MIL-PRF-17850B
4.6.8 Altitude. The compass shall be taken from sea level to 70,000 feet back to sea
level within 60 minutes, by means of an altitude chamber. The compass shall maintain
structural integrity. The compass shall then be subjected to tests 4.6.1 and 4.6.3.
5. PACKAGING
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified
in the contract or order (see 6.2). When actual packaging of material is to be performed by DoD
personnel, these personnel need to contact the responsible packaging activity to ascertain requisite
packaging requirements. Packaging requirements are maintained by the Inventory Control Point's
packaging activity within the Military Department or Defense Agency, or within the Military
Department's System Command. Packaging data retrieval is available from the Managing
Military Department's or Defense Agency's automated packaging files, CD-ROM products, or by
contacting the responsible packaging activity.
6. NOTES
(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature that may be helpful,
but is not mandatory).
6.1 Intended use. The compass is intended for use in survival kits on life rafts or in
remote climatic land and water environments. There is no commercially available compass which
will meet the requirement of being taken from sea level pressure to 70,000 feet and returned to
sea level and maintain watertight integrity as is required by this military unique compass.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:
a.
Title, number, and date of this specification.
b.
Issue of DoDISS applicable to the acquisition (see 2.1).
c.
If first article inspection is required (see 3.1, 4.2, and 6.2).
d.
Marking, if different (3.7).
e.
Packaging requirements (see 5.1).
6.3 Subject term (Key word) listing.
Emergency
Survival
Survival Kits
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