scope:

This instruction applies to all new designs and new construction programs for ships, submarines, ship systems and combatant systems, and to life cycle configuration identification and logistic support management procedures for existing ships.

Purpose.

To revise the existing policy and issue procedures to:

a. Provide a method to integrate design, configuration and logistics through standard coding of the breakdown structure for aircraft carriers, submarines, surface combatants and associated ship systems.

b. Require the use of HSC standardized coding for all new design/new construction and, as appropriate, alteration/moderization configuration identification and change reporting. This is a major change to the previous instruction.

c. This instruction provides direction relative to new assemblies and not to alter any existing data.