scope:

This specification covers environmental and nonenvironmental resistant (chemical, mechanical and fusion) splices suitable for military use with cables and fibers specified in DOD-C-85045 and DOD-F-49291 "Cables, Fiber Optic and Optical Fibers" respectively. Fiber and cable splices specified herein cover a family of general purpose, interconnection hardware providing a variety of compatible optical arrangements.

The splices specified herein (see 3.1) shall be identified by PIN which shall consist of the basic specification number, specification sheet number and a sequentially assigned number as shown in the following example: Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (SEA 55Z3), DOD Standardization Program and Documents Division, Department of the Navy, Washington, DC 20362-5101 by using the Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the end of this document or by letter.

intended Use: