Navy Training System Plan

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NAVY TRAINING SYSTEM PLAN

FOR THE

JOINT OIL ANALYSIS PROGRAM

N88-NTSP-A-50-9307A/A

JUNE 2000

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Joint Oil Analysis Program (JOAP) was established by a joint Army, Navy, and Air Force regulation as a combined effort to establish and maintain a standard program that would consolidate and coordinate the three separate service's oil analysis programs. Oil analysis diagnostic programs are used to determine the suitability of fluids for continued use and the internal condition of aeronautical and non-aeronautical engines, transmissions, gearboxes, and other components. The purpose is flight safety, enhanced equipment readiness, reduced maintenance cost, conservation of lubricants, hazardous waste reduction, and the extension of component life. The Navy Oil Analysis Program (NOAP) defines the policies, procedures, and the responsibilities for maintenance programs throughout the Navy. The NOAP is part of and operates in compliance with the JOAP. JOAP is in Phase III (Production, Deployment, and Operational Support) of the Weapon System Acquisition Process.

Navy Oil Analysis laboratories are located at shore Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Departments (AIMD), Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activities (SIMA), Naval Aviation Depots (NAVAVNDEPOT), and AIMDs onboard Landing Helicopter and Aircraft Carrier type ships.

Oil Analysis laboratories at AIMDs and SIMAs are staffed with enlisted Aviation Machinist's Mate, Machinist's Mate, Engineman, and Gas Turbine System Technician-Mechanical personnel with Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) code 6403. Oil Analysis laboratories at NAVAVNDEPOT Jacksonville, Florida, and NAVAVNDEPOT Cherry Point, North Carolina, are staffed with civilian personnel. The Oil Analysis Operator-Evaluator performs analysis of used lubricants and hydraulic fluids, evaluates the condition of the fluid or the end equipment that it came from, and recommends maintenance actions to the equipment operating activity.

Technical support for the JOAP is provided by the Joint Oil Analysis Program-Technical Support Center in Pensacola, Florida. Naval Air Technical Data and Engineering Service Command (NATEC) personnel provide on-site support for NOAP spectrometers. NATEC personnel also provide inspection and verification support for newly established or relocated NOAP laboratories.

Follow-on training for JOAP Oil Analysis Operator-Evaluators was moved from Naval Air Station Memphis, Tennessee, to Naval Air Technical Training Center Pensacola, Florida, in March 1997. JOAP Oil Analysis Operator-Evaluator training is provided in course A-491-0017. This is a single-site course utilized by all Department of Defense personnel.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Executive Summary i

List of Acronyms iii

Preface iv

PART I - TECHNICAL PROGRAM DATA

A. Nomenclature-Title-Program I-1

B. Security Classification I-1

C. Manpower, Personnel, and Training Principals I-1

D. System Description I-1

E. Developmental Test and Operational Test I-2

F. Aircraft and/or Equipment/System/Subsystem Replaced I-2

G. Description of New Development I-2

H. Concepts I-3

I. Onboard (In-Service) Training I-5

J. Logistics Support I-6

K. Schedules I-7

L. Government-Furnished Equipment and Contractor-Furnished Equipment

Training Requirements I-9

M. Related NTSPs and Other Applicable Documents I-9

PART II - BILLET AND PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS II-1

PART III - TRAINING REQUIREMENTS III-1

PART IV - TRAINING LOGISTICS SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS IV-1

PART V - MPT MILESTONES V-1

PART VI - DECISION ITEMS/ACTION REQUIRED VI-1

PART VII - POINTS OF CONTACT VII-1

LIST OF ACRONYMS
AD	Aviation Machinist's Mate
AIMD	Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department
AMTCS	Aviation Maintenance Training Continuum System

CNO	Chief of Naval Operations

EN	Engineman

GSM	Gas Turbine System Technician-Mechanical

JOAP	Joint Oil Analysis Program
JOAP-TSC	Joint Oil Analysis Program-Technical Support Center

