9.8 Performance Standards for Water Level Detectors on Bulk Carriers and Single Hold Cargo Ships Other Than Bulk Carriers, Appendix, Paragraph 2.1.1.1
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9.8 Performance Standards for Water Level Detectors on Bulk Carriers and Single Hold Cargo Ships Other Than Bulk Carriers, Appendix, Paragraph 2.1.1.1

Parent topic: 9 SOLAS Regulation XII/12 – Hold, Ballast and Dry Space Water Ingress Alarms

Interpretation

  1 The submerged test period for electrical components intended to be installed in ballast tanks and cargo tanks used as ballast tanks should be not less than 20 days.

  2 The submerged test period for electrical components intended to be installed in dry spaces and cargo holds not intended to be used as ballast tanks should be not less than 24 h.

  3 Where a detector and/or cable connecting device (e.g. junction box, etc.) is installed in a space adjacent to a cargo hold (e.g. lower stool, etc.) and the space is considered to be flooded under damage stability calculations, the detectors and equipment should satisfy the requirements of IP68 for a water head equal to the hold depth for a period of 20 days or 24 h on the basis of whether or not the cargo hold is intended to be used as a ballast tank as described in the previous paragraphs.

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