本标准规定了主要武器系统及其相关系统、子系统、设备、组件、部件、车间可更换单元（SRU）和线可更换单元（LRU）的所有技术手册（TMs）的技术内容、样式和格式要求。本标准规定了操作员和维修技术手册、基地级维修工作要求（DMWRs）、国家级维修工作要求（NWMRs）、每日预防性维修（PMD）、预防性维修服务（PMS）、分阶段维修检查（PMI）、陆军装备销毁以防敌人使用手册、战斗损伤评估和维修（BDAR）手册、，预防性维护检查表（PMCs）、润滑指令（LOs）、弹药DMWR、软件手册和一般维护手册。 这些要求适用于大修（车辆段）期间的所有维修级别/等级，包括DMWRs和NMWRs。这些要求可用于在纸质、基于页面的手册中开发TMs。就本标准而言，电子技术手册（ETM）是基于页面的技术手册的同义词。

This standard establishes the technical content, style, and format requirements for all technical manuals (TMs) for major weapon systems and their related systems, subsystems, equipment, assemblies, components, shop replaceable units (SRUs), and line replaceable units (LRUs). This standard provides requirements for operator and maintenance technical manuals, depot maintenance work requirements (DMWRs), national maintenance work requirements (NWMRs), preventive maintenance daily (PMD), preventive maintenance services (PMS), phased maintenance inspection (PMI), destruction of Army materiel to prevent enemy use manuals, battle damage assessment and repair (BDAR) manuals, preventive maintenance checklists (PMCs), lubrication orders (LOs), ammunition DMWRs, software manuals, and general maintenance manuals. The requirements are applicable for all maintenance levels/classes through overhaul (depot) including DMWRs and NMWRs. The requirements can be used to develop TMs in paper, page-based manuals. For purposes of this standard, electronic technical manual (ETM) is synonymous with page-based technical manual.