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ARTICLE 10.19-EXPLOSION-PROOF
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
10.19.1.1 GENERAL.
10.19.1.2 KIND OF EXPLOSION-PROOF CONSTRUCTION.
(A) FLAMEPROOF TYPE
(B) INTRINSICALLY SAFE TYPE
(C) INCREASED SAFETY TYPE
(D) PRESSURIZED PROTECTED TYPE

10.19.1.3 MATERIALS.
(A) MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION.

(C) COMPOUNDS.

(B) PORTABLE APPLIANCES.

10.19.1.4 CONSTRUCTION.
(A) METALLIC GUARDS.
(B) GASKETS.

(D) ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.

(E) TYPE INDICATION.

(C) CABLES.

10.19.1.5 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. REFERENCE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE FOR

EXPLOSION-PROOF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE 50C.

ARTICLE 10.20-WATERCRAFT CARRYING

LIQUIFIED GASSES IN BULK
10.20.1.1 General.
(a) Application.
(b) Requirements.
(1) Electrical Installation.
(2) Electrical Equipment.
(3) Approved Types.

10.20.1.2 Types of Equipment.

(a) Types of Equipment Allowed.
(b) Cargo Containment Systems.

ARTICLE 10.21-WATERCRAFT
CARRYING VEHICLES WITH FUEL IN
THE TANKS
10.21.1.1 Ventilation.

-At least six (6) air changes per hour

10.21.1.2 Equipment Location and Construction.

-In general, the electrical equipment shall be installed within a
zone extending from the vehicle deck to 450 mm above the vehicle
deck in enclosed or semi-enclosed space.

ARTICLE 10.22-ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF

MOTOR VEHICLE CARRIERS AND COAL
10.22.1.1 General.
CARRIERS
10.22.1.2 Motor Vehicle Carriers.
(a) Electrical Equipment in Car Deck and Cargo Holds.
(1) Within 450 mm.

(4) Portable Electrical Appliances.

(2) Above 450 mm.

(5) Fire and Gas Detection Systems.

(3) In Exhaust Ventilation Ducts.

(6) Isolating Switches.

(b) Electrical Equipment in the Compartments Adjacent to Cargo Holds.

10.22.1.3 Coal Carriers.

(a) Electrical Equipment in Cargo Holds.
(1) Switches and Outlets. (3) Cables.
(2) Explosion-proof Type.

(b) Electrical Equipment in the Compartments Adjacent to Cargo Holds.

(1) Cargo Holds with Non-gastight Doors. (2) Vicinity of Ventilation Openings.

(c) Cargo Lamps.

Article 10.23-ELECTRIC AND

ELECTROHYDRAULIC STEERING GEARS
10.23.1.1 Scope.
10.23.1.2 Passenger Ships and Cargo Ships.
(a) Main and Auxiliary Gears.

(d) Rudder Position Indicator.

(b) Main Steering Gear.

(e) Indicator Location.

(c) Auxiliary Steering Gear.

(f) Communication.

10.23.1.3 All Passengers Ships (Irrespective of Tonnage) and Cargo

Ships of 5 000 Gross Tonnage and Upwards
(a) Two Circuits.
(b) Short Circuit Protection.

10.23.1.4 Cargo Ships of Less than 5 000 Gross Tonnage.

(a) Sole Source of Power.
(b) Short Circuit Protection.

10.23.1.5 Tankers/Supertankers.
(a) Tankers/Supertankers 10 000 Gross Tonnage and
Upward
(New and Existing)
(1) Control Circuits.
(2) Load Control.
(3) Local Disconnect.

(4) Communication.
(5) Rudder Position Indicator.
(6) Local Indicator.

(b) For Every New Tankers/Supertankers of 10 000

Gross
Tonnage and Upwards. In addition
to the requirements of
(a) above, the
following shall apply:
(1) Identical Power Units.
(2) Main Steering Gear Capability.
(3) Automatic Operation.
(4) Alarm.
(5) Alternative Power Supply.

ARTICLE 10.24-EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL

SYSTEMS
10.24.1.1 General
(a) Independent Supply.
(b) Emergency Lights.
(c) Storage Battery.

10.24.1.2 Location
(a) Location Requirement.
(b) On Watercraft for Passenger Service.
(c) On Watercraft for Cargo Carrier.

10.24.1.3 Type and Capacity of Emergency Source of Electric Power.

(a) Sources.
(1) Emergency Generator.
(2) Storage Battery.

