Section 5 Hazardous Areas
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Construction & Classification of Submersibles & Diving Systems, July 2022 - Part 6 Electrical Installations and Control Engineering Systems - Chapter 1 Electrical Installations - Section 5 Hazardous Areas

Section 5 Hazardous Areas

Parent topic: Chapter 1 Electrical Installations

5.1 General

5.1.1 Where practicable, diving systems are to be located outside any designated hazardous area.

5.1.2 Where a diving system is located wholly or partially within a hazardous area, the electrical arrangements are to comply with the relevant requirements of theRules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, July 2022 , Pt 6, Ch 2, 14 Electrical equipment for use in explosive gas atmospheres or in the presence of combustible dusts.

5.1.3 Consideration is to be given to the safety of diving personnel during emergency conditions whereby flammable gases/vapours extend beyond the defined hazardous areas. Electrical equipment required to remain operational under such conditions, and liable to be exposed to the flammable gases or vapours, is to be of a type suitable for use in Zone 1 and selected in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, July 2022, Pt 6, Ch 2, 14 Electrical equipment for use in explosive gas atmospheres or in the presence of combustible dusts
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