Bill Lescher told reporters on Wednesday. “We saw that our ships meet high firefighting standards at sea, but when they transition to-and-from the maintenance phase, they face different hazards and challenges,” Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm.
Fleet Forces, studied ship fires in the service following the loss of the nuclear attack submarine USS Miami (SSN-755) in 2012 and the institution of a new set of instructions to train crews on how to handle fire in maintenance, the NAVSEA Technical Publication, Industrial Ship Safety Manual for Fire Prevention and Response, also known as the 8010 manual. The Major Fires Report, conducted by U.S.
The changes come as the Navy has found crews of warships in repair periods across the fleet aren’t properly prepared to handle fires while in port, according to a Navy study into 15 ship fires released in conjunction with the investigation into the Jfire on the former Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6). The board will be chaired by the VCNO and the Navy Undersecretary and includes the assistant navy secretaries of Energy, Installations and Environment and Navy, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, as well as the commanders of Fleet Forces, PACFLEET, Naval Forces Europe and the director of the Navy staff.
However, it is different in that it is designed to be an enduring body, enabling the L2AB to test whether recommendations remain in effect over time and whether the recommendations are having their intended effect,” reads a Navy statement provided to USNI News. The Learning to Action Board “is similar in function to the Readiness Reform Oversight Council (RROC), established after the Fitzgerald and McCain investigations.
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