CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION - TM-5-5430-226-120007

TM 5-5430-226-12

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Section I. General Information

Section II. Equipment Description

Section II. Principles of Operation

Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION

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Scope ...................................................................................................................................................... 1-1

Hand Receipt Manuals .............................................................................................................................. 1-1

Maintenance Forms and Records ............................................................................................................. 1-1

Reporting Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIR's). ................................................................ 1-1

Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use ................................................................................ 1-2

Preparation for Storage or Shipment ........................................................................................................ 1-2

List of Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................. 1-2

1-1. SCOPE.

a. Type of Manual. This is an Operator's and Unit Maintenance manual for use with the 20K and 50K Gallon

Collapsible Fabric Tanks. It provides instructions for operating and maintaining the equipment.

b. Model Number and Equipment Name. The official equipment nomenclatures are Tank, Fabric, Collapsible,

20,000 Gallon, Drinking Water, specification part number M53029-20, and Tank, Fabric, Collapsible, 50,000 Gallon,

Drinking Water, specification part number M53029-50.

c. Purpose of Equipment. The 20K and 50K Gallon Collapsible Fabric Tanks (Drinking Water) are part of a water

distribution system and are used to store and distribute potable water throughout the system.

1-2. MAINTENANCE FORMS AND RECORDS.

Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed by DA PAM

738-750, The Army Maintenance Management System (TAM MS).

1-3. HAND RECEIPT MANUALS.

No hand receipt manual is available for this equipment.

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