Figure 4-1.--Test measuring and diagnostic equipment traceability flow chart.

NAVY CALIBRATION LABORATORIES

standards used by the type I Navy Standards Laboratory

(SHORE)

(NSL). Figure 4-1 is a flow chart of the traceability of

test measuring and diagnostic equipment.

Navy calibration laboratories (NCLs) obtain

TYPE I NAVY STANDARDS LABORATORY

calibration services from higher echelon laboratories.

The capabilities of these laboratories vary. Their mission

is twofold: (1) to maintain standards of measurement

The type I NSL is located at the Western Standards

within the activity, and (2) to calibrate and repair

Laboratory, Naval Air Rework Facility, North Island,

standards and to calibrate and accomplish incidental

San Diego, California. A detachment is located at the

repair on fleet and shore activity test and measuring

Naval Station, Navy Yard Annex, Washington, D.C. The

equipment.

operation of the laboratory and its detachment is under

the cognizance of the Naval Air Systems Command. The

MECHANICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIR

NSL maintains and disseminates the most accurate

AND CALIBRATION SHOPS

units of measurement within the Navy METCAL

program and obtains calibration services from and

Mechanical instrument repair and calibration shops

maintains traceability to the NIST. In performing its

(MIRCS) are located on board tenders (other than FBM),

functions, the NSL provides services for the systems

repair ships, and specified shore activities. Their

commands,

cognizant

laboratories,

and

project

function is to calibrate and repair mechanical and

managers.

electromechanical measuring devices installed aboard

TYPE II NAVY STANDARDS

ships and submarines. Standards used by MIRCs are

LABORATORIES AND REFERENCE

submitted to a higher echelon laboratory for calibration.

STANDARDS LABORATORIES

FLEET MECHANICAL CALIBRATION

LABORATORIES

Type II NSLs and reference standards laboratories

(RSLs) provide the second highest echelon of calibration

Fleet mechanical calibration laboratories (FMCLs)

services within the Navy. Type II NSLs obtain standards

are on board FBM submarine tenders to provide

calibration services from type I NSLs and calibrate

calibration services for FBM submarine mechanical, test,

standards from lower echelon laboratories. RSLs are

and measurement equipment. Standards from these

similar in capability and operation to the type II NSLs.

laboratories arc submitted to higher echelon laboratories

In addition, shipyard RSLs provide calibration support

for mechanical instrumentation.

NATIONAL

TMDE FLOW

INSTITUTE OF

STANDARDS AND

TECHNOLOGY

NAVY STANDARDS

LABORATORY

(TYPE I)

REFERENCE

STANDARDS

LABORATORIES

(SHIPYARDS & SRF'S)

MIRCS

NAVY CALIBRATION

OVERFLOW

MECHANICAL

FLEET MECHANICAL

LABORATORIES

INSTRUMENT REPAIR &

CALIBRATION

(SHORE)

CALIBRATION SHOPS

LABORATORIES

FIELD CALIBRATION

ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES (FCA'S)

ACTIVITIES

(SHORE)

(FLEET)

SHORE TMDE

FLEET

(INCLUDING)

TMDE

SHIPS IN YARDS)

(NON-FBM)

(FMB)

Figure 4-1.--Test measuring and diagnostic equipment traceability flow chart.

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