scope:

Scope and Applicability.

This instruction applies to all components of the Navy Department, including Marine Corps aviation units, responsible for research, design, test, acquisition, operation, and logistics support of weapons platforms, weapon systems, operational and support systems, including TMDE, ATS, and METCAL equipment. The Navy TMDE, ATS, and METCAL programs are applicable to all measurement areas of the physical sciences except Radiation Detection, Indication, and Computation (RADIAC) devices, the Marine Corps Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Program and the Marine Corps Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Program.

Purpose.

To set policy and assign responsibility for the execution of the Navy TMDE, ATS, and METCAL programs, and supporting information resource management. This instruction is a substantial revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.