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GEL/20/6 - Electric Cables for Ships

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Electrical wires and cables. General | Electrical wires and cables | Cables | Heaters. Gas | Insulating fluids. General | Electrical accessories. General | Electrical accessories | Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements | Insulating materials. General | Shipbuilding and marine structures | Insulating fluids | Navigation and control equipment | Ships and marine structures. Electrical equipment

Overview: Under the direction of GEL/20, is responsible for the UK input into the work of TC 18, related to the preparation of standards for electric cables and their installations, specifically Subcommittee 18A and project teams dealing with PT 60092-370 : Guidance on the selection of cable for telecommunications and data transfer including radio-frequency cables

Committee standards activity

In Progress (9)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PNW 18A-514 ED1: Electrical installations in ships - Part 3XX:Bus cables

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-12-16 		Proposal
PNW 18A-510 ED1: Electrical installations in ships - Part xxx: Ship-to-shore connection cables of rated voltages up to and including 18/30 kV

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-10-14 		Proposal
BS IEC 60092-350 .

Categories: Cables | Ships and marine structures. Electrical equipment

Public comment begins : 2026-01-30 		Public comment
BS EN IEC 60092-352 Ed 4.0 BS EN 60092-352 Ed 4.0 Electrical installations in ships -. Part 352: Choice and installation of electrical cables

Categories: Ships and marine structures. Electrical equipment

Approval begins : 2025-10-07 		Approval
BS EN 60092-353 Ed.5.0 Electrical installations in ships. Part 353: Power cables for rated voltages 1 kV and 3 kV

Categories: Unclassified documents

Public comment begins : 2022-03-21 		Public comment
18A/501/NP Electric cables for ships and mobile and fixed offshore units: Part 3xx: Bus Cables

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-03-11 		Proposal
18A/443/NP ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN SHIPS - PART 3XX: Ethernet (category) cables

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical wires and cables | Shipbuilding and marine structures | Ships and marine structures. Electrical equipment

Proposal begins : 2021-06-29 		Proposal
18A/442/NP; PNW 18A-442 ED1 Electrical installations in ships - Part 3xx: Optical fiber cables

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical wires and cables | Wires | Cables | Electrical accessories | Shipbuilding and marine structures

Proposal begins : 2021-03-09 		Proposal
18A/442/NP; PNW 18A-442 ED1 Electrical installations in ships - Part 3xx: Optical fiber cables

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical wires and cables | Wires | Cables | Electrical accessories | Shipbuilding and marine structures

Proposal begins : 2021-03-09 		Proposal
Published (2)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
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

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements | Cables | Ships and marine structures. Electrical equipment

Published standard begins : 1999-05-13 		Published standard
BS 6883:1999 Elastomer insulated cables for fixed wiring in ships and on mobile and fixed offshore units. Requirements and test methods

Categories: Cables | Ships and marine structures. Electrical equipment

Published standard begins : 1999-05-12 		Published standard
Withdrawn (0)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.