Appendix III: BASIC ISSUE ITEMS LIST

BASIC ISSUE ITEMS LIST

S e c t i o n I. INTRODUCTION

1. Scope

a. General. This appendix lists items supplied for initial opera-

tion and for running spares. The list includes parts and material

issued as p a r t of the major end item, and all items authorized

for basic operator maintenance of the equipment. End items of

t h e equipment are issued on the basis of allowances prescribed in

equipment authorization tables and other documents that are a

b a s i s for requisitioning.

b. Columns. T h e c o l u m n s a r e a s f o l l o w s :

( 1 ) Source, maintenance, and recoverability code. Not used.

(2) Federal stock number. This column lists the 11-digit

Federal stock number.

( 3 ) D e s i g n a t i o n by model. Not used.

(4) Description. Nomenclature or the standard item name

and brief identifying data for each item are listed in

this column. When requisitioning, enter the nomencla-

t u r e and description.

( 5 ) Unit of issue. The unit of issue is the supply term by

which the individual item is counted for procurement,

storage, requisitioning, allowances, and issue purposes.

(6) Expendability. Expendable items are indicated by the

letter X; nonexpendable items are indicated by NX.

(7) Q u a n t i t y a u t h o r i z e d . U n d e r " I t e m s C o m p r i s i n g a n

Operable Equipment," the column lists the quantity of

items supplied for the initial operation of the equip-

ment. Under "Running Spares and Accessory Items",

the quantities listed are those issued initially with the

equipment as spare parts. The quantities are authorized

to be kept on hand by the operator for maintenance of

the equipment.

( 8 ) Illustration. The "Item No." column lists the reference

symbols used for identification of the items in the illustra-

tion or text of the manual. The numbers in the "Figure