contained in NATOPS General Flight and Operating Instructions, OPNAVINST 3710.7. Maintenance technicians who use the publications in the performance of their daily work will discover most technical publication deficiencies. However, as an AZ, you may occasionally discover an error in quality or content in a technical publication. The deficiency may not be limited to a typographical error and may include technically inaccurate or other erroneous information. If you find such an error, you should report it no matter how trivial it may seem. What you think is only a simple misprint may have serious implications. Category 1 (CAT 1) TPDR A CAT 1 TPDR should be submitted whenever a technical publication deficiency is detected which, if not corrected, could result in death or injury to personnel, or damage to an aircraft, equipment, or facilities. Submit for a CAT 1 TPDR by priority naval message within 24 hours of discovery of the deficiency. Validity/incorporation notification will be accom- plished within 1 working day after receipt. Category 2 (CAT 2) TPDR Use a CAT 2 TPDR for a routine deficiency in a technical publication. Routine deficiencies include technical errors, incorrect measurement values, improper use of support equipment, wrong sequence of adjustments, wrong measurements, part number errors or omissions, and microfilm deficiencies, such as poor film quality. To report a CAT 2 TPDR with the TPL program, select the TPDR function from the View/Edit screen. An electronic transmission of a CAT 2 TPDR significantly reduces submission and response times. Benefits include automatic acknowledgement of receipt, status, reporting capability, and validity/ incorporation notification. You can also submit a CAT 2 TPDR by forwarding a Technical Publications Deficiency Report, OPNAV 4790.66 form. Validity/ incorporation notification will be accomplished within 10 working days after receipt when you forward an OPNAV 4790/66. NOTE: A CAT 1 TPDR message or CAT 2 TPDR should not be used as justification to make a pen-and-ink change to a NAVAIR technical publication under any circumstance. Physical alteration of technical content in a NAVAIR technical publication, including pen-and-ink correction, is not permitted. Q31. What program establishes requirements for reporting substandard workmanship, deficiencies in material and technical publications, and improper quality assurance procedures? Q32. What report should be used to report discrepancies in new or newly reworked aviation material? Q33. What report should be used to report discrepancies in an aviation technical publication that include incorrect part numbers or incorrect operating procedures? What form is used to report deficiencies in NATOPS manuals? Q34. Q35.  What report should be submitted to report a deficiency in an aviation technical publication that, if not corrected, could result in death or injury to personnel? Q36.   A category 2 technical publication deficiency report (CAT 2 TPDR) should be used to report what type of technical publication deficiency? Q37.  A valid category 1 technical publication deficiency report (CAT 1 TPDR) or category 2 technical publication deficiency report (CAT 2 TPDR) may be used to alter the technical content of NAVAIR technical publications. (True or False) SUMMARY A periodic maintenance information card (PMIC) is a Planned Maintenance System publication that contains information such as a schedule for a forced removal item, an item replacement interval requirement, and a record of the applicable technical directives for a system. A maintenance requirements card (MRC) contains the minimum daily inspection requirement for servicing or the requirements for inspection. You will work with two publication-numbering systems that are used within the Navy to identify technical publications—an older Navy (NAVAIR) Technical Manual Numbering System and the current numbering system, the Technical Manual Identification Numbering System (TMINS). TMINS is patterned after the 13-digit national stock number. The Navy Stock List of Publications, Forms, and Directives, NAVSUP PUB P2002, contains the information needed to order Navy publications, forms, 3-29