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Procedure for Handling Claims
An original and two copies of a claim, similar
to the one in figure 3-10, should be prepared by
the individual who is making the claim and should
be forwarded to the commanding officer via the
ship’s store officer. After the claim has been
approved and the commanding officer has
authorized and directed payment, the individual
(payee) will present all copies of the claim to the
disbursing officer for payment. For cash
payments, the disbursing officer will obtain the
payee’s signature on the original claim under the
space headed Paid by Cash. The disbursing
officer will then furnish to the ship’s store officer
one copy of each paid claim and two copies of
the Reimbursement Voucher (Standard Form
1129). One copy of the Standard Form 1129 will
be submitted with the ship’s store returns, and one
copy (with a copy of the approved claim attached)
will be filed with the retained returns.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
You, as a senior Ship’s Serviceman, have the
obligation to be aware of all safety rules and ship’s
instructions. You must also make certain your
troops are aware of the rules and are complying
with the instructions. Most safety rules are just
common sense, but rules are often ignored if they
are not strongly enforced. Violations range from
the laundryman’s inserting an object in a laundry
press button (so as not to have to use both
buttons) to your troops not wearing hard hats
while they are out on deck during an UNREP.
Safety rules are mostly little things, but if they
are ignored, they can become big problems for
you as a supervisor. Be aware of your ship’s rules
and insist upon absolute compliance on the part
of your people.
As you have probably recognized, a manager’s
job is not really an easy one. Being a good super-
visor and leader will be the most important goal
you can achieve as a senior Ship’s Serviceman—
and it will be the most difficult one. In all of your
management responsibilities and duties, you can
do the best possible job if you can just keep three
rules in mind:
Know your job.
Know your people.
Know yourself.
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