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SM-6T-2-02 APOLLO MISSION SIMULATOR INSTRUCTOR HANDBOOK VOLUME I

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this handbook is to provide detailed instructions for using the initial delivered configuration of the Apollo Mission Simulator (AMS) to train flight crew personnel for Apollo mission 204A. The handbook is comprised of three volumes. This volume (Volume I, Description) describes the AMS and the systems and missions simulated. Volume II (Operation and Utilization) provides instructions for operating the simulator, instructor data on computer programs, and a recommended syllabus of training sessions for accomplishing flight crew training for mission 204A in the AMS. Volume III (Scripting Material) contains the material for making up a complete instructor-operator data package for each training session in the syllabus. Volume III is loose-leaf bound to permit removal of contents for copying.

Volume I is divided into three sections. Section 1 (AMS Description) describes the simulator in terms and depth sufficient to allow the instructor to become thoroughly familiar with the equipment. The description is supplemented with illustrations of the major equipment groups and operating stations. Tables, keyed to the illustrations, identify the controls and displays and briefly state the function of each.

Section 2 (System Simulation) contains a description of each simulated spacecraft system. Each discussion is supported with a spacecraft system data flow diagram in which the simulated malfunctions and telemetry points are depicted. The descriptions and flow diagrams are for two purposes: as a briefing media for flight crewmembers using the simulator and as instructor background for effective use of malfunctions and realistic simulation of MSFN.

Section 3 (Nominal Training Mission) provides a description of the overall Apollo mission to be used as a training media in the AMS. The mission is comprised of mission 204A events as performed in the initial delivered AMS configuration. All sessions in the syllabus in Volume II are with respect to the nominal training mission. xv/xvi