5-5 During the morning watch (0800-1200), the ship’s casualty alarms are tested to make sure they operate properly. The procedure is normally kept in a notebook in the quarterdeck area. It explains how to properly pass the word for the test and what alarms are tested. Some ships do not test all alarms every day. They test different alarms on various days. However, all alarms must be tested before getting underway. Make sure you log the testing of alarms in the ship’s deck log, along with the time of the test and the name of the alarm tested. When the alarms are tested, they must have the proper sound. If they do not have the proper sound, notify the OOD, who will, in turn, have you notify the division that is responsible for the repair work. All the alarms MUST work properly because they are the primary means of notifying the crew when something is wrong. Each day the POOW having the midwatch enters the status of the ship (moored, anchored, in dry dock, etc.), location, services being received, ships present, and SOPA   (senior   officer   present   afloat).   Subsequent watches make the entry “moored as before” or whatever is  appropriate.  The  following  sample  entries  are provided as guidance for making entries in the log. They are not all-inclusive, nor are they in the only acceptable style. Any entry that is complete, accurate, clear, and in standard Navy phraseology is acceptable. Remember one important thing about the log—you can put too little in the log but never too much. For a more complete listing of   sample   entries,   see   OPNAVINST   3100.7B, Preparing, Maintaining, and Submitting the Ship’s Deck Log. DAILY INITIAL WATCH ENTRIES—IN PORT 00-04 0000 Moored starboard side to USS TRUETT (FF 1095) with standard mooring lines in a nest of three frigates. USS MOINESTER (FF 1097) moored outboard of TRUETT to starboard. TRUETT moored fore and aft to buoys B-5 and B-6, Norfolk, Va. Ships present: ______________, SOPA ______________. 00-04 0000 Anchored in Berth B-4, Trinidad, the West Indies, in 12 fathoms of water, mud bottom, with  60 fathoms  of  chain  to  the  starboard anchor on the following anchorage bearings: South Point Light 060, etc. Ship in condition of readiness THREE; material condition ___________  set  and  darkened  except  for anchor lights. Engineering department on 30 minutes notice before getting underway. Heavy weather plan in effect. Anchor detail standing by. Wind 45 knots from 070. Weather reports indicate possibility of winds up to 60 knots before 0400. Ships present: ________________, SOPA______________. 00-04 0000 Moored starboard side to Pier 3, Berth 35, U.S. Naval   Base,   Norfolk,   Va.,   with   standard mooring lines doubled. Receiving miscellaneous services from the pier. Ships present include _________ SOPA _________. 00-04 0000 Resting on keel blocks in dry dock No. 3, Puget Sound  Naval  Shipyard,  Bremerton,  Wash., receiving miscellaneous services from the dock. Ships present:_______________ SOPA ________________. NOTE: On succeeding watches the first entry is “Moored   as   before,”   “Anchored   as   before,”   or “Dry-docked as before.” AMMUNITION 1400 Commenced loading (transferring) ammunition. 1600 Completed (loading) (transferring) ammuni- tion, having (received from) (transferred to) USS FLINT (AE 32) 400 rounds 5”/38 cal. illum. projectiles, 250 5”/38 cal. smokeless, and 250 5”/38 cal. flashless charges. DAMAGE 1155 USS  BOULDER  (LST  1190),  in  coming alongside to port, carried away 39 feet of the ship's port lifeline forward, with stanchions, and indented the side to a depth of 4 inches over a space 10 feet long and 4 feet high in the vicinity of frames 46-51. No personnel casualties.