ENGINEMAN 1 & C
picked up and brought back to the ship by the
ships force. The pump is reassembled, inspected,
and tested by the ships force to make sure that
it is operating satisfactorily.
An important thing to remember is that while
the repair facility is responsible for ensuring that
its personnel repair or manufacture this shaft to
the manufacturers specifications, perform all
tests required by Quality Assurance (QA), and fill
out properly all the required forms, it is your
responsibility to witness any test required by QA,
to monitor the status of the job at all times, and
to reassemble and test operate the equipment
properly, so that the end results will produce a
reliable operating piece of equipment.
EQUIPMENT TESTS.As an EN1 or ENC,
you have the responsibility for scheduling and per-
forming various tests on your equipment. The
purpose of those tests is to determine how your
equipment is performing and if there are any
equipment malfunctions. These tests are per-
formed at various times, such as (1) before going
to the shipyard for overhaul, (2) after post deploy-
ment, (3) during a tender availability, or (4) as
required by PMS. The tests are performed by the
ships force, IMA personnel, shipyard personnel,
or by an inspection team (such as the Board of
Inspection and Survey (INSURV Board)).
Detailed types of inspections are described in
COMNAVSURFLANT Inst. 9000.1 or COM-
NAVSURFPAC Inst. 4700.1A.
Scheduling Work
Careful planning is required to keep up with
all auxiliary maintenance and repair work in the
enginerooms. You should already have in your
work center the necessary items which can help
you in scheduling your work. These items are (1)
the Quarterly PMS Schedule, which is the visual
display of your work centers PMS requirements
for a specific 3-month period; (2) the weekly
schedule (taken from the quarterly schedule),
which displays all your work centers PMS
schedule for completion in a given week; and (3)
the Maintenance Data Collection Subsystem
(MDCS) forms, such as the OPNAV 4790-2K,
OPNAV 4790-2L, and OPNAV 4790-2Q. Of
these, OPNAV Form 4790.2K is used to show
completion of specific PMS requirements; to
request repair of equipment or services from
IMAs or shipyards; or can be used to describe
equipment malfunctions. OPNAV Form 4790/2L
is a supplemental form which you use to provide
amplifying information relating to a maintenance
action described on a corresponding 4790/2K. The
OPNAV 4790/2L may also be used to list: Multi-
ple item serial numbers and locations for which
identical maintenance requirements exist from an
outside activity; and Drawings and sketches.
OPNAV Form 4790/2Q is an automated work
request produced by an IMA with computer
capabilities. The 2Q is produced from the
original 4790/2K which is in your Current Ships
Maintenance Project (CSMP) suspense file. For
more detailed information about these forms and
schedules, and how to fill them out, review OP-
NAVINST 4790.4, volumes I and II.
Some of the proven uses you should follow
when scheduling maintenance and repair work are
listed below:
1. Size up each job before you let anyone start
working on it. Check the applicable Maintenance
Requirement Cards (MRCs) so that you will know
exactly what needs to be done. Also, check all
applicable drawings and manufacturers technical
manuals.
2. Check on materials before you start. Be
sure that all required materials are available before
your personnel start working on any job. Do not
overlook small itemsnuts, bolts, washers, pack-
ing and gasket materials, tools, measuring devices,
and so forth. A good deal of labor can be saved
by the simple process of checking on the availabil-
ity of materials before a job is actually started.
An inoperable piece of machinery may be useless,
but it can become a nuisance and a safety hazard
if it is spread around the engineroom in bits and
pieces while you wait for the arrival of repair parts
or materials.
3. Check the priority of the job and that of
all other work that needs to be done.
4. When assigning work, carefully consider
the capabilities and experience of your personnel.
As a rule, the more complicated jobs should be
given to the more skilled and more experienced
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