UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT NWP 4-01.4 - Historic Naval Ships ...

NWP 4-01.4CAUTIONCutting of wires or lines during emergencybreakaway should be exercised only as a lastresort. A last resort situation generally is onein which there is (1) imminent danger to theship’s structure because of fouled wire or (2)imminent danger to ship’s personnel.3.11.7 Double-Hose Fuel STREAM Rig WithRobb Coupling. For preparation of the double-hose,probe-over-Robb rig, see Figure 3-30. Passing, receiving,operating, and emergency breakaway procedures forthis rig are essentially the same as those for the doublehose,double-probe rig, with the following exceptions:1. Use the STAR messenger to haul over the spanwire and hoses to all receivers (without the60-foot (18.2 m) releasing line section whensending to double-probe receivers).2. The 60-foot (18.2 m) releasing line of the STARmessenger is used in sending the double-hoseSTREAM rig with Robb coupling to a single receiver.When the hoses are aboard, the receivingstation disconnects the 60-foot (18.2 m) releasingline section of the STAR messenger at thebrummel hooks, secures the brummel hook end ofthis section to a cleat, and coils down the remaininglength for use as the remating line. Rig the ridingline to the lower hose riding line fitting.3. After fuel transfer has started, the receiving stationdisconnects the messenger return line fromthe messenger return line pendant around theprobe tube (Figure 3-30), connects the messengerreturn line to the brummel hook on the longsection of the STAR messenger, and returns theSTAR messenger to the delivery station.3.12 AIRCRAFT CARRIER-TO-ESCORTMODIFIED 240-FOOT (73.1 M)FUEL RIGAircraft carriers may be equipped to deliver fuel by amodified 240-foot (73.1 m) rig. The rig may be aSTREAM rig (if the span wire is tensioned) or aspanwire rig (if the span wire is not tensioned).3.12.1 Hose Assembly. Hose assembly for the240-foot (73.1 m) rig is the same as specified in paragraph3.9.1 with the exceptions noted herein. The rigis approximately 240 feet (73.1 m) long with the followingfittings and hose lengths coupled in succession,starting with the inboard end of the hose rig. (SeeFigure 3-18.)• One 35-foot (10.6 m) length of hose (modifiedto riser requirements)• Flow-through saddle (No. 4)• One 25-foot (7.5 m) length of hose• One 35-foot (10.6 m) length of hose• Flow-through saddle (No. 3)• One 25-foot (7.5 m) length of hose• One 35-foot (10.6 m) length of hose• Flow-through saddle (No. 2)• One 25-foot (7.5 m) length of hose• One 35-foot (10.6 m) length of hose• Flow-through saddle (No. 1)• One 22-foot (6.7 m) length of hose (may bemodified to ensure out-board section remainsclear of water and probe mating)• Flow-through riding line fitting• One 4-foot (1.2 m) length of hose• Flow-through riding line fitting• One 9-foot (2.7 m) length of hose• Fueling probe and carrier assembly.3.12.2 Rigging and Unrigging the AircraftCarrier-to-Escort Fuel Rig1. The procedures for rigging, operating, unrigging,and emergency breakaway of the aircraft carrierto-escortfuel STREAM rig are the same as thosefor the single-probe fuel STREAM rig in paragraph3.10.2. The procedures for rigging, operating, unrigging,and emergency breakaway of the aircraft carrierto-escortnontensioned spanwire fuel rig are thesame as those for the nontensioned spanwire fuelrig in paragraph 4.9.3-44 ORIGINAL