CHAPTER  1 MAINTENANCE  ADMINISTRATION As a nonrated person striking for an aviation rating or a new PO3, you will probably be assigned to the aircraft maintenance department of a squadron, ship, or shore station. Most of your duties will be productive maintenance, such as working on aircraft, engines, components, and support equipment. At times, you may  be  assigned  to  a  support  function,  such  as maintenance,  production  control,  or  supply. Regardless  of  the  assignment,  you  should  have  a working  knowledge  of  the    Naval  Aviation Maintenance  Program   (NAMP),  OPNAVINST 4790.2, and the organizational structure of aircraft maintenance  departments. NAVAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM LEARNING  OBJECTIVE:  Define  the objectives of the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP). An important objective of the NAMP is to achieve and maintain maximum material readiness, safety, and conservation  of  material.  Command  attention  is required at all levels to meet this objective. Aviation activities base their policies, plans, programs, and procedures on the NAMP. For  specific  and  detailed  information  on  the programs and processes covered in this manual, you should  refer  to  the  Naval  Aviation  Maintenance Program (NAMP), OPNAVINST 4790.2. Q1. What are the objectives of the NAMP? AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT  ORGANIZATION LEARNING  OBJECTIVES:  Define  the purpose  of  the  Aircraft  Maintenance Department  within  an  organization.  Identify  the two major types of aircraft maintenance, the three  levels  of  aircraft  maintenance,  and specific responsibilities of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) concerning the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP). The aircraft maintenance department is usually the largest   department   in   most   operating   units   or activities. The primary effort of this department is to support the unit’s mission. The operations department carries out the unit’s mission of flight operations by naval aircraft. In support of the unit’s mission, the maintenance  department  must  maintain  assigned aircraft in a state of full mission capability (FMC). An aircraft in this category can safely perform all of its intended missions and return to its base of operations. All aircraft maintenance departments have the same basic organization; that is, they have a standard organization  throughout  the  Navy.  You  can  see  the advantages of a standard organization if you consider what happens when you transfer from one aircraft maintenance  activity  to  another.  Because  there  is  a standard organization, you find that the work centers in both the old and new activity have the same code numbers and names, and that the officers occupy similar billets. So, if you come from another aviation maintenance activity, you can perform in the new unit in a short time. You do not need a long indoctrination or break-in period. The standard organization of the maintenance department is not limited to the operating activity (squadron) level. Broad avenues of responsibility and certain guidelines are prescribed by the Department of Defense (DOD). They are based upon years of aircraft maintenance experience in the Navy, Army, and Air Force. Q2. What is the purpose of the Aircraft Maintenance Department within an organization? MAINTENANCE TYPES, LEVELS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES The aircraft intermediate maintenance department (AIMD)  is  a  centralized  local  maintenance organization.  AIMDs  perform  aviation  maintenance functions  that  are  beyond  the  capability  of  the operating squadron or unit. Capability refers to the scope of the work assigned to an activity by the NAMP. In addition to performing maintenance work on  aircraft  and  equipment,  the  AIMD  maintains equipment  pools  and  issues  items  of  support 1-1