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NAVY TRAINING SYSTEM PLAN

FOR THE

MORIAH PROGRAM

N88-NTSP-A-50-0001/A

DECEMBER 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This Navy Training System Plan for the Moriah Program was developed by the Naval Air Systems Command. This document provides the current manpower, personnel, and training concepts for the United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) to introduce and sustain the Moriah Program.

The Moriah Program is in the Concept Exploration/Program Definition and Risk Reduction phase of the Weapon System Acquisition Process (WSAP) awaiting a combined Milestone I/II approval. After Milestone I/II approval, the Moriah Program will go into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase of the WSAP.

The Moriah Program involves the integration of three emerging wind and meteorological systems into one program that will apply new sensors with processors and local area networks. This will present decision-makers a unified picture of the ever-changing atmospheric conditions around the ship or shore station. The three non-developmental items and/or commercial off-the-shelf systems being integrated are the New Digital Wind Measuring and Indicating System, the Shipboard Meteorological and Oceanographic Observing System Replacement, and the meteorological sensor portion of the Shipboard Environmental Assessment/Weapon System Performance (SEAWASP) and Aegis Tactical Assessment Capability (ATAC) (SEAWASP/ATAC). Moriah components will replace the AN/UMQ-5 Wind Speed and Direction System installed at USN and USMC air stations and the Wind Measuring and Indicating System installed on ships.

An operator and maintenance workload analysis indicates there will be no increase in end-strength or change in force structure as a result of the Moriah Program. Personnel in the existing USN ratings Aerographer's Mate (AG), Electronics Technician (ET), Quartermaster (QM), and Fire Controlman (FC) will be utilized for operation, and ET for maintenance. An Information System Technician (IT) will be used to maintain network administration systems. The related USMC Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) is MOS 6821 Weather Observer and MOS 6842 Weather Forecaster for operation, and MOS 6493 Aviation Meteorological Equipment Technician for maintenance. Existing fleet manpower is capable of performing all operation and maintenance tasks associated with Moriah equipment.

The training concept to support Moriah provides initial training during installation and Computer-Based Training (CBT) for follow-on training.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Executive Summary i

List of Acronyms iii

Preface v

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-2

E. Developmental Test and Operational Test I-2

F. Ship/Aircraft and Equipment/System/Subsystem (E/S/S) Replaced I-2

G. Description of New Development I-2

H. Concepts I-5

I. Onboard (In-Service) Training I-8

J. Logistics Support I-8

K. Schedules I-9

L. Government-Furnished Equipment and Contractor-Furnished Equipment

Training Requirements I-11

M. Related NTSPs and Other Applicable Documents I-11

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

AFB

Air Force Base

AG

Aerographer's Mate

AIT

Alteration Installation Team

ASOS

Automated Surface Observing System

   

BIT

Built-In Test

   

CBT

Computer-Based Training

CNET

Chief of Naval Education and Training

CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

   

EDM

Engineering Development Model

ET

Electronics Technician

   

FMS

Foreign Military Sales

FY

Fiscal Year

   

HSI

Human Systems Integration

   

ICAN

Integrated Communications and Advanced Networks

IOC

Input/Output Controller

   

METOC

Meteorology and Oceanography

MOS

Military Occupational Specialty

   

NA

Not Applicable

NAWCAD

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division

NTSP

Navy Training System Plan

   

OPO

OPNAV Principal Official

   

PDA

Principal Development Activity

PDR

Program Design Review

PMA

Program Manager, Air

PMW

Program Manager, Warfare

PQS

Personnel Qualification Standards

   

TBD

To Be Determined

TTE

Technical Training Equipment

   

USMC

United States Marine Corps

USN

United States Navy

   

VRT

Voyage Repair Team

   

WMIS

Wind Measuring and Indicating System

WSAP

Weapon System Acquisition Process

PREFACE

This Approved Navy Training System Plan (NTSP) updates the Draft Moriah NTSP N88-NTSP-A-50-0001/D, dated March 2000. Since the Moriah Program is still in the early stages of program development and acquisition, data for many NTSP elements is either incomplete or currently unavailable. Future updates to this NTSP will provide more specific information as it becomes available. This iteration clarifies training requirements in Part I and III.

