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DAMAGE CONTROL TRAINING TEAM
Gas Free Engineer (GFE)

Basic Military Requirements (BMR) Revised Edition
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All DCTT members In-port emergency teams (IETs) Rescue and assistance (R&A) detail Repair party personnel Damage   control   petty   officer   (DCPO) organization All hands Shipboard  training  by  the  DCTT  is  scheduled, executed,   and   documented   to   meet   the   type commander’s  (TYCOM’s)  requirements.  The  DCA maintains  records  of  all  DC  personnel  qualification standards (PQS) accomplishment for all hands. All  ship’s  instructions  relating  to  casualty prevention and response are either drafted by or drafted for  and  reviewed  by  the  DCA.  This  review  is  made before seeking the approval and signature of the ship’s CO.  The  DCA  is  the  resident  expert  for  the  engineer officer  and  the  command  on  instructions  relating  to casualty   prevention   and   response.   The   DCA administers the following billets and programs: DCPO, gas  free  engineer  (GFE),  fire  marshal  and  fire prevention, and the operation of damage control central (DCC) and supporting watches. DAMAGE CONTROL DIVISION The damage control division is responsible for the damage control systems and equipment on board ship. The DCA is the senior member (division officer) of the DC division. As such, the DCA oversees all the paper work  and  the  scheduling  for  maintenance  of  these systems and equipment. Damage Control Petty Officer (DCPO) A  petty  officer,  who  has  completed  the  PQS,  is designated as the damage control petty officer (DCPO) based on TYCOM instructions. Each work center has a DCPO.  Division  officers  nominate  DCPOs  for endorsement by the chain of command. The XO gives the final approval for the nomination, replacement, and rotation  of  all  DCPOs.  DCPOs  normally  serve  for  a period of 6 months; they check with the fire marshal and DCA when first assigned to or relieved from this duty. The DCPO is responsible for— Acquainting  themselves  with  all  phases  of  the ship’s damage control, firefighting, and defense procedures Assisting  with  the  instruction  of  division personnel in damage control Firefighting, egress, and CBR procedures Ensuring  the  preparation  and  maintenance  of damage  control  checkoff  lists  for  all  spaces under their cognizance Supervising  the  setting  of  specified  damage control  material  conditions  within  division spaces and making all required reports Weighing portable CO2bottles, inspecting and testing   damage   control   and   firefighting equipment, and preparing all required reports for approval of the division officer based on current ship’s  instructions  and  planned  maintenance system (PMS) requirements Ensuring  all  battle  lanterns,  dog  wrenches, spanners, and other damage control equipment are  in  place  and  in  a  usable  condition  in  all division spaces Ensuring all compartments, piping, cables, and damage   control   equipment   are   properly stenciled or identified by color codes based on NSTM,  chapter  079,  volume  2,  and  General Specifications for Ships of the United States Navy,  NAVSEA   S9QQO-AA-SPN-010/ Gen-Spec, chapters 505, 507, and 602 Ensuring the posting of safety precautions and operating  instructions  in  required  division spaces Assisting  the  division  officer  in  inspection  of division spaces for cleanliness and preservation and  assisting  in  the  preparation  of  required reports 12-4 Student Notes:







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