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| Attachment 07 List of MSC Engineering Professional Development Courses | ||
| Topic | No. Hours | Description of Training |
| American Bureau of Shipping Vessel Classification | 8 | This training provides a detailed overview of commercial vessel classification; classification societies; Joint Statement of Policy (JSOP) between MSC and ABS; 46 USC 3316; ABS Rules; classification process, including design analysis, plan review and approval, surveys during construction, classification committee review, and surveys after construction (continuous survey and special surveys); and ABS Eagle Survey Manager. |
| American Bureau of Shipping Vessel Classification Overview | 2 | This training is an abbreviated version of the preceding training that has been tailored to the training needs and time constraints associated with overseas-stationed personnel attending training in CONUS, as well as other N7 personnel who need a more cursory understanding of this topic. |
| American Bureau of Shipping Work Item and Drawing Review and Approval | 8 | This training provides a detailed overview of the process for obtaining ABS review and approval of work items and drawings associated with proposed modifications to ships classed by ABS, as well as discuss actions that can be taken by MSC to expedite the review and approval process. |
| Contracting Fundamentals | 4 | This training provides a detailed overview of the basic elements of a contract; federal contracting objectives; and key differences between the regulations that govern commercial and federal contracting; government acquisition procedures (FAR parts 8, 12, 13, and 14); key contracting roles and responsibilities for Requirements Officials, Procuring Contracting Officer, Administrative Contracting Officer, Contracting Specialists, Contracting Officer’s Representative, Technical Point of Contact or Technical Representative, and the Office of Counsel; and types of government contracts. This training emphasizes understanding contracting fundamentals as they relate to the contracting activities with which N7 personnel are involved. |
| Contracting Fundamentals Overview | 2 | This training is an abbreviated version of the preceding training that has been tailored to the training needs and time constraints associated with overseas-stationed personnel attending training in CONUS, as well as other N7 personnel who need a more cursory understanding of this topic. |
| Contracting Regulations | 4 | This training provides a detailed overview of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS), Navy and Marine Corps Acquisition Regulations Supplement (NMCARS), Master Ship Repair Agreement, and Agreement for Boat Repair. This training also discusses the requirements for competition in government contracting and publicizing government contracting actions. This training emphasizes understanding contracting regulations from the perspective of how they relate to the contracting activities with which N7 personnel are involved. |
| Contracting Regulations Overview | 2 | This training is an abbreviated version of the preceding training that has been tailored to the training needs and time constraints associated with overseas-stationed personnel attending training in CONUS, as well as other N7 personnel who need a more cursory understanding of this topic. |
| Contract Solicitation Planning, Source Selection, and Award for Negotiated and Simplified Acquisitions | 4 | This training provides a detailed overview of the contract solicitation planning, contract solicitation, and source selection processes. This training emphasizes understanding the solicitation planning, contract solicitation, and source selection activities with which N7 personnel are involved. |
| Contract Solicitation Planning, Source Selection, and Award for Negotiated and Simplified Acquisitions Overview | 2 | This training is an abbreviated version of the preceding training that has been tailored to the training needs and time constraints associated with overseas-stationed personnel attending training in CONUS, as well as other N7 personnel who need a more cursory understanding of this topic. |
| Cost Estimating Fundamentals | 8 | This training provides a detailed overview of MSC's policies and practices for developing independent government cost estimates for MSC's performance-like work items, including classification of cost estimates, cost estimating terminology, cost estimating process (definition, planning, data collection, analysis, estimate formulation, third party review, and estimate finalization), cost estimating guides, data sources, non-parametric cost estimating techniques (analogy, expert opinion, cost factors, extrapolation form actuals, and bottom-up engineering approach), and parametric cost estimating techniques (rules of thumb, descriptive statistics, regression analysis, learning curve analysis, and risk analysis). |
| Cost Estimating Fundamentals Overview | 4 | This training is an abbreviated version of the preceding training that has been tailored to the training needs and time constraints associated with overseas-stationed personnel attending training in CONUS, as well as other N7 personnel who need a more cursory understanding of this topic. |
| Drydocking | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of MSC policies and practices related to planning and overseeing the docking and undocking of MSC vessels in floating drydocks and graving docks. |
| Energy Conservation | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of MSC's energy conservation policy; Navy and MSC fuel consumption statistics; regulatory, policy, budgetary, and environmental stewardship considerations fueling the demand for reducing fuel consumption; IMO Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan; MSC’s energy conservation program; shipboard energy efficiency overview; ship energy consumption and cost baselines; reducing energy costs; and strategies for energy conservation. |