(b) Emergency Switchboard.

Table 10.24.1.4 Type and Capacity of Emergency Source of

Electric Power

Size of Vessel and Service

Type or Types of Emergency Source of

Power

Period of Operation and Minimum

Capacity of Emergency Source
of Power

Passenger vessel over 20 meters in length

Ocean and coastwise 1600 g.t. & over,
and, any passenger vessel, regardless of
tonnage or service, where electric power
operated watertight doors are required or
installed

Storage battery with automatics transfer switch

for short service supplemented by enginegenerator with automatic starting and transfer
switch for extended period (more than hour)

hour to 36 hour

Ocean, coastwise, over 15 g.t. but less

than 1600 g.t.

Storage battery with automatic transfer switch

or engine generator with automatic starting and
transfer switch

36 hours or twice the time of run whichever is

the smaller

Other than ocean & coastwise, 100 g.t.

over

Storage battery with automatic transfer switch

or engine-generator with automatic starting and
transfer switch

12 hour

Other than ocean & coastwise, over 15 g.t.

but less than 100 g.t.

Storage battery or engine-generator

automatic or manual operation

Cargo & misc. self propelled vessels &

tanks, ships & barges with sleeping
accommodations for more than 6 person.
All waters 1600 g.t. & over

Storage battery or diesel generator automatic

or manual operation

12 hour

All water, 300 g.t. & over but less than

1600 g.t.

Storage battery or diesel generator automatic

or manual operation. Or approved relaycontrolled battery-operated system

12 hours or twice the time of run

with

10.24.1.4 Period of Operation.

10.24.1.5 Emergency Lights.
(a) Part of Regular Lighting System.
Navigation.
(b) Marking.

(c) Period of

(d) Area of Operation.

Condition 1: The source of supply for the general lighting is independent of the
propulsion plant.

Condition 2: On watercraft required to have at least one standard compartment of

subdivision, the source of power for general lighting is located above the continuous
uppermost deck.

(e) Without Sleeping Accommodations.

(f) Acceptable Emergency Lights.

ARTICLE 10.25-HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL

INSTALLATION
10.25.1 General
10.25.1.1 Scope.
10.25.1.2 Distribution System.
(a) Three-phase, three-wire, insulated system; and
(b) Three-phase, four-wire, neutral grounded system.
10.25.1.3 Three-Wire Insulated System.
10.25.1.4 Four-Wire Neutral Grounded System.
10.25.2 Construction and Location
10.25.2.1 General
(a)Protection.

(c) Construction.

(b) Marking.

(d) Moisture and Condensation.

10.25.2.2 Rotating Machines.

(a) Stator Windings.
(b) Terminals.
10.25.2.3 Switchboards and Control Boards.
(a) Enclosed Type. (d) Drawout Type.
(b) Partitions.

(e) Locking.

(c) Separation.

(f) Clearances and Creepages.

10.25.3 Protection
10.25.3.1. Generators.
(a) Electrical Faults Protection.
(b) Excitation System.

10.25.3.2 Transformers.
(a) Short-circuit Protection.
(b) Overload Protection.

(c) Parallel Operation.

(d) Current Limiting.

10.25.3.3 Step-up Transformers.

10.25.3.4 Voltage Transformers.
10.25.3.5 Protection for Secondary Circuit of Step-down Transformer.
10.25.3.6 Ground Fault Monitoring.

10.25.4 High Voltage Cables

10.25.4.1 Installation.
(a) Metallic Protection.
(b) Mechanical Damage.
(c) Not Run Through Accommodation Spaces.

ARTICLE 10.26-SHIPBOARD AUTOMATIC AND

REMOTE ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC CONTROL
10.26.1.1 General.
SYSTEM
(a) System Capability.

(e) Self-Monitoring Type Alarm.

(b) Fail-Safe Condition.

(f) Instrumentations and Alarms.

(c) Effective Function Operations.

(d) Operation at Inclined Angle.
of Rotation and Speed.

(g) Electrical Communication System.

(h) Monitoring and Controlling Direction

10.26.1.2 Control Systems.

(a) General conditions (5 General conditions)
(b) Characteristics.
1) Transfer Control.

(5) Local Manual Control.

(2) Secondary Control. (6) Effective Means for Monitoring.

(3) Indicator.

(7) Design.

