NAVAL SUPPLY PROCEDURES

1 NAVSUP P- 485 Volume III - Ashore SupplyCOG OI STOCK NO. 0530-LP-011-1780 NAVAL SUPPLY PROCEDURESNAVSUP Publication 485 VOLUME IIIASHORE SUPPLYNAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMANDNAVSUP P- 485 Volume III - Ashore SupplyNAVY DEPARTMENTNAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND5450 Carlisle PikePO Box 2050 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-07919 June 1998 These instructions are for the information and guidance of the NAVAL publication supersedes the NAVSUP P-437, MILSTRIP/MILSTRAP Operating PROCEDURES and all changes E. FINLEYCAPT, SC, USND eputy CommanderNaval SUPPLY Systems CommandiiNAVSUP P- 485 Volume III - Ashore SupplyRECORD OF CHANGE information SHEETThis sheet is provided to ensure your issue of Volume III is current. After inserting thechange, enter the required information in the appropriate ChangeNumberDateReceivedMadeSignatureIni tial Issue9 June 98iiiNAVSUP P- 485 Volume III - Ashore SupplyChangeDate ChangeNumberDateReceivedMadeSignatureivN AVSUP P- 485 Volume III - Ashore SupplyCOG 01 Stock No.

2 0530-LP-011-1780 NAVAL SUPPLY PROCEDURESNAVSUP PUBLICATION 485 VOLUME IIIASHORE SUPPLYNAVY DEPARTMENTNAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEM Box 20505450 Carlisle PikeMechanicsburg, PA 17055-07889 June 1998 These instructions are for the information and guidance of all persons in the NavalEstablishment and are effective upon receipt unless otherwise IN PROCEDURESThis NAVSUP P-485 Volume III supercedes the NAVSUP P-437, MILSTRIP/MILSTRAPO perating PROCEDURES and all changes thereto. The old 437 chapters have been renamed(and in some cases renumbered) to parallel the structure of the 485 Volume I. The Volume IIIhas also been reformatted to be consistent with the style of Volume I and to meet the PortableDocument File (PDF) standard - making it easier to view and download from the inaugural issue updates chapters one (Organization and Administration) and nine(Financial Management).

3 Efforts to update and revise Volume III will continue and - as the workprogresses - you ll see an improvement in its quality and currency. Future plans to integratethe Volume III with the NAVSUP Publication 1, Volume II will also increase its usefulness toyou as a reference for all your Ashore questions and P- 485 Volume III - Ashore SupplyTHIS PAGE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLYviNAVSUP P- 485 Volume III - Ashore SupplyINTRODUCTIONtoVolume III - ASHORE SUPPLYPURPOSEA shore SUPPLY PROCEDURES establishes policies and PROCEDURES for the operation andmanagement of ashore SUPPLY activities and components except those which are directed tooperate under afloat PROCEDURES contained in this publication are the minimum essential acceptable supplymanagement PROCEDURES and are mandatory unless specifically stated as being controls may be prescribed by the Commanding Officer or SUPPLY Officer whencircumstances

4 Require more stringent control. This publication is also intended as a trainingmanual for officers and enlisted personnel and as a guide in handling SUPPLY problems that arenot a matter of Commander of the NAVAL SUPPLY Systems Command may authorize, in writing,deviations from the instructions contained in this publication, provided the matter concerned isentirely under the cognizance of the NAVAL SUPPLY Systems OF SUBJECTSThe NAVSUP P-485, NAVAL SUPPLY PROCEDURES , consistes of three volumes. Volume I -Afloat SUPPLY , Volume II - SUPPLY Appendices, and Volume III - Ashore SUPPLY . Unlessotherwise specified, all references to Appendices found in this manual are referring to theAppendices contained in Volume II.

