What is "DEF STAN 00-55/56"?

[BrowneIssue]

I've seen a couple of roles asking for "safety management (eg DEF STAN 00-55/56)". I assume that means Defence Standards 00-55 and 00-56.

A Google search did not educate me. Can someone point me at / provide a summary - in English rather than MoD jargon! - of what that is, please?

(I just know I missed a blatantly obvious link ... but which was it? )

[DimPrawn]

Don't know but it sounds like a licence to print money if you know what it is.

[RSoles]

Google broke?

http://www.dstan.mod.uk/data/00/055/01000200.pdf
http://www.software-supportability.o...-55_Part_2.pdf
RS

[BrowneIssue]

Google broke?

No, I'm just useless on a Friday morning until the pubs open.

Thank you for the links.

[xoggoth]

Think I've done DEFSTAN. One of those defence standards designed to making IT utterly boring. I always thought the most effective method to write software for military aircraft was TAESTAN AKA Trial And Error Standard. If the aircraft crashes on take off you need to modify the software.

[RSoles]

Now, if you want SERIOUSLY boring :-

http://www.nato.int/docu/standard.htm

sleep well......


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[scooterscot]

Def Stan is my bread and butter... you can get the latest issues from the MOD's website http://www.dstan.mod.uk/

[BrowneIssue]

Def Stan is my bread and butter... you can get the latest issues from the MOD's website http://www.dstan.mod.uk/

Ta muchly folks. Now that I'm bleary-eyed and headache-riddenly hungover, I'm functioning properly again so can make use of the links.