Robin Hobgood, USA Placements, LLC has put several GSE and GSM personnel in jobs throughout the United States. This is a straight-forward no nonsense guy and can be reached via email at robinhobgood@usaplacements.com or 770-422-4811, Ext. 23, fax 520-569-1224.
GSCS(SW) Retired John Johnson directs us to website www.hazegray.org which has some great pictures of Navy ships and a lot of Navy history.
GSMC(SW) Pat Carbone, presently a Navy Detailer, has 15 years and counting and served on DDG 51 and DD 987.
GSEC(SW) Retired Robert M. Paetz, signs in. Robert served on CV-62, USS COPELAND, FFG 25, USS CROMELIN, FFG-37, ACU-5, NRD Seattle and EWTGPAC. His email is rpaetz@continentalcontrols.com
Ex-GSE Keith Miner found the website and is gainfully employed by GE Marine Engine Field Service. Keith served on the USS PETERSON, USS JACK WILLIAMS, and SIMA Norfolk. Keith reminded me of Barracks 531 at SSC Great Lakes which was right across the street form the Gunners Mate School. I lived there in 1977 and yes we had the Iranians living upstairs. Keith is at his current job because Jim Sallee, who was at NASEACENLANT way back when, working LM2500 issues recognized a good technician when he saw one.
A Senior Chief currently deployed on DDG 53 signs in from over there. I can't say too much for reasons of national security but he provided me with this quote, "It is our duty to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it - Thomas Jefferson."
GSEC(SW) Ramon Castillo with 18 years and counting has spent time on the USS HARRY W. HILL, USS LEFTWICH, and USS ELLIOT as well as at SIMA Pearl Harbor and RSO San Diego.
GSEC(SW) Jhan Nixon at 14 years and has served on PHM-1, FFG 32, FFG 40, FFG 13 and at ATG and SIMA Mayport.
Jim Naughton down in Virginia Beach is looking for GS personnel to serve in gas turbine field service positions with power and control industries. Send resumes to jenaughton@aol.com or give him a call 1-757-481-6695.
Ex-GSE1 Bill Weinberg who was at student control when I was an instructor at SSC Great Lakes makes an encore appearance on the website. After he left the Lakes he commissioned the KLAKRING. Bill is now working in the Dallas, Texas area for QWEST at an internet hosting facility. Give Bill an email jolt at sweng3of2@hotmail.com.
Retired GSMC Dave Colbert (The Bear) who started his career back in 1974 on Patrol Gunboats found his way to the site. He served on the ASHEVILLE PG-84 and then did a tour at Pax River on the prototype surface effect ships. Dave also served on USS CONOLLY and an undisclosed (think Dick Cheney) FFG. He worked for Dresser Rand after retirement and then went back to school and got a degree and A&P license. He can be reached at cpousn979@hotmail.com
Ex-GSM2 Jeffrey Ouellette signs on and finds out that he has been "shaving' with his old ship DD974 COMTE DE GRASSE for a couple of months. Jeff now works on big 7FA GE turbines as a power plant operator. Try jeffrey.ouellette@ps.ge.com
Now this guy, GSCS Rooker, Retired, was the course supervisor for the LM2500 program as a Chief when I went through the pipeline. Senior Chief Rooker served on CA-135, CLG-8, PG-94, PG-97, AGP-1176, DD 981 and at SSC Great Lakes at the Gas Turbine School. Now if we can find out what happened to GSCS Retired, Charlie Lauck, who left The Lakes around 1979-1980 and went to Charleston then Mayport. Email: rookeryeast@aol.com
GSE1(SW) Ray Hiestand, Plankowner CG 48 YORKTOWN, signs in and can be reached at rayh@ptd.net
GSEC(SW) Stork, Retired, served on CG 52, AD 42, DD 992, DD 986, DD 971, DDG 69, SWO Newport and RSO San Diego. Contact Big Bird at charles.stork@swpc.siemens.com
Ex-GSE1 Mike Dean Plankowner, USS PAUL F. FOSTER, served eight years an is gainfully employed and can be contacted at fcfirearms@home.com
From my next best thing to slice bread department, the boys at SSES in Philadelphia have got a SSS clutch to interface the engine pneumatic starter on the reduction gear for the AG9130/K34 generator set. They racked up over 250 starts and motors and the starter and clutch continued to "take a licking and keep on ticking." The folks up there have also got the ball rolling on new fuel nozzles for the K17 and K34 engines. This Delavan air assist nozzle seems to be the answer to our fuel nozzle coking/fouling problem.
