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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 September 23, 2010 at 12:52pm
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Dyl's mom, sorry have not been on in a couple of days, My daughter at home is on her high school volleyball team and I have been to games everynight this week. Yes sometimes you can hear crickets here....there will be nothing for days. I guess it all depends on how busy our Sailors are and if we have not heard from them. I talked to Josh last night and he hates being on hold...although he has caught up on some sleep.
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Comment by Dyl's Mom 943 on September 22, 2010 at 7:48pm
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yep.... crickets......
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I think i hear crickets.....
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So about mid February, he'll be leaving? I bet he's excited! I just hope Dylan will get to start his A school soon. I don't want him to have alot of down time. He likes to be busy.
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Dyl's mom, You never know who they now, first of all we use first names and they use last names so it is hard...there are so many on that base so you never know who they run into. I will be able to talk to him some, they have satelite phones and also they will have email. The phones have a delay so that will drive me nuts, I told him emailing will be fine, just letting me know he is okay because they will never be able to tell us what they are doing, he is already schooling me about not asking so he doesn't have to tell me "I can't tell you" all the time. There are videos of the island on youtube it is beautiful, he is a Florida boy born and raised so he is extremely excited about going to Diego.
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I don't think Dylan has any idea what ship he wants at this point but he did tell me he wants sea duty. Thanks for explaining what homeport is.... hope i can remember all of this stuff! I've asked him who he's met and who he is friends with and he is hesitant to give me names. I think he's a little gun shy since his BC RDC used some info I posted against him. Grrrrr. Anyway, i'll keep trying to see if your boys have run into mine. Doubtful but you never know.
So, Josh's Mom, you will still be able to talk to your son when he's on the island? Actually, a small tropical island sounds very nice. Too bad i'm too old to join the Navy! I wouldn't mind going with him for awhile! ha!
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Dyl's mom, Diego Garcia is a island in the middle of the Indian Ocean and is a refuiling and communications location. It is a closed island so we can not visit him while he is there, a very small tropical island and he will be there for 2 years. Once he starts C school it will be approx. 5 months.
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Paige, what does homeported mean? the ship is at port? Sorry, just new to all of this and you know how Mom's are.... always have to be in the Know! ha! Wow! So you both have honor graduates! No pressure there! lol!
Josh's Mom, is Diego Garcia a ship he goes to after C school and how long did they say his C school would be?
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Thanks and he had already gotten his verbal orders and no one in his class got to choose their duty they were all assigned. After C school for Site TV he will be heading to Diego Garcia for 2 years. He told me yesterday that after inspection for the graduates this week out of 92 3 were IC's and all were in the top ten. That says alot for their rate....Dyl's mom he will do great I am sure.
Have a great day ladies. Navy hugs to all!!
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Josh's Mom....nevermind, i see below that he'll be at Great Lakes. Thats great! Maybe my son will run into yours and all those study habits will rub off on him! lol!
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