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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 106 512 CE 003 679 TITLE Signalman 1 and C: Rate Training Manual. Revised. INSTITUTION Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, Fla. REPORT NO NAVEDTRA 10136-C PUB DATE 74 NOTE 241p. AVAILABLE FROM Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402 (Stock Number 0502-LP-050-6810) EDRS PRICE MF-S0.76 HC- $12.05 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS *Communications; Course Content; Employment Qualifications; *Equipment Maintenance; Instructional Materials; *.lob Training; *Manuals; Military Personnel; Military Training; Navigation; Promotion (Occupational); *Recordkeeping; Telecommunication IDENTIFIERS Navy; *Signalmen ABSTRACT The rate training manual is designed to help meet the occupational qualifications for advancement to Signalman First Class (SRI) and Chief Signalman (SMC). Chapter one discusses advancement. its rewards, responsibilities, and requirements. In chapter two administrative and training duties are explained with special emphasis on the coverage of the files and logs maintained by communication departments. Chapters three through eleven consist of illustrated material on naval communications, convoy communications, security, equipage and material management, assisting OOD (Officerof the Day), pilot-electronic navigation, special signals, operations/communication department, and assistant to the signal officer. A subject index is appended. (Author /BP) HEALTI4. DEPARTMENT OF USEDUCATION &WELFARE INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL EDUCATION HAS BEENREPRO- DOCUMENT FROM THIS AS RECEIVEDORIGIN DUCED EXACTLYOR ORGANIZATION VIEW OROPINIONS THE PERSONPOINTS OF ATING IT REPRE NOTNECESSARILYINSTITUTE OF ST ATEO DO NATIONAL SENT OFFICIALPOSITION ORPOLICY EDUCATION PREFACE This book is written for Signalmen of the United States Navy and Naval Reserve who are studying for advancement in rating to SM1 or SMC. Study of this text should be combined with practical experience, reviewing other applicable Navy Training Courses and studying pertinent communication doctrinal and procedural publications. This Navy Training Course was.prepared for the Chief of Naval Education and Training by the Naval Training Publications Detachment, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. 20374. It was reviewed by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and by personnel of the Signalman Schools, Fleet Training Centers, San Diego, California and Newport, Rhode Island. Revised edition 1974 Published by NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SUPPORT COMMAND Stock Ordering No. 0502-LP-050-6810 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C.: 1974 3 THE UNITED STATES NAVY GUARDIAN OF OUR COUNTRY The United States Navy is responsible for maintaining control of the sea and is a ready force on watch at home and overseas, capable of strong action to preserve the peace or of instant offensive action to win in war. It is upon the maintenance of this control that our country's glorious future depends: the Unite( States Navy exists to make it so. WE SERVE WITH HONOR Tradition, valor, and victory are the Navy's heritage from the past. To these may be added dedication, discipline, and vigilance as the watchwords of the present and the future. At home or on distant stations we serve with pride, confident in the respect of our country, our shipmates, and our families. Our responsibilities sober us; our adversities stnogthen us. Service to God and Country is our special privilege. We serve with honor. THE FUTURE OF THE NAVY The Navy will always employ new weapuns, new techniques, and greater power to protect and defend the United States on the sea, under the sea, and iri the air. Now and in the future, control of the sea gives the United States her greatest advantage for the maintenance of peace and for victory in war. Mobility, surprise, dispersal, and offensive power are the keynotes of the new Navy.The roots of the Navy lie in a strong belief in the future, in continued dedication to our tasks, and in reflection on our heritage from the past. Never have our opportunities and our responsibilities been greater. CONTENTS CHAPTER Page 1. Advancement 1 2. Administrative and Training Duties 16 3. Naval Communications 50 4. Convoy Communications 69 5. Security 89 6. Equipage and Material Management 114 7. Assisting OOD 135 8. Piloting-Electronic Navigation 172 9. Special Signals 186 10. Operations /Communication Department 200 11. Assistant to the Signal Officer 220 INDEX 232 iii 1 5 CHAPTER 1 ADVANCEMENT This rate training manual is designed to help essential to the functioning of the Navy. Each you meet the occupational qualifications for advancement in rating enhances your value to advancement to Signalman First Class and Chief the Navy in two