The EOCC is the casualty control portion of the EOSS. It contains information relevant to the recognition of casualty symptoms and their probable causes and effects. Also, it has information on actions taken to prevent a casualty. It specifies procedures for controlling single- and multiple-source casualties.

Casualty prevention must be the concern of everyone on board. Proper training of all personnel must provide an adequate knowledge and experience in effective casualty prevention. The EOCC manual has efficient, technically correct casualty control and prevention procedures. These procedures relate to all phases of an engineering plant. The EOCC documents possible casualties that may be caused by human error, material failure, or battle. The EOCC manual describes proven methods for the control of a casualty. It also provides information for prevention of further damage to the component, the system, or the engineering plant.

The EOCC manuals (books) are available at each watch station for self-indoctrination. The manuals contain documentation to assist engineering personnel in developing skills in controlling casualties to the ship's propulsion plant.

Skill in EOCC procedures is maintained through a well-administered training program. Primary training concentrates on the control of single-source casualties. These are casualties that may be attributed to the failure or malfunction of a single component or the failure of piping at a specific point in a system. Advanced training concentrates on controlling multiple casualties or on conducting a battle problem. An effective, well-administered watch-stander training program will contain, as a minimum, the following elements:

*Recognition of the symptoms

0 Probable causes

Probable effects

Preventive actions that may be taken to reduce, eliminate, or control casualties

An EOSS package is not intended to be forgotten once it is developed and installed aboard a ship. It offers many advantages to the ship's operational readiness capabilities. It also provides detailed step-by-step sequencing of events for all phases of the engineering plant operation. Because it is work studied and system oriented, the EOSS provides the basic information for the optimum use of equipment and systems. It does this by specifying correct procedures tailored for a specific plant configuration.

The EOSS is not intended to eliminate the need for skilled plant operators. No program or system can achieve such a goal. The EOSS is a tool for better use of personnel and skills available. Although the EOSS is an excellent tool for shipboard training of personnel, it is primarily a working system for scheduling, controlling, and directing plant operations and casualty control procedures.