FinalReportNSRP0480SHIPBUILDINGSTANDARDSMASTERPLANUPDATESubmittedtoMr.WilliamG,Becker,NSRPProgramManagerNEWPORTNEWSSHIPBUILDINGCOMPANY4101WashingtonAvenueNewportNews,Virginia23607July1,1997PrincipalInvestigator:AlbertW.Horsmon,Jr.MarineSystemsDivisionTransportationResearchInstituteTheUniversityofMichiganAnnArbor,Michigan48109-2150III.PMormingOrganillionReporti/TechnicalReportDocurnetitationPage7.Author(s)TheMarineSystemsDivisionUMTRI97-069.PerformingOrganizetionNameandAddressTheUniversityofMichiganTransportationResearchInstitute2901BaxterRoad,AnnArbor,Michigan4810912.SponsoringAgencyNameandAddress3.Recipient'sCatalogINo.5.ReportDaleJulv1,19976.PerformingOrganiurtionCode1.ReportNo.NSRP0480NewportNewsShipbuildingCompany4101WashingtonAvenueNewportNews,Virginia236072.GovernmentAcces~ionNo.Technical4.TitleandSubtitleUnitedStatesShipbuildingStandardsMasterPlanUpdate14.SponsoringAgencyCodeIII15.SupplementaryNotes1s.AbsaaaTheShipbuildingStandardsMasterPlanwasdevelopedasNSRPProject0360i11November1992.ThisStandardsMasterPlanUpdateprojectwasconceivedtoupdatetheearlierproject.Muchhaschangedinshipbuildingstandards,andmostofthebasicseveninitiativesidentifiedforthe1992MasterPlanhavebeenresolved.Theyare:1.Establishacommunicationscenterforshipbuildingstandards.2.Becomemoreinvolvedininternationalstandards.3.Gainmoredomesticinvolvementintheshipbuildingstandardscommunity.4.Refinetheprocessforidentifyinganddevelopingnewshipbuildingstandards.5.Coordinateexistingstandards.6.ConverttheU.S.shipbuildingindustrytothemetricsystem.7.Developamarketingstrategyfortheplan.8.Adoptorconvertexistingglobalstandardsfordomesticuse.Thisupdateincludesanupdatedsurvey,theSP-6tacticalplan,newwindowsint~ostandardsontheinternet,andmore.standards,standardization,shipbuilding17.KeyWords18.DistributionStatamenlI19.SecurityClassif.(ofthisreport)Unclassified20.SecurityClassif.(ofthispaga)Unclassified21.No.ofPages6922.PriceEXECUTIVESUMMARYThelatestShipbuildingStandardsMasterPlanwasdeliveredin1992asNSRP0360.ThatPlanwasdevelopedusingextensiveinterviews,surveys,andaniterativeeditingprocesstoincludetheviewsandopinionsofthekeypersonsandorganizationsinvolvedintheprocessesofdeveloping,managing,andusingstandardsinthemarineindustries.ThisStandardsMasterPlanUpdatewascommissionedbytheSP-6Paneltotrackhowthepreviousplanwasworking.ThepreviousplanwasdevelopedinconjunctionwiththeStandardsPlanningWorkshop(publishedasNSRP0344.).Together,thesedocumentswereusedasprimaryreferencesfortheworkprogramanddirectionoftheSP-6PanelTheeightinitiativesidentifiedbythepreviousplanareusedasanoutlineforitsassessment:1.Establishacommunicationscenterforshipbuildingstandards.2.Becomemoreinvolvedininternationalstandards.3.Gainmoredomesticinvolvementintheshipbuildingstandardscommunity.4.Refinetheprocessforidentifyinganddevelopingnewshipbuildingstandards.5.Coordinateexistingstandards.6.ConverttheU.S.shipbuildingindustrytothemetricsystem.7.Developamarketingstrategyfortheplan.8.Adoptorconvertexistingglobalstandardsfordomesticuse.Theupdateprojectincludedanothersurveytosenseanyshiftsinopinionsre1ate:dtoshipbuildingstandards.Theresultsindicatethatopinionsonmostissuesarethesame.ItalsostudiedtheactionsoftheSP-6Panelandotherstandards-relatedactivitiestodetermine'theprojectfindings.ItpublishesandreferencestheSP-6TacticalPlandevelopedin1995.Basically,theSP-6Panelandshipbu...