water separators to be installed in vertical blowers when they  are  needed,  and  we  are  developing  standardized blower controls for future horizontal blowers. THE FEED PUMP IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM We expect this program to increase the reliability of main feed pumps on all steam, or active surface, ships. The  problems  are  in  maintenance  rather  than  design. This  equipment  is  critical,  so  we  require  a comprehensive  maintenance  and  repair  program.  We plan corrective action to improve overhauls, increase parts  support,  improve  technical  documentation,  and replace obsolete main feed pumps. We measure the success of the program in terms of increased operating time between failures and a decrease in time waiting for parts. FLEET MODERNIZATION PROGRAM (FMP) All  active  fleet  ship  alterations  are  under  one program  called  the  Fleet  Modernization  Program (FMP).  The  FMP  is  the  CNO-approved  program  to modernize and improve ships of the fleet. The FMP works through the collective action of the fleets,  the  TYCOMs,  the  PMS,  the  SYSCOMs,  and CNO. They review SHIPALTS in the active fleet and establish  a  realistic  plan  to  accomplish  them.  This includes a review of technical and material feasibility, cost  estimates,  and  ship  configurations  to  balance improvements in combat capabilities against available resources.  The  FMP  generally  contains  all  programmed and  unprogrammed  ship  alterations  for  specific  ships during  a  6-year  period. .  Title  K  SHIPALTs  require  depot-level  expertise and   centrally   provided   material   (CPM),   and   are considered  the  most  complex. . Title D SHIPALTs require depot-level, IMA, or ship’s  force  (SF)  expertise,  are  considered  less  complex, are equivalent to an alteration equivalent to a repair (AER), and may require CPM. .  Title  F  SHIPALTs  require  IMA/SF  expertise,  do not require CPM, and are considered the least complex. PROGRAMMED ship alterations are those that will be done within one of the fiscal years according to a  projected  overhaul  schedule. UNPROGRAMMED   ship   alterations   are   new SHIPALTs or those without a high-enough priority to be PROGRAMMED   alterations. PROVISIONAL  alterations  are  for  X–military improvement   or   Y–technical   improvement.   Each request for a provisional alteration should be submitted via  the  responsible  NAVSEA  Ship  Logistics  Divisions (SLD). Provisional ship alterations, will be excluded from  FMP  execution  and  budget  years.  Therefore,  the SLD   must   convert   the   provisional   alterations   to approved SHIPALTs before it can be included in the budget  and  execution  years  of  the  FMP.  The  requests should  include  program  material,  estimated  production man-days, and estimated installation cost. The request will be considered for FMP programming sometime during the 4 years following the budget year and when priority dictates. CNO will authorize exceptions on an individual  basis. EXECUTION OF THE FMP CNO  directs  execution  of  the  FMP,  and  NAVSEA is the executive agent for NAVMAT. NAVSEA issues a material supplement along with each semiannual FMP that   covers   all   years   of   the   FMP.   The   material supplement   identifies   time-phased   material requirements   for   support   of   the   FMP.   NAVSEA authorizes planning and engineering for repairs and alterations  (PERA)  overhaul  yards  to  do  advance planning as required to support overhauls. PERA is described  in  chapter  9  of  this  publication.  Design  and other  engineering  work  related  to  overhauls  and availabilities  will  be  funded. ARRANGEMENT OF THE FMP The FMP constitutes a ship improvement program for each ship of the active fleet. Outstanding alterations are  grouped  in  the  following  categories:  programmed title  K  SHIPALTs,  unprogrammed  title  K  SHIPALTs, mandatory title D and F SHIPALTs, and the package SHIPALT  program. The   TYCOMs   include   in   the   FMP   those programmed  ordnance  alterations  (ORDALTs)  and  title D and F SHIPALTs that are mandatory and that may require  engineering  drawings  and/or  special  program material support. By including SHIPALTs in this list, TYCOMs ensure that drawings will be prepared and material  procured  for  D  SHIPALTs  subject  to  priorities and  available  funds.  The  F  SHIPALTs  should  be accomplished  before,  or  along  with,  other  overhaul work.  Outstanding  ORDALTs  are  included  especailly  to 7-19