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Toxic Atmospheres: An Invisible Enemy
(A Primer for Boarding Teams), by Mike Anderson
Most ships boarding teams are trained and equipped to face the
security risks posed by potentially belligerent crews. As this
author point out, though, they also need to be trained and equipped
to face an invisible enemy-toxic atmospheres.
Amphib Sailors Looking Out for Their Own, by LCdr.
Bruce Supalla
Thanks to people at Amphibious Group three, a series of booklets is
available to help boatswain’s mates aboard amphibious ships take
the right steps during deck emergencies.
GQ in Port: Getting a Crew Ready for
Sea, by JO3 Stacy
Young
With overhaul nearing completion, USS Nimitz Sailors are getting
reacquainted with shipboard drills. The plan is to hold GQ drills
weekly until the ship leaves overhaul.
Take a buddy, avoid a headache…, by AECS Frank
Wilbanks
The author discusses the need to take a buddy along on liberty.
My Trip to the Headbanger’s
Ball, by SN Seth Roark
A Navy seaman talks about his unexpected meeting with a
shipboard knee-knocker.
The Next Time You’re Feelin’
Froggy, by Ken
Testorff
Some Sailors learn their lessons the hard way when it comes to
horseplay. (pdf)
Green Slime!, by Lt. Al Lumanog
The author discusses what PCBs are, the health hazards involved,
and what you should do if you’re ever exposed.
You Win If You’ve Been Caught,
by Ens. Edward Eich
When Sailors aboard USS Paul F. foster get a ticket from the
safety officer, they’re not in trouble for doing something wrong.
They’re being rewarded for doing something right.
The Night a Strobe Light Didn’t Blink Right,
by AECS
Frank Wilbanks
A man-overboard situation points out the need to make sure a
ship’s life-saving equipment works as well as your
personal-protection equipment.
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A Good Deed for a Youth in Need, by Ens. Faith K.
Tabasko
Two USS Decatur Sailors on liberty in Brisbane, Australia, save a
boy’s life with their first-aid and CPR skills.
From One Hazardous Environment to Another, by Lt.
Derek Lavan
A ship prepares for a shipyard period.
A Cold, Dark Night I’ll Never Forget, by Lt.
Paul Bieraugel
The author compares the collision he read about in our
July-September 2000 issue with a near-mishap he once experienced.
Let’s Hear It for Hearing Protection, by JO3
Paul Newell
The author outlines efforts of Sailors in USS George Washington’s
safety department to get shipmates to safeguard their hearing.
Will the Real Dummy Please Stand Up?,
by MMCS(SW) Don
Forrester
Two Sailors on different ships learn what can happen when you
misuse the safety devices on dumbwaiters.
I Call It a Miracle, by SMC(SW) George Jackson
A subcontractor employee cuts a 440-volt cable with a sharp metal
pole and lives to tell about it.
Where Do You Want Your Coffee?, by AT2 Brian Dale
Would you set a pot of hot coffee on an uneven surface, then seat
yourself directly in harm’s way? This author did.
What’s That Smell?, by Lt. Tom Binner
A hydrogen-sulfide leak aboard ship sends eight Sailors to a
hospital.
ORM Corner: We Used a Crawl-Walk-Run Scenario…,
by Capt.
Robert H. Howe
Editorial: Taking Care of No. 1 Isn’t
Enough, by Cdr.
Alex Miskiewicz
Diving Locker: Don’t Drown in Shallow Water, by Tanya
C. Brown
Up Scope: What’s the Number One Killer of Sailors?,
by
HMCS(SS) Brett Darnell
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