BS 6548-1:1984

Gives an introduction to the concept of maintainability with guidance on specifying and contracting. A maintainability programme description is also included.

This guide is intended to make recommendations for the standardization of maintainability practices, and to stimulate ideas in the maintainability field. Organizations acquiring items will find the guide useful in assisting them in defining maintainability requirements and associated programmes. Item suppliers will benefit from use of the guide, gaining an understanding of the requirements for achieving and verifying maintainability objectives.

This publication comprises section 2 of the Guide on Maintainability.

Titles for all the sections of this series are:

Section 1¹⁾ — Introduction to maintainability (section deleted).

Section 2¹⁾ — Maintainability requirements in specifications and contracts.

Section 3¹⁾ — Maintainability programme (section deleted).

Section 4 — Test and diagnostic procedures.

Section 5 — Maintainability design studies.

Section 6 — Maintainability verification.

Section 7 — Collection, analysis and presentation of data related to maintainability.