Identification of Repair Parts and Materials, Continued

Chapter 2—ADMINISTRATION, SUPERVISION, AND TRAINING all the information you have available is a manufacturer’s part number, then you must also fill out and submit, along with the NAVSUP Form 1250, a DD-1348-6 Form, NON-NSN REQ- UISITION. For information on how to fill out these supply forms, review Military Requirements for PO 3 & 2, volume II of OPNAVINST 4790.4, or ask your ship’s supply personnel for assistance. Whenever you find it necessary to request materials or repair parts, remember two things: 1. If at all possible, find the correct NSN for each item requested. All materials now in the supply system have been assigned an NSN, and you should be able to locate them by using the COSAL and the other sources of information available to you such as the following: a. NAMEPLATES on equipment supply information regarding the characteristics of the equipment. Nameplate data seldom, if ever, include the exact materials required for repairs; however, the information given on the characteristics of the equipment and on pressure and temperature limitations may provide useful clues for the selection of materials. b. MANUFACTURERS’ TECHNICAL MANUALS are furnished with all machinery and equipment aboard ship. Materials and repair parts are sometimes described in the text of these technical manuals; more commonly, however, details of materials and parts are given on the drawings. Manufacturers’ catalogs of repair parts are also furnished with some shipboard equip- ment; when available, these catalogs are a valuable source of information on repair parts and materials. c. SHIPS’ PLANS, BLUEPRINTS, and OTHER DRAWINGS available on board ship are excellent sources of information on materials and parts to be used in making various kinds of repairs. Many of these plans and blueprints are furnished in the regular large sizes; but lately, microfilm is being used increasingly for these drawings. Information obtained from plans, blueprints, and other drawings should always be checked against the information given on the ship’s COSAL to be sure that any changes made since the original installation have been noted on the drawings. 2. Work informally with the supply depart- ment personnel who are actually responsible for identifying and requesting material. You have the technical knowledge, and you know what you need. If you cannot find the correct stock number, however, your job is to give enough standard iden- tification information, such as manufacturer part numbers, and Allowance Parts List/Component Identification Description (APL/CID) numbers, so that supply personnel on board ship or ashore can identify the item you want. Experienced supply personnel are familiar with identification publications and can help you to locate the cor- rect stock numbers and other important identi- fying information. SHIP EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION ACCOUNTING SYSTEM (SECAS).—When the structure or composition of either the ship or a particular system or equipment on board a ship is modified, this modification must be documented. This action will ensure proper ac- counting of configuration changes, and will help improve supply and maintenance support technical manuals, PMS coverage, updated COSAL, etc., to your ship. SECAS is the designated system responsible for maintaining the configuration status reported by your ship. Although the responsibility for identifying and reporting these changes rests at all levels of the command, the work center supervisor is respon- sible for ensuring that the proper documentation is completed and processed as described in volume II of OPNAVINST 4790.4. OPNAV Form 4790/CK, Ship’s Configura- tion Change Form, is used to report configura- tion changes at the individual equipment level. SHIP-TO-SHOP WORK.—Many repair jobs are designated by the ship or approved by the repair activity as “ship-to-shop” jobs. In this type of job, the ship’s force does a large part of the repair work. For example, the repair or renewal of a damaged pump shaft might well be written up as a ship-to-shop job. The ship’s force will disassemble the pump and remove the shaft. Then the shaft and any necessary blueprints or technical manuals are delivered to the designated shop of the repair activity. After the shaft has been repaired, or a new one has been made, it is 2-21