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DEFINITION
The RPSTL is a technical publication which contains as a minimum, an explanatory introduction, tabular lists such as: list of repair parts, list of special tools, national stock number (NSN) index, part number index, and reference designator index for a specified equipment item, and illustrations of support items and equipment needed to maintain the system or end item.
GENERAL INFORMATION/NARRATIVE
Moreover, it identifies by the source, maintenance, and recoverability (SMR) code whether or not the material is authorized for stockage at each level of maintenance. The initial draft RPSTL is derived from the allocation of maintenance tasks (reflected in the MAC) and the detailed task analyses conducted as part of the supportability analyses (SA). The load list and stockage list identify the items to be actually stocked by unit and intermediate direct support (IDS) maintenance units, respectively. The prescribed load list (PLL) and authorized stockage list (ASL) do not necessarily include all items authorized for stockage by the RPSTL. Other considerations are: (1) Expected item usage; (2) Order and ship times from central supply sources; (3) Current stockage levels of common items; (4) Total quantity; and (5) Budgetary restraints, influencing the PLL and ASL range and quantity. The RPSTL may be incorporated into the maintenance TM (e.g., -23 & P) or published as a separate manual (e.g., -23P). Repair parts, which are SMR depot maintenance coded, may be included in a depot maintenance work requirement (DMWR) publication. For systems supported by an interactive electronic technical manual (IETM), the RPSTL data and functionality will be accessed from a parts database as presented by the IETM reader to the user.
POLICIES, DIRECTIVES, REGULATIONS, LAWS
AR 25-30, AR 750-1, MIL-STD-40051, and MIL-HDBK-1222.
BEST PRACTICES, LESSONS LEARNED, STORIES, GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, TEMPLATES, EXAMPLES, TOOLS
The RPSTL supports the MAC and is required in conjunction with the MAC to identify the spare and repair parts and bulk materiel authorized for each maintenance level function. The RPSTL may be published as a separate manual or as a combined TM and RPSTL covering one or more levels of maintenance. Unless there will be contractor logistics support (CLS) for all system maintenance, a draft RPSTL is required as part of the SSP, which is evaluated during the LD and tested and evaluated during DT&E/OT&E. A published RPSTL must be available for issue concurrently with a system or equipment during materiel fielding.
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