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When the required part is not in the storeroom,
supply then must take appropriate action to obtain the
replacement part. You still must return the failed part.
Try to turn it in before you receive the replacement part.
Entering the failed part into the repair cycle before
receiving the replacement makes the repaired part
available for reissue that much sooner.
REVIEW 2 QUESTIONS
Q1.
When filling out a requisition, how are the letter
O and the number zero differentiated?
Q2.
What is a priority designator and what is the
lowest priority?
SUMMARY
The supply department at your command plays a
vital role in the efficient operation of the entire
command. It purchases all materials needed by the
command—consumables, nonconsumables, and repair
parts, as well as food items.
If you work in a nonsupply rating, you will be
concerned primarily with the procurement of consumable
supplies (for example, office supplies and cleaning
materials) and repair parts. As a petty officer, you may
be required to fill out the proper material requests or
ensure the requests are forwarded to the supply
department. This chapter has provided you with some of
the information needed for ordering supplies.
The supply information in this chapter is not
intended to make you an expert in supply matters.
Rather, this section was written to give you a basic
understanding of supply matters to help you develop a
good working relationship with your supply department.
REFERENCES
Afloat Supply Procedures, NAVSUP P-485, Naval
Supply Systems Command, Arlington, VA, 1993.
Afloat Shopping Guide, NAVSUP P-4400, Navy Fleet
Material Support Office, Mechanicsburg, PA, 1993.
Federal Logistics Data (FEDLOG), NAVSUP P-2002,
Naval Supply Systems Command, Arlington, VA,
1994.
MILSTRIP/MILSTRAP Desk Guide, NAVSUP P-409,
Naval Supply Systems Command, Arlington, VA,
1993.
Naval Logistics Library, Compact Disk (CD-ROM),
Naval Supply Systems Command, Arlington, VA,
1998.
Operating
Procedures
Manual
for
MILSTRIP/MILSTRAP, NAVSUP P-437, Naval
Supply Systems Command, Arlington, VA, 1993.
Operational Reports, Naval Warfare Publication, NWP
10-1-10, Chief of Naval Operations, Washington,
DC, 1987.
Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S.
Navy, OPNAVINST 3120.32C, Chief of Naval
Operations, Washington, DC, 1994.
Storekeeper 3 & 2, NAVEDTRA 12650, Naval
Education and Training Program Management
Support Activity, Pensacola, FL, 1996.
REVIEW 1 ANSWERS
A-1. An NSN is a 13-digit number used to order
supplies from the stock system; it consists of a
4-digit federal supply classification (FSC) code
number
and
a
9-digit
national
item
identification number (NIIN).
A-2. The Afloat Shopping Guide is a resource used
for identifying supply items. It is designed to
assist fleet and Navy supply support personnel
in identifying an NSN for items that do not
have a part/reference number.
REVIEW 2 ANSWERS
A-1. To avoid confusion between the numeric 0 and the
alphabetic O, use the communication Ø for
zeroes.
A-2.
The priority designator (PD) is a two-digit
number used to set the level of need; the lowest
priority is 15.
