JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL

APPENDIX Z
COMFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 REV A CH-3
SAMPLE SUPERVISING AUTHORITY MESSAGE TO NAVSEA CONCERNING PCU FBW SCS
MATERIAL CONDITION INITIAL CERTIFICATION (SUBMARINES)
FROM: //
TO: COMNAVSEASYSCOM WASHINGTON DC//
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC
COMFLT
COMSUB
COMSUBGRU
COMSUBRON
PRECOMUNIT
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UNCLAS // N09094 //
MSGID/GENADMIN///
SUBJ/(SUBS) UNRESTRICTED USE OF FLY-BY-WIRE SHIP CONTROL SYSTEM IN
SUPPORT OF SUBMARINE UNRESTRICTED OPERATIONS//
REF/A/DOC/NAVSEA T9044-AD-MAN-010//
REF/B/MSG////{G.2.1}
REF/C/LTR/NAVSEA/// (REFERENCE ADDITIONAL AUDIT REPORTS AS REQUIRED)
REF/D/ SHIP SYSTEM MANUAL VOL 7 SHIP CONTROL SYSTEMS
NARR/REF A IS THE REQUIREMENTS MANUAL FOR SUBMARINE FLY-BY-WIRE SHIP CONTROL
SYSTEMS. REF B IS REPORT OF READINESS OF FLY-
BY-WIRE SHIP CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FAST CRUISE AND ALPHA SEA TRIALS. REF C IS THE
NAVSEA FLY-BY-WIRE SHIP CONTROL SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION AUDIT REPORT FOR . REF D IS THE SHIP SYSTEM MANUAL FOR FBW SCS.//
RMKS/1. IAW REF A, REPORTS THE SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF ALL
FLY-BY-WIRE SHIP CONTROL SYSTEM SEA TRIAL TESTING, THE RESOLUTION OF MANDATORY
SEA TRIAL DEFICIENCIES.
2. REF B REPORTED SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION OF ALL FBW SCS CAT I AUDIT
RECOMMENDATIONS OF REF C. IAW REF A, REPORTS THAT ALL CAT IA
AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS OF REF C HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED. THERE IS NO
DEFERRED FBW SCS WORK AND THERE ARE NO FBW SCS DEVIATIONS AND WAIVERS WITH
CONDITIONS NOR ARE THERE ANY FBW SCS OR RELATED SHIP OPERATING RESTRICTIONS/LIMITS
WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN SATISFIED. .
3. THE STATUS OF INCOMPLETE CAT II AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS OF REF C IS AS FOLLOWS:
A.
B.
4. IAW REF A, REPORTS THE MATERIAL CONDITION OF FLY-BY-WIRE SHIP CONTROL SYSTEM IS SATISFACTORY FOR UNRESTRICTED USE IN
SUPPORT OF SUBMARINE UNRESTRICTED OPERATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDANCE IN
REF D EXCEPT AS NOTED:
5. RECOMMENDATION FOR SUBMARINE'S UNRESTRICTED OPERATION TO TEST DEPTH WILL BE
ADDRESSED BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
(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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