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COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 REV D CHG 3 07 Nov 2023 III-2-2 Okinawa. COMNAVAIRPAC, Commander Naval Surface Force, Atlantic Fleet and COMNAVAIRPAC ships permanently forward deployed to WESTPAC as part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces will address maintenance correspondence to SRF- JRMC for all maintenance in Japan and Okinawa, information copy to their Immediate Superior In Command (ISIC) and to COMLOG WESTPAC, information copy to their ISIC for all maintenance outside of Japan and Okinawa. All other deploying surface ships will address maintenance related correspondence directly to COMLOG WESTPAC copy to ISIC or to SRF-JRMC for Port Visits in Japan. COMSUBGRU Seven is the Maintenan ce Representative for all deployed Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet ships. Submarines deployed to the Commander, Seventh Fleet AOR will address all maintenance correspondence directly to CTF 74 (COMSUBGRU Seven), information copy to ISIC and SRF-JRMC for maintenance that will be accomplished in Japan and Okinawa. 2.2 MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS AND CAPABILITIES. The following organizations support maintenance on ships in their respective AORs: 2.2.1 Sixth Fleet Organizations. a. COMUSNAVEUR-CO MUSNAVAF-COMSIXFLT. (1) Fleet Maintenance Officer (N43). So le staff advisor on subjects regarding naval surface aviation maintenance and salvage. Coordinates with COMUSNAVEUR-COMUSNAVAF-COMSIXTHFLT Maritime Integrated Operation Center (MIOC) Logistics, and CTF Commanders on maintenance support requirements. Provides liaison with FDRMC Naples for in-theater ship repairs. Monitors programs relating to aircraft, surface force ship and aircraft carrier maintenance, engineering and material support. (2) CTFs. Task Force commanders are responsible for monitoring the material condition of units assigned and coordinating emergent repairs and requests for technical assistance. Coordinate changes to operational scheduling due to maintenance related problems (must be approved by MIOC). CTF Commanders also provide recommendations regarding operational delays of C3 and C4 Casualty Reports (CASREP). (3) CTF 63. COMUSNAVEUR-COMU SNAVAF-COMSIXTHFLT Task Force Commander for Logistics. Responsible for the scheduling and execution of Combat Logistics Force and Navy Unique Fleet Essential Airlift assets in charge of logistic support and distribution. MIOC Log Ops fulfills this responsibility for the CTF Commander. (4) MIOC Log Ops. Provide logistic al support to units operating in the COMUSNAVEUR-COMUSNAVAF-COMSIXTHFLT AOR. (PLAD: NAVEURLOGCOORD CENTER). (a) Air Log. Manages Navy Unique Fl eet Essential Airlift assets used to transport personnel and material in COMSIXTHFLT AOR and adjoining AORs. (b) Passenger, Mail, Cargo and CA SREP. Passenger, Mail, Cargo and
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COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 REV D CHG 3 07 Nov 2023 III-2-3 CASREP division tracks all material movement from Continental U.S. to AOR. Once in the AOR, they direct material shipments to the unit via the most economical means possible using MILAIR, Defense Distribution Depot Sigonella, Italy (DDSI) (Commercial Air or Ground) or Combat Logistics Force. (c) Sustainment. Provides logist ical coordination for provisions, hazardous material, ordnance and fuel. (5) COMSUBGRU Eight. Screens and c oordinates maintenance for submarine- specific voyage repair. Assists CTF-69 in monitoring material condition of submarines assigned. Coordinates Voyage Repair (VR) repair brokerage through homeport RMC or RSG. Monitors Technical Assistance requests submitted to FDRMC Naples. b. FDRMC Naples. Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center Repair representative in the COMUSNAVEUR-COMUSNAVAF-COMSIXTHFLT AOR. Additional Duty to COMUSNAVEUR-COMUSNAVAF-COMSIXTHFLT as Fleet Surface Maintenance Officer (N43A). Coordinator of FTA for surface and subsurface units and sole coordinator of voyage repair efforts for surface units. Provide contract maintenance support in all ports when required. Functions include shipcheck of screened work packages, specification writing, contract technical representation, and Quality Assurance of contracted work. Working closely with Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Sigonella which performs the Primary Contracting Officer functions. FDRMC Naples ensures completion of all work accepted for accomplishment as VR is on time and per specifications. (PLAD: FDRMC NAPLES IT). c. FLC Sigonella provides fleet and base support for U.S. Navy, Military Sealift and Coast Guard ships; U.S. bases and facilities located in Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia; contingency operations; and continental U.S. activities requiring supplies and services from Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. d. DDSI provides the full complement of physical distribution services to all four service components and other federal agencies located south of the Italian Alps. It provides forward stock positioning support and enhanced physical distribution services. Specialized handling and support services include managing the Navy’s hazardous materials, depot level repair part storage and distribution, and a complete range of material packing and shipping services. DDSI also provides expedited requisitioning and centralized receiving support to the military community. 2.2.2 Commander, Naval Service Force, Fifth Fleet Organizational Structure. COMSERVFORFIFTHFLT N43 provides all organizational services. FDRMC Bahrain provides local management for the following services: a. Combat Systems and Hull, Mechanical a nd Electrical assists, provided by local RMC. b. Gas Turbine Changeout Vans. c. Waterjet Machines. d. Availability scheduling.
