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for a period of time without aumgmentation. It is
set half-way between the safety level and stockage
objective. That is, the safety level plus one-half
of the operating level.
BACKORDER—A requisition that cannot be filled
by the supply activity from current stock that is
being held until additional stock is received.
BACKORDER RECONCILIATION REQUEST—
A request from a supply some to a requisitioner
to compare requisitions held on backorder by the
supply source with those carried as outstanding by
the requitioner.
BACKORDER RECONCILIATION RESPONS—
Reply to a reconciliation request advising the
supplier to hold the backorder until it can be
supplied or to cancel it.
BILL OF LADING—A document that acknowledges
receipt of material by a commercial carrier. It
serves as a contract between the shipping activity
(U.S. Government) and the carrier for carriage of
the material.
BREAKOUT—The act of taking stock from bulk
storerooms for issue, transfer, or sale.
CANCELLATION—A total or partial discontinu-
ance of supply action requested by the
requisitioner and confirmed by the supplier.
CARGO—Items of supplies, materials, stores,
baggage, or equipment (gear) that are transported
as freight. This is in contrast to those items that
are transported as part of passenger movements.
CARRIED ITEMS—Stocked items on which the
supply department maintains stock records
showing current on-hand stock balances.
CARRIER—This term includes railroads, small
parcel carriers, freight forwarders, motor carriers,
barge and steamship carriers, air carriers, pipeline
companies, and the Navy’s all cargo contract
airlift system (QUICKTRANS).
CHARGEABLE ACTIVITY—The activity for
which an expenditure represents a cost of
operation.
C O G N I Z A N C E ( C O G ) S Y M B O L — A t w o -
character symbol that designates the stores
account in which a type of material is carried and
the responsible inventory control point.
COMBINED ACCOUNTABILITY—Refers to the
operating procedures to be followed when the
ship’s store retail outlet and bulk storerooms are
operated by the same person.
COMMON CARRIER—Under U.S. law, this is a
person or a comany engaged in the business of
transporting passengers or property for
compensation.
CONSIGNEE—The activity or person designated to
receive the shipment of material.
CONSIGNOR—The activity or person shipping the
material. The consignor enters into the bill of
lading contract with the carrier.
CONSUMABLES—Items
not
specifically
designated as equipage or repair parts. Examples
are administrative and housekeeping items,
common tools, paints, cognizance symbol 11
forms. When material is to be used for
accomplishing maintenance actions, it is
considered consumable for procurement
transactions.
CONSUMPTION DOCUMENT—A form used to
record and/or report shipboard issue of material.
Consumption occurs at the time material is issued
regardless of when it is used. The NAVSUP Form
1250-1 is the consumption document used by
most nonautomated ships. The DD Form 1348 is
the consumption document used by most
automated ships.
CONTRACT CARRIER—Under U.S. law, a person
or company other than a common carrier who,
under special and individual contracts or
agreements, transports passengers or property for
compensation.
CONTROLLED EQUIPAGE—Selected items of
equipage that require increased management
control due to high cost, vulnerability to pilferage,
or essentiality to the ship’s mission. Controlled
equipage (e.g., life preservers, gas masks,
binoculars, and firearms) generally is carried on
board in allowance quantities only. It requires
special inventory control. Items classified as
controlled equipage are listed in the NAVSUP
P-485.
COSAL—Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List.
Contains nomenclature and nameplate data on
equipment, identification data for repair parts, and
designates the allowance of repair parts to be
stocked in supply storerooms.
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