5.1 Shipboard equipment. The constraints inherent in Naval ships and the
shipboard environment pose unique requirements on the design of electronic
equipment. The following sections provide detailed criteria that establish the
boundaries of the requirements which are applicable to both shipboard and
submarine platforms. Sections 5.1.1 through 5.1.3 provide specific
requirements applicable to COTS, ruggedized and militarized equipment, while
sections 5.1.4 through 5.1.9 are design requirements applicable to militarized
equipment, while sections 5.1.4 through 5.1.9 are design requirements
applicable to militarized equipment. These requirements may be adopted for
ruggedized and COTS equipment (see Appendix C). All equipment shall meet the
minimal acceptance limits for all shipboard environmental conditions to which
the equipment will be subjected; mission critical equipment shall be "fully
hardened" so that it will operate under the full range of applicable
environment conditions. The program manager shall tailor requirements to the
specific application in a cost effective manner; for example, greenwater
loading is not be applicable to equipment installed in a controlled
environment. A table of features for militarized equipment that may be
appropriate for COTS and ruggedized equipment is provided in Appendix C.
