Why was Shokaku's damage control effective?

What made Shokaku's damage control so effective after severe damage at sea?

A large specialist team, capable officers, and cross-training let more of the crew reinforce damage-control work.

Shokaku's survival does not have a single-cause explanation. The Japanese treated damage control as a specialty, and the ship had a substantial team for it. Capable officers and cross-training enabled other crew members to support the specialists. Together, staffing, leadership, and practice made the response more resilient than it would have been on a comparable ship without them.