MODUK DEF STAN 00-101: PART 4 PDF

This Standard is to be applied to Ministry of Defence contracts that specify the requirements for munitions to be embarked, for carriage and/or use, in MoD ships and also for the MoD ships that will be required to carry/use them. It describes the Generic Naval Environment.

This Standard is applicable also to mechanical/electro-mechanical and electrical/electronic/ microelectronic sub-systems that control the functioning of explosive devices and those that control other safety related features within explosively configured weapons or stores.

The MOD Ships to which this standard applies are defined in JSP 430 and JSP430 Pt 3 Naval Authority Regulations, Chapter 8 (Explosives). These include HM Ships and Submarines, Royal Fleet Auxiliaries (RFA), Marine Services (MS), other ships owned by MOD, Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) vessels (where these are owned by MOD), and ships on MOD charter. The term “ship” is intended to include vessels, launches, tenders, lighters and any other craft carrying any pyrotechnics and/or explosives. The Naval Authority may determine that a specific platform is not required to comply where no hazard exists but does not issue exemption certificates. All such maritime platforms are described as MOD Ships in the remainder of this document.

The environments resulting from lightning or a nuclear electromagnetic pulse are not given in this standard; STANAG 4236 and Def Stan 02-529 (NES 529) shall be consulted.

This standard also defines the test and acceptance criteria to be used in the assessment of a weapon system or munition to determine that it is safe in the environment specified. These criteria also apply to electrical/electronic sub-systems that control the functioning of explosive devices and those which control other safety devices within the weapon system or store.

This Standard is applicable to the conventional explosives used to propel nuclear weapons but is not otherwise applicable to any other components of nuclear weapons.

The complete document is titled: Design Standards for Explosives Safety in MoD Ships and Submarines, and comprises:

Part 1 – Surface Ships [was Def Stan 08-101 Part 1]

Part 2 – Submarines [was Def Stan 08-101 Part 2]

Part 3 – Electrical Equipment and Installation [was Def Stan 07-228]

Part 4 – Generic Naval Environment (New)

Supplementary information, information requiring a higher protective marking and temporary instructions will be issued in the form of Naval Authority Notices (NAN). NANs relating to explosives safety in MOD ships and submarines are available from the Sponsor of this Standard.