ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 121256Z SEP 03 ZYB MIN PSN 742727J29 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N4// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N02300// NAVADMIN 254/03 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N4/-/SEP// SUBJ/SORTSREPNV MESSAGES// REF/A/DOC/CNO/01MAR2001// REF/B/DOC/CNO/01SEP1987// REF/C/MSG/CNO/232236ZSEP2002// REF/D/MSG/CNO/132300ZFEB2003// REF/E/DOC/CNO/15SEP2003// NARR/REF A IS THE REVISED NAVY SORTS MANUAL, NTTP 1-03.3 (REV A). REF B IS THE CURRENT NAVY SORTS MANUAL, NWP 1-03.3. REF C IS REF D IS NAVADMIN 038/03. REF E IS REVISED MISSION ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL LIST (MEPL).// POC/MR. DEAN WENCE/CNO N430/WASHINGTON DC/LOC:TEL: 703-601-1652 /EMAIL:EMAIL: DEAN.E.WENCE@NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. REF A SUPERSEDES REF B EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 2003. ALL SORTS REPORTING UNITS (DEFINED IN PARA 2.2 REF A) WILL COMMENCE SUBMISSION OF SORTS REPORTS IN REF A FORMAT ONLY USING THE TRMS AFLOAT INPUT TOOL VERSION R5.6.1.39 COMMENCING 01 OCT 2003, BUT NO LATER THAN 30 OCT 2003. 2. TRANSITION TO REF A REPORTING CRITERIA WAS PROMPTED BY THE DESIRE FOR INCREASED FIDELITY IN READINESS REPORTING AND THE REQUIREMENT TO CONFORM WITH JOINT SORTS REPORTING GUIDELINES. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES INCLUDE: A. ORDNANCE (ORDNA) REPORTING: ORDNANCE WILL NOW BE REPORTED AS A SEPARATE RESOURCE AREA AND WILL NOT BE REFLECTED IN OVERALL SUPPLY RATINGS. ORDNANCE WILL BE ROLLED UP INTO THE OVERALL RATING. ORDNANCE REPORTING ONLY APPLIES TO ORDNANCE OTHER THAN CARGO LOAD AS CARRIED IN T-AE AND AOE CLASS SHIPS, OR NAVAL FLEET AUXILIARY FORCE UNITS. CARGO LOAD ORDNANCE IS INCLUDED IN THE EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES ON HAND RESOURCE AREA. B. CBD (CBDRT) REPORTING: CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (CBD) READINESS IS REPORTED AS A SEPARATE RESOURCE AREA. FLEET/TYCOM AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE THAT SPECIFIES DETAILED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS BEYOND REF A REQUIREMENTS REMAINS IN EFFECT. C. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION (GEOLOC): GEOLOC TABLES HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO PROVIDE INCREASED FIDELITY IN DETERMINING UNIT LOCATION BY COUNTRY AND OCEAN AREA. 3. YOUR EFFORTS IN EFFECTING A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO THESE NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. ACCURATE PORTRAYAL OF NAVY UNIT READINESS CONTINUES TO BE CRITICAL. COMMANDERS AND COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW REF A REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE. 4. ALL REPORTING UNITS ARE DIRECTED TO SUBMIT A REPLACE ALL (DELETE ALL) MESSAGE IN REF A FORMAT ON THEIR FIRST REPORTING OCCASION AFTER 30 SEP 2003. THIS WILL ENSURE ALL DATABASES ARE POPULATED WITH CURRENT AND COMPLETE READINESS DATA. ADDITIONALLY, REPORTING UNITS ARE DIRECTED TO USE THE REPLACE ALL (DELETE ALL) MESSAGE FORMATS ON A PERIODIC BASIS TO HELP ENSURE DATABASE ACCURACY. OCCASIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF DELETE ALL MESSAGES MAY INCLUDE CHANGE OF COMMAND, INTERFLEET CHOP, AND QUARTERLY. THIS REQUIREMENT IS IN ADDITION TO TYCOM SPECIFIC GUIDANCE WHICH MAY REQUIRE MORE FREQUENT USE OF THE DELETE (REPLACE) ALL FORMAT. 