is  used  to  make  the  work  package  fully defined within funding constraints and to prepare  it  for  presentation  to  the  Work Definition   Conference. Preoverhaul For the best use of the time and funds available for an overhaul, planning for the repairs to be made during the overhaul must be done in advance of the ship’s arrival  at  the  repair  activity.  Advanced  planning  is required of both the ship and repair activity. In  preparing  the  electronics  work  list  (most information is obtained from the CSMP) for submission to the EMO, the leading ET must give all the information necessary  to  assist  the  shipyard  in  locating  and rectifying  the  troubles. The work list indicates all work which should be done during the overhaul, the priority for each item, and the names of the ship’s QA inspectors. The  list  will  be  combined  with  the  work  lists submitted by the other divisions. Before the ship enters the  repair  yard,  a  complete  ship’s  work  list  will  be submitted. During Overhaul During  an  overhaul  the  electronics  division personnel  continue  to  have  responsibility  for  their equipment and its repairs. This includes inspecting the work  both  during  and  upon  completion  of  the  repairs. Your responsibilities will also include signing off jobs that are completed. To do this properly as a member of the  ship’s  quality  assurance  team,  you  must  understand and  apply  the  requirements  of  the  Quality  Assurance Manual, Remember, once you have signed off the work as being completed, you have “bought” the equipment, whether it works or not. Postoverhaul Completing  an  overhaul  requires  submitting  a report on the completion status of all authorized repairs, canceling or rescheduling of uncompleted work and preparing  the  ship  for  its  initial  voyage  after  the Except in unusual circumstances, job orders for uncompleted  repair  work  are  closed  or  canceled  when the  ship  leaves  the  repair  activity.  Job  orders  for authorized  alterations,  however,  are  held  open  until  the work  is  either  completed  later  or  canceled  by  the appropriate  systems  command. If the ship leaves the repair facility with unfinished work to be completed by another activity, all outstanding job orders are transferred to the other activity together with  all  pertinent  information  and  whatever  material was assembled for the work. Should work be desired later on job orders that have been closed or canceled, new requests must be made. When readying a ship for sea, including its initial voyage after an overhaul, the electronics personnel must see that allowances of equipment, tools, and repair parts are on board  and  properly  stowed.  The  reason  is  obvious,  since negligence can make the ship a liability during action. Alterations In   addition   to   the   routine   maintenance   and emergency repairs already mentioned other types of maintenance  (such  as  test  equipment  calibration  and outstanding  alterations)  can  be  performed  during  the availability. In general, an alteration is any change. It can be major or minor, affecting almost anything about the ship. An alteration can be any of several types: ship alteration  (SHIPALT),  boat  alteration  (BOATALT), machinery  alteration  (MACHALT),  ordnance  alteration (ORDALT), or alteration equivalent to repair (AER). These  alterations  are  considered  military  or  technical improvements. A military improvement results in a change of a ship’s operational or military characteristics, qualities, or features. It also increases the ability of the ship to meet its ROC. The decision to incorporate a military improvement rests solely with the CNO. A technical improvement is a change to improve the safety  of  personnel  and  equipment  and  to  provide increased  reliability,  maintainability,  and  efficiency  of installed  equipment. Ship alterations have the following category titles: Title K, funded and authorized by CNO Title D, funded  and  authorized  by  TYCOM Title F, funded and authorized by TYCOM Title K/P,  funded  and  authorized  by  CNO TIA,  TYCOM  issued  alterations,  no  funding required,  authorized  by  TYCOM. 2-22