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Interior Communications Electrician
Interior Communications Electricians (ICs) install, maintain and repair the equipment needed for interior communications within ships and shore facilities. These communication systems include public address systems, interior telephone systems, alarm systems, engine telegraphs to communicate orders for changes in engine speed from the bridge (ship's command station) to the engine room, certain kinds of ship control and equipment monitoring devices, the ship's gyrocompass, the rudder position indicator, audio-visual equipment for the ship's TV entertainment systems, advanced navigation and various other equipment.
The duties performed by IC's include:
Maintaining and repairing interior communications systems;
Preparing and interpreting blueprints, wiring diagrams and sketches;
Installing and inspecting dry cell and storage batteries;
Recharging wet cell batteries;
Testing interior communications and gyrocompass equipment;
Installing telephone and other communications circuits, boxes, switchboards and bell buzzer systems;
Maintaining plotters and dead reckoning equipment;
Maintaining and operating TV systems;
Working Environment :
People in the IC rating work in many different situations, at sea and ashore. While most of their work is performed indoors, it may be in a clean or dirty environment of a shop-like nature, and it may be in any kind of climate or temperature. IC's usually work closely with others. Most systems IC's work on is of the modern solid state electronic type, making the rating a very technical profession.
A-School (Job School) Information
Great Lakes, IL -- 10 weeks
Some Interior Communications Electricians who graduate from "A" school go on to advanced training courses such as gyrocompass and advanced TV maintenance. Others are assigned to duty stations where they can continue learning their rating through on-the-job training.
The duties performed by IC's include:
Maintaining and repairing interior communications systems;
Preparing and interpreting blueprints, wiring diagrams and sketches;
Installing and inspecting dry cell and storage batteries;
Recharging wet cell batteries;
Testing interior communications and gyrocompass equipment;
Installing telephone and other communications circuits, boxes, switchboards and bell buzzer systems;
Maintaining plotters and dead reckoning equipment;
Maintaining and operating TV systems;
Working Environment :
People in the IC rating work in many different situations, at sea and ashore. While most of their work is performed indoors, it may be in a clean or dirty environment of a shop-like nature, and it may be in any kind of climate or temperature. IC's usually work closely with others. Most systems IC's work on is of the modern solid state electronic type, making the rating a very technical profession.
A-School (Job School) Information
Great Lakes, IL -- 10 weeks
Some Interior Communications Electricians who graduate from "A" school go on to advanced training courses such as gyrocompass and advanced TV maintenance. Others are assigned to duty stations where they can continue learning their rating through on-the-job training.
Discussion Forum
Son in Bootcamp 5 Replies
Started by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom. Last reply by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom Dec. 30, 2008.
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Comment by Paige (Billy's Mom) on December 16, 2009 at 10:39am -
Welcome to our IC group Laura!! I hope you find others with IC's in your son's division and ship.
Maria, a belated welcome to you also!! I hope you've gotten that phone call you're waiting for.
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Comment by Laura 4 Ryan on December 16, 2009 at 12:22am - anyone have a loved on on ship 4 div 075?
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Comment by JayZsMom on December 8, 2009 at 9:45pm - Looks like a ghost site here. Peace out.
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Comment by JayZsMom on December 2, 2009 at 2:01pm
- Hi all, My son Jason's PIR is Friday 12/4 and he will grad and go directly to A-school right after PIR. I have 2 questions. Do we have to bring him back every night this weekend or can he stay with us at the hotel. Also what are the Christmas holiday liberty dates. I read them somewhere but I can't remember where. He starts school on 12/14 for IC.
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Comment by Maria (BC Mom 10-071) on November 24, 2009 at 10:29pm - Kyle just called me about an hour and a half ago from Great Lakes letting me know he got there ok for boot camp. I am now anxiously awaiting the next phone call in 2-3 weeks.....
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Comment by Paige (Billy's Mom) on November 24, 2009 at 8:54pm
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Maria, glad you stopped by to join our IC group. We would enjoy hearing about Kyle. Did he just recently leave for bootcamp? Or has he just finished his schooling and headed for the fleet?
I hope everyone and their sailors have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. For those of you who are fortunate enough to have your sailors home this week...ENJOY.
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Comment by Paige (Billy's Mom) on November 12, 2009 at 7:59pm
- Gina, I bet Jamie's glad that she's almost done with school. I hope you enjoy your holiday visit together. And, I will pray she has a safe journey home and on to San Diego as well.
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Comment by Gina on November 10, 2009 at 11:08pm - Hi all! Hope everyone is doing great! My Sailor, Jamie will be graduating C school Dec 17 then shell get to come home for Christmas!! When she leaves Jan 6th shell report to San Diego on the USS Reagan.
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Comment by Paige (Billy's Mom) on November 10, 2009 at 8:03pm
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Jan, thank you for sharing with us. Congratulations to Brook and Tim!!! I will pray that all goes well for their little family.
My best wishes to all our Veterans and those who currently serve their country.
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Comment by janhaskins on November 9, 2009 at 11:15am - I'm sure you all share pride with me in your Sailors now and this coming Veterans Day. My daughter Brook is in GL stationed at the base. She is IC. She will be there till after her baby boy is born in January. She is married to a wonderful sailor, Tim, who is a gunners mate. He will be shipping to another base soon for hand to hand combat training, then off to Iraq. I'm sure the holidays will be rough but they will be fine. Please share with your sailors my pride in them for giving what they are to our country. Give them all your love and support. My prayers will be with them all and please keep Brook, Tim and the baby in your prayers also. I appreciate it. Love and pride to you and yours. Jan Brook's mom
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