VOLUME I

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

REFERENCES.

(a) NAVSEA S9086-C4-STM-000 - NSTM Chapter 094 (Trials)

(b) OPNAVINST 9080.3 - Procedures for Tests and Trials of Navy Nuclear Powered Ships Under Construction, Modernization, Conversion, Refueling and Overhaul

(c) OPNAVINST 4700.8 - Trials, Acceptance, Commissioning, Fitting-Out, Shakedown, and Post Shakedown Availability of U.S. Naval Ships Undergoing Construction or Conversion

(d) OPNAVINST 4790.4 - Ships' Maintenance and Material Management (3-M) Manual

LISTING OF APPENDICES.

A Summary of Typical New Construction Major Milestones and Message Reporting Requirements.

B General Time Lines of Key Events

C List of Acronyms

D Glossary of Terms

1.1 PURPOSE. Volume I of this manual summarizes maintenance related information for all units of the Fleet during Ship construction and through the completion of Post Shakedown Availability (PSA). The time span is from initial crew man-up to departure from the PSA facility.

1.2 SCOPE.

a. New Construction ships require a succession of inspections and tests followed by a series of underway trials. The philosophy and sequencing of these inspections, tests, and trials are set forth in references (a), (b), and (c) and are graphically represented in Appendices A and B of this chapter. This Volume provides information, guidance, policies and procedures for maintenance related topics during the Ship's construction period. Reference (d) shall be used in conjunction with the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual to establish an effective maintenance program. The requirements of this manual do not supersede or take precedence over directives issued by higher authority. Where conflicts exist with previously issued Type Commander (TYCOM) letters and transmittals, this manual takes precedence. Conflicts should be reported to the applicable TYCOM.

b. The development of this and subsequent volumes to the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual has required the study of numerous reference documents, many of which are referenced as source or governing documents in specific chapters. The Foreword of this Manual contains a Master Listing of all the references called out in the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual. These references are arranged in an alpha/numeric sequence to facilitate the ordering of documentation to support the use of the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual. References used in specific chapters are called out at the beginning of that chapter.

c. Appendices C and D of this chapter contain a list of acronyms and a glossary of terms used throughout Volume I of the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual.

d. Equipment under the cognizance of the Strategic Systems Project Office or Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Nuclear Propulsion Directorate (08) are maintained in accordance with Strategic Systems Project Office and NAVSEA 08 directives, respectively.

1.3 CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS. Changes and corrections will be issued as required. Comments and suggestions for improving or changing this volume are invited. Address comments, recommendations, and requested changes to Submarine Maintenance Engineering, Planning and Procurement (SUBMEPP) Activity utilizing the change request form located in the front of this manual. If changes are submitted in electronic format, facsimile or E-mail, each change request shall contain the information required on the change request form.

APPENDIX A1

SUMMARY OF TYPICAL NEW CONSTRUCTION MAJOR

MILESTONES AND MESSAGE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

FOR SUBMARINES

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, scheduled dates are referenced to the Alpha Sea Trial underway date.

APPENDIX A2

SUMMARY OF TYPICAL NEW CONSTRUCTION MAJOR

MILESTONES AND MESSAGE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

FOR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, scheduled dates are referenced to the Delivery date.

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APPENDIX A3

SUMMARY OF TYPICAL NEW CONSTRUCTION MAJOR

MILESTONES AND MESSAGE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

FOR SURFACE FORCES

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, scheduled dates are referenced to the Delivery date.

