[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR73.1]

[Page 370]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 73--TRAINING SIMULATORS AND DEVICES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 73.1  Purpose.

    This part: (a) Establishes training simulator and device 
development, acquisition, and utilization policy implementing Assistant 
Secretary of Defense memorandum dated October 5, 1984 in accordance with 
DoD Directive 5000.1,\1\ DoD Instruction 500.2,\1\ DoD Directive 
5000.3,\1\ DoD Directive 5000.39,\1\ DoD Directive 5000.19,\1\ DoD 
Instruction 7041.3,\1\ DoD 7110.1-M, and Executive Order 12344.
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    \1\ Copies may be obtained, if needed, from the U.S. Naval 
Publications and Forms Center, ATTN: Code 301, 5801 Tabor Avenue, 
Philadelphia, PA 19120.
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    (b) Provides guidance for establishing Service policy for training 
simulators and devices.
    (c) Authorizes the Department of Defense to use training simulators 
and devices to make training systems more effective and to help maintain 
military readiness. Emphasizes the relationship between the system(s) 
supported and the training system and supports the requirements for 
coincident development and concurrency between the system(s) supported 
and the training system. A systematically developed training system with 
appropriate training simulators, devices, and embedded training 
capability cost-effectively provides training for any given weapon or 
support system. Properly used, such training simulators and devices 
facilitate: training that might be impractical or unsafe if done with 
actual systems or equipment; concentrated practice in selected normal 
and emergency actions; the training of operators and maintainers to 
diagnose and address possible equipment faults; enhanced proficiency 
despite shortages of equipment, space, ranges, or time; control of life-
cycle training costs; and reducing systems required in maintenance 
training.
    (d) Emphasizes that training simulators and devices are integral 
parts of an overall training system. Those training systems without 
training simulators or devices specifically are excluded from this part.