ways. First, you become more Signalman. valuable as a technical specialist in yourown rating. Second, you become more valuable as a man who can supervise, lead, and train others Whether you are in the Regular Navy or and thus make far-reaching and long-lasting Naval Reserve, this text must be completed contributions to the Navy. satisfactorily before you can advance to SM1 or SMC. It is recommended that you study this opening chapter carefully before beginning The extent of your contribution to the Navy intensive study of the remainder of this course. depends, in large measure, upon your willingness and ability to accept increasing responsibilities as you advance in rating. When you assumed your SM3 duties, you began to accept a certain REWARDS AND RESPONSIBILITIES amount of responsibility for the work of others. With each advancement in rating you accept greater responsibility in military matters and in Advancement in rating brings you increased the professional requirements of the Signalman rewards as well as increased responsibilities. The rating. time to start looking ahead and considering the rewards and responsibilities of advancement is right now, while you are preparing for You will find that your responsibilities for advancement to SM1 or SMC. military leadership are about the same as those of petty officers in other ratings. The reason for this parallel isthat every petty officer is a By this time, you are well aware of many of military person before becoming a technical the advantages of advancement in rating: higher specialist. pay, greater prestige, more interesting and challenging work, and the satisfaction of getting ahead in your chosen career. Also, you probably Although some broad aspects of military have discovered that one of the most enduring leadership are included in this text, the training rewards of advancement is the personal manual is not designed to give you extensive satisfaction you find in developing your skills information on military requirements foi and increasing your knowledge. advancement to petty officer first or to CPO. Material covering these requirments is found in Military Requirements for Petty Officer l&C, The Navy also benefits by your NAVEDTRA 10057 and should be studied advancement. Highly trained personnel are carefully. 1 6 SIGNALMAN 1 & C TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP WORKING WITH OTHERS.As you advance to SM1 and then to SMC, you will be taking a greater part in planning for training in Your responsibilities for technical leadership your ship. At times this training will also affect a are special to your rating and are directly related large number of personnel not in your division to the nature of your work. The dual role of nor even in your department. It becomes operating and maintaining a ship's increasingly important, therefore, to understand communicaton system is a job of vital the duties and responsibilities of personnel in importance. It requires an exceptional kind of other ratings. The more you know about related leadership ability that can be developed only by ratings, the more complete and comprehensive personnel who have a high degree of technical will be your training plansespecially those competence and a deep sense of personal requiring an interdivisional effort to achieve responsibility. At this point, let's consider some their goals. of the broaderaspects of your growing responsibilities for military and technical leadershipthe direction and extent of your As your responsibilities for planning with responsibilities. others expand, so also must your ability to communicate clearly and effectively. The basic Direction of Responsibility requirement for effective communication is a knowledge of your own language. Always use correct language in speaking and in writing. Your responsibilities will extend both Remember that the basic purpose of all upward and downward. Officers and enlisted communication is improvement of personnel alike will expect you to translate understanding. To lead, supervise, and train general orders given by officers into detailed, other men, you must be able to speak and write practical, on-the-job language that can be in such a way that they can understand exactly understood and executed by even relatively what you mean. inexperienced personnel. In dealing with your juniors, it is up to you to see that they perform A second requirment for effective their work properly. At the same time, you must communication in the Navy is a sound be able to explain to officers any important knowledge of the "Navy way" of saying things. needs or problems of the enlisted men. Some Navy terms have been standardized for the purpose of ensuring efficient communication. Extent of Responsibility When a situation calls for standard Navy terminology, use it. Even if you are fortunate enough to have highly skilled and well-trained