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APPENDIX C

LIST OF ACRONYMS

2M Miniature/Microminiature

3-M Maintenance and Material Management

A&I Alteration and Improvement

AEL Allowance Equipage List

AOE Fast Combat Support Ship

APL Allowance Parts List

ASW Antisubmarine Warfare or Auxiliary Seawater

AT Acceptance Trial

BDT Builder's Dock Trial

BST Builder's Sea Trial

BT Builder's Trial

BUPERS Bureau of Personnel

CAGE Commercial and Government Entity

CASREP Casualty Report

CD-ROM Compact Disc Read Only Memory

CFE Contractor Furnished Equipment

CHT Collection, Holding and Transfer

CINCLANTFLT Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet

CINCPACFLT Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet

CNO Chief of Naval Operations

CO Commanding Officer

COMNAVSURFLANTCommander Naval Surface Force Atlantic

COMSUBDEVGRU Commander Submarine Development Group

COSAL Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List

CSCT Combat Systems Certification Trial

CSMP Current Ship's Maintenance Project

CSSQT Combat System Ship Qualification Trials

CT Combined Trial

CVN Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier

CW Continuous Wave

DDG Guided Missile Destroyer

DIRSSP Director, Strategic Systems Programs

DRA Dead Reckoning Analyzer

DRAI Dead Reckoning Analyzer Indicator

DRT Dead Reckoning Tracer

DSRS Deep Submergence Rescue System

DSRV Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle

EAB Emergency Air Breathing

EDORM Engineering Department Organization and Regulations Manual

EEBD Emergency Escape Breathing Device

EGL Equipment Guide List

EMBT Emergency Main Ballast Tank

EOSS Engineering Operational Sequencing System

EPM Emergency Propulsion Motor

ESM Electronic Warfare Support Measures

ETG Engineering Training Group

FCT Final Contract Trial

FIT Fleet Introduction Team

FLTCINC Fleet Commander in Chief

FMA Fleet Maintenance Activity

FMR Field Modification Request

FOSAT Fitting Out Supply Assistance Team

FOSSAC Fitting Out and Supply Support Assistance Center

FTC Fleet Training Center

FTSC Fleet Technical Support Center

FTSCLANT Fleet Technical Support Center Atlantic

FTSCPAC Fleet Technical Support Center Pacific

GFE Government Furnished Equipment

GFI Government Furnished Information

GMI Guarantee Material Inspection

GPETE General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment

HF High Frequency

HMR Headquarters Modification Request

IEM Inactive Equipment Maintenance

IFF Identification Friend or Foe

INSURV Inspection and Survey

ISE Independent Ship Exercise

ISEA In-Service Engineering Activity

ISIC Immediate Superior in Command

JSN Job Sequence Number

LHD Amphibious Assault Ship

LOA Light-Off Assessment

LOEP List of Effective Pages

LSD Dock Landing Ship

MACHALT Machinery Alteration

MBT Main Ballast Tank

METCAL Metrology and Calibration

MHC Coastal Minehunter

MIP Maintenance Index Page

MRC Maintenance Requirement Card

MRMS Maintenance Resources Management System

MSW Main Seawater

MT Magnetic Particle Testing

MTR Metrology and Calibration Technical Representative

NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command

NAVMASSO Navy Management Systems Support Office

NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command

NAVSUP Naval Supply Systems Command

NAWC Naval Air Warfare Center

NJP Non-judicial Punishment

NSTM Naval Ships' Technical Manual

NSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center

NSWCCD Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division

NTP Naval Telecommunication Procedures

O&MN Operations and Maintenance, Navy

OCT Operational Control Transfer

OIC Officer In Charge

OPNAV Office of Chief of Naval Operations

OPPE Operational Propulsion Plant Examination

ORDALT Ordnance Alteration

ORSE Operational Reactor Safeguard Examination

OSI Operating Space Item

OSS Operational Sequencing System

PCO Prospective Commanding Officer

PCU Pre-Commissioning Unit

PDDI Post Delivery Deficiency Item

PEO CLA Program Executive Office for Carriers, Littoral Warfare and Auxiliary

PERA Planning, Evaluation, Repair and Alterations

PMS Planned Maintenance System

POAM Plan of Action and Milestones

PQS Personnel Qualification Standard

PSA Post Shakedown Availability

QA Quality Assurance

RDORM Reactor Department Organization and Regulations Manual

RSE Reactor Safeguard Examination

RT Radiographic Testing

SCN Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy

SDI Ship Drawing Index

SDOSS Sewage Disposal Operational Sequencing System

SHIPALT Ship Alteration

SIB Ship Information Book

SITREP Situation Report

SMMSO Submarine Systems Monitoring Maintenance and Support Office

SNAP Shipboard Nontactical Automated Data Processing Program

SOE Submerged Operating Envelope

SORM Ship Organization and Regulation Manual

SOSMRC Senior Officer Ship Maintenance and Repair Course

SPALT Strategic System Projects Office Alteration

SRD Selected Record Drawing

SSBN Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine

SSM Ship Systems Manual

SSN Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine

SUBMEPP Submarine Maintenance Engineering, Planning and Procurement Activity

SUBSAFE Submarine Safety

SWOS Surface Officer Warfare School

TD Test Depth

TDU Trash Disposal Unit

TEMPEST National Policy on the Control of Compromising Emanations (unclassified code name)

TFBR Technical Feedback Report

TVD Technical Variance Documentation

TYCOM Type Commander

UHF Ultrahigh Frequency

URO Unrestricted Operations

VLS Vertical Launch System

VTI Visual TEMPEST Inspection

APPENDIX D

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

TERM DEFINITION

Alpha Trial Builder's Propulsion Trial; Acceptance Trial for SSN/SSBN Propulsion Plant; Initial Tightness Dive (SSN/SSBN); Dive to Maximum Authorized Depth (Selected SSN platforms)

Acceptance Trials (AT) Trials and material inspections conducted underway by the INSURV Board for ships constructed in a private industrial activity to determine suitability for acceptance of a ship by the Navy.

Accepting Authority The officer designated by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) to accept a vessel for the Navy, normally NAVSEA.

Bravo Trial Normally the initial Dive to Test Depth; Noise Trial (SSN/SSBN); Strategic Weapons System Missile Testing (SSBN); Weapons testing (Surface Combatants).

