fire munitions and weapons that are approved for loading on an aircraft. This specification provides for electronic delivery of data through the use of the Document Type Definitions \(DTD\) contained in Appendixes A through K \(see 6.2\).

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3.3.2.1 Section I - General safety requirements. This section shall contain all general safety requirements

necessary for preparation, handling, loading, and unloading of weapons/munitions (see 3.6.2.1).

3.3.2.2 Section II - Emergency procedures. This section shall contain emergency procedures related to

weapons/munitions (see 3.6.2.2) or weapons/munitions loaded aircraft. Procedures shall be prefaced by a

brief explanation of actions to be accomplished. Emergency procedures shall be marked in accordance with

the requirements of MIL-STD-38784 and shall include the words "Emergency Procedures" directly below the

technical manual identiication number (see igures 2 and 3 for page oriented examples).

3.3.2.3 Section III - Aircraft description and general arrangement. This section shall contain the aircraft

description and general arrangement in an illustrated, informational form. The location of panels, switches,

safety devices, etc., which are used as part of loading procedures, shall be shown. Each identiied item shall

have an accompanying brief description of its function/use. See igure 4.

3.3.2.4 Section IV - SE description. Descriptive information, on testers, handling, and loading equipment

listed as SE in loading procedures, shall be included. Authorized nuclear weapons SE shall be listed in

accordance with the Master Nuclear Certiication List (MNCL) (see 6.13).

3.3.2.5 Section V - Bomb/weapon descriptions. This section shall contain descriptive information on all

nuclear weapons, trainers, and their components, which are approved for loading on the aircraft concerned.

3.3.2.6 Section VI - General procedures. This section shall contain general information, followed by

detailed procedures for selected items of a repetitive nature, within the different chapters of the

manual (checking test equipment for proper operation, aircraft grounding procedures, marking of impulse

cartridges, etc.). See igure 5.

3.3.2.7 Section VII - Aircraft preparation. This section shall contain detailed steps required to prepare

the basic aircraft and installed weapons/munitions (see 3.6.2.5) accessories (e.g., rack, launcher, etc.) for

functional/stray voltage checks and weapons/munitions) loading.

3.3.2.7.1 Aircraft preparation. This primary paragraph shall contain all steps required to prepare the basic

aircraft for functional/stray voltage checks and weapons/munitions (see 3.6.2.5.1) loading.

3.3.2.7.2 Installed accessory preparation. This primary paragraph shall contain all necessary steps to prepare

each installed weapon /munition see 3.6.2.5.2) accessory (e.g., rack, launcher, etc.) for functional/stray

voltage checks and weapons/munitions) loading.

3.3.2.8 Section VIII - Flight Circuit Test (FCT)/Functional checks. This section shall contain all necessary

steps to perform functional checks of the weapons munitions see 3.6.2.6 control/release/ire and jettison

systems. See igure 6.

3.3.2.8.1 System requirements. Procedures shall be subdivided when required by the acquiring activity to

meet weapon system requirements (see 6.2). When speciied by the acquiring activity, additional primary

paragraphs shall be included, and shall be in the designated sequence (see 6.2).

3.3.2.9 Section IX - Stray voltage checks. This section shall contain all necessary steps to perform stray

voltage test(s) of weapons/munitions (see 3.6.2.7) control/release/ire and jettison systems. As a minimum,

power shall be applied to the aircraft during the stray voltage checks, unless otherwise speciied by the

acquiring activity (see 6.2).

3.3.3 Chapter 2 - Bombs/weapons loading procedures. Arrangement shall be in accordance with 3.3c. and

3.3.3.2 thru 3.3.3.5. When speciied, this chapter shall be divided into sections (see 6.2). Arrangement shall

be as speciied by the acquiring activity (see 6.2). The arrangement within the chapter shall be dictated by

the similarity of tasks to be performed (see 6.5). Integrated nuclear/nonnuclear loading procedures shall not

be incorporated in the nuclear weapons basic information and loading procedures manual.

3.3.3.1 Method of presentation. The presentation of the detailed procedures shall be standardized as much

as possible. The following method of presentation shall be used:

3.3.3.1.1 Applicability notations shall be in accordance with 3.1.5.

3.3.3.1.2 Illustrations. Print presentation only: Illustrations shall be as close as possible to the applicable

step and be of a standard size, if possible. Illustration/text arrangement shall be procedures on the right and