Operations Oral Board Generator ESWS

To collect, process, display, evaluate and disseminate pertinent tactical information and intelligence in a timely and accurate manner in support of the OOD.

The status boards display such tactical information like nearest land, water temperature, own ship heading and speed, wind direction and speed, equipment status, and communications status.

CIC watch officer, watch supervisor, status board operator, radar operator, log keeper, maneuvering board operator, and DRT operator.

The CIC watch supervisor is in charge of all enlisted personnel in CIC and reports directly to the CIC watch officer.

The Dead Reckoning Analyzer Indicator gives a digital indication of the ships course and speed receiving inputs from the gyrocompass and pitsword and outputs to the DRT. It is located in the chart room.

• TAO- Tactical Action Officer,
• CICWO- CIC Watch Officer,
• EWS- Electronic Warfare Supervisor,
• AWC- Air Warfare Coordinator,
• SUWC- Surface Warfare Coordinator,
• USWC- Undersea Warfare Coordinator,
• AIC- Air Intercept Control, CICWS-
• CIC Watch Supervisor.

A directive issued for accomplishing operations extending over a large geographical area over an extended period of time. It is used by subordinate commanders to base directives to their commands.

A form of directive issued by a commander to subordinates to coordinate effective execution of a specific operation.

The next step from OPORDER breaking things down by specific warfare areas.

The TDS defines the current tactical situation by processing all the information collected throughout the system.

The fleet is organized into subdivisions to cover specific designated areas for warfare purposes and Naval Operations. The first subdivision being TASK FORCE.

Task Groups are a subdivisions of the task force, up to 99 divisions of a Task Force

A Task Unit can be up to 99 divisions of a Task Group

Task Elements are created when the breakdown of Task Force, Groups, and Units are not enough to accomplish the assigned task.

The largest assignment of specific ships to specific areas. The fleet is broken down into numerous battle forces.

Used to conduct specific Amphibious operations in the assigned areas. Smaller than Battle Groups.

Each status board and plot is used to display all ESSENTIAL information regarding it’s warfare area and designation

They can be configured to either HF or UHF to exchange tracking information and weapons control orders between NTDS units and is normally operated in encrypted mode.

Bridge- To correlate navigation information, course and speed changes, and track information.

Signal Bridge- To help identify the contacts being tracked on radar

Radio- To correlate information regarding other ships steaming near us and to send out information over the radiotelephones.

Weapons Stations- To correlate firing procedures, when to fire, who to fire at, etc.

Lookouts- Also to help identify whatever may be in or on the water around us and to also identify what may be in the air.

Electronic Support is used to search and detect other radars at ranges greater than what they can detect you.

Electronic Attack is the means to render those other sensors useless to the enemy, such as sending out signals to jam those sensors so they may not detect those around them.

Electronic Protect is measures taken so as to keep others from jamming the sensors you carry and use on you vessels.

The Dead Reckoning Tracer gives a geographical plot of our ship and all surface contacts. It can be used to determine ships speed, contacts course and speed, and for man overboard evolutions.

The status board in the pilot house contains engineering information and the status board in CIC does not have any engineering information.

Emission control is used to lower the sound of the ship electronically. There are four levels of EMCON and CIC is the controlling station.

Identification Friend or Foe is a means of positive identification of other vessels in the area. We do not have an interrogator, therefore are system is passive

We have two radars on board; Furuno types.

Atmospheric conditions, sea return, weather, height of antenna and/or target.

Air, Surface, Undersea, Command and Control, Amphibious, Mine

Maritime Interdiction Operations, Non-Combatant Evacuation, Search and Rescue

CPA – closest point of approach

We have 7 radar repeaters on board. We have 4 Furuno repeaters; 2 in the BRIDGE and one on the OPEN BRIDGE.

Control and/or assist in specific operations as delegated by proper authority

It is the main collection and coordination point for all evolutions… man overboard, helo communications, communications with other ships, and constantly evaluating the tactical situation

The navigational plot is used to warn the bridge of navigational dangers, supply the radar operator and the conning officer with navigational aid, and help identify landmasses

CIC reports all tactical information to the bridge.

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Flags are read from the top to the bottom, outboard to inboard, and forward to aft

The flag hoist is raised all the way up

The flag hoist is raised 2/3 of the way up.

The flag hoist is lowered all the way down.

92’10” and it is used to determine the distance a lookout can see to the horizon. Our view approx. 13 miles

100’10” and located on the 05 level, forward.

643’ 8”

85’

28’ 6”

The term “mean draft” is referring to the average draft of the ship.

Used in Morse code communications

An omni directional white flashing light located high on the mast that are activated by use of a key on the signal bridge

Two hand held flags used by signalman for close proximity visual messages

Colored smoke used for emergencies

Uses an infrared lens on flashing red light at night time, only visible by those using receiving equipment.

Red at the base indicates the antenna is for transmitting and blue indicates that the antenna is for receiving.

HF-High Freq, VHF-Very High Freq, UHF-Ultra High Freq, SHF- Super High FREQ, EHF- Extremely High Freq

“Z” is reserved for initial enemy contact reports or operational combat messages of extreme urgency, ASAP less then 10 minutes.

“O” is reserved for messages relating to situations that gravely affect the national forces and must respond to in 30 minutes.

