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COMDTINST 4105.2
10 MARCH 2020
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 4105.2
Subj: U.S. COAST GUARD TECHNICAL DATA MANAGEMENT (TDM) POLICY
(a) The Coast Guard Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Manual, COMDTINST
M4105.14 (series)
(b) The Coast Guard Technical Data Management Handbook (series)
(c) Information and Life Cycle Management Manual, COMDTINST M5212.12 (series)
(d) International Specification for Technical Publications Using a Common Source
Database, S1000D (series)
(e) Coast Guard Configuration Management Policy, COMDTINST 4130.6 (series)
(f) Deputy Commandant for Mission Support (DCMS) Engineering Technical
Authority (ETA) Policy, COMDTINST 5402.4 (series)
(g) Management of Scientific and Technical Information (STINFO), COMDTINST
M5260.6 (series)
(h) Coast Guard Configuration Manager’s Handbook (series)
1. PURPOSE.
a. The Coast Guard works with a large volume of technical data that must be managed and
controlled.
(1) Reference (a) requires TDM to be conducted in accordance with Technical Data
Plan prepared as a part of the asset’s Integrated Logistics Support Plan (ILSP). The
Technical Data Plan describes how the program will obtain and manage technical
data and data rights for the supported asset.
(2) Technical data not related to an asset (e.g., research and development technical data,
technical data related to materiel in general use but not tied to a specific asset (such
