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IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Installations on Shipboard (Superseded), 1998
- Title Page
- Introduction
- Participants
- CONTENTS
- 1. Overview and general recommendations [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Scope
- 1.2 Purpose
- 1.3 Vessel classification
- 1.4 Applicability
- 1.5 Documentation
- 1.6 Environmental conditions
- 1.7 Equipment construction, testing, and certification
- 1.8 Materials
- 1.9 Insulation
- 1.10 Equipment enclosures
- 2. References
- 3. Definitions [Go to Page]
- 3.1 General
- 3.2 Cable installation
- 3.3 Generators
- 3.4 Motors
- 3.5 Converters
- 3.6 Rotating machine ventilation
- 3.7 Equipment enclosures
- 3.8 Control apparatus and switchgear
- 3.9 Insulation system
- 3.10 Types of circuits and terms
- 3.11 Automatic or centralized control systems
- 4. Power system characteristics [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Standard systems
- 4.2 Standard voltages
- 4.3 Standard frequency
- 4.4 Selection of voltage and system type
- 4.5 AC power system characteristics
- 4.6 Power quality and harmonics
- 5. Generating sets [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Installation and locations
- 5.2 Generating sets—main or ship service
- 5.3 Generating sets—emergency
- 5.4 Voltage regulation
- 5.5 Parallel operation
- 5.6 Prime movers
- 5.7 Motor generator sets—overspeed protection
- 5.8 Accessibility
- 5.9 Mountings
- 5.10 Winding insulation
- 5.11 Lubrication
- 5.12 Corrosion-resistant parts
- 5.13 Terminal arrangements
- 5.14 Nameplates
- 5.15 Tests
- 5.16 Limits of temperature rise
- 5.17 Ambient temperature
- 5.18 Insulation tests
- 5.19 Insulation resistance
- 5.20 Dielectric strength of insulation
- 5.21 Space heaters
- 5.22 Spare parts stowage
- 6. Storage batteries [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Construction and assembly
- 6.3 Installation and arrangement
- 6.4 Ventilation
- 6.5 Cables
- 6.6 Battery rating
- 6.7 Charging facilities
- 6.8 Overload protection
- 7. Switchboards [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Installation and location
- 7.2 Construction for low-voltage (1000 V or less) switchboards
- 7.3 Construction for medium-voltage (1001 V to 15 kV rms) switchboards
- 7.4 Device design characteristics
- 7.5 Circuit breakers
- 7.6 Temperatures
- 7.7 Arrangement of switchboard equipment
- 7.8 Protective functions
- 7.9 Grounding
- 7.10 Bus bars and connections
- 7.11 Wire and conductor terminal lugs
- 7.12 Nameplates
- 7.13 Minimum equipment for generator switchboards
- 7.14 Emergency switchboard and interior communications/electronics switchboard
- 7.15 Dielectric withstand-voltage test
- 8. Cable construction [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Copper conductors
- 8.2 Insulation
- 8.3 Tapes
- 8.4 Braids
- 8.5 Conductor identification
- 8.6 Cabling
- 8.7 Fillers
- 8.8 Marker
- 8.9 Cable jackets
- 8.10 Armor
- 8.11 Paint
- 8.12 Dimension tolerances
- 8.13 Tests on finished cable
- 8.14 IEEE cable types T, T/N, E, X, LSE, LSX and S
- 8.15 Cable designations
- 8.16 U.S. Navy cable types
- 8.17 Other shipboard cable types
- 9. Cable application [Go to Page]
- 9.1 General
- 9.2 Distribution cables (600 V)
- 9.3 Distribution cables (medium voltage, 2000 V, 5000 V)
- 9.4 Control cables (600 V)
- 9.5 Signal cables (300 V, 600 V)
- 9.6 Special service requirements
- 9.7 AC applications
- 9.8 Ampacities
- 9.9 Ambient temperatures
- 9.10 Armor
- 10. Cable installation [Go to Page]
- 10.1 Single-conductor ac cables
- 10.2 Cable continuity and grounding
- 10.3 Cable locations
- 10.4 Cable protection
- 10.5 Cable support and retention
- 10.6 Cables—radius of bends
- 10.7 Cables through bulkheads, decks, beams, etc.
