TYPES OF STOREROOMS

NAVSUP P-485, CH 4 Material Receipt, Custody and Stowage

Main Issue Storeroom
The main issue storeroom is that storeroom that the Supply Officer designates as the centralized distribution point for most SIM and shelf-life items, and generally is the most readily accessible of all stock material stowage spaces when watertight integrity restrictions are in effect.

Other Issue Storerooms
In some ships, particularly the large ships, more than one storeroom may be required to be manned and maintained as issue storerooms. In such case, the personnel and materials assigned to each issue storeroom will be determined by the Supply Officer.

Bulk Storerooms
Bulk storerooms are spaces which are used for stowage of case lots of certain frequently demanded items maintained in an issue storeroom, or for items that are too bulky and cumbersome for stowage in an issue storeroom.

Repair Parts Storerooms
Supply Department Storerooms will be used for stowage of all repair parts, except bulkhead mounted spares and certain other materials authorized to be stowed in other departmental spaces.

EXPENDITURE RECORD LOG

NAVSUP P-485, CH 5 Material Expenditure and Shipment

The expenditure record log is used to control expenditure document number assignments and to provide a record of all expenditures. The expenditure record log is divided into two segments as follows:

EXPENDITURES, EXCEPT FOR DLR ITEMS.
This section will be maintained for recording all transfers, cash sales and surveys. The serial numbers will run consecutively throughout the fiscal year. The following information will be recorded in the log for each expenditure:

a. Expenditure document number
b. Department from which expended
c. Shipped to
d. Date shipped
e. Material identification
f. Remarks

DLR ITEMS.
This section will be maintained for recording all shipments of unserviceable DLR items. Document numbers in this section will duplicate document numbers assigned to the replacement requisitions. The following information will be recorded in this section of the Expenditure Record Log:

a. Expenditure document number
b. Department from which expended
c. DOP or transshipping activity
d. Date shipped
e. Material identification
f. Remarks

QUESTION:
1. The expenditure record log is divided into how many segments?

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MATERIAL PROTECTION LEVELS

NAVSUP P-485, CH 4 Material Receipt, Custody and Stowage

Material procured for the Navy is provided the degree of preservation packaging and packing which the cognizant inventory manager deems necessary to protect the material from deterioration and damage during shipment,, handling, and stowage.

LEVEL A.
The degree of packaging and packing required for protection against the most severe conditions known or anticipated to be encountered during shipment, handling, and stowage. It is designed for direct exposure to all extremes of climatic, operational, and transportation environments without protection other than that provided by the package and pack.

LEVEL B.
The degree of preservation packaging and packing required for protection under conditions less severe than level A. It is designated for multiple handling and ocean transport excluding deck loading and underway replenishment operations.

LEVEL C.
The degree of preservation packaging and packing required for protection under known favorable conditions during shipment, handling, and stowage.

QUESTION:

1. True or False: When repair parts are received in their original packing, the storeroom storekeeper should remove it from its package before stowing.

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