Go to website www.defenselink.mil This site has got to be the Walmart of sites relating to military issues.
Now that the Intermediate Level activities and FTSCs are changing turbine units on 501-K17 engines in the field, SSES will be issuing a technical directive to install a turbine identification tag on all engines.
Thomas Smith is looking for 3 strong GS types to work as instructors for GE in New York state. The qualified candidate will have a good background in gas turbines, steam turbines and controls. Job starting salary is 60K plus. Contact Thomas Smith at tsmithjobs@hotmail.com phone 1-815-338-1514, fax 1-815-338-4579. Tom is also looking for personnel to man and develop fuel service operations throughout the United States. Tom was instrumental in helping to man the propulsion engineering basics school at SSC Great Lakes with civilian/retired-Navy instructors.
Just read where the Navy is re-thinking DD21 and maybe going back to the drawing boards and coming up with a different concept for the next generation of surface combatant ships. Lets look back just for a minute and think about how we "re-thought" the uniform situation. In the 70's and 80's we had all the enlisted folks looking like Chiefs when we did away with the old "crackerjack" uniform for awhile. Then we did away with the chambray shirts and bell bottoms in lieu of that pull-over shirt and those kinky blue work pants. And how could we every forget the salt and pepper uniform. We did away with and brought back "brown shoes" so many times that when I read it in the Navy Times it reminds me of an old "Three Stooges" re-run. So imagine how long it will take to get this next surface combatant the way "they" want it.
Stay in touch and keep the cards and letters coming. In the next issue I hope to have an update on the decommissioning ships. Have a great Thanksgiving.
Rick Caceres, GSCM(SW) Retired, is looking for good GS types. He can be reached via email at richard.caceres@ps.ge.com Rick works in support of GE power services. Using this website Rick got in touch with one of his old shipmates Bob Bullen, Retired GSCM(SW)/LT(SWO).
GSCM(SW)/LT. (SWO) Retired, Bob Bullen sent me a picture of him snagging a lunker largemouth. Bob served on DD 963, DD 969, FFG 7, FFG 24 and USS WHIDBEY ISLAND. Bob works for Maersk Line Limited as port engineer and is always looking for good GS types to sail their turbine powered, USNS, ships. Contact Bob at Rbullen@mllnet.com.
As of 31 October 2001, 7120 Selected Reservists and 87 Individual Ready Reservists have been identified for recall. There is a Naval Reserve Assistance Center, New Orleans, to help families with the mobilization process. Their phone number is 1-866-831-8582, 0700-2000 CST.
James Strange, served on OLDENDORF and FLETCHER and is looking for a generator engineer to work for Alstrom at a plant in Richmond, VA. Looking for someone with SIMA and/or shipyard experience. 60-70K/year. Contact him at powerplantop@earthlink.net.
Greg FitzGerrell, gfitzgerrell@picworld.com is looking for a source to buy excess or scrap inventory LM2500 parts.
John H. Walter, GSCS(SW) Retired served on CVN 65, DD 975, DDG 996 (Two Tours!) And FFG 61 along with SIMA San Diego and Great Lakes. John is the Plant Engineer Morris Operations in Morris, IL. He can be contacted at johnwa@calpine.com
PRIORITY !! GSCM(SW) Rusty Cook at CHET San Diego and GSCM(SW) Retired Joe Byrnes are looking to get the plankowners of the FFG 7 together for a reunion. Joe Byrnes is manager at the Holiday Inn in Bath, Maine. So send Rusty email at cook.rusty@swrmc.navy.mil if you are interested. His voice mail is 1-619-556-2019.
** Check out the Combatant Homeport Engineering Team San Diego website at www.chet-sd.navy.mil There is some good HM&E stuff there.
GSM1(SW) Brian Lewis found the website and he has just finished a tour in recruiting. Brian is headed for DDG 86.
While we still got a few SPRUANCE class out there to deal with, a couple of ships NICHOLSON and RADFORD that had SHIPALT 571K installed have problems with their HVAC systems. This SHIPALT reduces the seawater system pressure to 35 PSIG. Once this SHIPALT was completed, with three SWS pumps on line the capacity of the system is 3510 GPM. But at high seawater injection temperatures and high speeds the demand could be over 5000 GPM. You do the math and think about what the low seawater flow will do to your condensers and coolers. Also, and here is the "biggie," don't mess with the orifices in this system once they are sized and installed. When you remove piping runs for repairs remember where the orifices were and put them back in the same place.
