Additional Duties At Sea
With the advent of flight decks in destroyers, frigates and ocean survey ships built in the 1960s and subsequently, it became common for Supply Officers in these ships to be trained as ship's Flight Deck Officers, responsible for helicopter landing and take-off, though this is no longer the case; Logistics Officers' 'war-role' is now solely as Damage Control Officer (DCO), with control of the ship's fire-main and manpower deployed to fight fires or control floods. Other additional duties performed by Supply Officers include those of watchkeeping officers in nuclear submarines and damage control section-base officers.
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