3. Engineering officer of the watch (EOOW)–Thisindividual may be either the EOOW or the EDO,depending on engineering plant conditions.4. Officer of the deck (OOD)–This individual maybe either the OOD or the ship’s duty officer, dependingon the ship’s condition.5. CAUTION tag (See fig. 1-6.)–This is aYELLOW tag used as a precautionary measure. Itprovides temporary special instructions or warns thatunusual caution must be used to operate the equipment.These instructions must state exactly why the tag isinstalled. Use of phrases such as “DO NOT OPERATEWITHOUT EOOW PERMISSION” is not appropriate.Yellow tagged equipment or systems must not beoperated without permission from the responsiblesupervisor. The CAUTION tag may not be used ifpersonnel or equipment can be endangered whileworking under normal operating procedures. In suchcases, a DANGER tag must be used.6. DANGER tag (See fig. 1-7.)–This is a RED tagthat prohibits the operation of equipment that couldjeopardize the safety of personnel or endangerequipment, systems, or components. Equipment maynot be operated or removed when tagged withDANGER tags.7. OUT-OF-CALIBRATION labels (See fig.1-8.)–These are ORANGE labels used to identifyinstruments that are out of calibration and do not giveaccurate readings. These labels warn that theinstruments may be used for system operation, but onlywith extreme caution.8. OUT-OF-COMMISSION labels (See fig.1-9)–These are RED labels used to identify instrumentsthat will not give accurate readings because they areeither defective or isolated from the system. Theinstruments should not be used until they have beenrecertified for use.9. Repair activity–This is any activity other thanthe ship’s force that is involved in the construction,testing, repair, overhaul, refueling, or maintenance ofthe ship (intermediate or depot level maintenanceactivities).10. Ship’s force–These are personnel who areassigned to the ship and are responsible for themaintenance and operation of the ship’s systems andequipment. Only qualified personnel are authorized tomake a tag-out.11. Tag-out log–This is the control document usedto administer the entire tag-out procedure.Figure 1-8.–Out-of-calibration label.Figure 1-9.–Out-of-commision label.TAG-OUT LOGSThe number of tag-out logs on a ship depends on theship’s size. For example, a minesweeper ornonnuclear-powered submarine may need only onetag-out log; a major surface combatant may need aseparate log for each major department. Individual forcecommanders specify the number of logs needed andtheir location.A tag-out log is a record of authorization for eachtag-out action. It includes the following information:1. A copy of OPNAVINST 3120.32B and anyamplifying directives needed to administer the system.2. The DANGER/CAUTION Tag-out Index andRecord of Audit (Index/Audit Record). This is asequential list of all tag-outs issued. It provides a readyreference of existing tag-outs, ensures that serialnumbers are issued sequentially, and is useful inconducting audits of the log. A sample of this index isshown in figure 1-10. Index pages with all tag-outs listedas cleared may be removed by the department head.3. DANGER/CAUTION Tag-out Record Sheet(figs. 1-11 and 1-12). All tags that have been used in thetag-out of a particular system are logged on oneDANGER/CAUTION tag-out record sheet along withthe reason for the tag-out. All effective sheets are keptin one section of the log.4. Instrument Log (fig. 1-13). Labels used withOUT-OF-CALIBRATION and OUT-OF-COM-MISSION instruments are logged in the instrument log.5. Cleared DANGER/CAUTION Tag-out RecordSheets. Sheets that have been cleared and completed are1-11
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