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When chartered by AIR-1.3 PMs have approval authority for proposed design changes to cognizant material items.
However, they must follow the requirement of NAVAIRINST 4130.1C, which requires that a formal CCB,
including applicable operating procedures, must be established to disposition all proposed Class I ECPs. It also
states that cognizant program managers are responsible for ensuring that all four of the above CM elements are
properly implemented throughout the life cycle of assigned material items(s).
Lessons Learned:
1) All programs, whether compartmented or classified programs, must comply with established CM policy and
procedures which require approved OPR CM plans. Past programs which failed to comply have often experienced
costly logistics support problems by delivering weapon systems that are not supportable to the fleet. This practice
greatly diminishes the war fighting capabilities of the Navy.
2) The deliberate misclassification and/or downgrading of Class I ECPs to Class II may often result in costly
logistics problems as outlined above.
3) The Rapid Action Minor Engineering Changes (RAMEC) program is sometimes abused when RAMEC's are
used to retrofit Class I production ECP's that are misclassified or have improperly downgraded to Class II. This
practice has a tendency to drive life-cycle program costs up by using operational personnel to perform various
production/retrofit tasks.
POC: John B. Jones, AIR-1.3.3, 301-757-9090, bldg 441
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