EMERGENCY BILLS

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Figure 4-2.—Pocket WQS bill. notebook contains the “working copy” of the WQS bill, modified to suit the needs of the division officer. Also, it serves as a guide and checkoff during drills. Each section leader should have a notebook containing the names of the personnel in the section and their assignments. Assignment to a duty in a ship’s bill is normally indicated in the WQS bill. Stations assigned and duties to be performed are noted opposite the person’s name in the appropriate columns. However, certain other assignments to watches and duties are not noted in the WQS bill—these assignments are published in the plan of the day. EMERGENCY BILLS Emergency bills are probably the most important of all shipboard bills because they spell out responses to emergency situations that affect all hands. All crew members must know their assignments and responsibilities for each emergency bill. Emergency bills serve as check lists and as guides in assigning people to emergency stations. Emergency bills also serve as guides in training personnel to combat emergencies when the danger of loss of life or of the ship exists. All ships have the following emergency bills: General emergency Man overboard Chemical, biological, and radiological d e f e n s e Emergency destruction Fire Additionally, ships with nuclear reactors or weapons have emergency bills to cover the possibility of a nuclear accident within the ship. Let’s look at four common emergency bills. General Emergency Bill The general emergency bill organizes the crew to handle the effects of a major emergency or disaster aboard ship. Situations like collisions; grounding; explosions; chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) contamination; earthquakes; tidal waves; storms; or battle damage are included. The bill also provides for the orderly abandoning of ship, if necessary, and for salvage of the ship, if possible. A general emergency bill cannot give detailed duties for every possible emergency that could occur. However, the training program to prepare for emergencies is a long-range one, and instruc- tion for all types of emergencies is given both in schools and aboard ship. All personnel are trained in fire fighting, basic damage control, and CBR defense in shore-based schools. All officers and LPOs must train their personnel in procedures to control the effects of any emergency. Man Overboard Bill This bill is used to organize all hands for recovery of personnel who are lost overboard. All 4-7

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