JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL

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2.9.2.2 Industrial Activity Training. The Industrial Activity/FIT will provide familiarization training in accordance
with the shipbuilding contract on ship's characteristics and systems. This training generally is not sufficient for
"System Expert" qualification, but will provide an excellent opportunity for School of the Boat/Ship, and at the same
time provide an opportunity for Divisional Training Petty Officers to develop a more detailed and in depth training
program. In most cases the Industrial Activity will allow the ship to control the scheduling of topics.
2.9.2.3 Fleet Training Center. Surface ships utilizing the Pre-Commissioning Detachment Concept at a Fleet
Training Center (FTC), either in Norfolk, VA or San Diego, CA, are provided with an outstanding opportunity to
ensure pipeline training is obtained. This concept also provides for the easy access to many of the basic courses
such as firefighting, damage control, Repair Parts Petty Officer training, Drug and Alcohol Program Advisors,
Component Change Control, etc., which are needed to ensure assigned personnel can effectively function as a ship's
crew upon delivery. For ships not utilizing the FTC Detachment Concept, such as submarines, an individual should
be assigned to monitor and track training and manning issues as they develop.
2.9.3 Ship's Qualification Program. The implementation and operation of the Ship's Qualification/Personnel
Qualification Standard (PQS) should ensure a logical process for training Ship's Force for watchstanding and ship's
qualification. TYCOM instructions that cover Ship's Qualification/PQS requirements are found in references (q), (r)
and (s). The department organization manual should establish prerequisites for watchstander qualification.
Qualification goals should be established and the program should support completion of goals within each division.
Fleet wide training and qualification goals are:
a. Underway Watchbills; 3 Section Enlisted, 4 Section Officer/Chief Petty Officer.
b. Inport Watchbills; 4 Section Enlisted, 5 Section Officer/Chief Petty Officer (6 Section for all personnel
on Aircraft Carriers).
2.9.4 Deficiency Identification and Correction. The establishment of procedures by which Ship's Force reports and
tracks the correction of deficiencies cannot be overstressed. The Supervising Authority relies heavily upon PCU
involvement to augment their efforts. Inspections of systems, equipments and spaces by PCU personnel are
extremely important in the identification of unsatisfactory work and/or material deficiencies. Each shipbuilder and
associated Supervising Authority have their own established system for tracking shipbuilder responsible
deficiencies. Those deficiencies which are not corrected during the construction cycle will be submitted to the
INSURV Board just prior to FCT, AT or CT (the type of trial dependent on platform). These deficiencies,
depending on their seriousness, may impact a ship's delivery to the Navy. Deficiencies cited must either be
resolved/corrected or waived by the Ship Program Manager.
2.9.5 Establishment of Engineering/Reactor Department. This paragraph addresses the Engineering/Reactor
Department establishment and tasks which are to be accomplished during the pre-commissioning phase of new
construction. The tasks defined in this section incorporate experience gained and lessons learned from previously
completed ships. The objective is to provide guidance which will assist in the ship's readiness, from an
Engineering/Reactor Department standpoint, to successfully complete contract milestones and to prepare for fleet
introduction.
2.9.5.1 Requirements. The PCU should monitor and report on the ship's construction progress to the PCO, and
dependent upon platform, conduct and/or witness and participate in the ship's dockside and at-sea testing, attend
periodic documentation reviews, assessments, and validations, and provide recommendations regarding manpower,
training, watchstanding and related shipboard engineering requirements. Tasks and responsibilities include items
discussed in the following paragraphs.
2.9.5.2 Shipboard Inspections. Shipboard inspections by the ship's Engineering/Reactor Department and cognizant
Supervising Authority personnel are necessary during the ship construction phase. There is no precise pattern or
timetable for these inspections, but they should be thorough and conducted frequently. Ship's Force personnel need
to become familiar with the contract specifications and system drawings. This will ensure the prompt identification,
and documenting, of discrepancies discovered when comparing "as built" conditions to the actual specification.
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