IEC TR 60092-370:2019

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Electrical installations in ships –
Part 370: Guidance on the selection of cables for telecommunication and data
transfer including radio-frequency cables

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IEC TR 60092-370 ®
Edition 2.0 2019-11
REDLINE VERSION
TECHNICAL
REPORT
colour
inside
Electrical installations in ships –

Part 370: Guidance on the selection of cables for telecommunication and data

transfer including radio-frequency cables

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 29.060.20; 47.020.60 ISBN 978-2-8322-7633-4

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 2
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Selection of cables . 6
5 Fundamental considerations . 7
6 Constructional considerations . 7
6.1 Selection of conductor . 7
6.2 Selection of insulation . 7
6.3 Cable elements . 7
6.4 Selection of screen, core screen or shield . 8
6.5 Selection of outer sheath . 8
6.6 Selection of metallic sheath (covering), braid or armour . 8
7 Marking . 9
8 Guidance on the selection of appropriate tests . 9
9 Guide to use . 9
9.1 Purpose . 9
9.2 General . 10
9.3 Voltage rating . 10
9.3.1 Data and telecommunication cables . 10
9.3.2 High-frequency radio communications cables . 10
9.4 Current ratings . 10
9.5 Thermal considerations . 10
9.6 Size of conductors . 11
9.7 Radius of bend . 11
9.8 Tensile stress . 11
9.9 Compression . 11
9.10 Mechanical damage . 12
9.11 Electromagnetic interference. 12
9.12 Terminations . 12
9.13 Joints . 12
10 Performance in a fire . 12
Annex A (informative) Table of tests . 14
Bibliography . 17

Table 1 – Classification of cables by frequency range . 9
Table A.1 – Table of testsfor cables according to the standard IEC 60092-370 . 14

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ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN SHIPS –

Part 370: Guidance on the selection of cables for telecommunication
and data transfer including radio-frequency cables

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The main task of IEC technical committees is to prepare International Standards. However, a
technical committee may propose the publication of a Technical Report when it has collected
data of a different kind from that which is normally published as an International Standard, for
example "state of the art".
IEC TR 60092-370, which is a Technical Report, has been prepared by subcommittee 18A:
Electric cables for ships and mobile and fixed offshore units, of IEC technical committee 18:
Electrical installations of ships and of mobile and fixed offshore units.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2009. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical change with respect to the previous
edition: 30 V AC was added in voltage rating for data cables.
The text of this Technical Report is based on the following documents:
Draft TR Report on voting
18A/421/DTR 18A/422/RVDTR
Full information on the voting for the approval of this Technical Report can be found in the
report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts of the IEC 60092 series, published under the general title Electrical installations
in ships, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to
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• reconfirmed,
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• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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INTRODUCTION
IEC 60092 (all parts) concerns electrical installations in sea-going ships, and fixed and mobile
offshore units, incorporating good practice and co-ordinating as far as possible existing rules.
These standards form a code of practical interpretation and amplification of the requirements
of the International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea, a guide for future regulations which
may be prepared and a statement of practice for use by shipowners, shipbuilders, mobile and
fixed offshore units owners and builders and appropriate organisations.
This IEC/TR 60092-370 has been prepared by the maintenance team MT2 of the IEC
subcommittee 18A.
Cables selected for installation on board ships and on offshore installations are usually installed
and are expected to operate in much hars
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