MIL-DTL-9977L(USAF)
3.11.1.1 Text. The checklists shall be written using clear, concise English. Short complete sentences that can
be understood by allied personnel, and easily translated, shall be used. Every effort shall be made to avoid use
of words with multiple meanings. print presentation only: Each primary paragraph shall begin on a new page.
3.11.1.2 Steps. Steps shall be in numerical order under each heading; substeps shall be assigned lower
case letters.
3.11.1.3 Column format. Column format shall be in accordance with the requirements of MIL-PRF-5096.
3.11.1.4 Presentation of detailed procedures.
3.11.1.4.1 Method of presenting procedures. The presentation of the detailed procedures shall be standardized
as much as possible. The following method of presentation shall be used.
3.11.1.4.2 Illustration. Illustrations shall convey location, if applicable, and dimensional data with tolerance
information. The illustration shall be limited to the equipment upon which the tasks are to be performed,
plus suficient surroundings to allow a technician to easily locate the equipment item. Callouts, and identiier
numbers, on the illustration, shall have a leader line connecting the number to the correct point on the
illustration. The callout and identiier numbers shall be limited to those used on the accompanying task step.
The callouts, or identiiers, shall be keyed to the task step(s). When an equipment item is irst illustrated in
a task, and its location has not yet been speciied, a general locator illustration shall be used to identify
the location of the equipment item within the system. Leader lines shall be used to help readers orient
themselves with respect to the illustration, and to provide directional movement in tasks. In addition to the
normal situations described above, the following requirements apply to special situations. (See igure 6).
Print presentation only:
a. Two or more tasks using the same illustration shall be included on the same page if both can be
completed without crowding the page. Alpha sufixes shall be used on callout identiiers to
identify callouts applicable to the second task.
b. If the associated illustration occupies less than a full page, instructional text shall be arranged on
the top or bottom of the page to the extent possible without crowding.
c. If the text occupies less than a full page, but requires more than a full page to illustrate, a
portion of the associated illustration shall be placed on the page containing the text.
d. Single page illustrations shall be repeated as necessary to support multipage tasks.
3.11.1.4.3 Applicability notations. Applicability notations shall be in accordance with 3.1.5.
3.11.2 Checklist (CL-1) arrangement. The general requirements of MIL-PRF-5096 apply. print presentation
only: The arrangement shall be head to foot. The contractor shall use the DTD in AppendixI, if electronic
delivery of this checklist is required (see 6.2). The checklist shall contain the following:
a. Front matter.
b. General procedures.
c. Aircraft preparation.
3.11.2.1 Front matter. Front matter shall be in accordance with the requirements of MIL-PRF-5096.
3.11.2.1.1 Foreword. The foreword shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of MILPRF- 5096,
and shall provide a brief explanation of the purpose of the checklist. Submittal and routing instructions for
the technical manual improvement reports shall be included, and shall reference TO 00-5-1 as the authority
for recommending changes. A paragraph shall be included identifying the Air Force activity having technical
responsibility for the manual (see 6.2). Standard deinitions of "WARNING," "CAUTION," and "NOTE" shall
be provided. The deinition of abbreviations shall be the inal entry of the foreword. (See igures 1 and 9).
3.11.2.2 General procedures.
3.11.2.2.1 SE. This paragraph shall list only the SE required to accomplish munitions loading. The
nomenclature, and any other information required to speciically identify this equipment, shall be included.
3.11.2.2.2 General safety requirements. This paragraph(s) shall contain all general safety requirements
necessary for preparation, handling, loading, and unloading of munitions (see 6.8).
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