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In attendance at the MMA Government-Industry Forum were: Jack Flanigan, chairman of the board of MMA; Jack Janetatos, Baker & McKenzie; and Rear Adm. David Donohue, Fleet

Maintenance Officer, CINCLANTFLT. dustrial base to produce new equip- ment.

Mr. Janetatos stated that the

SSN-21 program, in asking for Level 3 technical data, was buying more data than it could ever use or man- age. This, coupled with the demand for unlimited rights in data, was wasteful and contrary to the ex- pressed intent of Congress.

Gordon Flynn, president of

Hardie-Tynes, discussed machinery repair from the viewpoint of the manufacturer. He emphasized the importance of competence, knowl- edge, and quality control in over- hauling machinery. Mr. Flynn was strongly in favor of the growing con- cept of a rotating pool of high popu- lation equipment to cut turnaround time.

Capt. Mort Kenyon, Combat

Systems Maintenance Officer at

SURFLANT, provided an inside look at how the Master Ordnance

Repair system worked. Captain

Kenyon detailed the manner in which quality is ensured in this pro- gram where 85 percent of the work is done in the private sector.

Rear Adm. David Donohue,

Fleet Maintenance Officer at CIN-

CLANTFLT, gave a luncheon speech on the diminishing budget available to the Navy in general and to the ship maintenance in the At- lantic Fleet in particular.

Admiral Donohue emphasized that quality parts and repair ser- vices are essential to the fleet, and he challenged the manufacturers to lower prices in the face of the bud- get reductions. He closed with a call for greater efficiency and quality on the part of the industry.

Cameron Blandford of New- port News Shipbuilding and Dry- dock Co., who testified before the

Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense at the same session as the MMA delegation, expressed agreement with the Commission's desire to revitalize the merchant marine and was, in general, pleased with the body recommendations in their most recent report.

The final speaker was Capt. Alan

Johnson, Assistant Chief of Staff,

Ship Materiel, Commander Naval

Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, who explained how AIRLANT is coping with a decreasing maintenance bud- get and the problems caused by heavy operating schedules and the homeporting of ships at a distance from repair facilities. He quoted from MMA's testimony to the Mer- chant Marine Commission in agree- ing with the critical need for quality in repairs and parts. Captain

Johnson closed by urging a plan for AIRLANT's engineers to work directly with MMA representatives to improve quality.

Those manufacturers interested in joining the MMA, should contact: the Marine Machinery Association, 1700 K Street, Suite 903, Washing- ton, D.C. 20006; or telephone: (202) 293-7169.

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