Injuries, accidents, and casualties Official visits Salutes fired and flags displayed Arrivals  and  departures  of  the  commanding officer and executive officer and, if on board, flag officers and civil officials Drills held Observance of sunrise and sunset Reports made to the OOD; for example, fuel and water, chronometer, magazine temperatures, and so forth Equipment casualties WATCH, QUARTER, AND STATION BILL For any ship to carry out its assigned missions and tasks, it must have an administrative organization. In the organization,  every  person  is  assigned  one  or  more tasks. Personnel are trained so they can do their jobs. The ship’s organized plan for action is contained in the battle bill. The battle bill is based on the organization manual and other publications and directives. The battle bill contains lists of stations that must be manned during battle  and  at  other  specified  times.  Using  the organization manual and the battle bill as references, each division officer and division chief assigns qualified personnel in the division to the stations and enters their names on the watch, quarter, and station (WQS) bill. The WQS bill displays in one place your duties for each emergency and watch condition. It also shows your administrative and operational duties. Contents of the Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill (WQS) The  WQS  bill  lists,  by  billet  number  and  rate, divisional stations to be manned for various situations. The billet number consists of either four numbers or a letter and three numerals. The first number (or letter) indicates  the  person’s  division;  the  second  number indicates the section; the last two numbers show the person’s seniority in the section. Figure 3-1 shows the assignments for personnel in the first section of the first division. Look at figure 3-1. The first column shows the billet number. The second column shows your name. Your bunk and locker numbers are usually the same. There are three columns under rate: the first column shows the wartime  complement,  the  second  the  peacetime allowance (usually less than for wartime), and the third lists the rates actually on board. Often, cleaning stations are omitted, since they are posted in a separate cleaning bill. There  are  three  columns  under  the  BATTLE STATIONS—Condition I, Condition II, and Condition III.  Condition I  is general quarters. Under Condition I all battle stations are manned, and usually surface or air action is imminent (about to take place). Condition I is sometimes modified to let a few persons at a time rest on station or to let designated personnel draw rations for delivery to battle stations (condition IE).  Condition II is a special watch used by gunfire support ships for situations  such  as  extended  periods  of  shore bombardment.   Condition III   is the normal wartime cruising  watch.  Normally,  when  cruising  under Condition III, the ship’s company stands watch on a basis of 4 hours on, 8 hours off; about one-third of the ship’s armament is manned in the event of a surprise attack. Assignments to the SELF-DEFENSE FORCE vary according to ship type. The purpose of the self-defense force is to provide a capability for reacting to emergency security situations aboard ship and at pierside to protect the ship, its sensitive equipment, and its personnel. The  next  column,  EMERGENCY  GETTING UNDER WAY, is for use in-port when most of the crew is  ashore  and  the  ship  must  get  under  way  before personnel can be recalled. There are two columns under WATCH DETAIL. The  left column  is for normal peacetime cruising, or Condition IV. The number of watch sections depends on the type of ship and the number of personnel aboard. The right column lists the type of watch personnel will stand in-port (Condition V). The time of the watch is posted on a separate in-port watch list. 3-2 Student Notes: