Acadia (AD 42) - Naval Cruise Book

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NA VIGAY 2017 DETA 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO UNDERWAY IU I2I I3 30 MINUTES PRIOR I TO UNDERWAY III WHEN MANNED AND READY I2I I3I NI ISI PASS THE WORD ALL HANDS SHIFT INTO UNI- FORM FOR LEAVINO PORT MLISTER CREW ON STA- TIONfAT QUARTERS NAVIGATION TEAM MANNED AND READY REQUEST PERMISSION FROM THE CO TO CONDUCT THE FOLLOWING: IAQ PASS THE WORD STA- TION THE SPECIAL SEA AND ANCHOR DETAIL PASS THE WORD THE OFFICER OF THE DECK IS SHIFTING HERfHIS WATCH FROM THE QUARTERDECK TO THE BRIDGE IBD ALL SEA DETAIL STATIONS MANNED AND READY TEST STEERING SYS- TEM AND EMERGENCY STEERING ALARMS IAP IBD TEST ENGINE ORDER TELEGRAPH ICJ TEST ANCHOR WIND- LASS AND MAKE AN- CHOR READY FOR LET- TING GO IDD TEST SHIP'S GENERAL, CHEMICAL AND COLLI- SION ALARMS IEI TEST SHIP'S WHISTLE QFD TEST OF IMC FROM BRIDGE RECORD DRAFT OF SHIP FORE,'AFT TEST SOUND POWERED PHONES, VERIFY ALL STA- TIONS ON LINE RECEIVE DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS OF READINESS TO GET UNDERWAY ,f ' ff III X' 9 QMC KNUFF DEMONSTRATES USING A SEXTANT TO FIX THE SHIP'S POSITION USING CELESTIAL NAVIGA- TION, WHICH IS BASED ON THE SHIP'S LOCATION IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE SUN, MOON, PLANETS AND STARS. ALL PHOTOS BY SANDY KNUFF THE NAVIGATION TEAM IN ACTION: QM2 PRUITT AS RECORDER, QMSA BONE PLOTTER, OMC KNUFF EVAL- UATOR, YN3 WEYEL DECK LOGS, AND RM3 TAYLOR PILOTING PHONE TALKER. BEARING TAKERS, QM3 FIELDS AND QM2 TURNER, ARE ON THE BRIDGE WINGS AND FATHOMETER READER, ET2 MCGEE IS IN THE NAV OFFICE.

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vl', 05. J' IBD TIME OF HEAVING AROUND TO SHORT STAY IF AT AN- CHOR DISPOSITION OF BOATS ICD fm INSTRUCTIONS CONCERN- ING U.S. AND GUARD MAIL QED NUMBER OF PASSENGERS, IF ANY, EXPECTED TIME OF ARRIVAL, AND BERTHING ARRANGEMENTS RIG IN BOOMS AND ACCOMMO- DATION LADDERS NOT IN USE AND SECURE THEM FOR SEA AFTER OBTAINING PERMIS- SION FROM XO REMOVE RAT GUARDS AND FRAPPING CONDUCT RADIO CHECKS IAW CURRENT OPERATING ORDERS RADIATE RADAR AS ALLOWED BY LOCAL REGULATIONS PASS THE WORD SET MATERI- AL CONDITION YOKE . PASS THE WORD ALL VISI- TORS ARE REQUESTED TO LEAVE THE SHIP AT THIS TIME. THE SHIP WILL BE GETTING UN- DERWAY IN - MINUTES ENSURE U.S. AND GUARD MAIL HAS LEFT THE SHIP BREAK ALL UTILITY LINES TO PIER ASCERTAIN THE STATUS OF ALL REPAIR LOCKERS

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fy.. X f IF THE ELECTRIC GYROSCOPE AND MAGNETIC COM- PASS BREAK DOWN THEN THE QUARTERMASTERS PLOT SEXTANT ANGLES USING A 3-ARM PROTRACTOR. THE SEXTANT CAN ALSO BE USED TO OBTAIN A FIX BY SIGHTING LAND OBJECTS AND PLOTTING THE RESUL- TANT ANGLES ON A CHART. QM2 PRUITT CONDUCTS TRAINING WITH QMSA BONE. -,,,,-oi QM3 FIELDS SHOOTS BEARINGS TO OBJECTS ON LAND IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE SHIP'S POSITION IN THE WATER. ET2 MCGEE PASSES THE FATHOMETER READING, WHICH TELLS THE DEPTH OF WATER BENEATH THE SHIP'S KEEL, TO THE NAVIGATION TEAM ON THE BRIDGE AND THE PILOTING TEAM IN COMBAT.