Bagley (FF 1069) - Naval Cruise Book

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mm NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT ' - f ™ ? HMC BECKWORTH, HMSN COHEN, HM3 ARELLANO, PNSN HARRISON, YNSN PACHECO, PNSN PETERSON, YN3 BLAKENEY, PNC FOSTER y T QMl GONZALES, QMSN YOUNG QM3 NELSON, QMl LARSON, QM3 HARDING

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NAVIGATION

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-t m COHE ■■ •: iitii y I THE NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT IS COMPOSED OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT RATINGS. WITH A VARIETY OF FUNCTIONS. THESE INCLUDE THE QUARTERMASTERS (QMs), WHO GUIDE THE SHIP USING MODERN ELECTRONICS AND OFTEN NAVIGATE BY THE STARS. THE YEOMEN (YNs) AND PERSONNELMEN (PNs), WHO KEEP THE PAPER WORK FLOWING AND ENSURE THAT CORRESPONDENCE AND THE PERSONNEL RECORDS OF THE CREW ARE MAINTAINED. HOSPITAL CORPSMEN (HMs). WHO KEEP US WELL AND GIVE ADVICE ON MAINTAINING SANITATION THROUGHOUT THE SHIP; THE MASTER AT ARMS (MA) WHO KEEPS LAW AND ORDER AND ENSURES THE SMOOTH RUNNING OF THE SHIP, THE POSTAL CLERK (PC). WHO KEEPS THE MAIL FLOWING. NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE. AND THE NAVY COUNSELOR (NC). WHO COORDINATES THE RETENTION EFFORTS OF THE SHIP. N% i ctn cnt HMC BECKWORTH PCSN THORNTON NCI KENNISON PNSN ARRISON