DAMAGE CONTROL WATCH OFFICER

The damage control watch officer (DCWO), when assigned, will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Supervise the maintenance of any material condition of readiness in effect on the ship. This includes the responsibility to check, repair, and keep the various hull systems in full operating condition.

2. Report directly to the OOD on all matters affecting the watertight integrity, stability, or other conditions that affect the safety of the ship.

3. Report to the DCA for technical control and matters affecting the administration of the watch. The damage control patrols and the petty officers in charge of repair parties report to the DCWO.

4. Maintain a written damage control log. The log entries will show the hourly readings of the firemain pressure and the number of fire pumps in operation. Make entries such as the ship's getting underway, anchoring, and mooring. Include special evolutions such as general quarters, emergency drills, and the setting of material conditions, the discrepancies reported, and the corrective action taken.

5. Supervise the maintenance of the ship's damage control closure log. List all fittings that are in violation of the prescribed material condition of readiness. Entries will show the following information:

a. Name of the person requesting permission

b. Rate of the person requesting permission

c. Type of fitting opened

d. Identification of the fitting

e. Classification of the fitting

f. Time the fitting was opened

g. Estimated time the fitting is to remain open

h. Time the fitting was closed

i. Name of the person granting permission

j. Rate of the person granting permission

Make all entries in ink; no erasures are to be made. Correct all errors by drawing a line through the error and initialing it. Make the correct entry on the following line. The dates for opening the fitting include the day, month, and year, Keep the closure log sheets on file for a period of 6 months.

The estimated time open will not be more than 24 hours. At the end of the 24 hours, the fitting will either be relogged open or Iogged closed. Anyone who violates the material condition of readiness in effect without permission to do so will be subject to disciplinary action.

6. At the end of each watch, obtain from the ship's oil king a report on which fuel tanks were emptied during the watch. List in the damage control log the compartment numbers of the tanks and whether or not they have been ballasted.

7. Report hourly to the OOD on the status of the ship's watertight integrity.

8. When the ship is under way, have the sounding and security watch take and report soundings of all voids and cofferdams at least once during each 4-hour watch. While in port, take soundings at least once each day. In addition, have the watch check the material condition of readiness in their respective areas. Report any corrective action taken in this respect.

9. Ensure that the draft is taken, or computed if at sea, and logged daily on the 0400 to 0800 watch. The draft should be taken daily, before entering or leaving port, before and after fueling, when taking on supplies, or when rearming.

10. Notify the OOD, DCA, and weapons department duty officer when the fire alarm board indicates that the temperature of any magazine is above 105 'F.

11. Ensure that the master key to the repair lockers is issued only to authorized personnel.

12. Daily at 1700, request the OOD to have the word passed, "All divisions check the setting of material condition YOKE. Make reports to damage control central. " After a half hour, ensure that any division that has not reported does so.