********************** U N C L A S S I F I E D ********************** RATUZYUW RUEOMCA1131 1421829-UUUU--RUCBTFA. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RULSDMA0033 1421600 R 221600Z MAY 98 ZYB PSN 325010L11 FM PEO TAD SC WASHINGTON DC//PMS400F// TO RUCBTFA/COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLK VA//N6/N8/N43/N431A5// RUWDEAA/COMNAVSURFPAC SAN DIEGO CA//N8/N43/N43111// AIG ONE ONE TWO TWO FIVE INFO RULSFAN/COMNAVAIRSYSCOM PATUXENT RIVER MD//JJJ// RULSACZ/AEGIS TRAREDCEN DAHLGREN VA//00/N31/N32/N33/N42// RUCOBRG/AEGIS TRAREDCEN DET NORFOLK VA//00// RHFJFFK/AEGIS TRAREDCEN DET MAYPORT FL//00// RUWDXBU/AEGIS TRAREDCEN DET SAN DIEGO CA//00// RULSBMG/AEGIS TRAREDCEN DET PHILADELPHIA PA//00// RUHEMDQ/AEGIS TRAREDCEN DET PEARL HARBOR HI//00// RUYNJJG/AEGIS TRAREDCEN DET YOKOSUKA JA//00// RUCOWAM/AEGIS TRAREDCEN DET WALLOPS ISLAND VA//00// RUCBFDP/FCDIT LITTLE CREEK VA//JJJ// BT UNCLAS //N08272//ACTION ADDEES OF AIG 11225 TAKE FOR INFO ONLY// MSGID/GENADMIN/PEO TAD SC// SUBJ/CG 47 CLASS ADVISORY NR. 04-97 AMENDMENT 2, HERP-HERO GUIDANCE// REF/A/RMG/PEO SC-AP/171752ZJUN97// REF/B/RMG/PEO SC/221527ZDEC97// NARR/REF A IS CG 47 CLASS ADVISORY NR. 04-97. REF B IS CG 47 CLASS ADVISORY NR. 04-97 AMENDMENT 1.// RMKS/1. THIS CLASS ADVISORY AMENDMENT MODIFIES THE GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN REF A BY PROVIDING HAZARDS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION TO ORDNANCE (HERO) INFORMATION ON THE AN/USG-1/USG-2 CEC DDS. NSWCDD HAS DETERMINED THAT CEC DDS ENERGY AT SHIPBOARD ORDNANCE LOCATIONS IS INSUFFICIENT TO CREATE HERO HAZARDS TO HERO UNSAFE AND HERO SUSCEPTIBLE ORDNANCE. 2. THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE ADDED FOLLOWING PARA 3.C.(10): "(11) AN/USG-1/USG-2 CEC DDS HAS BEEN MEASURED AS PART OF CG 47 CLASS HERO SURVEY. DDS ENERGY AT SHIPBOARD ORDNANCE LOCATIONS IS INSUFFICIENT TO CREATE HERO HAZARDS TO HERO UNSAFE AND HERO SUSCEPTIBLE ORDNANCE. DDS RADIATION INHIBIT IS THEREFORE NOT REQUIRED AT ANY DDS POWER LEVEL FOR HANDLING AND LOADING OF HERO UNSAFE/SUSCEPTIBLE ORDNANCE." 3. FOR COMNAVSURFLANT/COMNAVSURFPAC - RECOMMEND CG 47 CLASS SHIPS BE TASKED TO MODIFY REF A IAW PARA 2. ALL OTHER GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN REF A AS AMENDED BY REF B IS STILL APPLICABLE. 4. ORIG POC IS MR. N. SMITHSON, PMS400F51H, DSN 332-5981, X133 OR COMM (703) 602-5981, X133. TPOC IS MR. FRANK ALBERT, PMS400B3H, DSN 249-7832 OR COMM (540) 653-7832.// BT #1131 NNNN # N6 (ACT) # N8 N43 SDO PCMT MSG-CTR N42 N02P N63 !!! /D6/21/55/4/HERO/01567A/