| LogiQuest | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of the web-based LogiQuest database, including: discussion of manufacturer, technical, pricing, and availability data available for more than 190 million items in U.S. Federal Supply Catalog and over 40 Army, Navy, Air Force, and related military databases; and LogiQuest database search engine capabilities. This training emphasizes how LogiQuest can be used by N7 personnel to research equipment and spare parts manufacturer, technical, pricing, and availability data. |
| MSC Afloat Organization | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of the MSC afloat organization found aboard MSC vessels, including civil service mariners, commercial mariners, and military personnel (active duty and reserves); and the roles and responsibilities of the Deck Department, Engine Department, Steward Department, Logistics Department, Medical Department, and Communications Department. |
| MSC Availability Management | 8 | This training provides a detailed overview of MSC maintenance availability management policies and practices, including: pre-availability activities, including facility familiarization, reviewing contractor’s production schedule, GFM inventory, preliminary meetings with contractor, contacting local American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Inspection offices, and pre-availability major equipment/systems inspections; COR duties; coordinating overhaul management team (OMT) activities; developing and maintaining contractual records, including PPE notebook, Condition Found Reports (CFRs), Request for Proposals (RFPs), physical progress reports, Quality Deficiency Reports (QDRs), Production Schedule Delinquent Progress Notifications (PSDPNs), and weekly situation reports (SITREPs); and post-availability activities, including availability completion report, post-overhaul analysis report, contractor performance assessment report, government property report, and warranty administration. |
MSC Availability Management Overview 2 This training is an abbreviated version of the preceding training that has been tailored to the training needs and time constraints associated with overseas-stationed personnel attending training in CONUS, as well as other N7 personnel who need a more cursory understanding of this topic.
MSC Availability Planning 8 This training provides a detailed overview of MSC’s maintenance availability planning requirements, including: MSC's policies and practices for availability planning, including POA&M development and maintenance, availability duration estimate, advanced planning letter, and repair coordination meetings; work package development, including reviewing documented repair/alteration requirements (e.g., VRRs, CASREPS, TRANSALTs, regulatory requirements, and sponsor requirements), major equipment/systems inspections, work scope conference, work definition conference, joint quality assurance reading session, work package addendums, and procurement of government furnished material); ship’s crew planning; and creation of maintenance availability in PENG.
MSC Availability Planning Overview 2 This training is an abbreviated version of the preceding training that has been tailored to the training needs and time constraints associated with overseas-stationed personnel attending training in CONUS, as well as other N7 personnel who need a more cursory understanding of this topic.
| MSC Commodities Contracts | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of MSC's commodities contracts and their role in MSC’s ship operation and maintenance philosophy. The training includes discussion of MSC’s paint, chemicals, lubricants, lube oil and fuel oil handling, lube oil analysis, fuel oil analysis, and ABS services contracts, including how to order products and services through the contracts. |
| MSC Configuration Management | 3 | This training provides a detailed overview of MSC’s configuration management policy; MSC’s Configuration Data Management Program (CDMP); key elements of configuration management; roles and responsibilities of key configuration management players ashore and afloat; MSC’s configuration management programs, including Configuration Data Manager’s Database - Open Architecture (CDMD-OA), Configuration and Logistics Information Program (CLIP), ShipCLIP, Corrective Maintenance and Logistics System (CMLS), and Configuration Status Accounting (Availability Support (AS), Integrated Logistics Overhaul (ILO), configuration change reporting, diminishing sources reporting, and defective material reporting). This training emphasizes the manner in which MSC’s configuration management policies and practices affect the day-to-day activities of N7 personnel. |
| MSC Corrective Maintenance Logistics System (CMLS) | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of MSC's CMLS program, including: overview of logistics management functions performed using CMLS; process for initiating and processing material order requests (MORs) and service order requests (SORs) in CMLS; tracking MOR and SOR status in CMLS; locating material on-hand in MSC inventory (ashore and float); and initiating and processing requests for inter-agency funding transfers (NAVCOMPT Form 2275, NAVCOMPT Form 2276, NAVCOMPT Form 2276a, and DD Form 448) in CMLS in connection with interagency or intragovernmental reimbursable support agreements. This training emphasizes the manner in which the information in, and processes performed using CMLS relates to the day-to-day activities of N7 personnel. |
| MSC Engineering Directorate | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of the MSC Engineering Directorate (N7), including the roles and responsibilities of the N7 Front Office, Engineering Management Systems Division (N71), Technical Division (N72), Policy Management and Fleet Standards Division (N73), Fleet Recapitalization Support Division (N74), and Life Cycle Management Division (N75), and various branches within each division. |
