NEK normkomité 3 "Dokumentasjon og grafiske symboler" er den av NEKs komitéer som behandler forhold knyttet til standardisering av dokumentasjon, grafiske symboler og dokumentutforming.
NK3 er sammensatt av kompetente fagfolk fra forskjellige organisasjoner og bedrifter som arbeider innen elektroteknikken. NK3 søker å ha bredest mulig representasjon for å ha et best mulig grunnlag for de beslutninger som tas.
NK3 representerer den norske nasjonale komité for den tilsvarende komité innen IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), IEC TC3 "Information structures, documentation and graphical symbols".
NK3 er også den norske nasjonalkomitéen for IEC TC16 "Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification". Formann for IEC TC16 er NK3s sekretær, Dr. Ing. Eirik Selvik.
Tekst fra IEC om Information structures, documentation and graphical symbols
To prepare standards for the electrotechnical and related fields regarding:
1) methods and rules associated with the human interpretation of information. This refers to:
- presentation of information in technical documentation,
- graphical symbols for use in technical documentation,
- graphical symbols for the human interaction with equipment,
2) methods and rules associated with the handling of information in computer sensible form. This refers to:
- information models for the purpose of technical documentation and the exchange of technical information, and the identification of further needs for such models,
- definition of data element types and data sets for use in information models and technical documentation, and for exchange of technical information.
It includes definition and co-ordination of the information required during the whole life cycle of a device, system, or plant. The work should be carried out in close co-operation with associated technical committees and international organizations.