Navigation System Certification (NAVCERT)
Abstract
NAVSEAINST 9420.4 dated May 02 requires that a Navigation System Certification (NAVCERT) be performed as a result of: initial installation/new construction, major system overhaul/modification/repair when it is determined to impact the accuracy of navigation data, changes to the navigation baseline configuration, or elapsed time of more than five (5) years since previous NAVCERT. A NAVCERT certifies to NAVSEA, Ship Program Managers (SPMs), Type Commanders (TYCOMs), and Fleet that the Shipboard Navigation Systems are: properly installed and in good physical condition, operating to specified accuracy and requirements under both dockside (static) and at-sea (dynamic) conditions, calibrated and operating to required performance specifications, and that analog and digital navigation data is transmitted and received within specified limits to all shipboard users, specifically combat, aircraft landing and weapon systems. A successful NAVCERT, indicating the Integrated Navigation Suite is certified, is required for Platform Certification Decision (PCD) Milestones and Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS), Precision Approach and Landing Systems (PALS), and the Electronic Charting and Display System (ECDIS-N)Certification Test Program. Fleet Message CNSF 211506Z, dated Nov 05 highlights the need to validate safety of navigation as critical to assurance of operational readiness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- de91cb7fbe743808d4a00cd530dc1d7d