| MSC Financial Management | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of DOD, DON, and MSC financial management policies and practices, including: an overview of federal budget objectives, major categories of federal revenues and spending, federal budget players, federal budget cycle, and the flow of federal spending authority: DOD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process; Antideficiency Act (31 US Code 1517); MSC budget; funding for MSC budget (working capital funds and reimbursable support agreements); N7 budget development; budget execution; DOD accounting and associated key terminology; Prompt Payment Act; invoice processing; and late payments. This training emphasizes the manner in which DOD, DON and MSC financial management policies and practices relate to the day-to-day activities of N7 personnel. |
| MSC Fleet | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of the MSC ship classes that comprise the Combat Logistics Force, Special Missions, Prepositioning and Strategic Sealift, Service Support segments of the MSC fleet, and their associated capabilities, missions, customers, and operating models. |
| MSC Overview | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of MSC’s roles and responsibilities within DON and DOD; MSC's reporting chains of command; the history of MSC; MSC’s mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities; funding for MSC operations; MSC’s fleet organization (Combat Logistics Force, Special Missions, Prepositioning and Strategic Sealift, Service Support), MSC fleet acquisitions, MSC’s customers and stakeholders, and challenges facing MSC in its external and internal environments. |
| MSC Quality Management System | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of MSC's Quality Management System (QMS), including: ISO 9001:2008 quality management principles, MSC’s quality policy, MSC's QMS policy, MSC QMS portal, MSC QMS organizational structure, core QMS procedures, control of documents, control of records, processing findings and corrective action, preventive actions, control of nonconforming products or services, and audits (internal and external). This training emphasizes the manner in which MSC’s QMS policies and practices relate to the day-to-day activities of N7 personnel. |
| MSC Safety Management System | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of MSC's Safety Management System (SMS), including: MSC’s safety and environmental protection policies, U.S. and international safety, occupational health, and pollution prevention standards applicable to MSC ships, MSC’s Safety Management System, core SMS procedures, control of documents, control of records, processing findings and corrective action, preventive actions, control of nonconforming products or services, and audits (internal and external). This training emphasizes the manner in which MSC’s SMS policies and practices relate to the day-to-day ashore and shipboard activities of N7 personnel. |
| MSC Ship Operation and Maintenance Philosophy | 3 | This training provides a detailed overview of MSC's commercial-like operation and maintenance philosophy, including the use of commercial ship design standards (e.g., ABS Rules, CFR, SOLAS, MARPOL); MSC’s limited use of Navy standards; MSC’s Safety Management System; MSC’s Quality Management System; MSC ship operating models; RCM philosophy; alignment of maintenance and fiscal decision-making responsibility and authority; Port Engineer responsibility for maintenance planning and management; reliance on U.S. Merchant Mariners; robust crew maintenance capability;, use of web-based portal tools to enhance ashore and afloat visibility of maintenance and logistics planning and execution, predictive maintenance tools, automated maintenance management tools; and cost visibility. |
| MSC Shoreside Organization | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of the MSC shoreside organization worldwide, including MSC’s leadership; the MSC workforce (civilian and military personnel); and Headquarters, PO1, PO2, Functional Directorates, Special Assistants, Area Commands, Ship Support Units, MSC Offices, MSC Liaison Officers, Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadrons, and Naval Reserve Units roles and responsibilities. |
| MSC Technical Authority | 1 | This training provides a detailed overview of the nature of technical authority, SECNAV delegation of technical authority to MSC, distinctions between programmatic authority and technical authority, independent technical authority, N7 responsibility for exercising technical authority, role of N7 personnel in supporting exercise of technical authority, documentation of MSC technical authority processes, technical authority for new construction ship acquisition programs, interaction between MSC Technical Authorities and other Navy Technical Authorities, distinctions between programmatic authority decision-making and technical authority decision-making, and the similarities and differences between MSC and NAVSEA exercise of technical authority. |
| MSC TRANSALT Management | 2 | This training provides a detailed overview of MSC’s alteration policies and practices, including MSC Transportation Alterations (TRANSALTs), TRANSALT management roles and responsibilities, applicability of Navy-managed alterations to MSC ships, TRANSALT originators, TRANSALT requests, TRANSALT request processing, TRANSALT development, TRANSALT budgeting and scheduling, TRANSALT completion reporting, and TRANSALT close-out. |
| MSC TRANSALT Management Overview | 1 | This training is an abbreviated version of the preceding training that has been tailored to the training needs and time constraints associated with overseas-stationed personnel attending training in CONUS, as well as other N7 personnel who need a more cursory understanding of this topic. |
