SIST EN 711:2024
(Main)Inland navigation vessels - Railings for decks and side decks - Requirements, designs and types
Inland navigation vessels - Railings for decks and side decks - Requirements, designs and types
This document is applicable to railings for decks and in gangways on inland navigation vessels. It lays down design, dimensions, strength and test conditions which have to be observed for safety reasons. The railings provide protection for persons against falling overboard and from one deck to another.
Fahrzeuge der Binnenschifffahrt - Geländer für Decks und Gangborde - Anforderungen, Bauarten und Typen
Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar für Geländer auf Decks und in Gangborden von Fahrzeugen der Binnenschifffahrt. Es legt Bauarten, Maße, Festigkeitsanforderungen und Prüfbedingungen fest, die aus sicherheitstechnischen Gründen eingehalten werden müssen. Die Geländer dienen dem Schutz von Personen gegen Überbordfallen und Abstürzen von einem Deck auf ein anderes.
Bateaux de navigation intérieure - Garde-corps pour ponts et plats-bords - Exigences, types et modèles
Le présent document s’applique aux garde-corps des ponts et dans les passerelles des bateaux de navigation intérieure. Il définit les types, les dimensions, les exigences de résistance et les conditions d’essai qui, pour des raisons de sécurité, doivent être respectés. Les garde-corps assurent la sécurité des personnes contre les chutes et les passages par-dessus bord.
Plovila za celinske vode - Ograje na palubah - Zahteve, načrti in vrste
Ta dokument se uporablja za ograje na palubah in prehodih plovil za celinske vode. Opredeljuje zasnovo, dimenzije, trdnost materialov in preskusne pogoje, ki jih je treba upoštevati zaradi varnostnih razlogov. Ograje zagotavljajo zaščito pred padci v vodo in padci pri prehodu med posameznimi deli palube.
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Overview
EN 711:2024 - "Inland navigation vessels - Railings for decks and side decks - Requirements, designs and types" (CEN) sets mandatory safety, design and test requirements for railings on decks and gangways of inland navigation vessels. Approved September 2024 (superseding EN 711:2016), the standard defines railing types, key dimensions, strength criteria, workmanship and testing procedures to prevent falls overboard and between decks. It also aligns with the EU technical requirements for inland waterway vessels (Directive (EU) 2016/1629).
Key topics and technical requirements
- Scope & types: Covers railings in working areas and passenger areas. Defines common types and abbreviations: CF (Commercial Fixed), CT (Commercial Tiltable), CD (Commercial Detachable), PF/PG/PZ (passenger types), and their tiltable variants (PFT/PGT/PZT).
- Design elements: Specifies stanchions, hand rails, intermediate rails, toe rails, panelling and spring‑balanced units. Tiltable rails require protected folding mechanisms, safe erection/folding and communication between wheelhouse and deck personnel.
- Safety dimensions: Includes vital dimensional limits such as:
- Intermediate‑rail distance a = 475 ± 25 mm
- Railing height h = 950 ± 50 mm (minimum 1 100 mm in areas for persons with reduced mobility)
- Toe rail / coaming clearance g max = 100 mm
- Limits on bar/network gaps (e.g. b max 120 mm, c max 50 mm; tighter limits for passenger areas)
- Strength & testing: Prescribes evaluation loads and permissible deflections for handrails, intermediate rails, stanchions, bars and panelling. Typical test values include:
- Working‑area rails: ~500 N per metre with allowable deflection around 50 mm
- Passenger‑area rails/networks: higher evaluation loads (
1 000 N per metre) with lower allowable deflection (25 mm) - Stanchions verified for point loads (typical order 500 N)
- Clause 6 covers test methods and acceptance criteria.
- Materials & workmanship: Guidance on material selection (steel references such as EN 10025-2), surface protection (EN ISO 1461), avoidance of sharp edges, drainage of toe rails/coamings and tensioning devices for rope/chain rails.
- Normative references: Includes EN 17360 (stanchions and holders for tiltable/detachable railings), EN 10025‑2, EN ISO 1461 and relevant ISO rope/chain standards.
Practical applications and users
- Who uses EN 711: shipbuilders, naval architects, shipyards, railing manufacturers, classification societies, port authorities, safety officers, and regulatory bodies.
- Typical applications: design and construction of deck guardrails, gangway railings, passenger terraces, mooring areas, construction‑vessel work platforms and elevated working areas on inland vessels.
- Benefits: Ensures consistent safety performance, compliance with EU regulations, easier certification/inspection, and reduced fall/fall‑through risk for crew and passengers.
Related standards
- EN 17360 - Stanchions and holders for tiltable and detachable railings
- EN 10025‑2 - Structural steel delivery conditions
- EN ISO 1461 - Hot dip galvanizing (surface protection)
- Relevant ISO standards for chains and wire ropes referenced in EN 711
Keywords: EN 711:2024, railings for decks, inland navigation vessels, railing design, stanchions, hand rails, toe rail, tiltable railings, safety requirements, CEN.
