Chapter 10- PROPULSION BOILERS 



The engineer officer must assure himself 

 that the idle boilers are properly secured at all 

 times, and while steaming, the fuel oil used is 

 free of sea water, and the feed water is within 

 prescribed limits, free of salts, entrained oxy- 

 gen, and oil. 



All parts of the boiler must be carefully 

 examined whenever they are exposed for clean- 

 ing and overhauling, and the conditions observed 

 must be described in the boiler record sheet 

 and the engineering log. All unusual cases of 

 damage or deterioration discovered at any time 

 should be reported to the type commander, 

 stating in detail the extent of injury sustained, 



remedies applied, and the causes, if deter- 

 mined. If considered of sufficient importance, 

 or technical assistance is desired from the Naval 

 Ship Systems Command, a copy of the corre- 

 spondence should be forwarded to the Naval 

 Ship Systems Command. 



The requirements for fireroom maintenance 

 and repair are established by the Planned 

 Maintenance Subsystem; information on this 

 system is contained in the Maintenance and 

 Material Management (3-M) Manual, OPNAV 

 43P2 Revised edition. All fireroom maintenance 

 shall be conducted in accordance with this 

 system. 



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