The INSURV board inspects all parts of the ship,including storerooms, magazines, operating spaces,voids, cofferdams, chain lockers, and tanks. The ship’screw will open the spaces for inspection according todetailed instructions on the condition sheets. Someonewho is responsible for each space must be available toopen the space as soon as the inspection party arrives,to answer any questions about the space, and operateany equipment in the space.The inspection team will examine the operation ofall equipment and material during the INSURVinspection. The exception is equipment opened ordisassembled for a more detailed inspection. Examplesof equipment that will be operated include thefollowing:Anchor enginesSteering enginesDeck machinery and riggingLifeboat handling equipmentBoiler safety valves on steaming boilersOverspeed tripping devices on generators andpumpsSoot blowersFire control systemsGun and missile batteries (in all methods ofcontrol)HoistsSprinkling systemsAll electronic equipmentThe INSURV board members in attendance areconsidered to be the prime working group on board theship. The ship will furnish a stateroom for each member.Each stateroom will have chairs and a writing deskwhere the member can complete any inspection paperwork in private. The ship will also furnish each boardmember a flashlight and a foul weather jacket, andboard members who will inspect the hull will befurnished a scraper and chipping hammers. Departmentheads, or their representatives who are qualified toanswer any operational and material questions, must beprepared to accompany each board member.During the material inspection, members of theINSURV board must have access to the followingrecords:Booklet of General PlansShip Information Book (SIB) (all volumes)Records of watertight integrity testsDamage Control BookCOSALDepartmental logs and performance recordsWaivers authorizing inactivation of majormachinery and equipment (other then thosedisabled for the inspection)Preventive maintenance historyCorrective maintenance historyComplete list of approved outstanding alterationsLists (by department) of items of majormachinery and equipment inoperative due to lackof material and/or test equipmentShip’s copy of the work items prepared for theINSURV inspectionWhen the inspection is complete, the INSURVboard will hold a critique. Each member of the boardreviews the results of his inspection, and the ship’sofficers have an opportunity to comment on the boardmember’s remarks. For small ships with relativelyinexperienced department heads, each board memberreports his results in enough detail to be sure thecommanding officer understands the conditions. Workitems covering deficiencies that were corrected beforethe critique are removed from the work list.The senior member of the INSURV board submitsa complete report of the results of the inspection to thepresident of the INSURV board. He also sends copies tothe appropriate type commander and other interestedcommands, bureaus, and officers of the Department ofthe Navy. The report includes the departmentalevaluations, the inspector’s remarks, and the list ofwork items. The INSURV board does not assign anumerical grade or particular award of merit, but simplyfinds that the ship is in a satisfactory or unsatisfactorymaterial condition of readiness for war or for furthernaval service.When an inspection discloses a significantunsatisfactory condition, the senior member of theinspecting board sends an advance report in the form ofa speedletter to the president of the INSURV board. Itspurpose is to be sure the ship begins corrective actionimmediately. He sends the report no later than the day4-12
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