N88-NTSP-A-50-0001/A

December 2000

PART I - TECHNICAL PROGRAM DATA

A. NOMENCLATURE-TITLE-PROGRAM

1. Nomenclature-Title-Acronym. Moriah Program

2. Program Element. 0604512N

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 (N961)

OPO Resource Sponsor CNO (N961)

Functional Mission Sponsor CNO (N961)

Developing Agency NAVAIRSYSCOM (PMA251)

SPAWARSYSCOM (PMW185)

Training Agency CINCLANTFLT

CINCPACFLT

CNET

Training Support Agency NAVAIRSYSCOM (PMA205)

Manpower and Personnel Mission Sponsor CNO (N12)

NAVPERSCOM (PERS-4, PERS-404)

Director of Naval Training CNO (N7)

Marine Corps Force Structure MCCDC (C53)

D. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

1. Operational Uses. The Moriah Program will replace the wind speed and direction sensors and associated displays on all ships and United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) Air Stations. It will provide a single Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) sensor suite consistent across all ship classes, and will include all required METOC observations. The sensor subsystem of Moriah will measure all METOC conditions including wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, air temperature, sea surface temperature, relative humidity, visibility, insolation (incoming solar radiation), and cloud height. These in-situ meteorological measurements will be used for calculations of vertical profile and evaporation ducts. The sensors will provide data to the automated data acquisition, processing, and distribution subsystem. The data acquisition system will acquire data from its sensors and from interfaces with other data acquisition systems such as ship navigation systems, and provide formatted data to shipboard systems and off-board locations. The capability to store data will be provided in both readily accessible formats for a minimum of 24 hours and in an archived format for longer-term storage.

2. Foreign Military Sales. No Foreign Military Sales (FMS) are planned at this time.

E. DEVELOPMENTAL TEST AND OPERATIONAL TEST. Over the past several years, the three emerging systems that make up Moriah have conducted individual demonstrations and validations of their systems and components in order to reduce risk to the Moriah Program. Engineering Development Models (EDM) of the Moriah were and will be installed in Fiscal Year (FY) 99-00 on a nuclear aircraft carrier and a guided missile destroyer for Technical Evaluation and Operational Assessment. An Operational Evaluation of the two EDMs will then be conducted to support a full rate production decision for FY01 and subsequent procurements. As additional test information becomes available, it will be incorporated in future updates to this NTSP.

F. AIRCRAFT AND/OR EQUIPMENT/SYSTEM/SUBSYSTEM REPLACED. Moriah will replaced the AN/UMQ-5 Wind Speed and Direction System installed at USN and USMC Air Stations, and the Wind Measuring and Indicating System (WMIS) installed on ships.

G. DESCRIPTION OF NEW DEVELOPMENT. For all ship classes, Moriah will provide continuous data for display and direct digital or analog input to ship systems. Moriah will provide continuous output of the parameters measured by the sensors and processed by the Moriah central processor in standard units of measure as required by the end users (systems and people). These units of measure and the algorithms or formulas used to convert base output data will be identified in appropriate system specification documents. Moriah will use open system architecture to reduce the integration effort of additional sensors.

Moriah will have the capability to select valid data and process that data to provide system performance parameters. Moriah will be capable of providing data for storage on multimedia mass storage devices. These interfaces, including system nomenclature, location on ship, required data format, and required sampling frequency to meet user-defined update rates will be iterated in a separate interface specification document.

Moriah will provide multiple display types with different levels of capability to include stand-alone continuous sensor information, aircraft launch and recovery decision aids, and control functions and maintenance diagnostics. Displays will be capable of displaying both digital and analog graphics and will be usable both during daylight and during nighttime reduced light conditions. Moriah will be capable of National Television Standard C output for ship's closed circuit television systems.

In addition to the above shipboard requirement, the sensor suites procured by the Moriah Program will also be used to fulfill shore-based requirements as a partial replacement or augmentation to the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) and as a replacement for the AN/UMQ-5 Wind Speed and Direction System. The ASOS was a joint program of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency, USN, Department of Transportation, and Federal Aviation Administration, with the National Weather Service as the lead procurement agency. ASOS is installed at USN and USMC Air Stations in the continental United States and abroad. Certain sensors may require updating by replacement in existing installations. Other Air Stations that did not receive ASOS may have a current requirement that can be fulfilled by Moriah.

The wind speed and direction subsystem of Moriah will fulfill the requirements to replace the AN/UMQ-5, as well as augmentation for end-of-runway requirements submitted by the Type Commanders where installation costs are not prohibitive. Using Moriah as the AN/UMQ-5 replacement will be advantageous in that it will allow all USN wind systems to be alike, saving maintenance and procurement costs.

