CHAPTER III, SECTION 6 Planning, and other interested parties where it wasutilized for future construction planning. PROPERTY. Facilities at the POL Farm consisted of drum stock and packaged grease storage, three 420,000-gallon diesel fuel tanks, two 210,000gallon automotive gasoline tanks, and a 24x32- foot Pump House. The Property Department was responsible for storing, issuing, and accounting for all AECowned property and equipment and for operating the office machinerepair service. STEVEDORING. WAREHOUSING. ing or leaving EPG via water. Before the arrival The Warehousing Department was responsible for receiving, storing, and issuing all materials at Jobsite, and for the operation of the POL Farm and the Fork Lift Pool. This Department’s responsibility started at shipside or at the MATSterminal on Site Fred during offloading and continued until the material or equipment involved reachedits final destination. A total of 4600 new bin shelves were added in the Automotive Parts and Mechanical Ware- houses on Elmer, increasing the spare parts storage capacity by 50%. During the Operation a total of 49,524 cubic feet of refrigerated storage and 547,750 square feet of outside storage areas were required. The Stevedoring Department was respon- sible for loading and off-loading all cargo enter- of a vessel carrying cargo to EPG, theoff-loading was pre-planned by utilizing advance shipping documents for the purpose of estimating hours neededto discharge cargo, determining stevedore personnel assignment to hatches, and coordi- nating the various stevedoring support elements. Ship’s gear was rigged to facilitate rapid discharge either to the dock or barge, and, if circumstances permitted, to both simultaneously. Insofar as possible, all components of the ship’s gear were checked for any unsafe condition by both the Gang Foreman and the Stevedore Supervisor. Defective or unsafe gear was reported to the ship’s officers and was corrected before use. Special attention was given to trailer a? << vale a (Neg. No. W-581-5) Figure No. 3-16. Outside Storage Area — Elmer. Page 383