Attachment CONSOL Station Requirement

Attachment (1) - CONSOL

1. Vessel must be equipped within six months of delivery to perform Refueling at Sea (CONSOL only) operations.
2. A total of three (3) RAS receiving stations shall be installed that can receive a fueling rig with a ROBB or NATO coupling during Replenishment at Sea (RAS) operations. Each starboard station shall have the capability to perform the simultaneous transfer of up to two (2) different fuel products. RAS stations shall be installed forward of the house with two (2) stations on the starboard side in the fore and aft positions, and one (1) station on the port side in the aft position. Each station on the starboard side shall be capable of accepting two (2) ROBB or NATO coupling during Refueling at Sea (RAS). The port side station shall be capable of accepting one (1) ROBB or NATO coupling during RAS. 3. Stations will be forward of the manifold (no more than half way between the forward tanks and manifold) and about similar distance between the manifold and the house (allowing sufficient room for safe working of cargo hoses, installation of hard points to accept span wire, etc.). Exact location, and either port or starboard, would be based on specific vessel configuration and in cooperation with Military Sealift Command (MSC) and Naval Surface Ware Center, Port Hueneme Division (PHD). 4. Reference Attachment 3 - CONSOL drawings for all drawings listed below. Drawing 2227933AStandard RAS Receiving Station Arrangement and Requirements, shall be used as guidance for installing RAS stations. Only rigging and fittings for the ROBB and NATO coupling configuration shall be installed. Since the probe receiver will not be required onboard, item numbers 1,2,5,6, and 7 listed on the reference drawing are not required to be sourced or installed. Appropriate reference drawing number for swivel joint assembly, Item 3 and reference drawing 3 is 803-2213159G. 5. Swivel joint assembly shall be installed so that centerline of pivot is positioned iaw general notes 2 and 9 of drawing 2227933. Easing out line padeye, staple and cleat shall fabricated and installed/tested iaw general note 4 and drawing 6695696A. Eight-inch cleat shall be iaw drawing 804-2276338B. Riding line and jigger tackle fittings shall be installed per general note 7 and procedures/views on sheet 4 of drawing 2227933. Riding line and jigger tackle cleats, items 19 & 22, shall be iaw drawing 803-2554187A. Jigger tackle and link, item 21, shall be iaw drawing 571-2227936D, Detail M.