What is BS IEC 60092-504 - Electrical installations in ships about?

IEC 60092-504 specifies electrical, electronic, and programmable equipment intended for automation, control, monitoring, alert, and safety and protection systems for use in ships.

Who is BS IEC 60092-504 - Electrical installations in ships for?

BS IEC 60092-504 on electrical installations in ships is relevant to:

Manufacturer of ships
Marine engineer
Electrical engineer

Why should you use BS IEC 60092-504 - Electrical installations in ships?

The general scheme of a ship's electrical power system is common to nearly all ships. The main a.c. generators (sometimes called alternators) produce electrical power. It is supplied to the main switchboard and then distributed to the various auxiliary services comprising the electrical load.

BS IEC 60092-504 provides guidance on general requirements, environmental type testing parameters, design, construction and materials, installation and ergonomics, specific installations, computer-based systems.

As a user of BS IEC 60092-504, you can be ensured of the system design of the ship for electrical installation. With obedience and compliance to BS IEC 60092-504, you can efficiently install electrical, electronic, and programmable equipment intended for automation, control, monitoring, alert, and safety and protection systems for use in ships. With BS IEC 60092-504 you can ensure the safety of end-consumers against the electrical hazard on ships. BS IEC 60092-504 helps you in protecting equipment, machinery, components, and devices on the ship.

What’s changed since the last update?

BS IEC 60092-504:2016 supersedes BS IEC 60092-504:2001 which is withdrawn.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

The part title has been changed, the term “Automation” was added
The contents of the corrigendum of January 2011 have been included
A new subclause 5.1 “General” with general requirements for type testing has been added
Table 1 contents aligned with current version of document IACS Req. 1991/Rev. 5, 2006
The revised IMO Resolution A.1021(26), Code on alerts and indicators:2009 has been Taken into account IMO Resolution MSC.302(87) has been taken into account. As a consequence, the term “alert” has been used where the generic term applies. This concerns, in particular, the text in 8.4 and 9.3
A new subclause 8.2.4: The revised IMO Resolution MSC.145(77), Performance standards For water level detectors on bulk, carriers:2003 has been taken into account
Subclause 9.1 about fire detection and alarm systems has been completely revised, IMO Resolution MSC.98(73) (FSS Code) with amendment MSC.292(87): 2010 has been taken Into account
A new subclause 9.2 “Bilge systems” has been added
The subclauses 9.4 “Automatic control installations for electrical power supply” and 9.5 “Automatic starting installations for electrical motor-driven auxiliaries” have been completely revised
Clause 10 “Computer-based systems” has been completely revised
A new subclause 10.3.6 about wireless data communication has been added
A new subclause 10.5 about remote access has been added

BS IEC 60092-504:2016

Electrical installations in ships - Automation, control and instrumentation

Current, Under Review

Published:

30 Sep 2016