DEFSTAN 00-42(PT6)/1(2007) : 2007

Introduction
SECTION 1 GENERAL
1 Scope
2 Warning
3 Normative References
4 Definitions
SECTION 2 OVERVIEW
5 Introduction
6 Aim
7 Practical Considerations
8 Planning
9 Benefits
10 Constraints
SECTION 3 MANAGEMENT
11 Introduction
12 Reliability and Maintainability Working Group (RMWG)
13 MOD PM
14 Demonstration Coordinator
15 Service Manager
16 Assessment Team (AT) and Incident Sentencing Committee (ISC)
17 User/maintainer
SECTION 4 CONTRACTUAL ISSUES
18 Introduction
19 Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Response
20 The Contract
SECTION 5 CONDUCTING A MAINTAINABILITY DEMONSTRATION
21 Preparation and Issue of Maintainability Demonstration (MD)
   Directives
22 Demonstration Characteristics
23 Form of Demonstration
24 Modifications
25 Role of MD during Maturity of Maintainability Prediction
26 Data Classification of Incidents from Quantitative
   Demonstrations
27 Fault Insertion
28 Data Recording
29 Data Analysis
30 Component Handling
Annex A Guidance on the Contents of a Maintenance Demonstration
        Programme (MDP) Plan and a Maintenance Demonstration
        (MD) Directive
   A.1 MDP plan checklist
   A.2 MD Directive checklist

Provides guidance to staff on the considerations for, and the undertaking of, MDs and MDPs. It describes the factors that the sponsor and MOD Project Manager (PM), advised by the R&M Panels, should consider before deciding whether an MDP is appropriate to the procurement strategy.