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- There's a lot of great
things about being QMSN.

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I ensure the safety of the
navigation of the ship.

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We are responsible for a
lot of things that goes on

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with the ship, and how it moves.

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We make sure we're not
running into another ship,

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veering off course,

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and we're making sure we're
getting from one place

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to another on time.

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During our transits and support,

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we have to set up a station
called bearing ticker.

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We will take a telescopic alidade,

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which allows us to shoot bearings.

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So let's say I have a bearing in Mayport.

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I will say, "Tower, read 092,"

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and then I will relay that down

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to the bearing clip recorder,

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so that we can get the ship's position.

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We are also in charge of doing flags.

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Every flag that we have is
basically like a signal,

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so we can communicate with other ships.

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My name is QMSN Dean.

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I am a quartermaster on the USS Iwo Jima.

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