scope:

This standard applies to ship structural drawings for steel and aluminum ships and supplements MIL-STD-12 and DOD-STD-100. Where a conflict exists between these documents, this standard shall have precedence.

Two distinct categories of ship drawings as defined in DOD-D-1000 are covered by this document as follows:

(a) Structural contract drawings and contract guidance drawings which are Naval Sea Systems Command drawings used to define or illustrate Navy requirements for a ship structural design as outlined in the ship specifications.

(b) Structural ship construction drawings which are the detailed drawings from which the individual parts of the ship are fabricated and erected.

For the former, it is generally sufficient to outline the extent of each change in weight of plating and indicate the general location and sizes of component parts of the structure. Ship construction drawings, on the other hand, shall give a precise and complete description of what is required. This includes exact boundaries of each plate, sizes and location of stiffening members, and joints and attachments.