DIVERS' AND SWIMMERS' CLOTHING

NAVSUP P-485, CH 3 Material Procurement

Navy and Marine Corps personnel assigned to the Navy or Marine Corps units (e.g., explosive ordnance disposal units, underwater demolition teams, deep sea divers groups, SAR units, etc..) designated as qualified divers or underwater swimmers, are eligible to receive personal diving outfits and accessory equipment.

All requirements for wetsuits shall be requisitioned from the Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC).

Issues of personal diving clothing will be recorded on a page of the Administrative Remarks (NAVPERS Form 1070/613). Each diver or swimmer may retain all articles of personal diving clothing which are issued to him as long as he retains his NEC or Navy Officer's Billet Classification (NOBC) designation.

When duty requirements change or a transfer to another activity occurs, the articles no longer required will be turned in to the cognizant Supply Officer. Since these articles are government property merely in the temporary custody of an individual, the diver or swimmer will be responsible for their care and preservation.

KEY POINTS:

- Issues of personal diving equipment will be recorded on a page of the Administrative Remarks (NAVPERS Form 1070/613)
- When a diver transfers or duty changes, the diving articles must be turned in to the Supply Officer.
- The diving articles of clothing are the property of the government in the temporary custody of an individual.
- The Diver or swimmer will be responsible for the care and preservation.

GENERAL PURPOSE ELECTRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT (GPETE)

NAVSUP P-485, CH 3 Material Procurement

GPETE is equipment capable of generating or measuring a range of electronic or electrical parameters as required to test two or more functions in systems or equipment of basically different design. GPETE is procured by NAVICP MECH through the Navy Working Capital Fund (NWCF). Allowances for GPETE are listed in one of the following documents:

a. Ships/Shore Portable Electrical/Electronic Test Equipment Requirements List (SPETERL), which is prepared by Naval Weapons Station Earle, NJ under the direction of NAVSEA.
b. Individual Material Readiness List (IMRL), which is prepared for the cognizant Support Equipment Controlling Authority (SECA) by the Naval Aviation Maintenance Office (NAMO) under the direction of NAVAIR.

PROCUREMENT OF GPETE
Naval Weapons Station Earle, NJ identifies non-aviation GPETE deficiencies resulting from new allowances and NAVSEA initiates procurement action.

KEY POINTS:

- GPETE is defined as equipment capable of generating or measuring a range of electronic or electrical parameters as required to test two or more functions in systems or equipment of basically different design.
- GPETE is procured by NAVICP MECH through the Navy Working Capital Fund.
- Naval Weapons Station Earle, NJ identifies non-aviation GPETE deficiencies resulting from new allowances and NAVSEA initiates procurement action.

SHIPS HAZARDOUS MATERIAL LIST (SHML)

NAVSUP P-485, CH 8 Special Material

The Ships Hazardous Material List (SHML) is included on the Hazardous Material Control and Management Program (HMC&M) CD-ROM along with the HMIS.

The SHML contains information on potentially dangerous chemicals and substances controlled and managed under the Hazardous Material afloat Program. These materials include items such as grease and paint, which are required for equipment maintenance and ship upkeep.

The primary purpose of SHML is to identify HM and corresponding units of issue authorized for use aboard ship to preclude stocking hazardous materials for which the ships have no need and to match allowed quantities with maintenance requirements.

KEY POINTS:

- The SHML and HMIS are included on the HMC&M CD-ROM.
- The SHML identifies hazardous material authorized for use aboard ship.