MIL-DTL-24784/18B (SH)
3.6.1 Chapters. The contents shall be arranged in chapters in accordance with the following:
a.
Chapter 1 - General information and safety precautions.
b.
Chapter 2 - Operation.
c.
Chapter 3 - Functional description.
d.
Chapter 4 - Scheduled maintenance.
e.
Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting.
f.
Chapter 6 - Corrective maintenance.
g.
Chapter 7 - Parts list.
h.
Chapter 8 - Installation.
3.6.2 Chapter 1, General information and safety precautions. This chapter shall describe the
equipment in physical and functional terms, and shall present general operation and interface
requirements. All safety precautions necessary for the protection of personnel and the ship shall
be included and cross-referenced ahead of the introductory paragraph. These precautions shall be
prepared in accordance with the basic specification. Also, the content of this portion shall be such
that command level, supervisory personnel, and other users having a general interest in the
equipment can easily and rapidly determine the purpose, physical and functional characteristics,
and the operational capabilities of the equipment.
3.6.2.1 Introduction. Included as general and introductory information shall be:
a. Superseded data
b. Applicability of technical manual, including capabilities, system interface description, model
differences, serial numbers, and configuration covered.
c. The interface relationship of the technical manual to other referenced publications (see MIL-
DTL-24784 and MIL-DTL-24784/19).
d. A frontispiece consisting of an overall view of the subsystem or equipment as shown in figure
18-1 or figure 18-2.
3.6.2.2 Purpose. This paragraph shall briefly describe the equipment, the purpose, the intended
use of the equipment, and shall explain how it works with any closely related equipment. Official
nomenclature shall be used for the first mention of each subsystem or equipment. Common
names, if they exist through long-time usage, shall be introduced parenthetically at this point and
used consistently thereafter. Reference may be made to a list of equipment in the reference data
paragraph (see MIL-DTL-24784). The text shall be supported by an overall illustration that shall
call out any significant features presented in the text. This illustration shall depict and identify all
physically separate units (see 6.4.4), both major and ancillary, as the units appear when fully
assembled.
3.6.2.3 Capabilities. This portion shall provide a concise statement of all significant operational
characteristics and capabilities of the subject equipment, including such information as input and
output signals, load limits, frequency, range, testable items, resolution, memory capacity, and
reaction time. The data should be presented in a tabular format.
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