MIL-PRF-63005E(AV)
a. Preliminary draft equipment publication (PDEP)
b. Draft equipment publication (DEP)
c. Final draft equipment publication (FDEP)
3.1.8 Text. The text shall be written in clear, simple, and concise language. Technical terms
requiring special knowledge shall be avoided, except where no other working will convey the
intended meaning. Procedures shall be broken down into distinct steps for accomplishment. All
procedures called out shall be fully explained in logical completion sequence. When possible, a
tabular format shall be used to simplify complicated or comparative data.
3.1.9 Joint manuals. When TMs are acquired by one Service for joint use with another Service,
each Service's number shall be prefixed with the word "Army", "Navy (NAVSEA) (NAVAIR)",
"Marine Corps", or "Air Force", as applicable. The contracting activity's TM number shall be
placed above the using activity's TM number. Paragraphs in joint publications which do not
apply to all Services concerned shall be marked to indicate the Services to which they do apply.
3.1.10 Abbreviations. Abbreviations shall be written in accordance with ASME Y14.38. The first
time an abbreviation is used in text, it shall be placed in parentheses and preceded by the word or
term spelled out in full.
3.1.11 Acronyms. The first time an acronym is used in text, it shall be placed in parentheses and
shall be preceded by the word or term spelled out in full. Acronyms used in figures and table
shall be spelled out in a footnote to the applicable figure or table.
3.1.12 Structure. The contents of the TM shall be structured in the following fashion:
a. Chapters--divides TM into major divisions
b. Sections--divides chapters into specific areas of coverage
c. Paragraphs and subparagraphs--divide sections into specific topics
No less than two of any subdivision shall be used; for example, chapters shall contain at least
two sections, sections shall contain at least two paragraphs, etc.
3.1.13 Text formatting. All text within the TM shall be formatted in the following manner.
3.1.13.1 Primary sideheads. Primary sideheads shall divide text within chapters or sections into
two or more portions. There shall be at least one primary sidehead in each chapter or section.
Primary sideheads stand alone (are not run in with text) and shall appear in capital letters, be
underlined, end with a period, and shall begin at the left margin.
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