Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Introduction
1 Scope
Section One - Definitions
2 Definitions
Section Two - Earthing
3 Parts for which earthing is required
4 Methods of earthing
5 Earthing connections
6 Earthed distribution systems
7 Connections to the ship's structure
8 Aluminium superstructures
9 Single-wire systems with hull return
Section Three - Switchgear and controlgear assemblies
10 Insulating mats
11 Passage-ways in front of switchgear and controlgear assemblies
12 Space at the rear and passage-ways
13 Position relative to pipes and tanks
14 Positions of section and distribution boards
Section Four - Transformers
15 Installation and location
Section Five - Semiconductor convertors
16 Installation and location
Section Six - Accumulator (storage) batteries
17 Location
18 Access
19 Electrical installation in battery compartments
20 Protection against corrosion
21 Fixing and supports
22 Ventilation
Section Seven - luminaires
23 Degree of protection
24 Discharge lamp luminaires of voltage above 250 V
25 Searchlights and arc lamps
26 Emergency lighting
Section Eight - Heating and cooking appliances
27 Guarding of combustible materials
28 Position of controlgear and switchgear
29 Mounting of space-heating appliances
30 Combustible gases and dust
31 Cable-runs - general
32 Cable-runs for essential and emergency services
33 Cable installation methods in relation to electromagnetic
     interference
34 Cables for submersible permanently installed bilge-pumps
35 Mechanical protection
36 Earthing of metal coverings and of mechanical protection of
     cables (see clause 4)
37 Radius of bend
38 Fixing
39 Cables penetrating bulkheads and decks
40 Cables in metallic pipes, conduits or trunking
41 Cables in non-metallic pipes, conduits, trunking, ducts
     cappings and casings
42 Cables in store rooms
43 Cables in refrigeration spaces
44 Tensile stress
45 Special precautions for single-core cables
46 Cable ends
47 Joints and tappings (branch circuit)
48 Joint boxes
Section Ten - Lightning conductors
49 Ships requiring lightning conductors
50 Size of conductors
51 Wooden ships with steel masts
52 Steel ships with wooden masts
53 Installation details
54 Resistance
55 Earthing in dry dock
Section eleven - Tests of completed installation
56 General
57 Insulation-testing instrument
58 Switchboards, section boards and distribution boards
59 Lighting and power circuits
60 Generators
61 Switchgear
62 Insulation resistance of generators and motors
63 Lighting, heating and galley equipment
64 Voltage drop
65 Communication systems
66 Internal communication circuits
67 Earthing
68 Requirements of international conventions on safety
     of life at sea
69 Tests after commissioning

Abstract

Applies to the installation of electrical equipment for use in ships and to the testing of the complete installation.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	International Electrotechnical Committee
Pages
ISBN
Committee	TC 18