Repairs and Conversions Handbook
Repairs and Conversions Handbook
Y. Tina Lee
Charles R. McLean
Swee Leong
Manufacturing Systems Integration Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001
Preface
"Knowledge Based Modular Repair: Advanced Technology Applications for Ship Repair and
Conversion" is one of the National Shipbuilding Research Program! (NSRP) projects. NSRP, a
collaboration of the U.S. shipbuilding industry and government agencies, was established in 1998.
The goals of the program are:
1. assist the U.S. shipbuilding industry in capturing a significantly increased share of the
commercial market,
2. warship affordability for the Navy by reducing both acquisition and lifecycle cost, and
3. preserve the U.S. shipbuilding infrastructure by maintaining the capability to respond to
the future demands of military and commercial consumers.
The Knowledge Based Modular Repair project is performed by the Atlantic Marine Holding
Company (AMHC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The goal of
this project is to reduce cycle times, reduce costs, and improve the precision and overall quality of
repair and conversion processes conducted by American ship repair yards. The project is being
conducted in conjunction with repair and conversion operations at AMHC 2 , in its two repair yards,
as the sites to implement an array of best manufacturing practices that demonstrate how project
goals can be accomplished.
The project is applying precision metrology techniques, manufactUling equipment and process
characterization methodologies, and modeling and simulation technologies to AMHC repair and
conversion operations that involve the fabrication of piping system and steel products. The intent
of the project is to develop and implement at Atlantic Marine, Inc. (AMI), in Mobile a system that:
1. allows measurement data to be lifted from ships accurately and efficiently,
2. efficiently translates measurement data into production information, and
3. produces parts and assemblies with a high enough degree of confidence that they will fit
on the ship without scrap or rework.
The project is also providing the ability for AMI Mobile to improve its planning and estimating
processes by incorporating the capabilities of modeling and simulation into AMI systems.
The activity model presented in this document uses the IDEF0 3 methodology. In the IDEFO
diagrams, activities/functions are represented by "boxes," data/objects, such as inputs, controls,
outputs, and mechanisms (lcom), are represented by "arrows," tunneling is represented by a tunnel
(a pair of parentheses, or sign "0") around the arrow's head or arrow's tail, and boxes and arrows
are labeled. Tunneling an arrow implies that the arrow does not appear on a child or parent
diagram. When a tunnel appears around the arrow's head, there is no corresponding leom
connected to the parent box. Similarly, when a tunnel appears on the arrow's tail, no
corresponding leom connected to the child box. IDEFO does not model the timing of activities, nor
does the ordering of the activities by label-number imply time of precedence.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The authors wish to acknowledge technical contributions to this report from Andy Hobbs, Derek
Parker, Dolly Moccia, Rick Harrell, Bob McDermott, and Bob Hubbard of Atlantic Marine, Inc.,
Mobile, Alabama.
DISCLAIMER
Certain commercial equipment, instruments, or materials are identified in this paper in order to
facilitate understanding. Such identification does not imply recommendation or endorsement by
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, nor does it imply that the materials or
equipment identified are necessarily the best available for the purpose.
3Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 183, "Integrated Definition for Functional Modeling (IDEFO),"
National Institute of Standards and Technology, December, 1993.
Appendix 1: Node TreelFunctional Hierarchy
The IDEFO activity model can be represented as a tree of activities, with all inputs, controls,
outputs, and mechanisms omitted. Such a representation is called a node tree. The following
presents the node tree of the activity model, "Execute Ship's Repair/Conversion."
[A34 314] Locate product data sheets and material safety data
sheets
[A34341] Do painting
- - -------- ---
[A41] Develop test and inspection procedures
The following terms are used in the activity model, "Execute Ship's Repair/Conversion." Terms
included in this glossary are the activity names and data/objects that may be inputs, controls,
outputs, or mechanisms (lcom). (An input is a data/object that is transferred by an activity. A
control is a data/object that determines how or when an activity occurs, but is not transformed by it.
