JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL

APPENDIX W
COMFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 REV A CH-3
SAMPLE SUPERVISING AUTHORITY MESSAGE TO NAVSEA CONCERNING PCU FBW SCS
MATERIAL CONDITION READINESS FOR FAST CRUISE AND ALPHA TRIALS (SUBMARINES)
FROM: //-+
TO: COMNAVSEASYSCOM WASHINGTON DC//
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC
COMSUBFLT
COMFLT
COMSUBGRU
COMSUBRON
PRECOMUNIT
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UNCLAS // N09094 //
MSGID/GENADMIN///
SUBJ/(SUBS) PRECOMUNIT FLY-BY-WIRE SHIP CONTROL SYSTEM MATERIAL
CONDITION READINESS FOR FAST CRUISE AND SEA TRIALS//
REF/A/DOC/NAVSEA T9044-AD-MAN-010 //
REF/B/LTR/NAVSEA/// (REFERENCE ADDITIONAL AUDIT REPORTS AS REQUIRED)
NARR/REF A IS THE REQUIREMENTS MANUAL FOR SUBMARINE FLY-BY-WIRE SHIP CONTROL
SYSTEMS. REF B IS THE NAVSEA FLY-BY-WIRE SHIP CONTROL SYSTEM CERTIFICATION AUDIT
REPORT FOR .//
RMKS/1. IAW REF A, REPORTS THE COMPLETION OF ALL FLY-BY-WIRE
SHIP CONTROL SYSTEM WORK AND TESTING REQUIRED FOR COMMENCEMENT OF FAST CRUISE
AND ALPHA SEA TRIALS.
2. IAW REF A, REPORTS THAT ALL CAT I AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS OF
REF B HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED. THERE ARE NO FLY-BY-WIRE SHIP CONTROL
SYSTEM DEVIATIONS AND WAIVERS WITH CONDITIONS NOR FLY-BY-WIRE SHIP CONTROL
SYSTEM OR RELATED SHIP OPERATING RESTRICTIONS/LIMITS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN
SATISFIED. .
3. IAW REF A, THE STATUS OF ALL INCOMPLETE CAT 1A AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS OF REF B IS
AS FOLLOWS:
A.
B.
4. REPORTS READINESS OF FLY-BY-WIRE SHIP
CONTROL SYSTEM FOR COMMENCEMENT OF FAST CRUISE. OIC CONCURS.//
5. SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF FAST CRUISE AND RESOLUTION OF MANDATORY
DEFICIENCIES, CONSIDERS FLY-BY-WIRE SHIP
CONTROL SYSTEM MATERIAL CONDITION READINESS SATISFACTORY FOR COMMENCEMENT OF
SEA TRIALS.
(1) Subject to Program Manager approval, cumulative lists of conditional Deviations and Waivers which are deemed too lengthy for messages may be
communicated in a letter format, with the letter referenced by the applicable message.
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NOTE: ENSURE MESSAGES ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NTP-3 FORMAT AND CURRENT
PLAD IS UTILIZED.
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