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  • PD 5482-3:2005

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    Code of practice for domestic butane and propane gas-burning installations Installations in boats, yachts and other vessels

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-03-2016

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  26-09-2005

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Pipework materials
    5 Selection of components
    6 Selection of appliances
    7 Cylinder location design considerations
    8 High pressure stage design considerations
    9 Low pressure stage design considerations
    10 Flue design considerations
    11 Ventilation design considerations
    12 Installation of pipework
    13 Shut-off valves
    14 Appliances
    15 Commissioning
    16 Soundness
    17 Information and instructions for safe usage
    Annex A (normative) Existing installations
    Annex B (normative) Area of fixed ventilation
    Annex C (normative) Testing of low pressure stage of
                        installation
    Annex D (normative) Testing appliance operating pressure
    Annex E (normative) Information for users
    Annex F (normative) Gas leak detection
    Bibliography

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    Covers gas burning installations in boats, yachts and other vessels of up to 24 m in length, using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from either cylinders stowed on board or, in the situation of a fixed shore bulk supply, the onboard aspects of the gas system, operating at 28-30 mbar for commercial butane and 37 mbar for commercial propane.

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    Committee GME/33
    Development Note Supersedes BS 5482-3(1999). (11/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    10/30213917 DC : 0 BS 8660-1 - GAS-FIRED MICRO-COGENERATION APPLIANCES OF RATED THERMAL INPUT NOT EXCEEDING 70 KW NET - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR SELECTION, INSTALLATION, INSPECTION, COMMISSIONING, SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE OF STIRLING ENGINE MICRO-COGENERATION APPLIANCES
    09/30205734 DC : 0 BS 5864 - INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GAS-FIRED DUCTED AIR HEATERS OF RATED HEAT INPUT NOT EXCEEDING 70 KW NET (2ND AND 3RD FAMILY GASES) - SPECIFICATION
    BS 6173:2009 Specification for installation and maintenance of gas-fired catering appliances for use in all types of catering establishments (2nd and 3rd family gases)
    BS 5546:2010 Specification for installation and maintenance of gas-fired water-heating appliances of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net
    13/30261683 DC : 0 BS 6798 - SPECIFICATION FOR SELECTION, INSTALLATION, INSPECTION, COMMISSIONING, SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE OF GAS-FIRED BOILERS OF RATED INPUT NOT EXCEEDING 70 KW NET
    13/30199128 DC : 0 BS 6891 - SPECIFICATION FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF LOW PRESSURE GAS INSTALLATION PIPEWORK OF UP TO 35 MM (R1[1/4]) IN PREMISES
    BS 6798:2009 Specification for installation and maintenance of gas-fired boilers of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net
    BS 5440-2:2009 Flueing and ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases) Specification for the installation and maintenance of ventilation provision for gas appliances
    BS 6891:2015 Specification for the installation and maintenance of low pressure gas installation pipework of up to 35 mm (R1¼) on premises
    BS 6798:2014 Specification for selection, installation, inspection, commissioning, servicing and maintenance of gas-fired boilers of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net
    BS 5871-4:2007 Specification for the installation and maintenance of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative fuel effect gas appliances Independent gas-fired flueless fires, convector heaters and heating stoves of nominal heat input not exceeding 6 kW (2nd and 3rd family gases)
    08/30166539 DC : DRAFT JULY 2008 BS 6798 - SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GAS-FIRED BOILERS OF RATED INPUT NOT EXCEEDING 70 KW NET
    09/30166542 DC : 0 BS 5546 - SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GAS-FIRED WATER-HEATING APPLIANCES OF RATED INPUT NOT EXCEEDING 70 KW NET
    BS 8660-1:2011 Gas-fired micro-cogeneration appliances of rated thermal input not exceeding 70 kW net Specification for selection, installation, inspection, commissioning, servicing and maintenance of Stirling engine micro-cogeneration appliances
    BS 5864:2010 Installation and maintenance of gas-fired ducted air heaters of rated heat input not exceeding 70 kW net (2nd and 3rd family gases). Specification

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 437 : 2003 TEST GASES - TEST PRESSURES - APPLIANCE CATEGORIES
    BS 3016:1989 Specification for pressure regulators for liquefied petroleum gases
    BS 1179-6:1980 Glossary of terms used in the gas industry Combustion and utilization including installation at consumers\' premises
    BS EN ISO 10239:2017 Small craft. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems
    BS EN 1057 : 2006 COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS - SEAMLESS, ROUND COPPER TUBES FOR WATER AND GAS IN SANITARY AND HEATING APPLICATIONS
    BS EN 1044:1999 Brazing. Filler metals
    BS EN 449 : 2002 SPECIFICATION FOR DEDICATED LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS APPLIANCES - DOMESTIC FLUELESS SPACE HEATERS (INCLUDING DIFFUSIVE CATALYTIC COMBUSTION HEATERS)
    BS 7786:1995 Specification for unsintered PTFE tape. General requirements
    BS 476-20:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of elements of construction (general principles)
    BS EN 28846:1993 Small craft. Electrical devices. Protection against ignition of surrounding flammable gases
    BS 1723:1963 Specification for brazing
    BS EN 751-3:1997 Sealing materials for metallic threaded joints in contact with 1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases and hot water Unsintered PTFE tapes
    BS 5258-11:1980 Safety of domestic gas appliances Flueless catalytic combustion heaters (3rd family gases)
    BS EN 1254-2:1998 Copper and copper alloys. Plumbing fittings Fittings with compression ends for use with copper tubes
    BS 6172:2004 Installation and maintenance of domestic gas cooking appliances (2nd and 3rd family gases). Specification
    BS 7838:1996 Specification for corrugated stainless steel semi-rigid pipe and associated fittings for low-pressure gas pipework of up to DN 50
    BS 3212:1991 Specification for flexible rubber tubing, rubber hose and rubber hose assemblies for use in LPG vapour phase and LPG/air installations
    BS EN 837-1:1998 Pressure gauges Bourdon tube pressure gauges. Dimensions, metrology, requirements and testing
    BS 1179:1967 Glossary of terms used in the gas industry
    ISO 7598:1988 Stainless steel tubes suitable for screwing in accordance with ISO 7-1
    BS EN 13878:2003 Leisure accommodation vehicles. Terms and definitions
    BS EN 12864 : 2001 LOW-PRESSURE, NON ADJUSTABLE REGULATORS HAVING A MAXIMUM OUTLET PRESSURE OF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 200 MBAR, WITH A CAPACITY OF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 4 KG/H, AND THEIR ASSOCIATED SAFETY DEVICES FOR BUTANE, PROPANE OR THEIR MIXTURES
    BS EN 331:2015 Manually operated ball valves and closed bottom taper plug valves for gas installations for buildings
    BS 669-1:1989 Flexible hoses, end fittings and sockets for gas burning appliances Specification for strip-wound metallic flexible hoses, covers, end fittings and sockets for domestic appliances burning 1st and 2nd family gases
    BS 669-2:1997 Flexible hoses, end fittings and sockets for gas burning appliances Specification for corrugated metallic flexible hoses, covers, end fittings and sockets for catering appliances burning 1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases
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