673286 (X) Feb 4, 2013:

Т.е. этот показатель (as new) заставляет догонять себя, развиваться.

673286 (X) Feb 4, 2013:

Т.е. это не показатель новизны, прогрессивности изделия, а только предъявляет минимально необходимый уровень эффективности изделия. Стандарт (требование) новизны рассчитан на перспективу и требует некоторого времени для своего морального устаревания.

Translmania (asker) Feb 4, 2013:

Игорю For example, in an automatic foam spray system there will be performance requirements for the firewater system valve actuators, foam proportioning system, control system, and of course, the detection system that initiates the foam spray discharge as well as the discharge devices themselves.
Also there may be a need to develop minimum competency standards for personnel responding to back-up the system.
The performance standards are the minimum standard which must be achieved throughout the working life of the system.
They are not ‘as new’ but more the performance levels below which remedial action is required.
‘As new’ standards should therefore have a tolerance to allow for deterioration with time.
This emphasises the need for a measurable criteria against which the ongoing performance of a system can be checked.
It is advisable initially to concentrate on definition of the overall system performance rather than that of individual components.

Igor Boyko Feb 4, 2013:

Петр, в хороших домах такие вопросы принято подавать с контекстом.