scope:

This standard establishes the minimum safety requirements for shipboard guided missile launching systems. Special requirements which may be imposed on launching systems handling missiles containing nuclear warheads or liquid fuels other than hydrocarbon fuels are not included.

Some of the requirements of this standard may not be applicable, feasible, or cost effective for certain types of launching systems. Waiver or exemption of any requirement for a particular launching system shall require approval of the Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board.

Some of the requirements (5.1 and 5.10 for example) are necessarily general and will require more definition when applied to a specific launching system. These more definitive requirements will be included in the development specification for the launching system.