scope:

Purpose

a. To establish training and certification requirements for personnel involved with the test and treatment of boiler water and feedwater for non-nuclear steam generators on U.S. Navy vessels.

b. To establish responsibilities of U.S. Navy commands with respect to the test and treatment of boiler water and feedwater for non-nuclear steam generators on U.S. Navy vessels.

c. This revision includes updated requirements for recertification; updated prerequisites for all boiler water and feedwater courses; added requirements for qualification and designation of ship's oil king; added requirements regarding certification and recertification records; removal of auxiliary boiler content; and updated required actions for Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division and Surface Warfare Officers School Command (SWOSCOLCOM), Newport, Rhode Island. This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.