scope:

This specification covers materials and detail design and test requirements, applicable to enclosures for electric and electronic equipment intended for shipboard use where conditions of mechanical shock and salty atmosphere are encountered. It is intended as a Navy shipboard supplement to Standard MIL-STD-108. Associated details pertaining to ventilation, cooling, and mechanical protection are also included. Insofar as explosionproof enclosures are concerned, this specification covers that class of equipment that may produce sparks or flashes as the result of normal operation or that may become dangerous because of failure of electric circuits in them. This specification does not include enclosures for items such as batteries.

intended Use: