MIL-STD-209 Revision K:2005

FOREWORD
1. SCOPE
   1.1 Coverage
        1.1.1 Excluded equipment
        1.1.2 Military equipment for helicopter sling
              loading
        1.1.3 Military equipment for airdrop
   1.2 Application
   1.3 Equipment types
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
   2.1 Specifications and standards
   2.2 Other Government documents, drawings, and publications
   2.3 Order of precedence
3. DEFINITIONS
   3.1 Cargo tiedown provision
   3.2 Container spreader bar
   3.3 Design limit load
   3.4 Equipment
   3.5 Equipment tiedown provision
   3.6 Gross weight (GW)
   3.7 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
   3.8 Helicopter flight testing
   3.9 Helicopter sling loading (HSL)
   3.10 Helicopter sling load weight (HSLWT)
   3.11 Largo cargo tiedown provision
   3.12 Lifting provision
   3.13 Multipurpose provision
   3.14 Permanent deformation
   3.15 Plane of the provisions
   3.16 Static lift test
   3.17 Static load
   3.18 Supplemental air transport tiedown provision
   3.19 Ultimate load
   3.20 Yield load
4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
   4.1 Restraint of Item
   4.2 Surface of provisions
   4.3 Shackles
   4.4 Hub and axle attachments
   4.5 Removable provisions
   4.6 Freezing and jamming
   4.7 Stowable lifting provisions
   4.8 Spreader bars
   4.9 Deviations
   4.10 Strength of Provisions
   4.11 Provision dimensions
   4.12 Supplemental air transport tiedown provisions
   4.13 Testing
   4.14 Transport on Navy/Marine Corps aircraft
   4.15 Option for Type II equipment
   4.16 Large cargo tiedown provisions
5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
   5.1 Lifting provisions
        5.1.1 Number
        5.1.2 Location
        5.1.3 Strength
        5.1.4 Provision Dimensions
        5.1.5 Testing
   5.2 Equipment tiedown provisions
        5.2.1 Number
        5.2.2 Location
        5.2.3 Strength
        5.2.4 Provision Dimensions
        5.2.5 Testing
   5.3 Multipurpose provisions
   5.4 Cargo tiedown provisions
        5.4.1 Number
        5.4.2 Location
        5.4.3 Strength
        5.4.4 Provision Dimensions
        5.4.5 Testing
        5.4.6 Directional capabilities
        5.4.7 Unique cargo tiedown provisions
   5.5 Large Cargo Tiedown Provisions
        5.5.1 Number
        5.5.2 Location
        5.5.3 Strength
        5.5.4 Provision dimensions
        5.5.5 Testing
   5.6 Supplemental air transport tiedown provisions
        5.6.1 Number
        5.6.2 Location
        5.6.3 Strength
        5.6.4 Provision Dimensions
        5.6.5 Qualification
        5.6.6 Directional capabilities
   5.7 Marking
        5.7.1 Shipping data plate
        5.7.2 Identification
6. NOTES
   6.1 Intended use
   6.2 Issue of DODISS
   6.3 Associated Data Item Descriptions (DIDs)
   6.4 Tiedown system
   6.5 Subject term (keyword) listing
   6.6 International interest
   6.7 Changes from previous issue
   6.8 Tailoring
   6.9 Computer aided engineering (CAE) structural analysis
   6.10 Checklist for Program Managers and Contractors
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Appendices