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COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 REV D CHG 3 07 Nov 2023 III-2-4 2.3 COMMON MAINTENANCE FACILITIES - ALL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. The following types of maintenance facilities are common to all AORs and provide the services indicated. 2.3.1 Afloat Fleet Maintenance Activities. 2.3.1.1 Capabilities. For purposes of this volume, the Repair Department of a submarine tender will be referred to as Afloat Fleet Maintenance Activity (AFMA). AFMAs offer the broadest range of industrial capabilities of any afloat Navy activity. AFMAs are capable of repairs in all areas (e.g., hull, mechanical, electrical, electronic and ordnance equipment). Where there are shortfalls in shipboard expertise, AFMAs will be augmented by outside resources. 2.3.1.2 Workload. Maintenance Managers, Operational Commanders and AFMA Commanding Officers will maximize use of deployed AFMA Fly Away Teams (FAT), deployed or otherwise. 2.3.1.3 Afloat Fleet Maintenance Activity Fly Away Team. FATs provide a unique method of rapid deficiency correction which stresses mobility, initiative and maximization of resource utilization. AFMA FATs must be used for CASREP correction and technical assistance for ships not collocated with the AFMA. AFMA FATs are tasked by the Maintenance Manager only after the following conditions have been established: a. Casualty is not correctable by any sh ip, element or unit of the Strike Force Intermediate Maintenance Activity (SFIMA). b. Ship will provide parts or FAT can carry all required parts. Each AFMA will establish procedures to enable the deployment of FATs within hours of receiving tasking. The procedures will include pre-designation of FAT members, rapid preparation for travel orders, travel regulation briefings, advances in travel funding, area briefings, and area clearance messages as appropriate. 2.3.1.4 Fly Away Team Funding. FAT funding will be provided following Fleet direction. 2.3.1.5 Afloat Fleet Maintenance Activity Tasking. Tasking AFMA for performance of VRs, FAT assistance or other availabilities will be: Maintenance Brokers for Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Fleet assigned units will request AFMA support and availability periods, via CTF 74, who will directly task AFMAs located in Guam. For AFMAs in other locations in Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Fleet, Maintenance Brokers will request AFMA support and availability periods via the CTF (54, 69, 74) exercising Operational Control of the tender. The CTF exercising Operational Control will directly task the appropriate tender. CTF 54, 69, 74 or COMSUBRON 15, as applicable, must provide the required support based on AFMA operational considerations and resource limitations (e.g., manpower and materials). 2.3.2 Strike Force Intermediate Maintenance Activity. 2.3.2.1 Mission. The mission of the SFIMA is to provide a first response to units needing assistance with maintenance candidates beyond their capability to correct while deployed, at sea, or away from regular support facilities. Requests for an impending service or equipment requirement will be processed through the Strike Force Commander, Ship’s Maintenance Manager and the Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department Officer via a Naval Message or SIPRNET E-mail. This will permit efficient work scheduling, advanced personnel planning and minimize disruption to other scheduled jobs. All work for the engineering repair shops will be
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COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 REV D CHG 3 07 Nov 2023 III-2-5 conducted and coordinated by the Ship’s Maintenance Manager through the repair officer and repair division technicians. The repair officer will coordinate all efforts through the quality assurance program, planning and estimating, non-destructive testing and repair technicians. All SFIMA work requires an individual work candidate entry by the repair work center into the maintenance data system. This will account for all repair man-hours and material through the 3- M up-line reporting process. 2.3.2.2 Policy. With the exception of SUBSAFE, Strike Force maintenance and repair actions are limited only by the procedures and guidelines contained in reference (b) and in the Quality Maintenance section, Volume V, Part I, Chapter 2 of this manual. The Strike Force is not authorized to perform SUBSAFE work. 2.3.2.3 Applicability. This paragraph applies to all Forces, Ships, Units and Detachments deploying as a cohesive force. The SFIMA, Volume III, Chapter 6 of this manual, describes policies, provides governance and reporting requirements, and assigns roles, responsibilities, and actions necessary for Strike Group units. 