a. They require controlled distribution to units.

b. They are maintained by a publications librarian aboard ship.

c. Every time physical custody is transferred, written documentation is required.

d. Some examples are:

a. Contains procedures for reviewing, updating, distributing and handling NWP's and documents.

b. Provides instructions for maintaining an NWP library onboard.

c. Includes a complete list of NWP's and brief summaries of each.

a. Broken down into two parts:

a. Contains training exercises prescribed for aircraft and ships involved in anti-air warfare exercises.

b. Part I provides information regarding the general conduct of exercises.

c. Part II contains information on basic air, air to air, air to ground, electronic warfare and photography/reconnaissance exercises.

d. Part III contains information on anti-aircraft gunnery exercises and surface-to-air missile exercises.

e. Appendix A and B contain information on services, required exercise planning, planning considerations, critiques and reports.

a. Brings together in one publication the training exercises (with the exception of AW and USW) prescribed for surface ships of all types.

b. It is considered the standard publication in the FXP series.

c. Chapter 1 deals with the general conduct of exercises including:

d. Chapter 2 deals with information specifically on gunnery exercises including:

e. Appendix A and B contain exercise planning and firing evaluation weight table performance, procedures, and preparation.

a. A list of publication designations and nomenclature.

b. It is tailored to meet an individual commands publications requirements.

a. Ballistics

b. Guns

c. Fire control equipment

d. Ammunition

e. Ordnance safety

a. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren VA.

b. Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville KY.

c. Naval Ammunition Depot, Earle NJ.

a. Ordnance Pamphlets (OP's)

b. Ordnance Data sheets (OD's)

a. Applies to all technical manuals published by NAVSEA, NAVAIR, NISE, and naval facilities engineering commands.

b. Establishes a standard uniform system for assigning a unique and significant identification number.

c. Prevents duplication of publications.

d. Intended to eliminate varied numbering systems presently in effect.

e. Numbers will appear on technical manuals as they are revised and reissued.

a. Produced by Naval Ammunition Depot, Earle, Colts Neck, New Jersey.

b. Intended to provide guidance to all personnel concerned with ammunition operations afloat.

c. Also provides a source for an aggressive accident prevention program for ammunition handling.

d. Prescribes the minimum requirements and regulations for the issue, receipt, handling, stowage, surveillance, maintenance and return of non-nuclear ammunition.

e. Details preparation of associated reports by units afloat.

f. Safety precautions and procedures specified in OP-4 take precedence over the manual for the specific weapon involved. However, all conflicts shall be reported without delay to NAVSEA for resolution.

g. Most often used for information on compatible stowage of ammunition.

a. Produced by the Naval Ammunition Depot Earle, NJ.

b. Intended for use by naval personnel at all levels.

c. Contains information based on past experience and the need for the observance of safety precautions.

d. Describes events which will result from the failure to observe existing safety precautions as well as those which demonstrate the need for new or revised rules to enhance safety.

e. Presents true case histories of actual catastrophes, casualties, and incidents taken from the files of the Navy Safety Center.

f. Illustrations contained in this pub are, in the majority of cases, actual photographs taken during or subsequent to the incident.

g. A valuable tool for basic safety instruction at all stages of training, both ashore and afloat.

a. Produced by NAVSEA.

b. Line officers, civil engineers, supply corps officers, enlisted ordnance ratings and strikers involved with ordnance shall be familiar with safety precautions contained in this publication.

c. Sets forth general safety precautions meant to supplement special ordnance material or equipment.

d. Its purpose is to further emphasize ordnance safety precautions and the need for an aggressive accident prevention program throughout all commands where ordnance equipment, ammunition and explosives are used or stored.

e. Provides illustrations of actual accidents which have occurred.

a. Produced by Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville KY.

b. Intended for use by all personnel concerned with the clearing of live ammunition from guns.

c. Provides procedures and precautions to be followed in the clearing of live ammunition from automatic weapons and naval guns.

d. Applies to automatic weapons 7.62mm through 40mm and naval guns 3 inch and larger. Gun systems installed in aircraft are not included in this publication.

e. SW300-BC-SAF-010 is useless if it is read for the first time after a misfire occurs. Gunnery personnel shall be thoroughly familiar with its contents before the chance of encountering a misfire situation occurs.

f. The misfire procedures and precautions contained in this pub supersede all procedures and precautions contained in other OP's concerned with operations, maintenance, etc. of specific guns or gun systems.

a. Produced by Naval Ammunition Depot, Earle, New Jersey.

b. Intended to include all ammunition components, and their containers.

c. Intended to serve as a guide for the identification of navy munitions, their components and containers.

d. To aid identification, this pub details size, location and important information found on ammunition items.

a. Produced by the NSWC, Dahlgren, VA.

b. Intended for use against surface targets by ships equipped with 5"/54 gun mounts firing a full service powder charge.

c. Used when computing Initial Ballistic Correction (IBC), deriving ballistic wind density data, and during gunfire analysis.

a. Produced by NSWC, Dahlgren, VA.

b. Intended for use against surface targets by ships equipped with 5"/54 gun mounts firing with reduced charges.

c. Used when computing Initial Ballistic Correction (IBC), deriving ballistic wind density data, and during gunfire analysis.

a. Produced by U.S. Naval Weapons Laboratory, Dahlgren VA.

b. Intended for use by supervisory personnel, training schools, and shipboard fire control personnel with minimal training in meteorology.

c. Written to provide a simple, ready source of ballistic wind and density information.

d. The main scope covers the need for and the nature of ballistic corrections for wind air density.

a. Produced by NSWC Port Hueneme, CA.

b. Provides a comprehensive source of information concerning the design, operation, inspection, calibration, maintenance, and service life expectancy of naval gun barrels.

c. Used as a reference for operational and type commanders as a basis for evaluation and condemnation of fleet gun barrels in combat areas.

d. Discusses the effects of fatigue, erosion and the lack of proper maintenance on the service life of gun barrels. Establishes tolerances used to determine if a barrel should be removed from use.

a. Produced by Naval Ammunition Depot, Earle, New Jersey.

b. Serves as a general reference and guide for the description, selection and application of lubricants.

c. OD 3000 covers:

d. Also gives information on:

e. Provides a listing of alternate and emergency substitutes for various materials.

a. Produced by Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville KY.

b. Provides a list of all alterations to ordnance equipment.

c. Arranged in numerical sequence and broken down into columns containing the following information:

e. Issued annually with changes being issued semi-annually

a. Produced by NSWC, Port Hueneme, Ca.

b. Intended for use by all active ships, technical libraries, and training activities.

c. The PAL is tailored to an individual command, which consists of a four part listing of technical manuals required to support the operation and maintenance of onboard systems.

d. There is also an addendum which reflects the status of all advance change notices issued for each publication listed in the PAL.

a. Produced by NAVSEA.

b. Developed to ensure adequate technical information.

c. Its purpose is to assist technical manual users and to provide the following information:

a. Purpose: To provide instructions for training and qualifications of ships in NGFS.

b. Contents:

a. Applicable to all ships and units.

b. Establishes policy and provides guidance for the conduct of training.

c. The objective of the Surface Force Training Manual is to promote the attainment and maintenance of the highest state of combat readiness.

a. The goal of these manuals is readiness through maintenance.

b. Contents:

a. Provides up to date range information and operating services for weapons ranges frequently used by the Navy.

b. Contents:

a. A convenient general reference for ordnance and gunnery.

b. Concentrates on elementary functional operation rather than a detailed technical description.

c. Highly recommended for basic understanding and introduction to gunnery.