GENERAL QUARTERS INSTRUCTIONSSUPERVISION AND ASSIGNMENTElectronics division personnel are each assigned ageneral quarters station by the division watch, quarter,and station bills. Assignments of personnel should bepractical and functional, as determined by the EMO. Asan ET1 or ETC, you will be in a position to makerecommendations to the EMO, and your experience andattitude will contribute much to the success of overallelectronics casualty control (ECC).Specific instructions for general quarters should beoutlined in the electronics division organization manualand in the electronics casualty control manual.Procedures and applications should be a major part ofelectronics training. Chapter 5 of this TRAMANprovides more information concerning ECC.IN-PORT WATCHESThe leading ET of each watch section is designatedas the duty Electronics Technician and is directlyresponsible for the handling of all electronics casualtiesthat may occur during periods outside normal workinghours.All technicians who are aboard, even though theymay rate liberty, are considered to be on duty and maybe called upon by the duty Electronics Technician at anytime to assist in handling any electronics repair.UNDERWAY WATCHESUnderway, a watch list is made up by the leadingET, approved by the EMO, and posted in the electronicsworkshop or office. All watches are stood according tothis watch list and watch standing instructions. Thetechnician on watch maintains station in the electronicsworkshop, except when called upon to handle a casualty,to supervise preventive maintenance, or to makeinspections and tests.The only reading materials authorized for useduring underway watches are technical publications,manuals, and instruction books pertaining to some phaseof electronics.For sea details, equipment technicians are assignedto main areas where electronics equipment is operated(for example, CIC, main communications, and thebridge). The electronics workshop or office should bemanned by a senior ET, who will receive and coordinatetrouble calls. Other specific special sea details requiredby your ship type should be manned accordingly.Your duties and responsibilities above and beyondmaintenance will involve making important supervisoryand administrative decisions. These decisions concernpersonnel assignments, planning of workloads, and theprompt and proper completion of all paper work.Supervision goes hand in hand with planning andthe guiding of junior personnel. Proper supervisionresults in the proper employment of personnel. Today’sETs are well-trained technicians who have the right toexpect their services to be used properly.You must take the time to plan carefully and mustsupervise in a professional manner. Your efforts willresult in the cooperation of junior personnel, therebymaking your electronics division more effective.REPORTS AND RECORDSAs you advance in rate, you will find that submittingperiodic reports and maintaining personnel andequipment records will become a daily responsibility.Train yourself to be both proficient and efficient. Doingthese reports and records in a proper and timely mannerwill allow you more time to complete your other duties.In other words, if you let the paper work pile up, youwill be pressured for time and will probably do thereports hurriedly. Keeping up with the paper work dailywill decrease your stress level and will yield a bettermanagement product for the Navy.REPORTSEven though the EMO is ultimately responsible forall division reports and records, the EMO will dependon your knowledge and performance for inputs to thosereports and records. Some of the reports and recordswith which you should be familiar are described in thefollowing paragraphs. These reports will be listed inyour command’s “Recurring Reports” instruction.Trouble ReportsTrouble reports are used by operators andtechnicians to indicate electronic equipment problemsor failures. They are generally used in conjunction withthe electronics office or workshop trouble call log. TheEMO or senior technicians make electronicsmaintenance assignments based on the priorities of theexisting trouble reports. A trouble report system with atrouble call log and a trouble call/report sequentialnumbering system will assist you in tracking troublereports and will be useful as a tool in ensuring proper2-3
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