Table 2-3.--A list of Material Control Codes Commonly Encountered by the SK
Code
Definition
D
Field Level Repairable
E
(1) Depot-level repairables designed for intensive management under
IRAM Program. (2) Material (expendable ordnance) requiring lot and
serial number control, but is reported by serial number only.
H
Depot-level repairables not assigned MCC E, G, Q, or X
L
Items of local stock or items pending stock number
M
Medium demand velocity items (consumables)
S
Slow demand velocity items
T
Terminal items
W
Ground support equipment (end items)
X
Special program repairables
Z
Special program consumables
Handbook H2 (in book form) lists the groups and
Table 2-4.--National Codification Bureau (NCB) Codes
classes in use today. The DLSC, Battle Creek,
Code
Country
Michigan, is responsible for managing this handbook.
00...................United States
National Codification Bureau
01...................United States
(NCB) Code
11...................Used for NATO standard I tems
12...................West Germany
The National Codification Bureau (NCB) code is a
13...................Belguim
two-digit code that occupies the fifth and sixth position
14...................France
of a NATO stock number. This code identifies the
15...................Italy
NATO country that originally cataloged the item of
17...................Netherlands
supply. Table 2-4 shows the NCB codes currently
21...................Canada
assigned. The NSN assigned by United States uses
22...................Denmark
NCB codes "00" and "01." The different NCB codes
23...................Greece
may be assigned to different materials, but they are
24....................Iceland
25....................Norway
identified by the same NIINs. For example, material
26....................Portugal
assigned with NIIN 00-005-9895 is a terminal block
27....................Turkey
and 01-005-9895 is a panel assembly. It is very
28....................Luxembourg
important that you use the last nine digits of the NSN to
29....................Argentina
identify the required material.
30....................Japan
31....................Israel
National Item Identification Number
66....................Australia
The national item identification number (NIIN) is
98....................New Zealand
a nine-digit number that identifies each item of supply
99....................United Kingdom
used by the DOD. The NIIN indexes or relates to
identification data information that makes it different
from every other item. The amount and type of
inventory managers assign the SMIC to provide
identification data depends on the item and its intended
visibility to selected items and to ensure maintenance
use. Although the NIIN is part of the NSN, it is used to
o f t h e i r t e c h n i c a l i n t eg r i t y. T h e r e q u e s t s f o r
independently identify an item. Except for
assignment of SMIC codes are forwarded to NAVSUP
identification lists, most federal supply catalogs are
for processing. The SMICs are made up of two alpha or
arranged in NIIN order.
numeric characters and are reflected in card columns
Stock records are also maintained in NIIN order as
21-22 of MILSTRIP/MILSTRAP documents. The
well as load lists and consolidated allowance lists.
SMIC maybe assigned by an inventory manager to an
item when it requires the following:
Special Material Identification Codes
Control in source, quality, technical design or
A special material identification code (SMIC)
adds information to the National Stock Number. The
configuration requirements
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