- 10.8 Cable pulling-in force
- 10.9 Cable ratproofing
- 10.10 Holes for cables
- 10.11 Cable splicing (600 V or less)
- 10.12 Propulsion cables
- 11. Distribution [Go to Page]
- 11.1 General
- 11.2 Location and types of equipment
- 11.3 Circuit elements
- 11.4 Shore power feeder
- 11.5 Demand factor and voltage drop for lighting, communications, and electronics circuits
- 11.6 Demand factor and voltage drop for searchlight circuits
- 11.7 Demand factor and voltage drop for air heater circuits
- 11.8 Demand factor and voltage drop for galley circuits
- 11.9 Demand factor and voltage drop for individual and multiple motor circuits
- 11.10 Demand factor and voltage drop for generator and bus-tie circuits
- 11.11 Two-wire device connections
- 11.12 Feeder and branch circuit continuity
- 11.13 Feeder connections
- 11.14 Distribution for lights controlled from the navigating bridge
- 11.15 Distribution for machinery space lighting
- 11.16 Distribution for cargo space lighting
- 11.17 Distribution for lighting accommodation spaces
- 11.18 Distribution for power equipment
- 11.19 Distribution for heating and cooking equipment
- 11.20 Branch circuits—general
- 11.21 Branch circuits for heating and cooking equipment
- 11.22 Branch circuits for motors
- 11.23 Branch circuits for fixed appliances
- 11.24 Branch circuits for receptacles
- 11.25 Motors larger than 750 W (1 hp)
- 11.26 Receptacles for portable equipment
- 11.27 Lighting branch circuits—connected load
- 11.28 System protection—general
- 11.29 Overcurrent protection of conductors
- 11.30 Overcurrent protection of fixture wires and cords
- 11.31 Overcurrent protection—motor branch circuits
- 11.32 Overcurrent protection—ac motors more than 750 W (1 hp)
- 11.33 Overcurrent protection—ac motors 750 W (1 hp) or less, manually started
- 11.34 Overcurrent protection—ac motors 750 W (1 hp) or less, automatically started
- 11.35 Protective device size selection—ac motors
- 11.36 Shunting overcurrent protection starting period—ac motors
- 11.37 Location of overcurrent devices in circuit—ac motors
- 11.38 Rating or setting of distribution circuit protection devices
- 11.39 Grounding electrical systems and equipment
- 12. Circuits in the vicinity of magnetic compass [Go to Page]
- 12.1 General
- 13. Distribution equipment [Go to Page]
- 13.1 Distribution panels
- 13.2 Circuit breakers
- 13.3 Wire lugs and connectors
- 13.4 Feeder box fittings
- 13.5 Branch box fittings
- 13.6 Connection box fittings
- 13.7 Shore connection boxes
- 13.8 Feeder, branch, and connection boxes
- 13.9 Receptacles, plugs, and switches—nonwatertight
- 13.10 Receptacles, plugs, and switches other than nonwatertight
- 13.11 Terminal and stuffing tubes
- 13.12 Multicable penetrators
- 13.13 Bolts, taps, etc.
- 13.14 Power factor correction capacitors
- 13.15 Spare parts
- 14. Motors [Go to Page]
- 14.1 General
- 14.2 Installation and location
- 14.3 Accessibility
- 14.4 Insulation of windings
- 14.5 Lubrication
- 14.6 Terminal arrangements
- 14.7 Corrosion-resistant parts
- 14.8 Nameplates
- 14.9 Ambient temperature
- 14.10 Limits of temperature rise
- 14.11 Insulation tests
- 14.12 Insulation resistance
- 14.13 Tests
- 14.14 Temperature-rise test
- 14.15 Insulation resistance test
- 14.16 High-potential test
- 14.17 Overload test
- 14.18 Commutation test
- 14.19 Spare parts
- 14.20 Spare parts storage
- 15. Motor application [Go to Page]
- 15.1 General
- 15.2 Machinery space auxiliaries
- 15.3 Ventilating fan and blower motors
- 15.4 Pump motors
- 15.5 Refrigerated spaces
- 15.6 Galley, laundry, workshop, printshop, and similar spaces
- 15.7 Applications in hazardous locations
- 15.8 Motor-generators
- 15.9 Deck machinery motors
- 15.10 Steering gear motors