(4) Simultaneous Alarm.

(c) Power Supply.

10.26.1.3 Environmental Condition.

10.26.1.4 Manual Operation.
10.26.1.5 Fail-Safe.
10.26.1.6 Protection for Main Engine.
10.26.1.7 Circuit Protection.
(a) Feeder Protection.
(b) Subdivided and Arranged.

10.26.1.8 Continuity of Power Supply.

(a) Standby Generator.
(b) Emergency Source.

10.26.1.9 Electric Cables and Console Wiring.

(a) Approved Type.

(d) Need Not Be Sheathed and Armored.

(b) Flame-retarding Type.

(c) Solid Conductors.

(e) Shielded.

10.26.1.9 Accessibility and Protection.

(a) Accessibility.

(c) Mounting.

(b) Effective Protection.

10.26.1.10 Electrical and Electronic Devices.

(a) General.

(c) Logic Circuit Features.

(b) Semiconductor Devices.

10.26.1.11 Automation System.

10.26.1.12 Maintenance and Inspection.
(a) Arrangement.
(b) Control Equipment.
(c) Instruction Books.

ARTICLE 10.27-SHIPBOARD WIRING

SYSTEM
10.27.1 Scope and Application
10.27.1.1 Scope.
10.27.1.2 Application.

10.27.2 Cable Construction, Types of Cable

Insulation and
Classification of Insulation
Materials
10.27.2.1 Cable Construction.
(a) Material of Conductor.
(b) Types of Cable Insulation.
(c) Fiber Optic Cables.

Table 10.27.2.1 (b)

Type
Cable Insulation
Insulations
Designation
T, T/N

Polyvinyl
Resisting

Chloride-Heat

and

Types of Cable
Maximum Conductor
Temperature, (C)
Moisture

75

Butyl

80

Cross-Linked Polyethylene

85

Ethylene Propylene Rubber

85

Mineral (MI)

95

Silicon Rubber

95

10.27.2.2 T/N Cable Construction.

Cables constructed with Type T insulation may have
insulation thickness as indicated below when a moisture
resistant nylon jacket is provided on each individual insulated
conductor. The maximum voltage rating for these cables is 750
volts. The minimum average thickness of the Type T insulation
and nylon shall be as specified in Table 10.27.2.2.

Table 10.27.2.2 Minimum Average Thickness of Type

T Insulation and Nylon
Conductor Size
(mm2)

Type T Insulation
Thickness, (mm)

Nylon Jacket Thickness,

(mm)

Up to 3.5

0.38

0.1

5.5

0.51

0.1

8.0 14

0.76

0.13

22 30

1.02

0.15

38 100

1.27

0.18

125 250

1.65

0.2

325 500

1.78

0.23

10.27.2.3 Insulation Tests on Finished Cable.

(a) General.
(1) Dielectric Strength of Cable;
(a) Test Voltage.
(b) Frequency.
(c) Multi-conductor Cable Tests.

(2) Insulation Material.

(a) Class A Insulation.

(d) Class F Insulation.

(b) Class B Insulation.

(e) Class H Insulation.

(c) Class E Insulation.

(3) Insulation Resistance of Cables.

10.27.2.4 Cable Insulation Resistance for New Installation.

Up to 5 amperes load
10 amperes load
25 amperes load
50 amperes load
100 amperes load
200 amperes load
Over 200 amperes load

2 000 000 ohms

1 000 000 ohms
400 000 ohms
250 000 ohms
100 000 ohms
50 000 ohms
25 000 ohms

10.27.2.5 Cable Application.

(a) Propulsion Cables.
(b) Distribution Cables.
(c) Portable and Flexible Electric Cables.
(d) Battery Cables.
(e) Controlgear Cables.
(f) Generator Cables.
(g) Switchboard Wires.
(h) Cables for Power and Lighting.

(i) Cables for Alternating Current.

(1) Single-Core Cables.
a. Non-magnetic Material.

f. Glands for Passage of Cables.

b. Belonging to the Same Circuit.

g. Skin Effect and Additional Losses.

c. Two, Three or Four Single-Core Cables.

h. Impedance.

d. Installed Against Steel Bulkhead.

i. Cable of the Same Phase.

e. Pass Through Steel Plates.

(2) Multi-Conductor Cables.

(3) Single Conductor Cables.

(j) Cables for Emergency Alarm and Fire

Detection.
(k) Cables for Communication.

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