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NAVY ENGINEERING BULLETIN MARCH 2003 45 Sailor Promotions (continued) NAME EMPLOYER ID PROMOTED TO SHIP/ESTAB HODGSON 8107507 LSATA ALBATROSS MAIDMENT 8100733 LSATA ALBATROSS COLLIER 8107358 LSATV ALBATROSS FORKE 8101029 LSATV ALBATROSS HALE 8095232 LSATV ALBATROSS HUTTON 8082250 LSATV ALBATROSS MARMONT 8097288 LSATV ALBATROSS MILLS 8109121 LSATV ALBATROSS OCONNOR 8112372 LSATV ALBATROSS SCULLIN 8099506 LSATV ALBATROSS UNSWORTH 8100963 LSATV ALBATROSS WILSON 8086067 LSATV ALBATROSS HALL 8113229 LSET ANZAC STAGG 8112475 LSET ANZAC AGARS 8099245 LSMT ANZAC BELL 8109897 LSMT ARUNTA GORDON 8094612 LSET BENDIGO HUDSON 8098517 LSMT BENDIGO RUEGER 8109258 LSATA CANBERRA SMITH 8110757 LSATA CANBERRA COX 8109984 LSATV CANBERRA FALT 8109957 LSATV CANBERRA DAVIS 8112556 LSET CANBERRA BEATTIE 8108015 LSMT CANBERRA CHRIMES 8110982 LSMT CANBERRA EDMONDS 8100546 LSMT CANBERRA FEARN-WANNAN 8099716 LSMT CANBERRA FERGUSSON 8110370 LSMT CANBERRA HAUGHEY 8107773 LSMT CANBERRA HOWES 8110968 LSMT CANBERRA PAYNE 8099631 LSMT CANBERRA SUNDERLAND 8112266 LSMT CANBERRA SCOTT 8111211 LSET CERBERUS DRAPER 8107833 LSMT CERBERUS BOWDEN 8100574 LSET DARWIN HARRIS 8107761 LSET DARWIN TANAKA 8110230 LSET DARWIN SLETTEN 8110229 LSET DECHAINEUX MATTHEWS 8111225 LSETSM DECHAINEUX RUSSELL 8099458 LSMTSM FARNCOMB COLLING 8100323 LSET HARMAN OTOOLE 8100127 LSET HARMAN PORTER 8110955 LSET HS WHITE BEETON 8095389 LSMT HUON VESCO 8115620 LSET KANIMBLA BROMLEY 8113385 LSMT KANIMBLA DOUTHETT 8110211 LSMT KANIMBLA HUNT 8110932 LSMT KANIMBLA NAME EMPLOYER ID PROMOTED TO SHIP/ESTAB LINKENBAGH 8113141 LSMT KANIMBLA PENTLAND 8100886 LSATV KUTTABUL HYDER 8098323 LSET KUTTABUL ALCHIN 8100269 LSMT KUTTABUL PIDDUCK 8109443 LSATA MANOORA ELLIS 8099528 LSET MANOORA BLAIN 8112159 LSMT MANOORA JONSSON 8107354 LSATA MELBOURNE ALEXANDER 8095821 LSMT NEWCASTLE GONZALEZ 8100111 LSMT NEWCASTLE HANNA 8097683 LSMT NEWCASTLE JACOBS 8100597 LSMT NEWCASTLE JOHNSON 8110733 LSMT NEWCASTLE LE GROS 8108967 LSMT NEWCASTLE MACLEOD 8111334 LSMT NEWCASTLE PFRUNDER 8113210 LSMT NEWCASTLE ROBSON 8109893 LSMT NEWCASTLE TAYLOR 8111262 LSMT NEWCASTLE BOWER 8094304 LSET PENGUIN WATSON 8108316 LSETSM RANKIN CREIGHTON 8098499 LSMTSM RANKIN MICHAEL 8107526 LSMTSM RANKIN LANGSHAW 8100678 LSMTSM SHEEAN ALDRIDGE 8107285 LSMT STIRLING DUNSTAN 8100085 LSMT STIRLING LEY 8092139 LSMT STIRLING MOALA 8100381 LSMT STIRLING WURFEL 8113621 LSMT STIRLING PUGH 8093044 LSMTSM STIRLING NGUYEN 8099257 LSET STUART STUART 8100258 LSATA SUCCESS LUKES 8106954 LSATV SUCCESS WALKER 8110646 LSET SYDNEY COCKS 8108961 LSMT SYDNEY CONNOR 8106926 LSMT SYDNEY FRISKIN 8108914 LSMT SYDNEY MCDERMOTT 8107843 LSMT SYDNEY COX 8108939 LSET TARAKAN LOBWEIN 8110083 LSATV TOBRUK DAY 8108099 LSET TOBRUK SMITH 8100388 LSET WATERHEN GALE 8098903 LSMT WATERHEN STONE 8087894 LSET WATSON CARR 8110456 LSMT WEWAK EBDON 8109261 LSMT WHYALLA TODD 8109433 LSMT WOLLONGONG BELSON 8111625 LSET YARRA
46 NAVY ENGINEERING BULLETIN MARCH 2003 CPOET ALARIC O'NEILL HMAS WATSON Gun Empty, Bore Clear! Providing specialist technical advice to the Warfare Community Innocuously tucked away in a quiet corner of HMAS WATSON, hidden among the PWO, SEAAC and CSO training facilities, is an office occupied by two Chief ET's. Allowed a relatively high degree of autonomy, they are mainly employed to undertake fun tasks, such as tracking and shooting at various targets with real guns and live ammunition! The Principal Warfare Officer Faculty (PWOFAC), HMAS WATSON, falls under the authority of