Saipan (CVL 48) - Naval Cruise Book

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IQ1 awya :bw Qefaafmen Under the watchful supervision of the Navigator, Divi- sion Ofiicer and Chief Quartermaster, sixteen quartermast- ersattend to their primary duties of constantly computing and checking the ships position, piloting her along coastlines when in sight of land and guiding her safely in and out of port. The quartermaster's main duties are to assist the Oflicer-of-the-Deck. In port this means making morning and evening colors, keeping track of transfers and absentees, seeing that the oflicer of the Deck is forewarned about ap- proaching VIP's, and keeping a written record of all occur- ences affecting the ship. At sea the quartermaster is the OOD's right hand man. He assists with emergencies, sounds H all the alarm, and is responsible that the ship shows the proper lights. The quartermaster takes the helm in the Pilot House for all important evolutions and maneuvers. He must keep the ship's charts and navigational publications up to date and have a knowledge of tides and currents He must be able to compute time of sunrise and sunset and be famili r ' . , a with the sextant, stadimeter, and modern navigational equipment. All of these important duties combine to make life in the Navigation department busy and interesting. , , X fl 'gt 3, , , f f

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JR zzvzyzz lbw e az fmefz 1 'K :L uv , l rv-lildfwAwwwx.. First row, L. to R. R. K. Post, R. G. Hickerson, J. J. Gerard, E. F. Forthe, QMC., Commander W. J. Davis, LTJG. R. R Barnard, L. A. Rummage, E. E. Pierce, E. C. Bechtel. Second row, L. to R. R. P. Cardinal, A. F. Bianchi, D. J. Rodgers, R. E. Schmitt, J. G. Lefebvre, L. A. Zielinski. G. E Flaherty, T. H. Szymendera, O. E. Pollitt.