Ensuring that quality monitoring and controlprocedures are used on all systems;Maintaining the status board showing pertinentinformation on all equipment, nets, and circuitsin use; andDirectly supervising all personnel assigned totechnical control and transmitter room spaces.Command Ship CommunicationsThe term “flagship” is sometimes used instead of“command ship” but means the same thing. Either termmeans that a group, squadron, or division commanderis embarked on board, thereby making that vessel theflagship, or command ship. We mentioned earlier that,in flagships, the embarked commander assumesresponsibility for communications functions. The flagcommunications officer is responsible for ship and flagcommunications requirements. However, the internalrouting of message traffic remains the responsibility ofthe commanding officer of the ship in which the flag isembarked.When a flag officer is embarked, the ship’scommunications officer, communications watchofficers, and enlisted communications personnel maybe ordered to additional duty in the flagcommunications division. These personnel are directlyresponsible to the flag communications officer for theoperation of the flag communications functions. Theship’s communications officer reports to the flagcommunications officer and is the contact officer formatters pertaining to the handling of ship and staffmessage traffic. Figure 2-4 illustrates a standard watchorganization aboard a ship with a flag embarked.By now, you should have a basic idea of how navalcommunications is organized at shore commands andaboard ship. Remember that there are variations in allorganizations. The command size, scope of operations,and personnel assets are just a few of the factors thataffect the structure of the communications organization.OPERATION ORDERSOperation orders (OPORDs) are directives issuedby naval commanders to subordinates for the purposeof effecting coordinated execution of an operation.Figure 2-4.—Communications watch organization.2-11
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