scope:

a. This instruction applies to those activities in the Department of the Navy responsible for the management, acquisition or maintenance of technical manuals.

b. This instruction is intentionally limited to technical manuals, as defined in enclosure (1), that are associated with equipment, weapons and systems. However, management personnel shall recognize the essential relationships of technical manuals with other Navy logistic programs and elements (e.g., Integrated Logistic Support (ILS), Logistic Support Analysis (LSA), Maintenance and Material Management (3-M) Systems, training and configuration management) and shall coordinate technical manual planning and management accordingly.