A Personnel Readiness Training Program: Operation and Maintenance of the 1200 PSI Steam Propulsion Plant

Performance-oriented tests were used to diagnose deficiencies in job performance among Fleet personnel. Shipboard self-instructional materials were then individually prescribed to correct identified deficiencies. Testing and training programs were developed for three applications: (1) the submarine...

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Main Authors: Laabs ,Gerald J, Harris,Harold T , Jr, Pickering,Edward J
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
COMBAT READINESS
CRUISERS
DESTROYERS
DIAGNOSIS(GENERAL)
FEEDBACK
GUIDED MISSILE PERSONNEL
Humanities and History
INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING
MAINTENANCE
NAVAL TRAINING
PE63720N
PERFORMANCE TESTS
Reciprocating and Rotating Engines
SHIPBOARD
SONAR PERSONNEL
STEAM ENGINES
STEAM POWER PLANTS
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Summary:Performance-oriented tests were used to diagnose deficiencies in job performance among Fleet personnel. Shipboard self-instructional materials were then individually prescribed to correct identified deficiencies. Testing and training programs were developed for three applications: (1) the submarine Sonar Technician operating the AN/BQR-20A, (2) the submarine Missile Technician maintaining the Missile Test and Readiness Equipment (MTRE Mk 7 Mod 2), and (3) the Boiler Technician operating and maintaining the 1200 PSI Steam Propulsion Plant. In the present application, the Boiler Technicians from 12 cruisers and destroyers were given a diagnostic pretest and with the exception of one crew, were retested 3 to 6 months later. Four ships were assigned to each of three experimental groups: (1) a Control Group in which the participants were given feedback on the pretest in terms of an overall percentage score, (2) a Feedback Group in which the members were given an outline indicating their specific weaknesses, and (3) a Feedback + Training Group in which the members were given the same type of information as the Feedback Group but, in addition, were assigned specific remedial training. Diagnostic testing was successful in detecting deficiencies of Fleet personnel on written items related to the operation and maintenance of the 1200 PSI Steam Propulsion Plant. In the pretest sample, of 305 Boiler Technicians only 17 showed no weaknesses.