INBOUND
If you are relocating to Naval Station Ingleside from
overseas and shipped your POV, contact the Personal Property Shipping Office at
Navy Station Ingleside to check on the status of your vehicle. You
may also check on the status of your vehicle by using the worldwide-web at the
'where is my pov' website(see Contacts below).
Most vehicles being
shipped to personnel assigned to Navy Station Ingleside are shipped to the
Dallas (Lewisville)Vehicle Processing Center (VPC)(see Contacts
below).
To retrieve a vehicle shipped to this area, you must contact the
Vehicle Processing Center in Lewisville, Texas at (972) 436-8864. To receive
your vehicle at the VPC you must have a copy of your PCS orders, Military ID
card, Driver's License, proof of insurance, vehicle registration, and a copy of
the original shipping document. You will be required to conduct a
joint vehicle inspection prior to the vehicle's release.
OUTBOUND
One POV
may be shipped at government expense overseas, if authorized by the host
country. It must, however, be for you or your family member's
personal use. If you desire to make your own arrangements and ship an
additional POV, consult your Transportation Office for any restrictions that may
apply. You may be required to pay an import duty on a second
POV. In some countries, a motorcycle or moped may be considered a POV
or prohibited from shipping altogether. Any vehicle which carries a lien or is
under a long-term lease (12 months or longer) will require written permission
from the lien holder or leasing company prior to shipping.
The POV should
be delivered to the authorized port prior to the departure of the personnel on
whose orders the shipment is to be made. This includes dependent
travel authorizations when no POV has been previously shipped on the sponsor's
orders. Member must have a minimum 12 months remaining on overseas
tour at the time vehicle is delivered to loading port. If a military
spouse delivers the vehicle to the loading port they must have a Special Power
of Attorney.
Make sure your POV is in a safe and operable condition when
it is turned in at the port. Failure to do so may be cause for the
terminal commander to refuse your POV for shipment.
Make sure your POV
meets any host nation emission control and safety standards. The DOD
POV Export Control Program is an important program which has been approved and
authorized by the Environmental Protection Agency in conjunction with DOD to
assist in protecting the catalyst systems on POVs being shipped overseas to
countries where unleaded gas is not available. This is done by
removing catalyst pellets, converters, and oxygen sensors and by using fuel-line
adapters or removing fuel filler pipe constricting devices.
All DOD
members, both military and civilian, on PCS orders to or from overseas locations
may participate in the ECP. Program participation is voluntary, since
all costs associated with the removal and refit of a catalyst system are paid by
you. The ECP is limited to 1976 and newer vehicles with catalytic
converters.
You must acquire an EPA waiver letter from your local
Transportation Office before the emission control components are
removed. You will need copies of you PCS orders and vehicle
registration, and you must know the date you will turn your POV into the port
for shipment. Any emission control equipment which is removed from
your POV must be retained in the POV and not shipped or stored
separately. The EPA waiver letter will allow you to have your
emission control components removed up to 10 working days prior to the turn in
of the vehicle to the terminal for shipment.
Your POV may be exposed to
freezing temperature during shipment or during storage at the destination
terminal. For this reason, you should safeguard the POV's cooling
system with a permanent type antifreeze solution. An antifreeze
testing to minus 20 F degrees or lower should be use.
You must ensure
that your POV contains no more than one-fourth tank of fuel when it is delivered
to the loading terminal. A POV with a diesel engine may be shipped
with the fuel tank three-quarters full.
All exterior surfaces, including
the undercarriage, must be clean and free of soil and other foreign matter
before turn-in at the terminal. You may also want to consider rust
protection and undercoating prior to shipment.
You may now store one POV
on OCONUS orders if the Host Country restricts its shipment. This
entitlement does not apply to personnel on deployments. You can
arrange for storage and get reimbursed afterwards by the DoD; or you can have
the DoD pay the storage if the vehicle is placed in a DOD contracted out storage
facility. Since this entitlement is still fairly new, there may be
updates and changes ongoing. Therefore, it is imperative that you
contact your Personal Property Shipping Counselor as soon as you receive orders
OCONUS and find out the restrictions and or options regarding your
POV.
Discuss host nation requirements with your local Personal Property
shipping clerk before departing your current duty station. You may be
able to do some of the modifications before you depart. Some may have
to be done overseas to prevent violations of the U.S. emission or safety
standards during your trip to the port. Also, you should have a valid
safety inspection sticker, if one is required, from the state in which the POV
is registered. If the state requires an emission control inspection
certification, make sure one is affixed to the vehicle.
You must ensure
that only authorized personal articles remain in your POV when it is turned in
for processing. The value of tools and tool box may not exceed the
value prescribed by the JFTR. AM/FM, citizen band, other radios, tape
decks, and other accessories not permanently mounted must be removed before
turning in the vehicle for shipment. Also, shipment in your POV of
any flammable or hazardous substance, including flares, waxes, solvents, and
polishes is prohibited. Only the following items of personal property
may remain in the vehicle: items considered as normal vehicular
tools, such as jacks, tire irons, tire chains, tire inflater, first-aid kits,
jumper cables; cribs and child car seats used for the movement of children to or
from the port; luggage racks; and small items, such as thermos bottles, bottle
warmers, and cushions, used for your comfort and convenience during motor trips
to port.