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IEC 61892-1Edition 2.0 2010-08INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Mobile and fixed offshore units Electrical installations Part 1:General requirements and conditions IEC 61892-1:2010(E)THIS PUBLICATION IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED Copyright 2010 IEC,Geneva,Switzerland All rights reserved.Unless otherwise specified,no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying and microfilm,without permission in writing from either IEC or IECs member National Committee in the country of the requester.If you have any questions about IEC copyright or have an enquiry about obtaining additional rights to this publication,please contact the address below or your local IEC member National Committee for further information.IEC Central Office 3,rue de Varemb CH-1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland Email:inmailiec.ch Web:www.iec.ch About the IEC The International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC)is the leading global organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical,electronic and related technologies.About IEC publications The technical content of IEC publications is kept under constant review by the IEC.Please make sure that you have the latest edition,a corrigenda or an amendment might have been published.?Catalogue of IEC publications:www.iec.ch/searchpub The IEC on-line Catalogue enables you to search by a variety of criteria(reference number,text,technical committee,).It also gives information on projects,withdrawn and replaced publications.?IEC Just Published:www.iec.ch/online_news/justpub Stay up to date on all new IEC publications.Just Published details twice a month all new publications released.Available on-line and also by email.?Electropedia:www.electropedia.org The worlds leading online dictionary of electronic and electrical terms containing more than 20 000 terms and definitions in English and French,with equivalent terms in additional languages.Also known as the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary online.?Customer Service Centre:www.iec.ch/webstore/custserv If you wish to give us your feedback on this publication or need further assistance,please visit the Customer Service Centre FAQ or contact us:Email:csciec.ch Tel.:+41 22 919 02 11 Fax:+41 22 919 03 00 IEC 61892-1Edition 2.0 2010-08INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Mobile and fixed offshore units Electrical installations Part 1:General requirements and conditions INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION SICS 47.020.60 PRICE CODEISBN 978-2-88912-152-6 Registered trademark of the International Electrotechnical Commission 2 61892-1 IEC:2010(E)CONTENTS FOREWORD.3 INTRODUCTION.5 1 Scope.6 2 Normative references.6 3 Terms and definitions.7 4 General requirements and conditions.11 4.1 General.11 4.2 Workmanship and material.11 4.3 Acceptance of substitutes or alternatives.11 4.4 Additions and alterations.11 4.5 Environmental conditions.11 4.5.1 General.11 4.5.2 Design parameters.12 4.6 Materials.13 4.7 Power supply system characteristics.13 4.7.1 General.13 4.7.2 AC distribution systems.13 4.7.3 DC distribution systems.14 4.8 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres.15 4.9 Precautions against galvanic corrosion.15 4.10 Clearance and creepage distances.15 4.11 Insulation.15 4.12 Maintenance and inspection.15 4.13 Cable entries.15 4.14 Precautions against vibration and mechanical shock.15 4.15 Location of electrical equipment in units.16 4.16 Mechanical protection.16 4.17 Protection from heat,water,steam and oil.16 4.18 Protection against electrical shock.16 4.19 Enclosures.16 4.20 Environmental impact.17 Annex A(informative)Degree of protection.18 Annex B(Informative)Cold climate precautions.20 Bibliography.21 Table 1 Operational design parameters Ambient temperature.12 Table 2 Design parameters Humidity,relative.12 Table A.1 Degrees of protection against foreign objects indicated by the first characteristic numeral.18 Table A.2 Degrees of protection against water indicated by the second characteristic numeral.19 61892-1 IEC:2010(E)3 INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION _ MOBILE AND FIXED OFFSHORE UNITS ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS Part 1:General requirements and conditions FOREWORD 1)The International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC)is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising all national electrotechnical committees(IEC National Committees).The object of IEC is to promote international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields.To this end and in addition to other activities,IEC publishes International Standards,Technical Specifications,Technical Reports,Publicly Available Specifications(PAS)and Guides(hereafter referred to as“IEC Publication(s)”).Their preparation is entrusted to technical committees;any IEC National Committee interested in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work.International,governmental and non-governmental organizations liaising with the IEC also participate i