1. Functional Description. The Moriah system consists of five major components as subsystems:

    • Wind sensing
    • Meteorological
    • Data processing
    • Data distribution
    • Data display

The system is designed to be modular so that it may accept various types of displays and sensing equipment as well as interface with existing or legacy ship systems and wind system components when required. The following paragraphs contain a brief description of each component or subsystem and its basic function.

a. Wind Sensing. The Moriah system has been designed to use new sensor technology while maintaining backward compatibility with existing WMIS detectors based on older synchro technology that have a long service history in the fleet. The Moriah system also has the ability to interface with new solid state wind sensors such as those based on sonic measurement technology. These types of sensors require little or no preventive maintenance and are capable of transmitting wind speed and direction data in a digital format (such as RS-422). The new wind sensors will be mounted in approximately the same locations as the existing detectors (port, starboard, and forward) so that no revalidation of aircraft launch and recovery envelopes will be required. Wind data (either synchro or digital) from all sensors will be routed to both Moriah processors.

b. Meteorological. The meteorological subsystem is capable of acquiring a variety of meteorological parameters from numerous sensors mounted throughout the ship. Five of these parameters (air temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, insolation, and infrared sea surface temperature) are obtained.

c. Data Processing. The data processing component of Moriah acquires and processes all of the data critical to the launch and recovery tasks. Due to the safety of flight nature of these functions, it is planned that the core Moriah processing function will be executed within two self-checking central processing units.

d. Data Distribution. The shipboard data distribution system is the Integrated Communications and Advanced Networks (ICAN). It will be used to transmit Moriah information to various displays throughout the ship. It is planned that each Moriah processor will be connected to a separate ICAN Input-Output Controller (IOC) via Ethernet. However, only the processor designated as primary will be transmitting information to its respective IOC for distribution.

e. Data Display. All high-end displays will be connected to IOCs local to their particular location via Ethernet. Several high-end displays may be connected to one IOC if necessary. High-end displays will display information such as: true wind speed and direction, relative wind speed and direction, crosswind and/or headwind, ship's speed and course, launch and recovery bulletins, fox corpen data, limited meteorological data, etc. Low-end displays will also be connected to local IOCs or directly to the Moriah processors via an RS-422 digital serial interface. As with the high-end displays, several low-end displays may be connected to one IOC if necessary. Low-end displays will display both relative wind speed and direction or crosswind and/or headwind information.

2. Physical Description. Physical descriptions are not available at this time. As descriptive information becomes available, it will be included in future updates to this NTSP.

3. New Development Introduction. The Moriah Program equipment will be introduced as new production equipment based upon the Moriah operational and support concepts, with heavy reliance on Non-Developmental Item (NDI), Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS), and Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) hardware, software, and firmware, repackaged for the shipboard operating environment.

4. Significant Interfaces. Moriah will interface with other systems through designated circuits or local networks (e.g., Joint Maritime Command Information System (JMCIS), Global Command and Control System (GCCS), ICAN, Aviation Data Management and Control System (ADMACS), Advanced Combat Direction System (ACDS), and Sonar Local Area Network) for data acquisition and display, where applicable. Data rates and formats will be coordinated with network interface requirements. The Interface Specification document will define the top-level interface requirements, and will be updated as interfaces change, are added, or deleted.

5. New Features, Configurations, or Material. Not Applicable (NA)

H. CONCEPTS

1. Operational Concept. Moriah will be activated during all underway periods for 24 hours per day. Moriah will be fully mission capable in all weather conditions (tropical to arctic), heavy seas with wave heights up to 20 feet, and wind speeds up to 125 knots.

2. Maintenance Concept. Moriah will incorporate a self-contained diagnostic and Built-In Test (BIT) system, continuity or systems degradation alarms, redundant paths for continuous operations in a combat or damage control environment, and operator reconfiguration capability without impacting system operations. Ancillary equipment such as wind direction and speed detectors, transmitters, and indicators are also being investigated for upgrade. At this time there is no indication that any change to these devices will significantly affect the Moriah maintenance concept.

a. Organizational. Organizational level maintenance will be performed by Navy Electronics Technicians (ET) and by USMC Weather Observer personnel. Organizational level maintenance will include self-contained diagnostic tests and BIT; if the unit is not working properly, the unit under test will be removed and replaced.

(1) Preventive Maintenance. Preventive maintenance will consist of periodic checks, filter replacement, and corrosion control, and will be determined through Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) analysis.

(2) Corrective Maintenance. Corrective maintenance will consist of self-contained diagnostic tests and BIT as required, with removal and replacement of defective units as necessary.

b. Intermediate. No intermediate level maintenance will be required. All failed units will be returned to the vendor for repair or disposed of by ship's force.

c. Depot. The vendor will provide depot level maintenance.

d. Interim Maintenance. The vendor will provide interim maintenance.

e. Life-Cycle Maintenance Plan. There will be no mandatory overhaul period required for the Moriah systems.

