Ingersoll (DD 990) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT IS COMPRISED OF FOUR DIVISIONS: OB, OC. OD. AND OI. THE RATES THAT MAKE UP THE DEPARTMENT ARE OS, RM, BM, SM, CTA, CTR. CTM. CTO, EW. AND IS. OB DIVISION IS IN CHARGE OF COORDINATING SHIPBOARD SIGNALS AND ELECTRONIC IN- TELLIGENCE, VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS AND OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE GATHERING CA- PABILITIES ABOARD THE SHIP. OC DIVISION IS IN CHARGE OF MONITORING, MAINTAINING, AND ESTABLISHING CIRCUIT CONTINUITY FOR VOICE COMMUNICATIONS. THEY ALSO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE MESSAGE TRAFFIC VIA SATELLITE AUTOMATED COMMS SYSTEMS AS WELL AS TTY CIRCUI TS. INCLUDED IN THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IS THE DISTRIBUTION OF MESSAGE TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS VIA MESSAGE DISKS. INCLUDED IN THIS DIVISION ARE THE SIGNAL- MEN WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES VIA FLAGHOIST, FLASH- ING LIGHT (MORSE CODE), SEMAPHORE (HAND SIGNALS), AND INFRARED METHODS. OD IS THE NAVY ' S OLDEST AND MOST VERSATILE RATE. THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF GENERAL PRESERVATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE SHIP. THEY ALSO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPS RIGGING FOR UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT. FLIGHT OPS, ANCHORING, LADDERS, AND TOW- ING GEAR. OI DIVISION HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MANNING THE VARIOUS RADARS (SURFACE TRACKER, AIR TRACKER, AND SPA 25) IN CIC AS WELL AS THE BRIDGE. THEY ARE ALSO RE- SPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE SHIP AND HELICOPTER DURING FLIGHT OPS. 33

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