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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 lj1422 (Josh's mom) on July 4, 2011 at 9:44am
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Happy 4th of July to everyone!!! Hope you all have a safe one.
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Comment by ILNavyMom2010 on May 23, 2011 at 11:05pm
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MiMom - Hi! I haven't been on in a while either but thought I'd tell you about my daughter's experience. After she graduated A school she was on hold for almost 5 months before she finally got her orders for C school. (Come to think of it she had orders after being on hold for about 4 months, but then they fell through.) C school lasted 2 months and then within a couple weeks she was on an aircraft carrier and is now on a 7 month deployment.
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Comment by WandaG on May 17, 2011 at 9:49pm
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Thanks Josh's mom!!
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Welcome Wanda, and congratulations to your daughter and yourself.
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Thanks Paige, I appreciate that :o)
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Thanks Paige!
Hi Everyone! I'm new to the group. My daughter went to MEPS today for the 2nd time this month to select her rating. She did select a rate. It wasn't what she wanted but she did not want to wait until next month to try again. She wants to join the NAVY asap! So she selected "IC" (Interior Communications Electrician). We don't know too much about "IC",so we have been doing some reading on the duties. She did state on her paperwork that if "IS" or "OS" comes up she wants to switch her rate. So as it stands she will be shipping to boot camp Sept. 21. She is excited because she swore in, signed her contract and best of all, she has a ship out date! Besides who knows what can happen now till Sept. So my girl is officially a "Depper". She was also excited about ringing the bell at MEPS after she swore in and signed the contract :o) I am very proud and excited for her.
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Just put my son on a plane, that was harder than sending him to boot camp. Knowing he will be on the other side of the world for a year is the hardest thing I have had to do. Miss him already...enjoyed every minute that I got to spend with him before he left.
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Comment by Denna on April 21, 2011 at 5:45pm
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I guess my time here is done! My son graduates A school tomorrow and will be going on to Bremerton in May. Thanks for all the great info. Best wishes to all of you and your sailors.
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Congrats on the orders for your Sailors...glad no one had to wait.
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Thanks Paige! I guess that thing about waiting until October must have had something to do with the government shutdown that didn't happen last weekend. Thank goodness.
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