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Confirm the physical unit and record exact manual readings.

Review edition · 25 October 2026 · For Operator

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As Operator, record the approved inspection of the physical unit in front of you. CheckStation uses manual entries and reviewed evidence. A scan identifies a record; it does not measure the unit.

Acquire and confirm

Open Station, choose the named physical station and use Acquire station. Scan or enter the unit code, choose Review before starting and inspect the source details and selected checks. Enter the physical unit code to confirm and choose Confirm unit and start.

If the unit, drawing, source revision or selected method disagrees with the physical work, stop and ask the Supervisor. Do not confirm a similar unit to obtain an inspection form.

Enter the actual result

Read each check's approved instructions and acceptance information. Enter the exact reading in the displayed unit, using a full stop and the allowed decimal precision. No unit conversion or rounding is performed to make an entry acceptable. Select the reviewed instrument actually used where required.

Record every repetition and required observed answer. Attach inspected evidence and wait for required human review. A value can be syntactically valid yet nonconforming. Keep that failure and the unit under the site's controls.

Complete truthfully

Once all required records exist, complete the inspection and read completion, result and disposition. A failed inspection may be completed and remain held. Some conforming work is released automatically; other work needs a Supervisor's separate release.

For a real measurement change, ask for a full retest. Use transcription correction only for a wrongly entered original reading. Read manual readings, inspection start and station problems.