cedures and applications should be a major part of
combat/weapons systems training.
WATCHES
As an FC supervisor, you maybe in charge of the
inport and underway watches. These watches are
briefly discussed in the following paragraphs:
Inport Watches: The leading FC of each watch
section is designated as the duty Fire Controlman and
is directly responsible for the handling of all equip-
ment casualties that may occur outside normal work-
ing hours. All technicians who are aboard, even
though they may rate liberty, are considered to be on
duty and may be called on by the duty Fire Control-
man at any time to assist in handling any equipment
repair.
Underway Watches: The leading FC makes
up the underway watch list, which is then approved
by the CSO/weapons officer and posted in the division
spaces or combat systems spaces. All watches are
stood according to this watch list and watch-standing
instructions. A Fire Controlman on watch should not
leave his assigned space except to handle a casualty,
to supervise preventive maintenance, or to make in-
spections or tests. Note that the only reading materials
authorized for use during underway watches are tech-
nical publications, manuals, and instruction books per-
taining to some phase of combat systems.
PERSONNEL MANNING
Personnel manning is a prime concern of the CSO/
weapons officer. However, you will more than likely
be involved with personnel manning within your divi-
sion. A division must have the correct manning levels
to fiction properly and to fill the needs of equipment
maintenance and other shipboard functions, such as
general quarters watch stations.
Manpower requirements are normally accounted
for by the Navy Manpower Requirements System
(NMRS). The following subsections give a general
background in Navy manning and the personnel tools
with which to work, including the ship manning docu-
ment, the manpower authorization, and the enlisted
distribution and verification report.
Ship Manning Document
The main function of the ship manning document
(SMD) and the preliminary ship manning document
(PSMD) is to document manpower requirements. To
effectively manage personnel, the Navy needs an accu-
rate identification of ship manning requirements. This
is documented on the SMD and the PSMD in terms
of the quantity and quality of personnel (skills, expe-
rience, specialized training) that are required to per-
form mission requirements as specified in the required
operational capability (ROC), submarine required op-
erational capability (SUBROC), and projected opera-
tional environment (POE) statements.
An ROC statement lists all required operational
capabilities for a class of ships, a type of aircraft
squadron, or other unit as assigned by the Chief of
Naval Operations (CNO). Examples of ROC and
SUBROC statements are shown in the following box:
ROC:
1. Engage submarines with antisub-
marine armament.
2. Engage airborne threats using sur-
face-to-air armament,
SUBROC: 1. Attack with torpedoes.
2. Engage airborne threats using in-
stalled antiair (AA) weapons.
A POE statement lists the most-demanding condi-
tions (wartime or peacetime) of operation for which
a unit must be manned, as shown in the following ex-
ample:
At sea in wartime, capable of performing all offen-
sive and defensive fictions simultaneously while
in Readiness Condition I; capable of performing
other functions that are not required to be accom-
plished simultaneously.
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