This handbook establishes design guides for the selection of lubricant fluids and compounds which conform to approved specifications and includes descriptive information relative to shipboard equipment applications and limitations of the lubricants. Materials used only during normal overhaul of shipboard equipment are not within the scope of this handbook. Materials used only for corrosion protection have been excluded from this handbook. Design and lubrication guidelines for military electronic equipment are provided in MIL-HDBK-454. Special precautions are to be used when selecting lubricants for use inside manned pressurized compartments (hyperbaric systems, diving systems, etc.). Selection of lubricants and compounds for these types of systems is outside the scope of this handbook. This handbook is for guidance only and cannot be cited as a requirement. Additional information regarding lubrication oils can be found in S9086-H7-STM-010/262. Additional information regarding hydraulic oils and hydraulic oil selection can be found in S9086-S4-STM-010/556 and SAE J1778. Supplementary Technical Requirement (STR) 4P22 defines lubricants and compounds approved for use in propulsion plants of nuclear-powered ships and applies to applications where forces afloat may have to maintain or assemble/disassemble equipment or piping systems on board the ship. STR 4P22 should be reviewed when selecting lubricants or compounds for those applications.
