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	No proprietary software, no royalty fees Embedded CGM viewer for working with a full catalog of C4I diagrams Embedded Computer Based Training (CBT) module Text and graphics searches Links that have multiple, user-selectable destinations Cable run diagrams linked to cable run sheets and cross- referenced to each equipment items Data-driven executable, which can be customized for unique equipment configurations without reprogramming Revisable database, customizable for each ship’s configuration
		PROBLEM: The U.S. Navy turned to Antech to help solve a multifaceted problem affecting the critical C4I system on board Patrol Coastal ships. At 170-feet long, Patrol Coastal ships are one of the Navy’s smallest surface vessels with limited stowage for technical documentation. The Navy had to find an alternative to space-hogging paper technical manuals, cable run diagrams, floor plans, and system block diagrams. A small ship has a small crew. As a result, Patrol Coastal crew members must be multifunctional, operating, maintaining, and repairing equipment for which they may have no previous experience. Cross-training is imperative.
		The limited number of these vessels makes specialized training impractical, so crew members must be independent performers and learners from day one. Job performance directly impacts the cost of maintaining these ships, and, more importantly, the ability to successfully accomplish their mission-patrolling our shores and supporting Navy SEALs and other special operations forces. Lives depend on successful performance. SOLUTION: Our focus, as always, was to provide a tool that was comprehensive, comprehensible, and usable while being easy to maintain and update. Antech tackled the training and performance support problems with the design and development of a comprehensive interactive system that delivers information when and how it is needed. The resulting IETM explains how to operate and maintain C4I systems with a myriad of links to a variety of information that closes the gap between experienced and inexperienced personnel. Context-sensitive links to an embedded Computer-Based Training (CBT) module offer the conceptual information a crew member may lack. Lessons learned and experienced-based troubleshooting scenarios from veteran C4I operators further equalize the performance differential between expert and novices. Clearly defined learning objectives identify what crew members should be able to do to be effective on the job. Block diagrams, location diagrams, cable run sheets and reports show the relationships between equipment and the interconnections that enable equipment to operate as a cohesive system. Antech’s design of the accompanying IETM authoring system enables authors, not programmers, to add and update information and cross-references.