certification  documentation.  When  filled  in,  the  CWP documents  adherence  to  specified  quality  standards. You must ensure that the CWP is at the job site during  the  performance  of  the  task.  If  the  work procedure requires the simultaneous performance of procedure steps that are done in different locations, use locally  developed  practices  to  control  each  step. Immediately after a job is completed, each assigned work  center  and  the  QAO  will  review  the  CWP documentation to be sure it is complete and correct. If you and your workers have been doing the assigned steps as stated, this should not be a problem. Be sure all verification signature blocks are signed. Make sure all references,  such  as  tech  manuals  or  drawings,  are returned to the appropriate place. Levels of Assurance To provide your customers both repair quality and quality  assurance,  you  and  your  maintenance  personnel must  understand  and  appreciate  your  customers  and their operational environment. This will require that you give  serious  thought  and  consideration  to  how  a system’s  nonperformance  may  endanger  personnel safety and threaten the ship’s mission. For example, you will not be aboard the submarine as it does its deep dive to test hull integrity and your hull packing work. QA is divided into levels A or C, which are defined in the next paragraphs. Each level refers to the total of quality controls, tests, and/or inspections for an individual’s fabrication  or  repair  work. .  Level  A:  Assurance   provides   for   the   most stringent  or  restrictive  verification  techniques. This normally will require both quality controls and  test  or  inspection  methods. l Level C: Assurance provides for minimum or “as necessary”   verification  techniques.  This normally  will  require  very  little  quality  control or  tests  or  inspections. Departure from Specification Specifications are engineering requirements such as type  of  material,  processes,  dimensional  clearances,  and physical arrangements, by which ship components are installed, tested, and maintained. Be sure your personnel maintain  all  ship  systems  and  components  according  to specifications where possible. There are sometimes situations when you cannot meet specifications. In those cases, you must control the system or component with a departure from specification, which must be recorded and  approved. A  departure  from  specification  is  a  lack  of compliance  with  an  authoritative  document,  plan, procedure, or instruction. As a minimum, departures from  specifications  are  or  are  not  required  in  the following  situations: l l l Submit  a  departure  from  specification  when maintenance  does  not  comply  with  technical documents,  drawings,  or  work  procedures  that will  not  be  corrected  before  the  ship  gets underway or puts the equipment in service. An example is a hydrostatic test made to less than required pressure. Submit  a  departure  from  specification  when maintenance  does  not  comply  with  specifications for  “as  found”  conditions  where  there  is  no previous  approval  (such  as  a  shipyard  waiver), and the condition will not be corrected before the ship gets underway. An example is an excessive leak caused by vibration. Do  not  submit  a  departure  from  specification  for noncomplying  conditions  discovered  and  not caused   by   maintenance   or   a   maintenance attempt. As an example, you need only a CSMP entry for items that routinely fail and for which corrective action is planned. SUPERVISOR’S  REPORTING  RESPON- SIBILITIES.– The person who finds a departure has the responsibility to report it to his supervisor, who must in turn  submit  a  departure  from  specification  if  the situation calls for it. Stress to all of your workers that any deviation from specifications must be recorded, reviewed, and approved by the proper authority. Be alert for  any  number  of  reasons  some  workers  may  deviate from  specifications.  Sometimes  they  simply  do  not understand  the  specification  requirements,  and sometimes  they  do  not  have  the  skills  needed  to  meet specifications. At other times there is not enough time to plan and procure parts; therefore, a worker may make a  temporary  emergency  repair  that  does  not  meet specifications. Whatever the reason, there are risks in operating outside specifications. You need to involve the chain of command in any decision to do so. REPORTING PROCEDURES.– Who reports a departure  from  specification?  The  QA  manual  says  that the person who discovers or causes the departure must initiate  the  departure  from  specification.  However,  does this mean that each time you cause a departure you 8-6