supervision learn about the capabilities and limita-tions of the equipment with which they work, andthe procedures to follow should casualties occur.Safety is a responsibility of all Navy person-nel. As an EN1 or ENC, you will instruct yourpersonnel in shipboard safety precautions, par-ticularly those that are applicable to your division,and will ensure that copies of these precautionsare posted in conspicuous places. Most impor-tantly, you will watch for careless methods ofwork—the frequent source of accidents. You willbe expected to set a good example for followingsafety practices. The example you will set will havea great influence on your people and other per-sonnel. You will watch for and report all unsafeconditions.To successfully perform your duties, youshould know the duties performed in other divi-sions, and how the various shops can help youget a job done. While it is true that manymaintenance and repair jobs occurring in yourown division can be properly handled from startto finish without the aid of any outside rating,other jobs may be more extensive and may requirespecial skills or equipment not available withinyour division. Although you and the personnelunder your supervision may be able to do the bulkof the work, certain portions of a job may requirethe skill of an Electrician’s Mate, a Machinist’sMate, a Machinery Repairman, a HullMaintenance Technician, or people in otherratings. Therefore, you must know what equip-ment is used by other ratings in the engineeringdepartment, and what kind of work can be donewith that equipment. Familiarize yourself with thework performed and equipment used in other divi-sions by observing them at work and by talkingto leading petty officers in other ratings. Thereis no excuse for using unskilled personnel and un-satisfactory procedures when the skill of otherratings and the equipment they use are alreadyavailable.WATCH DUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIESAs a first class or chief petty officer aboardship, you may be required to assist the divisionofficer in organizing, supervising, and instructingother personnel in their military duties as well asin their specialties. This duty includes assisting inthe assignment of watch stations and other duties.Every watch in the engineering department isa vital part of the ship’s maintenance and opera-tion program. The engineer officer is responsiblefor the operation and maintenance of the mainengines and auxiliary machinery. However, theEN1s or ENCs and the personnel they superviseon the various watches actually do most of thework. Therefore, it is very important that the pettyofficers in charge learn and understand theextent of their responsibility to the engineerofficer.Engineering Officerof the WatchThe following excerpts from chapter 10 ofNavy Regulations describe some of the duties ofthe officer of the engineroom watch:“Status, Authority, and Responsibil-ity. The engineering officer of the watchis the officer on watch in charge of themain propulsion plant of the ship, and ofthe associated auxiliaries. He shall beresponsible for the safe and proper opera-tion of such units, and for the perform-ance of the duties prescribed in theseregulations and by other competentauthority.”“Directing and Relieving theEngineering Officer of the Watch. Theengineer officer, or in his absence, themain propulsion assistant may direct theengineering officer of the watch con-cerning the duties of the watch, or mayassume charge of the watch, and shall doso should it, in his judgment, benecessary.”“Relation with the Officer of theDeck. The engineering officer of thewatch shall ensure that all orders re-ceived from the officer of the deck arepromptly and properly executed. He shallnot permit the main engines to be turnedexcept as authorized or ordered by theofficer of the deck.”ENGINEMAN 1 & C1-4
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