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DCAMS brings fresh look to 21st century damage control.
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Fathom
- Article date:
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October 1, 2003
- Author:
- Klinkenberger, Fred J., Jr.
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DCAMS--Damage Control Action Management Software--evolved from research into past casualties and examining varied ways of displaying and passing on shipboard casualty information. It is based on information-display lessons learned from World War II damage reports and those from USS Stark (FFG 31), USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) and, most recently, USS Cole (DDG 67). With simple displays using a ship's side profile and deck plans, DCAMS provides superior tactical information so a shipboard casualty can be efficiently contained. Information then is graphically plotted with icons representing casualties, personnel and equipment locations.
DCAMS initially was designed to show ...