, and ensure security of spacesassigned to the engineering department.. Anticipate personnel and material needed in theengineering department and submit timely requests tofulfill requirements.. Cooperate with other department heads forcoordination of effort of the entire command.l Perform such other duties as may be assigned.PROSPECTIVE ENGINEER OFFICER.—Usually, when an officer reports to a ship in commissionto relieve the engineer officer, the relief is effectedjointly by the two officers concerned. In this case, thejob of the incoming officer is relatively simple and hecan get a lot of help from the incumbent.At other times, an engineer officer may be assignedto a ship before it is commissioned. In this case, thecircumstances are quite different. He performs theduties of engineer officer subject to the orders of theofficer to whom he has reported for duty. If his ship isbeing constructed, he will initially organize theengineering department as well. He will establish andmaintain working relations with shipyard personnel;attend to the numerous details concerning inspection ofmachinery, tests, trials, and equipage; prepare casualtycontrol and repair party manuals, operatinginstructions, and safety precautions; select personnelfor certain jobs; train assigned personnel; and performthe many other details required on a new ship before itis commissioned. The job will be less complicated if theship has been in commission previously, as in the caseof the major conversion of a reactivated ship.In any event, the job of the prospective engineerofficer will be easier if he has had previous experiencein the engineering department of a naval ship. One ofthe first things he should do is prepare a checklist of allrequired publications, logs, records, and reports. Such alist will make it easier to organize the engineeringdepartment and determine that the necessarypublications, logs, records, and reports are complete,correct, and up to date before he relieves the engineerofficer. The Naval Ship's Technical Manual; theDamage Control Manual, the NWP 62-1; the U.S. NavyRegulations, 1990; the NAVSEASYSCOM directives;and the TYCOM’s directives will be helpful in thepreparation of such a checklist.DUTIES UPON DETACHMENT.–— When theengineer officer of a ship is ordered detached, theofficer and his relief must jointly inspect the materialand records of the engineering department. Uponcompletion of the inspection, the two officers submit ajoint report to the CO. The report lists any defects ordeficiencies, describes the status of transfer of theequipage charges to the department or subdivision (notrequired in organizations where equipage is held in theplant account), and states the facts in dispute when thereis any disagreement. The CO determines the actualconditions, fixes responsibility for them, and takes suchactions as may be necessary to complete the followingprocedures.During the joint inspection of the engineeringdepartment, the relieving officer should do thefollowing:lllInspect operation of the engineering plant atanchor and underway (if possible).Investigate any recent engineering casualties.Inspect all spaces for cleanliness, preservation,and posting of safety precautions and operatinginstructions.1-7
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