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Figure 2-4.—Equipment Repair Order Log Sheet. |
Figure 2-3.—Equipment Repair Order Continuation Sheet, NAVFAC 11200/41A.
serviceable condition at a minimum cost and to
inspection and as a trouble report in case of any
detect and correct minor deficiencies before they
lead to costly repairs. The CESE Maintenance
System of the NCF and special operating units
(SOU) has three categories of maintenance: (1)
organizational, (2) intermediate, and (3) depot.
ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE
The first,
or organizational, level of
maintenance is divided into two categories:
operator maintenance and preventive maintenance
(PM). Operator maintenance, sometimes called
first-echelon maintenance, is the maintenance that
every operator is required to do to maintain CESE
in a clean, safe, and serviceable condition. It
includes daily inspections, lubrications, and
adjustments necessary to ensure early detection
of malfunctions of CESE. Figures 2-11 and 2-12
show preventive maintenance forms that the
operator can use as guides for a daily prestart
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defect or unsafe condition that needs to be
reported to the dispatcher immediately.
The second part of organizational main-
tenance is preventive maintenance, which goes
beyond the inspections, lubrications, and
adjustments of operator maintenance. Its prime
objective is to maximize equipment availability
and to minimize unnecessary repair costs.
Whenever feasible, operators should participate
in this type of maintenance.
INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE
Intermediate maintenance, which every shop
has the responsibility to perform, encompasses the
removal,
replacement, repair, alteration,
calibration,
modification, rebuilding, and
overhaul of assemblies, subassemblies, and
components. Although the rebuild and overhaul
of major assemblies are included, only essential
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