A Solution to the Inherent List on Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers

of each tank's location was added, verified, or corrected, <strong>the</strong> file was imported in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> POSSE
program so that a combat load could be applied.
The combat load condition was <strong>the</strong>n modified <strong>to</strong> reflect <strong>the</strong> current CVN 72 baseline
combat load data mentioned previously as constants in <strong>the</strong> POSSE plan that was newly created.
This includes a correction for:
1) crew and effects,
2) aviation ammunition,
3) ship ammunition,
4) provisions and s<strong>to</strong>res,
5) general s<strong>to</strong>res,
6) lube oil,
7) potable water,
8) reserve and emergency feed water,
9) oxygen and nitrogen production plant,
10) JP-5 aviation fuel,
ll)gasohne,
12) aircraft,
13) aviation yellow gear,
14) aviation lube oil,
15) onboard discharge s<strong>to</strong>rage tanks, and
16) bilge and oily water.
Then, <strong>to</strong> reflect CVN 71 AOC results, a miscellaneous weight correction fac<strong>to</strong>r was
added at <strong>the</strong> combat load condition TCG, VCG, and LCG. Now, <strong>the</strong> combat load condition was
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