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Chapter 2—ADMINISTRATION, SUPERVISION, AND TRAINING procedures not only between adjoining spaces but also between watch sections within the same space. The posted operating instructions often do not apply to the installed equipment. They were conflicting or incorrect. No procedures were pro- vided for aligning the various systems with other systems. The light-off and securing schedules were prepared by each ship and were not standardized between ships. The schedules were written for general, rather than specific, equipment or system values and did not include shifts between all the existing modes of operation. Figure 2-18.—Preprinted message format. of these studies have shown that in many instances sound operating techniques were not followed. Some of the circumstances found to be prevail- ing in engineering plants are described below: Following these studies, NAVSEA developed the EOSS, designed to help eliminate operational problems. EOSS involves the participation of all personnel from the department head to the watch- stander on watch. The EOSS consists of a set of systematic and detailed written procedures which utilize charts, instructions, and diagrams developed specifically for the operational and casualty control function of a specific ship’s engineering plant and configuration. EOSS is designed to improve the operational readiness of the ship’s engineering plant by increasing its operational efficiency, providing better engineering-plant control, reducing opera- tional casualties, and extending the equipment life. These objectives are accomplished by first defining the levels of control and operating within the engineering plant and then providing each supervisor and operator with the information needed—in words they could understand—at their watch station. The EOSS is comprised of three basic parts: The information needed by the watch- stander was usually scattered throughout publica- tions which were generally not readily available. The User’s Guide The Engineering Operational Procedures (EOP) The bulk of the publications were not systems oriented. Reporting engineering person- nel had to learn specific operating procedures from “old hands” presently assigned. Such prac- tices could ultimately lead to misinformation or degradation of the transferred information. They were costly and resulted in non-standard operating The Engineering Operational Casualty Control (EOCC) EOSS USER’S GUIDE.—The User’s Guide is a booklet which explains the EOSS package and how it is used to the ship’s best advantage. It 2-31