FOREWORD
This design manual is one of a series developed from an evaluation of
facilities in the shore establishment, from surveys of the availability of new
materials and construction methods, and from selection of the best design
practices of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFACENGCOM), other
Government agencies, and the private sector. This manual uses, to the maximum
extent feasible, national professional society, association, and institute
standards in accordance with NAVFACENGCOM policy. Deviations from these
criteria should not be made without prior approval of NAVFACENGCOM HQ (Code
04).
Design cannot remain static any more than can the naval functions it
sends or the technologies it uses. Accordingly, recommendations for
improvement are encouraged from within the Navy and from the private sector
and should be furnished to NAVFACENGCOM HQ, Code 04. As the design manuals are
revised they are being restructured. A chapter or a combination of chapters
will be issued as a separate design manual for ready reference to specific
criteria.
This publication is certified as an official publication of the Naval
Facilities Engineering Command and has been reviewed and approved in
accordance with SECNAVINST 5600.16.
D. G. ISELIN
Rear Admiral, CEC, U.S. Navy
Commander
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
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