MAINTENANCE UNIVERSITY
Acronym and Abbreviations List
2K (or 2-Kilo) / Work Candidate / 3-M Maintenance Action Form (4790/2K)2K Branding Category / (Cat A, B, C, D and E)
2L (or 2-Lima) / Supplemental Information for a Work Candidate (2K) (4790/2L)
2M / Miniature/Microminiature
3-M / Maintenance and Material Management
3-M Cert / 3-M Certification
3-MPR / 3-M Performance Rate
3TX
7FTP / Tailored Theater Training
Seventh Fleet Training Program
A
ACAT
ACE / Acquisition Category
Air Craft Element (associated with MEF)
ACE / AIT Coordination Engineer
ACF / Accomplishment Confidence Factor
AO / Operational Availability
ACL / Allowance Components List
ACN / Advance Change Notice
ACO / Administrative Contracting Officer
ACRN / Accounting Classification Reference Number
ADCON
ADP
ADR / Administrative Control
Automated Data Processing
Alternate Disputes Resolution
AEC / Assessment of Equipment Condition
AEL / Allowance Equipage List
AER / Administrative Effectiveness Review
AER / Alteration Equivalent to Repair
AERP / Advanced Equipment Repair Program
AFC / Allowance Factor Code
AFMA / Afloat Fleet Maintenance Activity (Submarine Tender)
AFOM / Alteration Figure of Merit
AILSIN / Automated Integrated Language System Identification Number
AIM / Advanced Industrial Management
AIMD / Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department
AIPS / Alteration Installation Planning System
AIS / Automated Information System
AIT / Alteration Installation Team
ALOA/CS TST / AEGIS Light off Assessment/Combat Systems Test
ALRE / Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment
ALREMP
AMAT / ALRE Maintenance Program
Auxiliary Maintenance Assist Team
AMC / Area Maintenance Coordinator (term not in general use)
AMDCO / Area [Regional] Maintenance Document Control Officer
AMP / Alteration Management Program
ANC
ANORS / Allowance Note Code
Anticipated Not Operationally Ready Supply
AO / Operational Availability
AOC / Allowance Override Code
AOE / Fast Combat Support Ship
AOR / Area of Responsibility
AP / Assessment Process
AP / Acquisition Professional
AP MER / Assessment Process (Procedure) Maintenance Effectiveness Review
APL / Allowance Parts List
Advance Planning Letter
APM / Advanced Planning Program Manager
APMER / Assessment Procedure Maintenance Effectiveness Review
APPN/PE / Appropriation/Preliminary Engineering
APS / Assistant Project Superintendent
AQAO / Assistant Quality Assurance Officer
ARG
ARRS / Amphibious Ready Group
Analysis, Record and Report Section
ASA / Afloat Self Assessment
ASF / Assists Ship’s Force Funds (or Assist Ship Force)
ASG / Afloat Shopping Guide
ASI / Automated Shore Interface
ASW / Auxiliary Sea Water
AT / Acceptance Trial (INSURV Event)
ATE / Automated Test Equipment
ATF
ATGL/P
ATIS
ATM / Amphibious Task Force
Afloat Training Group Atlantic/Pacific
Advanced Technical Information Support
Afloat Toolbox for Maintenance
ATS
AVCERT / Automatic Test Systems
Aviation (Facility) Certification
AWN / Automated Work Notification
AWP / Availability Work Package
AWP / Authorized Work Package
AWR / Automated Work Request
AWS / Attack Weapons Systems
B
BAF / Business Adjustment Factors
BAIM / Baseline Advanced Industrial Management
BAWP / Baseline Availability Work Package
BCA / Business Case Analysis
BDA / Battle Damage Assessment
BDT / Builder's Dock Trial
BER
BERP / Beyond Economical Repair
Bolted Equipment Removable Plate (Hull shipping path)
BID / Boiler Inspection Device
BIRMIS
BISOG
BITBLISS / Boiler Inspection and Repair Maintenance Information System
Blue In Support Of Green (Navy Funding of Marine Support)
Built-In-Test Boundary Layer Infrared Suppression System (Engine Exhaust Caps)
BLISS
BMD
BMDRA
BOD
BRB / Boundary Layer Infrared Suppression System (Engine Exhaust Caps)
Ballistic Missile Defense
Ballistic Missile Defense Readiness Assessment
Board of Directors
Baseline Review Board
BSC / Balanced Score Card
BSPO / Business and Strategic Planning Office
