Acadia (AD 42) - Naval Cruise Book

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SEA AND ANCHOR DETAIL DIRECT ENGINEERING CON- TROL TO REPORT WHEN MAIN ENGINES ARE READY FOR TESTING. OBTAIN PERMISSION TO TEST MAIN ENGINES FROM CO. ENSURE THAT THE FAN- TAIL IS CLEAR OF BOATS AND FLOATS. PASS TIME CHECK OVER THE IMC REQUEST PERMISSION TO GET UNDERWAY FROM SOPAjHAR- BOR CONTROL SERVICES FROM PIER DISCON- NECTED RIG BROW STAND BY TO RECEIVE TLIGS AND PILOT. IF ANCHORED, HEAVE IN TO SHORT STAY IWHEN DIRECT- EDI IF MOORED TO A BOLIY, TAKE IN CHAIN AND RIDE TO MANILA LINES REPORT READY FOR GETTING UNDERWAY TO THE XO, WHO WILL REPORT TO THE CO PASS WORD ALL HANDS TO QUARTERS FOR LEAVING PORT REQUEST PERMISSION TO SIN- GLE UP ALL LINES NOTIFY ENGINEERING CON- TROL TO STANDBY TO AN- SWER ALL BELLS CAST OFF TUGS, AND ESCORT PILOT OFF SHIP BRING ALL BOATS ABOARD SECURE FORECASTLE AND FANTAIL FOR SEA SECURE ANCHOR FOR SEA SECURE THE SPECIAL SEA AND ANCHOR DETAIL SET THE REGULAR UNDERWAY WATCH

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'ffgin 'Q 'rfb ' GENERAL QUARTERS GENERAL QUARTERS, GENERAL QUARTERS, ALL HANDS MAN YOUR BATTLE STATIONS. SET CONDITION ZEBRA THROUGHOUT THE SHIP. WHEN GENERAL QUARTERS CGQJ IS FIRST SOUNDED, HEARTS BEAT FASTER, ANDRENALIN FLOWS, AND BO- DIES RACE THROUGH THE SHIP TO GET TO THEIR AS- SIGNED STATIONS. THE SHIP'S EXISTENCE DEPENDS ON QUICK, SMART AND SAFE ,IUDGEMENT WITHIN SEC- ONDS OF THE ALARM BEING PASSED. AND, BECAUSE OF OUR SHIP'S HIGH STANDARDS, WE HAVE TO DRILL OVER AND OVER, UNTIL WE GET IT RIGHT. WHEN CONDITION ZEBRA IS SET, HATCHES SLAM DOWN, DOGS QBOLTSJ ARE DOGGED QBOLTEDJ, AND THE SHIP IS MADE WATER TIGHT THROUGH AND THROUGH, SO AS TO CONTROL FLOODING, IN CASE THE SHIP'S HULL HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR ANY INTERNAL PIPING IS RUPTURED. THESE DRILLS CAN GO ON FOR HOURS, AND WITH VEN- TILATION SHUT OFF, AND THE SHIP BUTTONED UP TIGHT, SO THAT THERE ISN'T ANY NATURAL VENTILA- TION, THE CREW WILL SWEAT IT OUT, LITERALLY. WITH THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF GENERAL QUAR- TERS THE CREW CAN FEEL JUSTIFIABLY PROUD THAT WE ARE READY IF THE REAL THING EVER HAPPENS. SOMETIMES IT'S HURRY-UP-AND-WAIT, LIKE THIS GROUP WAITING IT OUT N DEEP SHELTER. I I TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING GQ CAN BE LIFESAI ING, HERE THE CHIEF IS CHECKING FOR A TIGHT SEAL PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO THE REPAIR LOCKERS CAN EX- PECT LOTS OF HARD WORK BUT NOT NECESSARILY ALL THE TIME. M, W ,Q ,N ly I I V, , 27 4 my 'Mx Y' ,, f I , ,,, I 2 ' I QA 1' A f A if , ' Q V ' 2 ' 1 Q , -.Ly ll! I , I , if 'If I WW f ,-ww9Caf A Lf, ff ' 'f-,ff ' f' ' ' I , ' ,f ffffwfws, , I - 3 I I I 'Z I I I I I f O BI II, A III I O I I f