Signalman 1 & C - Historic Naval Ships Association

the text on a page and improper classification ofextracts.COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONSASSESSMENTThe Comprehensive Communications Assessmentexercise (CCC-27-SF) evaluates the ship's overallcommunications in a three-phase evolution. Thisexercise requires the combined efforts of both signaland radio personnel to research operation orders(OPORDs) and plan all the communicationsrequirements. The shipboard communications plancan be developed for an actual operation or aconstructive facsimile, depending on the OCE'srequirement.COMMUNICATIONS PLANA ship's communications plan lists all thecommunications requirements in detail for a specificoperation covering a specified period of time. Itcontains all the sequential information required foroperations and communications personnel to achievethe communications commitments of a ship. Thedepartment/division officers, leading petty officer,and supervisors research effective OPORDs forcommunications requirements and combine them intoan effective plan that can be carried out by the workingpersonnel.WARTIME PROVISIONS FORVISUAL SIGNALINGChapter 16 of NWP 4 contains procedures tochange from peacetime communications proceduresto wartime communications procedures or for otheremergencies. Provisions of the chapter are carried outby the Chief of Naval Operations, who issues thedirective “Execute Chapter Sixteen NWP Four.”Immediately upon receipt of the directive, commandersmust begin the measures indicated in that chapter.Stipulations of chapter 16 of NWP 4 areclassified; therefore, they cannot be covered in thistext.STANDING ORDERSLEARNING OBJECTIVES: Identify standingorders. List personnel responsible for standingorders and the reason for having standingorders.Because individuals differ, each leadingSignalman runs his or her signal team, differently. Allgood Signalmen carry out all orders received andfollow standard organization closely. There will alsobe variations in how individuals accomplish certaintasks. In addition to differences in personalities ofleading Signalmen, the types of individuals that makeup a signal team have a bearing on the way the leadingSignalman performs. As the leading Signalman, youmust be able to explain your way of doing tasks to allsubordinates clearly. You should use standing orderscontaining personal instructions on what will berequired. Read these orders to each member, and get asignature acknowledging his or her understanding.You must then hold all hands responsible for followingall provisions of your orders.When a period of several months is involved, awritten order obviously is more effective than a verbalorder. It also is superior because a group, if told to dosomething, can easily misunderstand. A few membersof the group will interpret the verbal order one way,and some will interpret it another way. A written orderwith a verbal explanation eliminates doubt andconfusion, and leaves no excuses for failure to follow.Standing orders for the organization, administration,and function of the signal team must have thesignature of the communications/signal officer. Theleading Signalman is responsible for preparing theseorders in the rough and submitting them to the divisionofficer for approval.Before writing standing orders, determine whatdirectives exist. Review orders written by apredecessor and discuss any changes or commentswith the division officer.Standing orders must agree with the ship's and thedepartment's organization books. Depending on thecompleteness of the latter book, it may not benecessary to prepare standing orders. Somedepartmental organization books are a list of standingorders in various divisions in the department. Standingorders could, therefore, be either a supplement topreviously issued department organization ordersor an actual part of that department's writtenorganization.As previously stated, standing orders should beexplained fully to all hands. A record of signaturesshould be kept to show that each member has read andunderstands these orders. Standing orders should alsobe read and explained when new personnel report on14-3