The organizational structure of IMAs is similar to the organizational structure of an OMA. Because of its size, the complexity of its tasks, and the depth of the maintenance it performs, an IMA is composed of more divisions than an OMA. An IMA department organizational chart is shown in figure 1-2. Staff Divisions Staff divisions serve the same purpose as an IMA in an OMA—to provide services and support to the production divisions. The maintenance administration division, quality assurance, maintenance/material control (with its two branches—production control and material control) provide the MO with a complete picture of the maintenance situation as it exists at a given time. tasks: MAINTENANCE ADMINISTRATION.—The maintenance administration division, under the leadership of the AMO, performs the same general services as the OMA maintenance administration division with the addition of the following additional Maintains liaison with the administrative department regarding departmental matters Safeguards and distributes personal mail to department personnel In the absence of a manpower, personnel, and training (MP & T) coordinator, maintains an organizational roster, automated or manual, that should include name, rate, and billet assignment in conjunction with the activity manning document In the absence of an MP & T coordinator, establishes and coordinates department training requirements and obtains school quotas to support department training requirements Coordinates transportation and communication requirements for the department Assigns spaces to divisions and assumes responsibility for cleanliness and security of unassigned or vacant maintenance spaces Controls department classified material Distributes locally issued maintenance directives, procedures, reports, and studies Arranges department participation in joint inspections of facilities that are assigned to 1-10 tenant activities, especially when a tenant activity is departing Maintains correspondence files in accordance with the Navy Directive System, SECNAVINST 5210.11 For detailed responsibilities of the maintenance administration division, refer to the NAMP. QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION.—The QA division has the same prime responsibilities as an OMA to prevent the occurrence of defects. The QA division accomplishes this in two ways: (1) through statistical analysis to compare desired results against actual results, and (2) through extensive research to find methods for improving effectiveness of the overall maintenance effort. Major concerns of the QA division include the following: Safety of personnel and equipment The need for training of maintenance tech- nicians in efficient techniques Reliability of equipment, parts, materials, and the procedures that are used in the maintenance of each Qualification of QA personnel, including collateral duty inspectors (CDIs) MAINTENANCE MATERIAL CONTROL.— Like the maintenance material control in an OMA, maintenance material control in an IMA has two work centers—production control and material control. Production Control.—As the name implies, production control is the central control point of the entire maintenance effort. Production control plans, schedules, and assigns the maintenance tasks within the maintenance department. Since intermediate main- tenance activities exist primarily for the purpose of supporting operating activities, production control plans and schedules a workload that consists of testing, repairing, and processing aircraft components, parts, and related equipment. Because of its size, the location of its various work centers, and the number of components that it processes daily, it is not practical for an IMA to control each component that is inducted into the activity from a central production control area. Therefore, production control delegates some of its functions to selected