MM	Machinist's Mate
MTIP	Maintenance Training Improvement Program

NA	Not Applicable
NATEC	Naval Air Technical Data and Engineering Service Command
NATTC	Naval Air Technical Training Center
NAVAIRSYSCOM	Naval Air Systems Command
NAVAVNDEPOT	Naval Aviation Depot
NEC	Navy Enlisted Classification
NOAP	Navy Oil Analysis Program
NTSP	Navy Training System Plan

OPNAV	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OPO	OPNAV Principal Official

PMA	Program Manager, Air

RFT	Ready For Training

SIMA	Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity

TD	Training Device
TTE	Technical Training Equipment

PREFACE

This Approved Navy Training System Plan (NTSP) for the Joint Oil Analysis Program (JOAP) has been developed to update the Draft JOAP NTP, A-50-9307A/D, dated February 2000. This update complies with guidelines set forth in the Navy Training Requirements Documentation Manual, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) Publication P-751-1-9-97. Specifically, this NTSP incorporates comments submitted by the following two activities:

Navy Manpower Analysis Center (NAVMAC)
NATTC Pensacola, DoD JOAP

N88-NTSP-A-50-9307A/A

June 2000

PART I - TECHNICAL PROGRAM DATA

A. NOMENCLATURE-TITLE-PROGRAM

1. Nomenclature-Title-Acronym. Joint Oil Analysis Program (JOAP)

2. Program Element. Not Applicable (NA)

B. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

1. System Characteristics Unclassified

2. Capabilities Unclassified

3. Functions Unclassified

C. MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, AND TRAINING PRINCIPALS

OPNAV Principal Official (OPO) Program Sponsor CNO (N889H)

OPO Resource Sponsor CNO (N889H)

Developing Agency NAVAIRSYSCOM (PMA260)

Training Agency CINCLANTFLT

CINCPACFLT

CNET

Training Support Agency NAVAIRSYSCOM (PMA205)

Manpower and Personnel Mission Sponsor CNO (N12)

NAVPERSCOM (PERS-4, PERS-402, PERS-404)

Director of Naval Training CNO (N7)

D. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

1. Operational Uses. A joint Army, Navy, and Air Force regulation established the JOAP as a combined effort to establish and maintain a standard program that would consolidate and coordinate the three separate service oil analysis programs. Oil analysis diagnostic programs are used to determine the suitability of fluids for continued use and the internal condition of aeronautical and non-aeronautical engines, transmissions, gearboxes, and other components. The purpose is flight safety, enhanced equipment readiness, reduced maintenance cost, conservation of lubricants, hazardous waste reduction, and the extension of component life. The Navy Oil Analysis Program (NOAP) defines the policies, procedures, and the responsibilities for maintenance programs throughout the Navy. The NOAP is part of and operates in compliance with the JOAP.

2. Foreign Military Sales. NA

E. DEVELOPMENTAL TEST AND OPERATIONAL TEST. The JOAP-Technical Support Center (JOAP-TSC), Pensacola, Florida, is the cognizant authority for technical test and evaluation of new methods, procedures, and instrumentation developed for machinery fluid analysis. The JOAP-TSC Pensacola conducts evaluation and verification of standards prior to field use.

F. AIRCRAFT AND/OR EQUIPMENT/SYSTEM/SUBSYSTEM REPLACED. NA

G. DESCRIPTION OF NEW DEVELOPMENT

1. Functional Description. The JOAP goal is to improve the operational readiness and economy of military equipment through the use of oil analysis, a condition-monitoring concept that relies on the detection and measurement of wear-metals, and the determination of a lubricants' physical properties. The specific diagnostic techniques used for the routine analysis of oil samples are spectrometric and physical property analysis. The JOAP methods used to detect manufacturing and service induced defects include the following:

