l l l l l l l l l Locate light, bulky material in storerooms with a high overhead clearance (to maximim the use of available space). Segregate materials that are similar in type or classification (for example, hazardous/ nonhazardous, large/small, shelf-life/nonshelf- life). Locate frequently requested material as close as possible to the point of issue and in storerooms that are most convenient to maintenance personnel. Locate shelf-life items in a readily accessible area to facilitate periodic screening. Install appropriate stowage aids in spaces in which they can be effectively used. Provide for aisles that are at least 30-inches wide between bins, racks, and/or cabinets. Arrange materials with identification labels facing outward to facilitate issue and inventory. Place hazardous materials in designated storage areas, segregated by compatibility and hazard. Avoid, as much as possible, for the same item. ^- MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION multiple locations Storeroom custodians should make sure that all items in stowage are legibly marked, tagged, or labeled with a stock number, Navy Item Control Number (NICN), or other appropriate identification markings. When necessary, technical assistance from other departments may be requested to determine proper identification of unmarked or illegibly marked materials. Items that cannot be identified must be turned in ashore for disposition. Hazardous materials that are missing labels or are not properly labeled with the name of the material, hazard of the material, and name and address of the manufacturer, should be refused receipt. Containers of hazardous material obtained through open purchase should be accepted only if they contain a manufacturer’s label with the name of the material, hazard of the material, and name and address of the manufacturer. The afloat or base Hazardous Material Coordinator will be contacted if any hazardous materials in storage are discovered to be lacking proper labeling. MATERIAL PROTECTION LEVELS Material procured for the Navy is provided the degree of preservation, packaging, and packing specified by the cognizant inventory manager to the extent necessary to protect the material from deterioration and damage during shipment, handling, and stowage. For definitions of specified protection levels and descriptions of codes marked on unit packages and exterior shipping containers, you should refer to Supply Afloat Packaging Procedures, NAVSUP P-484. You should also refer to this publication to determine adequate protection of ready for issue (RFI) materials and unserviceable mandatory turn-in repairable to be transferred to another activity. STOWAGE LOCATION SYSTEM The general storeroom layout is basically the same on each ship; that is, the storerooms are numbered or lettered in sequence beginning with storeroom forward on the starboard side, and progresses from starboard to port, upper level to lower level, and bow to stem. The locations within a storeroom are generally numbered with the numbering system being uniform in all stowage spaces. The location of each item in stock will be maintained on tape in the Shipboard Uniform Automated Processing System (SUADPS) master record file (MRF) and printed as part of the master stock status and locator listing (MSSLL). The maximum number of locations for one item listed in the MSSLL is four. Each location will be designated by a five-character alphanumeric number (for example, Al 238), except when the configuration of the storage area or physical characteristics of the material dictate an alternate system. Instructions applicable to records for stock material located in other departmental spaces can be found in chapter 6 of Afloat Supply Procedures, NAVSUP P-485. STOWAGE AIDS Consistent with factors, storerooms the stowage criteria and layout are outfitted with bins, racks, shelving, lockers, drawer cabinets, deck grating, battens, and or other stowage aids best suited for the types and quantities of material to be stowed. Refer to chapter 4 of NAVSUP P-485 for illustrations of different types of stowage aids used afloat. When stowage aids need to be modified or relocated, or when additional aids must be manufactured by a repair ship 2-13