### Question
What does full costs of preparation mean?


### Answer
**Full costs of preparation** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 7312*:

> the full costs (direct and indirect) incurred by the Navy in preparing an obsolete service craft or an obsolete boat for exchange or sale, including the cost of the following:


(1) Towing

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 7312*
  - Heading: **Subtitle C-Navy and Marine Corps > PART IV-GENERAL ADMINISTRATION > CHAPTER 633-NAVAL VESSELS**

