Buchanan (DDG 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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NHV1gHt1OH Department BUCHANAN s Navigation Department is probably the most diversified department aboard ship with their responsibilities ranging from getti.ng the ship to where it s going safely and on time' caring for the health of the crew during thlstrlp insuring the ship s correspondence and ' ' personnel records are properly maintained' and of course insuring that those letters tg and from home are at a constant flow. Functionally the department is divided into two sections the Navigation Section an the-Administration Section. The Navigation Section is m way or a deployment the OIVI s are at the helm and various stations to visually navigate the h' ' s ip out of the channel Once in open water the ONI s day is filled with morn' 9 rs sun lines evening stars and a constant DB Besides their standard watches the OIVI s are busy correcting the hundred charts carried on the shi ' t k' ' ' ' p a ing and recording weather and navigational information' and taking the help and after-stee ' 9 for the many underway replenishments. eA ersonnelmen from Ship s Office' the Hospital Corpsmen V ' Bay' and the Postal Clerk Ship s Office s day is one of constant activity insuring all of the ship s rep0rtS are C0mP'9 mailed on time' typing the man y memos and instructions' correcting personnel records ordering tests and insuring ' oming correspondence is correctly routed and act' - ion taken. At special sea details these men are stationed on the bridge U Captain s phone talkers. I ' ' ' n Sick Bay it s a day of shots physicals colds emergencies etc. not forgetting the T35 c ecking the sanitation of the shi s ' ' ' p messing and berthing areas. ln the Post Office it s always where s the mail? did 9 a letter? why not? . a busy and importa t I n p ace at least once a day ether that is the N ' ' A ' ' ' avigation Department diversified but held together by the idea of working for the benefi BUCHANAN s crew anned by the Ouartermasters Getting under f dministration Section there are the Yeomen and P

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