Preoverhaul

Availability Work Package Development and Alteration For an availability to be a success, the work to be done must be clearly defined in sufficient time to order material and to issue the necessary job orders or contract specifications. The definition of work re- quired is obtained from the ship’s database, as re- flected in the current ship’s maintenance project (CSMP), and from the results of the POT&Is. The work package is developed through a se- quence of events that starts with the ship’s CSMP and results in an authorized work package control docu- ment and the ship alteration and repair package (SARP). The development process of the SARP is shown in table 2-4. 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 the repair activity. In preparing the combat systems work list for submission to the CSO/weapons officer, the leading FC must give all the information necessary to assist the shipyard in locating and rectifying the troubles. Most of this information is obtained from the CSMP. The work list indicates all work that should be completed during the overhaul, the priority for each item, and the name of the ship’s quality assurance (QA) inspectors. The work list is combined with the work lists submitted by the other divisions. Before the ship enters the repair yard, a complete ship’s work list should be submitted. Overhaul During an overhaul, the combat systems/weapons department personnel continue to have responsibility for their equipments, including repairs. This includes inspecting the work both during and on completion of the repairs. Your responsibilities also include signing off jobs that are completed. To do this properly as a member of the ship’s QA team, you must understand and apply the requirements of the Quality Assurance Manual, COMNAVSURFLANTINST 9090.1. 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 re- pairs, canceling or rescheduling of uncompleted work, and preparing the ship for its initial voyage after the overhaul. Except in unusual circumstances, job orders for uncompleted repair work are closed or canceled when the ship leaves the repair activity. Job orders for au- thorized 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. If work is later desired 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 are properly stowed. The reason is obvious, as negligence can make the ship a liability during action. 2-14