Including all sponsors, these visit teams cost tens of millions of dollars annually, and compete with other maintenance requirements and processes when prioritization funding and other resources. Visit Discrepancy Documentation. Visit Discrepancy Data use by Customers. Waterfront customers typically use visit data to identify repair requirements. To identify, prioritize, schedule, advance plan, plan and execute repairs, at all levels.
Repairs are actually the minor use of the data, measured by cost.
To man ships. To determine proper amount and effectiveness of logistics support. Many agencies are involved in using this data to assess the adequacy and proper level of ship's force parts allowance, technical documentation, planned maintenance requirements and training when prioritizing requirements for funding. To determine the overall maintenance strategy for a hull, system and equipment. To influence the specifications for the procurement new hull, system and equipment.