This is from one of our Reserve GS types, GSCM(SW) Bob Schiller whom I had the pleasure to serve with on TICONDEROGA. Looking for GS plant operators to work and live in Southeast Missouri for Siemens/Westinghouse. The point of contact there is GSCM(SW) Retired Lester L. James and he can be reached at jamestown1@juno.com.
Don't forget to sign on www.supersnipes.com and report for your watch, on time and in the proper uniform. That site keeps growing by leaps and bounds and has been a real boost for the retired and active GS community.
The folks at SSES are testing some new thermocouples for installation on 501-K17 engines. The new thermocouples are manufactured Weston Aerospace and are designed for longer life and increased reliability.
Former GSM2 Valdez who served on the now decommissioned USS CALLAGHAN, found the website and is working in a mechanical maintenance position at a truck body factory. Valdez can be reached at ahelluvamn@aol.com and says hello to all of his former shipmates.
Remember that the Life Cycle Managers for all the Gas Turbine programs are now located at NSWCCD-SSES Philadelphia. This is where the area of expertise and program management lies so direct all technical inquiries to them.
This is a little something that has lingered in my desk for a couple of weeks so here it goes:
REAL CHIEFS Think Ensigns should be seen and not heard, and never, ever, be
allowed to read books on leadership.
REAL CHIEFS Don't have any civilian clothes.
REAL CHIEFS Have CPO Association Cards from their last 5 commands.
REAL CHIEFS Don't remember any time they weren't Chief's.
REAL CHIEFS Propose like this: "There will be a wedding at 1000 hours on 29
October, be there in whites with your gear packed because you will be the
prime participant."
REAL CHIEFS Favorite national holiday is CPO Initiation.
REAL CHIEFS Keeps four sets of "dress" khaki uniforms in the closet in
hopes they will come back.
REAL CHIEFS Favorite food is shipboard SOS for breakfast.
REAL CHIEFS Don't know how to tell civilian time.
REAL CHIEFS Call each other "Chief."
REAL CHIEFS Greatest fear is signing for property book items.
REAL CHIEFS Dream in Navy Blue, White, Haze Gray and occasionally khaki.
REAL CHIEFS Have served on ships that are now war memorials or tourist
attractions.
REAL CHIEFS Get tears in their eyes when the "Chief" dies in the movie
"Operation Pacific."
REAL CHIEFS Don't like Certified Navy Twill. "Wash Khaki" is the ONLY thing
to make a uniform out of.
REAL CHIEFS Can find their way to the CPO Club blindfolded, on 15
different Navy Bases.
REAL CHIEFS Have pictures of ships in their wallets.
REAL CHIEFS Don't own any pens that do not have "Property U.S. Govt" on
them.
REAL CHIEFS Don't voluntarily get the mandatory flu shots.
REAL CHIEFS Don't order supplies, they swap for them.
REAL CHIEFS Favorite quote is from the movie Ben Hur: "We keep you alive
to serve this ship."
REAL CHIEFS Think excessive modesty is their only fault.
REAL CHIEFS Hate to write evaluations, except for their own.
REAL CHIEFS Turn in a 4 page brag sheet for their evaluation.
REAL CHIEFS Last ship was always better.
REAL CHIEFS Know that the black tar in their coffee cup makes the coffee
taste better.
REAL CHIEFS Idea of Heaven - Three good PO1's and a Division Officer who
does what he is told.
REAL CHIEFS Think John Wayne would have made a good Chief, if he had not
gone soft and made Marine movies.
REAL CHIEFS Use the term "Good Training" to describe any unpleasant
task...Scraping the sides of the ship is "Good Training." Having to
sleep on your seabag in the parking lot because there was no room in the
barracks is "Good Training."
The first Chief I worked for was at VA 35 and he was an ADC. I was an AD back then in an A6 squadron and we would have night launches at NAS Oceana. The Chief would be there for the launch and then leave for "a few" at the club. The aircraft went out for about two hours and you knew it was time to recover the airplanes when you saw the old Chief staggering back across the flight line running into the 50lb. CO2 bottles on the ramp.
Well you all have a great December and Holiday Season !! I'm sure there is someone out there that will get on me if I wish you all a very Merry Christmas because it's not politically correct to call it the Christmas Season. So here is your chance and make it good, cause I can still wrangle with the best of them.
