GAS FREE ENGINEER

Gas Free Engineer Index
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Description
Standardized Material Condition Assessment Check Sheets

NAVSEA Damage Control News and Tips

• GFE Tip 000: GFE Notebook
• GFE Tip 001: Gas Free Engineering Program Checklist
• GFE Tip 002: Afloat GFE School Locations
• GFE Tip 003: Afloat Gas Free Engineering References, Publications and Websites
• GFE Tip 004: GFE Rescue Knot Training
• GFE Tip 005: GFE Instrumentation and Equipment
• GFE Tip 006: Scuttlebum and WT Door GFE Case Studies
• GFE Tip 007: Recommended Tests During the Post Fire Atmospheric Testing Phase
• GFE Tip 008: Types of Tanks
• GFE Tip 009: GFE and Tank Information within DCAMS
• GFE Tip 010: GFE PQS Requirements

Damage Control Skills and Tricks of the Trade

• 007: DCAMS Casualty Check Lists

Current Messages

Naval Messages

• NAVSEA and Field Activities
  • NAVSURFWARCEN
    • 151302Z JUN 04 DAMAGE CONTROL PP-ISEA NOTICE 04-05 SCBA BREATHING AIR TESTER CHEMICAL DETECTION TUBES
• CNO
  • 042052Z AUG 99 INTER-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING CYCLE (IDTC) WORKLOAD REDUCTION UPDATE
• CFFC / CINC
  • COMFLTFORCOM
    • 241356Z MAY 05 FLEET GAS FREE ENGINEERING POLICY
• PEO THEATER SURFACE COMBATANTS
  • 301348Z MAY 01 COMBATANT FLEET ISSUES AND RESPONSE MEETING (CFIRM) FEEDBACK
• Miscellaneous
  • DSCP
    • 221650Z DEC 99 ALFOODACT 14/99, HYDROGEN GAS RELEASED FROM FLAMELESS RATION HEATERS IN MEALS-READY-TO-EAT (MRES)

TYCOM Messages

• CNSF Damage Control Readiness Advisories (DCRAs)
  • 241506Z JUN 04 DCRA 2004-07 SCBA BREATHING AIR TESTER (BAT) CHEMICAL DETECTION TUBES
• COMNAVSURFLANT
  • 032005Z JAN 01 ISE ADVISORY 026-00, CHEMICAL CLEANING OF SANITARY PIPING
  • 121902Z JAN 00 DAMAGE CONTROL PERSONNEL PROTECTION IN-SERVICE ENGINEERING AGENT (PP-ISEA) NOTICE 99-5, SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR WITH SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SAR/SCBA) EQUIPMENT
  • 101759Z JAN 00 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM-WINDOWS VERSION 1.1 (HICSWIN) SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION
  • 041530Z MAR 99 INTER-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING CYCLE (IDTC) WORKLOAD REDUCTION - SURFACE SHIP DUTY SECTION REQUIREMENTS REDUCTION
• COMNAVSURFPAC
  • 181350Z JAN 00 DAMAGE CONTROL PERSONNEL PROTECTION IN-SERVICE ENGINEERING AGENT (PP-ISEA) NOTICE 99-5, SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR WITH SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SAR/SCBA) EQUIPMENT
  • 060124Z MAY 99 MARINE SANITATION DEVICE (MSD) INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION
• COMNAVAIRLANT
  • 031533Z JUN 98 DAMAGE CONTROL ADVISORY 98-001, GENERAL TOPICS

Presentations and Student Guides

Below are SWOS DCASE Unit 7 lesson topics for the Gas Free Engineering Program. Other resources, such as student guides and lesson presentations, are also linked as available.

