System Technical Manual (Sanitized)

The System Technical Manual is intended for used by operations and maintenance personnel and managers and, together with accompanying subsystem and equipment manuals, shall be sufficient for operation and maintenance of the system.

This Data Item Description (DID) contains the format and content preparation instructions for the data generated to support operation and maintenance of a system for operations and maintenance personnel and in conjunction with accompanying equipment and subsystem technical manuals. The information shall describe the system in terms of functional signal flow, including operating instructions organized by system operating positions. Maintenance instructions shall include text and illustrative material sufficient to perform system preventative and corrective maintenance. Troubleshooting information shall be sufficiently complete to enable maintenance technicians to isolate fault to the system or equipment (black box) level. System technical manuals shall contain the element of information described in the following paragraphs, supplemented but such illustrative and tabular material as is necessary to support the required data.

For purposes of this DID, "Sanitized" is defined as the removal of any ties to the government or agency from the submitted System Technical Manual.

The System Technical Manual can be used alone or in conjunction with the other manuals developed by a contractor using DI-TMSS-81675A, Equipment Technical Manual, or DI-TMSS-81676B, Subsystem Technical Manual.

Illustrations and engineering drawings shall be in accordance with DI-TMSS-81678A, Engineering Documentation Product Drawings, Sanitized, or DI-TMSS-81679A, Engineering Documentation Products Drawings, Modified and Sanitized, as stated in the contract.

This DID supersedes DI-TMSS-81677A