supervision learn about the capabilities and limita-
tions of the equipment with which they work, and
the procedures to follow should casualties occur.
Safety is a responsibility of all Navy person-
nel. As an EN1 or ENC, you will instruct your
personnel in shipboard safety precautions, par-
ticularly those that are applicable to your division,
and will ensure that copies of these precautions
are posted in conspicuous places. Most impor-
tantly, you will watch for careless methods of
workthe frequent source of accidents. You will
be expected to set a good example for following
safety practices. The example you will set will have
a great influence on your people and other per-
sonnel. You will watch for and report all unsafe
conditions.
To successfully perform your duties, you
should know the duties performed in other divi-
sions, and how the various shops can help you
get a job done. While it is true that many
maintenance and repair jobs occurring in your
own division can be properly handled from start
to finish without the aid of any outside rating,
other jobs may be more extensive and may require
special skills or equipment not available within
your division. Although you and the personnel
under your supervision may be able to do the bulk
of the work, certain portions of a job may require
the skill of an Electricians Mate, a Machinists
Mate, a Machinery Repairman, a Hull
Maintenance Technician, or people in other
ratings. Therefore, you must know what equip-
ment is used by other ratings in the engineering
department, and what kind of work can be done
with that equipment. Familiarize yourself with the
work performed and equipment used in other divi-
sions by observing them at work and by talking
to leading petty officers in other ratings. There
is no excuse for using unskilled personnel and un-
satisfactory procedures when the skill of other
ratings and the equipment they use are already
available.
WATCH DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
As a first class or chief petty officer aboard
ship, you may be required to assist the division
officer in organizing, supervising, and instructing
other personnel in their military duties as well as
in their specialties. This duty includes assisting in
the assignment of watch stations and other duties.
Every watch in the engineering department is
a vital part of the ships maintenance and opera-
tion program. The engineer officer is responsible
for the operation and maintenance of the main
engines and auxiliary machinery. However, the
EN1s or ENCs and the personnel they supervise
on the various watches actually do most of the
work. Therefore, it is very important that the petty
officers in charge learn and understand the
extent of their responsibility to the engineer
officer.
Engineering Officer
of the Watch
The following excerpts from chapter 10 of
Navy Regulations describe some of the duties of
the officer of the engineroom watch:
Status, Authority, and Responsibil-
ity. The engineering officer of the watch
is the officer on watch in charge of the
main propulsion plant of the ship, and of
the associated auxiliaries. He shall be
responsible for the safe and proper opera-
tion of such units, and for the perform-
ance of the duties prescribed in these
regulations and by other competent
authority.
Directing and Relieving the
Engineering Officer of the Watch. The
engineer officer, or in his absence, the
main propulsion assistant may direct the
engineering officer of the watch con-
cerning the duties of the watch, or may
assume charge of the watch, and shall do
so should it, in his judgment, be
necessary.
Relation with the Officer of the
Deck. The engineering officer of the
watch shall ensure that all orders re-
ceived from the officer of the deck are
promptly and properly executed. He shall
not permit the main engines to be turned
except as authorized or ordered by the
officer of the deck.
ENGINEMAN 1 & C
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