Record of Practical Factors; NAVPERS 760 (Rev. 1-60)

Practical Factors
Professional Qualifications for rating: QUARTERMASTER abbreviation: QM

A. Watch-standing and Bridge Duties
  1. Stand watches as Quartermaster of the Watch (QMOW) underway and in port. E-4
  2. Locate and operate during darkness all switches for navigation running lights, anchor, and emergency lights. E-4
  3. Solve basic maneuvering board problems in course, speed, closest point of approach (CPA), and time. E-5
  4. Make all navigational bridge preparations for getting the ship underway; test engine order telegraph, annunciator, steering control, ship's whistle, and chemical alarms for proper operation. E-5
  5. Set up maneuvering board to indicate tactical organization and disposition of own force. E-6
B. Honors and Ceremonies
  1. Render passing honors to naval ships, gigs and barges. E-4
  2. Identify national, merchant, and personal flags of principal maritime and naval powers. E-4
C. Records, Charts, and Publications
  1. Correct Sailing Directions, Light Lists, Coast Pilots, and related publications. Recognize all symbols used on navigational charts. E-4
  2. Obtain data and make entries in quatermaster notebook, rough deck log, and data sheet, using standard terminology, phraseology, and scale for wind, weather, sea, and clouds. E-4
  3. Catalog, correct, and stow charts and other navigational publications. E-4
  4. Use and apply data contained in Coast Pilots, Sailing Directions, Light Lists, Tide and Current Tables, and related publications commonly used in solved navigational problems. E-5
  5. Record properly and understand data contained in chronometer record books. E-6
  6. Obtain information and prepare hydrographic and oceanographic reports (echograms, B/T log sheets, wave observation log, ship's ice log, sounding journal, and adjusted track charts) for shipments, in accordance with Navy Regulations and current OPNAV instructions. E-6
D. Steering
  1. Shift to alternate emergency steering methods of control and power. E-4
  2. Qualify as steersman, observing standard procedures for acknowledging orders to wheel, and for making reports to conning officer during execution. Shift steering control to and from the various steering control stations. E-4
  3. Setup zigzag plans and/or the sinuous course clock for use in evasive steering. E-5
  4. Steer ship in restricted waters when making landings and when going alongside a ship at sea. Demonstrate effect of engines and rudder on vessel. E-6
E. Magnetic Compass and Gyrocompass
  1. Provide speed and latitude data to gyro electrician for gyrocompass correction. E-4
  2. Compensate magnetic compass. Determine deviation by use of azimuth of sun, reciprocal bearings, visual ranges, and gyrocompass. Prepare deviation tables, with degaussing on and off. E-6
F. Degaussing
  1. Apply corrections to degaussing coils due to changes in course. E-4
  2. Read and interpret degaussing charts. Make degaussing settings or provide information for settings to the electricians. E-6
G. Rules of The Road
  1. none.
H. Time and Timepieces
  1. Compute sunrise and sunset, and moonrise and moonset from nautical almanac. E-4
  2. Obtain chronometer time tick; differentiate between zone time, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and local mean time; take and work time for navigator (change local time to GMT). E-5
I. Navigation and Related Equipment
  1. Set up and use bearing circle, azimuth circle, alidade, and stadimeter for obtaining navigational data; observe and work an azimuth of the sun. E-4
  2. Use parallel rulers, protractors, and dividers for plotting navigational information. E-4
  3. Take soundings by hand lead. E-4
  4. Operate echo sounder (fathometer):
    1. Replace echogram in echo sounder. E-4
    2. Scale echo sounder. E-4
    3. Check accuracy by flash count, bar check, and/or lead line method. E-4
    4. Mark echogram and annotate for time, course, and speed changes. E-4
    5. Enter soundings in sounding journal. E-4
  5. Take, record, and plot visual and radar bearings. E-4
  6. Determine position by use of radar. E-4
  7. Maintain, handle, and stow navigational equipment. E-5
  8. Obtain, read, and plot loran line of position. E-6
  9. Identify stars, using Rude Star Finder (H.O. 2102-D). Use navigator's instruments and determine line of position by celestial observations. Determine position by dead reckoning and soundings. E-6
  10. Adjust, and align stadimeters and sextants. E-6
  11. Maintain custody record cards and inventory files for all navigational equipment. E-6
  12. Prepare memorandum requests for survey and for requisition of equipment. E-6
  13. Serve as assistant to navigator. Perform day's work in navigation. E-7
J. Visual Aids to Navigation
  1. none.
K. Weather
  1. Determine true wind from apparent wind. E-4
  2. Make up numerical code weather messages using current publications. E-4
  3. Interpret synoptic weather, wave, and ice charts and related messages. E-6
L. Signaling and Communications
  1. Identify all signal flags and pennants used in the Navy. Recognize and know meanings of storm warning signals. E-4
  2. Make and recognize whistle and bell signals pertaining to fog, collision, breakdown, man overboard, and fire. E-4
  3. Transmit and receive on voice-radio, using proper radiotelephone procedures. E-4
  4. Transmit and receive code groups by flashing light at approximate speed of 6 groups of 5 character code a minute (6 wpm), using standard naval signaling procedures. E-4
  5. Transmit and receive plain language messages by flashing light at an approximate speed of 40 characters a minute (8 wpm), using standard naval signaling procedures. E-4
  6. Transmit and receive plain language messages by semaphore at an approximate speed of 75 characters a minute (15 wpm), using standard naval signaling procedures. E-4
M. Supervision and Training
  1. Supervise bridge personnel at general quarters and during regular steaming watches. E-5
  2. Supervise and train personnel in navigation, watch standing, and use and care of navigational charts, tables, publications, and classified matter. E-6
  3. Perforform duties of junior officer of the deck or petty officer in charge of tug, patrol boat, or other yard or district craft. E-6
N. Flashing Light and Semaphore
(See NAVPERS 18068 for Performance Test Instructions)
  1. Flashing light. Transmit and receive 18 groups of 5-character code in 3 minutes. Allowable errors: 2. E-4
  2. Flashing light. Transmit and receive 40 characters of plain language a minute for 3 minutes. Allowable errors: 1. E-4
  3. Semaphore. Transmit and receive a plain language message of 150 characters in 2 minutes. Allowable errors: 2. E-4


