[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":3,"doc-seo-639632-105":59,"doc-detail-639632-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,13,18,23,28,33,38,43,48,51,55],{"id":8,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":10,"show_sort_weight":11,"slug":12},1,"Document","Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":14,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":15,"show_sort_weight":16,"slug":17},2,"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":19,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":20,"show_sort_weight":21,"slug":22},4,"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":24,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":25,"show_sort_weight":26,"slug":27},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":29,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":30,"show_sort_weight":31,"slug":32},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":34,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":35,"show_sort_weight":36,"slug":37},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":39,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":40,"show_sort_weight":41,"slug":42},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":44,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":45,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":47},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":46,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":49,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":50},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":52,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":53,"show_sort_weight":52,"slug":54},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":56,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":57,"show_sort_weight":24,"slug":58},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":60,"data":61},"ok",{"site_id":62,"language":63,"slug":64,"title":65,"keywords":66,"description":67,"schema_data":68,"social_meta":123,"head_meta":125,"extra_data":127,"updated_unix":129},105,"en","guidelines-on-writing-a-maintenance-manual-february-2000","GUIDELINES ON WRITING A MAINTENANCE MANUAL - February 2000","","A guidance document prepared for writing effective maintenance manuals, emphasizing suitability for the intended audience and the need to consider differing educational backgrounds and staff responsibilities. It addresses how to define the proposed audience and purpose, how to structure content for different hierarchy levels, and how language choices affect usability in multilingual contexts. It also provides writing and presentation considerations, including typographic guidance for clear reading and the use of diagrams and forms.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/guidelines-on-writing-a-maintenance-manual-february-2000/639632/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/guidelines-on-writing-a-maintenance-manual-february-2000/639632.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Noah","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-29","2026-10-22",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":8},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"Why must the proposed audience and purpose be stated when writing a maintenance manual?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"Stating the proposed audience clarifies the style of writing and the level of information, and helps ensure the manual reaches the people it is intended to support.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How should language be handled in countries where more than one language is spoken?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"The manual should be written in the relevant languages or supported with good diagrams so non-speakers can still use it; forms and bullet points may also be provided in multiple languages.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"What differences should be considered between staff at different hierarchy levels?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"Staff at higher levels typically need less operational detail than those implementing maintenance on the ground; since a single manual for all levels may be too large, topic manuals or loose-leaf systems can group information appropriately.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},639632,1792704681,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":8,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":52,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":129,"read_time":143},8796095462418,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/80000253c1241d02b47?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1778826106357471780","R O U G H T O N  \nIn association with THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM and THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM  \nGUIDELINES ON WRITING A MAINTENANCE MANUAL  \nFebruary 2000  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \nR O U G H T O N   \nIn association with  \nTHE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM  \nand  \nTHE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM  \nDepartment for International Development Knowledge and Research (KaR) Programme  \nProject Title: Appropriate and  \nEfficient Maintenance of Low Cost Rural Roads  \nDFID Project Reference: R6852  \nSubsector: Transport Theme: T2  \nElement A: Guidelines on Writing a  \nMaintenance Manual  \nDate: February 2000  \nThis document is an output from a project funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) for the benefit of developing countries. The views expressed are not necessarily those of DFID  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \n•  \nRoughton International 321 Millbrook Road West Southampton  \nSO15 OHW  \nUnited Kingdom  \n[www.roughton.com](www.roughton.com)  \nThe University of Nottingham School of Civil Engineering University Park Nottingham  \nNG7 2RD  \nUnited Kingdom  \n[www.nottingham.ac.uk/p&g](www.nottingham.ac.uk/p&g)  \nUniversity of Birmingham School of Civil Engineering  \nEdgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT  \nUnited Kingdom  \n[www.bham.ac.uk/CivEng/](www.bham.ac.uk/CivEng/)  \nDepartment for International Development 94 Victoria Street  \nLondon SW1E 5JL  \n[www.dfid.gov.uk](www.dfid.gov.uk)  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  \nThis manual was prepared by Ms K Adams (University of Birmingham) . Formatting and graphic design was undertaken by Mrs L Bailey and Mr J Charter (Roughton International Ltd) .  \nThe helpful comments of Professor K Madelin, Dr B. Obika and Dr R.J. Freer-Hewish and those people who contributed to the main report are gratefully acknowledged.  \nLimited extracts from the text may be reproduced provided the source is acknowledged. For more extensive reproduction, please write to DFID.  \nThis document is available on CD ROM and has been formatted to allow its easy use in training presentations.  \nGUIDELINES ON WRITING A MAINTENANCE MANUAL  \nGuiidelliines to Wriitiing a Maiintenance Manuall  \nThis maintenance manual is written in two languagesEnglish on the right and Pidgin on the left. Thus ensuring it is suitable for the user. (Papua New Guinea, Department of Works, Road Maintenance ield Manual)  \nThe maintenance manual should always be suitable for the audience. Account should be taken of potential differences in educational background. Photograph from Papua New Guinea, Department of Works, Road Maintenance Field Manual.  \nThe proposed audience of a maintenance manual should always be stated. This will help both with the style of writing and the level of information. Also getting the manual to the person it is intended to help is an important issue, which will be helped by having a clear idea from the start about the  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙∙  \n∙  \nWHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN WRITING A MAINTENANCE MANUAL  \nWhen writing a maintenance manual there are various issues that need to be considered. The aim of this guidance document is to offer advice on the type of issues that must be tacked. The advice is based on work undertaken to establish what makes manuals effective.  \nAudience  \nThe proposed user of the maintenance manual should have clear guidance on the exact purpose and status of the manual. Who is the audience? Different levels of staff which a manual could be aimed at (in the maintenance scenario) can be thought of as follows (obviously different titles and structures will be present in different countries), but generallyi:  \n♦ Chief Engineer at Headquarters  \n♦ Regional Maintenance Engineer  \n♦ Road Maintenance Engineer  \n♦ Road Maintenance Supervisor  \n♦","cbCaikAA7vqBgVnW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikAA7vqBgVnW","pdf",904501,"English","# A maintenance manual: what to consider\n## Audience\n## Language\n## Text and typography","[{\"question\":\"Why must the proposed audience and purpose be stated when writing a maintenance manual?\",\"answer\":\"Stating the proposed audience clarifies the style of writing and the level of information, and helps ensure the manual reaches the people it is intended to support.\"},{\"question\":\"How should language be handled in countries where more than one language is spoken?\",\"answer\":\"The manual should be written in the relevant languages or supported with good diagrams so non-speakers can still use it; forms and bullet points may also be provided in multiple languages.\"},{\"question\":\"What differences should be considered between staff at different hierarchy levels?\",\"answer\":\"Staff at higher levels typically need less operational detail than those implementing maintenance on the ground; since a single manual for all levels may be too large, topic manuals or loose-leaf systems can group information appropriately.\"}]","GUIDELINES ON WRITING A MAINTENANCE MANUAL - February 2000 | PDF",25]