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

6.10   Checklist for Program Managers and Contractors.

Program Managers (PMs) and contractors should use the following checklist as a reference to help them ensure that their lifting and tiedown provisions meet this standard. This checklist identifies specific areas of consideration essential to understanding and meeting the requirements in this standard:

a)  There are six different types of provisions covered in this standard; lifting, equipment tiedown, multipurpose, cargo tiedown, large cargo tiedown, and supplemental air transport tiedown provisions.

b)  Determine if the equipment is Type I or Type II equipment (see paragraph 1.3 for definitions of each type).

c)  Read all of section 4 of the standard.  This section contains general requirements applicable to all types of provisions.

d)  All equipment is required to have four, and only four, lifting provisons AND four, and only four, equipment tiedown provisions (see paragraphs 5.1.1 and 5.2.1, except for equipment transported on Navy/Marine Corps aircraft, see Appendix D).  An alternative to this requirement is to have four provisions meeting the requirements for both lifting and equipment tiedown provisions.  These provisions are called multipurpose provisions (see paragraph 5.3).

e)  Determine the location of the lifting and equipment tiedown provisions (see paragraphs 5.1.2 and 5.2.2 for requirements)

f)  Determine if helicopter sling load (HSL) is a required mode of transport.  Use paragraph 5.1.3.1 for determining the required strength of the lifting provisions if HSL is a required mode of transport.  Use paragraph 5.1.3.2 for determining the required strength of the lifting provisions if HSL is not required.

g)  If the gross weight of the equipment is 50,000 pounds or more, determine if two openings will be used to meet the strength requirements for each equipment tiedown provision (see paragraph 5.2.3.1 for requirements if this option is pursued).

h)  Use Table I and Table II to determine the required strength of the equipment tiedown provisions.

i)  Using the gross weight of the item, use Figure 3 to determine the dimensional requirements for the lifting, equipment tiedown, and multipurpose provisions.

j)  If the equipment has a cargo area, determine the required number, location, strength, dimensions, and directional capabilities of the cargo tiedown provisions (see paragraphs 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.4.4, and 5.4.6).

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