that are not of the recurring type would fall into this category. SUPERVISING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR STORES, EQUIPMENT, AND REPAIR PARTS As you already know, all petty officers need some knowledge of supply procedures to help them  function  effectively  with  the  supply department. As a chief petty officer, you will find yourself with greater supply-related respon- sibilities;  therefore,  you  will  need  additional knowledge of the supply organization and procedures. In the past, you needed to know how to identify material and how to complete a requisi- tion form. You also needed a knowledge of the ship’s  Coordinated  Shipboard  Allowance  List (COSAL) to determine what materials were, required to complete a job. You may have been responsible for the stowage and custody of various materials in your department. In the future, you will be working closer with supply department personnel in estimating supply needs and pro- viding the input data needed for procurement. You have probably participated in depart- mental preparation for a shipyard overhaul, including validation of installed equipment. As a CPO, you could become a member of an integrated logistics overhaul (ILO) team during a period of shipyard availability. If so, you will contribute to the process that the supply depart- ment uses to ensure your ship’s material readiness when it goes to sea after overhaul. This section does not attempt to make you an expert in supply—we will leave that detail to the Storekeeper. It does, however, provide informa- tion to expand your knowledge of the supply organization ashore and afloat. This section also outlines the procedures and steps of the various operations that you are expected to follow when dealing with supply department personnel. SUPPLY DEPARTMENTS Supply departments ashore and afloat are responsible for the supply support of the activity or ship. The supply department procures material; maintains storerooms and warehouses; and issues, accounts for, and collects analytical data for all the material under its cognizance. The supply department is responsible for establishing the local requisitioning channels and procedures. Ashore, standardizing supply procedures is difficult because of the physical layout of a station and the variety of missions assigned to a station. Therefore, a good deal of freedom is given each command to choose the supply procedures that best meet its needs. Aboard ship, procedures are becoming more standardized because of the adoption of the Ships’ Maintenance and Material Management (3-M) program; how- ever, some variations between ships still exist. You must become thoroughly familiar with local instructions that detail the various pro- cedures for supply support. An understanding of these instructions will answer most questions about the relationship and responsibility between the supply department and the customer. Supply Departments Ashore A supply department, like all other depart- ments ashore, is organizationally composed of several divisions, branches, and sections. Only the organizational components that are of primary interest to you (the customer) are discussed here. The components of the supply department you will have the most contact with are the control division,  material  division,  and  retail  issue organization. The retail issue organization (usually a component of the material division) is treated separately here because it is the most frequent point-of-contact  between  you  and  the  supply department. RETAIL ISSUE ORGANIZATION. —Most shore  activities  have  supply  support  respon- sibilities  for  multiple  departments  and  units, and frequently have off-station support respon- sibilities. To meet the requirements of on-station customers, the Navy has established a retail-issue organization. This organization may be found ashore in the form of a shop store, a self-service store, a rapid communication and delivery system, or a combination of these services. The objective is a ready supply of materials and simplified issue procedures that will provide quick delivery of material requirements to the customer. Shop Stores.  —Shop stores are usually established to support some type of specialized operation, such as public works activities and ground electronics shops. The shop store is a storeroom located close to the user activities. Shops that are widely dispersed may have several shop stores. These stores are stocked with items normally used by the shops being supported. 4-5