
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 4790.16B
N43
1 Oct 2015
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 4790.16B
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE AND CONDITION-BASED
MAINTENANCE PLUS POLICY
Ref: (a) DoD Instruction 4151.22 of 16 October 2012
(b) DoD MIL-STD 3034A, DoD Standard Practice Reliability
Centered Maintenance Process, 29 April 2014
(c) SECNAVINST 5030.8B
(d) DoD Instruction 5000.02 of 7 January 2015
(e) OPNAVINST 4700.7L
(f) NAVAIRINST 4790.20B
(g) NAVSEAINST 4790.27A
(h) SECNAV M-5239.1 of 1 November 2005
(i) DoD Instruction 8500.01 of 14 March 2014
(j) NAVSEA SL720-AA-MAN-030
(k) OPNAVINST 1000.16L
Encl: (1) Definitions
1. Purpose
a. To establish policy and responsibility, per reference
(a), for the implementation and integration of condition-based
maintenance (CBM) and condition-based maintenance plus (CBM
+
) for
naval ships, expeditionary equipment, aircraft, and associated
systems, equipment and infrastructure.
b. This revision incorporates policy changes for
implementing CBM
+
and follows standards set by reference (a), and
for implementing CBM
+
within maintenance practices. It also
includes new language for reliability centered maintenance (RCM)
and CBM
+
that is in line with references (a) and (b). This
instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its
entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 4790.16A.