aircraft,  uninstalled  aircraft  engines,  and  dangerous materials.   They   also   contain   instructions   for long-term,  extended  shipment,  short-term  (fly  away), and water damage or fire-fighting chemical damage types of preservation. Included in these manuals are required  material  and  equipment  and  individual detailed preservation procedures for each component. Electronics  (16  Series) Manuals  in  the  16  series  are  identified  by  a numbering system like the one used with aircraft manuals.  It  consists  of  a  three-part  designation  that follows a prefix. The subdivisions of some of the 16 series   manuals   are   discussed   in   the   following paragraphs. General.  The  general  (NAVAIR  16-l  series) manuals  publications  of  many  types.  The contents do not fit any other subseries. They include manuals that pertain to general maintenance practices, training  manuals.  design  guidance  data,  etc.  A complete list is available in the current index of each publication. Radio and Radar. Manuals in the 16-5Q and 16-5S subseries pertain to older equipment. As such, they do not conform to present standardization formats. They include miscellaneous operation and maintenance data for radio and radar equipment. Joint  Nomenclature  Electronic  Test  Equipment. Manuals found in this subseries normally appear in the standard format. One example of a manual in this subseries is the Handbook Service Instructions for the Radio  Sets  AN/ARC-94,  AN/ARC-102,  AN/ARC-119, and  AN/ARC-120,  NAVAIR  16-30ARC-94-1. Support Equipment Manuals (17 and 19 Series) Although  Aviation  Support  Equipment Technicians  (ASs)  perform  maintenance  on  support equipment,  personnel  in  the  other  aviation maintenance ratings must operate the equipment. Therefore, operating instructions should be available. The  17  series  (machinery,  tools,  and  test equipment)  and  19  series  (ground  servicing  and mobile equipment) of aeronautic technical publications  cover  most  types  of  support  equipment (SE). The manufacturer of each item of SE must furnish instructions for operating and maintaining the equipment throughout its service life. Like aircraft MIMs,   these   publications   are   prepared   by   the manufacturer  and  issued  under  the  authority  of NAVAIRSY SCOM. SE manuals are stocked and listed the same as technical manuals. DEPARTMENT  OF  DEFENSE PUBLICATIONS Navy  technical  manuals,  because  of  multiple application, are used jointly between other elements of the Navy, such as the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA),  Space  and  Naval  Warfare  Systems Command (SPAWARSYSCOM), and other services (U.S.  Army  and  U.S.  Air  Force).  These  manuals normally carry the identification number of each using service. They are under the management control of the primary  executive  service,  which  can  be  easily identified because their publication code number will be the first listed on the cover. However, to simplify their identification and index listing, they are indexed in the NAVSUP 2002 by their NAVAIR or TMINS number. AUTOMATION-TYPE  TECHNICAL MANUALS Automation-type technical manuals do not follow normal  documentation  practices  and  standards.  They appear on paper or mylar punch tape, magnetic tape, molded templates, or film. Often, they are used with programmed  automatic  or  semiautomatic  test equipment. They are used to monitor the operation of the  equipment.  Policy  for  the  management  of  these manuals is contained in NAVAIRINST 13630.1. PLANNED MAINTENANCE SYSTEM PUBLICATIONS Planned Maintenance System (PMS) publications consist of maintenance requirements cards (MRCs), periodic maintenance information cards (PMICs), checklists, and sequence control charts and cards (SCCs).  These  publications  provide  a  basis  for planning,  scheduling,  and  complying  with  scheduled maintenance  requirements.  The  requirements  are scheduled with intervals, such as calendar time, flight or operating hours, or number of cycles or events based on the predominant failure mode. In instances where conflict exists among PMS publications and other directives, the PMS publication takes precedence. PMS  publications  are  discussed  in  the  following paragraphs. Q27.  What  is  the  purpose  of  the  “Technical Documentation  List”? 2-28