The Rate Training Manual is one of a series of training manuals prepared for enlisted personnel of the Navy and Naval Reserve designed to aid Aviation Boatswain's Mate H 2 in preparing for advancement to ABH1 and the ABH1 in preparing for advancement to the rank of ABHC. Chapter 1 discusses the enlisted rating structure, the ABH service ratings, the requirements for advancement, and the advancement opportunities for petty officers. Chapters 2-8 cover the following topics: aircraft handling equipment; aircraft handling; aircraft crashes, firefighting, and crew entrapment; shorebased emergency arresting gear and related equipment; shipboard firefighting; shipboard damage control; and administration. Photographs and diagrams are interspersed throughout the document, which also contains a list of U.S. customary and metric system units of measurements, a subject index, a list of the minimum qualifications for advancement to Aviation Boatswain's Mate H First Class and Chief Petty Officer. A 43-page course assignment booklet for the nonresident career course completes the document. (Author/BP)