IEC 60092-378 Ed. 1.0 en:2024

This part of IEC 60092 is applicable to shipboard and offshore optical fibre cables, intended for fixed installations.

Cables designed to maintain functional integrity during fire given in 6.1 and to be installed in explosive atmospheres given in 6.2 are included.

The various types of optical fibre cables are given in Clause 6. The constructional requirements and test methods are aligned with those indicated in IEC 60092-350, unless otherwise specified in this document.

The object of this document is:
– to standardize cables whose safety and reliability is ensured when they are installed in accordance with the requirements of IEC 60092-352 or IEC 60092-401 or IEC 61892-4;
– to lay down standard manufacturing requirements and characteristics of such cables directly or indirectly bearing on safety, and;
– to specify test methods for checking conformity with those requirements.

All cables described in this document, are halogen-free as per Table 4.