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2024
Plovila za celinske vode - Ograje na palubah - Zahteve, načrti in vrste
Inland navigation vessels - Railings for decks and side decks - Requirements, designs
and types
Fahrzeuge der Binnenschifffahrt - Geländer für Decks und Gangborde - Anforderungen,
Bauarten und Typen
Bateaux de navigation intérieure - Garde-corps pour ponts et plats-bords - Exigences,
types et modèles
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 711:2024
ICS:
47.020.10 Ladijski trupi in njihovi Hulls and their structure
konstrukcijski elementi elements
47.060 Jezerska in rečna plovila Inland navigation vessels
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 711
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 47.020.10 Supersedes EN 711:2016
English Version
Inland navigation vessels - Railings for decks and side
decks - Requirements, designs and types
Bateaux de navigation intérieure - Garde-corps pour Fahrzeuge der Binnenschifffahrt - Geländer für Decks
ponts et plats-bords - Exigences, types et modèles und Gangborde - Anforderungen, Bauarten und Typen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 September 2024.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
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© 2024 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 711:2024 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Safety requirements . 5
4.1 Design . 5
4.1.1 General. 5
4.1.2 Railings in work areas . 7
4.1.3 Railings in passenger areas . 7
4.2 Safety dimensions . 7
4.3 Strength requirements . 11
4.4 Workmanship . 12
5 Materials . 12
5.1 Choice of materials . 12
5.2 Example of railing made of steel . 13
5.3 Surface protection . 13
6 Testing . 13
7 Designation . 13
Annex A (normative) Examples of materials and dimensions . 14
Annex B (informative) Examples of permissible constructions for railings in the area of mooring
equipment and bulwarks . 15
Bibliography . 17
European foreword
This document (EN 711:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 15 “Inland navigation
vessels”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2025, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2025.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 711:2016.
This document includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 711:2016:
a) tiltable railing for passenger vessels have been added;
b) requirements on railings in elevated working areas added, (Table 1);
c) reference to EN 17360 added in 4.4.5.
This document specifies safety requirements for railings for decks and side decks within the meaning of
European Parliament and Council Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of 14 September 2016 laying down
technical requirements for inland waterway vessels.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document is applicable to railings for decks and in gangways on inland navigation vessels. It lays
down design, dimensions, strength and test conditions which have to be observed for safety reasons. The
railings provide protection for persons against falling overboard and from one deck to another.
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.
EN 10025-2, Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for non-alloy
structural steels
EN 10220, Seamless and welded steel tubes - Dimensions and masses per unit length
EN 17360, Inland navigation vessels - Stanchions and holders for tiltable and detachable railings
EN ISO 1461, Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles - Specifications and test
methods (ISO 1461)
ISO 1835, Round steel short link chains for lifting purposes — Medium tolerance sling chains — Grade 4,
stainless steel
ISO 2408, Steel wire ropes — Requirements
ISO 2768-1, General tolerances — Part 1: Tolerances for linear and angular dimensions without individual
tolerance indications
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
railing
construction of stanchions (3.2) and hand rails (3.3) as well as
— intermediate rail (3.4) and toe rail (3.6) or
— panel (3.5)
3.2
stanchion
vertical part of the railing (3.1), onto which the hand rails (3.3) and intermediate rails (3.4) or the
panelling (3.5) are mounted
3.3
hand rail
uppermost continuous part of the railing, which serves as a handhold against falling overboard and/or
for holding on
3.4
intermediate rail
continuous part fixed between the hand rail (3.3) and deck which is intended to reduce the risk of persons
sliding out under the hand rail
3.5
panelling
component which fills in – entirely or to a large extent – the space between the hand rail (3.3) and deck,
and which is intended to reduce the risk of persons sliding out under the hand rail
EXAMPLE Plates, canvas sheet, bars or the like.
3.6
toe rail
profile fitted to the deck to prevent persons from slipping under the railing (3.1)
3.7
spring balanced unit
steel spring that forms the lower part of the stanchion (3.2)
4 Safety requirements
4.1 Design
4.1.1 General
The railing design depends on the location as shown in Table 1.
Railings may also be built as an elevation of a low bulwark (see Figure B.3). Abbreviation for each type of
design:
— CF (stands for Commercial Fixed) fixed railing in the working area;
— CT (stands for Commercial Tiltable) tiltable railing in the working area;
— CD (stands for Commercial Detachable) detachable railing in the working area;
— PF (stands for Passenger Filling) railing in passenger area with a panelling;
— PG (stands for Passenger Grid) railing in the passenger area with vertical bars;
— PZ (stands for Passenger Zonal) railing in the passenger area with horizontal bars and a panelling;
— PFT (stands for PF Tiltable) tiltable railing in the passenger area with a panelling;
— PGT (stands for PG Tiltable) tiltable railing in the passenger area with horizontal bars;
— PZT (stands for PZ Tiltable) tiltable railing in the passenger area with horizontal bars and a panelling.
An overview of usual railing types is shown in Table 1.
Table 1 — Overview of the usual railing types
Use in Suitable for Abbrevi Semi-finished material Construction Figure
ation notes
Intermediate rail
Hand rail
or plating
Stanchions
Metal solidly
a
General Metal
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 711:2024 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Inland navigation vessels - Railings for decks and side decks - Requirements, designs and types". This standard covers: This document is applicable to railings for decks and in gangways on inland navigation vessels. It lays down design, dimensions, strength and test conditions which have to be observed for safety reasons. The railings provide protection for persons against falling overboard and from one deck to another.
This document is applicable to railings for decks and in gangways on inland navigation vessels. It lays down design, dimensions, strength and test conditions which have to be observed for safety reasons. The railings provide protection for persons against falling overboard and from one deck to another.
SIST EN 711:2024 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 47.020.10 - Hulls and their structure elements; 47.060 - Inland navigation vessels. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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