CONCLUSIONES Y RECOMENDACIONES

systems and commodities. The PM shall ensure that fielded TOs are technically accurate and up- to-date. Military and government civilian personnel operating and/or maintaining fielded systems, subsystems, or end items (hardware and/or software) shall utilize and comply with applicable Government-verified TOs. The terms “Technical Manual (TM)” and “manual” are used interchangeably with the terms “Technical Order” and “TO”.

6.13.1. The PM shall ensure TOs and Preliminary TOs (PTO) are developed and verified IAW DoD 5010.12-M, Procedures for the Acquisition and Management of Technical Data, TO 00-5-1, AF Technical Order System, and TO 00-5-3, AF Technical Order Life Cycle Management. Compliance with TOs is mandatory, except as explained in TO 00-5-1. Military personnel, who do not comply, including members of the Air Force Reserve Command on active duty and Air National Guard in Federal status, face punishment under Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The PM shall:

6.13.1.1. Ensure Time Compliance Technical Orders are issued and verified IAW TO 00-5-15, Air Force Time Compliance Technical Order Process.

6.13.1.2. Develop TOs IAW approved Government Technical Manual Specifications and Standards (TMSS) listed in the Technical Manual Contract Requirements document, TM- 86-01. This includes the development of linear-structured, electronic TMs (ETM) and database-structured, interactive electronic TMs (IETM).

6.13.1.3. Provide TO management for the life cycle of assigned system/commodity TOs and manages TO changes IAW TOs 00-5-1 and 00-5-3 within the timelines specified in the TOs and AFI 11-215, USAF Flight Manuals Program (FMP).

6.13.1.4. Provide inputs to the Comprehensive Air Force Technical Order Plan for assigned system/commodity.

6.13.1.5. Maintain currency of TO index, configuration, distribution, warehouse inventory information, and content data, etc. for assigned system/commodity in the Air Force Standard TO Management System.

6.13.1.6. Ensure IETMS are developed IAW with MIL-DTL-S1000D and current business rules listed in TM 86-01.

6.13.1.7. Acquire existing COTS manuals instead of developing new TOs if there is no degradation of OSS&E. COTS manuals shall be assigned USAF TO numbers and managed in the USAF TO system. When acquiring COTS manuals, request Government Purpose Rights at a minimum.

6.13.1.8. Acquire and manage flight manuals when required IAW AFI 11-215 and TO 00-5-3.

6.13.1.9. Review available manuals from other DOD components to determine adequacy and application to particular programs. Joint-use technical manuals shall be integrated into the TO system, assigned TO numbers, indexed, distributed, stored, reprinted and rescinded in the same manner as any other Air Force TO (AFJI 21-301, Inter-servicing of Technical Manuals and Related Technology).

6.13.2. The PM shall provide verified TOs for fielded AF systems (hardware or software) that are operated and maintained by military or government civilian personnel, unless exceptions are listed in TO 00-5-1.

6.13.3. In the absence of verified TOs for fielded AF systems that are operated and maintained by military or government civilian personnel, the PM can authorize the use of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) repair manuals until technical orders can be developed.

6.13.4. TO procedures to be used with nuclear weapons shall be nuclear safety certified in accordance with AFI 91-103, Air Force Nuclear Safety Design Certification Program, and AFI 63-125, Nuclear Certification Program.

6.13.5. The PM shall provide TOs or other suitable technical data that identify procedures for system disassembly, demilitarization and disposal. Where procedures already exist (e.g. 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group workbooks and procedures for existing aircraft), the PM shall review and verify those procedures. Demilitarization and disposal procedures should identify DEMIL-coded parts and HAZMAT locations, and include special tools and equipment, personnel qualifications, and ESOH requirements. 6.13.6. TOs must address equipment and special tools substitutions and restrictions. Substitutions and restrictions of equipment and tools used with nuclear weapons shall not be made without the approval of the AF Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC).

6.13.7. TOs may contain classified information only up to and including Secret-Restricted Data. Data is classified, IAW guidelines found in AFI 31-401, Information Security Program Management and respective Security Classification Guides.

6.13.8. Unverified flight manual data shall not be placed on an aircraft for operational use. 6.13.9. Unclassified TOs shall be marked, controlled and distributed in accordance with AFI 61-204, Dissemination of Scientific and Technical Information.

6.13.10. AFMC is designated the executive agent for the AF TO System. To ensure the integration of the various system activities, AFMC shall assign an AF TO System Director who shall:

6.13.10.1. Represent the AF for TO technical and management issues with DoD, other Government agencies, industry, and other AF activities.

6.13.10.2. Develop processes and procedures for implementation, management, and execution of the AF Technical Order System.

6.13.10.3. Develop requirements for the operation, modernization, and maintenance of the AF Standard TO Management System and for the integration of the system with other AF management systems.

6.13.11. Flight manuals are a type of TO and direction for managing and using flight manuals is in AFI 11-215.

6.13.12. Existing COTS operating instructions, part breakdown handbooks, and repair manuals shall be acquired instead of developing new TOs if no degradation in OSS&E will result. COTS manuals shall be assigned unique TO numbers and managed within the Standard TO Management System unless covered by the exclusions identified in TO 00-5-1. 6.13.13. The Joint Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support (JCALS), and Enhanced Technical Information Management System (ETIMS) shall be used in accordance with TO 00-5-1 and TO 00-5-3.

6.14. Serialized Item Management (SIM). The purpose of SIM is to improve the AF’s