a. Spectrometric Testing. Spectrometric oil analysis is a diagnostic maintenance tool used to determine the type and amount of wear-metals in lubricating fluid samples. Engines, transmissions, gearboxes, and hydraulic systems are the types of equipment most frequently monitored. The presence of unusual concentrations of an element in the fluid sample can indicate abnormal wear of the equipment. Once abnormal wear is verified, the equipment may be repaired or removed from service before a major failure of a fluid wetted component occurs. Spectrometric oil analysis enhances personnel safety and material readiness at a minimum cost, and serves as a decisive, preventive maintenance tool. The analytical instrument for spectrometric oil analysis currently used by the services is the atomic emission spectrometer. It is an optical instrument used to determine the concentration of specific elements in a lubricating fluid. The analysis is accomplished by subjecting the sample to a high voltage spark, which energizes the atomic structure of the metallic elements, causing the emission of light. The emitted light is subsequently focused into the optical path of the spectrometer and separated by wavelength, converted to electrical energy, and measured. The intensity of the emitted light for any element is proportional to the concentration of that particular element suspended in the lubricating fluid sample.

b. Physical Property Testing. Lubricant physical property testing provides data on conditions that are standards of measurement for judgment of the quality of the oil. In order to determine the physical properties in a sample lubricant, the characteristics of a used sample are measured and the results compared to specified limits. Physical property tests aid in determining degradation or contamination of the lubricant which occur from combustion blow-by, oxidation from overheating, moisture from coolant leaks, and additive content. Physical testing of used lubricants is primarily utilized in ground and ship equipment applications, but may also have some beneficial application to aeronautical equipment as an adjunct to spectrometer testing.

2. Physical Description. NA

3. New Development Introduction. NA

4. Significant Interfaces. NA

5. New Features, Configurations, or Material. NA

H. CONCEPTS

1. Operational Concept. Navy Oil Analysis laboratories are located at shore Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Departments (AIMD), Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activities (SIMA), Naval Aviation Depots (NAVAVNDEPOT), and AIMDs onboard Landing Helicopter and Aircraft Carrier type ships. Oil Analysis laboratories at NAVAVNDEPOT Jacksonville, Florida, and NAVAVNDEPOT Cherry Point, North Carolina, are staffed with civilian personnel. Oil Analysis laboratories at AIMDs and SIMAs are staffed with enlisted Aviation Machinist's Mate (AD), Machinist's Mate (MM), Engineman (EN), and Gas Turbine System Technician-Mechanical (GSM) personnel.

2. Maintenance Concept. The NOAP is established as directed by the NAVAIR 17-15-50 series manual and the OPNAVINST 4790.2 Naval Aviation Maintenance Program.

a. Organizational. Organizational level maintenance consists of taking oil samples and forwarding to an Oil Analysis laboratory for processing. Sampling requirements are identified in the equipment's Maintenance Requirement Cards.

b. Intermediate. Enlisted personnel with Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) 6403 man the Oil Analysis laboratories at AIMDs and SIMAs. The Oil Analysis Operator-Evaluator performs analysis of used lubricants and hydraulic fluids, evaluates the condition of the fluid or the end equipment that it came from, and recommends maintenance actions to the equipment operating activity.

c. Depot. The Oil Analysis laboratories at the depot level perform the same functions as the intermediate level activities.

d. Interim Maintenance. Technical support for the JOAP is provided by JOAP-TSC Pensacola. Naval Air Technical Data and Engineering Service Command (NATEC) personnel provide on-site support for NOAP spectrometers. NATEC personnel also provide inspection and verification support for newly established or relocated NOAP laboratories.

e. Life-Cycle Maintenance Plan. NA

3. Manning Concept. There is no change to the current manpower requirements for the intermediate level Oil Analysis laboratories. Refer to Part II of this NTSP for specific activity manpower requirements.

