Oil King Evals
As Oil King, GSM3 Cabuhat performed over 100 hours of maintenance on JP-5 sys, pumps and JP-5 logs to get USS GETTYSBURG certified for flight deck ops (AVCERT). Played a major role in the restoration of aft & fwds OWS and now USS GETTYSBURG is the first cruiser on the waterfront to have 2 fully functional working OWS. GSM3 oversaw and lead 15 sailors during the refuel evolutions, safely onloading over 100,000 gallons & $523,000 dollars worth of JP5 and 8.6 million gallons & 18.2 million dollars of F76 during 19 replenishment details and 8 inport refuel evolutions. Responsible for calculating barrels burned for F76 & JP5 on the OPREP 5 that combat systems sends out daily. In charge of reviewing 2 years worth of legal records such as engineering logs, bell logs, LOQM, FOQM and JP5 logs. Responsible for mailing 14 months worth of NOAP and tribology samples for offship testing & analysis. Lead and took charge of transferring over 250,000 gals of oily waste off the ship. Spent over 200 hours conducting flashpoints, BS&W and hot water bath on 2190 TEP oil to maintain correct readings and keep the engineering plant safe to operate. Spent over 500 hours conducting FSII test, DFW and CCFD test on JP5 to ensure that HSM-72 is able to complete their helo operations in the hostile Red Sea. GSM3 guided, trained and qualified 3 flight deck personnel, 3 oil kings, 8 engine rooom monitors and 18 sound & security/IEM strengthening and increasing the flexibility of the watch bill rotation. She was the leading figure for disassembling, cleaning and reassembling the NR2 l/o cooler during a hot bearing casualty. Played a major role with the recirc piping installment of NR2 & 4 fire pump after a pinhole leak was discovered. GSM3 was a star player leading the evolution of defueling and restoration of f/o tank 6-382-4-f. She was a key player in getting the engineering plant safe to operate while conducting over 325 hours of corrective and preventive maintenance prior to deployment.
Dedicated Manager. As the Ship's Oil King, he flawlessly managed the coordination and loading of a colossal 1,300,000 gallons of F-76, 13,000 gallons of F-44, 17,500 gallons of SAE 40WT, and 3,000 gallons of 2190 TEP, all without a single mishap. His expertise extends beyond oil as he diligently oversaw the FOQM, LOQM, and JWQM programs, successfully checking off 12 ASA check sheets with outstanding program effectiveness in all programs under his domain. This king of oil and programs truly reigns supreme in the realm of seamless operations.
The 100% effectiveness of the JP-5 storage, transfer, testing, and fueling processes significantly contributes to the successful completion and recertification for AVCERT. This level of efficiency ensures that all necessary procedures related to JP-5 handling are carried out seamlessly, meeting the stringent requirements set forth by AVCERT.
Conducted a high risk evolution of onloading 6000 gallons of lube oil on board USS Milius on a weekend and with minimal support.
As ship's oil king, he established LOQM and FOQM while training up some of the finest Oil Kings fleet wide. His efforts culminated in the successful transfer of 100,000 gallons of F-76, 2,000 gallons L/O, and 10,000 gallons of oily waste with zero mishaps for all 2nd and 4th fleet operations.
Supervised the completion of 400 critical maintenance checks directly contributing to a succesful Light Off Assessment. Restored two fuel oil purifiers leading to successful full power demonstration and sea trials event. Supervised three oil king technicians in the repair of the JP-5 transfer system, enabling LASSEN to onload over 500k gallons of F-76 without any safety mishaps and a cost avoidance of $350k.
Led over 100 sailors in the maintenance and operations of all engineering equipment. Trained over 400 Sailors in watch-station readiness leading to the completion of critical certifications maintaining BULKELEY's operational readiness. As ship's oil king, he oversaw the safe onload of countless gallons of fuel oil.
Trained and mentored junior sailors directly resulting in the qualification of two oil kings, 23 maintenance persons, four RPPOs, two WCSs, and 20 IEMs. As refueling crew leader, trained a three man helicopter refueling team ensuring FIITZGERALD's AVCERT Certification.
Led 30 Sailors to qualify in over 65 watch stations, ranging from Line Handler and Comms Operator up to Auxiliary Systems Monitor, Repair Party Investigator, and Oil King.