ENGINEMAN 1 & C
duties which will require that you have a greater
knowledge of engineering paperwork and the
associated administrative procedures. Supervisory
duties and responsibilities require a knowledge of
engineering records as well as of such items as
inspections, administrative procedures, training,
preventive maintenance, and repair procedures.
Information on the most common engineer-
ing records and reports is given in this chapter.
These standard forms are prepared by the various
systems commands and CNO. The forms are for
issue to forces afloat and can be obtained as
indicated in the Navy Stock List of Forms and
Publications, NAVSUP 2002. Since these forms
are revised as conditions warrant, personnel order-
ing forms must be sure that the most current
forms are obtained. When complementary forms
are necessary for local use, make certain that an
existing standard form will not serve the purpose
before having complementary forms prepared and
printed.
Legal Engineering Records
The Engineering Log and the Engineers Bell
Book are the only legal records compiled by the
engineering department. The Engineering Log is
a midnight-to-midnight record of the ships
engineering department. The Engineers Bell Book
is a legal record of any order regarding change
in the movement of the propellers.
ENGINEERING LOG.The Engineering
Log, NAVSEA 3120/2 (figure 2-1), and the Log
Continuation Sheet, NAVSEA 3120/2A, are
used to record important daily events and data
pertaining to the engineering department and the
operation of the engineering plant. A table is pro-
vided in the log for recording the hourly average
rpm (to the nearest tenth) of all shafts and the
resultant speed, in knots. Additional tables and
spaces are provided for recording the ships draft
and displacement (upon getting underway and
anchoring or mooring); the total engine miles
steamed for the day and the distance traveled
through water; the number of days out of dock;
the amount of fuel, water, and lubricating oil on
hand, received, and expended; the name of the
ship, the date, and the location or route of the
ship; and remarks chronicling important events.
Entries in the Engineering Log must be made
in accordance with instructions given (1) on the
log sheet (NAVSEA 3120/2), (2) in chapter 10 of
U.S. Navy Regulations, (3) in Naval Ships
Technical Manual, chapter 9004, and (4) in direc-
tives of the type commander.
Remarks written in the Engineering Log must
include (1) boilers in use, (2) engine combination
in use, (3) major speed changes (such as 1/3, 2/3,
standard, and full), (4) all injuries to personnel
occurring within the department, (5) casualties
occurring to material under the cognizance of the
engineering department, and (6) such other mat-
ters as may be specified by competent authority.
Each entry must be a complete statement and
employ standard phraseology. The type com-
manders directives contain other specific
requirements pertaining to the remarks section
of Engineering Logs for ships of the type; the
engineer officer must ensure compliance with
these directives.
The original Engineering Log, prepared neatly
and legibly in ink or pencil, is the legal record.
The remarks should be preparedand must be
signedby the engineering officer of the watch
(EOOW) (underway) or the engineering depart-
ment duty officer (in port). No erasures are per-
mitted in the log. When a correction is deemed
necessary, a single line is drawn through the
original entry so that the entry remains legible and
the correct entry is inserted in such a manner as
to ensure clarity and legibility. Corrections,
additions, or changes are made only by the per-
son required to sign the log for the watch and are
initialed by him on the margin of the page.
The engineer officer verifies the accuracy and
completeness of all entries and signs the log
daily. The commanding officer approves the log
and signs the log on the last calendar day of each
month and on the date he relinquishes command.
The engineer officer should require that the log
sheets be submitted to him in sufficient time to
allow him to check and sign them prior to noon
of the first day following the date of the log
sheet(s).
When the commanding officer (or engineer
officer) directs a change or addition to the
Engineering Log, the person concerned must
comply unless he believes the proposed change or
addition to be incorrect; in this event the
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