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Subject: COMNAVSAFECEN AFLOAT SAFETY ADVISORY 5-10 - IN-USE FLAMMABLE STORAGE LOCKER REQUIREMENT CLARIFICATION
Originator: COMNAVSAFECEN NORFOLK VA(UC)
DTG: 231448Z Nov 10
Precedence: ROUTINE
DAC: General
To: AIG 6942, AIG 6943, AL 6942(UC), AL 6943(UC), PRECOMUNIT MICHAEL MURPHY(MC), PRECOMUNIT WILLIAM P LAWRENCE(UC), USNS WALLY SCHIRRA, USNS WASHINGTON CHAMBERS, USNS GRAPPLE
cc: PC CREW BRAVO, FLEWEACEN NORFOLK VA(UC), FLEWEACEN SAN DIEGO CA(UC)
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MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVSAFECEN/30/NOV//
SUBJ/COMNAVSAFECEN AFLOAT SAFETY ADVISORY 5-10 - IN-USE 
/FLAMMABLE STORAGE LOCKER REQUIREMENT CLARIFICATION//
REF/A/DESC:DOC/CNO/30MAY2007//
REF/B/DESC:DOC/NAVSEA/1JUL2004//
REF/C/DESC:TEL/COMNAVSAFECEN/17NOV2010//
NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 5100.19E, NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL 
HEALTH PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOAT.  REF B IS NSTM 670, 
STOWAGE HANDLING & DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS GENERAL USE 
CONSUMABLES.  REF C IS PHONECON BETWEEN COMNAVSAFECEN (312) 
CDR HORN AND PRESINSURV (NEP) CDR ELLENBECKER.//
POC/D.S. HORN/CDR/UNIT:NAVSAFECEN/NAME:NORFOLK
/TEL:DSN 564-3520 X7133/EMAIL:DAVID.HORN@NAVY.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THERE IS POTENTIALLY CONFUSING INFORMATION 
IN REF A CONCERNING SATELLITE HAZMAT LOCKERS LOCATED IN MAIN 
ENGINEROOM SPACES.  
2.  PARAGRAPH C2302E(2)(C) OF REF A, FLAMMABLE STORAGE 
REQUIREMENTS, STATES:  
    "NO IN-USE STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS 
IS ALLOWED IN MACHINERY SPACES."
    THIS PARAGRAPH REFERS TO STORING HAZMAT IN MACHINERY 
SPACES EXTERNAL TO A SATELLITE LOCKER.  IN-USE STORAGE OF 
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IS ALLOWED IN MACHINERY SPACES AS LONG 
AS IT IS STORED IN AN IN-USE FLAMMABLE LIQUID CABINET AND 
MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS IN PARA C2302E(2)(B) OF REF A AND PARA 
670-4.3 OF REF B.  ADDITIONALLY, PARA 670-4.4.2 OF REF B 
STATES:
    "CABINETS IN MACHINERY SPACES SHALL NOT CONTAIN CATEGORY 1 
FLAMMABLES (FLASHPOINT BELOW 200 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT)."  
3.  IN REF C, PRESINSURV (NEP) CONCURRED WITH THE INFORMATION 
IN PARA 2 ABOVE.
4.  WE WILL UPDATE REF A TO CLARIFY THE INFORMATION ABOVE 
DURING THE NEXT REVISION CYCLE.//