Special equipment items essential to the health, safety, and morale of the crew; for example, bedding, life rafts, first aid kits, crash axes, and portable fire extinguishers Equipment and material required for the protection of the aircraft during flight and overnight storage; for example, covers for control locks, plugs, and external openings Items of equipment subject to pilferage or that are readily convertible to personal use; for example, clocks, tool kits, compasses, mirrors All classified items that are installed or for which installation provisions have been incorporated on the aircraft, except when items are accounted for by an authorized classified material accounting system during aircraft transferring actions All items of loose equipment applicable to an aircraft that are designated for transfer by the aircraft controlling custodian (ACC), type commander (TYCOM), or Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) whenever the aircraft is transferred All mission-essential equipment that cannot be installed in an aircraft that has been configured for other missions The following is a list of items that are EXCLUDED from the aircraft inventory record: Items of equipment that are rigidly fixed and are considered to be an integral part of the aircraft; for example, engines, propellers, wheels, tires, brakes, instruments, ejection seats Items that are considered personal issue and are furnished or authorized by a squadron allowance Equipment and material that is authorized by the Individual Material Readiness List (IMRL) Equipment and material that is provided on less than a one-per-aircraft basis and is accounted for by another material account- ing system ACC/TYCOM-controlled material NAVAIR is the sole authority for change and revision of aircraft inventory record. If the inventory recordAIR becomes lost or destroyed, the reporting custodian reconstructs the record by using a copy of the MAIR provided by NAVAIR and by con- ducting a physical inventory of the applicable aircraft. When an aircraft is transferred on site, designated inventory teams from the transferring and accepting activities jointly inventory the aircraft. The teams record, in the appropriate column of the aircraft inventory record equipment list, the quantity of each item on board the aircraft at the time of transfer. When a ferry pilot is required to effect an aircraft transfer, two inventories are made-one before the ferry flight by the transferring activity and one upon completion of transfer by the accepting activity. The aircraft ferry pilot accepts custody of pilfer-able and classified equipment from the transferring activity and transfers custody of this equipment to the accepting activity but does not otherwise participate in these inventories. When shortages of inventory items are revealed while an aircraft is being prepared for transfer, every effort should be made to locate the items before transfer. However, transfer of the aircraft should not be delayed pending replacement of the item. The transferring organization makes entries on the equipment list form and the shortages form, furnishing justification and information that the accepting activity can use to obtain replacement. When shortages are discovered upon receipt of an aircraft and are not properly recorded in the aircraft inventory record, the receiving organization itemizes the shortages and submits a list of such shortages to the organization from which the aircraft was received within 10 working days. In all cases, the authority to transfer aircraft with shortages must be obtained from the ACC/IYCOM before transfer. A certification and record of transfer should be completed at the time of transfer or receipt of the aircraft, as applicable. Q26. What document is used to establish a formal, continuous chain of accountability for specific equipment and material installed on or designated for use on an aircraft? Q27. Receiving activities should submit a list of items missing from an aircraft to the transferring activity within what prescribed number of days? 6-36