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STANAG 1065

STANAG 1065 replenishment at sea

NATO nations and the naval and aviation units that carry out replenishment at sea

STANAG 1065 is NATO's agreement committing member nations to implement ATP-16, the Allied publication covering replenishment at sea between ships and helicopters.

Edition
23
Published
2016-05-09

What it is

What STANAG 1065 covers

STANAG 1065 is the NATO standardization agreement that gives force to ATP/MTP-16, Edition F, the Allied tactical publication on replenishment at sea. A STANAG is not itself a technical specification: it is the agreement by which NATO nations commit to implement one, and the actual procedures sit in the Allied Publication it covers. This STANAG responds to an interoperability requirement stated plainly in the document: "to enable multinational operations involving replenishment at sea conducted by ships and helicopters." Read plainly, that means the STANAG exists so that ships and helicopters from different NATO navies can resupply each other at sea using a common procedure, not so that a piece of equipment is designed, tested or bought to a single national standard.

This is Edition 23, promulgated 9 May 2016. It supersedes an earlier edition of STANAG 1065.

Who ratifies it, and how it takes effect

The mechanism that matters here: a STANAG binds a nation, not a supplier. Nations "are invited to examine their ratification of the STANAG and, if they have not already done so, advise the NSO of their intention regarding its implementation," and the national response is recorded in the NATO Standardization Document Database (NSDD). Once ratified, "STANAG 1065, Edition 23, is effective upon receipt and should be implemented by nations and NATO bodies as soon as possible after receipt." A supplier or a shipyard meets ATP/MTP-16 only where a contract or a tender brings it in by name, not because the STANAG exists on its own.

Reporting and review

Nations report their effective implementation "using the form in Annex H to AAP-03(J)"; partner nations report their adoption of the STANAG the same way, "using the form in Annex G to AAP-03(J)." The STANAG "is to be reviewed at least once every three years," with the result "recorded within the NSDD," and nations or NATO bodies may propose changes at any time through a standardization proposal to the tasking authority.

How it's evaluated

No certification exists here, and the document names none. What it describes is a national ratification, implementation and review cycle run through NATO's own machinery, not an audit against this STANAG as such. The technical procedures in ATP/MTP-16, and how well a ship, helicopter or crew executes them, are what a nation's own naval standards and any customer's quality clause actually assess.

How we help

STANAG 1065 and ATP/MTP-16 describe an operational naval procedure, not a management system: the work of replenishing at sea, ships and helicopters transferring fuel, stores and personnel under way, sits in seamanship, crew training and shipboard equipment, not in software. What that leaves to evidence is the paperwork around it: procedures that correctly reference ATP/MTP-16 and this STANAG, training records that show replenishment-at-sea crews and aircrew have been trained against the current edition, and the trail an internal or customer audit asks for afterwards.

ComplyTrain holds that evidence as a modern, auditable system: version-controlled procedures, training records tied to named individuals and dates, and corrective actions when a gap turns up, all searchable when a higher headquarters or a customer's quality clause asks for it. It does not conduct replenishment at sea, does not decide how a nation implements the agreement, and does not replace the ratification and reporting nations carry out themselves through the NSDD and the AAP-03(J) forms.

The applicable tier here, and whatever else it comes with, is set by the contract and the customer's quality clause. If you are working out what sits alongside STANAG 1065, the standards explorer covers the related NATO maritime publications, and we are glad to talk through what that means in practice.

Standards it references

Questions

Is STANAG 1065 mandatory?

Not in general. It binds a nation once that nation ratifies it, and it reaches a supplier or a shipyard through a contract or a tender that names ATP/MTP-16 or this STANAG, not by existing on its own. Whether it applies to a given programme is set by the tasking or contract in front of you.

What is the difference between STANAG 1065 and ATP-16?

STANAG 1065 is the agreement: the letter of promulgation, the ratification record, and the reporting and review machinery. ATP/MTP-16 is the publication itself, the Allied tactical publication that sets out the actual replenishment-at-sea procedures. The STANAG is the cover; ATP-16 is the content.

What edition is current, and what did it replace?

Edition 23, promulgated 9 May 2016. It supersedes an earlier edition of STANAG 1065; the document available to us does not give that earlier edition's number.

Is ComplyTrain certified against this agreement?

No. There is no accredited certification for STANAG 1065 or ATP-16 to hold, and ComplyTrain does not claim one. What we support is the evidence trail around training and procedures for replenishment at sea, at an informational level.

How often is STANAG 1065 reviewed?

At least once every three years, with the result recorded in the NATO Standardization Document Database. Nations and NATO bodies can also propose changes at any time through a standardization proposal to the tasking authority.