| PENG Web / PENG Remote | 12 | This training provides a detailed overview of PENG, which is the MSC software program used by Port Engineers to manage the administrative workload associated with managing maintenance availabilities, including: creating a maintenance availability contract in PENG; editing contract details post-award; view work items details; add or delete work items; record and respond to CFRs; create RFPs and associated independent government cost estimates; export RFPs and cost estimates for contracting; update RFP’s with settled pricing; track physical progress for work items and RFPs and create physical progress reports; create, export and track QDRs; create, export and track PSDPNs; create and export weekly SITREPs; create and export data for availability completion reports; and create and export Post Overhaul Analysis Reports. This training also includes an introduction to using PENG Remote, which is a stand-alone laptop version of PENG that can be used in instances in which Port Engineers have limited internet connectivity during a maintenance availability. |
| Procurement Request Package Requirements | 4 | This training provides a detailed overview of the of the documentation requirements associated with requests for N10 procurement actions. This training emphasizes the roles and responsibilities of N7 personnel with respect to preparing and submitting requests for N10 procurement actions for goods and services. |
| Procurement Request Package Requirements Overview | 2 | This training is an abbreviated version of the preceding training that has been tailored to the training needs and time constraints associated with overseas-stationed personnel attending training in CONUS, as well as other N7 personnel who need a more cursory understanding of this topic. |
| SAMM / SAMM Web | 12 | This hands-on training provides a brief overview of SAMM usage by afloat personnel, and detailed overview of SAMM usage by shoreside personnel, including: using SAMM WEB Maintenance and Repair (M&R) program; shipboard generation of voyage repair requests; reviewing planned maintenance industrial assistance requirements; reviewing machinery history; work item development (including identifying relevant proven, historical and standard work items); scheduling work items for accomplishment during a specific maintenance availability; reviewing status of pending ship's force and industrial assistance repair items; ordering necessary material and/or services for work items; initiating TRANSALT requests; reviewing TRANSALT processing status; and creating and printing maintenance and repair reports using the SAMM reporting module. This training emphasizes the manner in which SAMM is used by shoreside personnel for planning and managing ship maintenance requirements. A separate training session is offered for MSC afloat personnel that provides a detailed hands-on training regarding using SAMM planning and managing shipboard preventive maintenance, reporting shipboard maintenance requirements, accessing data associated with MSC’s predictive maintenance programs, and maintaining a ship’s maintenance history. |
| ShipCLIP | 1 | This training provides a detailed overview of the ship configuration information maintained in CLIP and ShipCLIP that can be accessed by N7 personnel for use in conjunction with their day-to-day activities. |
| U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Inspection and Certification | 8 | This training provides a detailed overview of U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) commercial vessel inspection and certification, including international regulation of commercial shipping (SOLAS and MARPOL); flag state administration authority; U.S. regulation of commercial shipping (33 CFR and 46 CFR); Memorandum of Agreement between MSC and U.S. Coast Guard; USCG marine inspection organization; USCG Certificate of Inspection; Statements of Voluntary Compliance; Alternate Compliance Program; marine inspection scheduling requirements, and inspection procedures and practices, including inspections related to COI renewal/maintenance, inspections during maintenance availabilities, and inspections related to emergent casualties/damage; what do USCG Marine Inspectors expect from Port Engineers and the ship's crew with regard to scheduling and conducting inspections (CONUS and OCONUS)?; What should Port Engineers and the ship's crew expect from USCG Marine Inspectors with regard to inspections?; USCG review and approval of work items and drawings for proposed ship alterations; USCG type approval for equipment/systems; marine casualty reporting and investigations; and Merchant Mariner licensing. |
| U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Inspection and Certification Overview | 2 | This training is an abbreviated version of the preceding training that has been tailored to the training needs and time constraints associated with overseas-stationed personnel attending training in CONUS, as well as other N7 personnel who need a more cursory understanding of this topic. |
| Work Item Development Fundamentals | 8 | This training provides a detailed overview of MSC's policies and practices for using performance-like work items, including comparison of detailed versus performance work items, MSC Work Item Preparation Guide, standard format for MSC work items, alternate format for MSC work items, MSC work breakdown structure (i.e., standard work package index), Category A and B work items, standardization of work items, MSC 000 work items, incorporation of regulatory requirements, incorporation of drawings and figures, MSC General Technical Requirements, MSC design standards, standardization of work item language, brand name or equal requirements, and MSC definitions for commonly used words and phrases. |
| Civilian Mariner/Engineering Officer (CMEO) for Senior Engineers (Chief & 1st A/Es) | 40 | Day 1 |
Introductions, Safety, and Safety Management System; Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM); ShipCLIP; Haystack for Afloat Users
Day 2 SAMM & SAMM Web for Shipboard Users
Day 3 Virtual Technical Library (VTL); Energy Conservation (ENCON); ShipsLog & Logbook; Vibration (Analysis); Diesel Doctor (Part 1)
Day 4 Diesel Doctor (Part 2); MSC Fuel Commodities Contract; Lube Oil Commodities Contract, Sampling, and Analysis; MSC Chemicals Contract.
