maintenance  departments.  You  should  be  familiar  with the  functions  of  the  entire  maintenance  department. MATERIAL  CONTROL RESPONSIBILITIES Within maintenance organizations, the material control  centers  (MCCs)  are  the  contact  point  for  parts and  material  requirements.  The  material  control coordinates these requirements with the supporting supply activity. This activity may be the aviation support division or aviation stores division (ASD) of the supply department. Material  control  centers  (MCCs)  are  functional areas within the maintenance organizations. It is tasked with  the  following: .  Ensuring  that  maintenance  requirements  for parts and material are forwarded to ASD in a timely and continuous  manner. . Ensuring that parts and material received are expeditious  y  routed  to  applicable  work  centers  and  not allowed to accumulate. It is the responsibility of the material control center to  coordinate  material  ordering,  receipt  and  delivery. This  is  done  to  ensure  the  material  ordered  is  the material required, and that it reaches the work center within the specified time frame. The following texts describes how the MCC provides material support to the maintenance  organization. l  Establishing  delivery  and  pickup  points  for material  as  mutually  agreed  on  by  supply  and  the  aircraft maintenance  officer. . Maintaining liaison with the supporting ASD on maintenance  material  matters  to  ensure  the  material needs  of  the  organization  are  satisfied. . Preparing documents for material required for operational  support  of  weapons  systems.  Some examples of required material are aviation fuel, lube oil, flight  clothing,  and  general  supplies. l  Furnishing  technical  advice  and  information  to the  supply  activity  on  the  identity  and  quantity  of supplies, parts, and materials. l  Establishing  procedures  to  ensure  proper operation of toolrooms and the performance of tool inventories. l Ensuring surveys are prepared in the event of loss, damage, or destruction of accountable material. .  Keeping  maintenance  control  advised  of  the overall  supply  situation  and  its  effect  on  maintenance. .   Performing   memorandum   operating   target (OPTAR) funding, accounting, charting, and budgeting of  costs. .  Maintaining  accountability  of  material  and equipment  on  custody. l  Maintaining  inventory  control  of  authorized allowances  of  material  listed  in  the  individual  material readiness  list  (IMRL)  and  authorized  allowance  lists. .  Validating  Not  Mission  Capable  Supply/Partial Mission  Capable  Supply  (NMCS/PMCS)  requisitions daily.  Maintaining  current  NMCS/PMCS  status  records by aircraft bureau number. l Performing aircraft inventory upon receipt or transfer  of  an  aircraft.  The  inventory  maybe  performed with   technical   assistance   from   others.   Ensuring inventory log entries are made and shortage listings are prepared and forwarded to maintenance control for inclusion into the aircraft inventory record (AIR). .  Maintaining  control/records  to  ensure  turn-in  of defective repairable components within established time  frames. NOTE:  When  using  a  VIDS/MAF  to  turn  in  a defective  component,  enter  the  same  document  number used to requisition the replacement item. ORDERING PARTS AND MATERIAL Work centers and support areas forward requests for parts and material to MCC. These may be material required in support of weapons systems maintenance or administrative  areas.  These  are  known  as  direct  and indirect support requirements. Direct support consists of  MAF-related  material  requirements  needed  to complete  a  maintenance  action.  Indirect  support consists  of  material  requirements  NOT  related  to  the maintenance   action   form   (MAF).   The   MCC   is responsible  for  entering  the  data  listed  in  the  following text in the material control register. NOTE:  For   activities   using   the   NALCOMIS system, refer to the user’s manual for procedures. .  Enter  the  ORGANIZATION  CODE  in  the register. This is a three-character, alphanumeric code that  identifies  an  organization.  It  identifies  the organization that originally assigned the JCN to a maintenance action. In case of transient aircraft, the JCN will  contain  the  organization  code  of  the  aircraft 8-2