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PREFACE

Def Stan 00-970 Part 1 Section 2

Design and Airworthiness Requirements for Service Aircraft

a. This Standard provides requirements and guidance for the design of aircraft to meet the airworthiness requirements for UK military operation. The requirements stated herein shall be applied by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the contractor as agreed and defined in the contract.

b. This document has been produced on behalf of the Defence Aviation Safety Board (DASB) by Airworthiness Design Requirements and Procedures (ADRP), Air/Land Technology Group (A/LTG), MoD Abbey Wood.

c. The standard has been agreed by the authorities concerned with its use and is intended to be used whenever relevant in all future designs, contracts, orders etc. and whenever practicable by amendment to those already in existence. If any difficulty arises which prevents application of the Defence Standard, the Directorate of Standardization (DStan) shall be informed so that a remedy may be sought.

d. Any enquiries regarding this standard in relation to an invitation to tender or a contract in which it is incorporated are to be addressed to the responsible technical or supervising authority named in the invitation to tender or contract.

e. Compliance with this Defence Standard shall not in itself relieve any person from any legal obligations imposed upon them.

f. This standard has been devised solely for the use of the MoD and its contractors in the execution of contracts for the MoD. To the extent permitted by law, the MoD hereby excludes all liability whatsoever and howsoever arising (including, but without limitation, liability resulting from negligence) for any loss or damage howsoever caused where the Document is used for any other purpose.

WARNING

The Ministry of Defence (MOD), like its contractors is subject to both United Kingdom and European laws regarding Health and Safety at Work, without exemption. All Defence Standards either directly or indirectly invoke the use of processes and procedures that could be injurious to health if adequate precautions are not taken. Defence Standards or their use in no way absolves users from complying with statutory and legal requirements relating to Health and Safety at Work.