Navy Diver (ND) Eval Examples
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-COMPETENT DIVER. Conducted 36 dives during the ten-day Mobile Diving Salvage Company 11-7 Master Diver Evaluations Pre-Screener held at Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One in Hawaii. He amassed 250 minutes of bottom time across five diving modalities to include MK-16, Surface Supplied Mixed Gas, Surface Supplied Air, and SCUBA in support of the professional development of six Fleet Master Diver candidates.
-PRECOCIOUS LEARNER. Completed the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit SERE WEST courses of instruction as part of the MDS Co 11-7 Unit Level. Completed qualifications in FLYAWAY AIR DIVE SYSTEM OPERATOR FADS III, NON-STANDARD DIVERS LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM (DLSS) OPERATOR, and DIVERS LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM O2 WORKER.
- DYANMIC LEADER. As CLASS LEADER OF 24-20-1C; successfully led the class in training at NDSTC. He led study sessions for 9 sailors on diving, supervising for a total of 140 hours of quality training. This resulted in the class having a 95% average on all test scores. His leadership resulted in 9 sailors successfully passing all practical and written exams.
- ADAPTIVE. After the P-8 aircraft crashed off MCBH, ND1 Fillebrown took initiative on preparing gear for the operation. He was a critical asset in the defueling of the aircraft in the water. With 20 hours in the water and on the aircraft, he attached all lift bags, secured air hoses, mooring lines and assisted in the recovery of the flight recorder.
- COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. Over a four month period, he volunteered 80 hours at Alaqua Animal refuge. He cleaned 45 horse stalls, 60 dog crates, and fed and walked over 200 animals. His efforts at the animal shelter provided the community with the opportunity to focus on rescuing more animals in the region.
As Leading Petty Officer, ND1 managed 253 support requests, two work-centers containing 8,418 maintenance and repair actions on two Recompression Chambers, 85 MK-16 UBA's, 216 SCUBA Sets and ancillary support equipment worth $42 Million. He led the Division through a successful TYCOM level 3M inspection, ISIC 5040 and Navel Safety Center 248-point inspection. His efforts maintained the mission readiness of Group ONE in supporting 45 EOD/MDS Platoons throughout AFRICOM and CENTCOM AORs.
-DEDICATED MENTOR. Provided 120 in-rate training sessions, qualifying four SCUBA supervisors, four Chamber Supervisors, two Inside Tenders and one advancement to PO1. His guidance ensured 100% completion of divisional PQS requirements maintaining the FRC Platoon as a deployable asset to C5F AOR. Facilitated training during CPO 365 Phase I.
-SUPERIOR ORGANIZER. Planned, Coordinated and Supervised Operation Clean Sweep. A San Diego county wide event that works with military and civilian dive teams in the collection of trash from the ocean floor. His team removed over 3,000 LBS of trash from Tuna Harbor.
A First Class diver at the Trident Refit Facility (TRIREFFAC), Kings Bay, Georgia. Petty Officer Kohl performed a total of 123 dives, resulting in a bottom time of 6 days and 22 hours which included the emergent motor change out on the USS New Mexico, emergent anchor chain inspection, torpedo tube repair on the USS Alexandria, emergent shaft seal on the USS Florida, and the emergent docking repair of the USS Montpelier.
FIRST CLASS DIVER. As a lead diver, he accumulated 640 minutes of incident free bottom time while supporting 233 ATFP dives, the CAT 3 CASREP of the USS HURRICANE (PC-3) number one shaft, the installation and removal of the Assessment and Identification of Mine Susceptibility Sonar Array, the recovery of a $1.2M unmanned vehicle, and the search for and recovery of the downed Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.
TEAM PLAYER. As RPPO, he oversaw the requests of $180,000 in repair parts and services. He completed 567 maintenance checks and 55 spot checks, totaling over 300 man hours on Divers life support systems. His efforts resulted in the continued certification of three Divers life support systems and maintained the mission readiness of critical diving and ancillary equipment.
Leading Petty Officer of Specialized Diving Division, ND1 led the division through the completion of 87 experimental dives while completing 30 NSW protocols. These dives directly impacted the mission success of Joint U.S. and Allied Special Operations Forces. As NEDU Command 3MC, he maintained 10 work centers, implemented 6 force revisions and completed over 1,000 maintenance checks, contributing to a successful Diving Organizational Readiness Assessment (DORA).