- 16. Watertight and fire door equipment [Go to Page]
- 16.1 General
- 16.2 Watertight door systems
- 16.3 Fire door holding and release systems
- 17. Control apparatus [Go to Page]
- 17.1 General
- 17.2 Installation and location
- 17.3 Types
- 17.4 Protecting cases
- 17.5 Disconnecting means
- 17.6 Manual starters and controllers
- 17.7 Magnetic starters and controllers
- 17.8 Solid-state starters and controllers
- 17.9 Medium voltage controllers
- 17.10 Pushbuttons
- 17.11 Resistors
- 17.12 Circuit breakers
- 17.13 Knife blade switches and contacts
- 17.14 Corrosion-resistant parts
- 17.15 Nameplates
- 17.16 Tests
- 17.17 Limits of temperature rises
- 17.18 Insulation-voltage test
- 17.19 General requirements for contactors
- 18. Control application [Go to Page]
- 18.1 General
- 18.2 Deck machinery
- 18.3 Steering gear
- 18.4 Steering control systems
- 18.5 Ventilation fans
- 18.6 Galley, laundry, workshop, printshop, and similar spaces
- 18.7 Machinery space auxiliaries
- 18.8 Air compressor
- 18.9 Remote stopping systems
- 18.10 Solid-state motor controllers
- 19. Brakes [Go to Page]
- 19.1 Types
- 19.2 AC brakes
- 19.3 DC brakes
- 19.4 Accessibility
- 19.5 Enclosures
- 19.6 Construction
- 19.7 Tests
- 19.8 Limits of temperature rises for coils
- 19.9 Spare parts
- 20. Brake application
- 21. Magnetic friction clutches [Go to Page]
- 21.1 General
- 21.2 Tests
- 22. Heating equipment [Go to Page]
- 22.1 General
- 22.2 Temperature and tests
- 22.3 Nameplates
- 23. Lighting equipment and illumination [Go to Page]
- 23.1 Lighting fixtures
- 23.2 Location
- 23.3 Provisions for portable devices
- 23.4 Permanent watertight fixtures
- 23.5 Permanent nonwatertight fixtures
- 23.6 High-intensity discharge lamp fixtures
- 23.7 Lighting for hazardous locations
- 23.8 Illuminataion
- 24. Navigation, signal, and instrument lights [Go to Page]
- 24.1 General
- 24.2 Navigation lights
- 24.3 Signaling lights
- 24.4 Navigation light indicator panel
- 25. Searchlights [Go to Page]
- 25.1 General
- 25.2 Construction and installation
- 25.3 Lifeboat searchlights
- 26. Emergency power and lighting systems [Go to Page]
- 26.1 General
- 26.2 Cargo vessels
- 26.3 Cargo vessels without an emergency power source
- 26.4 Passenger vessels
- 26.5 Passenger vessels (coastal and inland waters)
- 26.6 Passenger vessels (other)
- 26.7 Passenger vessels with ro-ro cargo spaces
- 26.8 Passenger vessels without an independent emergency source of power
- 26.9 Time factor for supply of emergency power
- 27. Interior communication systems [Go to Page]
- 27.1 General
- 27.2 Engine order telegraphs
- 27.3 Rudder angle indicator
- 27.4 Refrigerated and cold storage spaces
- 27.5 General emergency alarm system
- 27.6 Call systems
- 27.7 Whistle and siren control systems
- 27.8 Daylight signaling lamp
- 27.9 Alarm system for lubricating oils, refrigeration, and other fluid systems
- 27.10 Voice communication systems
- 28. Fire detection, alarm, and sprinkler systems [Go to Page]
- 28.1 General
- 28.2 Manual fire alarm systems
- 28.3 Automatic fire alarm systems
- 28.4 Fire detection and fire alarm system for periodically unattended machinery spaces
- 28.5 Smoke extraction systems
- 28.6 Detector types
- 28.7 Automatic sprinkler, fire detection, and fire alarm systems
- 29. Gyro compass systems [Go to Page]
- 29.1 General
- 29.2 Installation and location
- 29.3 Power supply
- 30. Automatic steering systems [Go to Page]
- 30.1 General
- 30.2 Navigating bridge installation
- 30.3 Power supply
- 30.4 Alarm system
- 31. Exterior communication and navigation systems [Go to Page]
- 31.1 General
- 31.2 Safety
- 31.3 General installation guidelines
- 31.4 Power supplies
- 31.5 Radio interference
- 31.6 Antennas
- 31.7 Equipment installation guidelines
