assume that you know the meaning of a word!
Correspondence Courses, NAVEDTRA 10061.
As you study, if you cannot recall the use
(NAVEDTRA 10061 is actually a catalog that lists
of a word, look it up in the glossary. For
all current training manuals and courses; you will
your convenience, a list of abbreviations
find this catalog useful in planning your study
and a table on conversion to the metric
program.)
system appear as appendixes in the back of this
Each time a TRAMAN is revised, it is brought
manual.
into conformance with the official publications
4. Look at the training manual in more detail
and directives on which it is based. However,
to see how it is arranged. Look at the table of
during the life of any edition of a TRAMAN,
contents again. Then, chapter by chapter, read
changes are made to the official sources and
the introduction, the headings, and the sub-
discrepancies arise. In the performance of your
headings. In this manner you will get a pretty clear
duties, you should always refer to the appropriate
picture of the scope and content of the book. As
official publication or directive. If the official
you look through the book, ask yourself some
source is listed in Bibliography for Advancement
Study, NAVEDTRA 10052, the Naval Education
questions.
and Training Program Management Support
Activity (NETPMSA) uses it as a source in
What do I need to learn about this?
preparing the fleetwide examinations for advance-
ment. In case of a discrepancy between any
publications listed in NAVEDTRA 10052 for a
What do I already know about this?
given rate, the examination writers use the most
recent material.
H o w is this information related to
information given in other chapters?
Training manuals are designed to help you
prepare for advancement. The following sugges-
How is this information related to the
tions may help you make the best use of this
OCCSTDs?
manual and other Navy training publications
when you prepare for advancement.
EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE
1. Study the NAVSTDs and the OCCSTDs
for your rating before you study the training
Numerous personnel are available aboard ship
manual and refer to the standards frequently as
who can assist you in furthering your Navy
you study. Remember, you are studying the
education.
manual primarily to meet these standards.
2. Set up a regular study plan. It will probably
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be easier for you to stick to a schedule if you can
plan to study at the same time each day. If
Your divisional training petty officer can
possible, schedule your studying for a time of day
help you with any questions you may have
when you do not have many interruptions or
about where to obtain study material. The
training petty officer usually issues you your
3. Before you begin to study any part of the
PQS material and maintains the associated
progress chart.
manual intensively, become familiar with the
entire book. Read the preface and the table of
contents. Check through the index. Thumb
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through the book without any particular plan.
Look at the illustrations and read bits here and
The ESO maintains the TRAMANs, non-
there as you see things that interest you. Review
resident training courses (NRTCs), arid NRTC
the glossary. It provides definitions that apply to
words or terms as they are used within the
answer sheets. The ESO can also assist you with
off-duty education such as the Scholastic Aptitude
engineering field and within the text. There are
Test (SAT) and the College Level Examination
many words with more than one meaning. Do not
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