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PLRD-83-50 1 (1983-03-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmwy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATESGENE AL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION MARCH 31, 1'983 B-210247 120959 The Honorable John F. Lehman The Secretary of the Navy Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Improved Management of Sandblasting Operations At Shipyards Will Enhance Productivity and Lower Ship Repair Costs (GAO/PLRD-83-50) On July 31, 1981, GAO reported to the Commander, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, on weaknesses in the shipyard's reclamation, supply management, and storage of sandblasting- materials. To determine if similar problems were wide spread, we made this follow-on review at the Navy shipyards in the continental United States. The Naval Sea Systems Command is responsible for improving management programs at Navy shipyards. We found, however, that it has essentially assumed a passive role in the management of sandblasting operations. The Command depends on shipyard commanders to ensure effective sandblasting material management and on the Navy's surface preparation and painting committee to study preservation problems. The committee, made up of representatives from the Command and the shipyards, meets every 18 months and assigns problems to the shipyards for study and resolution. The solutions are reported to all shipyards for consideration, and theyhave the option to adopt or reject the ideas. By depending .on the individual shipyard commanders to ensure an effective sandblasting operation and the resolution of problems, the Command has assumed a very limited role and provides limited direction on sandblasting matters. This has allowed large latitudes in the shipyards' management of sandblasting operations. As a result, sand- blasting operations at the shipyards vary and the costs and productivity are sometimes adversely affected. Some examples of the types of problems we encountered are as follows. --Shipyards are independently responsible for selecting the sandblasting method needed to prepare a ship's surface for painting. As a result, some yards have (943138)

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