MIL-STD-2001 Base Document:1987

1 SCOPE
1.1 Scope
1.2 Applicability
1.3 Purpose
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
2.1 Government documents
2.1.1 Specifications, standards and handbooks
2.2 Order of precedence
3 DEFINITIONS
4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Requirements
4.1.1 Quality assurance provisions
4.1.2 Preparations for delivery
4.1.3 Warnings, cautions and notes
4.1.4 Target population
5 DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Detailed requirements
5.1.1 Front matter
5.1.1.1 Title
5.1.2 Table of contents and chapter headings
5.1.3 Chapter I Introduction
5.1.3.1 General information
5.1.3.2 Security procedures
5.1.3.2.1 Destruction of equipment and access keys to
            prevent enemy use
5.1.3.3 Safety precautions pertaining to interface of
            the equipment
5.1.3.4 How to use the equipment operator's interface
            manual
5.1.4 Chapter 2: Equipment Interface
5.1.4.1 Section organization
5.1.4.1.1 General information
5.1.4.1.1.1 List of applicable technical manuals and documents
            for this particular interface
5.1.4.1.1.2 Brief description of interface equipment
5.1.4.1.1.3 Management data required
5.1.4.1.1.4 Liaison required prior to employment of equipment
5.1.4.1.1.5 COMSEC information (unclassified)
5.1.4.1.1.6 Narrative and diagrams or illustrations of
            equipment as used in a sample system or network
5.1.4.1.1.7 Safety precautions
5.1.4.1.2 Operations
5.1.4.1.2.1 Connections and installation requirements of
            both the equipment and the interface equipment
5.1.4.1.2.2 Diagrams and switch settings required for
            operation (both ends)
5.1.4.1.2.3 Operator functions and data inputs (both ends)
5.1.4.1.2.4 Automatic process functions
5.1.4.1.2.5 Special and unusual operating instructions or
            procedures
5.1.4.1.2.6 Normal traffic operation
5.1.4.2 Troubleshooting
5.1.4.2.1 Equipment BITE and interface equipments built-in
            test procedures
5.1.4.2.2 Assistance for circuit restoration
5.1.4.2.3 Return to normal traffic
5.1.4.2.4 Workarounds
5.1.5 Illustrations
6 NOTES
6.1 Intended use
6.2 Subject term (key work) listing
6.3 Government-furnished property
            FIGURES
1 Samples of network equipment operating modes
            and configurations
2 Sample of system/network equipment interface
            illustrations
3 Sample equipments control front panel and display
            of knob and switch settings
4 Typical figure showing inputs and outputs to
            interface equipment
5 Sample of operator's fault logic diagram for
            troubleshooting
            TABLES
1 Sample of special tools and test software

Gives uniform style and format requirements for preparation of Systems Operator's Interface Technical Manuals. Also specifies all electrical, mechanical, software, and Man Machine Interface (MMI) requirements necessary to provide an operational communications network. Does not duplicate operator or maintenance manual data.