IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Installations on Shipboard

Abstract

Recommendations for the design, selection, and installation of equipment on merchant vessels with electrical apparatus for lighting, signaling, communication, power, and propulsion are provided.

Scope

This recommended practice will serve as a guide for the selection and installation of electrical equipment for lighting, signaling, communications, power and propulsion in marine applications.

Purpose

The main purpose of this standard is to provide a consensus of recommended practices in the unique field of marine electrical engineering as applied specifically to ships, shipboard systems, and equipment.

Topic

Transportation