Builder's Trials (BT) Evaluation trials and inspections conducted underway by the builder to assure the builder and the Navy that the ship is, or will be, ready for Acceptance Trials. These trials should be a comprehensive test of all ship's equipment and be similar in scope to Acceptance Trials. For nuclear powered surface ships this is the Acceptance Trial for the Nuclear Propulsion plant.

Charlie Trial Combat Systems and retesting (SSN/SSBN); Acceptance Trials (DDG).

Combined Trials (CT)Combined Trials are a combination of an Acceptance Trial with a Final Contract Trial. The INSURV Board normally conducts Combined Trials for nuclear powered submarines.

Deep Dive The first dive to maximum operating depth. This depth will not necessarily coincide with the design test depth of the hull. See definition of Maximum Operating Depth.

Delivery The date the Navy accepts the ship from the shipbuilder. This requires a recommendation from the INSURV Board to accept/deliver the ship. Delivery of the ship is based on Acceptance Trials and satisfactory correction or resolution of deficiencies.

Dock Trial Dock Trials are those ship trials conducted at the Industrial Activity to determine the ability of the ship, from a material standpoint, to conduct Sea Trials safely.

Fast Cruise A period immediately prior to underway trials during which Ship's Force operates the ship for dockside training. Fast Cruise shall, as far as is practical, simulate at-sea operating conditions.

Final Contract Trials that are conducted prior to the end of the guarantee period to determine if

Trials (FCT) there are any defects, failures, or deterioration other than that due to normal wear and tear.

Fleet Introduction A team of personnel assembled to support a pre-commissioning crew by

Team (FIT) monitoring progress of construction and coordinating training and facilities. They provide administrative support in all facets of new construction.

Guarantee Material A material inspection, conducted inport prior to Post Shakedown Availability

Inspection (GMI) (PSA) by a Trial Board prior to the end of the guarantee period when CNO has authorized a Combined Trial to determine if contractor responsible equipment has operated satisfactorily during the guarantee period. It shall include the opening and inspection of equipment designated by the Board together with the operation and visual inspection of equipment and the review of material maintenance records.

Guarantee Period The period of time immediately following preliminary acceptance (delivery),

(New Construction) normally eight or nine months (six months for nuclear powered ships), for which the industrial activity is responsible for the correction of deficiencies.

Guarantee Period The guarantee period following PSA varies with the type of contract.

(PSA) Historically, a "cost plus" type contract has had a guarantee period of six months and a "fixed price" type contract a period of 90 days. The Supervising Authority will advise at the time of PSA the guarantee that applies.

In-Service Nuclear powered ships are assigned an active status of In-Service approximately two to four weeks (two to four months for Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carriers) prior to the commencement of Sea Trials and maintain this status until commissioning.

Industrial Activity The activity responsible for accomplishing construction or repair of ships whether private or public. This includes Naval shipyards, private shipyards, shipbuilders, vendors, Naval Aviation Depots, Naval Ship Repair Facilities, and other Naval Repair/Technical Activities (i.e., Naval Underwater Weapons Center, Naval Ships Weapons Center, etc.).

Initial Dive For purposes of seawater valve and system testing, as defined in NAVSEAINST C9094.2, the first dive to a depth not previously reached during the trials.

Initial Tightness Dive First submergence (a submarine's Alpha Trial).

INSURV Prior to the acceptance and delivery of a new ship, whether built by a private or a naval industrial activity, all machinery, electronics and weapons systems installed shall be subjected to acceptance trials to determine that the installations are capable of meeting performance specifications. Depending upon your platform these trials are referred to as either Acceptance Trials, Combined Trials or INSURV. This independent verification of the ship's readiness for acceptance and recommendation for fleet introduction is the responsibility of the President, Board of Inspection and Survey.

Maximum Operating Depth The depth to the keel for a particular submarine which is authorized by

(Also Maximum Commander Submarine Forces Atlantic/Commander Submarine Forces Pacific

Authorized Operating upon the recommendation of NAVSEA, as the depth not to be exceeded in

Depth) operations. This depth is normally the Test Depth but may be reduced in specific cases. The depth authorized may be less than, but in no case exceed, the depth recommended by NAVSEA.

Moderate Speed The range of speed that allows the submarine optimum recovery (as shown on applicable submerged operating envelope curves) if loss of stern plane control and/or flooding occurs. Normally 8-15 knots.

Post Shakedown An industrial activity availability following Final Contract Trials/Guarantee

Availability (PSA) Material Inspection assigned to correct deficiencies found during the shakedown period or to accomplish other authorized improvements.

Supervising Authority The officer designated by NAVSEA to represent the Navy Department at an industrial activity; normally a Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair or the Commander of a Naval Shipyard.

Test Depth (TD) The depth defined by OPNAVINST 9110.1 which is the depth to the axis of the hull prescribed by the detailed and special specifications for building the particular submarine, to which the ship is tested by actual submergence when so authorized. Test Depth equals keel depth plus zero (0) feet, minus twenty (20) feet (TD = Keel depth + 0/-20 feet).

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