scope:

This instruction applies to all Navy commands and Marine Corps aircraft units whose maintenance policy and practices are under the cognizance of references (b), (c), and (d). The Navy TAMS program is applicable to all measurement areas of the physical sciences except radiation detection, indication and computation devices, the Marine Corps Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Program and the Marine Corps Automated Test Equipment Program executed under the provisions of references (e), (f), and (g). TAMS includes all devices used to measure, calibrate, gage, test, inspect, diagnose, or otherwise examine materials, supplies, and equipment to determine compliance with specifications, engineering drawings, technical orders, technical manuals, maintenance instructions, and/or serviceability standards. It applies to TAMS used in the research, development, design, construction, inspection, acceptance, operation, and maintenance of equipment and systems. Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) and Support Equipment used for qualitative and non-quantitative measurements is included in the scope of TAMS.