2.3.3 Regional Maintenance Center. RMCs provide contract maintenance support in all ports when assigned. RMC functions include shipcheck of screened work packages, specification writing, contract technical representation and Quality Assurance of contracted work. Working closely with FLC-Naval Regional Contracting Detachment (NRCD), which performs the Primary Contracting Officer functions; RMCs ensure all work accepted for accomplishment as VR is completed on time and per specifications. RMCs are located in Naples, Bahrain and Japan. 2.3.4 Regional Maintenance Center and Technical Assistance. The RMC Technical Support mission is to promote shipboard self-sufficiency per reference (a). This is carried out by providing system and equipment Subject Matter Experts to assist and train Ship’s Force in casualty prevention and correction. When the assistance required is not resident in the AOR, the responsible RMC will arrange technical assistance from other sources. Each RMC publishes a list of their organic technical capabilities. RMCs can request additional resources to provide assistance per Volume VI, Chapter 2 of this manual. RMCs can provide assistance for all non- nuclear shipboard systems. Additional details on FTA are available in Volume VI, Chapter 2 of this manual and reference (a). 2.3.5 Naval Regional Contracting. FLC-NRCD Naples and Singapore, provide contracting in support of AFLOAT and ASHORE activities. In support of afloat maintenance, FLC-NRCDs can perform all pre- and post-award contracting functions. They execute a variety of contract actions to support ship maintenance such as: issue Master Agreements for Repair and Alterations of Vessels (MARAV); place calls against Blanket Purchase Agreements, award Contracts or Purchase Orders; and compete job orders among MARAV holders. Please note that establishment of a MARAV only pre-qualifies industrial activities to accomplish Navy work which streamlines the procurement process. Being a MARAV holder does not guarantee the industrial activity can accomplish all types of work. 2.4 UNIQUE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES - COMMANDER, UNITED STATES NAVAL FORCES, EUROPE-COMMANDER, UNITED STATES NAVAL FORCES, AFRICA- COMMANDER, SIXTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.
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COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 REV D CHG 3 07 Nov 2023 III-2-6 2.4.1 U.S. Navy Facilities. Maintenance piers and limited shore power are available at Naval Station Rota, Spain; Naval Support Activity Naples Detachment Gaeta, Italy; and Naval Station Souda Bay, Greece. Host nations also provide basic pier side services at the following ports: Faslane, Scotland; Gibraltar; Naples and Augusta Bay, Italy. 2.4.2 Repairs in Ports Without Navy Ship Maintenance Organizations. a. VRs are accomplished in many ports where there is no permanent Navy presence. This is accomplished by FDRMC Naples Surveyors and FLC-NRCD Naples Contracting Officers. FDRMC will develop contract specifications from ship’s work packages, and NRCD will contract the work out to local contractors who have MARAV with FLC-NRCD. See Chapter 3, paragraph 3.4 of this Volume for additional information. b. FLC-NRCD contracted Husbanding Servi ces Contractors may be used to obtain contract repair services using ship’s operating budget. This should be done only on a very limited basis in emergency type situations. When used, Quality Assurance and conformance to Navy specifications are entirely the responsibility of Ship’s Force. c. Submarine maintenance personnel and re pair equipment will be assigned from the unit’s homeport Fleet Maintenance Activity (an RMC or RSG), or brokered by the Fleet Maintenance Activity to another organization as necessary. 2.4.3 Commercial Industrial Activities. FLC-NRCD Naples maintain lists of commercial industrial activities in most major Mediterranean and some North Sea ports which have MARAVs with the Navy. Since this list changes with business conditions, it is not included here, but can be obtained from FLC-NRCD Naples. 2.5 UNIQUE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES - COMMANDER, FIFTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. FDRMC Bahrain maintains a list of commercial industrial activities in Manama Bahrain, Jebel Ali United Arab Emirate, and Dubai United Arab Emirate, which have MARAVs with the Navy. Since this list changes with business conditions, it is not included here, but can be obtained from FDRMC Bahrain. 2.6 UNIQUE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES - COMMANDER, SEVENTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. 