CHAPTER 1
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
INTRODUCTION
Throughout your career as a Fire Controlman, you
will be involved with receiving and passing on
job-related information. The bulk of that information
will be contained in reports, logs, and formal
publications. This chapter discusses the reports, logs,
and publications of importance to you.
R e p o r t s a n d l o g s a r e b y wo r d s i n g e n e r a l
administration, without which the performance of
many functions would be nearly impossible. As a Fire
Controlman, you will be involved with either creating
or maintaining various administrative reports and logs
in such areas as supervision and assignments, space
upkeep and cleanliness, supply and logistics, funding
allocation, and tool, consumables, and equipage
procurement.
Job-related publications are excellent for
discovering new techniques in troubleshooting and
testing equipment, obtaining updates on safety
procedures, and increasing your knowledge of
electronics. These publications are very important to
every Fire Controlman technician. Therefore, they
must be maintained correctly and updated promptly.
As a Fire Controlman technician or supervisor,
you have the responsibility for properly applying the
information contained in this chapter and for
enhancing your administrative skills. As a work center
supervisor, you should ensure that your technicians are
aware of the procedures for maintaining and updating
various information sources (publications) of
importance to them.
REPORTS AND LOGS
Reports and logs, like inspections, are “necessary
evils” to the technician. Without reports and an
accountability system, maintenance and repair would
be almost impossible. There would be no way to
maintain supply support for equipment, and no way to
know what equipment is on board, its quantity, or
location.
This section discusses some of the more important
reports and logs you will use.
GETTING UNDERWAY REPORTS
Getting underway reports are also known as
“pre-underway check-off lists” or equipment status
reports. The Department Head or Combat Systems/
Weapons Officer is normally responsible for turning in
this report before the ship gets underway. Normally
there will be a check-off list of equipment and events
that need to be done 72-hours, 48-hours, 24-hours,
12-hours, etc. before your ship’s underway time. These
reports are usually locally generated forms and
therefore their content and format may vary among
commands. You may be asked to furnish information
about the equipment in your work center or about such
diverse areas as major systems status, estimated time
of repair, power outages, and minimum discernible
signal (MDS) readings from radars. You will also be
required to initial or sign your name on this check-off
list to verify your equipment status. Therefore, it is
i m p o r t a n t t h a t y o u g ive t i m e l y a n d a c c u r a t e
information so that your ship can get underway
without any delays.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completing this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
1. Describe the basic reports and logs used by work center supervisors.
2. Identify the primary sources of technical and non-technical job-related
information.
