stock the items that should be carried to meet the
NAVAIR PUBLICATIONS AND
requirements for repair parts.
DIRECTIVES
Of course, the COSAL will not provide parts for
Publications dealing primarily with the operation
every equipment breakdown. To do this, you would
and maintenance of aircraft and related equipment
have to carry a complete set of spare equipment and
within the Department of the Navy are issued by or
machinery in the storeroom. This is impossible. In
u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n o f N AVA I R . N AVA I R
later chapter of this NRTC, we a cover a system of
publications that are important to the supply technical
reporting that will greatly improve the effectiveness of
l i b r a r y a r e b r i e f l y d e s c r i b e d i n t h e f o l l ow i n g
the COSAL, but the present COSAL is far superior to
paragraphs.
any system previously used to provide repair parts
support for the equipment and machinery aboard ship.
Naval Aeronautical Publications Index
The COSAL does not include:
The Naval Aeronautical Publications Index
Ship's store stocks
(NAPI) is issued in the following parts:
Resale clothing
1. Equipment Applicability List, NA 00-500A
Subsistence items
2. Av i o n i c s C h a n g e C r o s s - R e f e r e n c e , NA
00-500AV
Expendable ordnance
3. Aircraft Application List, NA 00-500B
Recreational equipment
4. Directives Application List, NA 00-500C
Hydrographic charts
5. Microfilm Cartridge Cross-Reference, NA
00-500M
Medical material
6. Publications Distribution Index, NA 00-500P
Printing equipment
7. Support Equipment Cross-Reference, NA
00-500SE
Bulk fuels and lubricants
8. Airborne Weapons/Stores, Conventional/
Repair parts for aircraft
N u c l e a r, C h e c k L i s t s / S t o r e s R e l i a b i l i t y
Cards/Manual, NA 01-700
These items are covered by separate outfitting and
load lists.
9. Navy Stock List of Publications and Forms,
NAVSUP P-2003
F l a g s h i p a l l owa n c e s a r e i n c l u d e d i n H M E
COSAL.
A l l owa n c e r e q u i r e m e n t s r eg i s t e r s ( A R R s ) ,
allowance lists (ALs), and tables of basic allowances
Keep in mind that you will use the COSAL for two
(TBAs) are approved by NAVAIR and published by
main reasons: (1) to identify repair parts and (2) to
NAVICP. Refer to table 1-2 for a list of common
determine storeroom allowances. This includes the
ARRs, ALs, and TBAs.
material in your storeroom and the material
requirements of maintenance personnel. There is
Allowance Requirements Registers
much more information contained in the COSAL that
you may use, depending upon the type of job you are
The allowance requirements registers (ARRs) list
assigned to do.
material and equipment for the purpose indicated in
If you are assigned to the supply support center or
the register. Material listed in the ARR is normally
repair parts storeroom, you must be able to use the
retained in supply department stocks until required
COSAL. How well you are able to use it will depend
for use. The various ARRs are used as guides in
on how well you understand the purpose and content of
establishing an Aviation Consolidated Allowance
each part.
List (AVCAL) for ships, air stations, and MAGs. The
AVCAL is a list of all items authorized to be carried in
Refer to the COSAL Use and Maintenance
stock by these activities for support of aircraft and
Manual, SPCCINST 4441.170A series, for detailed
instructions in its use.
missiles.
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