PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-713
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 713
APRIL 2012
55
PS 713
APR 12
important note:
when soldiers
transfer to new units,
they should take along
both
their manual da
form 348,
operator
qualification record,
and a printed copy of
their da form 348-e,
which is the sams-e
version.
da form 348-e
alone
is
not yet
an authorized
replacement for the
manual da form 348.
Maintenance Management…
SAMS-E Upgrade
Improves Recordkeeping
…a
snap!
a recent major
upgrade to sams-e
makes transferring
records just that
easy!
so you’re
transferRing
to a new unit?
with SAMS-E’s recent
upgrade, transferRing
your records will be…
now when
a soldier
transfers to
a new unit, the
maintenance
clerk in the
receiving unit
no longer has
to manually
“recreate”
that soldier’s
operator
qualification
records.
the receiving unit’s
maintenance clerk
then imports the
records into
sams-e, completes
the duty assignment
in the personnel
record, and prints
the new operator’s
permit.
the records can either
be transferred onto
removable media or sent
electronically from the
operator’s old unit.
end item codes (eIcs) will also be used instead of equipment class
codes (eccs) for operator licensing and dispatch qualifications.
for help with
sams-e technical
issues after
upgrading,
contact the
software
engineering
customer service
center at ft lee
at dsn 68
7
-1051,
(804)
7
34-1051, or
email:
cao@sdcl.lee.
army.mil
the switch to eIcs now ties operator
qualifications to specific equipment.
Sorry Sarge,
but I’ve
never
driven one of
those tractor
trucks
before.
Hmm, it says
here you’re
qualified.
..
but I guess
there’s a
mistake
in the
records.
Chambers,
you’ll
take the
M1088
today.
so except for unit-
unique equipment,
operator qualifications
will stay the same from
one unit to another.
in many cases,
the old eccs
defined equipment
too broadly
—for
example, code w3
covered
all 5-ton
trucks and below.
so a “code w3
vehicle” could mean
a cargo truck,
a tractor with
a fifth-wheel,
a vehicle with a tire
inflation system,
or another vehicle
that requires
special training.
so sometimes,
records listed
soldiers as
qualified to
operate certain
equipment when
they
weren’t.
the change to eIcs will also
ease records migration to
global combat support
system-army (gcss-army),
which uses only eIcs.
units can still assign up to 52 user-
defined class codes for unit-specific
items, and unit sops should still include
procedures for handling records
whenever soldiers transfer.
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5:58 PM
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