Publications (2018) Flashcards
As a technician, if you are to maintain complex weapons systems, where must you obtain the required information?
Technical publications.
What manual provides guidance on maintaining technical manuals?
NAVAIR 00-25-100, Naval Air Systems Command, Technical Manual Program.
What are the two general styles of technical manuals?
Military Specifications and commercial.
Technical manuals are divided into how many major types and what are they?
Two major types-operational and maintenance.
How are workpackage (WP) manuals divided?
By function and task.
What are the three primary elements for usability in a manual?
Visible lock-on format, logical arrangement structure, and quick understanding.
In a work package type manual, what is the information that appears in the upper right corner of each page?
The 5-digit WP number and the page within the work package.
What is the difference between a change and a revision of a technical manual?
A change issues correction pages for an existing technical manual, and a revision is the complete reissue of the entire technical manual with the changes incorporated.
What reporting system allows fleet input to technical manual changes?
Technical publication deficiency reporting program.
What are the two types of publication changes?
Routine and Rapid Action Changes.
What is the purpose of the “A” page in a manual?
To help the user insert new pages and maintain a record of current pages.
Difference data sheets are used for what purpose?
To allow data to be added or changed without making a direct impact on existing information.
In a WP manual, where can you find information for all changed revised, added or deleted work packages?
The numerical index of effective work packages.
How are illustrations and tables added between existing items and how are they numbered?
Capital letter suffixes are added to the number of the preceding illustration or table.
What is the function of the Rapid Action Change (RAC)?
To expedite the dissemination of urgent operation and maintenance change information.
How many numbering systems are currently in use by NAVAIR and what are they?
Two. The NAVAIR (NA) numbering system and the newer Technical Manual Identification Numbering System (TMlNS).
What part of the NAVAIR numbering system can the category of the publication be found?
Part I.
The standard TMINS number is made up of how many distinct parts and what are they?
Two. The publication identifier (PI) and the suffix.
The two-digit subject serial number is what group of the PI?
The third group.
What are the last six positions in the publication identifier (PI) called?
The technical manual (TM) identifier.
In the NAVAIR publication number NA 01-75PAA-2-4, what does the number “2” designate?
That this publication is a maintenance instruction manual.
How are quality assurance inspection requirements identified in maintenance instruction manuals (MIM)?
In most cases the QA required inspections are shown in italics; in some cases those requirements are underlined.
What technical publication is most helpful in identifying and ordering replacement parts?
Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPB).
The Naval Aeronautic Publications Index (NAPI) has how many sections?
Six.
Where are all NAVAIR aeronautical publications changes, technical directives, and forms cataloged?
Naval Aeronautical Publication Index (NAPI).