Which document provides the guidelines for decisions in response to equipment failure indications?

• A. Status Monitor Manual
• B. Tactical Equipment Failure Manual
• C. Operations Failure Guidelines
• D. Fix or Fight Criteria/ Status Monitor Handbook

Answer: (D)

When equipment indicators show a failure, you need a clear, actionable framework that links what you’re seeing to what you should do next. The Fix or Fight Criteria/ Status Monitor Handbook provides exactly that set of guidelines for decisions in response to equipment failure indications. It lays out the criteria used to decide whether you should attempt an on-site fix, switch to backups, continue with reduced or alternate capabilities, or alter your plan—based on safety, mission criticality, and available resources. This keeps decisions consistent and rapid under pressure, because you’re following standardized thresholds and responses rather than improvising.

Other manuals tend to cover monitoring or general procedures, but they don’t offer the integrated decision framework that directly translates failure indications into specific actions. This handbook combines the status-monitoring signals with the required courses of action, ensuring you respond in a safe, efficient, and mission-aware way.