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Officer of the Deck Duties - Ensign Gary MacDougal, Chief Engineer, 1958-1960
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<span class=transcription data-start=.5 data-end=3.25>Interviewer: You said you were the Deck Officer and that was one of your duties?</span><span class=transcription data-start=3.25 data-end=5.75>MacDougal: I was an qualified officer of the deck.</span><span class=transcription data-start=5.75 data-end=9>See, there were only 13 officers—one of whom was the supply officer—</span><span class=transcription data-start=9 data-end=14.25>who was not qualified, and then the Captain and the Exec [Executive Officer] did not take regular turns on the deck, </span><span class=transcription data-start=14.25 data-end=19>because the Exec is the navigator, and the captain is up there whenever he needs to be up there. </span><span class=transcription data-start=19 data-end=26>Then there's usually a group that's brand new that's not qualified yet that stand junior officer of the deck duty. </span><span class=transcription data-start=26 data-end=32>But, after you're—been there a year or sometimes less you become qualified to be Officer of the Deck. </span><span class=transcription data-start=32 data-end=34.75>So you take your turn in the regular watch order...</span><span class=transcription data-start=34.75 data-end=35.25>...</span><span class=transcription data-start=35.25 data-end=39>Interviewer: And what it means is that you are in fact in command of the vessel?</span><span class=transcription data-start=40.25 data-end=43.6>MacDougal: It's a great responsibility—I mean, I was really impressed by it.</span><span class=transcription data-start=43.6 data-end=50.5>Because at age 22, to have the responsibility for 300 lives, in the middle of the night, the captain is sleeping...</span><span class=transcription data-start=51.5 data-end=55.5>You're suppose to call him if you get uptight about anything. [Laughs] </span><span class=transcription data-start=55.5 data-end=58>But it's not a good idea to call him unless you have a good reason to call him. </span><span class=transcription data-start=58 data-end=66>So, you really do have more responsibility than you're ever likely to get at that age than any other thing I've ever heard of.</span>
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Boston National Historical Park, Code: BOST
Boston National Historical Park, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Latitude: 42.3734016418457, Longitude: -71.0557022094727
Latitude: 42.3734016418457, Longitude: -71.0557022094727
Served 1958-1960
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Organization: Boston National Historical Park
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Gary_MacDougal_OPS_OOD-Bridge.mp3
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