1 SCOPE
1.1 Scope
1.2 OSS&E overview
1.3 OSS&E applicability
1.3.1 Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve
1.3.2 Joint service programs
1.3.3 Support and ground-based systems
1.3.4 Unmanned air vehicle (UAV)
1.3.5 Non-Air Force-managed systems and end-items
1.3.6 Carry-on equipment
1.3.7 Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)/nondevelopmental items
(NDI)
1.3.8 User procured equipment
1.3.9 System of systems
1.4 OSS&E implementation
1.5 OSS&E training
2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
3 DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS
4 OSS&E ASSURANCE
4.1 OSS&E execution
4.2 Part I: OSS&E Implementation Plan
4.3 Part II: OSS&E Internal Management Plan
5 OSS&E MANDATORY PROCESS ELEMENTS
5.1 Disciplined engineering process
5.1.1 Operational risk management (ORM)
5.1.2 System safety
5.1.3 Configuration management
5.1.4 Test and evaluation
5.1.5 Technical orders (TOs) and technical data
5.2 Total ownership costs (TOC)
5.3 Inspection and maintenance (I&M)
5.4 Sources of maintenance and repair
5.5 Sources of supply
5.6 Training
5.7 Certifications
5.7.1 Legacy system certifications
5.7.2 Air system certifications
5.7.3 Other certifications
5.7.4 Best practices
5.8 Operations and maintenance
5.9 Technology demonstrations
5.9.1 Advanced technology demonstrator (ATD)
5.9.2 Advanced concept technology demonstrations (ACTD)
5.9.3 Prototypes (pre-system development and demonstration)
6 THE OSS&E BASELINE
6.1 Establishing the OSS&E baseline
6.2 OSS&E metrics
6.3 Preserving the OSS&E baseline
6.3.1 Preservation feedback loop
7 MANAGEMENT RELATIONSHIPS
8 OTHER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROCESSES
8.1 System integrity
8.2 Integrated risk management
8.2.1 Integrated risk management
8.3 Requirements definition
8.4 Environmental, safety, and occupational health (ESOH)
8.5 Manufacturing and quality assurance
8.6 Anti-tampering
9 PRE-AWARD/ACQUISITION PLANNING
10 UNIT COMPLIANCE INSPECTION (UCI) CHECKLIST
11 AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION
11.1 Overview
11.2 Airworthiness tenets
11.2.1 Airworthiness terminology clarification
11.2.2 Airworthiness tenet #1: Validated design
11.2.3 Airworthiness tenet #2: Built per design
11.2.4 Airworthiness tenet #3: Properly maintained and
operated
11.2.5 Airworthiness tenet #4: Accepted by the aircrew
11.3 Airworthiness policy
11.3.1 Air Force Policy Directive 63-4, Standards of
Airworthiness for Passenger Carrying Commercial
Derivative Transport Aircraft
11.3.2 Air Force Policy Directive 62-5, Standards of
Airworthiness for Commercial Derivative Hybrid
Aircraft
11.3.3 Air Force Policy Directive 62-6, USAF Aircraft
Airworthiness Certification
11.4 Single manager (SM) and CE/LE responsibilities for
airworthiness certification
11.5 Airworthiness Certification Criteria, MIL HDBK 516
11.5.1 General guidance for creating the applicable
certification basis
11.5.2 Creating the certification basis for a legacy
system
11.5.3 Creating the certification basis for a new,
commercial derivative system
11.5.4 Creating the certification basis for a new
developmental system
11.5.5 TACC document content
11.5.6 Draft TACC document coordination
11.6 Initial airworthiness certification
11.6.1 Step 1: Define the configurations to be certified
11.6.2 Step 2: Develop and coordinate the TACC document
11.6.3 Step 3: Identify supporting data to enable
certification basis compliance
11.6.4 Step 4: Verify and document certification basis
compliance
11.6.5 Step 5: Certify airworthiness and notify ASC/EN
11.6.6 Airworthiness certification with temporary
restrictions
11.7 Airworthiness and sustainment scenarios
11.7.1 Acquisition and sustainment scenarios
11.7.2 Waivers for commercial derivative aircraft
11.8 Acceptance of airworthiness certifications from other
Government agencies, foreign civil airworthiness
authorities, and foreign military authorities
11.9 Preserving airworthiness
11.9.1 Compliance with MIL HDBK 516 updates
11.10 Airworthiness recertification due to modifications
11.10.1 Reportable modifications
11.10.2 Modification airworthiness certification criteria
11.11 Alerts & advisories process
12 NOTES
12.1 Intended use
12.2 Subject term (key word) list
APPENDIX
A.1 SCOPE
A.2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
A.3 DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS
A.4 ORM CHECKLIST
A.5 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT CHECKLIST
A.5 TECHNICAL ORDER PROGRAM CHECKLIST (NOT ALL INCLUSIVE)