A B737-700 MAINT CONTROLLER DESCRIBES THE CONFUSING PROVISOS OF DEFERRING THE STALL MANAGEMENT YAW DAMPER (SMYD) SENSOR AND FAILURE TO DEACTIVATE THE AUTO SPEEDBRAKE AND SPEEDBRAKE LOAD ALLEVIATION SYS.

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RECEIVED A 'ROLLOVER' CALL FROM DISPATCH AND WAS CONNECTED WITH THE MECH WORKING. HE DESCRIBED THE #2 STALL WARNING SYS WOULD NOT TEST. I THEN PULLED UP THE MEL AND WAS REVIEWING WHILE ASKING THE MECH TO VERIFY IRS AND DEU STATUS. AFTER DETERMINING SYS STATUS; I ASKED THE TEAM LEAD FOR CLARIFICATION OF THE VERY CONFUSING PROVISOS OF THE MEL IN REF TO DEACTIVATION OF SMYD SENSOR EXCITATION IF THE PITCH LIMIT INDICATION SYS IS INOP. AFTER DETERMINING THE PITCH LIMIT INDICATION SYS WAS OPERATIVE; I INSTRUCTED THE MECH TO PULL/COLLAR #2 STICK SHAKER AND APPLY THE MEL; AND I ALSO SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTED THE MECH TO REVIEW THE MEL ON THE UPC. THE ACFT WAS DISPATCHED. AFTER RETURNING TO DUTY; I OVERHEARD ANOTHER CTLR DISCUSSING THE MEL WITH DISPATCH; I SPOKE WITH THE DISPATCHER WHO WAS REVIEWING THE RELEASE FOR A SUBSEQUENT FLT AND WAS QUESTIONING IF ALL PROVISOS WERE APPLIED. IT WAS AT THIS TIME I REALIZED THAT THE AUTO SPD BRAKE AND SPD BRAKE LOAD ALLEVIATION SYS WERE NOT DEACTIVATED WHEN THE ACFT WAS DEFERRED. AFTER LOCATING THE ACFT; I CONTACTED MAINT AND INSTRUCTED THEM TO APPLY PROVISOS 'F' AND 'G;' DEACTIVATING THOSE SYS AND CORRECTING THE DISPATCH RELEASE. A MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THE FORMAT OF THE PROVISOS IN REF TO DEACTIVATION OF THE SMYD SENSOR EXCITE SYS. PROVISOS 'E;' 'M;' AND 'I' ARE CONCERNED WITH THEM; WITH THE SPD BRAKE SYS (PROVISOS 'F' AND 'G') SANDWICHED BTWN. THIS SHOULD BE SEPARATED FROM THE OTHERS. ANOTHER FACTOR IS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING THE -300 FLEET THE LAST YR AND WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE -700 STALL WARNING MEL. NOT AN EXCUSE; BUT A FACTOR NONETHELESS.