George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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 if ac as cani End1 £pel lass, Ia. «P-- 'Ui d Si p! fr v D he USS George Washington )eck Department weathers high extreme conditions to refuel the it sea. Participating in Operation .g Freedom, the need for JP-5 jet iijc Deck Department a priceless uring the 2002 Mediterranean i Gulf deployment.. ck Department's 97 Sailors are ;d into two divisions. During ay replenishments, First Division are responsible for manning the nd distance line, refueling station d cargo stations 7 and 9. Second i Sailors man refueling stations 11, cargo stations 17 and 19. ck Department safely brings an of 800,000 to 1.000.000 gallons el per replenishment. Working side by side with the boatswain’s mates, the purple shirted jet fuel experts of V-4 step in to regulate luel pressures and measure how, much fuel is pumped aboard. Connecting a high-line to the other ship, cargo stations bring over pallets of everything the ship needs to sustain itself at sea. Anything from food to jet parts are received on station. G'H s Deck department not only receives fuel, but they“also fuel other ships at sea. When refueling another ship. First Division tends the phone and distance line and Second Division mans fueling station 21. This enables GW to refuel ships in the battle group if the need arises. On the bridge, the master helmsman’s steady hand keeps the ship within 300 feet of a disastrous collision. There is little room for error, but if an accident happens, evejy station has a corpsman and safety observer standing by to help keep those participating in the evolution out of harm’s way. Lines and hosesjire everywhere making it look like mass confusion, but it is actually a well-orchestrated evolution GW s Deck Department, V-4. and corpsman come together to perform on a regular basis keeping the ship fueled up and well- supplied.