GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF REPAIR PARTIES.- General functions of repair parties require close coordination between the parties. The following functions are common to all repair parties.

1. Repair electrical and sound-powered telephone circuits.

2. Give first aid to injured personnel and then transport them to battle dressing stations without seriously reducing the damage control capabilities of the repair party.

3. Detect, identify, and measure dose and dose-rate intensities from radiological involvement. Survey areas and personnel; decontaminate those that receive radiological contamination.

4. Obtain samples of biological agents to be sent to a laboratory for identification. Ships do not have the capabilities to identify biological agents. Identify the chemical agents used. Decontaminate areas and personnel affected by biological or chemical attack.

5. Control and extinguish all types of fires.

6. Evaluate and report correctly the extent of damage in their areas. This includes maintaining the following:

a. A graphic display board showing damage and action taken to correct disrupted or damaged systems.

b. Deck plans showing locations of CBR contamination and locations of, and safe routes to, battle dressing and personnel decontamination stations.

c. A casualty board for visual display of structural damage.

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF REPAIR PAR-TIES.- The following specific functions are the responsibilities of the repair parties indicated.

1. Repair 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 will maintain the stability and buoyancy of the ship as follows:

a. Station themselves to reach all parts of the ship while opening a minimum of watertight closures.

b. Repair damage to structures, closures, or fittings that maintain watertight integrity. Shore, plug, weld, and caulk the bulkheads and decks; reset valves; and blank or plug lines through watertight subdivisions of the ship.

c. Sound, drain, pump, counterflood, or shift liquids in tanks, voids, or other compartments when necessary. Be familiar with the methods used to transfer liquids from one location to another and the equipment used for that purpose.

d. Maintain two status boards for accurate evaluation of underwater damage. The Stability Status Board (Flooding Effects Diagram) is a visual display of all flooding, flooding boundaries, corrective measures taken, and effects on list and trim. The Liquid Load Status Board shows the current status of all fuel and water tanks and the soundings of each tank in feet and inches.

2. Repair 1, 2, 3, and 4 will maintain the ship's structural integrity and maneuverability as follows:

a. Repair primary and auxiliary methods of steering.

b. Clear the upper decks of wreckage that interferes with the operation of the battery, ship, or fire control stations. Clear wreckage that fouls the rudder, propellers, or sides of the ship. Extinguish all types of fires.

c. Maintain and make emergency repairs to battle service systems. These systems include ammunition supply, ventilation supply, high- and low-pressure air lines, communications systems, electrical systems, and cooling water systems.

d. Provide emergency power to vital electrical equipment, using casualty power cables.

e. Assist the crash and salvage team as required.

f. Stream and recover minesweeping equipment during general quarters.

g. Rescue survivors from the water, and render assistance to other ships when required.

h. Repair damage above the water line that could cause flooding in the event of further damage.

3. Repair 5 will maintain the ship's propulsion equipment as follows:

a. Maintain and make repairs, or isolate damage, to main propulsion machinery and boilers.

b. Operate, repair, or isolate vital systems. Modify the methods of segregating vital systems when necessary.

c. Assist in the operation and repair of the steering control systems.

d. Assist in the maintenance and repair of communications systems.

e. Assist Repair 1, 2, 3, and 4 and the crash and salvage team when required.

4. Repair 6 will protect ordnance and magazines as follows:

a. Make emergency repairs to all ordnance installations, including the supply and renewal of parts.

b. Operate the magazine sprinkler systems and other ordnance systems.

c. Assist other repair parties in extinguishing fires in the vicinity of magazines.

d. Assist other repair parties in making hull damage repairs.

e. Station repair party control at the forward magazine sprinkler control station. Maintain communications with weapons control, DCC, and its own detached units.

f. Isolate those magazines to be sprinkled from others in the same group.

g. Notify DCC of the sprinkling/flooding of magazines. (The magazines are NOT to be flooded unless authorized by the commanding officer.)

5. Repair 1 and its subdivisions will maintain the main deck and hangar bays in aircraft carriers as follows:

a. Control and extinguish fires.

b. Repair damage in assigned areas,

6. Repair 7 will maintain the gallery decks and island structure in aircraft carriers as follows:

a. Control and extinguish fires.

b. Repair damage in assigned areas.

7. Repair 8 will maintain electronics equipment on selected ships. On ships with highly complex electronic weapons systems, such as missile ships and large aircraft carriers, Repair 8 will meet its responsibilities as follows:

a. Repair radar, radio, countermeasures, and all associated electronics equipment.

b. Repair fire control equipment.

c. Repair sonar equipment.

d. Extinguish minor electrical fires.

8. The aviation fuel repair team will maintain the aviation fuel systems as follows:

a. Operate, maintain, and repair all aviation fuel systems.

b. Extinguish fires.

9. The crash and salvage team will maintain the flight deck and hangar deck as follows:

a. Extinguish aircraft fires, rescue pilots promptly, and conduct aircraft salvage operations on the flight deck.

b. Make repairs of all types to the flight deck and associated equipment.

c. Make repairs of all types to the hangar deck and associated equipment.

10. The weapons officer is responsible for maintaining protection of exposed ordnance. The air officer is responsible for this function during flight quarters on the flight and hangar decks. Their principal assistance for this function comes from the ordnance disposal team. This team will meet its responsibilities as follows:

a. Remove ordnance from aircraft on fire, or at any time required.

b. Safely jettison ordnance as necessary to prevent damage to the ship.