Chapter  9—ENGINEERING  CASUALTY  CONTROL TRAINING Casualty control training must be a continuous step-by-step  procedure  and  should  provide  for refresher  drills.  Any  realistic  simulation  of casualties must be preceded by adequate prepara- tion. You and your work center personnel must learn to understand fully the consequences of any error  which  may  be  made  in  handling  real  or simulated   casualties. methodical and organized approach to casualty control  has  resulted  in  increased  control,  less disabling of a plant, and an increase in the overall safety to the plant and personnel. The majority of all engineering plant casualties can be attributed to a lack of knowledge of the correct procedures on the part of the watch sta- tion  personnel.  Often  a  relatively  simple  problem, if  allowed  to  compound  itself,  could  lead, ultimately, to the disabling of the ship. The causes of ineffective casualty control and their preven- tion are listed as follows: To  ensure  maximum  engineering  department operational readiness, a ship must be self suffi- cient  in  the  conduct  of  propulsion  plant  casualty control drills. The management required for such drills involves the establishment of the Engineer- ing  Casualty  Control  Evaluation  Team  (ECCET) and  the  preliminary  administrative  support  for  the training  program. Engineering Casualty Control Evaluation  Team  (ECCET) An  ECCET  should  be  developed  for  each underway watch section, and a sufficient number of personnel should be assigned to evaluate each watch station during the drills. 1.  Lack  of  positive  control.  The  Engineering Officer  of  the  Watch  (EOOW)  must  maintain positive control of every situation that arises and must  possess  thorough  knowledge  of  the  correct procedures and systems operation. 2. Lack of effective communications. Com- munications  throughout  the  engineering  plant must be maintained at all times. The repeat back technique for watchstanders is the only means of ensuring that communications are received and understood. 3. Lack of systems knowledge. Watch person- nel are frequently shallow in their depth of systems knowledge  and  approach  to  casualty  control. Watch  sections  must  be  familiar  with  the  opera- tion and theory of all vital engineering systems. 4. Lack of casualty control assistance. Off- watch personnel are not called to assist in casualty control  follow-up  actions  with  the  result  that watchstanders  are  unable  to  satisfactorily  deal with   recovering   from   a   casualty.   Off-watch personnel must be called to provide requisite ex- pertise  and  augment  assigned  watchstanders  per- forming restoration actions. In  the  past,  the  primary  emphasis  in  casualty control   training   has   been   placed   on   speed. However, with the development and implemen- tation of the Engineering Operational Casualty Control  (EOCC)  portion  of  the  Engineering Operational  Sequence  System  (EOSS),  a  more The engineer officer must ensure the develop- ment of an accurate, comprehensive drill package adequate  to  exercise  the  engineering  department in all phases of casualty control procedures. The drill package should contain a complete file of drill scenarios and drill cards for each type of casualty that could reasonably occur to the pro- pulsion plant. The scenarios should contain the drill title, scenario number (if assigned), a general description of the casualty, the method of impos- ing the drill, the cause (several possible causes should  be  listed)  and  estimated  time  of  repair (ETR),  cautions  to  prevent  personnel  hazards  or machinery  damage,  and  any  simulations  to  be used in the drill. The drill cards must give the cor- rect procedure to be followed by each watch team member in the proper sequence for the drill. The purpose of the drill cards is to give the ECCET members ready reference to the proper procedures to be followed. The engineer officer must ensure that adequate research is done to ensure the ac- curacy of each scenario and pertinent drill cards. EOCC, if installed, should be the prime informa- tion source. The main propulsion assistant (MPA) should have custody of a master drill package, with  appropriate  copies  of  applicable  drill scenarios and drill cards for each space. The planning and scheduling of casualty con- trol drills should receive equal priority with other training  evolutions  that  are  conducted  during  nor- mal working hours. When a specified time for 9-3