TRAINING SCHEDULES AND RECORDS

NEVER talk during a loud burst of background noise. Your class will not be able to hear you. NEVER use distracting mannerisms, such as tug- ging your ear or playing with a ruler or a pen. The class will pay more attention to what you are doing than to what you are saying. NEVER “talk down” to the class. It will cause animosity toward you, and you will lose the attention and interest of the class. NEVER lose control of the class. They will be distracted and will not learn. Keep your presentation interesting, accurate, and to the point. Toss in a comment on personal experience when you want to emphasize a certain point, or ask questions if you are losing the interest of the class or of an individual. The object is to keep your class working and receptive to the information you are pre- senting. Training Topics A wide variety of topics are appropriate to a combat systems/weapons division. In addition to combat sys- tems/weapons, you should have lesson plans and training for other topics, such as safety, use of test equipment, electronics casualty control, general military subjects, and basic electronics. Chapter 1 discussed four standards that you can use as a basis for your training program: (1) naval stan- dards, (2) occupational standards, (3) personnel qualification standards, and (4) equipment standards. Use the applicable naval and occupational standards to tailor your training program to cover the professional and technical requirements of your personnel. Use the applicable equipment standards when you train personnel on new equipment or equipment with which they may not be familiar. Stress the impor- tance of equipment standards to personnel before they begin maintenance on equipment to emphasize the importance and quality of the equipment performance. Training Publications The training chapter of Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy, OPNAVINST 3120.32, discusses the quarterly forecast, weekly schedules, and various personal and group training records that must be kept. The Catalog of Nonresident Training Courses, NAVEDTRA 12061, lists training manuals and corres- pondence courses. The Personnel Qualification Stan- dards Catalog, NAVEDTRA 43100-5, contains an alphabetical listing of PQS packages. Some other sources of information are TYCOM directives and work-center directives; Manual of Navy EnlistedManpower and Person- nel Classification and Occupational Standards, NAVPERS 18068; and Catalog of Navy Training Courses (CANTRAC), NAVEDTRA 10500. TRAINING SCHEDULES AND RECORDS The scheduling of shipboard training requires the careful attention of the training officer, the department heads, and the division officers to minimize conflict with the activities of the ship and to ensure that the time allotted to training is used to the best advantage. The only justification for a record of training is that it provides continuity to the training program by indicat- ing what training has been done. When developing a training schedule, you must consider the ship’s operating schedule and yard overhaul periods assigned by the TYCOM. A yard overhaul takes place approximately every 3 years. See figure 3-2. 3-20