Schenectady (LST 1185) - Naval Cruise Book

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OC DIVISION OC Division is composed of Radio- men and Electronic Technician ratings. The Fiadiomen iRM'sI keep Schenec- tady in touch with the rest of the world using a variety of teletype and voice circuits. Their equipment is maintained and repaired by the Electronics Tech- nicians IET'sl who are responsible not only for the communication gear in the radio shack, but for all the electronic equipment onboard. OS DIVISION OS Division consists of Signalman. SM's serve as lookouts and using visu- al signals alert the ship of possible dan- gers. They send and receive messages by flag hoist, flashing light and sema- Dhore. They encode and decode mes- Sages, honor passing vessels and maintain signaling equipment, various flags and the ships ensign. ON DIVISION On division is made up of quarter masters. Ship safety by way of naviga- tion and vigilance for natural hazards are the responsibilities of OM s. In ad- dition they maintain charts naviga- tional aids and records for the ships log. They take radar bearings and ranges shoot visual bearings and make celestial observations to plot ships position. They plot courses from port to port. ,--W 'faint .w 591 OX DIVISION OX Division is composed of Yeo- man, Personnel Man, Hospital Corps- man, Master at Arms and Postal Clerks. YN's and PN's perform secre- tarial and clerical duties. YN's maintain officer service records and PN's main- tain enlisted service records. PC's pro- cess the ships incoming and outgoing mail. HM's provide first aid care, per- form minor surgery, dispense medica- tion, conduct food service inspections. MAA are in charge of the ship's brig, muster restricted personnel and pro- cess judicial reports. - . -N , x X .. . N XX' New

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