3. Manning Concept. There will be no increase in end-strength or change in force structure as a result of the Moriah Program. Current fleet manpower is adequate to perform all tasking required by the Moriah Program.

a. Estimated Maintenance Man-Hours per Operating Hour. The basic architecture of the Moriah system is still undetermined. Consequently, it is too early to predict the estimated maintenance man-hours per operating hour. The requirement is for no maintenance action to exceed two hours. At this time, it appears that this is achievable. Information listed below was extracted from the Draft Moriah System/Segment Specification. This information will be updated with future updates to this NTSP.

PARAMETER

THRESHOLD

OBJECTIVE

Operational Availability

0.969

0.981

Mean Time Between Operational Maintenance Failures

4,320 hours

7,000 hours

Mean Corrective Maintenance Time per Operational Mission Failure

2.0 hours

1.5 hours

Scheduled Maintenance

Less than 10 hours per quarter

 

b. Proposed Utilization. The Moriah system will be activated during all underway periods for 24 hours per day. Moriah will be fully mission capable in all weather conditions (tropical to arctic), heavy seas with wave heights up to 20 feet, and wind speeds up to 125 knots. The Moriah system will also be operated at USN and USMC Air Stations.

c. Recommended Qualitative and Quantitative Manpower Requirements. Manpower currently exists in appropriate quantities in both the USN and USMC. Operational and maintenance functions will be assigned to existing USN and USMC personnel at the activities receiving the Moriah system.

Personnel from the existing USN ratings Aerographer's Mate (AG), ET, Quartermaster (QM), and Fire Controlman (FC) will perform operation; ET personnel will be the maintainers. An Information System Technician (IT) will be used to maintain the network.

The related USMC Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) are MOS 6821 Weather Observer and MOS 6842 Weather Forecaster for operation, and MOS 6493 Aviation Meteorological Equipment Technician for maintenance.

4. Training Concept. A contractor, in conjunction with Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Lakehurst, New Jersey, will create Computer-Based Training (CBT) that will be used on Navy ships and USN and USMC air stations as onboard training to develop the skills of personnel operating and maintaining Moriah equipment. This has been judged to be the most efficient and cost-effective scenario. At this point in the acquisition process the contract for CBT development has not yet been awarded. No formal follow-on training is anticipated at this time. The onboard CBT is planned to be available in FY03.

There will also be an introduction to the Moriah system included in the AG "A"' School, USMC Weather Observer School, and USMC Weather Forecaster School by Navy Technical Training Unit (NTTU), Keesler Air Force Base (AFB), Biloxi, Mississippi.

a. Initial Training. Alteration Installation Teams (AIT), Voyage Repair Teams (VRT), and shipyard personnel will provide initial training during installation of the particular Moriah system. This training is considered adequate until FY03 (pending availability of the onboard CBT).

(1) Operator. Initial training for operators will be provided by the installation contractor during Moriah equipment installation and checkout.

(2) Maintenance. Initial training for maintainers will be provided by the installation contractor during Moriah equipment installation and checkout. Initial training will include test and check of the Moriah system, combined with BIT, cleaning, filter changing, corrosion control, and removal and replacement of the failed unit. Initial training will be provided (by the contractor) to Navy ET personnel and their USMC equivalent.

b. Follow-on Training. There will be no operator or maintainer follow-on training. Fleet training requirements will be satisfied via onboard proficiency training as shown in Paragraph I (ONBOARD (IN-SERVICE) TRAINING) below.

c. Student Profiles

SKILL

IDENTIFIER

PREREQUISITE

SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

ET

  • A-100-0138, Electronics Technician Core "A" School
  • A-100-0140, Electronics Technician Strand "A" School

AG

  • C-420-2010, Aerographer's Mate "A" School

MOS 6821

  • E3AQR1W031, Basic Weather

MOS 6842

  • E3AQR1W031, Basic Weather
  • E3AAR1W071, Meteorological and Oceanographer Analyst/Forecaster

d. Training Pipelines. NA

I. ONBOARD (IN-SERVICE) TRAINING

1. Proficiency or Other Training Organic to the New Development. Proficiency training will be provided to operator and maintainer personnel as onboard training (beginning in FY03) via contractor-developed CBT. OJT will also be provided as required to enhance the skills and knowledge of individuals.

2. Personnel Qualification Standards. If it is decided that Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) will be required, they will be provided by the PQS Development Center. PQS requirement information will be updated in this NTSP as it becomes available.

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

J. LOGISTICS

1. Manufacturer and Contract Numbers. The Moriah production systems integration and manufacturing contract will be competitively awarded and will be a firm fixed price contract for the various production lots. Using the systems performance specification, NAWCAD Lakehurst will award a contract to one production system contractor, who will integrate, manufacture, and deliver Moriah production systems to the Navy for shipboard installation.