NSWCCD-SSES is getting ready to update the Marine Gas Turbine Inspectors' Handbook. In the next edition of this newsletter I will provide addresses to forward any and all information that you would like to see included in this handbook. If we all contribute the "stuff we got stashed" in our wheel-books and personal files we can put together one fairly comprehensive publication. And yes, you retired folks can also contribute. Stay tuned.
Thomas E. Owens Jr., ex-GSM2 that served on the DD 970 and DD 997 found the website.
GSCM(SW) Retired, Tony Stepansky found the website. Tony served at SIMA, Mayport, CDS-4, on CG 64, DD 983 and DD 987.
GSCS(SW) Retired, John H. Walter signs in and served at SIMA, San Diego, SSC Great Lakes, CVN 65, DD975, FFG 61 and two tours on DDG 996.
GSMC(SW) James E. Carrender is still serving and cross rated from BT to GSM. He has served at SIMA, Ingleside Texas, and on the DDG 3, DDG 46, LHD 1, CG 51 and precom on DDG 87.
I was certainly pleased an surprised that GSCM(SW) Retired, Mike Snider found our site. Mike came aboard CG 47 when we made our first appearance in Norfolk after commissioning. Mike was with DESRON 10 and we were assigned to CCDG 8. CCDG 8 didn't have any gas turbine folks assigned so Mike came over to help us out. Mike served at Naval Reserve Facility, Riverhead NY, NAVSEACENLANT, COMDESRON 10, ACU 2, LST 983, LSD 34 and DD 969. Like a few of us other old-timers we are trying to locate Don Slicer, ex-CWO,GSE,Detailer. If there is anyone out there that knows where Don is hibernating let us know.
GSCS(SW) Retired, Rusty Cook is organizing a FFG 7, Oliver Hazard Perry, reunion. Looking for shipmates and plankowners. Contact at Rusty at 1-619-556-2019 or cook.rusty@swrmc.navy.mil
Just dawned on me that this time last year we were getting ready to inaugurate George W. Bush as the next President.
Just saw some digital photos of a K17 engine that had a section of the turbine inlet casing with a hole burned (yeah I said burned) clean through it. Another engine had an entire section of one of the combustion liners burned away and the adjacent liners had totally burned and missing sections. Now, who decided we didn't need quarterly borescoping ?! I wandered over to www.supersnipes.com and was totally impressed with the number of GS's that have signed up on the plankowner page. Keep spreading the word about this site to all our active and retired shipmates.
GSCS(SW) Retired John Johnson wishes all his Navy shipmates a great holiday season and explained to me why the folks down South eat black-eye peas, cabbage, collards and corn bread on New Years day.
GSCS(SW) John C. Jensen found the site and transfers to fleet reserve on February 3rd. John has served at EPMAC, Great Lakes Hotplant and on the FFG 7, FFG 45, FFG 52, DD 991 and DDG 994.
CWO2, Ex-GSCS Daniel Dexter signs on from the USS BENFOLD. He has served at ATGPAC/CINCPACFLT PEB and SWOS San Diego as well as onboard FFG 43, CG 57, DDG 63 and DDG 65.
Just read a message about a new ship that wipes a journal bearing in the main reduction gear. Now that's pretty bad if you ask me BUT why the bearing wiped makes a real snipe see red. Apparently the strainer baskets in the MRG strainer were the wrong mesh rating; too big. The watchstanders would check the differential pressure gage and to quote one deckplate dude, "it read zero most of the time." Gee do you think if you had the correct baskets with the required mesh or sieve rating (lots smaller) you would have seen some differential across the strainer even with a clean basket (please say yes). So lots of "junk" flowed through the system and found its way to that thin oil film that separates the rotating from the stationery members in the MRG.
Look for an Alteration Equivalent to Repair on the MRG electric lube oil pumps used on the DD, DDG and CG class ships. Crane has a new cartridge type mechanical seal that they can repair and put back in the supply system. If you currently have a needle valve and/or orifice to provide lubrication to the mechanical seal that will all disappear and be replaced with a constant flushing line.
Well that's about it for this first month of the new year. Dave Wright (GSCS-Retired) has been beating me up about the newsletter being late and the verbal abuse I've taken about this subject from CWO/GSEC-Retired Forrest Moore is un-precedented. Stay safe, stay security conscientious and stay in touch.