Military Requirements for Enlisted Personnel
D. International Agreements
  1. Explain the general purpose of the Status of Forces Agreements concerning personnel of the Armed Forces in foreign countries. E-8
  2. Explain the ususl provisions of the Status of Forces Agreements concerning personnel of the Armed Forces in foreign countries. E-9
I. Drill
  1. Command a squad in close order drill. E-4
O. Atomic, Biological and Chemical (ABC) Warfare
  1. Act as a member of a monitoring team. (Men only.) E-4
  2. Supervise an ABC decontamination team. (Men only.) E-5
  3. Supervise an ABC monitoring team. (Men only.) E-6
  4. Organise and direct an ABC defense monitoring and decontamination party, utilizing standard equipment and procedures. (Men only.) E-7
  5. Instruct personnel in shipboard ABC Warfare Bill. (Men only.) E-7
  6. Establish and supervise personnel decontamination facilities and insure that radiological safety precautions are observed. (Men only.) E-9
P. Damage Control
  1. Demonstrate how to use: (Men only.) E-4
    1. Portable CO2 extinguishers.
    2. Hoses, nozzles, and adapters.
    3. Safety lines and signals.
    4. Radiation detection instruments.
Q. Small Arms
  1. Field-strip, clean, and assemble the service pistol. (Men only.) E-4
  2. Fire service pistol, observing safety precautions. (Men only.) E-4
U. Signals
  1. Recognize visual signal flags and penants. E-4
V. Watch standing
  1. Relieve a watch, armed with pistol. (Men only.) E-4
  2. Rules of the road for small boats in inland waters. E-5
W. Communications
  1. Identify the semaphore position for numbers and letters of the alphabet. E-4
  2. Identify the International Morse Code for numbers and letters of the alphabet. E-4
X. Clerical
Y. Training
Z. Administration and Supervision