In addition, it contains information on preventive action to be taken to preclude a casualty and on procedures for controlling single and multiple source casualties.

Casualty prevention must be the concern of everyone on board. Proper training of all personnel must provide for adequate knowledge and experience in effective casualty prevention. The EOCC manual contains efficient, technically correct casualty control and prevention procedures which relate to all phases of an engineering plant. The EOCC documents elaborate on possible casualties caused by error, material failure, and battle. The EOCC manual describes tried and proven methods for the control of a casualty and prevention of further damage to the component, the system, or the engineering plant concerned.

Figure 2-23.Sample Component/System Alignment Diagram.

The EOCC manuals are available to the personnel in their own machinery space so that they can be used as a means of self-indoctrination for newly assigned personnel and as an instrument with which to improve casualty control procedure techniques for all watchstanders. The manual contains the documentation required to effectively assist engineering personnel in developing and maintaining maximum proficiency in controlling casualties to the ships propulsion plant. Proficiency in EOCC procedures is maintained through a well-administered training program.

Primary training concentrates on controlling single-source casualtiesthose which may be attributed to the failure or malfunction of a single component or the failure of piping at a specific point in a system. Advanced training concentrates on controlling multiple casualties or on conducting a battle problem. An effective and well-administered EOOW training program must contain, as a minimum, the following elements: Recognition of the symptoms.

Probable causes.

Probable effects.

Preventive actions that may be taken to reduce, eliminate, or control casualties.

An EOSS package is not intended to be forgot-ten once it is developed and installed aboard a ship. It offers many advantages to the ships operational readiness capabilities, providing detailed step-by-step sequencing of events for all phases of the engineering-plant operation. Its procedures are tailored to each specific ship and are prepared for each level of management and operation. Because it is work-studied and system-oriented, the EOSS provides the basic information for the optimum utilization of equipment and systems by specifying correct procedures tailored for a specific plant configuration.

The EOSS is not intended to eliminate the need for skilled plant operators. No program or system can achieve such a goal. The EOSS is a tool for better utilization of manpower and skills available. Although the EOSS is an excellent tool for shipboard training of personnel, it is primarily a working system for scheduling, controlling, and directing plant operations and casualty-control procedures.