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  • BS 6883:1999

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    Elastomer insulated cables for fixed wiring in ships and on mobile and fixed offshore units. Requirements and test methods

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-06-1999

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Requirements and dimensions for cables suitable for lighting, power, control, instrumentation and propulsion circuits; rated voltage 8.7/15 kV. The standard is complemented by BS 7917.

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    This British Standard specifies requirements for the construction, dimensions, and mechanical and electrical properties of cables for fixed wiring of lighting, power, control, instrumentation and propulsion circuits in ships and on mobile and fixed offshore units, having a rated voltage up to and including 8700/15000V.

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    Committee GEL/20/6
    Development Note Supersedes 96/214276 DC and BS 6883(1991). (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

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    IEC 60038:2009 IEC standard voltages
    BS 4727-2:GRP08(1994) : 1994 GLOSSARY OF ELECTROTECHNICAL, POWER, TELECOMMUNICATION, ELECTRONICS, LIGHTING AND COLOUR TERMS - TERMS PARTICULAR TO POWER ENGINEERING - ELECTRIC CABLES
    BS 4109:1970 Specification for copper for electrical purposes. Wire for general electrical purposes and for insulated cables and flexible cords
    IEC 60092-352:2005 Electrical installations in ships - Part 352: Choice and installation of electrical cables
    BS EN 60811-1-1:1995 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. General application Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions. Tests for determining the mechanical properties - Section 1: Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions - Tests for determining the mechanical properties
    IEC 60092-375:1977 Electrical installations in ships. Shipboard telecommunication cables and radio-frequency cables. General instrumentation, control and communication cables
    BS EN 60079-14:2014 Explosive atmospheres Electrical installations design, selection and erection
    BS EN 10257-1:2011 Zinc or zinc alloy coated non-alloy steel wire for armouring either power cables or telecommunication cables Land cables
    IEC 60092-351:2004 Electrical installations in ships - Part 351: Insulating materials for shipboard and offshore units, power, control, instrumentation, telecommunication and data cables
    BS 7622-2:1993 Measurement of smoke density of electric cables burning under defined conditions Test procedure and requirements
    IEC 60092-353:2016 Electrical installations in ships - Part 353: Power cables for rated voltages 1 kV and 3 kV
    BS 7622-1:1993 Measurement of smoke density of electric cables burning under defined conditions Test apparatus
    BS EN 60811-1-2:1995 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. General application Thermal ageing methods
    BS 4608:1970 Specification for copper for electrical purposes. Rolled sheet, strip and foil
    BS EN 12166:2011 Copper and copper alloys. Wire for general purposes
    IEC 60092-359:1987+AMD1:1994+AMD2:1999 CSV Electrical installations in ships - Part 359: Sheathing materials for shipboard power and telecommunication cables
    BS 7655-2.6:1993 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables. Elastomeric sheathing compounds Sheathing compounds for ships wiring and offshore applications
    BS 358:1960 Method for the measurement of voltage with sphere-gaps (one sphere earthed)
    BS 7917:1999 Elastomer insulated fire resistant (limited circuit integrity) cables for fixed wiring in ships and on mobile and fixed offshore units. Requirements and test methods
    IEC 60092-350:2014 Electrical installations in ships - Part 350: General construction and test methods of power, control and instrumentation cables for shipboard and offshore applications
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