DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY SUPPLY BULLETIN
WHITE, M18 SERIES; GREEN, M20 SERIES;
AMBER, M22 SERIES; RED, M52 SERIES
SURVEILLANCE FUNCTION TEST
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C.
31 August 1971
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Page
Purpose and scope ...................................................................................................... 1
Errors, omissions and recommended changes ............................................................ 2
Safety ........................................................................................................................... 3
Size of sample .............................................................................................................. 4
Sample selection .......................................................................................................... 5
Preparation for test ....................................................................................................... 6
Test procedure ............................................................................................................. 7
Observations ................................................................................................................ 8
Classification of defects................................................................................................ 9
Nonfunctioning defects ............................................................................................... 10
Functioning defects .................................................................................................... 11
Evaluation................................................................................................................... 12
Records and reports ................................................................................................... 13
nals only. The provisions of this bulletin are mandatory
1. Purpose and Scope. This bulletin when used in
for use by all Department of the Army organizations
conjunction with SB 742-1 provides a method for
within CONUS and overseas with a receipt, storage, and
determining the serviceability of the subject item. The
issue mission. This bulletin is not intended for use by
bulletin is to be used in the assessment of the
organizations with stocks in basic loads. Additional
serviceability of individual signals and their containers
information pertaining to frequency of test, sample
when the signals are packed one per container. When
selection, defect standards, reports and records are
more than one signal is packed per container, this
contained in SB 742-1.
bulletin applies to the individual sig-
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