Many types of information sources apply to your job. Use them. They may be periodicals (bulletins, magazines, or messages), schematics, work-center logs, instructions, or applicable modules in the Navy Electricity and Electronic Training Series (NEETS). You may also use individual command logs to keep an accurate history of equipment performance and the location of test equipment. New personnel may use the various information sources to bring themselves up-to-date on new procedures and troubleshooting techniques. In addition, they may use the work center's logbooks to learn the operating history of the equipment they are assigned to maintain.

You may want to use technical periodicals to keep current of any changes or policies affecting equipment configuration and safety-related items. Periodicals also contain important information that may affect you as a Fire Controlman. Remember, however, that most periodicals are only for informational purposes and do not change or supersede applicable policies, directives, or instructions.

SHIPS' SAFETY BULLETIN

The Ships' Safety Bulletin is published quarterly by the Naval Safety Center, Norfolk, Virginia. The bulletins cover all aspects of safety information, from electrical safety shoes to revisions of safety courses. If your work center does not maintain copies of the Ships' Safety Bulletin, contact your ship's Safety Officer to get a copy so you can keep current on safety-related items. These bulletins should be kept in hard binders in chronological order, as they are filled with technical and safety information that everyone in the shop should have available for use. Figure 1-1 illustrates a front cover of a Ship's Safety Bulletin.

AFLOAT SAFETY ADVISORIES

Afloat safety advisories are in message format and advise commands of current and emergent safety-related items. Your command may obtain them on a floppy disk from the Naval Safety Center.

Figure I-1. Ships' Safety Bulletin.

FATHOM

Fathom, an afloat safety review magazine, shown in figure 1-2, is published quarterly by the Naval Safety Center. Its articles pertain to safety issues concerning surface and submarine forces and it is distributed primarily to these forces.

ASHORE

Ashore, a shore safety review periodical in magazine format, is published quarterly by the Naval Safety Center. Ashore is an official publication, approved for distributing safety-related information to inform naval personnel on current safety concerns and emerging developments within their areas of expertise. Although the contents of this periodical are informative, they are not directive. Ashore presents good articles and is a beneficial addition to any shore-based Fire Controlman's reference library. Figure 1-3 illustrates a front cover of an Ashore magazine.