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 1.3
ORGANIZATION
1.3.1
NAVFACENGCOM Organization.
The Naval Facilities
Engineering Command (NAVFAC) and its Engineering Field Division,
Chesapeake Division (CHESDIV), are responsible for the acquisition,
and maintenance of fixed shore based and fixed sea bottom man-rated
hyperbaric systems. NAVFAC and CHESDIV further provide guidance on
the repair, alteration, maintenance and operations of these
hyperbaric systems. Additionally, NAVFAC (Code 04B) is directly
responsible for certification of the hyperbaric facility. As such,
acquisition, maintenance, repair and alterations on these systems
fall under the same policies and procedures established for all
NAVFACENGCOM
facilities. Therefore, to operate or acquire
hyperbaric
facilities, it is necessary to understand the
NAVFACENGCOM organization and the various instructions a n d
procedures governing acquisition, maintenance and operation.
NAVFACENGCOM is a systems command under the office of Naval
Operations (OPNAV) and is organized into regional Engineering Field
Divisions (EFD's). These EFD's provide technical and administrative
guidance as well as the review authority for operation, maintenance
and construction of shore facilities. EFD's interface with the
various shore activities primarily via the host activity Public
Works Department (PWD) or Public Works Center (PWC) and provide
technical guidance to the shore facility line organization on all
matters regarding shore facilities. Figure l-l, Shore Command Line
Organizational Relationship to NAVFACENGCOM, represents a typical
shore facility line organization and the NAVFAC organization
showing typical organizational ties. Specifically, many hyperbaric
facilities belong to commands which are tenants of another host
shore activity. As such, a formal host-tenant relationship exists
between the host and tenant activity defining the level of support
between the two activities. Acquisition, maintenance, repair and
alterations to the hyperbaric facilities may come under the
authority and responsibility of the host command PWC or PWD as
defined by various NAVFACENGCOM instructions. Personnel responsible
for the operation of shore based hyperbaric facilities should
familiar with t h e l o c a l Public
ensure they become
Works
organization and determine the nature of the formal relationship
that exists between all hosts and tenants. The authority to perform
construction, alterations or repairs to these systems may or may
not rest with the facility commanding officer depending on the work
that is to be accomplished.
1.3.2
Activity Maintenance Organization. To operate
hyperbaric systems safely and to maintain system certification,
each activity responsible for the operation of hyperbaric
facilities must maintain and provide a record of maintenance
actions conducted on the respective facility. As such, each
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