When reading the IEC standards, I often see a phrase like Guidance for ... can be found in... or Section ... gives guidance on how ....
More concretely, some examples:

Guidance for lightning protection of a SWT can be found in document IEC 61400-24.
Guidance for test procedures and evaluation of tests may be found in IEC 61400-13.

It is not clear to me whether it is mandatory to follow the guidance (i.e. it is a requirement) or that it is optional to follow it (i.e. it is a recommendation).

I found this IEC page indicating how shall and should relate to requirements and recommendation respectively, however, I am unable to find anything on what guidance precisely means.

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When reading the IEC standards, I often see a phrase like Guidance for ... can be found in... or Section ... gives guidance on how ....
More concretely, some examples:

Guidance for lightning protection of a SWT can be found in document IEC 61400-24.
Guidance for test procedures and evaluation of tests may be found in IEC 61400-13.

It is not clear to me whether it is mandatory to follow the guidance (i.e. it is a requirement) or that it is optional to follow it (i.e. it is a recommendation).

I found this IEC page indicating how shall and should relate to requirements and recommendation respectively, however, I am unable to find anything on what guidance precisely means.

Is this something EL&U.SE can help me with?

I hope that this question falls under "Word choice and usage" and therefore is within the scope of this site. If not, I would be glad to hear if another SE would be more suitable.

When reading the IEC standards, I often see a phrase like Guidance for ... can be found in... or Section ... gives guidance on how .... It is not clear to me whether it is mandatory to follow the guidance (i.e. it is a requirement) or that it is optional to follow it (i.e. it is a recommendation).

I found this IEC page indicating how shall and should relate to requirements and recommendation respectively, however, I am unable to find anything on what guidance precisely means.

Is this something EL&U.SE can help me with?

I hope that this question falls under "Word choice and usage" and therefore is within the scope of this site. If not, I would be glad to hear if another SE would be more suitable.

When reading the IEC standards, I often see a phrase like Guidance for ... can be found in... or Section ... gives guidance on how .... 
More concretely, some examples:

Guidance for lightning protection of a SWT can be found in document IEC 61400-24.
Guidance for test procedures and evaluation of tests may be found in IEC 61400-13.

It is not clear to me whether it is mandatory to follow the guidance (i.e. it is a requirement) or that it is optional to follow it (i.e. it is a recommendation).

I found this IEC page indicating how shall and should relate to requirements and recommendation respectively, however, I am unable to find anything on what guidance precisely means.

Is this something EL&U.SE can help me with?

I hope that this question falls under "Word choice and usage" and therefore is within the scope of this site. If not, I would be glad to hear if another SE would be more suitable.