Sabotage or Willful Damage

Any person who has reason to believe that the ship is in danger of sabotage or willful damage will notify the OOD or the CDO.

Shipboard Traffic Routes

All persons will use the following routes when proceeding to their general quarters or emergency stations; forward and up on the starboard side; aft and down on the port side.

Small Arms

Small arms will be issued by the weapons officer or first lieutenant to watches, sentries, guard mail petty officers, and such other persons as maybe specifically authorized by the CO to carry sidearms. No arms will be issued for unofficial purposes. Personal small arms brought aboard a naval unit for transportation purposes will be turned in to the weapons officer or first lieutenant for custody.

No person will be issued arms until it is demonstrated to the weapons officer or first lieutenant, or designated representative that he or she has a knowledge of the operation of the piece and of all safety precautions incident to its use.

No person will insert a clip or otherwise load any small arms unless actually required to fire the piece in the performance of a duty. However, operational and administrative commanders' procedures should provide sufficient authorization for security personnel charged with protection of highly sensitive areas (for example, nuclear weapons and sensitive ordnance storage) to load small arms in time to prevent excessive personal danger or inability to perform assigned tasks.

Swimming

Swimming over the side is prohibited without express approval of the CO.

Swimming over the side is expressly prohibited when in a harbor or other fleet concentrations without approval of senior officer present afloat (SOPA), or when in waters known or suspected to be contaminated.

Whenever swimming parties are authorized, two swimmers, qualified as lifeguards, will be posted and one boat and boat crew will be in the water in the vicinity of the swimming area.

All swimmers will remain within the designated boundaries of the swimming area.

Tampering

No person should tamper with, manipulate, or operate in any manner any hull fittings and equipment, damage control fittings and equipment, valves, electrical equipment and controls, machinery, ventilation controls and thermostats, or other equipment that is not his or her duty to operate, repair, or adjust.

Tax-Free Tobacco Products

Except for bulk sales to certain units under orders to proceed beyond the 3-mile limit of the United States, tax-free cigarettes may not be sold by unit stores activities within the 3-mile limit or international boundary, as the case may be, of the United States.

TIPPING

No person should accept any money or other compensation from a person on board a naval unit in return for a service that is his duty to perform or render, regardless of the circumstances incident to such service.

No person should give or offer any money or other compensation to any person on board a naval unit for a service performed in the line of duty, regardless of the circumstances incident to such service.

Unauthorized Alterations

No change or alteration will be made to any system or component without the approval of the CO. All changes, regardless of scope, will be entered in prints, instruction books, and material histories by the responsible petty officer. This does not waive the requirement for approval of ships' alterations by the Naval Sea Systems Command.

Unauthorized Articles

No person will possess on board a naval unit the property of another person in the naval service without permission from proper authority.

No person will purchase any dangerous weapons prohibited by Navy Regulations in any port outside the United States, unless authorization has been obtained in writing from the CO.

No person will possess on board a naval unit any lewd, lascivious, or obscene writing, photograph, or drawing; or offer, sell, or exhibit any lewd, lascivious, or obscene writing or drawing.

No person will possess on board a naval unit any medicines or drugs or consume or use any medicines or drugs except as may be authorized by the medical officer or by a prescription of a civilian doctor.

Unauthorized Entry

No person will enter any space on board a naval unit that is marked EXCLUSION, LIMITED, CONTROLLED, or RESTRICTED AREA or that is known to be a restricted area, except as may be necessary in the performance of duty.

If an enlisted person, no person will enter or pass through the wardroom, the wardroom galley, officers' staterooms, or any space marked OFFICERS' COUNTRY, or which is known to be officers' country, except as may be necessary in the performance of duty.

No person will enter any officer space or shop that is not his or her duty to enter.

LEADERSHIP

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Identify the leadership responsibilities of U.S. Navy personnel. Describe six methods used to reward outstanding individuals.

As a leader, you are expected to serve as a good example to your subordinates. You must encourage, inspire, teach, and motivate your personnel. Resort to extra military instruction (EMI) and the withholding of privileges only after you have counseled the individual and normal instruction and training have failed to accomplish the necessary objective. Use nonpunitive measures for those failing to maintain normal standards, but make sure you acknowledge exemplary behavior and performance when you see it. You are expected to publicly commend your personnel, when appropriate, and take the initiative in rewarding outstanding individuals. Some of the methods you should use are as follows:

l Recommending the awarding of letters of commendation and appreciation

l Recommending personal awards and assignment to training schools

l Recommending deserving personnel for sailor of the month, year, fleet, and so on

l Assigning preferred duties

l Recommending personnel for reenlistment

l Awarding high performance marks.

PETTY OFFICER AUTHORITY

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Define general authority, organizational authority, and lawful orders. Describe the correct use of extra military instruction (EMI). Explain withholding of privileges, extension of working hours, nonpunitive censure, and alternative voluntary restraint.

One of the most important aspects of your military duties is to correct the substandard military performances of your subordinates without taking them to mast. You must understand the correct use of EMI; the withholding of privileges, and the extension _{of working hours.} These are all elements of supervision that are available to you but must be used in strict compliance with Navy Regulations, orders, and your command's guidance. You do have the authority, as well as the responsibility, to carry out your position in the military chain of command. Do not forget that the principal and most effective means of influencing subordinates' behavior is your strong leadership and example. Corrective measures should never be used to cover up poor leadership on your part. If you have to resort to corrective measures frequently, examine your way of doing business to make sure that you are not a major part of the problem.

If you are given the authority to award EMI outside working hours, you must exercise this authority in a positive, constructive, objective, and evenhanded manner. Your exercise of this authority must not only be fair but must be seen as fair by all the personnel in your command.