As Task Leader for MK-16 UBA Multi-Level HEO2 Dives, Petty Officer Caine served as liaison for a 30-man SDVT-1 platoon that completed 60 OSF dives, 30 open water dives, and maintained 11 experimental MK-16 dives with zero mishaps. As a specialized diving division expert for Megladon MK-28 Underwater Breathing Apparatus, ND1 was responsible for 6 MK-28 UBAs and coordinated the logistics for a 12-person specialized research diving detachment. While at NEDU, PO1 Caine volunteered for 11 separate diving protocols which included over 100 hours of bottom time and over 150 hours of testing and research.
Qualified as Navy Reserve Deep Submergence Unit’s Submarine Rescue Chamber (SRC) systems operator, a watchstation normally performed by senior first class petty officers.
In his capacity as Acting Atmospheric Diving System (ADS) LCPO, he coordinated with civilian personnel to maintain qualifications and certifications of a NAVSEA certified Diving System.
Member of the Navy Diver Team to participate in the testing and development of the MK-16 Re-breather Modernization protocol conducted at Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU).
Completed 24 MK-16 test pool dives and 18 protocol profile decompression dives in the Ocean Simulation Facility (OSF) to complete certification and ensure the delivery of significant life support equipment improvements required for the specialized war-fighter’s continued mission success in the Global War on Terrorism.
SUPERVISED 50 DIVING OPERATIONS IN TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING HEIGHTENED THREAT CONDITIONS AND INCLEMENT WEATHER WITH A 100% SUCCESS AND SAFTEY RATING. HE TRAINED AND LED NAVY PERSONNEL IN DIVING OPERATIONS, LAND NAVIGATION, MARINE MAMMAL SYSTEMS, AND EOD OPERATIONS. TWICE DEPLOYED IN SUPPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
He mentored and trained multiple Diver Candidates with the successful addition of two 2nd Class Divers to support the Submarine Rescue mission.
Performed 2200 Physical Screening Tests for Special Warfare qualifications for new recruits, providing the opportunity for 200 Future Sailors to embark on the challenging road of becoming one of the Elite.
Demonstrating superior diving knowledge, motivation and initiative, ND2 not only completed the U.S. Navy Diver "A" school at the top of his class, but also qualified as Navy Reserve Deep Submergence Unit's Submarine Rescue Chamber (SRC) systems operator, a watchstation normally reserved for senior first class petty officers.
Work Center Supervisor and lead maintenance technician for the Recompression Chamber Support Team, EODMU 11, deployed to Fujairah, UAE. Petty Officer Lincoln successfully originated and completed 8 Re-Entry Control packages on 2 certified DLSS systems resulting in no lapse in mission operations. ND1 Lincoln managed over 630 line item checks and more than 1,000 man-hours of planned system maintenance. Additionally, his dedication and mentorship led to the qualification of 1 Navy Diver as Recompression Chamber Supervisor, SCUBA Supervisor, and Re-Entry Control Supervisor as well as 3 EOD Technicians as SCUBA Supervisor.
Petty Officer Largo demonstrated exceptional leadership and management skills as MDS Co 2-5 Leading Petty Officer during Operation Excalibur, a Joint Personnel Accountability Command (JPAC) search and recovery operation from 8 August 2011 to 10 September 2011. As Lead Diving Supervisor, he conducted 114 SCUBA, Surface Supplied dives totaling 61 hours of bottom time. His unparalleled leadership and logistical management outfitted $500,000 of dive and salvage equipment with repair parts and consumables enabling Co 2-5 to conduct stand alone operations in a remote location for an extended period.
During Operation Excalibur, a Joint Personnel Accountability Command (JPAC) search and recovery operation, he integrated JPAC personnel and equipment to maximize diving operations and streamline the recovery of material from the search area, allowing JPAC to begin the sifting and identification process while continuing diving and recovery operations.
As Diving Safety, he conducting 89 SCUBA, Surface Supplied, Surface Decompression on Oxygen and in Water Decompression on Oxygen dives to support search and recovery operations.
Chief Paulson was chosen to represent CSDS-5 as techinical liaison to NAVSEA for the P-1319 project. His operational diving experience and mechanical expertise were instrumental in the manufacture and installation of a unique platform to test the capabilites of this promising new technology. The test platform performed flawlessly and approval was granted for at sea testing from a vessel of opportunity. A functioning asset of this nature represents the future of CSDS-5.