4. Training Concept. Follow-on training for JOAP Oil Analysis Operator-Evaluators is provided in course A-491-0017, located at NATTC Pensacola, Florida. This course was moved from Naval Air Station Memphis, Tennessee, to NATTC Pensacola in March 1997. This is a single-site course utilized by all Department of Defense personnel that require JOAP training.

a. Initial Training. NA

b. Follow-on Training

Title	Defense Joint Oil Analysis Program Training
CIN	A-491-0017
Model Manager	NATTC Pensacola
Description	This course provides training for Department of Defense personnel in the knowledge and skills necessary to perform as an Operator-Evaluator on the atomic emission spectrometer, as well as training in evaluation techniques used in spectrometric analysis of used oils for wear-metal content. It provides the knowledge required for successful spectrometric oil analysis laboratory operation on such subjects as oil analysis data automation, the correlation and certification program, and the recommending of maintenance action based on analytical results. It also includes principles of physical property. Upon completion the student will be able to perform as an oil analysis Operator-Evaluator in an intermediate level maintenance shop environment under limited supervision.
Location	NATTC Pensacola
Length	24 days
RFT date	Currently available
Skill identifier	NEC 6403
TTE/TD	Refer to element IV.A.1 for a complete list of Technical Training Equipment (TTE) requirements. Training Devices (TDs) are NA.
Prerequisites	AD: C-601-2011, Aviation Machinist's Mate Common Core Class A1 MM: A-651-0053, Machinist's Mate Class A School EN: A-652-0018, Engineman Class A School GSM: A-652-0298, Gas Turbine Mechanical/Electrical Class A School

c. Student Profiles

SKILL IDENTIFIER	PREREQUISITE SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS
AD 6403	C-601-2011, Aviation Machinist's Mate Common Core Class A1
MM 6403	A-651-0053, Machinist's Mate Class A School
EN 6403	A-652-0018, Engineman Class A School
GSM 6403	A-652-0298, Gas Turbine Mechanical/Electrical Class A School

d. Training Pipelines. NA

I. ONBOARD (IN-SERVICE) TRAINING

1. Proficiency or Other Training Organic to the New Development

a. Aviation Maintenance Training Continuum System. AMTCS will provide career path training to the Sailor or Marine from their initial service entry to the end of their military career. AMTCS is planned to be an integrated system that will satisfy the training and administrative requirements of both the individual and the organization. The benefits will be manifested in the increased effectiveness of the technicians and the increased efficiencies of the management of the training business process. By capitalizing on technological advances and integrating systems and processes where appropriate, the right amount of training can be provided at the right time, thus meeting the CNO's mandated "just-in-time" training approach.

Technology investments enable the development of several state-of-the-art training and administrative tools: Computer-Based Training (CBT) for the technicians in the Fleet in the form of Interactive Courseware (ICW) with Computer Managed Instruction (CMI) and Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) for the schoolhouse.

Included in the AMTCS development effort is the Aviation Maintenance Training Continuum System - Software Module (ASM) which provides testing [Test and Evaluation (TEV)], recording [Electronic Training Jacket (ETJ)], and a Feedback system. The core functionality of these AMTCS tools are based and designed around the actual maintenance-related tasks the technicians perform, and the tasks are stored and maintained in a Master Task List (MTL) data bank. These tools are procured and fielded with appropriate COTS hardware and software, i.e. Fleet Training Devices (FTD) - Laptops, PCs, Electronic Classrooms (ECR), Learning Resource Centers (LRC), operating software, and network software and hardware.

Upon receipt of direction from OPNAV (N889H), AMTCS is to be implemented and the new tools integrated into the daily training environment of all participating aviation activities and supporting elements. AMTCS will serve as the standard training system for aviation maintenance training within the Navy and Marine Corps, and is planned to supersede the existing MTIP and Maintenance Training Management and Evaluation Program (MATMEP) programs. AMTCS implementation will begin with the E-2C, F-14, and F/A-18 programs. For information on AMTCS refer to PMA205-3D3.

2. Personnel Qualification Standards. NA

3. Other Onboard or In-Service Training Packages. NA

J. LOGISTICS SUPPORT

1. Manufacturer and Contract Numbers. NA

2. Program Documentation. NA

3. Technical Data Plan. A tri-service manual (NAVAIR 17-15-50, TM 38-301, and TO 33-1-37) contains consolidated procedures, methods, and evaluation criteria used by JOAP oil analysis laboratories and customers. The JOAP-TSC Pensacola is responsible for preparing and maintaining technical oversight for the JOAP manual and other JOAP technical documentation.

