damage controlman

People who are in the damage controlman (DC) rating are the United States Navy's and United States Coast Guard’s maintenance and emergency repair specialists. The damage controlman (DC) rating was established in 1948 as a consolidation of the Fireman and Painter specialties with the Carpenter's Mate rating. Their primary responsibility is to mitigate damage to ships received under either combat or non-combat conditions. Coast Guard damage controlmen assigned to cutters are responsible for maintaining watertight integrity, emergency equipment associated with firefighting and shipboard flooding; plumbing repairs; welding fabrication and repairs; and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) warfare, detection, and decontamination. They also train others onboard in shipboard ...