to destroy the operation of machinery, that informationmight lead searchers to look in that area of machinery.The Basic Military Requirements (BMR),NAVEDTRA 14277, also covers security matters andextensively covers bomb threats. Review thisinformation and use it to train your personnel on theissues of terrorism and bomb threats.Small Arms and AmmunitionWeapons in the hands of inexperienced orcareless persons are largely responsible for thesaying, “It’s always the unloaded gun that kills.” Anumber of duty assignments in the Navy may requireyou to be armed with a rifle or pistol. Examples ofshipboard duty assignments where you may be armedinclude the forecastle, fantail, and pier securitywatches; examples of ashore assignments are basesecurity forces and the duties of Seabee personnel.Although none of these assignments may be includedin your normal watch standing duties, you may berequired to support these or other security forces atany time. That is why you must be familiar with theproper use of small arms and their safety precautionsas discussed in the Basic Military Requirements,NAVEDTRA 14277.WATCH STANDING WEAPON SAFETY.—The following safety rules should never be forgottenwhen you are standing any kind of watch with a pistol:1. Keep the pistol in its holster except when thewatch is relieved or circumstances require you to use thepistol. NEVER engage in horseplay with any weapon—itcan be deadly and always must be treated as such.2.Never surrender your pistol to anyunauthorized person.3. The pistol normally is carried unloaded aboardship with one or more loaded clips (magazines) inpouches attached to the pistol belt. Leave the clips intheir pouches. If the practice aboard your ship is to carrythe pistol loaded, NEVER have a round in the chamber.4. When being relieved, always unload the pistoland inspect it for a clear chamber. With the pistol pointedin a safe direction, release the slide and snap the trigger.The use of a firearm comes under the term deadlyforce. Deadly force is that force which a person useswith the purpose of causing—or which they know, orshould know, would create a substantial risk ofcausing—death or serious bodily harm. Its use isjustified only under conditions of extreme necessity asa last resort, when all lesser means have failed orcannot reasonably be employed, and only under one ormore of the following circumstances:Self-defenseDefense of property involving national securityDefense of property not involving nationalsecurity but inherently dangerous to others, such as thetheft of operable weapons or ammunitionPrevention of the commission of a seriousoffense involving violence and threatening death orserious bodily harmAuthorized detention, apprehension, and escapeprevention of a person likely to cause death or seriousbodily harm to anotherDirection by lawful order of a superior authorityDetails of the above circumstances can be found inOPNAVINST 3120.32.WATCH-TO-WATCHWEAPONSTURNOVER.—Having stood your watch, it is nowtime to be relieved as POOW. Besides passing along allthe necessary information to your relief, you now haveto turn over your weapon to your relief as well. In thequarterdeck area or nearby, you should find a logbookthat is used to record passing of the custody of yourweapon and the ammunition provided for it to yourrelief. Usually there are three magazines with yourpistol. Two of the magazines, each containing fiverounds, are in pouches attached to the pistol belt. Thethird magazine is empty and is in the pistol to protectinternal parts of the pistol from the weather, dirt, anddust. Remember, a dirty weapon can jam when firingand cause serious injury to you.If the pistol has a lanyard attached to it, keep thelanyard around your neck until your relief has positivecontrol of the pistol. Then remove the lanyard fromaround your neck and place it around the neck of yourrelief. This effort prevents the pistol from beingdropped and damaged. Verify the serial number of thepistol with your relief. Also count the ammunition bylooking at the side of the magazine where there aresmall openings to make sure that all the rounds arethere. If there are five rounds in a magazine, you willsee the brass casing of the bullet in the third openingfrom the bottom of the magazine.8-12
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