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IC Sailors
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This is a group for the family and friends of IC Sailors
Members: 94
Latest Activity: Mar 6, 2020
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 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.
C-Schools (Advanced Specialized Training):
Shipboard Information, Training, and Entertainment (SITE)
Integrated Launch And Recovery Television Surveillance (ILARTS)
Class Ship Interior Communications Subsystems Technician (FFG-7SS)
Fiber Optic Data Multiplex System Operation and Maintenance (FODMS)
Data Multiplex System (DMS)
Vertical and Short Take-Off and Landing Optical Landing System (VSTOL)
Stabilized Gyrocompass Maintenance (WSN)
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Comment by sol on May 19, 2013 at 7:33am
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We wish them the best we all pray and we keep pray for their division two more weeks
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Comment by Jana on May 19, 2013 at 7:24am
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Paige What an awesome saga I will let my family know what may be ahead for us Oh the places he will go
Please keep my son and is PIR group in your prayers to be Strong and Brave for the days ahead
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Comment by irene (9/174) on May 16, 2013 at 9:24pm
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Jana, that is great news! In one week Paige will be in San Diego and in two weeks you will be in Great Lakes!
I have a question for you Paige. When they go out to sea, what exactly does that mean? Do they sail around the ocean or do they sail across the ocean and stop at different ports? How many places has Billy been to? I read in one of your very early posts that you have lived in different places.
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Paige Yes he is looking ahead He seems focused and has a goal. My husband stressed that to him. He actually served in the Army He had some questions about After PIR so since im an informed Mom I was able to tell him
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Guess what Im over the MOON in Happiness I got a letter
He cant wait for PIR and wants to go to a nice place to eat. He is eating more and the uniforms are sweet I cant ask for anything more
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Irene its nice to come here and see what Jen is doing my son will be there soon YES Civilian clothes that was fast
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I hope everyone and their sailors are good today.
Jana and Paige, I am counting down the days with you.
I talked to Jen again today. She and her friends are hoping to go to phase 2 soon so they can go to Six Flags in their civilian clothes. No word yet about when ATT school will start.
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Now it is 15 No letter i have to remind myself he told me I wont write much and I know he is there to get the Job done. I keep writing Lite my Blue candle and PRAY alot ( For all our kids. )
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Yes Paige, I do have a lot of confidence in you. Thank you for your encouraging words. I can't imagine how you felt when he left the first time.
Jen really likes it and is happy. She did 3 years at our local community college and feels like she is at a real college campus now. She doesn't even mind all of the rules. I keep reminding myself that she needed this and I have to let her find her way. My 15-year old daughter looks up to her, so who knows, I may have another sailor someday! :/
Thanks again Paige.
Classicplbghtq, any news on the package?
Jana, in 16 days you will be there!
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That is a good question. If Paige doesn't know that answer, I am sure she will find out. Please keep us posted because I am sure it will happen to one of us in the future. Good luck.
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