7.01 GFE Program	Student Guide	Presentation
7.02 GFE Duties and Responsibilities	Student Guide	Presentation
7.03 Hazardous Atmospheres	Student Guide	Presentation
7.04 Gas Free Inspection	Student Guide	Presentation
7.05 GFE Equipment	Student Guide	Presentation
7.06 Gas Free Pubex	Student Guide	Not Available
7.07 Gas Free Equipment Lab	Student Guide	Not Available
7.08 Reports and Records	Student Guide	Presentation
7.09 GFE Liability	Student Guide	Presentation
7.10 Respiratory Protection	Student Guide	Presentation
7.11 Protective Clothing	Student Guide	Presentation
7.12 Ventilation Procedures	Student Guide	Presentation
7.13 Hot Work Operations	Student Guide	Presentation
7.14 Emergency Rescue Procedures	Student Guide	Presentation
7.15 HAZMAT Environmental Protection	Student Guide	Presentation
7.16 Tank Cleaning, Inerting and Pressing-Up	Student Guide	Presentation
7.17 GF Procedures for Painting Operations	Student Guide	Presentation
7.18 Sewage Safety	Student Guide	Presentation
7.19 GFE and Boardings	Student Guide	Presentation
7.20 Gas Free Mishaps	Student Guide	Presentation
7.21 Gas Free Practical	Student Guide	Not Available
7.22 Unit 7 Review	Student Guide	Presentation
7.23 Unit 7 Exam	Student Guide	Not Available
7.24 Basic Life Saving	Student Guide	Not Available

Below are the CNE lesson topics for Course K-495-0051A, Gas Free Engineer and Gas Free Petty Officer for Surface (Afloat) Operations. Other courses, such as Trainee Guides and lesson presentations, are also linked as available. CNE Norfolk Learning Site is the Course Model Manager for the course and coordinates with the other CNE learning sites for course content curriculum. The learning sites are listed in GFE Tip 002: Naval GFE School Locations.

Introduction to Gas Free Engineering	Not Available	Presentation
GFE Topic 1.1 Gas Free Engineering, NSTM Chapter 074, Vol. 3, Familiarization	Trainee Guide	Presentation
GFE Topic 1.2 The Role of the Gas Free Engineer	Trainee Guide	Presentation
GFE Topic 1.3 Gas Free Protective Measures	Trainee Guide	Presentation
GFE Topic 1.4 Emergency Rescue Operations	Trainee Guide	Presentation
GFE Topic 1.5 Hazardous Material Identification and Spill Response	Not Available	Presentation
GFE Topic 2.1 Gas Free Testing Equipment	Trainee Guide	Presentation
GFE Topic 2.2 Ventilation	Trainee Guide	Presentation
GFE Topic 2.3 Post-Fire Atmospheric Testing	Trainee Guide	Presentation
GFE Topic 3.1 Cleaning and Gas Freeing	Trainee Guide	Presentation
GFE Topic 3.2 Gas Free Procedures for Hot Work	Trainee Guide	Presentation
GFE Topic 3.3 Gas Free Procedures for Painting Operations	Trainee Guide	Presentation
GFE Topic 3.4 Gas Free Inspection and Certification	Trainee Guide	Presentation

Reference Library

Publications

• Afloat Training Organization Common Damage Control References
• Damage Control Publications: Instructions and Notices:
  • Navy Occupational Safety and Health (NAVOSH) Program Manual
• Damage Control Publications: Naval Ships Technical Manuals (NSTMs)
• Damage Control Publications: Shipboard Bills, Organizational Charts and References
• Inventory Aid Booklet for Damage Control Equipment

Drawings

• Drawings for SAR/SCBA for Gas Free Engineering

Other Site Resources

Equipment & Systems

• Gas Free Engineer DCRS Kit
• Supplied Air Respirator/Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SAR/SCBA)

Training

• Center for Naval Engineering (CNE) Schoolhouse Courses
• DCASE Tip 001: SWOS DCA Tactical Training Equipment Used in Schonland Hall, Newport RI

Archives

See above for the most current information.

Articles

• Dangers of H₂S Jan-Mar 2006
• Deaths in a Cofferdam
• Don't Take Short-Cuts With Gas Free Engineering Jan-Mar 1999
• Gas-Free?... or Not Gas-Free? That is the Question! Jul-Aug 1991
• Gas-free Engineering Apr-Jun 2004
• Gas Free that Space!!! Jan-Mar 2005
• How Does Your Ventilation Program Stack Up? Jul-Sep 2004
• ORM Critical Jan-Mar 2004
• Safety Training Outlined Sep-Dec 1998
• Torching the Procedures Jul-Aug 1988
• Where Have All the Fire Watches Gone? May-Jun 1994

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