Ex-GSM2 Tim Rowe found the website. Tim served on CG 64 and at SIMA Ingleside. Tim is working at a 680 MW gas turbine power plant in Georgia and is in search of an old shipmate, GSMC(SW) Cannan.
GSMC(SW) Douglas M. Pidek, Retired, signs in and served on DD981, FFG 54 and FFG 13. He is currently working with the Alstom Power team and you guessed it for the aforementioned Bob Esker. An if I run across Jahn Nixon's email, with permission, I will send it to you.
Ex-GSM1 Larry Flood, 6 years DD 973, signs on and say hi to all his old shipmates.
GSE1(SW) Jason P. Delp is still keeping things afloat with nine years on active duty and service at SIMA Norfolk and on FFG 16 and FFG 11.
There is another (yes, another) website which has some good information and of course stuff to sell. Check out Navy Chief.com
As reported earlier, DD971 goes out this year and in 2003 we lose 968, 969, 973, 982, 991 and 992.
Jeffrey Ouellette, Ex-GSM1 served on DD 974, now with GE Power Systems down in West Georgia, is trying to find out if a couple of old shipmates made Chief. GSM1 Spauney and Bauman.
GSCM(SW) Bob Schiller, USNR, tells me there is a DFAS website (for active and reserve personnel) that has the capability to print LES's and travel claims that have been processed as well as other services. Call 1-800-390-2348 to obtain a custom PIN number to access this site.
If your still interested in an FFG 7 reunion you can call GSCS(SW) Retired Rusty Cook in San Diego at 1-619-556-2019.
One of the CG 47 class ships has a FADC (Full Authority Digital Control) LOCOP running one of the generator sets and from the initial reports it appears to be a quantum leap above the technology of that old bi-polar PROM microprocessor. We will keep you posted.
Be on the look-out for a SHIPALT Nr. 0973 for the DD 963 class. This SHIPALT is TYCOM funded but the return on investment, just in losing a bunch of headaches, is well worth it. The alteration is called Smart Controls for the waste heat boilers and uses a PC to regulate the feed and dump valves on the boiler. The PC use other inputs to keep the distilling plants on-line and the header pressure where it should be. The DD that tested it was running GTG Nr. 3 with two distilling plants making water and no problems with the boiler. Sounds like a life-saver for the fuel/oil and water king.
Just got the word about a West Coast CG that sort of sucked her GTG module windows in. Your correct to think that the blow in doors should of opened. The data from the ship also does not show a "duct pressure low" alarm, dah ? Yeah I know, that Detroit switch is a bear to set due to the location so why worry about it. The demister pads seldom get that dirty, or do they ? Blame it on the boatswain mate that had some tarpaulin adrift and got sucked over the intake. By the way this is one of those "Smart Ships" if I'm not mistaken.
Larry Paquette, GSCS(SW), retired found the site and is in search of Retired GSCM (SW) Jim Bowans. Larry served on the MOBILE BAY, COMTE DE GRASSE and at NRD Boston and SSC Great Lakes. Larry is currently working at a wood fired power plant in Vermont.
Lets give a big BZ to Murray Schultz who helped GSCM(SW) Retired Steve Lancaster locate a couple of old CG 49 shipmates/plankowners.
Rusty Cook, GSCS(SW), Retired, provided this version of "Engineer's Lament" and I sort of cleaned it up:
What may you ask is life at sea, speak to a seaman and not to me. A dial, gauge and nothing more, except the engines mighty roar. No sunset turning the ocean red, just bed to watch and back to bed. No deep and rolling ocean swell, just a foul and dirty fuel oil smell. No watching the low set ocean roll, just temperature, pressure, vacuum and oil. No thoughts of how neat and trim your craft, just count the turns and check the shaft. No fresh air to salt your blood, just a cigarette, some gedunk and a cup of mud. If you must go to see, please lend and ear..... Don't let them make you and Engineer!
Have a great month. The 12th is Ash Wednesday, Lincoln's Birthday and Chinese New Year. The 14th is Valentines Day, so if you want to keep that XYL (Ex-young lady) happy, part with a few bucks and get her something nice.
