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DEFINITION
Preliminary Technical Manual (PTM): A preliminary technical manual is a draft of the manual that is produced before the validation and verification of the technical manual (TM) or interactive electronic technical manual (IETM) takes place. It is intended for use in testing, validation, verification, and training, pending incorporation of corrections, changes, and comments and subsequent production of the Final Reproducible Copy (FRC) of the TM or IETM.
GENERAL INFORMATION/NARRATIVE
AR 25-30, para. 3-22b. Proponents will produce a preliminary technical manual (PTM) (formerly preliminary draft equipment publication (PDEP)) of operator's and maintenance technical manuals (TMs), electronic technical manuals (ETMs), or interactive electronic technical manuals (IETMs), including Repair Parts and Special Tools List (RPSTL) TMs, during the system development and demonstration phase as well as the production and deployment phase (prior to the Full Rate Production Decision Review).
(1) PTM evaluation. PTMs will conform to the governing content and format military specifications and standards.
Validated PTMs will be adequate for use in New Equipment Training (NET), for engineering and manufacturing development, developmental test and evaluation, and initial operational test and evaluation (IOTE), and will be updated to reflect the results of developmental test and evaluation and IOTE.
(2) Usability and accuracy of the PTM. The Government will verify usability and accuracy of the PTM. The verification will be performed using production configuration equipment. Government TM verification will be accomplished by one or a combination of the following methods, as set forth in a verification plan agreed to in writing by TRADOC and Commander, USAMC Logistics Support Activity (for Interactive Electronic Manuals):
(a) Hands-on verification by user representative (preferred method).
(b) Combined contractor TM validation and Government TM verification.
(c) Verification by desktop review.
Required for: Developmental and operational testing; equipment publications validation.
When Required: Prior to developmental and operational testing and equipment publications validation
Responsibillity: The contractor or, if in-house, the Army equipment publications proponent at the LCMC.
References: AR 25-30.
GEIA-STD-0007 Interface: C Entities, Task Analysis. The data Entities identified by a "C" in the first position of the entity name are required for documentation of task analysis and personnel and support requirement data. Information will be presented in sufficient detail to define task times, skills, tools, support equipment, facilities, and supply support requirements. The information contained in the C Entities is used to create draft technical publication maintenance and operator procedures and maintenance allocation charts.
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