Special Features:

Items are being coded as critical to insure source inspection will be performed at the point of manufacture, prior to material receipt by the us navy or other dod components. These items are piece parts or end items in support of vital military hardware necessary to sustain the successful mission of the ships, submarines, and shore stations of the us navy. Critical features including, but not limited to, dimensions, tolerances/clearances, electronic characteristics, and metallurgical properties will bespecified for government q ar (quality assurance representatives) to insure the highest possible degree of quality and reliability of these parts being delivered under navicp contracts

Properties:

Two or more individually insulated conductors (solid or stranded) contained in a common covering, or two or more individually insulated conductors twisted or molded together without a common covering, or one insulated conductor with a metallic covering or shield; each having characteristics not completely conforming to cable, telephone; cable, power, electrical; cable, radio frequency or cord, electrical. Includes items having the combined characteristics of two or more of the aforementioned names. Refers to bulk quantities only; for items of definite length with processed ends or terminated in fittings, see cable assembly, special purpose, electrical.