5-5 During the morning watch (0800-1200), the ship’s casualty  alarms  are  tested  to  make  sure  they  operate properly. The procedure is normally kept in a notebook in the quarterdeck area. It explains how to properly pass the word for the test and what alarms are tested. Some ships do not test all alarms every day. They test different alarms on various  days.  However,  all  alarms  must  be tested before getting underway. Make sure you log the testing of alarms in the ship’s deck log, along with the time of the test and the name of the alarm tested. When the alarms are tested, they must have the proper sound. If they do not have the proper sound, notify the OOD, who will, in  turn,  have  you  notify  the  division  that  is responsible for the repair work. All the alarms MUST work properly because they are the primary  means  of notifying the crew when something is wrong. Each day the POOW having the midwatch enters the status of the ship (moored, anchored, in dry dock, etc.), location,  services  being  received,  ships  present,  and SOPA    (senior    officer    present    afloat).    Subsequent watches make the entry “moored as before” or whatever is   appropriate.   The   following   sample   entries   are provided as guidance for making entries in the log. They are not all-inclusive, nor are they in the only acceptable style. Any entry that is complete, accurate, clear, and in standard Navy phraseology is acceptable. Remember one important thing about the log—you can put too little in the log but never too much. For a more complete listing of    sample    entries,    see    OPNAVINST    3100.7B, Preparing,  Maintaining,  and  Submitting  the  Ship’s Deck Log. DAILY INITIAL WATCH ENTRIES—IN PORT 00-04 0000 Moored starboard side to USS TRUETT  (FF 1095) with standard mooring lines in a nest of three  frigates.  USS  MOINESTER  (FF  1097) moored  outboard  of  TRUETT  to  starboard. TRUETT moored fore and aft to buoys B-5 and B-6, Norfolk, Va. Ships present: ______________, SOPA ______________. 00-04 0000 Anchored  in  Berth  B-4,  Trinidad,  the  West Indies,  in  12  fathoms  of  water,  mud  bottom, with   60 fathoms   of   chain   to   the   starboard anchor  on  the  following  anchorage  bearings: South Point Light 060, etc. Ship in condition of readiness THREE; material condition ___________   set   and   darkened   except   for anchor  lights.  Engineering  department  on  30 minutes notice before getting underway. Heavy weather plan in effect. Anchor detail standing by. Wind 45 knots from 070. Weather reports indicate  possibility  of  winds  up  to  60  knots before 0400. Ships present: ________________, SOPA______________. 00-04 0000 Moored starboard side to Pier 3, Berth 35, U.S. Naval    Base,    Norfolk,    Va.,    with    standard mooring lines doubled. Receiving miscellaneous services  from  the  pier.  Ships  present  include _________ SOPA _________. 00-04 0000 Resting on keel blocks in dry dock No. 3, Puget Sound   Naval   Shipyard,   Bremerton,   Wash., receiving miscellaneous services from the dock. Ships present:_______________ SOPA ________________. NOTE:  On  succeeding  watches  the  first  entry  is “Moored    as    before,”    “Anchored    as    before,”    or “Dry-docked as before.” AMMUNITION 1400 Commenced loading (transferring) ammunition. 1600 Completed  (loading)  (transferring)  ammuni- tion,  having  (received  from)  (transferred  to) USS  FLINT  (AE  32)  400 rounds  5”/38  cal. illum. projectiles, 250 5”/38 cal. smokeless, and 250 5”/38 cal. flashless charges. DAMAGE 1155 USS   BOULDER   (LST   1190),   in   coming alongside to port, carried away 39 feet of the ship's port lifeline forward, with stanchions, and indented the side to a depth of 4 inches over a space 10 feet long and 4 feet high in the vicinity of frames 46-51. No personnel casualties.