IEC 60300-3-1:2003 gives a general overview of commonly used dependability analysis techniques. It describes the usual methodologies, their advantages and disadvantages, data input and other conditions for using various techniques. This standard is an introduction to selected methodologies and is intended to provide the necessary information for choosing the most appropriate analysis methods. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 1991, and constitutes a full technical revision. In particular, the guidance on the selection of analysis techniques and the number of analysis techniques covered has been extended. This bilingual version (2013-02) corresponds to the monolingual English version, published in 2003-01. Keywords: dependability analysis techniques