NAVEDTRA 15004B, LOGISTICS SPECIALIST TRAINING MANUAL CHAPTER 17 Flashcards
Mail originating in the United States (U.S.), its territories and possessions, APOs, FPOs, and the United Nations, NY, for delivery in the Freely Associated States, and mail originating in the Freely Associated States for delivery within, among, and between the Freely Associated States and the U.S., its territories and possessions, APOs, FPOs, and the United Nations, NY, also is treated as what type of mail?
Domestic
How many classes is Domestic mail divided into?
Six
the maximum size that any article may be, and still be mailable, is 108 inches in length and girth combined except for Parcel Post parcels that are mailed as oversized mail (how many inches length and girth combined)?
130
Which type of mail provides two or three day delivery service to and from most military locations overseas?
EMMS
What is the maximum weight for Express Mail®?
70 lbs
What is a card sold by the USPS with a postage stamp printed or impressed on it, used for the transmission of messages?
stamped card
What are privately printed mailing cards for the transmission of messages?
Postcards
postcards must not be smaller than 3 1/2 by 5 inches or larger than what size fixed by the Convention of the Universal Postal Union in effect?
4.25” x 6”
Postcard thickness must be uniform and not less than 0.007 or greater than what thickness?
0.016
First Class zone rated (priority) rates are computed based on weight of the individual piece and the distance it must travel. To administer these rates, the earth is considered to be divided into units of area how many minutes square, identical with a quarter of the area formed by intersecting parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude? (
30
First Class rates for articles weighing how many ounces or less are computed based on the weight of the individual piece?
13
Which marking on mail shows the rate of postage charged and any additional service that the mail is to receive?
Endorsement
What is a collective term used for the four classes of mail: Parcel Post, Media Mail, Library Mail, and Bound Printed Matter?
Package Services
What includes all mailable merchandise, printed matter, and all other matter not included in the First-Class category?
Space Available Mail (SAM)
What is the maximum weight limit for Parcel Post?
70 lbs
Parcel post articles measuring over 84 inches in length and girth combined weighing less than how many pounds fall under the balloon surcharge?
20
What consolidates the processing of originating mail into fewer sites to increase operational efficiency, decrease cost and maintain excellent service while expanding the surface transportation reach for more products?
Network Distribution Centers (NDCs)
The non-machinable surcharge must be assessed on inter-NDC parcel post without special handling if the weight exceeds how many pounds?
35
What is the only mail class that accepts articles with a combined length and girth over 108 inches?
Parcel post
What service provides for air transportation of parcels on a space-available basis to or from military post offices outside the contiguous 48 states?
PAL
For Parcel Post to be given PAL service the article must not exceed how many inches in length and girth combined?
60
For the postage rate chart for Media Mail what should you refer to?
Notice 123
Standard Mail consists of mailable matter that is neither mailed or required to be mailed as First-Class Mail nor entered as Periodicals (unless permitted or required by standard) and that weighs less than how many ounces?
16
How many types of customs declaration forms are available? (
Two
