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manufacturer, National Stock Number, and shelf life (marked in terms of calendar quarter
followed by the last two digits of the calendar year, with the day of the quarter being the last day;
e.g., EXP DATE 4Q93) (see 4.4.1).
3.5.1 For Navy use only. Plastics shall not be used as a unitizing material unless
absolutely necessary. Any plastic used shall be limited to nonlaminated polyolefin material or the
equivalent of (i.e. L-P-378).
3.6 Marking. In addition to any special marking required by the contract or order
(see 6.2), all tires (boxed, loose, or within a unitized load), unit packs, intermediate packs,
exterior shipping containers and unitized loads shall be permanently and legibly marked in
accordance with MIL-STD-129 (see 4.4.1).
3.6.1 Special marking. Tires and tubes are a type I, 5 year nonextendable shelf-life item,
and shall be marked as required for such a shelf-life item in accordance with MIL-STD-129. Shelf
life marking shall be applied to all tires, unit packs, intermediate packs, exterior packs, and
unitized loads. Loose tires and unitized loads of loose tires (and tires within such loads), which
have DoT or DoD markings molded into the sidewall, indicating the week and year of
manufacturer (cure date) of the tire, do not require the cure date to be marked, but do require the
expiration date to be marked.
4. VERIFICATION
4.1 Classification of inspections. The inspection requirements specified herein are
classified as follows:
a. First article inspection (see 4.2).
b. Conformance inspections (CI) (see 4.3).
4.2 First article inspection. Unless otherwise specified (see 6.2), first article inspection
shall be performed in preproduction samples of one pack as specified in table I.
4.3 CI. CI shall include the examination of 4.3.2. Noncompliance with any of the
specified requirements in section 3 shall be cause for rejection of the sample and the inspection
lot.
4.3.1 Sampling plan for examination. Unless otherwise specified (see 6.2), the sampling
plan for examination as specified herein shall be used.
4.3.1.1 Lot formation. A lot shall consist of all packaging of items having the same stock
number and from an identifiable package period.
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