publication   deficiency   report   (TPDR),   or hazardous material report (HMR) to ensure that it   is   accurate,   clear   and   concise,   and comprehensive before it is forwarded. Verify   Maintenance   Requirements   Cards (MRCs) that are entered into the Naval Aviation Logistics  Command  Management  Information System   (NALCOMIS),   Organizational Maintenance  Activity  (OMA),  or  Support Equipment Standardization System (SESS) databases as changes occur to MRC decks. Perform   inspections   of   all   maintenance equipment  and  facilities  to  ensure  compliance with fire and safety regulations. Provide  a  continuous  training  program  in techniques  and  procedures  that  pertain  to  the conduct  of  inspections. Maintain a list of the current assignments of personnel who are qualified for specific QA responsibilities.  When  operating  under NALCOMIS OMA, QA division should verify user LOGIN IDs against special maintenance qualification  (SMQ)  codes  to  ensure  only qualified  personnel  have  quality  assurance representative   (QAR)   and   collateral   duty inspector (CDI) SMQ codes. MAINTENANCE  MATERIAL  CONTROL.— The MO may consider the tasks that are performed by maintenance   material   control   a   staff   function. However, the maintenance material control officer (MMCO)  exercises  authority  in  a  line  position  between the MO and production divisions. The MMCO is directly  responsible  to  the  MO  for  the  overall productive  effort  and  material  support  of  the department. Maintenance/material control has two work   centers-maintenance   control   and   material control. Maintenance  Control  Work  Center.—Main- tenance  control  is  the  nerve  center  of  the  entire maintenance department. As head of this office, the MMCO directs the production division with the aid of the maintenance control officer. The MMCO exercises control  and  coordination  of  production  divisions  to ensure prompt repair and movement of aircraft, parts, and materials. The MMCO also maintains liaison with supporting   activities   to   keep   the   maintenance department’s productive capacity compatible with workload   requirements.   In   discharging   these responsibilities,   personnel   who   are   assigned   to maintenance control perform the following functions: Collect, screen, and forward all MDS data to the local data services facility Maintain the command’s NALCOMIS system Provide data to management in graphic and narrative  form  to  assist  in  the  aircraft maintenance  management  process Maintain aircraft logs and records in accordance with established procedures Maintain aircraft and equipment status through the   Naval   Aviation   Logistics   Command M a n a g e m e n t    I n f o r m a t i o n    S y s t e m (NALCOMIS) Initiate  maintenance  actions  through  work centers  for  scheduled  and  unscheduled maintenance  actions  and  assign  priorities  and completion times Plan  and  schedule  aircraft  and  equipment through the entire maintenance process Plan,  direct,  and  control  the  aircraft  maintenance department’s  production  effort In  the  final  analysis,  maintenance  control personnel plan, schedule, and provide positive control over all maintenance in support of assigned aircraft and equipment. Most of the tasks in maintenance control are within the scope of the AZ rating. For a complete list of maintenance control responsibilities, refer to the NAMP and the NALCOMIS End User’s Manual. Material Control Work Center.—To maintain an effective aircraft maintenance program, a cooperative working  relationship  must  exist  between  production and  supply.  Maintenance  of  complex  weapons  systems requires an adequate material supply program. A material control center in organizational maintenance level activities is the liaison between the maintenance department and the local aviation supply department (ASD). The material control work center ensures that parts, tools,  and  materials  are  available  to  production divisions  in  a  timely  manner.  Material  control  compiles and  analyzes  maintenance  usage  data  and  furnishes technical advice and information to the local ASD. This information is used to identify the quantity of supplies, 1-8