DAMAGE CONTROL TRAINING TEAM

Figure 12-1.Administration organization chain of command

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COMMANDING OFFICER United States Navy Regulations states the various broad responsibilities of the commanding officer (CO). These regulations require the commanding officer to maintain his/her command in a state of maximum effectiveness for war. They also require that he/she repair as much damage as possible immediately after a battle or action. To carry out this charge, the CO must ensure that the ship’s officers and crew are trained and continually exercised in all aspects of survivability. The CO should be fully aware of the adequacy and operability of all survivability systems and equipment. Shortages and deficiencies must not be tolerated, and they should be immediately rectified (fixed) or reported as casualties in the ready reporting system. EXECUTIVE OFFICER The executive officer (XO) keeps the command informed of the ship’s survivability readiness. The XO carries out the requirements regarding the ship’s survivability training, the readiness to manage casualties, and the readiness to control and recover from damage. As the team leader, the XO is the senior person assigned to the damage control training team (DCTT). The DCTT is responsible for all shipboard drills and exercises in the area of damage control. DAMAGE CONTROL TRAINING TEAM Each ship has a DCTT. The DCTT trains the ship’s DC organization in ship equipment, ship systems, and procedures and techniques relating to the ship’s survivability. The DCTT is organized to train all types of DC-related exercises. The DCTT evaluates and critiques the DC team’s abilities as well as their own. The team is made up of a variety of ratings, which provides the ship with a wide range of experience. All team members are qualified, as a minimum, to at least the level of personnel they are training and/or evaluating. ENGINEER OFFICER The engineer officer is designated as the ship’s damage control officer. The ship’s engineer officer fills the billet as the department head of the engineering department, and the DC division is one of the divisions in that department. The engineer officer has the following responsibilities: The operation, care, and maintenance of the main propulsion plant, auxiliary machinery, and piping systems The control of damage The operation and maintenance of electric power and distribution systems Repairs to the hull Repairs to material and equipment in other departments that require the attention of engineering department Also the damage control officer (DCO), the engineer officer reviews all administrative items drafted by the DCA and DCA personnel. This is a primary administrative duty that occurs before items are routed to the CO for approval. DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT (DCA) The DCA is the primary assistant to the damage control officer in the areas of damage control; firefighting; and chemical, biological, and radiological defense. For the purpose of administrative organization, the DCA is in charge of many programs relating to damage control on the ship and monitors the effectiveness of other programs. The DCA is responsible for the overall administration and training of the ship’s DC organization. Under the guidance of the DCA, individual departments and divisions are responsible for administration and training as related to damage control for their personnel. All ships afloat must meet the minimum prescribed formal training requirements to include training for the following personnel: 12-3 Student Notes:

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