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47.080 Small craft
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EVS-EN ISO 8846:2026
Small craft - Electrical devices - Protection against ignition of surrounding flammable gases (ISO 8846:2025)
Scope: This document specifies test methods and requirements for the design of electrical devices, when under normal operating conditions, on small craft so that they can be operated without igniting a surrounding flammable gas atmosphere.
This document does not apply to ignition protection procedures for:
— devices or components that can operate in hydrogen and air mixtures;
— devices with dysfunctional issues;
— mechanisms of ignition from external sources, such as static electricity, lightning or other factors not related to the equipment under test.
This document does not apply to ignition protection procedures for:
— devices or components that can operate in hydrogen and air mixtures;
— devices with dysfunctional issues;
— mechanisms of ignition from external sources, such as static electricity, lightning or other factors not related to the equipment under test.
Base documents: ISO 8846:2025; EN ISO 8846:2026
Replaces: EVS-EN ISO 8846:2017
Replaced standards
EVS-EN ISO 8846:2017
Small craft - Electrical devices - Protection against ignition of surrounding flammable gases (ISO 8846:1990)
Scope: Describes test methods and requirements for the design of electrical devices to be used on small craft so that they may be operated in an explosive atmosphere without igniting surrounding flammable gases.
Base documents: ISO 8846:1990; EN ISO 8846:2017
Replaced: EVS-EN ISO 8846:2026