Imagine an Officer of the Deck calling the
EOOW upon a loss of propulsion and getting a response of: "We are not tracking that issue but will check into it right away," or worse yet, the
EOOW responding with: "Do you have a trouble ticket or is this a new issue?"
Among the first steps in responding to any casualty is the EOOW taking control of the system from the remote station.
In main-reduction, shafting and control reversible-pitch casualties, the EOOW will take control of propulsion in CCS and stop the ship.