Day 5 SAMM Web/VTL Updates & Changes (Review); VR/PMIA; Sked
CMEO for Junior Engineers (2nd & 3rd Asst Engineers) 36 Day 1 - Introduction, MSC Policy overview, SMS Review, Safety presentation by MSC Personnel. Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) discussion, ENCON presentation customized for the Junior Engineer, Virtual Tech Library (VTL) and Ship Automated Maintenance Management (SAMM) system introduction.
Day 2 - SAMM Continued, sections covered in SAMM training are the Workbook, completing PM items, creating and completing records of vessel repairs, using the Condition Monitoring System (CMS) module.
Day 3 - MSC Commodities contract, MSC Lube Oil Sampling and analysis presentation. MSC Worldwide Chemical Contract presentation.
Day 4 - Vibration Analysis - basic theory, how to use MSC tools to collect Vibration Analysis data. Diesel Doctor operation and use of the Diesel Doctor software. Introduction to SAMM Web interface for the History module
Day 5 - Introduction to shaft alignment - basic of why we align, short presentation on how to align using Dual Dial indicators. SAMM Review - users can interact with the SAMM instructor. They are provided a complete system and have SAMM instructor assistance to practice items taught on Day 2.
CMEO for Deck Officers (Master through 3rd Mate) 24 Day 1 MSC Engineering Managers provide an introduction to Safety and using SMS and discuss the MSC Mission statement and how the engineering applications help MSC meet their commitments. Marine engineers provide instruction basic Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), concentrating on how to determine if a maintenance task is applicable and effective. The MSC Logistics department provides an introduction on ShipClip, how to navigate through the program and how to locate parts using the ShipClip features. If time permits, a brief overview of the Haystack program is provided.
Day 2 How to organize and complete SAMM Preventive Maintenance (PM) items; How to use SAMM Repair and SAMM Machinery History.; Introduction to ShipsLog concentrating on navigating through the program, entering and editing log text, using the Daily Reports, Standard Text, entering Data sheets, recording Drafts and creating and using check off lists. ; How to navigate through the shipboard Virtual Technical Library (VTL) and MSC Introduction to Energy Conservation is provided also.
Day 3 MSC Naval Architects provide training in CargoMax (MSC Stability Management program), DryDocking/Paint requirements/procedures.
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| Online Registration Site Requirements (Minimums) | |
| Software | The Contractor shall host a Government-furnished, Commercial Off the Shelf (COtS) web software package, to provide online class/training registration. Contractor shall also provide support services, to modify website when needs of the Government dictate. |
| Available Views | List AND Calendar, showing days, dates, and times. Each Course shall show number of seats available/registered, as well as have a detail link, allowing prospective student to browse overview, detailed module descriptions and applicability. |
| Categories | Allow single or multiple (suggested) applicable categories for each class |
| Search Features | By Date, Application (i.e. Engineer, Deck, Shore, Afloat, etc) |
| Registration choices | Individual AND multiple module options. Should include "standard" registration fields, such as name, organization/unit, and contact info (email/phone). |
| Add-ons | Include a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), giving info on routine questions received on registration. Also include a Technical Support/POC information for students who need help or to make changes. |
| Acknowledgements | Student & Registrar (if separate personnel), Course Contractor POC, and Government POC(s) should all receive an e-mail upon successful registration or cancelation. |
| Administration | "Behind the scenes" Administration Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) to allow course creation, editing, and deletion. Features to add/include shall include creating attendance sheets, and history of course segments students have attended. |
| Links | Provide a space for useful resources and links, such as Quick Reference Documents, Course Material, etc. |
| Security | Provide best practical secuirty options, to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII), within Government regulations, along with Hacking & Spam prevention. |
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