MIL-STD-209 Lifting And Tiedown ProvisionsThis standard establishes dimensional limits, design considerations, positioning requirements, and strength requirements for lifting to include helicopter sling load HSL and tiedown provisions for lifting or tying down tanks and other tracked vehicles, tactical wheeled vehicles, helicopters, and other military equipment shipped assembled or disassembled in unboxed or uncrated condition, and for restraining cargo or accessories to such equipment. The lifting and tiedown requirements in this standard are necessary to permit compatibility between military equipment and the transportation systems used for deployments.

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MIL-STD-209K

FOREWORD

1. This interface standard is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the

Department of Defense.

2. This standard covers the design and testing of lifting, tiedown, and cargo tiedown provisions. The requirements in this standard are military-unique interface requirements developed specifically for ensuring that the lifting and tiedown provisions on military equipment meet the physical, functional and operational environment attributes for transportation assets of the Defense Transportation System (DTS). These requirements are necessary to permit the interoperability between transported military equipment and the transportation system available for military movements. Changes incorporated in this revision include the addition of a new type of provision to the standard, supplemental air transport tiedown provisions. This revision also redefines the definitions for the types of equipment that require provisions, and combines cargo bed tiedowns and flatbed/flatrack tiedowns into one type of provision that is simply called "cargo tiedown" provisions. Additionally, this revision of the standard has been reformatted so that it is easier to find the specific requirements for each type of provision covered under this standard.

3. The following service points of contact can provide assistance with questions concerning this military standard:

U.S. Army - SDDCTEA (for questions concerning intepretating this standard, and on highway, rail, and marine transport), dpemail@tea.army.mil, (757) 599-1109.

U.S. Air Force - ASC/ENFC (ATTLA) (for questions concerning transport on Air Force fixed wing aircraft), ATTLA@wpafb.af.mil, (937) 255-2330.

U.S. Navy/Marine Corps (for questions concerning transport on Navy/Marine Corps aircraft), (301) 342-9392 (internal transport), (732) 323-2578 (external transport).

U.S. Army - Natick (for questions concerning Helicopter Sling Load (HSL) and internal transport on U.S. Army helicopters), (508) 233-5289.

4. Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to Director, Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Transportation Engineering Agency (SDDCTEA), ATTN: SDTE-DPE, 720 Thimble Shoals Blvd, Suite 130, Newport News, VA 23606-4537 or emailed to DPEmail@tea.army.mil.  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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