This plan is for a quality system that has been certified by a third party process utilizing independent audits under the provisions of a third party accreditation program administered by a consensus standards organization. It is intended to serve as a Quality Assurance Plan for externally and internally threaded fasteners and accessories or associated parts. It is to be used in conjunction with other part-specific quality plans which have been agreed to between manufacturer and purchaser. The Basic Plan Outline is included in Fig. l. This Standard requires that manufacturers must be qualified under provisions of third party accreditation included in the referenced standards.