Upon satisfactory completion of a 2M training course, a technician will be CERTIFIED to performrepairs. The CERTIFICATION is issued at the level at which the technician qualifies <strong>and</strong> specifies whattype of repairs the technician is permitted to perform. The two levels of qualification for technicians areMINIATURE COMPONENT REPAIR <strong>and</strong> MICROMINIATURE COMPONENT REPAIR. Miniaturecomponent repair is limited to discrete components <strong>and</strong> single- <strong>and</strong> double-sided printed circuit boards,including removal <strong>and</strong> installation of most integrated circuit devices. Microminiature component repairconsists of repairs to highly complex, densely packaged, multilayer printed circuit boards. Sophisticatedrepair equipment is used that may include a binocular microscope.To ensure that a technician is maintaining the required qualification level, periodic evaluations areconducted. By inspecting <strong>and</strong> evaluating the technician's work, certification teams ensure that theminimum st<strong>and</strong>ards for the technician's level of qualification are met. If the st<strong>and</strong>ards are met, thetechnician is recertified; if not, the certification is withheld pending retraining <strong>and</strong> requalification. Thisportion of the program ensures the high-quality, high-reliability repairs needed to meet operationalrequirements.Q1. <strong>Training</strong> requirements for (2M) repair personnel were developed under guidelines established bywhat organization?Q2. What agencies provide training, tools, equipment, <strong>and</strong> certification of the 2M system?Q3. To perform microminiature component repair, a 2M technician must be currently certified inwhat area?Q4. Multilayer printed circuit board repair is the responsibility of what 2M repair technician?LEVELS OF MAINTENANCEEffective maintenance <strong>and</strong> repair of microelectronic devices require one of three levels ofmaintenance. Level-of-repair designations called SOURCE, MAINTENANCE, <strong>and</strong> RECOVERABILITYCODES (SM&R) have been developed <strong>and</strong> are assigned by the Chief of <strong>Naval</strong> Material. These codes areD for DEPOT LEVEL, I for INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, <strong>and</strong> O for ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL.DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE.SM&R Code D maintenance is the responsibility of maintenance activities designated by the systemscomm<strong>and</strong> (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, NAVELEX). This code augments stocks of serviceable material. It alsosupports codes I <strong>and</strong> O activities by providing more extensive shop facilities <strong>and</strong> equipment <strong>and</strong> morehighly skilled technicians. Code D maintenance includes repair, modification, alteration, modernization,<strong>and</strong> overhaul as well as reclamation or reconstruction of parts, assemblies, subassemblies, <strong>and</strong>components. Finally, it includes emergency manufacture of nonavailable parts. Code D maintenance alsoprovides technical assistance to user activities <strong>and</strong> to code I maintenance organizations. Code Dmaintenance is performed in shops, located in shipyards <strong>and</strong> shore-based facilities, including contractormaintenance organizations.INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL MAINTENANCESM&R code I maintenance, performed at mobile shops, tenders or shore-based repair facilities(SIMAS) provides direct support to user organizations. Code I maintenance includes calibration, repair,or replacement of damaged or unserviceable parts, components, or assemblies, <strong>and</strong> emergencymanufacture of nonavailable parts. It also provides technical assistance to ships <strong>and</strong> stations.2-2
ORGANIZATIONAL-LEVEL MAINTENANCESM&R code O maintenance is the responsibility of the activity who owns the equipment. Code Omaintenance consists of inspecting, servicing, lubricating, adjusting, <strong>and</strong> replacing parts, minorassemblies, <strong>and</strong> subassemblies.An INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT PLAN (ILSP) determines the maintenance level forelectronic assemblies, modules, <strong>and</strong> boards for each equipment assigned to an activity. The ILSP codesthe items according to the normal maintenance capabilities of that activity. This results in two additionalrepair-level categories - NORMAL <strong>and</strong> EMERGENCY.Normal RepairsGenerally, 2M repairs are performed at the level set forth in the maintenance plan <strong>and</strong> specified bythe appropriate SM&R coding for each board or module. Therefore, normal repairs include all repairsexcept organizational-level repair of D- <strong>and</strong> I-coded items <strong>and</strong> intermediate-level repair of D-coded items.Emergent/Emergency RepairsIn the NAVSEA 2M Electronic Repair Program, emergent/emergency repairs are those arisingunexpectedly. They may require prompt repair action to restore a system or piece of equipment tooperating condition where normal repairs are not authorized. These Code O repairs on boards or modulesare normally SM&R-coded for Code D repairs. Emergent/emergency 2M repairs may be performed onlyto meet an urgent operational commitment as directed by the operational comm<strong>and</strong>er.SOURCE, MAINTENANCE, AND RECOVERABILITY (SM&R) CODESThe Allowance Parts List (APL) is a technical document prepared by the <strong>Navy</strong> for specificequipment/system support. This document lists the repair parts requirements for a ship having the exactequipment/component. To determine the availability of repair parts, the 2M technician must be familiarwith these documents. SM&R codes, found in APLs, determine where repair parts can be obtained, whois authorized to make the repair, <strong>and</strong> at what maintenance level the item may be recovered or condemned.Q5. What are the three levels of maintenance?Q6. Maintenance performed by the user activity is what maintenance level?TEST EQUIPMENTMicroelectronic developments have had a great impact on the test equipment, tools, <strong>and</strong> facilitiesnecessary to maintain systems using this technology. This section discusses, in general terms, theimportance of these developments.Early electronic systems could be completely checked-out with general-purpose electronic testequipment (GPETE), such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, <strong>and</strong> signal generators. Using this equipment toindividually test the microelectronics components in one of today's very complex electronic systemswould be extremely difficult if not impossible. Therefore, improvements in system testing procedureshave been necessary.2-3