2.6.1 Ship Repair Facility - Japan Regional Maintenance Center Yokosuka, Japan. SRF-JRMC Yokosuka, Japan is the Naval Supervisory Authority responsible for non-nuclear repair work in Yokosuka, Japan that has the resources to undertake voyage repairs, routine repairs, alterations, Selected Restricted Availability (SRA), and Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA). SRF-JRMC Yokosuka, Japan is capable of repairing Hull, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Ordnance, Gas Turbine equipment, boilers, etc., on all fossil-fueled ships including mechanical and electronic test equipment repair and calibration. Graving docks are available for all classes of ships. Cold iron and feed water services are available. Portable tools are available for loan. Messages relating to repair matters in Yokosuka should be addressed to SRF-JRMC (PLAD: YOKOSUKA JA.) 2.6.2 Ship Repair Facility - Japan Regional Maintenance Center Detachment Sasebo, Japan. SRF-JRMC DET Sasebo is the Naval Supervisory Authority responsible for arranging SRA, DSRA and repair work during upkeep and VR periods in Sasebo. Because most of the SRA and
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COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 REV D CHG 3 07 Nov 2023 III-2-7 DSRA work in Sasebo is contracted to Japanese industrial activities, repairs to classified weapons, electronics, or cryptological equipment is accomplished by work force augmentation from SRF-JRMC Yokosuka, Japan. A metrology lab at SRF-JRMC Sasebo has the capability of performing most mechanical and some electrical and General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment calibration. Ship-to-shop equipment repair and calibration beyond SRF-JRMC DET Sasebo's capabilities will normally be trucked or flown to Yokosuka for accomplishment. Calibration must be accomplished per the requirements of Volume VI Chapter 9 of this manual. The production shop can perform intermediate and depot level installs and repairs. Portable tools are available for loan. Messages relating to repair matters in Sasebo should be addressed to SRF-JRMC DET SASEBO JA, with information copies to SURFMO SASEBO JA, SRF-JRMC YOKOSUKA JA and COMFLEACT SASEBO JA. 2.6.3 Space and Naval Warfare Systems Facility Pacific Yokosuka, Japan. Naval Information Warfare (NAVWAR) Systems Facility Pacific is chartered and tasked to manage installations of all Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM) sponsored Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems (e.g., hardware, software and networking) aboard all ships assigned to Commander, U. S. Seventh Fleet. Integrated installations aboard individual ships will be completed so that the overall Strike Group command, control and communications interoperability is achieved. The overall Space and Naval Warfare Systems Facility Pacific management and oversight for Fleet C4ISR installations consists of an Integrated Installation Team (IIT). Members of the IIT include but are not limited to the following: a. Installation Management Office. Functions as the conduit by which NAVWAR Systems Center Pacific receives installation related advanced planning, execution tasking and funding. The Installation Management Office ensures product delivery within cost, schedule and performance. b. IIT Leader. Overall management and ove rsight of the IIT, Strike Group Officers, Strike Group Superintendents and Ship Superintendents. Long-range planning for execution of installations in ships of respective Strike Groups. Ensures all parties (e.g., ship and chain of command, IIT and chain of command, system managers and chain of command) are informed. Liaisons with NAVWAR Fleet Readiness Directorate and applicable Program Executive Officers for engineering related issues. c. IIT Strike Group Officer. Works schedu ling conflicts and issues. Liaisons with NAVWAR Fleet Readiness Directorate for Strike Group scheduling issues. Responsible to IIT Team leader for Strike Group scheduling, availability and system readiness to install. Ensures timely submission of reports and other engineering documentation. Liaisons with Ship Repair Facility, Naval Supervising Activity, NAVSEA Ship Platform Manager, Fleet Commands, Type Commanders, Strike Group Commanders and Commanding Officers to resolve Strike Group availability, scheduling and Strike Group C4ISR composition issues. Coordinate final authorization to install in Strike Group ships. d. IIT Strike Group Superintendent. Project Manager for Strike Group IIT installations. Scheduling for Strike Group availabilities. Work scheduling conflicts and issues. Liaison with NAVWAR Fleet Readiness Directorate for Strike Group scheduling issues. Responsible to IIT Team leader for Strike Group scheduling, availability and
