What types of engineering and technical support are
available?
CCD provides life cycle engineering, technical, and
logistical fleet support for navy boats and craft. CCD's overall
responsibilities include research and development, design, test and evaluation,
integrated logistics support, alteration development, and total systems
engineering. Key CCD phone numbers include:
- Fleet Support/Trouble Desk: (757) 462-4707
- Technical Documentation Requests: (757) 462-3106
- Department Secretary: (757) 462-4062
- Department Fax: (757) 462-3856
Who is the In-Service Engineering Agent and what are their
responsibilities?
CCD Supports PMS325 as the engineering technical
authority for U.S. Navy boats and Craft, including many technical designations
such as Planning Yard and In-Service Engineering Agent.
How do I get support for a boat alteration need?
The
general process for alteration approval and funding is to submit a BOAT
ALTERATION REQUEST letter through your administrative chain of command to
PEO Ships PMS325G. After appropriate engineering review and
after securing the funds, a Boat Alteration Record is developed and approved for
installation on the boat. Specific directions for this process are outlined in
NSTM Ch 583, Section 1.
Why do I need NAVSEA engineering and approval to install a boat
alteration?
Unauthorized alterations, "sailor-alts" as they are
known, can cause problems with personnel safety, equipment safety, equipment
reliability, boat excess weight, boat stability, supply support, or general
degradation of the boat or its systems and equipment. Only proper engineering
can prevent these problems from occurring. Please remember: Please remember:
ALTERATIONS TO BOATS AND CRAFT WITHOUT PROPER NAVSEA APPROVAL ARE NOT
ALLOWED.
Who and what is a Planning Yard?
The Naval Surface
Warfare Center Detachment Norfolk, Combatant Craft Department (CCD) is the
Planning Yard for standard boats and craft. Basically, it means that the CCD
maintains configuration control documentation and discipline for standard boats
and craft. It ensures that uniformity is maintained in the process of making
repairs and alterations. Specifically:
- Provide guidance and engineering design support to PEO Ships PMS325 for Cost
and Feasibility (C&F) studies
- Provide detailed technical support to PMS325 for Justification Cost Forms
(JCF)
- Define necessary installation/support material and ILS requirements
- Provide Liaison Action Record (LAR) services to installation activities
- Provide on-site engineering field services to installation activities
- Maintain configuration control data (BOATALTs/AERs/ect.)
- Maintain a weight control baseline system
- Develop test requirements
- Provide technical services to the TYCOMs and other activities responsible
for maintenance/operation of boats
Where can I obtain drawings and technical documentation on my Navy
boat?
At CCD, part of the Planning Yard and In-Service Engineering
Agent responsibilities include maintaining a repository of technical
documentation for boats and craft. CCD's technical library includes more than
50,000 boat and craft drawings, technical manuals, BOAT Alterations, technical
reports, test and evaluation reports and other technical documentation.
Technical documentation requests can be handled via telephone. For technical
documentation requests call (757) 462-3106.