MATERIAL OBLIGATION VALIDATION (MOV)

NAVSUP P-485 Ch 3
COMNAVSURFPACINST 4400.1

A material obligation represents the unfilled quantity of a requisition that is not immediately available for issue to the requisitioner, but is recorded as a commitment against prospective stock dues or direct deliveries from vendors.

Material obligations are considered overaged, for validation purposes, when priority 01-08 requisitions have been outstanding more than 30 days past the requisition date, and when priority 09-15requisitions have been outstanding more than 75 days past the requisition date.

Internal MOVs are required monthly and enables the ship to initiate cancellation of invalid or excess requirements prior to the quarterly scheduled ICP generated external MOV cycle. You must produce SNAP III reprt 073 to be sent to the work centers for validation by the W/C Supervisors. The Department Heads must validateand concur by signing the form.

After appropriate cancellations or follow-up action on the requisitions has been taken by Supply personnel, the completed forms, listings, worksheets and outgoing copy of the cancellation message will be retained in monthly folders for 12 months. Dollar values of cancellations will be listed on the Supply Officer's Monthly Report to the C.O.

The following is the supply source cutoff dates for MOVs:

  QUESTIONS:

1. What is Document Identifier AN9?
2. After all AN9 requisitions have been received, what must be promptly sent out?

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GAS CYLINDERS

NAVSUP P-485, Ch 2 Material Identification
NAVSUP P-485, Ch 8 Special Material

Compressed gas cylinders are color coded as a visual aid for identifying the materials contained therein. The basic cylinder color identifies the class of material. The following is a color coded chart of gas cylinders:

COLOR MATERIAL

QUESTIONS:

1. In what manner should gas cylinders be moved?

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REQUISITIONING AND STOWAGE OF GAS AND CYLINDERS

NAVSUP P-485, Ch 3 Material Procurement
NAVSUP P-485, Ch 8 Special Material

Requisitions for gas will normally be filled using the cylinder exchange procedure; i.e., an empty cylinder is turned in to the supporting activity for each filled cylinder that will be issued, and the only charge to be made will be for the gas issued from store. When a cylinder of the exact type and size is being simultaneously exchanged, Advice Code 5G should be used on the gas requisition.

If cylinders are not to be turned in, or it is known that cylinders to be turned in will not arrive at the supply point at the same time as the requisition for the gas, requisitions for both gas and cylinders will be submitted at the same time and each should cross reference its counterpart.

Compressed gases must be stowed on the weather deck, unless the ship has below deck stowage spaces specifically designed for such material.

Compressed gas cylinders will be stowed vertically and securely (with valve protection caps in place), away from other flammable materials (especially grease and oil). Since there usually is some gas remaining in most cylinders considered to be empty, "empty" cylinders will be stowed and handled with the same precautions as full cylinders.

QUESTIONS:

1. Can oxidizing and flammable gases be stowed together?
2. Can nonflammable gases be stowed with flammable or oxidizing gases?

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