the Training Authority - Maritime Warfare (TAMW). The role of the PWOFAC is to provide instruction in specialist warfighting skills to prospective PWO students, so that <strong>Navy</strong> can fulfil its mission to 'Fight and Win' at sea. The PWO course is <strong>Navy</strong>'s premier course for Seaman officers, and is widely acknowledged to be one of the most intensely demanding courses the RAN can offer. To support PWO training both at WATSON and at West Head Weapons Training Facility (WHWTF), two ETFCS senior sailors are posted to the PWOFAC. While the current incumbents are both ANZAC FCS specialists, previous billet occupants have included Mk 68 GFCS Gun Plot Officers, M22 and MK 92 FCS Fire Control Officers (FCO). The desired mix is one member with Mk 92 experience, with the other holding the ANZAC Fire Control Officer EDP number. The overarching billet pre requisite for these postings, however, is far simpler. Can you confidently operate a Fire Control System? Notwithstanding the normal course attendance activities of a technical sailor posted ashore for respite, an FCO posted to the PWOFAC can expect to undertake the following tasks: a. provide equipment specific instruction to a wide range of Seaman and Warfare Officers, act as FCO in WATSON's model Operations Room during practice warfare exercises (SWIPE), b. act as FCO at WHWTF for PWO common and advanced practical gunnery exercises, c. act as FCO at WHWTF for SEACC practical warfare exercises, d. provide assistance to Mk 92 Operator and ANZAC FCO Preparatory training both at WATSON and at WHWTF, e. provide specialist advice to a range of Warfare officers regarding system specific capabilities and limitations, and f. perform QETO / Business Plan / Regulatory / Instructional duties as directed by OICPWO and provide specialist advice to PWOFAC on Fire Control matters. Our primary roles are to assist the PWOFAC Direction Staff (DS) instruct LCDR & LEUT PWO candidates in the finer performance characteristics of our respective equipment, and to act as FCO's during their practice and live fire gunnery serials. As there is a fairly high turnover of DS, the tenure of FCO's posted to WATSON is usually reasonably long and secure. This provides consistency in the Command and Control drill instruction we provide to students. This consistency is further complimented by constant contact with both Fleet Warfare staff and TAMW specialists. The DS are, for the main, comprised of senior LCDR PWO'S, who typically have had two postings to sea in the PWO role. The professional competence of the DS, coupled with the high gunnery experience levels of the FCO'S, dovetails well into the needs of the students for calm, considered, knowledgable instruction. Of course, for an FCO, the fun part occurs at West Head. We are tasked to conduct medium calibre engagements with either the 76mm or 4.5" gun hanging off the M22 systems, against various AA, SU and NGS targets. This style of gunnery is pure bliss for an FCO. Apart from 'Correcting and Directing' the students, there are none of the usual 'At Sea' firing requirements to sweat over. Preparations for firing are conducted by the WHWTF staff, students take records, and there are no whole ship activity constraints to interfere with the delivery of naval ordnance to the target. At West Head, it's always a perfect Gunnery Day! It is not unusual to close up after students' gunnery brief, conduct one tracking and 9 firing runs, break for lunch, then conduct
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