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characters and in the locations shown on the drawings. Class 9 markings shall be clearly legible
after subjection to accelerated weathering.
3.4.2 Identification label. Identification labels shall conform to type IV, class 6 of
DDD-L-20 and shall be 3 ½ inches by 5 ½ inches minimum and a blank space of at least 1 ¼
inches shall be provided on the bottom of the label for the Department of Defense inspector's
stamp. Identification labels shall be stitched to the tent components in the locations shown on the
drawings.
*3.5 Color. The color of the class I and class II tents shall be as specified in 1.2. The
webbings, tapes, slide fastener tapes, fastener tapes, pulls and thread shall be a good
approximation to Camouflage Green 483 for the class I tents and Desert Tan 459 for the class II
tents.
3.6 Replacement of defective components. During the spreading, cutting and
manufacturing process, components having material defects or damages that are classified as
defects in 4.4.3 shall be removed from production and replaced with non-defective and properly
matched material.
3.7 Workmanship. Cloth components shall be clean and free of holes, cuts, tears, or
cloth defects such as multiple floats, broken or missing yarns, or areas untreated with compound.
Webbing and tapes shall not have frayed or scalloped edges and rope components shall be free of
cuts or breaks Where there is sewing, thread tension shall be maintained with seams properly
sewed so that no runoffs, twists, pleats or open seams shall result. Care shall be taken in sewing
to see that no needle chews occur. All thread ends shall be trimmed to ½ inch or less. Metal
components shall be free of burrs, sharp edges and corroded areas and shall not be broken or
malformed. Heat sealed seams shall be free of wrinkles, pleats and folds. A heat sealed seam,
regardless of its length, shall not have more than a total of two wrinkles, pleats or folds.
*3.8 Recycled, recovered, or environmentally preferable materials. Recycled, recovered,
or environmentally preferable materials should be used to the maximum extent possible provided
that the material meets or exceeds the operational and maintenance requirements, and promotes
economically advantageous life cycle costs.
VERIFICATION
4.
4.1 Responsibility for dimensional requirements. Unless otherwise specified in the
contract or purchase order, the contractor is responsible for ensuring that all dimensions specified
in the component specifications have been met. When dimensions cannot be examined on the end
item, inspection shall be made at any point, or at all points in the manufacturing process necessary
to ensure compliance with all dimensional requirements.
4.1 Classification of inspections. The inspection requirements specified herein are
classified as follows:
a.
First article inspection (see 4.2).
b.
Conformance inspection (see 4.3).
4.2 First article inspection. When a first article is required (see 6.2) it shall be examined
for the defects listed in 4.3.3 and 4.3.4 and tested as specified in 4.3.5. Any nonconformance or
failure of any test shall be cause for rejection of the first article.
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