BST / Builder's Sea Trial
BT / Builder's Trial
BUMED / Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
BUPERS / Bureau of Personnel
C
C2F
C2X / Commander Second Fleet
COMTUEX
C3F
C3FLT / Commander Third Fleet
Commander Third Fleet (similar pattern for C2FLT, C5FLT, C6FLT, C7FLT)
C4F
C5F
C5I
C5IMP / Commander Fourth Fleet
Commander Fifth Fleet
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat
Systems and Intelligence
C5I Modernization Process
C4I-C/S / Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence –Combat Systems
C5RA / Command, Control, Communications Computers, Combat Systems Readiness Assessment
C6F
C7F
C10F
CA / Commander Sixth Fleet
Commander Seventh Fleet
Commander Tenth Fleet
Certification Assessment (3-M)
CAD
CADET / Certifying Activity Designator
Condition Assessment Data Entry Tool
CAFSU / Carrier And Field Service Unit
CAGE / Commercial and Government Entity
CAI / Completion of Availability Inspection
CAL STD / Calibration Standard
CANDI / Commercial and Non-Developmental Item
CANES
CAP / Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services
Common Assessment Procedures
CAQAP / Contract Administration Quality Assurance Program
CAR / Corrective Action Request
CAS / Contract Administration Services
CASREP / Casualty Report
CAT / CASREP Action Team
CBA / Cost Benefit Analysis
CBM
CCA / Condition-Based Maintenance
Circuit Card Assemblies
CCAMM
CCAT / Corrosion Control Assessment & Maintenance Manual
Corrosion Control Assist Team
CCB / Change Control Board
CCBMM / Continuous Condition-Based Maintenance Manager (Term no longer used)
CCDR
CCE / Combatant Commander
Class Common Equipment
CCF / CSMP Confidence Factor
CCF / Configuration Change Form
CCIMS / Corrosion Control Information Management System
CCR
CDL / Continuous Certification Requirement
Change Deferral Letter
CDM / Configuration Data Manager
CDMD-OA
CDNS / Configuration Data Manager’s Database Open Architecture
Cancellation Deferral Notification System
CDO / Command Duty Officer
CD-ROM / Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
CDRL / Contract Deliverables Requirements List
CE / Continuous Execution
CFE / Contractor Furnished Equipment
CFFC / Commander, Fleet Forces Command (no longer used)
CFM/CFE / Contractor Furnished Material (Equipment)
CFOSS / Cargo Fuel Operational Sequencing System
CFR / Condition Found Reports
CFT / Cross Functional Team
CHENG / Chief Engineer (Merchant Marine term Chief is not used in US Navy, US Navy also uses term Engineer)
CHIT / Content Health Indicator Tool (NIAPS)
CHT / Collection, Holding and Transfer
CI / Critical Cleanliness Inspection
CIA / Carrier Incremental Availability
CIL / Critical Instruments List
CIS / Commercial Industrial Services
CK / Charlie Kilo/Configuration Change Report (4790/CK)
CLASSRON / Class Squadron
· Norfolk (DDG, PC, LHA/LHD/LPD 4)
· San Diego (CG, LCS, LSD/LPD 17),
· Mayport (FFG)
· Ingleside (MCM)
CM
CMAT / Continuous Maintenance – However this letter combination can represent several different word combinations and should be avoided. For example also: Condition Monitoring, Completed Maintenance, Corrective Maintenance, or Configuration Management
Command Manpower Analysis Team (Fleet)
CMAV / Continuous Maintenance Availability
CMF / Confidence Management Factor
CMH / Controlled Material Handler
CMM / Capability Maturity Model
CMO / Contract Management Office
CMP / Class Maintenance Plan
CMPO / Controlled Material Petty Officer
CMS/ID / Career Management System/Interactive Detailing
CNAF / Commander Naval Air Forces
CNAL/P
CNCF
CND
CNI / Commander Naval Air Forces Atlantic/Pacific
Commander Navy Cyber Forces
Computer Network Defense
Commander Navy Installations
CNIC
CNMOC
CNO
CNRMC / Commander Navy Installations Command
Commander Navy Meteorology/Oceanography Command
Chief of Naval Operations
Commander Navy Regional Maintenance Center
CNSF / Commander Naval Surface Forces
CNSL/P
CO / Commander Naval Surface Forces Atlantic/Pacific