An output is a data/object that is produced by or results from an activity. A mechanism is a person,
facility, machine, or other agency that performs the activity.)
Bid (Icom)
An offer that describes price quotations and corporation's capabilities.
Equipment Clcom)
Equipment used for performing the task. The equipment may be available at the facility, or it can
be rented.
Equipment requirement (Icom)
Equipment required for performing the job.
Generate and distribute work authorizations and production releases (Activity A23)
The act of generating and distributing work authorizations and production releases to crafts.
Identify task items of un-priced extras, unsettled priced extras, and settled extras (Activity
A222)
The act of identifying growth work items that have not been settled with the customer.
Identify yard item numbers and lead craft extras (Activity A221)
The act of assigning and matching yard item numbers to the original owner item numbers for the
accounting system to track the job.
Laws/rules/standards/regulations (lcom)
Laws, rules, and standards that govern various aspects of the enterprise's operations.
Locate product data sheets and material safety data sheets (Activity A34314)
The act of adding Product Data Sheets and Material Safety Data Sheets in the paint job notebook.
Minutes (lcom)
A report resulting from the ship's pre-arrival meeting.
Negotiate contract terms (Activity A15)
The act of agreeing to the terms and conditions of the contract as negotiated by the shipyard and the
customer.
Notebook (Icom)
Notebook that records all paint work items.
Perform other work items such as machinery, electrical works (Activity A344)
The act of performing production work items that are not steel jobs, pipe jobs, or paint jobs.
Perform project team functions and prepare vessel arrive (Activity A2)
The act of assembling a project team, performing a production turnover, and identifying task items
etc.
Personnel (Icom)
A facility's personnel.
Plates (Icom)
Plates that are prepared for plate repair.
Receive job specification, work authorizations and production releases (Activity A34311)
The act of receiving a job order from the project team. Information received includes the job
specification, work authorizations and production releases.
Remove equipment from dock and clean dry dock (Activity A3436)
The act of removing equipment from the dock and cleaning the dry dock after painting work is
complete.
Schedule (I com)
The plan describing work calendars, manpower, start time, end time, and shifts for each task.
Submit schedule to vessel owner, crafts, and project team (Activity A245)
The act of distributing the project schedule from the planner/scheduler to all crafts, the project
team, and the owner.
Systems (Icom)
Systems that are available at the facility.
-----~-------------
Test/inspect pipe module (Activity A3344)
The act of performing testing or inspection of the pipe module.
Vessel (lcom)
The ship for repair/conversion.
Waste (lcom)
All debris resulting from the project.
Laws/rules/standardsiregulations
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Systems
Personnel
Equipment
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Purpose: To provide an activity-oriented description of
the functions and practices performed in
the ship repair and conversion industry.
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repair/
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... vessel arrive
Contract terms
...
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P. 4 r--.. I
"---..., Schedule
Condition reports
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crafts ~ 03
activities ~ Vessel
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Job perto'rmance status
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specification
and/or perform
ship check
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,.... AI4
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Communications from customer
.
,.... contract
terms
Contract terms
1-------1~. 02
12 AI5
Owner specification
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Bid
11 ... Perform
Contract terms production Management team
12 ... ~ 01
" turnover
~ A21
P.5
Develop
.." work
summary ~ Work summary
14 ...
Growth extr as and estimates
" ~
A22
Generate and Process plan/work authorizations
P.6 distribute work
authorizations
....... 02
~ and production
Production Release
releases ~
~
A23 Develop Schedule
~
and submit ~03
Job performance status P. 7 ~
15 ... schedule
...
I A24
P.9
Order
material
13
'·1 A26
...... 04
I Owner specification Purchased material
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Identify project
Owner specification management
13 .... Maoagemeot team.,
team
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Bid -. Download
estimate from
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estimating
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Contract terms A212
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specification
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A213
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A222
1 Generate and
distribute work
-. summary sheets
A223 1
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Work summary II
II
Identify
Work summary ~I sub-tasks for ---------4~~----------
11 each task I .
