Battle Stations

1. Battle stations of Staff Officers and Flag enlisted personnel are so assigned as to assist Commander Cruisers in the exercise of command in the strategical and tactical control of the Cruisers.

2. In order to provide means for carrying out these functions there must be:

   1. An accurate plot and track of all forces (own and enemy) including:

      1. Plot of all forces from all available sources of information showing relative positions, dispositions, composition and movements of own and enemy forces.

      2. Plot and track of all forces, during the approach preliminary to deployment.

      3. Tactical and gunnery plot and track of all forces, particularly own and enemy main bodies, after deployment.

   2. Continuous supervision and control of Communications--visual, sound and radio.

   3. Prompt and accurate coding and decoding of despatches.

   4. Collection, combination and dissemination of Combat Intelligence.

   5. Complete and accurate records of events.

33. Depending on condition existing at the time, the Chief of Staff will specify any one of the following methods of standing Flag Bridge Watches underway:

    1. All Hands.

    2. Watch and Watch.

    3. Watch in Three.

    4. Normal Watch.

34. When an "All Hands" Watch is prescribed Stations and Duties will be as follows:

    Personnel	Station	Duty
    Chief of Staff.	Flag Bridge.	Assist Commander Cruisers.
    Operations Officer.	Flag Plot.	Assist. to Chief of Staff. Strategical Plot. Combat Intelligence.
    Damage Control Officer.	Flag Plot or Flag Bridge.	Tactical Plot. Combat Intelligence.
    Gunnery Officer.	Flat Plot or Flag Bridge.	Fire distribution. Gunnery Signals. Ammunition Expenditure.
    Aviation Officer.	Flag Bridge -- Foretop.	Air Operations. Foretop observe for tactical plot.
    Flag Secretary.	Flag Plot.	Historian. Assists in the Tac. Plot. Combat Intelligence. Assist. Strategical Plot.
    Radio Officer.	Radio Room -- Flag Plot.	Radio Control. Radio intelligence and radio security. Supervision coding board. Message distribution.
    Flag Lieutenant	Flag Bridge.	Tactical Signals.

Wing Commander.	Flag Bridge or in plane.	Advises regarding aviation activities if called upon. Tactical command in air.
Engineer Officer.	Flag Officer.	Logistics.
Aerological Officer.	Flag Office.	Assist Combat Intelligence. Assist Strategical Plot. Weather.
Communication Watch Officer (1).	Radio One.	Traffic.
Communication Watch Officer (1)	Flag Plot, if required.	Coding & Decoding.
Communication Watch Officer (1)	Code Room.	Coding & Decoding.
Communication Watch Officer (1)	Radio One.	Assist as desired.
Coding Board (2 Ship's Officers).	Code Room.	Coding & Decoding.
Communication Yeoman (1)	Radio One.	Traffic.
Radiomen (as required).	Radio One.	Radio circuits.
Radiomen (as required)	Radio One.	Radio circuits.
Flag Quartermaster.	Flag Bridge.	Assist. to plotting officer.
Mail Yeoman.	Foretop.	JF Phone.
Aviation Yeoman	Flag Plot.	JF phone.
Damage Control Yeoman.	Flag Plot.	JW phone.
Operations Yeoman.	Flag Plot.	Assist. to Operations Officer.

Other yeoman in Flag Office available as reliefs or as may re required.

Marine Orderlies as required.

35. When "Watch and Watch" or "Watch in Three" is prescribed, Stations and Duties will be as follows:

Watch and Watch

	Personnel	Station	Duty
I.	Operations Officer. *(Radio Officer).	Flag Plot.	Strategical Plot.
	Gunnery Officer.	Flag Bridge.	Signals.
	Flag Secretary.	Flag. Plot.	Tac. Plot. Combat Intelligence.
	Communication Watch Officer.	Radio One.	Traffic.
	Communication Watch Officer.	Code Room.	Coding & Decoding.
	Coding Board (1 Ship's Officer).	Code Room.	Coding & Decoding.
	Communication Yeoman (1).	Radio One.	Traffic.
	Operations Yeoman.	Flag Plot.	Assist. to Senior Staff Officer on watch.
	Gunnery Yeoman.	Flag Plot.	JW phone.
	File Yeoman	Flag Plot.	JF phone.
	*Radio Officer instead of Operations Officer should his presence in Radio Room not be required for Communication duties. One Marine Orderly.
II.	Damage Control Officer.	Flag Plot.	Tac. Plot. Combat Intelligence.
	Aviation Officer.	Flag Plot.	Strategical Plot. Combat Intelligence.
	Flag Lieutenant.	Flag Bridge.	Signals.
	Communication Watch Officer.	Radio One.	Traffic.
	Communication Watch Officer.	Code Room.	Coding & Decoding.
		Code Room.	Coding & Decoding.

	Wing Commander Yeoman.	Radio One.	Traffic.
	Damage Control Yeoman.	Flag Plot.	Assist. to Senior Staff Officer on Watch.
	Aviation Yeoman.	Flag Plot.	JW phone.
	Engineers Yeoman	Flag Plot.	JF phone
	One Marine Orderly.

Watch in Three

	Personnel	Station	Duty
I.	Operations Officer. *(Radio Officer).	Flag Plot.	Plotter. Combat Intelligence.
	Flag Secretary.	Flag Bridge.	Signals.
	Communication Watch Officer.	Radio One.	Traffic.
	Operations Yeoman.	Flag Plot.	Assist. to Senior Staff Officer on Watch.
	*Radio Officer instead of Operations Officer should his presence in Radio Room not be required for Communication duties. Coding Board, Communication Yeoman, other flag personnel, and Marine Orderlies as required under the existing situation.
II.	Damage Control Officer.	Flag Plot.	Plotter. Combat Intelligence.
	Aviation Officer.	Flag Bridge.	Signals.
	Communication Watch Officer.	Radio One.	Traffic.
	Damage Control Yeoman.	Flag Plot.	Assist. to Senior Staff Officer on Watch.
	Coding Board, Communication Yeoman, other flag personnel and Marine Orderlies as required under the existing sitution.