(4)

Officer in Charge, HC-1 Detachment.

The

embarked helicopter detachment Officer-in-Charge will have
absolute authority and responsibility for all matters relating
to flight operations, particularly safety of flight, while
responding to the operational requests and recommendations of

the LSTC.
Operation of assigned helicopters will be in
-accordance with appropriate directives to be provided by the

parent helicopter squadron commander.

Administrative control

_and procedural matters regarding Naval Air Training and
Operating Procedures Standardization Program (NATOPS) and
maintenance remain with the parent helicopter squadron
commander.

(5)
Survey Project Field Director. A DOE employee,
embarked in USNS WHEELING (TAGM-8), will be designated the DOE
Survey Project Field Director (SPFD) and will have respon-

Sibility for on-site technical direction of the survey.
He
will direct the efforts of all DOE and DOE contractor per-

‘sonnel and will make requests for Navy-provided logistics support from the LSTC.
He will be responsible to the designated
DOE Survey Project Manager (at -.NVOO) for the survey results.
To this end, the SPFD will develop detailed survey work plans
in coordination with the LSTC.
He shall be responsible for
determining requirements for helo lift, support ashore,
duration of stay at each location, and other requirements .
affecting mission performance, all within’ an agreed-overall
resource availability.
Iitl.
7.

d.

A diagram of organizational relations is at Appendix

EMPLOYMENT AND OPERATION OF.USNS WHEELING

COMSCPAC,
(TAGM-8)

(TAGM-8) .

on behalf of COMSC, will operate USNS WHEELING

in accordance with reference

(a),

current

directives,

and U.S. Navy Regulations.
Sponsor/Operator relationships
Will be as defined in reference (b).

8.

RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY, HEALTH AND DECONTAMINATION.

The DON

will assume primary responsibility for all matters pertaining
to radiological safety, health, and where required, radiological decontamination aboard USNS WHEELING (TAGM-8).

a.

DON will establish and administer the Radiation

ob,

DOE will assume responsibility for safeguarding all

Health Program aboard USNS WHEELING (TAGM-8) to ensure the
Protection of embarked personnel, in accordance with standards
and procedures prescribed in NAVMED P-5055 (Radiation Health
Protection Manual).

.

- -radioactive material stored aboard USNS WHEELING (TAGM~8) or.

“transported in assigned helicopters and will properly dispose
of.such material upon completion of the survey operation.

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