ISO 14884:2015

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14884
First edition
2015-02-01
Large yachts — Weathertight doors
— Strength and weathertightness
requirements
Grands yachts — Portes étanches aux intempéries — Exigences de
résistance et d’étanchéité aux intempéries
Reference number
ISO 14884:2015(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 4
5 Design Criteria . 5
5.1 General . 5
5.2 Location . 5
5.3 Material . 5
5.4 Strength . 6
5.4.1 General. 6
5.4.2 Design Pressures . 6
5.4.3 Scantlings . 7
5.4.4 Doors of unconventional design . 8
5.5 Sealing and securing . 9
5.6 Operational requirements . 9
5.6.1 General requirements . 9
5.6.2 Power operated doors . 9
6 Installation . 9
7 Glazing .10
8 Testing .10
8.1 Weathertightness .10
8.1.1 Hose test .10
8.1.2 Allowable water ingress .10
8.2 Structural testing .10
9 Documentation for Servicing and Operation .10
Bibliography .11
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Foreword
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 14884:2015(E)
Large yachts — Weathertight doors — Strength and
weathertightness requirements
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies technical requirements for weathertight hinged, sliding, and
pantograph doors for manual and powered operation providing access to accommodation and service
areas on large yachts, taking into account the location of the appliance.
This International Standard only considers design loads applied to the door and transmitted into the
frame and the adjacent structure. Loads imparted from the yacht’s structure into the door or in its
associated frame are not considered in this International Standard.
Unframed glazed doors are outside the scope of this International Standard.
Forward facing multi-leaf doors on the weather deck are outside the scope of this International Standard.
Large yachts are of L greater than or equal to 24 m, in use for sport or pleasure and commercial operations.
The appliances considered in this International Standard are primarily those that are intended to
achieve weathertightness as required by International Convention on Load Lines 1966 as amended by
the Protocol of 1988 (ICLL), (i.e. those fitted in position 1 and position 2) as defined in this regulation.
NOTE This International Standard is based on the experience of ship door, window, and glass manufacturers,
shipbuilders, and authorities who apply to ships the regulations of the ICLL, noting the provisions of Article 8
“equivalents”, as agreed by the appropriate marine administration
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 6345, Shipbuilding and marine structures — Windows and side scuttles — Vocabulary
ISO 11336-1:2012, Large yachts — Strength, weathertightness and watertightness of glazed openings —
Part 1: Design criteria, materials, framing and testing of independent glazed openings
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 6345, ISO 11336-1, and the
following apply.
3.1
certifying authority
flag administration or the organization delegated by the flag administration
3.2
door
closing appliance for an access opening in a vertical plane
Note 1 to entry: This is an assembly consisting of one or more opening leaves and a frame that is permanently
secured to the yacht’s structure.
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3.2.1
hinged door
door where leaf/leaves (3.6) is/are fixed and pivoted on one edge and generally open(s) outwards
Note 1 to entry: See Figures 1 to 3.
Figure 1 — Hinged door, single leaf
Figure 2 — Hinged door, double leaf
Figure 3 — Sliding door, folding type
3.2.2
sliding door
door where leaf/leaves (3.6) is/are free to slide in a vertical plane and leaf/leaves are secured at the top
and the bottom
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 4.
Figure 4 — Sliding door, double leaf
3.2.3
pantograph door
plug door fixed on a cantilever hinge either from the top or the side
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 5.
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Figure 5 — Pantograph door
3.3
flag administration
government of the state whose flag the yacht flies
3.4
forward facing position
any vertical surface within 20 ° normal to transverse axis
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 6.
Figure 6 — Forward facing position
3.5
glazing
transparent or translucent pane installed in door leaf/leaves (3.6)
[SOURCE: ISO 11336-1:2012, 3.6, modified]
3.6
leaf
leaves
opening section of a door assembly
3.7
operation mode
allowed mode to open and close the door, manually or by a power drive mechanism
3.7.1
manually operated door
door that is opened and closed by hand
3.7.2
power operated door
door that is opened and closed by electrical or hydraulic motor
3.8
storm shutter
portable protective closure fitted to the glazing and which is fitted on the outside
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3.9
weather deck
uppermost complete weathertight deck extending to the side shell fitted as an integral part of the vessel’s
structure and which is exposed to the sea and weather
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
a smaller side of plate panel
AP aft end of the load line length (L)
A shear area of stiffeners and frames
s
α aspect ratio of single plate field
b larger side of plate panel
b’ breadth of deckhouse at the position considered
B’ breadt
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