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COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 REV D CHG 3 07 Nov 2023 III-2-8 system readiness to install. Ensure timely submission of reports and other engineering documentation. Liaison with Ship Repair Facility, Naval Supervising Activity, NAVSEA Ship Platform Manager, Fleet Commands, Type Commanders, Strike Group Commanders and Commanding Officers to resolve Strike Group availability, scheduling and Strike Group C4ISR composition issues. Coordinate final authorization to install in Strike Group ships. e. IIT Ship Superintendent. Repres ents Commanding Officer, NAVWAR Systems Center Pacific, to Fleet Commanding Officers. Verifies work performed adheres to prescribed scope of tasking, policy and guidance. Designated person with overall responsibility for the conduct of the IIT. Has technical authority over contractor team members; must be knowledgeable of and responsible for team adherence to all invoked requirements including safety and quality. Provides a single point of contact between ships and various waterfront activities. Coordinates installations with the Regional Maintenance and Modernization Coordination Office. f. Alteration Installation Team Manager. Responsible for installation of individual C4ISR systems in Strike Group ships. Ensures system has current funding, approved Ship Change Document and Government-Furnished Equipment ready for installation. Writes Statement of Work; provides and reviews cost estimates for contractor support as required. Provides system engineering and technical specifications before and during installation. Conducts System Operational Verification Testing and provides operator and maintenance training. Delivers drawings, configurations change forms and other system Integrated Logistics Support to ship's company as necessary. Updates ship selected record as necessary. Reports to NAVWAR Systems Center Technical Code for installation assignment, pay, travel and other administrative matters. Reports to Ship Superintendent for operational matters concerning individual system installations. g. Integrated Logistics Support Manager. Implements Integrated Logistics Support policies and procedures following Integrated Logistics Support guidance to the Installation Management Office and IITs.
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COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 REV D CHG 1 15 JAN 2021 III-3-1 VOLUME III CHAPTER 3 MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT REFERENCES. (a) Title 10 U.S. Code (b) COMPACFLTINST 4710.6 - Policy for Acco mplishment of Ship Repair Work in WESTPAC (c) OPNAVINST 4700.7 - Maintenance Policy for U.S. Naval Ships (d) COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2 - Nava l Aviation Maintenance Program (e) NAVSEAINST 4790.8/OPNAVINST 4790.4 - Sh ip’s Maintenance and Material Management (3-M) Manual 3.1 PURPOSE. To implement the policies of references (a) through (e) when conducting deployed maintenance. Commanding Officers will keep their operational, administrative, and logistic commanders fully apprised of their material readiness status. The effectiveness of maintenance availabilities, as well as technical assistance is highly dependent on the detailed information provided. 3.2 CASUALTY REPORT SUMMARY. To assist maintenance and logistics activities in maintaining current readiness status for all ships assigned to various Areas of Responsibility (AOR), in-chopping ships will report all outstanding Casualty Reports prior to in-chop following the applicable area Operational Orders. 3.3 DEPLOYED MAINTENANCE PERIODS. Commander, Fifth Fleet (COMFIFTHFLT), Commander, U.S. Naval Force, Europe-Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Africa-Commander, Sixth Fleet, Commander, Seventh Fleet, Commander, Submarine Group (COMSUBGRU) Seven or COMSUBGRU Eight schedule all Availability periods for ships and submarines in their respective AORs (per references (a) and (b)) after receiving proposals from Operational Commanders. A Ship’s Force Upkeep is a maintenance period during which steaming notice is extended sufficiently to facilitate the maintenance of equipment and systems. A ship may accomplish self-maintenance or be assigned any of the following upkeep maintenance availability types: 3.3.1 MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITY. A Maintenan ce Availability is an availability for the accomplishment of scheduled or emergent maintenance and may be further categorized based on scope, location and type. 3.3.2 VOYAGE REPAIR AVAILABILITY. A Voyage Repair (VR) Availability is assigned solely for the accomplishment of corrective maintenance on mission or safety essential items necessary for a ship to deploy or to continue on its deployment. Repairs accomplished during a VR availability are frequently referred to as Voyage Repairs. a. Per Subtitle C, Part IV, Chapter 633, S ection 7310 of reference (a), a naval vessel or any other vessel under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy, the homeport of which is in the United States may not be overhauled, repaired, or maintained in a shipyard outside of the United States or Guam other than in the case of VRs.