Division 1.4 Third party components requirements

Third party components, such as OEM (original equipment manufacturer) products, include software not developed by the navigation system provider. This includes but is not restricted to:

• static or dynamic linked libraries,

• computer aided design and engineering tools producing source or object code,

• operating systems.

Third party software components shall be chosen according to the general safety requirements. The navigation system provider shall prove that third party components meet the high standards necessary for safe navigation either by providing acceptable quality certificates or by extensive and provable testing of the components.