Existing Laboratory Procedure.

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(3) If a laboratory/spectrometer certification is withdrawn, the laboratory/spectrometer is not

approved for interservice work. However, the responsible Service Program Manager may elect to operate the

laboratory/spectrometer to satisfy parent service requirements. In order to provide interservice support, the

requesting Service Program Manager must authorize the utilization of the laboratory/spectrometer in writing to the

laboratory and the JOAP-TSC.

NOTE

Under special conditions, the Service Program Manager or the Director, JOAP-TSC

may waive certain checklist elements, in order to avoid interruption of essential

laboratory operations.

e. Laboratory/Spectrometer Certification Procedure. A laboratory must complete the following steps to

become certified:

(1)

Complete three special certification sample sets (six pairs) with an average of 80 percent or

above.

(2)

Forward an approved verification checklist to the JOAP-TSC.

(3) Forward the Certification Versification Checklist to the JOAP-TSC and a copy to the Service

Program Manager.

Existing Laboratory Procedure.

(1) Certified. Laboratory/spectrometer certification does not expire unless it is uncertified by an

action listed in paragraph 4-3f. (2) below.

(2)

Uncertified. Reasons for reduction to uncertified are as follows:

(a)

Three month average falls below 80 percent.

(b)

Failure to submit monthly correlation results prior to the next month's due date.

NOTE

Units with spectrometers in Reported Maintenance (RM) status will comply with

procedures in paragraph 4-4. Units with deployed spectrometers will comply with

procedures in paragraph 4-5.

(c)

Failure to submit an annual approved verification checklist.

(d)

Failure to meet full operating requirements (dependent upon nature of deficiency).

(e)

Laboratory/spectrometer is physically relocated.

NOTE

Spectrometers that are geographically relocated (other than spectrometers that are

relocated within the same operating base or vessel) shall be decertified and required to

undergo the complete certification procedure as listed for new laboratories.

Spectrometers that are physically relocated within the same operating base or vessel

will be required to submit a new certification verification checklist and to perform a

complete spectrometer standardization prior to commencing normal operational

support. Any spectrometer, which has to be disassembled in any manner in order for it

to be relocated, must undergo the complete certification procedure. Mobile emission

spectrometers (Baird MOA's, Spectroil M's, etc.) will use the deployment kit available

from the JOAP-TSC to ensure proper operation after movement of the spectrometer.

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