Damage Control Repair Party Leader

Repair Party Leaders should take charge of activities in their area of responsibility after damage is sustained. They should keep DCC informed of the situation. There are certain repair parties that may be subdivided to provide adequate protection for large areas.

As the team leader, you will direct the efforts of attack teams to extinguish or overhaul a fire. You must know the layout of the affected space, and be aware of any hazards. You will direct personnel while using the Naval Firefighter’s Thermal Imager (NFTI). Conditions within the space will include reduced visibility; sometimes there will be no lighting and often there will be smoke or steam. You will direct nozzlemen and hosemen around hazards, following specific routes to reach the source of the fire. Once the fire is extinguished, you will use the NFTI to observe for hot spots and to complete overhaul of the space. You will relay reports of conditions by word of mouth to the on-scene leader

Damage control is vital to all ships in the Navy. If a ship is damaged in battle or by a fire or storm, the damage has to be repaired quickly. Every ship must be organized to accomplish these critical operations. This organization is accomplished through assigned jobs, training, instructions, use of diagrams, and efficient communications. In this chapter, we will discuss the damage control organization, the various means of communications, and the ship’s diagrams and blueprints.

The ship’s damage control organization must be coordinated with other elements of the ship’s organization to achieve goals. Therefore, each department must assign specific damage control duties to individuals in each division.