5. USE OF TRMS R5.6.1.39 INPUT TOOL, ALSO KNOWN AS TRMS AFLOAT, FOR SORTSREPNV REPORT GENERATION IS MANDATORY FOR ALL REPORTING UNITS. THE CURRENT TRMS VERSION IS R5.6.1.39. UNITS NOT IN RECEIPT OF THIS SOFTWARE VERSION ARE DIRECTED TO DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE FROM CNO WEBSITE (DETAILED PARA 10 THIS MSG), OR COORDINATE DELIVERY WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE TYCOM. TRMS R5.6.1.39 CAN BE USED UPON RECEIPT TO GENERATE REQUIRED SORTS MESSAGES. BOTH NWP AND NTTP MESSAGES ARE REQUIRED UNTIL 01 OCT 2003 PER REF C. NO ADDITIONAL TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR USING THIS SOFTWARE RELEASE; HOWEVER, IF NECESSARY, TRAINING IS AVAILABLE THROUGH RESPECTIVE FLEET/TYCOM REPRESENTATIVES. 6. COMMENCING 01 OCT 2003, UNITS WILL ENTER NTTP ONLY MODE IN THE TRMS R5.6.1.39 SOFTWARE AND SUBMIT ONLY ONE SORTS REPORT FOR EACH REPORTING OCCASION. NTTP ONLY MODE CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE MESSAGE FORMAT OPTION UNDER THE TOOLS SECTION OF THE MENU BAR. THE CONFIGURATION-PASSWORD 'SORTSREPNAV' (NOTE: PASSWORD IS ALL LOWERCASE) IS REQUIRED TO CONFIGURE THE SOFTWARE FOR SINGLE MESSAGE MODE USING THE NTTP MESSAGE FORMAT ONLY. THE CONFIGURATION-PASSWORD IS NOT A SECURITY ACCESS PASSWORD. 7. IAW REF D ALL SORTSREPNV (AND CASREP) MESSAGES, REGARDLESS OF ORIGINATOR'S TYCOM OR GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, WILL BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING THREE ADDEES IN ADDITION TO OTHER REQUIRED ADDEES: COMLANTFLT NORFOLK VA TRMSDATACEN PEARL HARBOR HI TRMSDATACEN SAN DIEGO CA 8. ALL FLEET/TYCOM AMPLIFYING REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS (SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE, WAIVERS, DEVIATIONS, AND CATEGORY LIMITATIONS NOT COVERED IN CURRENT PUBLICATIONS OR INSTRUCTIONS) REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SPECIFICALLY CANCELLED/SUPERCEDED BY APPROPRIATE APPROVAL AUTHORITY. ALL ECHELON TWO AND ECHELON THREE COMMANDS THAT HAVE ISSUED AMPLIFYING INSTRUCTIONS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT READINESS RATING COMPUTATIONS AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT AS OF 01 OCT 2003 WILL PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS (TO INCLUDE AFFECTED UNITS BY TYPE) TO CFFC N84 FOR CONSOLIDATION NLT 30 SEP 2003 (NEGATIVE RESPONSES REQUIRED). 9. A REVISED MISSION ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL LIST (MEPL), REF E, ALSO BECOMES EFFECTIVE 01 OCT 2003. REF A, AND THE ASSOCIATED TRMS R5.6.1.39 LOOKUP TABLE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE CNO WEBSITE (PER PARA 10 BELOW) BY 15 SEP 2003. ALL REPORTING UNITS ARE TO REPORT PERSONNEL READINESS PER REF A AND E GUIDELINES COMMENCING 01 OCT 2003. 10. REFS A (NTTP 1.03.3) AND E (MEPL) CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE OPNAV SORTS WEBSITE. A RUNNING LIST OF RECOMMENDED ADMINISTRATIVE PUB CHANGES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS BETWEEN REF A GUIDANCE AND TRMS AFLOAT IMPLEMENTATION, SUBMIT THE SORTSREPNV MESSAGE AS PREPARED BY TRMS AFLOAT AND INFORM APPROPRIATE TYCOM FOR FUTURE RESOLUTION. THE OPNAV WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT HTTPS:/UCSO2.HQ.NAVY.MIL/N4. UPON ENTERING THE OPNAV N-4 WEBSITE, USERS SHOULD SELECT N43 IN THE DROPDOWN MENU, THEN ACCESS SORTS DATA UNDER "HOT TOPICS." 11. VICE ADMIRAL CHARLES W. MOORE, JR. SENDS.// BT NNNN