survive or perish. Proper training in survival
techniques will provide your personnel with the
tools to survive. You should consider survival
training an important part of your shipboard
training program. Basic survival training is
outlined in Airman (NAVEDTRA 12000) and
Basic Military Requirements (NAVEDTRA
12043).
The types of survival training to be conducted
are defined in the Military Personnel Manual
(MILPERSMAN), articles 6610140 and 6610160.
Training generally includes the following
categories:
Swimming
Personal life saving equipment
Abandoning ship or aircraft
Leaving assigned spaces
Survival equipment
Fundamental first aid (fireman’s lift and
tied hands crawl, controlling bleeding,
shock, burns, and administering morphine)
DEPARTMENTAL DAMAGE
CONTROL CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
On large ships, a departmental damage
control chief petty officer (DDCCPO) is assigned.
The DDCCPO assists the damage control assistant
(DCA) in carrying out the following duties and
responsibilities:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Coordinates the training, relieving, and
qualifying of the division damage control
petty officers (DDCPOs) within the
department
Informs the DCA and fire marshal of any
changes of personnel assigned as DDCPO
Ensures the DDCPO performs his or her
assigned duties
Performs other duties as directed by the
DCA, the fire marshal, and the commanding
officer
On small ships a DDCCPO is not assigned;
the job is part of the everyday responsibilities of
the department and division leading chief petty
officers. Your general responsibilities include the
following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Coordinating the training, relieving, and
qualifying of your DDCPO
Informing the DCA and fire marshal when
you change your assignment of the DDCPO
Ensuring your DDCPO performs his or her
assigned duties
Coordinating division damage control
training and maintenance with the DCA
and fire marshall to improve overall division
damage control readiness
SUMMARY
As a chief petty officer, you may be called
upon to investigate routine mishaps because of
your unique knowledge and leadership. You
should be objective in trying to determine the
cause of the mishap and not overlook the obvious.
The injury of a person is not a mishap, but the
result of a mishap. Most mishaps are the result
of human error or an environmental condition at
the time of the mishap.
The Navy’s safety program is designed to
enhance operational readiness. Operational
readiness is enhanced by a reduction in the
number of deaths and injuries to personnel and
losses and damage to material because of mishaps.
Ensuring every person in your division follows
general safety guidelines in the conduct of every-
day division business is an important part of the
safety program.
Survival training is an important part of the
shipboard training program. You should be aware
of the various types of survival training required
by the Navy.
On large ships, a departmental damage control
chief petty officer is usually assigned. He or she
trains and qualifies the division damage control
petty officers within the department and assists
the ship’s damage control assistant as required.
On smaller ships, the department and division
leading chief petty officers ensure the division
damage control petty officers are qualified and
maintain a high degree of damage control
readiness.
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