AVIATION CAPABLE SHIP— A nonaviation ship that can be used as an aviation operating platform. BAR CODE— A method of labeling material providing for automated data collection for processing material receipts, issue transactions, and inventory of stowed materials. The labels consist of a series of vertical lines and spaces providing coded information. These codes are read and interpreted by special scanning equipment referred to as Logistics Applications of Automated Marking and Reading Symbols (LOGMARS). BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT— A sim- plified procedure of establishing charge accounts with qualified sources of supply to cover anticipated small purchases of the same general category. BROAD ARROW— A program to identify an urgently required test bench item. This program is outlined in NAVSUPINST 5442.2. CANNIBALIZE— Removal of serviceable parts from one aircraft or equipment for installation to another. CARCASS VALUE— The value of the repairable NRFI carcass. This value is equal to the difference between the standard price and net price. Example: standard price of ,000 less net price of ,000 equals carcass value of ,000. CARCASS— A not ready for issue (NRFI) repairable component that requires turn-in to a repair facility or designated overhaul point. CATALOG OF NAVY TRAINING COURSES (CANTRAC)— Contains information on schools and courses under the purview of the Chief of Naval Education and Training Amphibious Forces, Atlantic and Pacific; and other training commands. C A U S A T I V E  R E S E A R C H —  A n  i n - d e p t h investigation of specific physical inventory discrepancies to determine the cause, so corrective action can be taken. This consists of a complete review of all transactions, locations updates, previous adjustments, and suspended or erroneous documentation within the allowable look-back period (normally 365 days). COGNIZANT FIELD ACTIVITY— An activity delegated the authority and assigned the responsibility to perform specified engineering functions. CONSUMER LEVEL OF INVENTORY— An inventory, regardless of funding source, usually of limited range and depth, held only by the final element in an established supply distribution system for the sole purpose of internal consumption. CONTRACTNG OFFICER— The person with the authority to enter into (purchase), administer, or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED EQUIPMENT— Items manufactured or purchased by the contractor for inclusion in or support of an aeronautical system. COMBAT LOGISTICS FORCE (CLF)— Ships assigned for the purpose of relieving deployed fleet units from direct dependency on shore bases for supply support. To accomplish this, the CLF provides items of known militry essentiality and those in greatest demand by deployed fleet units, CONSOLIDATED REMAIN-IN-PLACE LIST— A listing that identifies those intermediate-level (I-level) and depot-level (D-level) repairable that are authorized to remain in an aircraft until a serviceable item is received from supply. CONTROLLED EQUIPAGE— Items of equipage that require special management control because the material is designated as control by fleet/type commander or commanding officer, the material is essential for the protection of life, or it is relatively valuable and easily converted to personal use. CONTROLLING CUSTODIAN— Air commands and COMNAVAIRSYSCOM fleet support units exercising administrative control of assign- ment, employment, and logistics support of certain aircraft and engines, as specified by the CNO. AI-2