Q4. List the three basic components of the
Department of the Navy.
a.
b.
c.
Q5. The U.S. Coast Guard operates under different
departments. List the department the Coast
Guard operates under in the two conditions
shown below.
a. Wartime—
b. Peacetime—
UNIT ORGANIZATION
Learning Objectives: When you finish this chapter,
you will be able to—
Recognize the purpose and scope of the
Shipboard Organization and Regulations
Manual.
Recall the application of the Standard
Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy
to unit organization to include ships’/
commands’ organization and regulations
manual.
The purpose of a unit’s organization is to help
accomplish the mission of that unit. Each unit has its
own mission in support of the overall mission of the
Navy; however, each unit has the same basic
organization. The Standard Organizational and
Regulations of the U.S. Navy, OPNAVINST 3120.32, is
used as a guide for unit organization.
STANDARD ORGANIZATION AND
REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. NAVY
Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S.
Navy describes the many aspects of the standard unit
organization. Each unit in the Navy has a
ship’s/command’s organization and regulations manual
based on the Standard Organization and Regulations of
the U.S. Navy. Aboard ship, this manual is usually
referred to as the Shipboard Organization and
Regulations Manual.
SHIP’S/COMMAND’S ORGANIZATION
AND REGULATIONS MANUAL
The ship’s/command’s organization and regula-
tions manual governs the unit’s administrative
organization (including watches). It governs the coordi-
nation of evolutions and emergency procedures and the
conduct of personnel in the unit. Its purpose is to pro-
vide a ready source of information about the duties,
responsibilities, and authority of unit personnel. Ships/
commands usually require all newly reporting person-
nel to read the manual and sign a statement to that effect.
Discussing the organization of every unit in the
Navy would be impossible. Therefore, you will learn
about a standard shipboard organization and a standard
aircraft squadron organization in this chapter.
REVIEW 2 QUESTIONS
Q1. Aboard ship, you can find the ship’s organization
and regulations in what publication?
Q2. List some aspects of a ship’s organization that are
covered by the Standard Organization and
Regulations Manual.
a.
b.
c.
SHIPBOARD ORGANIZATION
Learning Objectives: When you finish this chapter,
you will be able to—
Recall shipboard organization to include battle
organization and administrative organization.
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