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Inland Waters Small Passenger Boat Code

ANNEX 3

REGULATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

British, European and International Standards referred to in the Code

BS EN and ISO standards are reviewed and updated from time to time. The most recent standard should always be used. Those quoted in this Annex are current at the time of publication.

BS/EN/ISO 7840:1995 Small Craft Fire resistant fuel hoses

BS 476 - 20:1987 Fire tests on building material and structures.  Methods for determination of the fire resistance of elements of construction (General Principles)

BS 5482 – 3:1999 Domestic Butane and Propane Gas burning installations in boats, yachts and other vessels

BS/EN/ISO 10239:2000 Small Craft.  Liquefied Petroleum gas (LPG) systems.

BS/EN/ISO 10088:2001 Permanently installed fuel systems and fixed fuel tanks

BS/EN/ISO 10133:2001 Electrical Systems – Extra-low-voltage d.c. installations

BS/EN/ISO 11547:1996 Small Craft – Start-in-gear protection

BS/EN/ISO 13297:2001 Electrical Systems – Alternating current installations

BS/EN 28846:1993 Electrical Devices – Protection against ignition of surrounding flammable gas

BS/EN 6030-2:1998, IEC60309-2:1997, Plugs, socket outlets and couplers for industrial purposes.  Dimensional interchangeability requirements for pin and contact tube accessories

BS/EN 396:1994: Life Jackets and personal buoyancy aids of 150N

BS/EN 399:1994: Life Jackets and personal buoyancy aid of 275N

BS 3595:1981: Specification for Life Jackets

BS/MA101:1986 Specification for toilet retention and re circulation systems for the treatment of toilet waste on small craft

ISO 9094- Part1:2002 Fire protection Craft with a Hull length of up to and including 15m

ISO 9094- Part2:2002 Fire Protection Craft with a hull length of over 15m and up to 24m

ISO 6185- Part1:2001 Inflatable Boats: Boats with a maximum motor rating of 4.5kW

ISO 6185-Part2:2001 Inflatable Boats: Boats with a maximum motor rating of 4.5kW to 15kW inclusive

ISO 6185-Part3:2001 Inflatable Boats: Boats with a maximum motor rating of 15kW and greater

ISO 8846:1990 Electrical Devices - Protection against ignition of surrounding flammable gas

ISO 10239:2000 Small Craft – Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) system

ISO 11812:2001 Small Craft - Watertight Cockpits and Quick-draining Cockpits

ISO 12215-1:2000 Small Craft Hull Construction – Scantlings – Part 1: Materials:Thermosetting resins, glass fibre reinforcement, reference laminate

ISO 12215-2:2002 Scantlings – Part 2: Materials: Core materials for sandwich construction, embedded materials

ISO 12215-3:2002 Scantlings – Part 3: Materials: Steel, aluminium, wood, other materials

ISO12215-4:2002 Scantlings – Part 4: Workshop and manufacturing

ISO 12217-Part1:2002 Small craft - Stability and buoyancy assessment and categorisation - Non-sailing boats of hull length greater than or equal to 6 metres

ISO 12217- Part2:2002 Small craft - Stability and buoyancy assessment and categorisation –Sailing boats of hull length greater than or equal to 6 metres

ISO 12217-Part3:2002 Small craft - Stability and buoyancy assessment and categorisation - Boats of hull length less than 6m

ISO 15085: 2003 Man overboard prevention and recovery

PrEN ISO/DIS 12215– 5:   Scantlings Part 5: Design pressures, allowable stresses (not yet published)

British Standards are available from: www.bsi-global.com

British Standards HQ
389 Chiswick High Road
London, W4 4AL
United Kingdom

Tel:  +44 (0) 20 89969000

ISO Standards are available from: www.iso.org

International Organization Standardization
1, rue de Varembe
Case Postale 56
CH1211, Geneva 20
Switzerland

Tel: +41 227490111

Merchant Shipping Regulations referred to in the Code

Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Waters) Regulations 1992 (SI 1992/2687)

Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996 (SI 1996/75)

Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997 (SI 1997/2962)

Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/1335)

UK Regulations are available from the Stationary Office and on line at www.hmso.gov.uk/stat.htm

Merchant Shipping Notices are available from the MCA website at www.mcga.gov.uk

Other Legislation and Codes referred to in this Code

European Recreational Craft Directive (Council Directive 98/25/EC)

Recreational Craft Regulations 1996 (SI 1996/1353)

Canal Boat Builders Association Code of Practice for Steel Inland Waterways Craft and Narrow Boat Construction

The Liquid Petroleum Gas Association Codes

Contact Address:

Pavilion 16
Headlands Business Park
Salisbury Road
Ringwood
Hants
BH24 3PB

The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) Regulations

Contact Address:
Savoy Place
London
WC2R 0BL
Tel: +44 (0) 20 72401871

The Gas Safety Installations and Use Regulations (GSIUR) (SI 1998/2451)

The Working Time Directive (93/104/EC as amended by 2000/34/EC)

Licensing Act 2003 – See Houses of Parliament Website

UK Regulations and Acts are available from the Stationary Office and on line at www.hmso.gov.uk/stat.htm