ISO 8846
Small Craft-Electrical Devices-Protection Against Ignition of Surrounding Flammable Gases
Published by International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
The CFR incorporates ISO 8846 by reference, which makes the edition it names part of the regulation. The CFR requires the edition it names, which may not be the newest. To enforce any other edition, the agency must publish the change in the Federal Register.
The edition the CFR requires
ISO 8846, December 1990
As the CFR lists it: “ISO 8846, Small Craft-Electrical Devices-Protection Against Ignition of Surrounding Flammable Gases, December 1990 (“ISO 8846”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 175.600(i)(1); required by46 CFR 182.500 ↗
How to read it
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