PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-737
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 737
APRIL 2014
54
PS 737
APR 14
55
PS 737
APR 14
Dear Half-Mast,
Some motor pool mechanics, inspectors and QA folks say it’s OK to use a
pencil to fill out DA Form 2404,
Equipment Inspection and Maintenance
Worksheet.
But DA Pam 750-8,
The Army Maintenance Management
System (TAMMS) Users Manual,
says a pencil can only be used when
special instructions allow. Is it OK to fill out 2404s with a pencil?
Mr. S.P.
Dear Mr. S.P.,
A working draft of DA Form 2404 may
be ±lled out with a pencil or your writing
instrument of choice. But only blue or black
ink, handwritten or typed, should be used
for the
ofFcial
form of record.
Watch for the updated version of
DA Pam 750-8,
The Army Maintenance
Management System (TAMMS) Users
Manual,
coming in 2014. You’ll ±nd
additional procedures and forms
guidance in that publication.
T
he September 2013 revision of AR 750-1, A
rmy Materiel Maintenance Policy (Mainten-
ance of Supplies and Equipment),
states in Paragraph 3-6 (2)(a) that: “Shop stocks will be
maintained when a maintenance provider organization is not co-located with a supply
support activity (SSA). Separate shop stocks are not authorized for maintenance provider
organizations and elements when maintenance personnel have prompt, secure, ‘walkup’
access to SSA stocks.”
The term co-located has caused some confusion in the field. Units assume that it means
they must be located adjacent to or in close proximity to an SSA to get shop stocks there.
As long as a unit is in the same location (at the installation or forward operating base) or
within a reasonable driving distance from an SSA if located off-base (generally a 60-minute
drive), then they are considered co-located.
Units that still believe they need separate shop stock must get their commander’s approval
first. Normally, separate shop stock is only authorized for units that are deploying, deployed
or have long separations from SSA support, such as TDA or National Guard/Reserve units
that are not in the same vicinity as an SSA.
HQDA’s planned July 2014 rapid action review of AR 750-1 will include an update that
better explains shop stock guidance. To review the current pub, visit:
DA Form 2404…
Think Ink
Maintenance Management…
The
Lowdown
on
Shop Stock
Hey, lemme
at it! I’ve
got a lot
to say!
Not so fast,
lead-head.
Only
ink is
allowed on
the official
form.
Well, Smitty, I
say that SsA’s too
far away from us.
that means We caN
set up our own
shop stock.
Yep. A few
feet closer
and we might
have been
co-located.
Hold on,
you two!
Co-located
means up to
an hour’s
drive away.
You’ll need your
commander’s
approval before
setting up your
own shop stock
here.
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