Basic Operational Suitability Terminology. Operational suitability - The degree to which a system can be placed and sustained satisfactorily in field use with consideration given to availability, compatibility, transportability, interoperability, reliability, wartime usage rates, maintainability, environment, safety, and occupational health risks, human factors, habitability, manpower, logistics, supportability, logistics supportability, natural environmental effects and impacts, documentation, and training requirements. (CJCSI 3170.01(series) and CJCSM 3170.01(series)) The following defines those basic suitability terms and definitions to be used by the OTAs:
Basic Operational Suitability Terminology. Operational suitability is defined as “the degree to which a system can be placed satisfactorily in field use with consideration given to availability, compatibility, transportability, interoperability, reliability, wartime usage rates, maintainability, safety, human factors, manpower supportability, logistics supportability, natural environmental effects and impacts, documentation, and training requirements.” [Defense Acquisition University Glossary.] The following defines those basic suitability terms and definitions to be used by the OTAs:
