after the inspection is complete and includes only thosedeficiencies that are considered to be important to thetop levels of OPNAV and to fleet and type commanders.He sends copies of the report to the appropriate fleet andtype commanders and other interested commands,bureaus, and offices of the Department of the Navy.If the inspecting board believes the condition of theship reflects credit or discredit upon any officerattached to the ship, that opinion is sent in a separateletter to the officer’s reporting senior with a copy to theofficer concerned.INSURV SurveysWhenever CNO considers a ship to be unfit forfurther service because of its material condition,obsolescence, or other reasons, INSURV conducts asurvey of the ship. After a thorough inspection, theboard sends an opinion to the Secretary of the Navy asto whether the ship is fit for further naval service or canbe made so at reasonable cost. If the board believes theship is unfit for further service, and the cost of repairsor modernization is excessive, the board recommendsthat the ship be disposed of according to applicable law.ENGINEERING OPERATIONALSEQUENCING SYSTEM (EOSS)The EOSS is a complete set of technically correct,properly sequenced, operational and casualty controlprocedures developed for each ship type andconfiguration. OPNAVINST 9200.3 establishes EOSSas the basic guide for propulsion plant operations andcasualty control. It further defines responsibility for thesystem’s development, review, distribution, training,installation, use, monitoring, and updating.EOSS standardizes operational techniques forwatch standers and casualty control practices. Aqualified watch stander can use the system to align, startup, operate, and secure propulsion plant equipmentduring normal operations and casualty conditions.EOSS consists of the procedures, charts, diagrams, andreference documents necessary to accomplish majorsteady-state changes in the propulsion plant and torespond to the most frequently occurring casualties.EOSS is divided into two major subsystems:Engineering Operational Procedures (EOP) andEngineering Operational Casualty Control (EOCC).Both are discussed in greater detail later in this chapter.EOSS includes the procedures necessary for eachship to proceed from shore services (cold iron) toauxiliary operation, to under way, back to auxiliaryoperation, and back to shore services. Each EOSSpackage includes procedures and tank tables to transferfuel oil internally and to refuel, defuel, ballast, anddeballast all engineering propulsion plant fuel tanks.EOSSlllalso provides the following advantages:Uniform operating criteria throughout the fleetEffective use of available personnel andequipment to standardize EOPs and EOCCpracticesDocument procedures for normal/casualtyoperation and training supportENGINEERING OPERATIONALPROCEDURES (EOP)The EOP section of EOSS is a set of standardized,technically correct, written procedures for the normaloperation of a ship’s engineering propulsion plant. EOPdocuments list the steps and systems alignment requiredfor normal engineering plant evolutions. EOP does notaddress abnormal systems alignments or those requiredfor maintenance, battle damage, or other specializedevolutions. EOP is detailed enough to providedirections to a watch stander who can use it to performoperations without deviation from the writtendocument.It is necessary to develop EOP parameters becauseof the large number of equipment combinations, plantalignment configurations, and steaming conditions inan engineering propulsion plant. The EOP is developedusing the following parameters:. All equipment is fully operational within designoperating limits.. All watch areas are manned by qualified watchstanders.. Only authorized ship alterations are recognized.. Valves are labeled according to the SIB.The EOP must contain the followingdocumentation: master prelight-off checklist, masterplant procedures, operational procedures, equipmentstatus charts, optimum generator combination chart,valve status diagrams, system procedures, componentprocedures, system diagrams, oil king procedures, tanktables, EOP Record of Revisions Page, and EOP Index.4-13
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