number of equipments on our ships today, there is
usually a master sheet of equipments in multiple-copy
form. Applicable comments are made adjacent to the
listed equipments on a daily basis. One copy of the
equipments list is kept for the divisional file. The
original is turned in for the eight o’clock reports.
The following information is provided for each
piece of equipment on the eight o’clock report:
Status of the equipment, whether in an up
status or a down status and with a statement of the
nature of the problem if the equipment is in a down
status.
Parts information (parts on board, parts not
on board, and supply requisition number).
Estimated time of repair for a down item.
Necessity of a casualty report (CASREP). (If
an equipment or system CASREP has already been
made, the report includes the CASREP serial number
for the applicable equipment or system.)
Casualty Reports
As a combat systems supervisor, you will often
be in a situation that requires you to draft casualty
reports (CASREPs). These are message reports that
support the CNO and the fleet commanders in the
management of assigned forces, The effective use and
support of Navy forces require an up-to-date, accurate
operational status report for each unit. An important
part of each operational status report is casualty infor-
mation.
The CASREP system contains four types of re-
ports: INITIAL, UPDATE, CORRECT, and CAN-
CEL. CASREPs are not a substitute for maintenance
and material management (3-M) data, but they are
in addition to and complement that information. The
reference publication for CASREP information and
procedures is Operational Reports, NWP 10-1-10.
Equipment Status Reports
Equipment status reports vary from command to
command. On most ships, the combat systems/weap-
ons department is responsible for turning in an equip-
ment status report before the ship gets under way.
This report may be due any time from 72 hours to
24 hours before the ship gets under way, depending
on the requirements set by the TYCOM and the com-
mand.
The equipment status report usually includes major
equipment status, estimated time of repair (ETR),
power out/minimum discernible signal (MDS) readings
from radars, and power out/receiver sensitivity read-
ings from communications equipment. This report is
usually given on a locally generated report form
(checklist type); however, it maybe made on the same
form as the eight o’clock report.
SAFETY
Most accidents are preventable. However, through
ignorance or misunderstanding, there is a common
belief that accidents are the inevitable result of un-
changeable circumstances or fate. This belief fails to
consider the basic law of cause and effect. In other
words, accidents do not occur without a cause; most
accidents are the direct result of some deviation from
prescribed safe operating procedures.
A preventable accident may be traced to an in-
grained belief or work habit of an individual. This
belief or work habit may cause the individual to per-
form an unsafe act or permit a hazardous condition
to exist. Then, when an accident occurs, the cause-
and-effect sequence is completed.
One purpose of safety rules is to remind personnel
of the dangers inherent in their work. Training in the
observance of safety precautions can help prevent ac-
cidents and encourage the maintenance of an acci-
dent-free work environment. Operating procedures
and work methods should stress hazard prevention
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