MAINTENANCE
VOLUME 2—OPERATIONAL SEQUENCES
As an ET, you are responsible for maintaining the
radar, antenna, video and sync amps, and radar
switchboard, plus any associated equipment directly
connected to this group.
All ships with NTDS have a Combat Systems
Technical Operations Manual (CSTOM). The CSTOM
documents the total integrated combat systems concept;
you will find it a
useful guide regarding
communications, radar, and NTDS as a whole integrated
system.
The CSTOM organizes the technical data associated
with the integrated combat system, providing
information required to both operate and maintain the
system.
It defines significant capabilities and
limitations of the system, and even outlines
requirements for maintaining material and personnel
readiness for the system. The publication is structured
as follows:
VOLUME 1—COMBAT SYSTEMS DESCRIP-
TION
VOLUME 3—COMBAT SYSTEM READINESS
VOLUME 4—CAPABILITIES AND LIMITA-
TIONS
As you may imagine, with such an all-
encompassing system, troubleshooting may take you
beyond ET lines of maintenance responsibility. If the
system has a problem, you should be aware of what the
FCs, or DSs, or ICs are doing. Your expertise on the
radar or the radar distribution switchboard may help
prevent them from wasting their time. Being aware of
what other ratings are doing also will allow you to
become more familiar with other equipment and more
knowledgeable about what could affect your equipment.
Regardless of your technical knowledge on a piece
of gear, you must know the safety requirements
associated with that gear before you work on it. In the
next chapter, we will discuss safety aspects that are
specific to radar maintenance.
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