US Army, Technical Manual, TM 55-1915-200-SDC, SHIPBOARD DAMAGE CONTROL MANUAL FOR LOGISTIC SUPPORT VESSEL, (LSV), (NSN 1915-01-153-8801), 1988

US Army, Technical Manual, TM 55-1915-200-SDC, SHIPBOARD DAMAGE CONTROL MANUAL FOR LOGISTIC SUPPORT VESSEL, (LSV), (NSN 1915-01-153-8801), 1988

PURPOSE. This Shipboard Damage Control (SDC) manual covers the assessment and repair of equipment failures occurring under emergency conditions (e.g., battle damage, fire, etc.). This repair is sometimes limited to such means of fixing as bypassing, patching, or jury-rigging components, or the use of alternative procedures to restore the equipment/system performance to a minimum operating condition. Operating procedures should be restricted to testing a system, subsystem, or component for the purpose of damage assessment, or for the purpose of testing a component or assembly after a repair has been performed. If any change to normal operating procedures is made, the new procedures to follow must be provided to the operator.

1-2. SCOPE. Damage control includes the functional combination of all equipment, material, devices, and techniques designed to prevent, minimize, or restore damage which occurs in wartime or peacetime. This includes passive defense for conventional, nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare, and all active defensive measures short of those designed to prevent successful delivery of enemy attack by military means or sabotage.