The organizational structure of IMAs is similar to the organizational structure of an OMA. Because of its size, the complexity of its tasks, and the depth of the maintenance it performs, an IMA is composed of more divisions than an OMA. An IMA department organizational chart is shown in figure 1-2. Staff Divisions Staff divisions serve the same purpose as an IMA in an OMA—to provide services and support to the production divisions. The maintenance administration division,  quality  assurance,  maintenance/material control  (with  its  two  branches—production  control  and material control) provide the MO with a complete picture of the maintenance situation as it exists at a given  time. tasks: MAINTENANCE  ADMINISTRATION.—The maintenance  administration  division,  under  the leadership of the AMO, performs the same general services as the OMA maintenance administration division with the addition of the following additional Maintains  liaison  with  the  administrative department regarding departmental matters Safeguards and distributes personal mail to department personnel In the absence of a manpower, personnel, and training  (MP  &  T)  coordinator,  maintains  an organizational roster, automated or manual, that should include name, rate, and billet assignment in  conjunction  with  the  activity  manning document In the absence of an MP & T coordinator, establishes and coordinates department training requirements  and  obtains  school  quotas  to support department training requirements Coordinates transportation and communication requirements for the department Assigns  spaces  to  divisions  and  assumes responsibility for cleanliness and security of unassigned or vacant maintenance spaces Controls department classified material Distributes  locally  issued  maintenance directives, procedures, reports, and studies Arranges  department  participation  in  joint inspections of facilities that are assigned to 1-10 tenant  activities,  especially  when  a  tenant activity is departing Maintains correspondence files in accordance with the Navy Directive System, SECNAVINST 5210.11 For  detailed  responsibilities  of  the  maintenance administration division, refer to the NAMP. QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION.—The QA division has the same prime responsibilities as an OMA to prevent the occurrence of defects. The QA division accomplishes this in two ways: (1) through statistical  analysis  to  compare  desired  results  against actual results, and (2) through extensive research to find  methods  for  improving  effectiveness  of  the  overall maintenance effort. Major concerns of the QA division include the following: Safety of personnel and equipment The need for training of maintenance tech- nicians in efficient techniques Reliability of equipment, parts, materials, and the procedures that are used in the maintenance of each Qualification  of  QA  personnel,  including collateral duty inspectors (CDIs) MAINTENANCE  MATERIAL  CONTROL.— Like  the  maintenance  material  control  in  an  OMA, maintenance material control in an IMA has two work centers—production control and material control. Production  Control.—As  the  name  implies, production control is the central control point of the entire  maintenance  effort.  Production  control  plans, schedules, and assigns the maintenance tasks within the maintenance  department.  Since  intermediate  main- tenance  activities  exist  primarily  for  the  purpose  of supporting  operating  activities,  production  control plans and schedules a workload that consists of testing, repairing, and processing aircraft components, parts, and related equipment. Because of its size, the location of its various work centers, and the number of components that it processes daily, it is not practical for an IMA to control each component  that  is  inducted  into  the  activity  from  a central production control area. Therefore, production control delegates some of its functions to selected