MIL-STD-167-1A
FOREWORD
1. This standard is approved for use by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy, and is available for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
2. This standard establishes requirements and acceptance criteria for:
a. Environmental vibration testing of shipboard equipment.
b. Balancing shipboard rotating equipment subjected to internally induced vibration during operation.
3. Shipboard equipment that conforms to the requirements of MIL-STD-167-1A is found to satisfactorily perform its functions aboard ship. Equipment for which compliance with MIL-STD-167-1A is not specified or is waived could experience failures induced by vibration in shipboard service.
4. MIL-STD-167-1A, environmental vibration testing, and MIL-S-901D, equipment shock testing, provide complementary requirements for the survivability of shipboard equipment.
5. This specification was revised to address the following:
a. Requirements for test instrumentation and testing machines.
b. Guidance in the selection of response prominences for endurance testing. c. Revisions to requirements for applicable frequency ranges.
d. Revisions to attachment methods for equipment.
e. Updated for conformance with MIL-STD-962D, "Defense Standards Format and Content".
6. Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to Commander, Naval Sea
Systems Command, ATTN: SEA 05Q, 1333 Isaac Hull Avenue, SE, Stop 5160, Washington Navy Yard DC 20376-
5160 or emailed to commandstandards@navsea.navy.mil, with the subject line "Document Comment". Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil.
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