CONTENTS

 1     Scope        
 2     References             
 3     Definitions
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere      
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms           
 5     Conventions           
 6     Features of optical fibre submarine cable systems   
 7     Relationship among Recommendations relevant to optical submarine cable systems 
Annex A – Common implementation aspects of optical submarine cable systems for manufacturing, installing and maintenance    
        A.1     Introduction 
        A.2     Manufacturing          
        A.3     System installation   
        A.4     System commissioning          
        A.5     Maintenance            
Appendix I – Data on cable ships and submersible equipments of various countries    
        I.1               Cable ships       
        I.2               Submersible equipments            
Bibliography