The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS) Users Manual

equipment as generators, air compressors, centrifugal pumps, and so on. Operating time is the period of operation or
hours of usage, using the time of day. Operating time is maintained throughout the dispatch cycle within ULLS.
(3) Equipment going to support maintenance is dispatched to and from support maintenance. An exception to this is
when the unit requesting support maintenance and the support maintenance activity are collocated so that the
equipment does not leave the maintenance facility area or area where equipment is maintained or stored. In this case,
only a DA Form 5990–E (Maintenance Request) or DA Form 2407 (Maintenance Request) needs to accompany the
equipment. At support maintenance, the maintenance request is used as a dispatch record for maintenance repair
operations and final road testing.
(4) DA Form 5987–E is used to dispatch equipment that requires exercising because of low use or equipment in
administrative storage.
(5) The option Alert Dispatch dispatches all equipment that is coded as alert dispatchable and produces DA Form
5987–1–E (fig 2–8). These dispatches are produced in advance. Alert dispatches are printed and kept on file until
needed. Once used, a new set is printed and kept on file. The unit must have an Alert Dispatch on file at all times.
(6) Units may use a single DD Form 1970 as a continuation sheet to allow more than one subsequent operator when
operational conditions do not support frequent redispatching using ULLS. Units produce a new DA Form 5987-E at the
earliest opportunity. When commanders authorize the use of a DD Form 1970 as a continuation sheet, they ensure that
subsequent operators are properly licensed.
b. Disposition.
(1) On the basis of entries recorded in the Return Usage portion of DA Form 5987–E, the dispatcher updates
equipment/unit data (fuel added, date and time in, and any remarks). The usage data (current or estimated miles/
kilometers/hours taken from the odometer or hour meter when the equipment return from dispatch, and oil added
during dispatch) is also updated. This form is discarded when no longer needed.
(2) The dispatcher looks for any unusual entries in the Remarks block that may need further action.
(3) When equipment is involved in an accident or other situation under investigation, the dispatcher produces the
Dispatch Control Log. The dispatcher attaches DA Form 5987–E for equipment to the log and maintains the forms
until released by the investigator or at the completion of the investigation.
2–11. DD Form 1970
DD Form 1970 is a record of equipment use.
a. Use.
(1) DD Form 1970 is used to control the use of special purpose and material handling equipment, combat, tactical,
and nontactical vehicles.
(2) DD Form 1970 is used to record operating time on equipment that requires services based on hours only. This
includes such equipment as generators, air compressors, centrifugal pumps, and so forth. Operating time is the time of
operation, using the time of day or hours of usage. Equipment on which an operating time DD Form 1970 is kept only
requires an entry on DA Form 2401 when the equipment is used for the purpose for which it was intended; that is, a
generator used to provide electrical power or a compressor used to provide compressed air for a mission or mission
support. An entry on DA Form 2401 is not normally required when equipment is not leaving the maintenance facility
area or area where equipment is maintained or stored. An entry is made on DA Form 2401 for equipment that is
routinely used within the maintenance facility area for its intended purpose, for example, a compressor that is routinely
used to provide air in maintenance operations or a generator that routinely provides power to a shelter where work or
training is conducted.
(3) DD Form 1970 is used for the following varying periods depending on its use:
(a) For regular dispatches, DD Form 1970 (fig 2–9) is used until all the spaces in either the operator or action
section have been filled. For equipment with a single operator, for example, DD Form 1970 is normally used for four
separate dispatches before it is discarded.
(b) For an extended dispatch, DD Form 1970 (fig 2–10) is used until all the spaces in either the operator or
destination sections have been filled. An extended dispatch is used whenever the equipment being dispatched will not
return to the maintenance facility within the dispatch day for example, prior to 2400. Examples for use of extended
dispatch include guard duty and maneuvers. When an extended dispatch may require more room than one DD Form
1970 allows, the dispatcher provides blank copies of DD Form 1970 to use as continuation sheets.
(c) Forms recording only operating time are used until the destination or operator section is filled in (fig 2–11).
(4) DD Form 1970 is used for control purposes for administrative, engineering, and housing maintenance facilities
that do not have automated data processing (ADP) support. Each dispatch requires a separate DD Form 1970.
(5) Equipment going to support maintenance is dispatched to and from support maintenance on DD Form 1970 and
DA Form 2401. An exception to this is when the unit requesting support maintenance and the support maintenance
activity are located so that the equipment cannot leave the maintenance facility area where equipment is maintained
and stored. In this case, only a DA Form 2407 needs to accompany the equipment. At support maintenance, DA Form
2407 is used as a dispatch record for maintenance repair operations and final road testing.
(6) DD Form 1970 is used to record exercises of low-usage equipment and equipment in administrative storage.
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