Publication Applicability Listing (PAL)

Figure 2-8.—Standard Equipment Guide List (EGL). recommending changes to maintenance requirement cards, ordering MRCs that have been lost or mutilated, and notifying the systems commands of any discrepancies in coverage. The FBR is a five-part form composed of an original and four copies. Instructions for preparing and submitting the form are printed on the back of the last copy as illustrated in figure 2-10. You can obtain these forms through the Navy Supply System. For detailed instructions on 3-M procedures, refer to OPNAVINST 4790.4B. THE TECHNICAL LIBRARY Now that we have discussed the paperwork needed to complete maintenance actions, we will look at the technical library that should be setup and maintained to provide technicians the technical documents they need to perform maintenance. In the following paragraphs we will discuss various manuals and publication that will give you a good starting point for a technical library. PUBLICATION APPLICABILITY LISTING (PAL) The PAL lists technical manuals, operating instruction charts, performance standards sheets, maintenance standards books, and technical manual changes for operating and maintaining onboard systems and equipments that are under the technical cognizance of NAVSEASYSCOM. The PAL is produced from the Ships’ Technical Publications System, NAVSEA’s technical manual information system, and is maintained by the Naval Ship’s Data Support System (NSDSS), Port Hueneme, California. Although the PAL provides assistance in determining the publications needs of the ship or shore station to which it applies, it is not a list of required publications. The PAL contains four separately bound volumes, each having two parts: Volume 1–General Publications Part 1–Electronics, HM&E, and Miscellaneous Part 2–Weapons Volume 1 lists only general and ship-applicable publications that do not relate to equipments or systems. It does not include any of the publications that appear in Volumes 2, 3, and 4. Volume 2–Electronics Part 1–Equipment sequence Part 2–Publication sequence Volume 3–HM & E 2-11