GSMC (SW) USNR Tim Outland signs in and says hello to all his old shipmates. Tim works for GE Marine Engines and is headquartered out of Pascagoula. His father, HTCM(SW) Retired R.W. Outland was at RSG Norfolk in the 80's and served on the USS BIDDLE CG-34 that had those old Solar emergency turbines. GSCS Retired Dave Wright tells me that HTCM(SW) Outland was "The HT of The Navy," and expert on watertight integrity. Tim was plankowner on the USS SCOTT. Tim has on occasion visited GSCM(SW) Retired Jake Johnson at SIMA San Diego. Tim tells us that there are 3 old turbine equipped PGs located in Panama City FL. And by the way Tim, I do have an LM1500 manual if you need it. Tim if you know the status of Don West who was a GE technical representative for years, let me know. Sorry to hear about Bill Millburn and Dick Roberts passing away.
Jim Bowans GSCM(SW) Retired finally comes up for air and we are glad he is making contact with some of his GS shipmates. Jim spent lots of time teaching change-out at Great Lakes and also building and racing cars, mostly Chevies while he was stationed up there. Jim commissioned the USS SCOTT and had tours at MTT Norfolk and RSG Norfolk.
Ex-GSE3 Jamie Lansdown did four years on the USS VICKSBURG and pulled the plug. He now works as a gas detection technician for M+W Zander, U.S. Operations.
GSE1(SW) Brian Springborg has eight years of active service and has served on DD 975, DDG 996 and at STRATCOM Wing One Det.
Check out Western Turbine Users, Inc. for some very interesting information about LM2500 engines sponsored by the Western Turbine Users Institute.
Dan Schmidt, Ex-GSE2, has provide lots of information about a group of folks that are getting the ex-PHM-5 ARIES up and running and open for tours this Summer. Without sounding like a travel agent, the boat plans on cruising down the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and stopping in many of the larger ports.
Had a GSE2 contact me from one of the SPRUANCE class with an unidentified shutdown problem on his generator sets. This was the second DD he was assigned to and it had the same problem as the first. After chatting it over in the office we all definitely agreed he had a speed pick-up problem. Whether it be the mechanical side of the house (could be worn bearings on the reduction gear HS pinion, PTO midbearing wear) or the electrical side, "Where should the metal shield for the speed pick-up be grounded ?" were some of the items that we suggested to this young technician. Bottom line, this sailor will turn out to be a good technician because he asks questions.
GSCM(SW) Retired, Dan Hust, who is nestled down in Gautier Mississippi signs in. Dan was with that 1979-1981 instructor bunch at Great Lakes and then went out and rode a KIDD class and commissioned a DDG 51 class ship. Dan did some shipyard work down in Mississippi and now works off shore in the oil production industry. Dan tells me that Gautier (think the Singing River Mall) has its own high school now and the high school football team went undefeated this year. Dan, when you have time look up Joe Pierce on Graveline Road, who is a retired Senior Chief and one of the best Navy folks I ever met.
Just got word that Cincinnati Gear, that made the main reduction gears for AOE 6, the GTGS reduction gears for DDG 51, the LCAC gearboxes and some small torpedo drives, declared bankruptcy and shut down their entire operation last week.
If you have a K17 with effusion cooled liners and are experiencing slow starts, stagnated starts or the engine just will not light off, contact your FTSC for additional troubleshooting expertise. The combination of the effusion cooled liners on some of these old K17 engines creates a few starting anomalies that need some special tweaking to get the engine to start and run.
Be on the lookout all you RIMSS equipped DDG 51 class ships for a ISE (In-Service Engineering) Advisory in regards to waterwashing, operating and aligning systems that interface the RIMSS turbines. Some of these RIMSS turbines (Rolls Royce Model 250 KS4) are experiencing some internal corrosion. For those of you that don't know about the Redundant Independent Mechanical Start System, it is a small turbine mounted adjacent to the GTGS reduction gearbox. The turbine, through a mechanical interface, engages the high speed pinion of the GTGS reduction gear to rotate the engine for start.
Just got email from GSCM(SW) USNR Robert Schiller, who served with us on TICONDEROGA. GSCM(SW) Schiller is doing his two weeks at SUPSHIP Pascagoula. The TICONDEROGA is in dry dock in Mobile, Alabama. The Master Chief tells me that he is having lunch next week with my sponsor when I got initiated as Chief back in 1980 at SSC Great Lakes. LT. Ken Darnell, Retired. Ken Darnell and I commissioned the EX-USS MERRILL back in 1977 and then the TICONDEROGA. I knew him as a Chief and LDO and when it came to controls and electrical systems, Ken Darnell was one sharp Chief.
