prEN 16683

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2023
Železniške naprave - Naprava za klic v sili in naprave za sporočanje, namenjene
potnikom - Zahteve za težka železniška vozila
Railway applications - Call for aid and communication device - Requirements for heavy
rail vehicles
Bahnanwendungen - Hilferufvorrichtung und Kommunikationseinrichtung für Fahrgäste -
Anforderungen für Vollbahnfahrzeuge
Applications ferroviaires - Dispositifs d'appel à l'aide et de communication à disposition
des passagers - Prescriptions pour véhicules ferroviaires lourds
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16683
ICS:
13.320 Alarmni in opozorilni sistemi Alarm and warning systems
35.240.60 Uporabniške rešitve IT v IT applications in transport
prometu
45.060.01 Železniška vozila na splošno Railway rolling stock in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2023
ICS 13.320; 45.060.01 Will supersede EN 16683:2015
English Version
Railway applications - Call for aid and communication
device - Requirements for heavy rail vehicles
Applications ferroviaires - Dispositifs d'appel à l'aide et Bahnanwendungen - Hilferufvorrichtung und
de communication à disposition des passagers - Kommunikationseinrichtung für Fahrgäste -
Prescriptions pour véhicules ferroviaires lourds Anforderungen für Vollbahnfahrzeuge
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 256.
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Contents Page
EUROPEAN FOREWORD . 4
1 SCOPE . 5
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES . 5
3 TERMS, DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS . 5
3.1 Terms and definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviations . 7
4 CFA . 7
4.1 CFA elements overview. 7
4.2 CFA general requirements . 8
4.3 Basic CFA . 9
4.3.1 Minimum requirements of the basic CFA . 9
4.3.2 Local basic CFA passenger interface . 10
4.4 CFA isolation . 10
4.5 CFAD operation requirements . 10
4.5.1 Actions and feedback at the CFAD location. 10
4.5.2 Actions at train level .1 0
4.6 CFAD operation in sleeping coach . 11
4.7 Locating operated CFAD . 12
4.8 Acknowledgements and feedback . 12
4.8.1 SOO acknowledgement and feedback recommendations . 12
4.8.2 DOO acknowledgement requirements . 12
4.8.3 DOO feedback to passengers . 13
4.9 CFAD reset . 13
4.10 Dynamic analysis of the CFA function . 13
4.11 CFAD passenger interface design requirements . 13
5 COMMUNICATION DEVICE . 14
5.1 Introduction . 14
5.2 General requirements . 14
5.3 Communication device interface design requirements . 15
5.4 Communication within a sleeping coach . 15
6 COMMUNICATION PRIORITY REQUIREMENTS . 15
ANNEX A (INFORMATIVE) CFA TRAIN BROADCAST AUDIBLE SIGNAL TONE FOR
CROSS BORDER TRAINS . 17
ANNEX B (INFORMATIVE) FLOWCHART OF CFA OPERATION . 18
ANNEX C (INFORMATIVE) COMMUNICATION DEVICE PASSENGER INTERFACE . 21
C.1 LABEL. 21
C.2 COMMUNICATION DEVICE WHERE NO CFAD IS PROVIDED . 21
C.3 COMMUNICATION DEVICE CLOSE TO A CFAD . 22
ANNEX ZA (INFORMATIVE) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS EUROPEAN STANDARD
AND THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF EU DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/797 AIMED TO
BE COVERED . 23
BIBLIOGRAPHY . 26

European foreword
This document (prEN 16683:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256
“Railway applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 16683:2015.
In comparison with the previous edition EN 16683:2015, the following technical modifications
have been made:
— the scope has been updated and explicitly does not cover urban rail;
— the normative references have been updated;
— Clause 3 (Terms, definitions and abbreviations) has been updated;
— the CFA (Clause 4) description and requirements have been reviewed to remove ambiguities;
— a new subclause 4.11 on CFAD passenger interface design requirements was added;
— subclause 5.5 is now Clause 6 and has been slightly rephrased;
— Annex C has been rewritten;
— Annex ZA has been updated.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of
EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an
integral part of this document.

1 Scope
This document covers heavy rail rolling stock.
This document does not cover urban rail rolling stock.
NOTE 1 EN 17355 covers communication device requirements for urban rail rolling stock.
This document specifies:
— the functional requirements for a Call For Aid and Communication device;
— the dynamic analysis of the Call For Aid system.
NOTE 2 In a formation of vehicles where one complies with this document with one that does not, it is
possible that the call for aid is not fully functional.
NOTE 3 The Call For Aid function is separate from the Passenger Alarm System (PAS), which is provided
to deal with emergency situations. The PAS is described in EN 16334-1.
NOTE 4 The communication device can be different from the PAS, but it can share some or all parts of
the PAS to achieve its functionalities.
NOTE 5 The PAS is regarded as a safety relevant system whereas the CFA and communication device
are non-safety relevant aids to passengers.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
prEN 16584-1:2024, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — General requirements — Part
1: Contrast
prEN 16584-2:2024, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — General requirements — Part
2: Information
prEN 16584-3:2024, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — General requirements — Part
3: Optical and friction characteristics
prEN 16585-1:2024, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — Equipment and components
onboard rolling stock - Part 1: Toilets
prEN 16585-2:2024, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — Equipment and components on
board rolling stock - Part 2: Elements for sitting, standing and moving
prEN 16585-3:2024, Railway applications — Design for PRM use — Equipment and components on
board rolling stock - Part 3: Clearways and internal doors
prEN 17343:2023, Railway applications — General terms and definitions
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the following terms, definitions and abbreviations and the
ones in prEN 17343:2023 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.1.1
authorized person
operational people authorized to deal with the situation following CFAD or communication device
operation
Note 1 to entry: An authorized person could be, for example, either staff on the train or at a call centre as
defined by operating rules
3.1.2
call for aid
CFA
system used to inform an authorized person or the driver of a request for individual help
Note 1 to entry: The TSI PRM defines CFA location in wheelchair accessible areas
3.1.3
call for aid device
CFAD
device used to trigger the CFA by a PRM, or any other passenger, which does not necessarily
include communication functions
3.1.4
CFAD operated
status of the CFAD (for example a push button) when its passenger interface is manipulated in
order to change its status and send information to the CFA system
3.1.5
communication device
device used to enable the passengers to speak to authorized persons
3.1.6
communication device interface
equipment used by the passenger to speak to authorized persons
3.1.7
driver only operation
DOO
train without authorized persons on board, except the driver
3.1.8
public address
PA
system used by authorized persons to broadcast to the passenger areas
Note 1 to entry: This is also known as audible communication sy
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