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>MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVSEA 00C//
>SUBJ/ADVANCE CHANGE NOTICE (ACN) 1 A TO US NAVY TOWING MANUAL//
>REF/A/DOC/US NAVY TOWING MANUAL/01JUL2002//
>AMPN/REF A IS U.S. NAVY TOWING MANUAL SL740-AA-MAN-010, REV. 3.//
>POC/BRIAN LAWRENCE/LT/00C20A/LOC:WASHINGTON NAVY YARD

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>RMKS/1. ADVANCE CHANGE NOTICE 1/A OF THE U.S. NAVY TOWING MANUAL
>PROVIDES CLARIFICATION FOR ENSURING SEAWATER SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN
>ADEQUATELY SECURED FOR CONDUCTING TOWING OPERATIONS.
>2. THIS ACN, IN ADDITION TO BEING PROMULGATED BY NAVAL MESSAGE, WILL
>BE POSTED ON THE NAVSEA 00C WEB SITE (WWW.NAVSEA.NAVY.MIL/SEA00C) TO
>ENSURE THAT THE MOST ACCURATE AND TIMELY UPDATES ARE PROVIDED.
>3. SECTION 5-7.4 (TWO VALVE PROTECTION), 1ST PARAGRAPH OF REF A
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>CURRENTLY READS AS FOLLOWS. QUOTE, TOWS OF INACTIVATED NAVY VESSELS
>IMPLY THAT THE PREPARING ACTIVITY HAS MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF NAVAL
>SHIP'S TECHNICAL MANUAL (NSTM) S9086-BS-STM-010, CHAPTER 050,
>READINESS AND CARE OF INACTIVE SHIPS (REF. G). THIS NSTM CALLS FOR
>INSTALLING HULL BLANKS FOR ALL SEA CHESTS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE
>TWO-VALVE PROTECTION TO THE SHIP'S INTERIOR. HOWEVER, TOW INSPECTORS
>SHOULD STILL BE ATTUNED TO POTENTIAL FLOODING CONDITIONS ON
>INACTIVATED VESSELS. END QUOTE.
>4. THE REVISED SECTION 5-7.4 OF REF A SHALL BE CHANGED TO READ
>QUOTE, TOWS OF INACTIVATED NAVY VESSELS IMPLY THAT THE PREPARING
>ACTIVITY HAS MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF NAVAL SHIP'S TECHNICAL MANUAL
>(NSTM) S9086-BS-STM-010, CHAPTER 050, READINESS AND CARE OF INACTIVE
>SHIPS (REF G). THIS NSTM CALLS FOR TWO BOUNDARY PROTECTION BY
>INSTALLING EITHER EXTERNAL (PREFERRED) OR INTERNAL HULL BLANKS FOR
>ALL SEA CONNECTIONS AND FOR ALL SEA VALVES TO BE WIRED SHUT. TOW
>INSPECTORS SHOULD STILL BE ATTUNED TO POTENTIAL FLOODING CONDITIONS
>ON INACTIVATED VESSELS. FOR SHIPS THAT HAVE RECENTLY BEEN
>DECOMMISSIONED OR REMOVED FROM SERVICE, DEFINED AS WITHIN ONE
>CALENDAR YEAR, AN EXCEPTION TO THE INSTALLATION OF HULL BLANKS PRIOR
>TO TOWING IS ALLOWED. IN THIS CASE, THE DECOMMISSIONING OIC AND/OR
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>SHIP'S CUSTODIAN MUST CERTIFY IN WRITING THAT ALL PIPING SYSTEMS AND
>ASSOCIATED VALVES WITH HULL PRESENTATIONS FOUR FEET ABOUT THE TOW
>TRIM LINE AND BELOW ARE CLOSED AND IN GOOD MATERIAL CONDITION. ALL
>SEA VALVES WILL BE WIRED SHUT AND TWO VALVE PROTECTION (TWO VALVES
>WIRED SHUT) WILL BE OBTAINED WHERE POSSIBLE. SINGLE BOUNDARY
>PROTECTION WILL BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED BY THE DECOMMISSIONING OIC
>AND/OR SHIP'S CUSTODIAN TO THE TOW INSPECTOR. THE RATIONALE FOR
>THIS EXCEPTION IS THAT IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT DECOMMISSIONING, THE
>CONDITION OF THE PIPING SYSTEM SHOULD BE KNOWN AND IN GOOD MATERIAL
>CONDITION. END QUOTE.
>5. COMMENTS ABOUT OR RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE U.S. NAVY TOWING
>MANUAL MAY BE FORWARDED TO SUPERVISOR OF DIVING, NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS
>COMMAND, 1333 ISAAC HULL AVENUE, SE, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC
>20376-1070 OR CALL COMMERCIAL 202-781-0828, DSN 326-0828.//
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