APPENDIX I GLOSSARY ACCOUNTABILITY—The obligation imposed upon any person authorized to have public property in custody or possession, or to produce the property, or evidence of its authorized disposition when directed by proper authority or upon proper occasion. ACCOUNTABLE OFFICER—An individual appointed by proper authority who maintains inventory or financial records, or both, in con- nection with government property, whether the property is in that individual’s possession for use or storage or in the possession of others to whom it has been officially entrusted for use or care and safekeeping. ACCOUNTABLE ACTIVITY—An activity that receives and issues material in and out of a stores account (Navy Stock Account or Appropriation Purchases Account), such as special accounting class (SAC) 207 activities. ACCOUNTING PERIOD—A definite period of time, the beginning of which is fixed either by law or by administrative action, for assembling, recording, or reporting accounting data. ACTIVITY ADDRESS CODE—A six-character code that consists of the Service code (N, R, or V) and the Unit Identification Code (UIC), which identifies a specific activity and translates to a clear text address. AERONAUTICAL port equipment, similar devices. AERONAUTICAL EQUIPMENT—Aircraft, sup- aviator’s equipment, and other MATERIAL—All the material used in the operation and maintenance of aircraft. AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION LIST—A listing of the avionics components installed in aircraft, cross-referenced to applicable allowance requirements registers, that contain the support requirements for outfitting purposes. AIRCRAFT CONTROLLING CUSTODIAN (ACC)—The air commands and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) that exercise administrative control of assignment, employment, and logistics support of certain aircraft and aircraft engines as specified by the CNO. ALLOWANCE LIST—A list of documents specifi- cally tailored to an activity that identifies items/parts needed for support of maintenance or supply mission. ALLOWANCE ITEMS—Items that appear in authorized allowance documents, such as COSAL, SHORCAL, and AVCAL, with an allowed quantity. ALLOWED ITEMS—Items, both allowance and nonallowance, that qualify for local stock or items authorized to be procured as DTO material for immediate or planned use. APPOINTING AUTHORITY—An individual designated in writing by the approving authority. The appointing authority appoints financial liability, if required, and recommends actions to the responsible officer. APPROVING AUTHORITY—The individual who makes determination to relieve involved individuals from responsibility and/or accountability or to approve assessment of financial liability. The approving authority may act as the appointing authority or designate an appointing authority in writing. The approving authority is the commanding officer unless specified by other directives. AUTOMATED ACTIVITIES—Activities equipped with an Electronic Digital Computer (EDC) system for processing supply and accounting documents and records. AVIATION CONSOLIDATED ALLOWANCE LIST—A consolidated listing of components, repair parts, and consumable items required for a mobile activity (ashore or afloat) to perform aviation organizational and intermediate level maintenance in support of assigned aircraft. AVIATION CAPABLE SHIP—A nonaviation ship that can be used as an aviation operating platform. BAR CODE—A method of labeling material that provides for automated data collection for processing material receipts, issue transactions, and inventory of stowed materials. The labels consist of AI-1