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TM-55-1905-223-24-13 Bilge/Ballast Pump Landing Craft Utility (LCU) NSN 1905-01-154-1191 Manual

SECTION II. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION AND DATA

TM 55-1905-223-24-13

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Section

General Information ......................................................................................................... 1-1

Equipment Description and Data ...................................................................................... 1-2

Principles of Operation .................................................................................................... 1-4

SECTION I. GENERAL INFORMATION

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Scope. The scope of this manual is as follows:

a. Type of Manual. Unit, intermediate direct support, and intermediate general support maintenance manual.

b. Model Number and Equipment Name. Bilge/Ballast Pump: Model 600, Type 2000. Motor: Type 213T-445T.

c. Purpose of Equipment. To provide water to the system from the sea chest in the vessel's hull bottom for the

function of bilge drainage and ballast for vessel stability.

1-2. Maintenance Forms, Records, and Reports. Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment

maintenance are those prescribed by DA Pam 738-750, the Army Maintenance Management System.

1-3. Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use. Refer to TM 750-244-3 for instructions covering the

destruction of Army materiel to prevent enemy use.

1-4. Reporting Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIR). If your equipment needs improvement, let us

know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don't like about your equipment. Let us

know why you don't like the design. Put it on an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to Commander, U.S. Army

Troop Support Command; ATTN: AMSTR-QX; 4300 Goodfellow Blvd.; St. Louis, Missouri 63120-1798. We'll send you a

reply.

1-5. Preparation for Storage or Shipment. Administrative storage of equipment issued to and used by Army activities

will have preventive maintenance performed in accordance with the Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services

(PMCS) charts before storing. When removing the equipment from administrative storage, the PMCS should be

performed to assure operational readiness. Disassembly, and repacking of equipment for shipment or short term storage,

are covered in paragraph 2-15.

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