[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR751.27]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 751_PERSONNEL CLAIMS REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart B_Demand On Carrier, Contractor, or Insurer
 
Sec. 751.27  Preparation and dispatch of demand packets.

    Demand on a carrier or contractor shall be made in writing on DD 
Form 1843 (Demand on Carrier) with a copy of the adjudicated DD Form 
1844 (Schedule of Property) attached.
    (a) Demand packets. A demand is a monetary claim against a carrier, 
contractor, or insurer, to compensate for loss or damage incurred to 
personal property during shipment or storage. DD Form 1843 represents 
the actual demand. The demand packet is a group of documents, stapled 
together and sent

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to the liable third party. More than one demand packet should be 
prepared when more than one party is deemed to be liable. Do not use 
original documents. Demand packets should be mailed in official DON 
envelopes. No demand packet should be prepared for claim files that have 
been closed or when potential recovery is $25.00 or less. In those cases 
the outside of file folders in the upper left-hand corner should be 
marked ``CLOSED.'' A demand packet will include the following:
    (1) DD Form 1843, Demand on Carrier/Contractor;
    (2) DD Form 1844, Schedule of Property and Claim Analysis Chart;
    (3) DD Form 1841, Government Inspection Report (if available);
    (4) DD Form 1164, Service Order for Personal Property (when 
applicable);
    (5) Copies of all repair estimates (translated from foreign 
languages); and
    (6) Copies of all other supporting documents deemed appropriate.
    (b) Dispatch of demand packets. (1) The demand packets are directly 
dispatched by the appropriate personal property office or the Naval 
Legal Service Office to the third party.
    (2) Privately Owned Vehicles (POV's). Demands for loss or damage to 
POV's will not be made directly against ocean carriers operating under 
contract with the MSC. After payment is made to the claimant, one copy 
of the complete claim file will be forwarded directly to Commander, MSC. 
Each file shall include the following:
    (i) The payment voucher;
    (ii) The completed personnel claim forms;
    (iii) The estimated or actual cost of repair;
    (iv) A document indicating the conditions of the items upon delivery 
to the carrier; and
    (v) a document indicating the forwarding condition of the POV upon 
its return to Government control.
    The letter of transmittal should identify the vessel by name, 
number, and if available, the sailing date.