A231 List of sub-tasks of the task Item
Requirements of labor/
Identify
material/equipment Process plan/work authorizations
requirements
for each task --------~~------------------~----~------------------~01
A232
Identify owner
furnished material
for each task ~------------'J--.~---
Owner furnished material for the task
A233
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Issue
production Production Release
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releases to
crafts
A234
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Revise schedule
Update schedule
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A243 Archive
schedule
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A244
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vessel owner, crafts, I---
and project team
A245
Arrange vessel
Vessel ~ arrival and
docking ~
12 ~I
A252
Vessel
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11 /
. I inspection and
Owner specification ~ measurements h
Survey report
.......
A253 ~ ~I~~~~-
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~ growth work I Growth extras and estimates
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Items I 01
A254 I
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It Owner specification
~rctlased material
~
~
steel and
pIpes
A33
~
Dispose
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waste and
4
clean areas ~Waste
~
A35
Process steel
13 Owner specification ~I measurements 1----,
Drawings/NC machine code
A331 ~
Fabricate
~... steel plates
Plate stock
12
Purchased material
~
~I
A332rr
P.13
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Sub-assemble steel
blocks/modules
Steel blocks/modules
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~
A333
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Fabricate
pIpe
~ ----------------.~ 02
...... modules
A334
Pipe modules
P.14
Mark and
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A3321 Plates
11 ./
Drawings/NC machine code Cut plate
~ parts
n
13 Purchased material
......... Plate parts
A3322i ~
Bend and
~ roll plates I~ate parts
A3323 '
Weld parts
to plate
~ I~I blocks/modules
A3324
Allow heat
relief
~
A3325
Test/inspect
steel
" ~! block/module Plate stock~
01
A3326
13
Purchased material
~I Cut pipe
~I n Pipe parts
11 ~
Drawings/NC machine code I
A3341
Bend pipe
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Pipe parts
A3342
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Weld pipe
....
A3343
Test/inspect
pipe module Pipe modules
...
.. 01
A3344
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PUBLICATION
P.16
Repair pipe
12 Pipe modules ....... r-----
work ~
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~
A342
f-/
P.17
P.18
Remove I
damaged
steel work Transport
A3411 steel
.,.. module
to/from
Steel blocks/modules vessel
11 A3412
Fit-up steel
...... module
A3413
Weld steel
module
A3414
Test/inspect
steel work
A3415
Remove
damaged
pipe work
A3421
Transport pipe
module to/from
PiDe modules ...... vessel
11
A3422
Fit-up pipe
.... module
A3423
Weld pipe
module
A3424
Test/inspect
pipe work
I
A3425
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P. 19
Setup/examine/
improve
surface
preparation Arrange and
A3432
setup
equipment and
hoses
A3433
Perform
coating/
4
touch-ups
A3434
A3435
Remove
equipment from "I
Receive job
specification,
Notebook
work
authorizations / ~ 01
and production
releases Develop
A34311 notebook and
duplicate a
working copy
A34312
Determine
coating
system
A34313 Locate product
data sheets and
material safety
data sheets
A34314
Perform hull
survey
A34315
Adjust specification to
accommodate changes
based on survey
A34316
Do painting
11
Notebook
.....
A34341
Vessel
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Allow paint
..... to be dried
A34342
Vessel
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.... subsequent
coat
A34343
Develop test
and inspection
~
procedures
Test and inspection procedures
A41
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Perform
Vessel
4 inspection
Inspection reports
..... 02
......
11
A42
,
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contract
~ ~
Signed-off contract
A43 ~
Issue invoice
Invoices/payments
and collect
...... payments
...
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A44
Depart vessel
...
Vessel
..... 01
A45