5-7
1110
COMTRAPAC broke his flag in USS
MIDWAY (CV 41).
LOWER DECK
1315
Commenced captain’s inspection of lower decks,
holds, and storerooms.
1400
Secured from inspection.
PERSONNEL
0900
Mustered the crew at quarters for captain’s
inspection (of personnel and upper decks).
1010
Secured from inspection.
NAVIGATIONAL ENTRIES
TIDE
0733
Commenced swinging to flood tide, stern to
port.
1046
Completed swinging to flood tide, heading 347.
TIME ZONE CHANGE
0001
Set clocks ahead 1 hour to conform with +3
zone time.
GETTING UNDERWAY
0660
Commenced preparations for getting underway.
Set material condition ________.
0730
Stationed the special sea detail.
SEA/WEATHER
1130
Visibility decreased to 1 mile because of (fog)
(heavy rain). Commenced sounding fog signals
and stationed (extra lookouts) (lookouts in the
eyes of the ship). Winds southeast 25 knots.
Sea southeast 8 feet and increasing.
1212
Visibility increased to 5 miles. Ceased sounding
fog signals.
NOTE: Entry for commencement and cessation of
sounding fog signals must always be made.
PERSONNEL
ABSENTEES
0800
Mustered the crew (at quarters) (at foul weather
parade) (on stations) (at quarters for captain’s
inspection). Absentees:
(None) (No new absentees) SA Jon T. BOATE,
USN, 111-11-1111, absent without authority
from muster (FN Able B. SEAMAN, USN,
222-22-2222, UA since 0700 this date).
NOTE: There is no legal distinction between
absence over leave and absent without leave. All are
logged as unauthorized absence or UA. In the case of a
person’s continued absence, the initial entry indicating
absence or UA will suffice until the person returns, is
declared a deserter, or is otherwise transferred or
detached from the ship.
0900
A systematic search of the entire ship for SA
Jon T. BOATE, USN, 111-11-1111, who
missed 0800 muster, disclosed that (he was not
on board) (he was found to be sleeping in
BOSN’s Locker Comp. A-301-A).
1000
NAVSTA, Charleston, Va., 051600Z JAN 91
reports that BTFN Jane B. DOE, USN,
333-33-3333, UA since 0800, 15 December
1990; returned to naval custody and being held
at that station pending disposition of charges.
NOTE: Such an entry reflects that an absentee has
returned to naval jurisdiction.
ABSENTEES, RETURN OF
2200
PN3 Floss A. BRUSH, USNR, 444-44-4444
(returned aboard) (was delivered on board by
the Armed Services Police) having been UA
since 0800 this date.
2300
SH3
Mary
N.
CHRISTMAS,
USN,
555-55-5555, UA since 0700 this date, was
delivered on board under guard from NAVSTA,
Norfolk, Va.; accused of drunk and disorderly
conduct at that station. By order of the