4. Test Sets, Tools, and Test Equipment. NA

5. Repair Parts. Navy Inventory Control Point is responsible for inventory management of calibration standards for JOAP and for coordinating supply related matters between the Navy and the other services.

6. Human Systems Integration. NA

K. SCHEDULES. The Navy currently operates and maintains Oil Analysis laboratories at the locations identified in the following table. CVN 76, USS Ronald Reagan, will be commissioned in Calendar Year (CY) 2002.

LOCATION	PHYSICAL TESTING CAPABILITIES	SPECTROMETER INSTRUMENT MODEL
AIMD NAF Atsugi	NA	Spectroil
AIMD NAS Key West	NA	Spectroil
AIMD NAS Lemoore	Water content Flash point Particle count	Spectroil
AIMD NAS Meridian	Aquatest 8	Spectroil
AIMD NAS Oceana	Water contamination	Spectroil
AIMD Naval Ship Yard, Pearl Harbor	NA	Spectroil
AIMD NS Roosevelt Roads	NA	Spectroil
AIMD NAS Sigonella	NA	Spectroil
NAVAVNDEPOT Cherry Point	Water analysis Total Acid Number	Spectroil
NAVAVNDEPOT Jacksonville	Water content Particle count	Spectroil
SIMA NS Mayport	Viscosity Neutralization Water content Particle count	Spectroil
SIMA NAVSTA Norfolk	Water contamination Particle count Neutrality Fuel dilution Viscosity	Spectroil
SIMA NAVSTA San Diego	Ground, ships	Spectroil
CV 63 USS Kitty Hawk	NA	Spectroil
CV 64 USS Constellation	NA	Spectroil
CVN 65 USS Enterprise	NA	Spectroil
CV 67 USS John F. Kennedy	NA	Spectroil
CVN 68 USS Nimitz	NA	Spectroil
CVN 69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower	Water contamination Flash point	Spectroil
CVN 70 USS Carl Vinson	Ships	Spectroil
CVN 71 USS Theodore Roosevelt	NA	Spectroil
CVN 72 USS Abraham Lincoln	Neutrality Water Viscosity Fuel dilution Flash point	Spectroil
CVN 73 USS George Washington	NA	Spectroil
CVN 74 USS John C. Stennis	NA	Spectroil
CVN 75 USS Harry S. Truman	NA	Spectroil
CVN 76 USS Ronald Reagan	TBD	TBD
LHA 1 USS Tarawa	NA	Spectroil
LHA 2 USS Saipan	NA	Spectroil
LHA 3 USS Belleau Wood	NA	Spectroil
LHA 4 USS Nassau	NA	Spectroil
LHA 5 USS Peleliu	Aquatest Hydraulic patch test	Spectroil
LHD 1 USS Wasp	NA	Spectroil
LHD 2 USS Essex	NA	Spectroil
LHD 3 USS Kearsarge	Water contamination Viscosity Open cup flash point Particle count	Spectroil
LHD 4 USS Boxer	NA	Spectroil
LHD 5 USS Bataan	NA	Spectroil
LHD 6 USS Bonhomme Richard	NA	Spectroil
LHD 7 USS Iwo Jima	NA	Spectroil
MCS 12 USS Inchon	NA	Spectroil

L. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED EQUIPMENT AND CONTRACTOR-FURNISHED EQUIPMENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. NA

M. RELATED NTSPs AND OTHER APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

DOCUMENT

OR NTSP TITLE

DOCUMENT

OR NTSP NUMBER

PDA

CODE

STATUS

Joint Oil Analysis Program

OPNAVINST 4731.1A

PMA205

Approved

Dec 90

Navy Oil Analysis Program for Aeronautical Equipment

NAVAIRINST 4731.1

PMA205

Approved

Dec 84

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