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STANAG 1475

STANAG 1475 material interoperability for submarine escape and rescue

NATO nations that ratify the agreement, and the maritime command structures a nation informs and trains under ANEP-85

STANAG 1475 is NATO's agreement committing member nations to implement ANEP-85, the material interoperability requirements for submarine escape and rescue; it binds nations, not suppliers, directly.

Edition
2
Published
2026-05-18

What it is

STANAG 1475 is a NATO Standardization Agreement, currently Edition 2, dated 18 May 2026. It is not a technical specification. It is the agreement by which NATO nations commit to implement ANEP-85, Edition B, the Allied publication that sets material interoperability requirements for submarine escape and rescue. The document's own aim is to respond to an interoperability requirement: "to establish common standardized material standards to enable multinational operations in the conduct of submarine escape and rescue." Read on its own, STANAG 1475 requires nothing of a supplier or contractor directly. Its obligations run to nations and NATO's own bodies, and the material requirements themselves sit in ANEP-85, not in this cover.

Who it binds, and how

STANAG 1475 is explicit that it binds nations rather than organisations. Its letter of promulgation describes the enclosed agreement as one "which has been ratified by member nations, as reflected in the NATO Standardization Documents Database (NSDD), is promulgated herewith." Under "Agreement," participating nations agree to implement ANEP-85, Edition B - a national commitment made by ratification, not a duty a supplier signs up to by reading this document. Ratification and implementation are kept separate: 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 ratification and implementation." So "is STANAG 1475 mandatory" has no single answer: it depends on whether a given nation has ratified and implemented it, and this cover names no supplier, manufacturer or contractor at all.

What the agreement commits nations to

STANAG 1475 "may be considered implemented when maritime command structures are informed and trained regarding Material Interoperability Requirements for Submarine Escape and Rescue in accordance with ANEP-85." That is a national training and awareness threshold, not a technical acceptance test on equipment. Allies and NATO bodies report their implementation details, as they earlier reported ratification details, "through the electronic reporting tool (e-Reporting)." The STANAG records no separate NATO-wide effective date: against "NATO Effective Date (NED)" it states "Not applicable."

A cover agreement, not the material requirements themselves

A reader who only has STANAG 1475 in hand does not yet have the material interoperability requirements it points to. Those sit in ANEP-85, Edition B. The document also names several other related documents: the SRD ANEP-85.1 rescue seat evaluation process, STANAG 1390 and ATP-57 on the submarine search and rescue manual, STANAG 1476 and ANEP-86 on technical and medical standards for submarine survival and escape, and AAP-03, which governs how the STANAG itself is reviewed. Alongside these NATO publications it also names two civil standards on pipe fittings and threads (ASME B16.11 and ANSI/ASME B1.20.1) and ICAO Annex 14 on aerodromes; the document does not explain the connection. Edition 2, dated 18 May 2026, supersedes STANAG 1475, Edition 1, dated 17 October 2014.

Reporting and review

National decisions on ratification and implementation are recorded in the NATO Standardization Documents Database. The STANAG itself "is to be reviewed in accordance with AAP-03," with the result "to be recorded within the NSDD" - a check on whether the agreement is still current, not an audit of any nation's escape and rescue capability. It is "a NATO non-classified document to be handled in accordance with C-M(2002)60," and like all NATO standardization documents it is free: NATO "does not charge any fee for its standardization documents at any stage, which are not intended to be sold."

What it does not cover

STANAG 1475 sets out no material interoperability requirement of its own - that detail sits entirely in ANEP-85. It also names no assessment or certification scheme: the only stated check is that the STANAG itself is reviewed periodically, not that a nation, an organisation or a piece of rescue equipment is certified.

How we help

STANAG 1475 itself gives an organisation nothing to implement in software: it is an agreement between nations, and the material interoperability requirements sit in ANEP-85. Where this occasionally touches a supplier or contractor is downstream, when a tender or contract for submarine escape and rescue equipment invokes ANEP-85 or this STANAG by name - and there, ComplyTrain's usual footprint applies: holding the procedure that describes how the equipment or capability was built and tested against the referenced requirements as a controlled document, the training record showing that command structures or personnel have been informed and trained as the STANAG describes, and the audit trail a customer's quality representative would ask for if that work were questioned.

ComplyTrain does not design, build or test submarine escape and rescue equipment, and does not decide how or when a nation ratifies or implements this agreement - that is national maritime command and NSO business, not something a compliance tool does on a nation's or a supplier's behalf. The applicable tier and the standards that come with it are set by the contract and the customer's quality clause, not by this page. Our standards explorer shows what else sits alongside STANAG 1475, including ANEP-85 and STANAG 1476; if you are weighing up what a tasking or contract actually requires of you, we're glad to talk it through.

Standards it references

Questions

Is STANAG 1475 mandatory?

Not on its own. A STANAG binds a nation once that nation has ratified and implemented it, and this cover names no supplier, manufacturer or contractor at all. Whether it touches a given organisation is a question for the contract or tasking in front of you, not for this page.

What is the difference between STANAG 1475 and ANEP-85?

STANAG 1475 is the cover agreement: it commits nations to implement ANEP-85 but contains no material interoperability requirements itself. ANEP-85, Edition B is the Allied publication that actually sets out the requirements for submarine escape and rescue equipment.

Can a nation or organisation be certified to STANAG 1475?

No. STANAG 1475 describes no certification or accreditation scheme. Its only stated check is a periodic review of the agreement's own currency, carried out in accordance with AAP-03 and recorded in the NSDD. NATO does not certify a nation or an organisation against a STANAG.

What edition of STANAG 1475 is current?

Edition 2, promulgated 18 May 2026. It supersedes STANAG 1475, Edition 1, dated 17 October 2014.

What is the difference between STANAG 1475 and STANAG 1476?

STANAG 1475 covers ANEP-85, the material interoperability requirements for submarine escape and rescue equipment. STANAG 1476 is a separate agreement covering ANEP-86, the technical and medical standards for submarine survival and escape - a related but distinct document named alongside STANAG 1475's own related documents.

Is STANAG 1475 free to obtain?

Yes. Like all NATO standardization documents, it is issued free of charge and is not sold at any stage; it can be retrieved from the NATO Standardization Documents Database or through a national standardization authority.