scope:

The Department of the Navy (DON), including the Naval Shore Establishment and the Marine Corps, will use this UFC. It presents basic operation and maintenance guidance on inspection and certification of boilers and unfired pressure vessels.

\5\ The Army will use documents that are referenced in paragraph 1-1.1 below entitled "Army Criteria." The Air Force will use documents that are referenced in paragraph 1-1.2 below entitled "Air Force Criteria." The Army and the Air Force will not need to refer to the remainder of this UFC. /5/

Army Criteria.

\5\ Operation and Maintenance requirements for boilers and unfired pressure vessels on Army installations are contained in Army Facilities Management AR 420-1, Army Technical Manual (TM) 5-650, Central Heating Plants and TM 5-642, Small Heating Systems. /5/ \4\ /4/

Air Force Criteria.

\5\ Requirements for boilers and unfired pressure vessels on Air Force installations are contained in Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 32-1068, Heating Systems and Unfired Pressure Vessels \4\ /4/. /5/

PURPOSE.

This UFC covers the procedures necessary to determine the material condition of boilers and unfired pressure vessels to ensure their continued safe, reliable, and efficient operation. The procedures also require determination of combustion efficiency and proper operation of boilers, boiler auxiliaries, and controls. For the DON, exceptions to these requirements will not be made without the formal concurrence of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command's (\4\ NAVFAC /4/) Boiler Inspection Certification Board (NBICB). \5\ The authority for these requirements is a Chief of Naval Operations letter dated 22 October 1970, Inspections of Boilers, Unfired Pressure Vessels, Elevators, Dumbwaiters and Escalators, the Commander Naval Facilities Engineering Command letter dated 18 September 2015, Boiler and Unfired Pressure Vessel Inspection, the NAVFAC Building Management System (BMS) B-5.2.4, Boiler and Unfired Pressure Vessel (UPV) Inspection and Oversight and the Navy Shore Boiler Guide dated March 2019. /5/ The frequency of inspection and testing, the various items or components to be inspected or tested, and the forms to be used are specified in this UFC.