3-1: DC Organization & Readiness

Question 1

What tasks do DCC personnel perform?

Answer 1

give orders to repair lockers, inform CO of buoyancy/list/water tight integrity, provide bridge with simplified schematic, make provisions for alternate DCC, maintain casualty board/pre-planned routes/closure log

Question 2

Designations used for DCRS subdivisions

Answer 2

F (FWD), B (AMID), A (AFT), S (STBD), P (PORT)

Question 3

Basic AORs for DCRS and repair parties

Answer 3

R1 Main Deck, R2 FWD, R3 AFT, R4 AMID (engineering), R5 Main Prop, R6 Ordnance Casualty Control, RVII Galley, RVIII ECCT, Aviation Fuel and Repair Team, Crash&Salvage, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Flying Squad/RRT, DC Equipment Locker

Question 4

Roles of scene leader when fighting a fire

Answer 4

OSL located outside primary fire boundary in order to best control fire party, determines method of attack and PPE requirements, direct deenergizing of equipment, request boundary setting, determines # of hosemen necessary

Question 5

How are the ships and the DC organization trained to handle personnel casualties?

Answer 5

DCA defines safe routes for transporting personnel, BDS location is defined, stretcher bearers administer first aid

Question 6

Purpose of DC R&A/Reentry Locker (DCREL)

Answer 6

DCREL is a set aside locker meant just for re-entry operations, unmanned and easy access on weather deck in case the inside of the ship gets smoked out

Question 7

Purpose of R&A detail

Answer 7

aid other vessel that need personnel/equipment backup during casualty

Question 8

Duties of R&A

Answer 8

rescue personnel from water, assist other units, assist distressed units ashore

Question 9

What DC measure require CO approval?

Answer 9

ballasting/deballasting, counterflooding, changing material condition, establish command dosage, establishing Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE), unusual loading conditions, jettisoning, activation of CMWD, maneuver to avoid CBRN contamination, dispatching CBRN survey teams, flooding of mags

Question 10

Which DCRS repair party may be split on large ships?

Answer 10

DCRS 5

Question 11

What is the minimum number of hosemen necessary to operate each hose?

Answer 11

1 nozz, 3 hosemen for 1.75/1.5in hose, 4 hosemen for 2.5in hose; *minimum manning is based on a 100ft hose run in line of sight and can increase due to hose runs around sharp turns and ladders along the route