CHAPTER 2ADMINISTRATION, SUPERVISION,AND TRAININGThe higher you go in the Navy, the moreresponsibility you will have for administration,supervision, and training. This chapter dealsbriefly with some of your administrative andsupervisory responsibilities and then takes up cer-tain aspects of your responsibility for trainingothers.Although it is possible to consider administra-tion, supervision, and training as three separateareas of responsibility, it is important toremember that the three cannot be totallyseparated. Much of your work requires you to ad-minister, supervise, and train, all at the same time.For example, consider a pump overhaul job. Asan administrator, you will schedule the job, checkon the history of the pump, and see that therequired forms and reports are submitted.As a supervisor, you will actually oversee thework and make sure it is done correctly. As atrainer, you will provide information and instruc-tion on repair parts, repair procedures andpolicies, safety precautions, and other matters.These administrative, supervisory, and train-ing tasks have a direct relationship to the job athand—namely, the overhaul of the pump. But thepump overhaul job can’t even get started unlessa variety of administrative, supervisory, and train-ing functions are performed on a continuing basis.Materials, repair parts, and tools must beavailable when they are needed; jobs must bescheduled with due regard to the urgency of otherwork; records must be kept and reports must besubmitted; and personnel must be in a continuousstate of training so that they can assume increas-ingly important duties and responsibilities. Theonly way to keep things running smoothly is totake your administrative, supervisory, and train-ing responsibilities seriously.ADMINISTRATION ANDSUPERVISIONAs an Engineman, you will have ad-ministrative and supervisory responsibilities inconnection with engineroom and auxiliary opera-tions and with equipment maintenance and repair.OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIESThe engineering department administrativeorganization is set up to provide a means for theproper assignment of duties and for the propersupervision of personnel. However, no organiza-tion can run itself. Personnel—including you—are needed to see that all pertinent instructionsare carried out; that all machinery, equipment,and piping systems are operated in accordancewith good engineering practice; that operatinginstructions and safety precautions are posted bythe machinery and obeyed by all engineroompersonnel; that all watchstanders are properlysupervised; that records and reports are filled-incorrectly and submitted as required; and that theentire engineering plant is operated with max-imum reliability, efficiency, and safety.In order for you to monitor and record yourplant’s status and performance, you need to knowwhich engineering records and reports for theadministration, maintenance, and repair of navalships are prescribed by directives from suchauthorities as the Type Commander, Naval ShipSystems Command (NAVSHIPS), and Chief ofNaval Operations (CNO). These records must beaccurate and up to date in accordance with cur-rent instructions.As an EN3 and EN2, you have been primarilyconcerned with operating logs and similar records.As an EN1 or ENC, you will have new supervisory2-1
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