5 There is also a Glossary covering all three Volumes inVolume P- 485 Volume III - Ashore SupplyPARAGRAPH NUMBERING SYSTEMThe five digit paragraph number and its subparagraph designations may be broken downas follows:Paragraph 127-7d(4)(e)Chapter 5 Paragraph 127 Subparagraphs05 Reference to Ashore SUPPLY PROCEDURES in correspondence, messages, etc., will be shown inthe following manner:Ashore SUPPLY (NAVSUP P-485, Volume III), par. 05127 Ashore SUPPLY (NAVSUP P-485, Volume III), par. 05127-7d(4)(e)Ashore SUPPLY (NAVSUP P-485, Volume III), par. 05125-5128 Paragraphs and subparagraphs may contain itemizations in which case reference to a specificitem may be made as follows:Ashore SUPPLY (NAVSUP P-485, Volume III), par.

6 05127-7d(4)(e); item lowest unit of a paragraph or subparagraph breakdown applicable will be IDENTIFICATIONPAGE NUMBERSThe pages of this publication are numbered in a separate series for each chapter and theindex. The pages of a chapter are numbered in sequence with Arabic numerals from 1. Eachpage number is preceded by the number of the chapter. For example, the fifteenth page ofchapter 1 is numbered 1-15. The index is numbered in sequence with Arabic numberspreceded by the letter i .RUNNING HEADSTo facilitate finding paragraphs in this publication, each page is identified with a runninghead. The number in the upper left corner of the left page indicates the number of the firstparagraph on that page.

7 The number in the upper right corner of the right page indicates thelast paragraph on that purpose of illustrations in this publication is to amplify and augment the guidelines andprocedures referred to in the text by means of charts, filled in forms, or other graphic names, dates, and figures are unofficial and are intended only to add clarity and P- 485 Volume III - Ashore SupplyTABLE OF CONTENTS AND INDEXThe organization of this publication makes it possible to locate desired information easilyby referring to the table of contents in the front of the publication to determine general location,and to the table of contents at the beginning of each chapter for the specific which does not logically lend itself to location by this method may be located in theindex at the end of this PRONOUNS AND ADJECTIVES IN THE TEXTThe personal pronouns he and him , and the personal adjective his normally are usedin paragraphs of this publication which describe the duties or responsibilities of individuals orpositions ( , the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Commanding Officer,the SUPPLY Officer, the stock records storekeeper, etc.)

8 The use of such pronouns andadjectives precludes the need for repeating the position title in the second and subsequentsentences of these paragraphs, thereby making the text easier to read. However, since theduties and responsibilities described may be performed by or assigned to female personnel,the pronouns he and him and the adjective his in this publication always will be interpretedto mean he or she , him or her , and his or hers to this publication, numbered consecutively, are issued in page form. The coversheet of each change must be read carefully because the instructions appearing thereon varyfrom change to change. Pertinent Special information or Special Instructions may beincluded.

9 Instructions regarding insertion of the change in the publication are always addition, revisions of policy or procedure are summarized and identified by notation indicating the change number, the date the change was received, and thesignature of the person making the change will be placed in the appropriate columns on theRecord of Change information Sheet in the front of the , revised, or deleted instructions summarized on the cover sheet are identified on thepages comprising the change by arrows placed vertically or horizontally in the binding oroutside margin to identify the area of revision, as follows: line or lines on which a revision occurs line on which the revision begins line on which the revision endsA down arrow placed on the last line of an organizational unit (paragraph, subparagraph, oritem), and an up arrow placed on the first line of the following unit indicates deletion of a or non-procedural revisions of such insignificance as not to require a summary onthe cover sheet of the change are not identified by P- 485 Volume III - Ashore SupplyRECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT TO THE NAVSUP P-485 All users of the NAVAL SUPPLY PROCEDURES (NAVSUP P-485)

10 Are encouraged to submitrecommended changes for improving the publication to the Commander, NAVAL SupplySystems Command, via the appropriate chain of command. The following format, modified asnecessaary, may be used in submitting recommendations:From:(Command or person originating recommendation)To:Commander, NAVAL SUPPLY Systems CommandVia:(Appropriate chain of command)Subj:Improvement of NAVSUP P-485; recommendation following recommendation for improvement of the NAVSUP P-485, Volume ,pertaining to paragraph(s) is (Signature)Copy to:(Recommendations originated Ashore, send copies to the appropriate service forcecommander.)(Recommendations submitted concerning PROCEDURES of inventory management, submit copyto the Inventory Control Point, which will forward comment, if appropriate, to the NAVAL SupplySystems Command within 15 days).