Commanding Officer
CODR / Conventional Ordnance Deficiency Report
COH / Complex Overhaul
COI / Completion of Overhaul Inspection
COMLANTFLT / Commander, Atlantic Fleet
COMLOGWESTPAC / Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific
COMNAVAIRFOR / Commander Naval Air Forces
COMNAVAIRLANT / Commander Naval Air Force Atlantic
COMNAVAIRPAC / Commander Naval Air Force Pacific
COMNAVAIRSYSCOM / Commander, Naval Air Systems Command
COMNAVRESFOR / Commander Naval Reserve Force
COMNAVSEASYSCOM / Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
COMNAVSURFGRU / Commander, Naval Surface Force Group
COMNAVSURFGRUMIDPAC / Commander Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific
COMNAVSURFGRUPACNORWEST / Commander Naval Surface Group Pacific North West
COMNAVSURFLANT / Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic
COMNAVSURFOR / Commander Naval Surface Forces
COMNAVSURFPAC / Commander Naval Surface Force Pacific
COMNECC
COMPACFLT / Commander Naval Expeditionary Combat Command
Commander, Pacific Fleet
COMPTUEX
COMSEVENTHFLT / Composite Training Unit Exercise
Commander, Seventh Fleet
COMSIXTHFLT / Commander, Sixth Fleet
COMSPAWARSYSCOM / Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
COMUSNAVEUR / Commander, U.S. Naval Force, Europe
COOL / [Navy] Credentialing Opportunities Online
COP / Configuration Overhaul Planning
COP / Commands or Communities of Practice
COSAL
COSMOS / Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List
Corrosion and Structural Monitoring System
COTR / Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative
COTS / Commercial Off The Shelf
CP / Continuous Planning
CPA / Central Planning Activity
CPARS
CPE / Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
Component Unit Phase Enclosure
CPF / Commander Pacific Fleet
CPJ / Critical Path Job
CPO / Chief Petty Officer
CPP / Capital Purchase Program
CPR / Calibration Problem Report
CQA
CR
CRCPT / Contract Quality Assurance
Continuing Resolution
Current Readiness Cross-Pillar Team (SWE)
CREI / Cost Reduction and Effectiveness Improvement
CRL
CRMC / Calibration Requirements List
Commander Regional Maintenance Centers
CS / Combat Systems
CS / Continuous Screening
CS/CCS / Command and Control Systems
CSA / Configuration Status Account
CSB / Certification Signature Block
CSCS
CSCT / Combat Systems Certification Trial
Center for Surface Combat Systems
CSF / Commander Submarine Forces
CSF / Carrier Strike Force
CSF 6FLT / COMSERVFORSIXTHFLT
CSFTL/P
CSG / Commander Strike Force Training Atlantic/Pacific
Carrier Strike Group
CSL/P
CSLO / Commander Submarine Force Atlantic/Pacific
Combat Systems Light Off
CSMP / Current Ship's Maintenance Project
CSO / Combat Systems Officer
CSOSS / Combat Systems Operational Sequencing System
CSPE / Combat Systems Port Engineer
CSR / Combat Systems Review
CSRR / Combat Systems Readiness Review
CSSQT / Combat System Ship Qualification Trials
CT / Combined Trial
CT / Cycle Time
CTE / Chief Test Engineer
CTF / Commander Task Force
CTR (or KTR) / Contractor
CTRA / Consolidated TMDE Readiness Assessment
CU
CUSFFC / Component Unit
Commander US Fleet Forces Command
CUSFF
CVF / Commander US Fleet Forces
CSMP Validity Factor
CVN/CV / Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier/Aircraft Carrier
CW / Continuous Wave
CWC
CWO / Composite Warfare Commander
Chief Warrant Officer
CWP / Controlled Work Package
D
DAP / Division Assessment Process
DC / Damage Control
DCA / Damage Control Assistant
DCM / Drydock Continuous Maintenance
DCMA / Defense Contract Management Agency
DDCN / Distributed Data and Controls Network
DDG / Guided Missile Destroyer
DEI / Diesel Engine Inspector
DEMA / Docking Extended Maintenance Availability
DEMIL / Demilitarization Code
Det/DET / Detachment
DFS / Departure from Specification
DH/Dept Hd / Department Head
DITS / Division in the Spotlight
DIVOFF/DIVO / Division Officer
DL / Deficiency Log
DL / Discrepancy Log
DLA / Defense Logistics Agency
