Kinkaid (DD 965) - Naval Cruise Book

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REPAIR DIVISION Repair diNision sots the standards lor damage eontrnl readiness throughout the ship. Repair division consists ol damage controhiian (DC), hull technicians (HT) and machinery repairman (MR). HT s, are responsible lor design, fabrication and installation of various components making up the ships struc- ture, plumbing, ventilation, and drainage systems. DC-men are dedicated to maintenance of all installed and portable firefighting systems, repair locker equipment, dewatering equipment and all C.B.R. related materials. It is this group of people who enable the ship to combat any type of casualty, by having the equipment ready and in standby at all times. ER04 is manned by the ships only MR. With many parts for repair of the ships various department ' s equipment not always available onboard, it is his job to manu- facture the parts in the machine shop. ER09 consists of both HT s and DCs and is responsible for the maintenance of the ships watertight integrity. Having representatives from all the divisions on the ship, working with them, they ensure maintenance is done to the divisional spaces and to portable damage control within the divisional space. 28

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ELECTRICAL DIVLSION The r.lcctrical division, commonls referred to ;is Division, luis a demanding mission. The are responsible tor electrical equipment as tar tor ard as the bull nose, as lar alt as the (lagstalT. as high as the highest mast and as low as the keel. They perform maintenance on numerous vital svsiems including: lighting distribution, degaussing, 60 400 hert conversion, shore power, (light deck lighting, motors, con- trollers and loadccnters. .Accordingly, electrician ' s mates are strong advocates of the teamwork concept. The electricians fondest memories of the deplovment were mail call, phone calls, libertv calls and SIX months without rigging shore power.

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