“P” is reserved for messages relating to situations that gravely affect the national interest and must respond to in 3 hours

“R” is assigned to al types of traffic that justify electrical transmission but which are not of sufficient urgency to require a higher precedence and must respond to in 6 hours.

“Y” is limited to designated emergency action command and control messages and must respond to as fast as possible.

It is all equipment, books, and codes within radio that require strict accountability

Classified Pubs must be checked out by the individual, and accounted for at all times, inventories are taken on a periodic basis, and corrections are obtained and applied as they appear.

Classified, Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret.

The disclosure of classified information to a person who is not authorized access.If material is compromised a security alert will be sounded and the guilty party will be detained and dealt with accordingly

A fast reaction communication message of national level interest.

It notifies the CNO and other appropriate commands with information concerning incidents of military, political or press interests that are of high naval interest

A timely notification of an incident not meeting OPREP 3 special incidents reporting criteria. Usually an incident that happens off base and has a chance of getting a lot of press coverage.

It informs naval commanders of an accidental or unauthorized detonation, or possible detonation of a nuclear weapon.

It notifies the CNO of any unexpected occurrence involving nuclear weapons or nuclear components.

It informs the CNO of a weapon that was a dud.

AN/PRC 96 - A portable battery operated emergency transceiver used during rescue operations and emergency ground-to-ground communications. It has three modes of operation; Voice, Beacon (allows automatic transmission of a homing tone alternating on two frequencies), and Morse code. EPIRB - There are three on board and set up with a satellite link for rescue operations. The homing beacon not only tells where we are but also who we are.

They are used for fleet wide communications located in CIC, RADIO, and on the Bridge. The nets used are FLEET TAC, MED RED, MEDSATHICOM, and IAD/MAD

Minimize- reduce the use of traffic sent over the net

Beadwindow- You have disclosed essential information that could be obtained by an outside source

Gingerbread- There is a suspected intruder on the net

Essential Elements of Friendly Information- the codes to define what was disclosed when calling a beadwindow(seven EEFI codes)

To destroy any classified material to keep it from the enemy, burning shredding, mulching, and jettisoning

A movement report is the Navy’s primary location system. It is used to disseminate current ship location to those who have a need to know. It is used 48 hours prior to entering and leaving port, when ship is 50 or more miles off course, or when ship is ahead or behind schedule by more then 4 hours.

A logistics report is used to requisition logistical services and support for a ship arriving or leaving a port. I.E. number of tugs needed, services from the pier, line handlers, harbor pilot, camels, food, fuel, cranes, etc. It is submitted 48 hours prior to arrival/departure of a US port. Overseas it is a minimum of two weeks.

A report of a casualty on any item or equipment that affects the ships mission that cannot be repaired within 48 hours of the casualty. It is reported by naval message.

A report required every 30 days if the broken equipment has not been repaired

A casualty correction is required when the equipment has been repaired to update test runs on equipment, man-hours involved, parts, etc.

A casualty cancellation is used only if the ship is going to the shipyard, decommissioned, or equipment is removed

Status of resources and training system is used to report to the type commander the readiness of personnel and equipment. It indicates if the command is able to carry out its mission.

Global Positioning Satellite is used to get latitude and longitude of the ships current position

There are three types of GPS systems on board. The two civilian systems are the North Star and the Magellan. The military system is the WRN-6.

The Fathometer is used to determine the depth of the water from the keel

It measures the water depth in fathoms or feet.

The two modes of operation are active and passive.

The distance traveled in the direction of the original course from the time the rudder is put over until the time the ship is steady on new course.

The distance traveled perpendicular to the original course from the time the rudder is put over until the ship is steady on new course.

The pivot point is the point of the keel on which the ship turns (frame 50).

One in CIC, One in the pilothouse, one in aft steering, one in main control and one in the open bridge.

The restricted maneuvering doctrine explains the conditions when the ship maneuverability is limited due to narrow passage, underway replenishment, and navigation detail.

All lookouts are doubled during reduced visibility.

The port running lights are red and the starboard running lights are green

Port/Starboard running lights – 112.5°

Forward/Aft mast lights - 225°

Stern light - 135°

It is used to indicate the ships list.

Used to measure wind speed and direction.

Race track, Williamson, Anderson, and Y-back.

It is used to determine the ship’s heading and as the primary navigational compass. The gyro is designed to point steady to true geographical pole vice magnetic pole.

We have two MK-23 gyros. One is located in engineering gyro shop and the other is located in the repair gyro shop

There are a total of 6 OPS gyro repeaters., 1 on the Signal Bridge, 1 on the centerline polaris on the bridge, 1 on the port bridge wing,1 on the starboard bridge wing, and two at the helm.

Relative bearing is the direction of an object from the observer measured clockwise from the ship’s head. It is based on a circle drawn around the ship itself, with the bow as 000°.

True bearing is the direction of an object from the observer, measured clockwise from true north. It is based on a circle of degrees with true north as 000°.

Deviation is the magnetic effect of the ship on the compass

Variation is the magnetic effect of the earth’s magnetic field on the compass

You get variation from the compass rose.

OOD, JOOD/Conning Officer, BMOW, QMOW, Helm, Lee Helm, Status board operator, Lookouts, Phonetalkers, and Messenger.

Helm, mechanical helm indicator, rudder angle indicator, steering selector switch, various alarms, magnetic compass, engine order telegraph, status boards, gyro repeaters, radar repeaters, and GPS