COSAL Overview Quiz

Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List (COSAL)

• COSAL is a critical document for ship mission and sustainability
• It establishes allowances for ship equipage and repair parts for all onboard electronic, ordnance, electrical, and mechanical equipment
• Supports material identification and inventory management
• COSAL validation and updates are driven by maintenance personnel's feedback reports (FBRs) and checks (CKs) on Allowance Parts Lists (APLs)
• Changes to stock numbers (adds, deletions, replacements) are identified and communicated through processes like Automated Shore Interface/Revised Alternative Data flow (ASI/RAD)
• Monthly reports from the 3M/QA division are sent to NAVICP for changes to COSAL

COSAL Processes

• Validation: Ensures accuracy of APLs
• Updating: Addresses changes in stock numbers, identified through maintenance and CASREP reporting
• ASI/RAD: Facilitates data exchange with shore entities for updated stock allowances

Demand Processing Impact

• Frequent ordering of repair parts influences demand processing through Naval Inventory Control Points (NAVICP)
• NAVICP assesses ordering patterns to determine if a part should be carried onboard due to frequent demand
• Higher order frequency increases the likelihood of carrying that specific repair part onboard

Material Obligation Validation (MOV)

• Internal and external MOVs are mechanisms to address outstanding overaged requisitions
• Internal MOVs are produced monthly, while external ones are produced quarterly
• Inventory Control Points (ICPs) generate the external reports
• Supply personnel investigate requisitions for validity, receipt status, and cancellation options

Depot Level Repairable (DLRs)

• DLRs are Navy-managed items with specific inventory control due to cost, demand, repair complexity, and economic factors
• Identified by National Stock Number (NSN), cognizant symbol, and material control codes (H, E, X, G, O)
• "One-for-one" turn-in system is for DLR items

Not Ready for Issue (NRFI) DLRs

• Turn-in: Requisition only to fill fixed allowance; one-for-one exchange
• Remain in Place (RIP): Authorized for non-critical or non-immediately-shippable items with advice codes

Maintenance Assist Modules (MAMs) & Bulkhead Ready Spares

• MAMs are replaceable assemblies used in approved maintenance plans
• Stock records are maintained for authorized MAMs
• Bulkhead ready spares are used for large/awkward items that cannot be stored in the usual storeroom

Battle Group Asset Management System (BAMS)

• BAMS facilitates in-theater expediting of inventory and assets to address maintenance requirements
• Frequent "FITS" reports are sent by ships to central command to facilitate faster transfer and availability of assets

Operating Target (OPTAR)

• Equipment Maintenance Related Material (EMRM): Funding for parts with JSNs and APLs
• Other: Funding for non-APL items (consumables, office supplies)

Ship OPTAR Effects

• Departmental Budget: Department heads are responsible for managing their budget allocation properly
• Consolidated Residual Asset Management System Inventory (CRAMSI): Primarily for smaller ships, allowing for issuing free-issue materials for reorder requests
• Hazardous Material Reutilization: DRMO manages hazardous materials for potential free issue to different commands
• Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO): Manages the free issuing or acceptance of reusable items

Endurance Loading of Subsistence

• Sufficient stocks of food are obtained for a predefined period and to provide a well-balanced diet between restocking periods
• Fleet operations plan and ship operating schedule are key considerations

Basic Daily Food Allowance (BDFA)

• Daily monetary allowance for crew meals, currently $5.95
• Price is regularly published and appears in NAVSUP7330

Quarterly Foodservice Report

• NAVSUP 1358 (General Mess Operating Statement) is the official quarterly food service report
• It summarizes monthly sales reports (NAVSUP 1357) and contains crucial information on receipts, rations fed, sales, transactions, and cash deposits
• Submitted to NAVSUP 51

Battle Stations Rations

• Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) rations are used when galley services are unavailable during battle stations