Damage Control and Firefighting Conference DC INSURV Brief

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• Damage Control and Firefighting Conference DC
  INSURV Brief
• CAPT K. Schulze
• 16 November 2006

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DC Systems Inspected

• Main Secondary Drainage
• Fixed firefighting (AFFF, Halon, HFP, Water Mist,
  CO2)
• CBR (detection, clothing, CMWD)
• Portable firefighting (OBA/SCBA, extinguishers,
  fire stations, locker inventories)
• Watertight closures (doors, hatches, scuttles)
• Portable DC equipment (P-100, ESP, etc)

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Standards

• There are NO INSURV specific standards.
• INSURV uses the US Navy Standard Damage Control
  Checksheets, as should all commands in assessing
  DC systems.
• www.dcfp.navy.mil
• Checksheet feedback is highly encouraged.

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Current Goal

• Identify what system design changes or ships
  force actions (i.e. maintenance/training) could
  improve the current Damage Control 4 year average
  of 0.62.

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SURFACE SHIP DC MI TRENDS
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DC System Grades2003-2006
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2003-2006 DC Grade Trends
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DC Grade vs Ship Age2003-2006 Inspections
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Surface Ships IPDS Success Rate 2003-2006
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IN CLOSING

• Today
• Weak system knowledge and attention to detail are
  leadership challenges-a.k.a proper PMS
  accomplishment.
• Installed systems are maintenance intensive and
  require significant manpower resources.
• System fixes are reactive in nature.
• Tomorrow
• Reduced manning will force a broader ship-wide
  implementation of DC know-how.
• Systems must be automated, rugged with 100
  availability and require little/no continuous
  maintenance.
• System design can not be a barrier for DC
  readiness.

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• Questions?

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• Backup Slides

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Missions of INSURV

• Develop and establish CNO policy for trials,
  material inspections, and surveys of ships
• Examine naval vessels, determine, assess and
  report material condition
• Provide independent verification of new
  construction ships readiness for delivery
• Provide findings and statistical information to
  CNO, fleet commanders, type commanders, and NAVSEA

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Grading Criteria

• Standards and requirements are determined from
  fleet ready resources, in order of precedence
• EOSS
• PMS
• NSTM
• GSO
• Grading is done through a scorecard criteria
  called equipment operational capability (EOC)
• Green 0.80-1.00
• Yellow 0.60-0.79
• Red 0.00-0.59

The quality of these technical products DIRECTLY
impacts fleet readiness.
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Damage Control

• Assess material condition of firefighting, CBR,
  and damage control equipment.
• NOT an inspection of DCA or crews firefighting
  skills, doctrine or capability.
• BUT the knowledge and ability to assess,
  demonstrate, and repair equipment becomes obvious
  during the inspection.
• Bottom line is that crews knowledge
  performance directly impacts the assessment of
  ships material condition.

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Main Secondary Drainage

• Design Issues
• Electrical operator reliability
• Valve leak by
• High valve maintenance requirements
• Bilge suction grate holes too large
• Low tolerance check valves

• Ships Force Issues
• Remote operator use
• Poor housekeeping
• Ownership

New leak test PMS installed throughout the fleet.
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AFFF Systems

• Design Issues
• SOPV reliability
• Burnout Protection
• Wiring standards
• Drawing support
• H2S prevention

• Ships Force Issues
• EOSS familiarity
• System alignment
• Relief valves not set properly (PMS)
• Hose nozzles clogged or broken
• System labeling

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Halon Systems

• Design Issues
• Cylinder stowage
• Location induces corrosion
• Cylinder replacement is manpower intensive

• Ships Force Issues
• System knowledge (vent dampers)
• Attention to detail
• Station labeling
• Weight tags
• Cylinder stowage
• Lights, Beacons, etc

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CBR-D Systems

• Design Issues
• System reliability (IPDS)
• Simplified user interfaces
• CMWD improvements
• Inline strainers
• Piping material selection
• Low point drains
• ILS support (training, manuals, PMS, parts)

• Ships Force Issues
• Lack of knowledge
• Lack of ownership
• CMWD PMS
• Perform system test
• Cover flush deck nozzles
• Proper system drainage
• Lack of CBR practice or understanding of system
  uses

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SCBA

• Design Issues
• Installed compressor PMS requirements
  comprehensive
• Facepiece replacement (in progress)

• Ships Force Issues
• Charging system knowledge
• Knowledge of component testing and setting
  requirements
• PMS familiarity
• Operating procedure use
• System parameters
• Safety Requirements

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Watertight Closures

• Design Issues
• Manpower intensive
• NSTM 600 adjustment procedures

• Ships Force Issues
• Attention to detail
• Thorough PMS, including CSMP follow through

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SF Impacts on DC Readiness

• Before the inspection
• Steady strain on DC
• Accurate PMS completion
• Timely discrepancy resolution
• ER09/EDC1 Organization and Leadership
• Checksheet employment
• ISIC/TYCOM DC officers
• During the inspection
• Preparedness (staging, communication with Board)
• Flexibility
• Communication and coordination
• System knowledge and ability to repair on the fly

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Design Impact on DC Readiness

• Designers and engineers can impact material
  condition of the ship by
• applying new technologies and innovations to
  improve legacy systems
• creating and designing new systems that
• do not require Herculean efforts to maintain
• can be assessed and repaired by sailors
• are rugged and survivable
• Future Navy direction will force even more
  constraints on the designers.

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Future DC Systems

• Factors contributing to system design
• Manning impacts
• Cannot rely on shipboard DC training system
  must be simple to operate, intuitive, and
  accurate instructions posted.
• Anticipate Damage Control becoming a collateral
  duty for all hands, and design the system so any
  sailor, any rate, any rank can operate it.
• Automation
• No DC system or immediate action should require
  space entry. There will not be people or time to
  dedicate to manned responses.
• Suppression
• First goal is to control and suppress the spread
  of damage, and follow-on response can be a manned
  response.

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Future DC Systems

• Survivability
• Systems need to self-diagnose and propose options
  to the controller
• Cannot have a single point of failure
• Must be easily repaired by general technician
  no specific knowledge should be required
• Must be durable and rugged, surviving more than
  shock and impact. Must survive low usage and
  system neglect. When not needed, the system
  should require no attention.

THIS IS A TALL ORDER, BUT WE MUST TRY!