Documentation Standard
Section 3 - Model Text

3. REQUIREMENTS

General requirements for types, forms and language style for the specifications and associated documentation shall be in accordance with or compatible with MIL-STD-490A, MIL-STD-970, MIL-STD-961D, MIL-STD-962 DEF STAN 05-28/1, JSP 188, etc., shall be incorporated.
Where no specific layout and format has been defined the general format and structure specified by the data item descriptors shall be adopted.

The concept of minimum documentation shall be evident. All stipulated plans, reports, and other data items shall be used to record the engineering outputs.

3.1 Style, format and identification of documentation.

Details the requirements for documentation style, format and general instructions for preparing and evaluating documentation. This includes material arrangement, titling, paragraphing, marking, heading, security, binding, authorization, checks and concluding material.

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3.2 Changes and revisions to CI documents.

This paragraph is applicable to the specifications and documents being developed which will become a part of a specification, e.g., design documentation for software.

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3.3 Changes and revisions to associated documents.

This paragraph is only applicable to the documentation which is produced in support of the baseline documents, e.g., Test documents, management documents, etc.

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3.4 Amendments.

Amendments only apply to formally baselined specifications and contract documents.

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3.5 Supplements.

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3.6 Notices.

Notices shall be used to inactivate for new design, cancel, reinstate, or validate specifications.

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