Who provides Eight O'clock Reports to the Command Duty Officer?

• A. Supply Department duty petty officers
• B. S-1A Customer Service/Postal Officer
• C. Chief of Staff
• D. Deck Log Section

Answer: (A)

The Eight O'clock Report is a daily readiness/status briefing to the Command Duty Officer that centers on the ship’s material condition, equipment status, and supply-related issues. The Supply Department duty petty officers are responsible for tracking and reporting these logistical factors, including parts, stores, and general material readiness. They are in the best position to know what is on hand, what’s pending, and what could affect operations, and they present that concise status to the CDO each night.

Roles like the S-1A Customer Service/Postal Officer handle personnel matters, mail, and customer-service functions rather than the ship’s current supply and readiness status. The Deck Log Section maintains the deck log entries and navigational/port activities rather than synthesizing a daily readiness brief. The Chief of Staff oversees broader staff coordination, not the routine, department-level status update presented to the CDO. Hence, the duty petty officers from the Supply Department are the ones who provide the Eight O’clock Report.