SAE ARP9004A

1 SCOPE
  1.1 Purpose
2 RELATED MATERIAL
3 DEFINITIONS
4 DIRECT SHIP REQUIREMENTS
  4.1 General
  4.2 Approved Manufacturer
      4.2.1 Procedures
      4.2.2 Direct Ship Authorization
      4.2.3 Records
      4.2.4 Flowdown of Direct Ship Requirements to Suppliers
      4.2.5 Special Considerations for Foreign Customers
  4.3 Supplier
      4.3.1 Records
      4.3.2 Compliance
  4.4 Customer
      4.4.1 Examination of Direct Ship Articles
      4.4.2 Documentation Required with Direct Ship Articles
      4.4.3 Notification of Discrepancies

Provides guidance to an approved manufacturer, their suppliers, and customers when an approved manufacturer requests a supplier to ship an article against the approved manufacturer's purchase document directly to a customer, commonly known as "Direct Ship".

Limited to the Aerospace industry where an approved manufacturer requests a supplier to ship an article against the approved manufacturer\'s quality system directly to a customer. The direct ship process is not required or applicable to standard parts or military parts. In this process the approved manufacturer is responsible for assurance that the article conforms to Type Design information.