FM 55-16: Cargo Checking Handbook | T.REX ARMS Field Manual Vault

FM 55-16 Cargo Checking Handbook

FM 55-16

Cargo Checking Handbook

Army · FM · Nov 1973 · 180 pages

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FM 55—16 CHAPTER 2 GENERAL 2—1. Background a. Throughout the history of transportation, shippers have required some method of account- ing for and controlling the movement of goods from origin to destination. As the transportation industry develops new operational techniques to provide more efficient service (container- ization, roll on/roll off ships, automated move- ment control systems, larger and faster aircraft, etc.), checking ana accounting procedures must be improved accordingly. This objective cannot be achieved by a single person; it re- quires the harmonious effort and coordination of all persons involved. 'b. In addition to willing and capable per- sonnel, a uniform system of identifying, accounting for, and controlling the movement of cargo is required.

DesignationFM 55-16

EditionNov 1973

StatusSuperseded

Pages180

FunctionSustainment

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 10

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