I think the answer comes down to a confusion on what the AQL means and how you ask the question.
An AQL is the Acceptable Quality Level; the defect rate that will not be detected and therefor will be ACCEPTED 95% of the time (typically its 95%)
An RQL (traditionally referred to as the LTPD - Lot Tolerance Percent Defective) plan will provide you a sample plan that will detect and therefor REJECT a lot that is the RQL rate or worse. So if I want to detect a defect rate of .65% with 95% confidence and I use a 'accept on zero defects' plan my sample size is: 460
Confusion about the meaning of the AQL is rampant...
An AQL is the Acceptable Quality Level; the defect rate that will not be detected and therefor will be ACCEPTED 95% of the time (typically its 95%)
An RQL (traditionally referred to as the LTPD - Lot Tolerance Percent Defective) plan will provide you a sample plan that will detect and therefor REJECT a lot that is the RQL rate or worse. So if I want to detect a defect rate of .65% with 95% confidence and I use a 'accept on zero defects' plan my sample size is: 460
Confusion about the meaning of the AQL is rampant...