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CUVX Design – VT Team 2 Page 74includes 50 enlisted and 3 officers. Finally the Auxiliary division is in charge of major auxiliary equipmentincluding aircraft and weapons elevators, motorized doors and hatches, pumps, and damage control equipment. Thisdivision is assigned 40 enlisted and 2 officers.4.8.5 Operations DepartmentThe operations department is responsible for sensor and combat systems, radio operations, communications,watch standing, and the maintenance of electronic and communication equipment. This department is mainlycomprised of Operations Specialists and Electronics Technicians. Operations Specialists are required to interpret theelectronic output of the systems and relay any important information gathered. The Electrical Technicians maintainelectronics equipment. The men operating the electronics equipment stand 8 hours of watch per day during normalcruise conditions. During times of heightened readiness, watch standing may be increased to 12 hours per day. Thisdepartment is assigned 60 enlisted and 8 officers.4.8.6 Supply DepartmentThe supply department is responsible for ordering, receiving, organizing, and storing food, spare parts,equipment and other material. They are also responsible for food preparation, including cooking, cleaning,beverages, and inventory. These men are in charge of the ships laundry, retail, tailoring, and dry cleaning. Theyman the ships store, barbershop, and postal service and they are responsible for distributing pay. This department isassigned 95 enlisted and 8 officers.4.8.7 Medical DepartmentBecause of the projected littoral environment that CUVX-HI3 will be operating in and the fact that it carriesLAMPS capable of rescuing people injured in combat, this ship could act as a small temporary medical facility. Forthis reason the Medical department is slightly oversized on CUVX-HI3 in comparison with other ships of this size.The medical department is assigned 2 doctors, 20 corpsmen, and one dentist.4.8.8 Navigation DepartmentThe navigation department is responsible for navigating and meteorology. Navigation watches will requirethree men working 8 hour days at each position. This department is assigned 5 enlisted and 1 officer.4.8.9 Administration DepartmentThe administration department maintains personnel records and manages. The Executive Officer (XO) isincluded in this department. His job is to make sure that all departments are running smoothly and efficiently on theship. This department is assigned 10 enlisted and 2 officers including the XO.The total number of enlisted men and officers on CUVX-HI3 are summarized in Table 39. Figure 67 illustratesthe allocation of personnel to each department.Table 39. Manning Summary TableNumber ofOfficersPercentage ofOfficersNumber ofEnlistedPercentage ofEnlistedTotalNumberTotalPercentageAviation 19 28.3 % 303 36.5 % 322 35.9 %Weapons 6 8.9 % 40 4.8 % 46 5.1 %Deck 8 11.9 % 100 12.0 % 108 12.0 %Engineering 12 17.9 % 198 23.8 % 210 23.4 %Operations 8 11.9 % 60 7.2 % 67 7.5 %Supply 8 11.9 % 95 11.4 % 97 11.5 %Medical 3 4.5 % 20 2.4 % 25 2.6 %Navigation 1 1.5 % 5 0.6 % 15 0.67 %Administration 2 2.9 % 10 1.2 % 20 1.3 %Total 67 831 898