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herein. For all conformance inspections the same sample specimen may be used for all non-destructive
examinations or tests. This sample is in addition to those primers required for contractor inspection and tests.
4.4.3 Part and sub-component inspection. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order
(see 6.2), or on tables II through XXVIII, quality conformance of parts and sub-components shall be
determined in accordance with Tables II through XXVIII and MIL-STD-1916. Unless otherwise specified,
characteristics identified as CRITICAL shall be inspected 100%. Unless otherwise specified, inspection level
IV shall be used for all characteristics identified as MAJOR and inspection level II for characteristics
identified as MINOR.
4.5 Classification of characteristics. The characteristics verified by the tests and examination herein are
classified as critical, major, or minor in accordance with DOD-STD-2101. Requirements for critical
characteristics are identified by the symbol (C) and major characteristics by the symbol (M). The symbol (E)
designates a requirement for exceptional testing or inspection that is not covered by a standard sampling plan.
The number following the classification symbol indicates the serial number of the characteristic.
Requirements not annotated with a classification symbol are classified as minor. (Reference tables II through
XXVIII).
4.5.1 Sampling requirements. Inspection sampling requirements for critical, major and minor
characteristics are defined in MIL-STD-1916. Unless otherwise specified, inspection level IV shall be used for
all characteristics defined as major and inspection level II for all minor characteristics. Critical characteristics
shall be addressed in accordance with MIL-STD-1916. In addition to the sampling requirements herein,
verification level VII shall be used to verify the 100% screening operation of critical characteristics.
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