Priority Designator (PD) PD is a two-digit number (01-highest to 15-lowest) determined by using the table of priority designator shown in table 13-1. For example, if your ship is assigned an F/AD of III and your requirement is of a routine nature, assign priority 13. In addition to providing standardized criteria for assigning priorities, UMMIPS provides acceptable maximum processing times for use by supply activities in furnishing material. Processing time standards and additional codes used in MILSTRIP and UMMIPS are included in NAVSUP P-485. For additional detailed guidance concerning Force/Activity Designator and Urgency of Need Designator, see OPNAVINST 4614.1. PREPARING A MILSTRIP REQUISITION LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Recognize MILSTRIP requisition procedures and how they are used for material receipt, custody, and stowage. MILSTRIP uses coded data for processing requisitions with automatic data processing equipment. No matter what type of requisitioning document you use, use extreme care in selecting and entering the coded data elements. These codes apply to all levels of supply. Although they are too numerous for all to be included in this chapter, the codes can be found in the appendices of NAVSUP P-485. The following general rules apply to MILSTRIP requisition:  Enter data by ball-point pen or typewriter. Do not use pencil; pencil marks can cause errors when the requisition is processed through mark sensing equipment.  Data should be entered between the “tic” marks on the form. However, it is mandatory that entries be included within the data fields to which they pertain.  To eliminate confusion between the numeral zero and the letter “O,” use the communications zero (f) on MILSTRIP requisitions when zeros are applicable. Specific details for completing DD Form 1348 and NAVSUP Form 1250-1 can be found in NAVSUP P-485. MATERIAL RECEIPT, CUSTODY, AND STOWAGE For every procurement action taken, there is a receipt action that follows. Once the supplies are received, they must be identified, checked, and distributed to the appropriate storeroom or department, and documentation as to their receipt, custody and stowage must be accomplished. Material Receipt As in every situation, responsibility for actions taken must be assigned to key personnel. In the receipt of government-owned materials, responsibility for receipts takes on an added importance because of the many types of material receipts and the required accountability. Receipt Documentation There are several types of receipt papers, and which type is used depends upon the manner in which the material was requested, the issuing activity, and the modes of transportation used in delivery. The most commonly encountered receipt is the DoD Single Line Item Release/Receipt Document, DD Form 1348-1, (fig. 13-6). Regardless of the type of receipt document, the end-use receiver must 1. date the document upon receipt, 2. circle the quantity accepted, and 3. sign the document to indicate receipt. Receiving Procedures Small quantities of stores received on a daily basis require no special preparations for receipt. Stock large quantities of stores in a central area out of the traffic flow and hold there until preliminary identification and package count are completed. Then sort them according to the department or storeroom to which they will be distributed. Report of Discrepancy Item or packaging discrepancies attributable to the shipper (including contractors, manufacturers, or vendors) should be reported on the Report of 13-12