DLR
DMAT / Depot Level Repairables
Deck Maintenance Assist Team
DMP / Depot Modernization Period
DMSMS / Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages
DO
DON / Duty Officer
Department Of the Navy (Navy Component of the Presidential Budget)
DOD
DPAP
DPIA / Department Of Defense
Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy
Docking Planned Incremental Availability
DPMA / Docking Planned Maintenance Availability
DPP / Deployment Preparation Period
DPS / Deputy Project Superintendent, also Production Schedule
DR / Deficiency Report
DRA / Dead Reckoning Analyzer
DRAI / Dead Reckoning Analyzer Indicator
DRPM / Direct Reporting Program Manager
DRRS-N / Defense Readiness Reporting System-Navy
DRS / Diesel Readiness System
DRT / Dead Reckoning Tracer
DS / Distance Support
DSGB / Distance Support Governance Board
DSN / Defense Switched Network
DS OAG / Distance Support Operational Assessment Group
DSP / Defense Standardization Program
DSRA / Docking Selected Restricted Availability
DSW / Diesel Sea Water
E
EA / Executing Activity
EA / Engineering Agent
EAAD / Engineering Agent Assignment Documents
EC
ECCB / Essentiality Code
Electronic Change Control Board
ECD / Estimated Completion Date
E-Cert / (Propulsion) Engineering Certification
ECM / Electronic Counter Measure
ECM / Engineering Configuration Manager
ECON / Energy Conservation Program
ECP / Engineering Change Proposal
EDFS / Electronic Departure from Specification
EDG / Emergency Diesel Generator
EDL/ESL / Equipment Deficiency/Status Log
EDO / Engineering Duty Officer
EDORM / Engineering Department Organization and Regulations Manual
EDPMA / Extended Drydocking Planned Maintenance Availability
EDSRA / Extended Docking Selected Restricted Availability
EEBD / Emergency Escape Breathing Device
EER
EER
EFD / Executive Effectiveness Review
Emergent Engineering Request
Equipment Functional Description
EGL / Equipment Guide List
EIC / Equipment Identification Code
EM / Electronic Module
EM / Engineering Manager
EMC / Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMI / Electromagnetic Interference
EMI / Electro-Magnetic Interference
EMM / Enterprise Maturity Model
EMO / Electronics Material Officer
EMRM / Equipment Maintenance Related Material
ENN
EOA / Equipment Noun Name
End of Availability
EOC / Equipment Operating Condition
EOC / Engineered Operating Cycle
EOCC / Engineering Operational Casualty Control
EOH
EOI / Engineered Overhaul
End of Installation
EOOW / Engineering Officer of the Watch
EOP / Engineering Operational Procedures
EOSS / Engineering Operational Sequencing System
EP / Entitled Process
ePAR / Enterprise Performance Analysis Report
EPCP / Electric Plant Control Panel
ePMA / Electronic Portable Maintenance Assistant
EPMAC / Enlisted Personnel Management Center
EQOL / Enhanced Quality of Life
EQU / Equipment
ERM / Engineering for Reduced Maintenance
ERO / Engineered Refueling Overhaul
ERP / Enterprise Resource Planning
ERP / Extended Refit Period
ERR / Engineering Readiness Review
ESC / Executive Steering Community
ESD / Electrostatic Discharge
ESD / Equipment System Designator
ESG / Expeditionary Strike Group
ESL / Equipment Status Log
ESL / Expected Service Life
ESM / Electronic Warfare Support Measures
ESN / Electronic Symbol Number
eSOMS / Shift Operations Management System (Electronic Tagout)
ESR
ESRA / Expeditionary surge Ready
Extended Selected Restricted Availability
ESU / Elevator Support Unit
ESU TRNG / Expeditionary Strike Group Underway Training
ESWBS / Expanded Ship’s Work Breakdown Structure
ET / Eddy Current Testing
ETJ / Electronic Training Jacket
ETG
ETG
ETMS
EWTGL/P / Engineering Training Group
Expeditionary Training Group
Enterprise Training Management System
Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic/Pacific
F
FAC / Funding Activity Code
FAM / Functional Area Manager
FART / Fast Action Response Team
FAS / Fleet Application Server
FAS
FAST / Functional Area Supervisor