LONG-TERM AUTOMOBILE STORAGE: Call MWR at
(904)270-7022(C) or 960-7022(DSN) for details, and see their listing in
SITES.
If you are relocating to NS Mayport from overseas and are shipping
your POV, please contact your Personal Property Office at your current duty
station for entitlements and restrictions.
When you arrive, contact our
local Personal Property Office for information on how to retrieve your
vehicle. You are allowed to ship one privately owned vehicle at
government expense to or from an overseas area when permitted (some overseas
areas restrict shipment of POVs).
The entitlement to ship an
otherwise eligible POV from overseas to the United States is not dependent on
whether a POV was shipped to the overseas area. The entitlement to
ship a POV to the overseas area and the entitlement to ship a POV from the
overseas area are separate. For the purpose of this shipment, a POV
is a vehicle owned by the member or a dependent of the member (member must show
proof of ownership/registration or lease agreement) that: Is
self-propelled; Is required to be licensed to travel overland on public
highways; Has four or more wheels; and is designed to carry passengers or
property.
At the option of the member shipping a vehicle overseas, a
motorcycle or moped may be considered a POV if the member does not ship a
vehicle with four or more wheels under the same set of military
orders. The government will not ship a vehicle intended for
commercial use, nor will it pay all shipping charges for vehicles exceeding
20-measurement tons (800 cubic feet) in size. (The length multiplied
by the width multiplied by the height (all in feet) and the total divided by 40
gives measurement tons).
A member who ships a vehicle exceeding this
size must pay the excess shipping charge. Before you make a firm
decision to ship a POV overseas, investigate area requirements, insurance costs
and maintenance availability. A vehicle under a long-term lease (12
months or longer) may be shipped if you obtain written permission from the
leasing company. These facts will help you determine whether or not
you should ship a POV. Some countries have laws limiting certain
characteristics (color, and optional equipment, including citizen band radios,
for example) of POVs that may be brought into that
country.
Overseas commanders and/or service policy also
restricts POV shipment to some countries. It is wise to get this
information as soon as possible after receiving overseas orders. In
this way you will have time to assure that your vehicle meets all necessary
requirements. Contact your sponsor and transportation office to find out if
there are any special requirements.
For more information
regarding shipment of a POV contact the Personal Property Office at (904)
270-5636.