Got a good friend, Navy Chief, that is out of the service and looking for someone to work for him at an established oil distribution facility in New Jersey. If I wasn't here I would work with Gary! So check this out below and remember I don't get a penny for any of this.
Job Title: Fuel Distribution Systems Operator/Facility Maintenance Technician
Location: Burlington, New Jersey (30 minutes from Philadelphia, PA).
Reports to: Operations & Maintenance Supervisor
Summary: To become a viable team member responsible for the operations and maintenance of a Fuel Distribution Terminal (DFSP- Defense Fuel Supply Point).
Salary: $16.79/hour plus, $2.02/hour health(up to 40 hours) and $3.35/week clothing allowance.
Overtime: Required/Mandatory. Multiply 1.5 x $16.79/hour for >40 hours a week or >8 hours/day.
Vacation/Holidays: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of employment, 1 additional week after 8 years, and 15 years continuous employment. 10 paid holidays/year.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
Includes the following:
- Set-up and align fuel distribution system piping/valves for tank receipts, pipeline shipments, and tanker truck loading procedures in compliance with DOT, EPA, NJDEP, and USCG regulations.
- Climb 50' ladders/stairs and accurately gauge above ground fuel storage tanks with an innage-bob, obtain temperature and test for the presence of water. Understand how these measurements relate and affect fuel quality and quantity.
- Operate pumps, valves, and electrical controllers. Monitor pipeline shipments, tank receipts, tanker truck loading, barge transfers, and booster- pump station equipment to include, but not limited to tank levels, temperatures, pressure, automatic shutdown devices, and relief valves.
- Maintain inventory, logs, and records, calculate flow rates, perform API fuel conversions, and prepare accurate/concise reports.
- Inspect piping, valves, pumps, motors, diesel engines, corporate vehicles, containment areas, oil spill containment equipment, firefighting equipment, and other corporate owned buildings, areas and equipment.
- Perform ground maintenance, operate tractors, lawnmowers, weed-eaters, power trimmers, clippers, pesticide/weed sprayers, chain saws and other ground maintenance equipment.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on all corporate owned equipment including, but not limited to, piping, valves, tanks, pumps, motors, filters, strainers, vehicles, mowers, trailers, etc.
- Perform miscellaneous maintenance work as assigned. For example; carpentry, plumbing, painting, electrical, custodial and anything else that may be required.
Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform these essential duties. This list is intended to be illustrative, but not exhaustive. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job, unless the accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the employer.
Preferred education and/or experience:
- Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college, technical school, or military trade school, plus three years experience in a mechanical or electrical engineering/technical field. (A high-school diploma or equivalent "and" 5 years experience may be substituted for college degree/trade school).
- Some experience with petroleum products preferred.
- Welding experience a plus.
- Must reside or be willing to relocate in a close proximity to the facility due to emergency response and on-call requirements.
Communication skills:
Strong interpersonal skills are a priority. A person must have a good attitude, be motivated, and very reliable. Must be a strong team player, have the ability to use operating manuals, P&ID's and follow federal, state, and local regulations. Must have the ability to communicate effectively (written and orally) with customers, inspectors, superiors, and peers.
Mathematical skills:
Must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure. This includes, whole numbers, common fractions, decimals, time computation, and rounding off accurately. Also the ability to compute flow rates, ratios, percentages and interpret charts, graphs and maps.
Reasoning ability:
There must be appropriate use of commonsense, understanding, and sound judgement to complete assigned tasks safely and effectively. The ability to follow detailed instructions, written or oral. Also, be able to identify and solve bottlenecks pro-actively.
Physical demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities in performing these essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use their hands to, handle, or feel objects, tools, controls; reach with hands and arms, talk, hear and smell. The employee frequently is required to walk, and climb above ground storage tank stairs. The employee is occasionally required to climb, or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include; close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must have a valid state drivers license and as per DOT requirements, pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing is mandatory.
Work environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job unless those accommodations would impose an undue hardship upon the employer. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high precarious places; and in outside weather conditions. They will be occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, petroleum products, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in some of the work spaces is usually loud. The use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is mandatory. Training on its use will be provided.
Contact Info:
Fax Resume in confidence to:
Interstate Storage & Pipeline Corp. (Drug Free/ EOE)
Attn: Gary Humphreys
Ph: (609) 267-9100
Fax: (609) 276-4394
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