METCAL  program  structure  and  the  hierarchy  of calibration  standards  facilities. Refer to  Electronics  Installation  and  Maintenance Book, Test Equipment, NAVSEA SE000-00-EIM-040, chapter  1,  for  explanations  of  the  calibration  echelons shown in figures 7-10 and 7-11. Calibration  Services Now let’s take a look at an important calibration program called the Metrology  Automated System for Uniform Recall and Reporting (MEASURE)  program. The  MEASURE  program  is  an  automated  data processing  system  designed  to  provide  a  standardized system for the recall and scheduling of test equipment into calibration facilities. It was developed to support the Department of the Navy METCAL Program in an effort  to  ensure  that  all  equipment  requiring  calibration and servicing is submitted to a calibration activity on a timely  basis  and,  thus,  is  maintained  to  maximum dependability.  In  addition,  the  system  provides documentation  of  actions  performed  by  the  calibration activity. The  initial  cycle  of  MEASURE  begins  with  the completion of the inventory forms for equipment held by  an  activity.  Refer  to  the  Metrology   Automated System   for   Uniform   Recall   and   Reporting (MEASURE)  Users  Manual,  OPNAV   43P6A, Appendix  A,  for  completion  instructions  on  the MEASURE TMDE inventory form. These forms are forwarded  to  the  cognizant  MEASURE  data processing  facility  (DPF)  to  establish  the  database. The   activity   holding   the   test   equipment   is   then provided a printed inventory and a set of preprinted Metrology  Equipment  Recall  and  Report  (METER) cards. Refer to the  Metrology  Automated  System  for Uniform  Recall  and  Reporting  (MEASURE)  Users Manual, OP 43P6A, Appendix B, for an explanation on the use and information contained on the METER card.  The  MEASURE  cycle  is  completed  when  the cognizant  METCAL  representative  provides  recall schedules to the activity holding the test equipment and  to  the  calibration  activities.  As  equipment  is gained  or  lost,  more  inventory  forms  and  METER cards are processed or deleted, the database is kept current, and the system continues to cycle. Through  the  submission  of  METER  cards,  each activity  must  promptly  update  its  recorded  inventory; that is, the inventory data maintained in the computer database  by  the  MEASURE  Operational  Control  Center (MOCC), and the Control Database Facility (CDBF), Concord,   California.   In   this   way,   calibration requirements  can  be  projected  in  enough  time  to  permit their incorporation into the next recall schedule. If the inventory  is  not  updated  promptly,  new  activity  items will  have  to  be  rescheduled  or  be  submitted  to  a calibration  activity  for  unscheduled  calibration  by  the cognizant  METCAL  representative. The  MEASURE  program  provides  management personnel  with  a  wide  variety  of  valuable  information on fleet readiness, calibration problems, budget and funding, and many other topics. MEASURE  products  and  formats  have  been designed  to  meet  the  information  requirements  of several   levels   of   management.   Many   MEASURE formats  are  forwarded  automatically  by  the  MOCC  or CDBF  to  the  activities  on  a  regular  basis.  Such distribution is based upon the type and level of those activities  and  upon  established  requirements.  Others, however,  are  available  only  upon  the  receipt  of  an approved  request  from  the  cognizant  METCAL representative.   Accordingly,   activities   needing   a particular  format  that  they  do  not  receive  automatically should  forward  the  requirement  to  the  cognizant METCAL  representative  for  approval.  Any  such  request should include a justification of the need for the format and a statement indicating the frequency at which the format  is  required. Refer  to  the  Metrology   Automated   System   for Uniform  Recall  and  Reporting  (MEASURE)  Users Manual, OP 43P6A, Appendix J, for information on MEASURE  formats  and  their  distribution  intervals. Format 310 (fig. 7-1 2) is, by far, the MEASURE program’s  best  management  tool  for  the  test  equipment coordinator’s  use  in  managing  the  commands  test equipment  inventory. To make the best use of this tool, your unit should take the following actions: 1. 2. 3. Have  the  test  equipment  coordinator  thoroughly review the Format 310 each month. Annotate the Format 310 as status changes occur for  equipments  that  have  been  calibrated, deleted,  are  in  repair,  have  been  added  to inventory, delayed, surveyed, inactivated, and so on, during the month. Carry these annotations forward to the next monthly   Format   310,   until   the   change   is reflected on a new Format 310. 7-12