1. CIC contains all of
Flag's
security information (files, telexes,
mission orders, etc.) and is not for everyone's access. Control
Information Center does
control information and maintains
security for
Sea Org operations.
(FSO 615-1) 2. the
purpose of a
CIC is to collect
data related to
management from all over,
coordinate it by continent and
org and month so that it can be
evaluated and on need
produce the
whys for high or low
stat situations.
(CBO 189) 3. the functional
definition of
CIC is:
CIC is an administrative
organization which assembles
data from all
points of
observation in such a way as to indicate the
inevitable solution. It is like a
manual computer, with its
program files,
area boards and
plotting table.
(FO 2192) 4. CIC is the
program files, and
statistic and alert
information posted on the boards, and coordinated on the
plotting table so that it gives the
inevitable solution, plus some
information to make
life interesting for the
crew.
(FO 2192) 5. the
prime responsibility of
CIC is the
briefing and
firing of
missions including the
coordination of all
items and actions needed to get a
mission off.
(FO 1954) 6. the whole essence of
CIC is it takes separate channels of
information, summates them for the
channel and transfers the summation to the
main board, which then indicates the
action necessary. The
main board then can predict, from the summation of the
data and
handle an
area before it
breaks down totally.
CIC is a substitute for a
captain.
CIC should always know more about it than
Command.
(FO 898)