Material conservation level

, The material maintenance level defines the type, scope and implementation of technical inspections, maintenance , repairs and overhauls on vehicles and technical equipment. Material conservation levels are used in civil protection and the military.

Civil Protection (Germany)

Until the disaster control central workshops were closed , there was a 3-part subdivision of the material maintenance levels for vehicles and equipment.

step	Execution by	Furnishing	Tasks (selection)
1	Driver, passenger	Tool kit, care products	Check for traffic and operational safety before, during and after the journey Regularly recurring checks other simple work of material maintenance
2	in V-case : material maintenance team (MatETr) in peace: disaster control central workshop	according to STAN no. 091	Establishing malfunctions and damage, deciding on the applicable material maintenance level Arranging and monitoring the transfer of motor vehicles to workshops Support with the maintenance of the other equipment Receipt of spare parts from private and government-owned sources Evidence of the type and scope of the materials used and the work carried out Assistance in recording damage reports
3	Civil protection central workshop		Heavy repairs Elimination of major malfunctions Inspections General inspections (§ 29 StVZO); intermediate examinations if necessary Special brake tests Lubrication service; Oil change; Antifreeze; Preservations Assignment of special work to commercial companies

In the meantime, a distinction is only made between two levels of material conservation. Level 1 includes material maintenance and simple work by trained and instructed helpers on site, such as testing traffic safety on motor vehicles or functional testing of telecommunications equipment. Any additional maintenance and repair work (level 2) is carried out by private specialist companies or municipal facilities (workshop of the fire brigade or other municipal services).

armed forces

There are four defined material maintenance levels (MES, abbreviation Bundeswehr)

1. Function check, easy maintenance and care by the user (technical service before, during and after use)
2. Simple repair work on site
3. Replacement of assemblies, troubleshooting and testing, difficult repair work
4. Factory or depot repair work, repair of assemblies, technical material changes

In the early days of the Bundeswehr, a distinction was made between up to six levels of material maintenance depending on the type of service. In addition, there were differences in the individual levels with regard to the personnel responsible, the tools required and the use of spare parts (not shown in the table).

Material conservation levels

category	army		Air force / naval aviator		marine
Troop repairs	1a	Technical review and maintenance	1	Care, maintenance and servicing of the troops	1	Care and Maintenance
	1b	maintenance
	2	Troop repairs	2	Medium field repair	2	Troop repairs
Field repair	3	Medium field repair			3	Medium field repair
	4th	Heavy field repair	3	Heavy field repair	4th	Heavy field repair
Depot repair	5	Main repair / major overhaul	4th	Main repair / major overhaul	5	Basic repairs

Individual evidence

1. ^ Federal Office for Civil Protection: Material conservation on motor vehicles according to material conservation levels (MatESt 1 - 3). In: Collection of general circulars from the Federal Office for Civil Protection and the Federal Minister of the Interior to the interior ministers (senators) of the federal states for the area of ​​disaster control 1968-87. Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, December 1, 1976, accessed on September 19, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Federal Minister of Defense, Command Staff of the Armed Forces: The material management of the Bundeswehr, general part . In: Central Service Regulation 33/1, Annex 23 . Bonn May 8, 1965.