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recommended references relating to the military 

 standards/requirements for advancemt,.--t. For 

 example, all personnel must complete the Rate 

 Training Manual, Military Requirements for 

 Petty Officer 3 & 2, NAVPERS 10056 (Series), 

 for the appropriate rate level before they can 

 be eligible to advance. 



The references in NAVEDTRA 10052 which 

 are recommended, but not mandatory, should 

 also be studied carefully. All references listed 

 in NAVEDTRA 10052 may be used as source 

 material for the written examinations at the 

 appropriate rate levels. 



Rate Training Manuals 



There are two general types of Rate Train- 

 ing Manuals. Rating manuals (such as this one) 

 are prepared for most enlisted rates, giving 

 information that is directly related to the pro- 

 fessional qualifications. Basic manuals give in- 

 formation that applies to more than one rate 

 and rating. Basic Electricity, NAVPERS 10086 

 (Series), is an example of a basic manual be- 

 cause many ratings use it for reference. 



Rate Training Manuals are revised from 

 time to time to keep them up to date techni- 

 cally. The revision of a Rate Training Manual 

 is identified by a letter following the 

 NAVEDTRA number. You can tell whether any 

 particular copy of a Rate Training Manual is 

 the latest edition by checking the NAVEDTRA 

 number and the letter following this number 

 in the most recent edition of List of Training 

 Manuals and Correspondence Courses, 

 NAVEDTRA 10061 (Series). NAVEDTRA 10061 

 is a catalog that lists current training man- 

 uals and correspondence courses; you will find 

 this catalog useful in planning your study pro- 

 gram. 



Rate Training Manuals are designed to help 

 you prepare for advancement. The following 

 suggestions may help you to make the best 

 use of this manual and other Navy training 

 publications when you are preparing for ad- 

 vancement. 



1. Study the military requirements and the 

 professional qualifications for your rate before 

 you study the training manual, and refer to the 

 occupational standards frequently as you study. 

 Remember, you are studying the training man- 

 ual in order to meet these occupational stand- 

 ards. 



2. Set up a regular study plan. If possible, 

 schedule your studying for a time of day when 

 you will not have too many interruptions or 

 distractions. 



3. Before you begin to study any part of 

 the training manual intensively, become familiar 

 with the entire manual. Read the preface and 

 the table of contents. Check through the index. 

 Look at the appendixes. Thumb through the 

 manual without any particular plan, looking at 

 the illustrations and reading bits here and there 

 as you see things that interest you. 



4. Look at the training manual in more 

 detail to see how it is organized. Look at the 

 table of contents again. Then, chapter by chap- 

 ter, read the introduction, the headings, and 

 the subheadings. This will give you a clear 

 picture of the scope and content of the manual. 

 As you look through the manual in this way, 

 ask yourself some questions: What do I need 

 to learn about this? What do I already know 

 about this? How is this information related to 

 information given in other chapters? How is 

 this information related to the occupational 

 standards? 



5. When you have a general idea of what 

 is in the training manual and how it is 

 organized, fill in the details by intensive study. 

 In each study period, try to cover a complete 

 unit— it may be a chapter, a section of a chap- 

 ter, or a subsection. If you know the subject 

 well, or if the material is easy, you can cover 

 quite a lot at one time. Difficult or unfamiliar 

 material will require more study time. 



6. In studying any one unit— chapter, sec- 

 tion, or subsection— write down the questions 

 that occur to you. Many people find it helpful 

 to make a written outline of the unit as they 

 study, or at least to write down the most im- 

 portant ideas. 



7. As you study, relate the information in 

 the training manual to the knowledge you al- 

 ready have. When you" read about a process, a 

 skill, or a situation, try to see how this in- 

 formation ties in with your own past experi- 

 ence. 



8. When you have finished studying a unit, 

 take time out to see what you have learned. 

 Look back over your notes and questions. Maybe 

 some of your questions have been answered, 



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