- 32. Galley equipment [Go to Page]
- 32.1 Electric cooking equipment
- 32.2 Motor-driven commissary equipment
- 33. Hazardous locations, installations and equipment [Go to Page]
- 33.1 General
- 33.2 Classification
- 33.3 Approved equipment
- 33.4 Protection by enclosure
- 33.5 Intrinsically safe systems
- 33.6 Wiring methods—hazardous locations
- 33.7 Switches
- 33.8 Ventilation
- 33.9 Belt drives
- 33.10 Flammable anesthetics
- 33.11 Battery installations
- 33.12 Paint stowable or mixing spaces
- 33.13 Vessels specially designed for vehicles
- 33.14 Electrical installation on tank vessels
- 33.15 Vessels carrying coal
- 34. Transformers [Go to Page]
- 34.1 General
- 34.2 Installation and location
- 34.3 Type, number, and rating
- 34.4 Voltage regulation
- 34.5 Parallel operation
- 34.6 Temperature rise
- 34.7 Terminals and connections
- 34.8 Nameplates
- 35. Rectifiers [Go to Page]
- 35.1 General
- 35.2 Installation and location
- 35.3 Accessibility
- 35.4 Insulation
- 35.5 Terminals
- 35.6 Corrosion-resistant parts
- 35.7 Ambient temperature
- 35.8 Temperature rise
- 35.9 Application
- 35.10 Rectifier transformers
- 35.11 Power converters for ship service applications
- 35.12 Instruction books and nameplates
- 35.13 Tests
- 36. Electric propulsion systems [Go to Page]
- 36.1 Scope
- 36.2 Regulations
- 36.3 General requirements
- 36.4 Prime movers
- 36.5 AC generators for integrated electric plants
- 36.6 DC propulsion generators
- 36.7 AC propulsion motors
- 36.8 DC propulsion motors
- 36.9 Propulsion motor drives
- 36.10 Propulsion exciters
- 36.11 Electric couplings for propulsion
- 36.12 Main power switchboards
- 36.13 Propulsion control equipment
- 36.14 Electric coupling control equipment
- 36.15 Limits of temperature rise
- 36.16 Nameplates
- 36.17 Propulsion cables
- 36.18 Tests—generators and motors
- 36.19 Tests—electric couplings and control
- 36.20 Tests—control equipment
- 36.21 Tests—motor drives
- 36.22 Tests—cables
- 36.23 Tests—dock and sea trials
- 36.24 Spare parts
- 36.25 Spare parts storage
- 36.26 Tools
- 36.27 Instruction books
- 36.28 System installation—general
- 36.29 Propulsion equipment location
- 36.30 Gratings
- 36.31 Ventilation
- 36.32 Bedplates and foundations
- 36.33 Lubrication
- 36.34 Fire extinguishers
- 36.35 Inspection before operation
- 36.36 Protection during storage and installation
- 36.37 Propulsion cable installation
- 36.38 Propulsion drive installation
- 36.39 System operation and maintenance
- 36.40 Periodic surveys
- 36.41 Dock trials
- 37. Control systems [Go to Page]
- 37.1 General
- 37.2 Automatic control systems—general
- 37.3 Regulations
- 37.4 Documentation
- 37.5 Definitions
- 37.6 Control system design—general
- 37.7 Control system equipment location
- 37.8 Machinery control
- 37.9 System design characteristics
- 37.10 Control system power supply
- 37.11 Continuity of power
- 37.12 Communication systems
- 37.13 Alarms
- 37.14 Control cabling
- 37.15 Control power distribution
- 37.16 Hazardous location considerations
- 37.17 Control system testing
- 37.18 Maintenance philosophy and design
- 37.19 Control system sensors
- 37.20 Control system programming
- 37.21 Design considerations
- 37.22 Instrumentation
- 37.23 Environmental conditions
- 37.24 Equipment enclosures
- 37.25 Control console design—general
- 37.26 Meters and gauges
- 37.27 Control devices
- 37.28 Ergonomics (human factors)
- 37.29 Identification and marking
- 37.30 Ventilation
- 37.31 Sealing
- 37.32 Environmental monitoring
- 38. Ship tests [Go to Page]
- 38.1 General
- 38.2 New Installations
- 38.3 Existing installations
- Annex A—General information on hazardous location classification and equipment
- Annex B—Circuit designations [Go to Page]