Shipboard installation of the production system will not be included in the production contract and will be contracted separately for various sources, including AITs, VRTs, and shipyard personnel. Interface Control Documents that identify the Moriah configuration and data interfaces for each ship class will be used as the basis for all installations. As more specific information becomes available, it will be included in future updates to this NTSP.

2. Program Documentation. Program documentation currently consists of:

    • Moriah Operational Requirements Document
    • Memorandum of Agreement for Moriah
    • Acquisition Strategy for Moriah
    • Minutes of the Moriah Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
    • System Specification

As additional documentation becomes available, it will be included in future updates to this NTSP.

3. Technical Data Plan. Technical documentation (Maintenance Instruction Manuals, Maintenance Requirements Cards, User Logistic Support Summary, Integrated Logistic Support Plan, etc.) will be provided by the contractor upon system installation and checkout. As additional technical data information becomes available, it will be included in future updates to this NTSP.

4. Test Sets, Tools, and Test Equipment. Only General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) will be required at the organizational maintenance level. Special Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (SPETE) may be required at the depot (if organic).

5. Repair Parts. An In-Service Engineering Agent will provide interim spare parts support as Moriah is provisioned into the Navy Supply System.

6. Human Systems Integration. A Human Systems Integration (HSI) program will be organized to achieve the effective integration of personnel factors into the design of the system. The HSI effort will include, but not necessarily be limited to, active participation in the following three major interrelated areas of system development: analysis, design and development, and test and evaluation.

K. SCHEDULES. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (N096) will fund the procurement of the meteorological and oceanographic portion of Moriah for all classes of ships (approximately 218 ships) and 35 USMC and USN Air Stations starting in FY00. Separate acquisition strategies will address N85, N86, and N88 procurement of the wind portion of Moriah for their respective ship classes (approximately 151 ships).

1. Installation and Delivery Schedules. Moriah consists of both METOC and Wind components. The following installation schedule assumes ship installation to occur the year after production, and shore system installation occurs the same year as production:

METOC (FISCAL YEAR)

WIND (FISCAL YEAR)

CLASS

QTY

01

02

03

04

05

02

03

04

05

06

CVN

11

3

5

3

5

6

LHA

5

1

1

2

1

2

3

LHD

7

2

1

2

2

3

4

LPD

5

2

1

2

2

2

1

LSD 41

8

3

3

2

2

3

3

LSD 49

4

1

3

2

1

1

CG 47

27

5

5

10

7

10

9

8

DDG 51

37

7

8

11

11

12

12

13

AE

0

AGF

2

1

1

1

1

AO 177

0

AOE 1

4

3

1

1

1

2

AOE 6

4

1

2

1

1

1

2

ARS

4

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

LCC

2

1

1

1

1

MCM

14

4

3

5

2

5

5

4

MCS

1

1

1

MHC

12

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

PC

8

2

2

2

2

4

3

1

T-AE 25

8

1

2

3

2

3

3

2

T-AFS

6

1

2

1

2

2

2

2

T-AGM 23

1

1

1

T-AGS 26

7

3

3

1

2

2

3

T-AH 19

2

1

1

1

1

T-AKR 287

12

1

3

4

4

4

4

4

T-AO 187

12

3

3

2

4

4

4

4

T-ARC 7

1

1

1

TOTALS

218

52

56

62

48

5

7

68

72

66

Shore Systems

35

3

7

8

8

9

         

2. Ready For Operational Use Schedule. All Moriah Program equipment will be ready for operational use upon installation and checkout by the installation team.

3. Time Required to Install at Operational Sites. To Be Determined (TBD)

4. Foreign Military Sales and Other Source Delivery Schedule. No FMS is planned at this time.

5. Training Device and Technical Training Equipment Delivery Schedule. It is anticipated that Technical Training Equipment (TTE) will be located only at Keesler AFB. It will consist of one Moriah system. A delivery date and the exact equipment required will be determined at a later date. Shipboard TTE (for initial training) will be the actual equipment installed.

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

M. RELATED NTSPs AND OTHER APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

DOCUMENT

OR NTSP TITLE

DOCUMENT

OR NTSP NUMBER

PDA

CODE

STATUS

Minutes of the Moriah Program Pre-PDR

NA

PMA251

May 98

Acquisition Strategy for Moriah

NA

N096

Under review

Operational Requirements Document

512-96-99

N096

Approved

Jun 99

Memorandum Of Agreement For Moriah

NA

N096

Approved

Feb 98



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