VOLUME III

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

REFERENCES.

(a) CINCLANTFLT/CINCUSNAVEURINST 4700.7 - Mediterranean/MidEastFor Ship Maintenance Plan

(b) CINCPACFLTINST 4710.6 - Policy for Accomplishment of Ship Repair Work in WESTPAC

(c) COMSEVENTHFLT OPORD 201

(d) NWP 10-1-10 - Naval Warfare Publication Operational Report

(e) COMLOGWESTPACINST 4700.1/COMSERVFORSIXTHFLTINST 4700.1/COMSERVFORNAVCENTINST 4700.1 - Maintenance Handbook for Deployed Ships

LISTING OF APPENDICES

A List of Acronyms

B Glossary of Terms

1.1 PURPOSE. To provide in one publication essential information concerning the maintenance policy for ships deployed in Commander in Chief, United States Naval Force, Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), Commander, Fifth Fleet (COMFIFTHFLT) and Commander, Seventh Fleet (COMSEVENTHFLT) Areas of Responsibility (AOR). This instruction also provides guidance and policy direction to the Afloat Fleet Maintenance Activities that were formerly called tenders.

1.2 SCOPE.

a. By reference (a), Commander, Service Force, Sixth Fleet has been delegated the function of coordinating all matters pertaining to repair and maintenance of Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet and Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic Fleet ships in the CINCUSNAVEUR and COMFIFTHFLT AORs. Day to day administration of the Mediterranean Ship Maintenance Plan has been delegated to Commander, Submarine Group Eight/Commander, Submarine Squadron 22, La Maddelena, Sardinia for all Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet ships. With the development of Commander, Naval Service Force, Fifth Fleet (COMSERVFORFIFTHFLT), some maintenance related matters and all maintenance scheduling is accomplished by COMSERVFORFIFTHFLT in COMFIFTHFLT AOR. By references (b) and (c), Commander Logistics (COMLOG) Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has the same responsibilities in the COMSEVENTHFLT AOR.

b. This manual authorizes overseas maintenance facilities to accomplish repairs on Military Sea Lift Command and United States Coast Guard ships and service craft, carrying out missions for the Navy in AORs in section 1.2.a of this chapter, when authorized by the area commander. The procedures apply to all Navy ship maintenance administered and funded within the CINCUSNAVEUR, COMFIFTHFLT, and COMSEVENTHFLT AORs. The COMSEVENTHFLT area and chop procedures are defined and governed by references (c) and (d). These maintenance procedures are not applicable in all cases to planned availabilities such as Selected Restricted Availabilities, Phased Maintenance Availabilities and planned Restricted Availabilities which may be assigned to WESTPAC shore repair activities, for ships assigned to Overseas Family Residence Program.

c. Task Force Commanders and Commanding Officers shall be guided by this instruction to obtain maintenance assistance while deployed. Commanding Officers of Afloat Fleet Maintenance Activities, Shore Fleet Maintenance Activities, and Officers In Charge of COMLOG WESTPAC Detachments, Fleet Technical Support Center Detachments, Naval Research and Development, and other activities involved in maintenance of deployed ships shall comply with the direction provided in this instruction. Comments and recommendations for its improvement are invited.

d. Specific details for planning, organizing and controlling maintenance on deployed ships are provided in reference (e).

e. The Foreword in Volume I of this manual contains a master list of references. These references are arranged in alphanumeric order to facilitate the ordering of documents. References used in specific chapters are listed at the beginning of the chapter. Appendices A and B of this chapter contain a list of acronyms and glossary of terms used in this specific volume.

f. Equipment under the cognizance of the Strategic Systems Project Office and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Nuclear Propulsion Directorate (08) is maintained in accordance with Strategic Systems Project Office and NAVSEA 08 directives, respectively.

1.3 CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS. Changes and corrections will be issued as required. Comments and suggestions for improving or changing this volume are invited. Address comments, recommendations, and requested changes to Submarine Maintenance Engineering, Planning and Procurement (SUBMEPP) Activity utilizing the change request form located in the front of this manual. If changes are submitted in electronic format, facsimile or E-mail, each change request shall contain the information required on the change request form.

