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Article 10.14 / Articles 32.02(2), 32.03(1) - Transitional provisions with regard to Article 10.14 – Installation equipment – Vessels built before 1 April 1976
Question:
Which of the requirements in Article 10.14 apply to vessels built before 1 April 1976, starting on 1 January 2015?
Reply:
When inspection certificates are renewed after 1 January 2015, vessels built before 1 April 1976 will have to meet the requirements of the 1976 version of the RVBR listed below. (This interpretation is valid for Articles 10.06, 10.10, 10.11(2), 10.12, 10.14, 10.15 and 10.17).
Article 10.14 Installation fittings (Article 6.07(4) and (5), RVBR 1976)
a) The open and closed positions of the circuit must be repeated on the cut-off devices. This regulation does not apply to lighting switches of less than 10 A.
b) All power switches and sockets must switch all conductors off simultaneously. Except for lighting in damp premises, this may be waived for lighting switches of less than 10 A.
JWG (14) 65; RV (14) 55; RV (14) 76
CCNR Inspection regulations committee RV, Transitional provisions, Chapter 9, electrical equipment
