REFERENCES.
(a) CINCLANTFLT/CINCUSNAVEURINST 4700.7 - Mediterranean/MidEastFor Ship Maintenance Plan
(b) CINCPACFLTINST 4710.6 - Policy for Accomplishment of Ship Repair Work in WESTPAC
(c) COMSEVENTHFLT OPORD 201
(d) NWP 10-1-10 - Naval Warfare Publication Operational Report
(e) COMLOGWESTPACINST 4700.1/COMSERVFORSIXTHFLTINST 4700.1/COMSERVFORNAVCENTINST 4700.1 - Maintenance Handbook for Deployed Ships
LISTING OF APPENDICES
A List of Acronyms
B Glossary of Terms
1.1 PURPOSE. To provide in one publication essential information concerning the maintenance policy for ships deployed in Commander in Chief, United States Naval Force, Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), Commander, Fifth Fleet (COMFIFTHFLT) and Commander, Seventh Fleet (COMSEVENTHFLT) Areas of Responsibility (AOR). This instruction also provides guidance and policy direction to the Afloat Fleet Maintenance Activities that were formerly called tenders.
1.2 SCOPE.
a. By reference (a), Commander, Service Force, Sixth Fleet has been delegated the function of coordinating all matters pertaining to repair and maintenance of Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet and Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic Fleet ships in the CINCUSNAVEUR and COMFIFTHFLT AORs. Day to day administration of the Mediterranean Ship Maintenance Plan has been delegated to Commander, Submarine Group Eight/Commander, Submarine Squadron 22, La Maddelena, Sardinia for all Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet ships. With the development of Commander, Naval Service Force, Fifth Fleet (COMSERVFORFIFTHFLT), some maintenance related matters and all maintenance scheduling is accomplished by COMSERVFORFIFTHFLT in COMFIFTHFLT AOR. By references (b) and (c), Commander Logistics (COMLOG) Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has the same responsibilities in the COMSEVENTHFLT AOR.
b. This manual authorizes overseas maintenance facilities to accomplish repairs on Military Sea Lift Command and United States Coast Guard ships and service craft, carrying out missions for the Navy in AORs in section 1.2.a of this chapter, when authorized by the area commander. The procedures apply to all Navy ship maintenance administered and funded within the CINCUSNAVEUR, COMFIFTHFLT, and COMSEVENTHFLT AORs. The COMSEVENTHFLT area and chop procedures are defined and governed by references (c) and (d). These maintenance procedures are not applicable in all cases to planned availabilities such as Selected Restricted Availabilities, Phased Maintenance Availabilities and planned Restricted Availabilities which may be assigned to WESTPAC shore repair activities, for ships assigned to Overseas Family Residence Program.
c. Task Force Commanders and Commanding Officers shall be guided by this instruction to obtain maintenance assistance while deployed. Commanding Officers of Afloat Fleet Maintenance Activities, Shore Fleet Maintenance Activities, and Officers In Charge of COMLOG WESTPAC Detachments, Fleet Technical Support Center Detachments, Naval Research and Development, and other activities involved in maintenance of deployed ships shall comply with the direction provided in this instruction. Comments and recommendations for its improvement are invited.
d. Specific details for planning, organizing and controlling maintenance on deployed ships are provided in reference (e).
e. The Foreword in Volume I of this manual contains a master list of references. These references are arranged in alphanumeric order to facilitate the ordering of documents. References used in specific chapters are listed at the beginning of the chapter. Appendices A and B of this chapter contain a list of acronyms and glossary of terms used in this specific volume.
f. Equipment under the cognizance of the Strategic Systems Project Office and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Nuclear Propulsion Directorate (08) is 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 A
AFMA Afloat Fleet Maintenance Activity
AOR Area of Responsibility
ARG Amphibious Ready Group
BF Battle Force
BFMA Battle Force Maintenance Activity
CINCPACFLT Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
CINCUSNAVEUR Commander in Chief, United States Naval Force, Europe
COMFIFTHFLT Commander, Fifth Fleet
COMLOG Commander Logistics
COMNAVSURFGRU Commander, Naval Surface Force Group
COMSERVFORFIFTHFLT Commander, Naval Service Force, Fifth Fleet
COMSERVFORSIXTHFLT Commander, Service Force, Sixth Fleet
COMSEVENTHFLT Commander, Seventh Fleet
COMSIXTHFLT Commander, Sixth Fleet
COMSUBGRU Commander, Submarine Group
CSMP Current Ship's Maintenance Project
CTF Commander Task Force
DET Detachment
FAT Fly Away Team
FMA Fleet Maintenance Activity
FTSCLANT Fleet Technical Support Center, Atlantic
INMARSAT International Marine Satellite Communications
ISIC Immediate Superior In Command
MARAV Master Agreements for Repair and Alterations of Vessels
MAV Maintenance Availability
MED Mediterranean
MIC Material Identification and Control
MSC Military Sealift Command
MUSE Mobile Utility Supply Equipment
NAVCALAB Navy Calibration Laboratory
NRAD Naval Research and Development
NRCC Naval Regional Contract Center
NSRF Naval Ship Repair Facility
OIC Officer in Charge
OPREP Operation Report
PRI Priority
RADIAC Radiation Detection, Indication and Computation
RSG Regional Support Group
SALTS Streamlined Alternative Logistics Transmission System
SEVENTHFLT Seventh Fleet
SIXTHFLT Sixth Fleet
SRU Ship Repair Unit
SUBMEPP Submarine Maintenance Engineering, Planning and Procurement Activity
TYCOM Type Commander
USCG United States Coast Guard
VR Voyage Repair
WESTPAC Western Pacific
TERM DEFINITION
Fleet Maintenance Fleet Maintenance Activity (FMA). Includes tenders, shore based
Activity (FMA) maintenance activities (Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activities, Naval Submarine Support Facilities, Submarine Base Repair Department, Trident Refit Facilities, Weapons Repair Facilities, Naval Ship Repair Facility) and supporting activities (port services, etc.). Regional Repair Centers (RRC) and Regional Maintenance Teams (RMT) are treated as FMAs. RRCs and RMTs are funded by the Fleet.
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 (Naval Underwater Weapons Center, Naval Ships Weapons Center, etc.).
Maintenance Manager Those persons, such as Port Engineers, Ship Superintendents, Ships Coordinator and Maintenance Planning Managers, assigned to assist Ship's Force in the tracking of work candidates, development of work packages and tracking of FMA/Industrial Activities assigned jobs.
Regional MaintenanceA site specific, multi-disciplined group of people normally accomplishing
Team (RMT) "outside shop" or on-platform work. An RMT may be platform or technology specific (e.g. submarines or nuclear) to facilitate necessary worker training and competency. An RMT is generally comprised of both military and civilian workers.
Regional Repair Center An "inside shop" focusing on a particular product line (e.g. motors) or
(RRC) technology (e.g. machinery). An RRC is generally comprised of both military and civilian workers.
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.
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