APPENDIX A

LIST OF ACRONYMS

AFMA Afloat Fleet Maintenance Activity

AOR Area of Responsibility

ARG Amphibious Ready Group

BF Battle Force

BFMA Battle Force Maintenance Activity

CINCPACFLT Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet

CINCUSNAVEUR Commander in Chief, United States Naval Force, Europe

COMFIFTHFLT Commander, Fifth Fleet

COMLOG Commander Logistics

COMNAVSURFGRU Commander, Naval Surface Force Group

COMSERVFORFIFTHFLT Commander, Naval Service Force, Fifth Fleet

COMSERVFORSIXTHFLT Commander, Service Force, Sixth Fleet

COMSEVENTHFLT Commander, Seventh Fleet

COMSIXTHFLT Commander, Sixth Fleet

COMSUBGRU Commander, Submarine Group

CSMP Current Ship's Maintenance Project

CTF Commander Task Force

DET Detachment

FAT Fly Away Team

FMA Fleet Maintenance Activity

FTSCLANT Fleet Technical Support Center, Atlantic

INMARSAT International Marine Satellite Communications

ISIC Immediate Superior In Command

MARAV Master Agreements for Repair and Alterations of Vessels

MAV Maintenance Availability

MED Mediterranean

MIC Material Identification and Control

MSC Military Sealift Command

MUSE Mobile Utility Supply Equipment

NAVCALAB Navy Calibration Laboratory

NRAD Naval Research and Development

NRCC Naval Regional Contract Center

NSRF Naval Ship Repair Facility

OIC Officer in Charge

OPREP Operation Report

PRI Priority

RADIAC Radiation Detection, Indication and Computation

RSG Regional Support Group

SALTS Streamlined Alternative Logistics Transmission System

SEVENTHFLT Seventh Fleet

SIXTHFLT Sixth Fleet

SRU Ship Repair Unit

SUBMEPP Submarine Maintenance Engineering, Planning and Procurement Activity

TYCOM Type Commander

USCG United States Coast Guard

VR Voyage Repair

WESTPAC Western Pacific

APPENDIX B

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

TERM DEFINITION

Fleet Maintenance Fleet Maintenance Activity (FMA). Includes tenders, shore based

Activity (FMA) maintenance activities (Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activities, Naval Submarine Support Facilities, Submarine Base Repair Department, Trident Refit Facilities, Weapons Repair Facilities, Naval Ship Repair Facility) and supporting activities (port services, etc.). Regional Repair Centers (RRC) and Regional Maintenance Teams (RMT) are treated as FMAs. RRCs and RMTs are funded by the Fleet.

Industrial Activity The activity responsible for accomplishing construction or repair of ships whether private or public. This includes Naval shipyards, private shipyards, shipbuilders, vendors, Naval Aviation Depots, Naval Ship Repair Facilities, and other Naval Repair/Technical Activities (Naval Underwater Weapons Center, Naval Ships Weapons Center, etc.).

Maintenance Manager Those persons, such as Port Engineers, Ship Superintendents, Ships Coordinator and Maintenance Planning Managers, assigned to assist Ship's Force in the tracking of work candidates, development of work packages and tracking of FMA/Industrial Activities assigned jobs.

Regional MaintenanceA site specific, multi-disciplined group of people normally accomplishing

Team (RMT) "outside shop" or on-platform work. An RMT may be platform or technology specific (e.g. submarines or nuclear) to facilitate necessary worker training and competency. An RMT is generally comprised of both military and civilian workers.

Regional Repair Center An "inside shop" focusing on a particular product line (e.g. motors) or

(RRC) technology (e.g. machinery). An RRC is generally comprised of both military and civilian workers.

Supervising Authority The officer designated by NAVSEA to represent the Navy Department at an industrial activity; normally a Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair or the Commander of a Naval Shipyard.

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