MIL-DTL-24784 / 21B (SH)
e. Procedures for setting controls and making adjustments which shall be accomplished by the
operator prior to equipment turn-on.
f. Procedures for determining operational readiness and the acceptable indications expected
from built-in indicators such as meters, lamps, gauges, cathode ray tubes, and recorder
readouts.
g. Milestones in the operational status of the equipment shall be identified and included by brief
statements such as "the generator is now in STANDBY".
h. Visual or aural observations which occur as a result of an operator action, such as boom
lowering, sweep rotation, blower motor running, and so forth.
i. Procedures that can be hazardous to personnel or equipment shall be emphasized by
DANGERS, WARNINGS or CAUTIONS, as applicable. "Notes" shall not be used in lieu of
DANGERS, WARNINGS or CAUTIONS (see MIL-DTL-24784).
j. Illustrative material supporting the procedures shall identify and locate all operating controls
and indicating devices as well as normal in-use positions or indications.
k. Operator's checks and adjustments in proper sequence.
l. Operator's maintenance actions and schedules.
3.6.3.4 Operators maintenance instruction and schedule. These instructions shall define
maintenance tasks and schedules to be performed by the operator. The maintenance tasks shall be
limited in scope such that they will not be in conflict with his operational commitment; will not be
beyond his technical training; will not be dangerous; will not be the responsibility of the
maintenance technician; and will not potentially comprise the operation of the equipment.
Normally these tasks will be restricted to minor adjustments, cleaning, and fuse or lamp
replacement.
3.6.3.4.1 Method of presentation. Maintenance procedures shall be in concise, simply-worded,
step-by-step procedures and shall include the following:
a. A short explanation of the task to be performed.
b. Initial safety requirements (actions, inspections, and reference to emergency turn-off
procedures).
c. Separately identified and defined steps for each task and major subroutine.
d. Where possible, a limit of 10 steps to each identified task or subtask.
e. Procedure that can be hazardous to personnel or equipment shall be emphasized by
DANGERS, WARNINGS and CAUTIONS, as applicable. "Notes" shall not be used in lieu
of DANGERS, WARNINGS or CAUTIONS (see MIL-DTL-24784).
f. Illustrative material supporting the procedures shall identify and locate all maintenance points
with clear pictorials showing essential details.
3.6.4 Chapter 3, Functional description.
3.6.4.1 Functional description. When specified in the TMCR (see 6.2), Chapter 3 shall include a
detailed analysis of the principles of operations of the overall equipment and its functions. The
development of the equipment functions in every mode of operation shall be described. The
structure and organization of this chapter shall parallel the organization of Chapter 5,
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