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1. NS422 Submarine Capstone Course LESSON #1
SUBMARINE COMMUNITY FAMILARIZATION & ORGANIZATION
2. References Standard Submarine Organization & Regulations Manual (SSORM)
Division Officer’s Guide Ch 1, 2, 3
Watch Officer’s Guide Ch 11
Naval Personnel Command PERS-42 Website
3. WELCOME ABOARD!
4. The Coming Years...JO Pipeline and First Tour Talk about when you find out where you are going (middle of prototype), putting in your preferences (start of prototype). Talk about when you find out where you are going (middle of prototype), putting in your preferences (start of prototype).
5. Talk about how much it sucks but give any fun stories you had in downtown charleston, going out to lunch, whether or not you had mando hours, etcTalk about how much it sucks but give any fun stories you had in downtown charleston, going out to lunch, whether or not you had mando hours, etc
6. Naval Nuclear Power School 6 months
Broken into several subject areas
Math/Physics
Chemistry/Radiological Controls/Materials
Heat Transfer
Reactor Dynamics/Core Characteristics
Electrical Engineering
2.5 GPA required to pass
Instructors
Fleet returning SSN & SWO(N)
Direct-Input ENS and LTJGs
Recruited from civilian grad schools to solely teach at NNPS
CVN Prospective XOs
“Pump not a filter”
If you put in the work, you have a 99% chance of passing!
Mandatory study hours, etc.
7. Talk about rotating shift work, after swings party, T-week, how much it sucked, you get the ideaTalk about rotating shift work, after swings party, T-week, how much it sucked, you get the idea
8. Actually spend a few minutes going over how the magic rocks make the water hot and how that makes the ship go forward so everyone doesn’t die.Actually spend a few minutes going over how the magic rocks make the water hot and how that makes the ship go forward so everyone doesn’t die.
9. Talk about how much money you make, how easy it is after living in nuke land for so long, oh and the chalet has high speed internet in all the rooms now (bastards). Talk about how much money you make, how easy it is after living in nuke land for so long, oh and the chalet has high speed internet in all the rooms now (bastards).
10. Notional Shipboard Organization
11. Wardroom Structure Talk about which job you had, give an idea of the progression of jobs (ie start in engineering move to weapons or nav).
Give a few overall impressions of each position (positive and negative if possible)
RL Div – worst job ever
E Div – congrats you’re the boat’s retard
A-Div – I hope you like QA
Etc etc
Talk about which job you had, give an idea of the progression of jobs (ie start in engineering move to weapons or nav).
Give a few overall impressions of each position (positive and negative if possible)
RL Div – worst job ever
E Div – congrats you’re the boat’s retard
A-Div – I hope you like QA
Etc etc
12. Submarine Familiarization Watch Organization Underway (FWD)
Officer of the Deck
Junior Officer of the Deck
Junior Officer of the Watch
Scope Operator
Diving Officer of the Watch
Chief of the Watch
Helmsman/Planesman/Lookout
Machinery Room watch
Auxiliary Electrician Forward
Auxiliaryman of the Watch
Quartermaster
Torpedo Room Watch
Fire Control Technician of the Watch
Sonar Supervisor
Spherical Array Workstation
Towed Array Workstation
Auxiliary Sensor Work Station
Radioman of the Watch
13. Submarine Familiarization Watch Organization Underway (AFT)
Engineering Officer of the Watch
Engineering Watch Supervisor
Reactor Operator
Electrical Operator
Throttleman
Auxilary Electrician Aft
Reactor Technician
Engineering Laboratory Technician
Engine Room Supervisor
Engine Room Forward
Engine Room Upperlevel
Engine Room Lowerlevel
14. Submarine Familiarization Watch Organization in Port (FWD)
Ship’s Duty Officer
Duty Chief Petty Officer
Below Decks Watch
Petty Officer of the Deck
Topside Sentry
Duty Section Leader
Watch Organization in Port (AFT)
Engineering Duty Officer
Engineering Duty Petty Officer
S/D Reactor Operator
S/D Electrical Operator
S/D Roving Watch
15. Qualification Path Battery Charge Line-up Officer
Rig for Dive
Contact Coordinator
EOOW/EDO
DOOW
SSN774 “Pilot/Co-Pilot”
Surfaced OOD
SDO
Submerged OOD
Submarines (Dolphins)
Engineer Officer
Submarine Command
Talk about how long to qualify each and what order they should concentrate on them.Talk about how long to qualify each and what order they should concentrate on them.
17. Questions …and a Sea Story