The Preliminary Instruction advised that the bayonet should be hand-held, as control of a horse during a charge, would be difficult if the bayonet was fixed to the rifle.

Instructions on the first cylinder advised Kai to wait until the sleeper had shown definite signs of revival before stimulants were injected.

Instructions received by Geiden advised him to continued physical separation of the Turkish-Egyptian ships from Greek mainland.

The Sumerian Farmer's Almanac and the Egyptian Instruction of Amenemope both advise farmers to leave some grain for poor gleaners, and promise favours from the gods for doing so.

Instructions should not only advise on the method of use but also indicate the product limitations and the checks and controls that can be applied to make sure that those limitations are not exceeded.