John F Kennedy (CVA 67) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 62 text:

The Navtgatton Department ts responsible for a number of important tasks aboard KENNEDY One of these ts the plotting of the shtp s posatlon with the use of modern electromc navt atton equipment and celestual navtgatton techniques The artermaster of the Watch records all noteable events an a logbook or notebook Thts ts then copied by the Officer of the Deck as the ship s offactal Deck Log There are always two qualtfted Helmsmen stationed an the after steering spaces to steer the ship tn the event that rudder control as lost by the bndge In addttton to these regular watches most of the Quarter masters are qualtfted Master Helmsmen and steer the shtp tn crmcal maneuvering sttuattons They man the helm when the ship ts alongside an otler or replenishment shtp or when entering or leaving port Also at these ttmes certatn artermasters are stattoned tn various postttons on the Island structure These bearing takers help the Navtgator plot the shtp s exact posttton tn the channel The hours tn Navigation are often long but not partacularly strenuous When we are at sea detatl ever one ln the department has a statton which somettmes falls etween two watches The fob though, gives me a sense of satlsfactnon an many ways It ts not an easy task to drtve an 80 000 ton, 1 000 foot long shtp unto a harbor All tn all tt ts a very mterestlng yob JamesM Kopf YN3 N Dzvtsnon Catonsvtlle Maryland 9 I I I . , . . . . . l I I I O 0 614 a 6. I O I I O . , . . I I , - I 5 I I I O I I O I I ' i I I O I I cg- n ' ' I I , I I I I I I I ' ll ' Pl ' . X . - , 66 ' 99 I I U ! I, l I I I . I

Page 61 text:

iq -Z' '44 4

Page 63 text:

Q, .fi 1551. sh ANN