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A2(1991)(cont)(Rev.1
1993)(Rev.2
1997)(Rev. 2.1
July 1999)(Rev.3
May 2001)(Corr.1
July 2003)(Rev.4
May 2004)(Rev.5
Dec 2006)(Rev.6
Oct 2014)(Rev.7
Oct 2018)(Rev.8Feb 2021)(Corr.1
Jan 2022)(Rev.9Aug 2023)(Rev.10Aug 2024)

Test Specification for Type Approval
E10.1

GeneralThis Test Specification is applicable, but not confined, to electrical, electronic andprogrammable equipment intended for control, monitoring, alarm and protection systems foruse in ships.
E10.2

Testing

These tests are to demonstrate the ability of the equipment to function as intended under the
specified testing conditions.
The extent of the testing (i.e. the selection and sequence of carrying out tests and number ofpieces to be tested) is to be determined upon examination and evaluation of the equipment orcomponent subject to testing giving due regard to its intended usage.
Equipment is to be tested in its normal position if otherwise not specified in the test
specification.

Note:
1. Rev.5 of this UR is to be uniformly implemented by IACS Societies from 1 January 2008.
2. Rev.6 of this UR is to be uniformly implemented by IACS Societies from 1 January 2016.
3. Rev.7 of this UR is to be uniformly implemented by IACS Societies for equipment for which
the date of application for type approval certification is dated on or after 1 January 2020.
4. Equipment intended to be installed on ships contracted for construction on or after 1
January 2022 is to comply with Rev.7 of this UR.
5. The “contracted for construction” date means the date on which the contract to build thevessel is signed between the prospective owner and the shipbuilder. For further details
regarding the date of “contract for construction”, refer to IACS Procedural Requirement(PR) No. 29.
6. The “date of application for type approval” is the date of documents accepted by theClassification Society as request for type approval certification of a new equipment type orof an equipment type that has undergone substantive modifications in respect of the one
previously type approved, or for renewal of an expired type approval certificate.
7. Rev.8 of this UR is to be uniformly implemented by IACS Societies for equipment for which
the date of application for type approval certification is dated on or after 1 July 2022.
8. Rev.9 of this UR is to be uniformly implemented by IACS Societies for equipment for which
the date of application for type approval certification is dated on or after 1 July 2024.

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9. Rev.10 of this UR is to be uniformly implemented by IACS Societies for equipment for
which the date of application for type approval certification is dated on or after 1 January
2026.

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Relevant tests are as listed in the Table.

(cont)Note:a) *These test requirements are harmonised with IEC 60092-504:2016 “Electrical Installations in Ships -– Part 504: Special features -–Control and Instrumentation” and IEC 60533:2015 “Electrical and electronic installations in ships – electromagnetic compatibility”.
Electrical and electronic equipment on board ships, required neither by classification rules nor by International Conventions, liable tocause electromagnetic disturbance shall be of type which fulfil the test requirements of test specification items 19 and 20.

b)

As used in this document, and in contrast to a complete performance test, a functional test is a simplified test sufficient to verify that theequipment under test (EUT) has not suffered any deterioration caused by the individual environmental tests.

Type testing condition for equipment covered by E10.1
NO.

TEST

PROCEDURE ACC. TO:*TEST PARAMETERSOTHER INFORMATION* indicates the testing procedure which is normally to be applied. However, equivalent testing procedure may be accepted by the individual Society provided that theUnified Requirements stated in the other columns are fulfilled. Later versions (including revisions) of the international standards specified in this UR are acceptablefor use, provided the Scociety determines them to be equivalent to the technical specifications of this UR.

1.

Visual inspection

-

-

2.

Performance test

Manufacturer performance test
programme based upon specification
and relevant Rule requirements.
When the EUT is required to comply
with an international performancestandard, e.g. protection relays,
verification of requirements in thestandard are to be part of theperformance testing required in thisinitial test and subsequent
performance tests after
environmental testing where requiredin the UR.

- standard atmosphere conditions- temperature: 25°C ± 10°C
- relative humidity: 60% ± 30%- air pressure: 96 Kpa ± 10KPa

Page 3 of 13- conformance to drawings, design data
- confirmation that operation is in accordancewiththe requirements specified for particular systemor equipment;- checking of self-monitoring features;- checking of specified protection against anaccess to the memory;- checking against effect of unerroneous use ofcontrol elements in the case of computer
systems.

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3.

External power supply
failure-4.

Power supply variationsa) electric-

TEST PARAMETERS- 3 interruptions during 5 minutes;- switching-off time 30 s each case
AC SUPPLY
VoltageFrequency
variation
variation
permanent permanent
%
%
1
+6
+5
2
+6
-5
3
-10
-5
4
-10
+5
voltagefrequencytransienttransient
1,5 s
5s
%
%
5
+20
+10
6
-20
-10
DC SUPPLY
Voltage tolerance±10%
continuous
Voltage cyclic
5%variation
Voltage ripple
10%
Combination

OTHER INFORMATION- The time of 5 minutes may be exceeded
if the equipment under test needs a longer
time
for start-up, e.g. booting sequence- For equipment which requires booting, one
additional power supply interruption during
booting to be performed
Verification of:- equipment behaviour upon loss and restorationof supply;- possible corruption of programme or data heldin
programmable electronic systems, whereapplicable.

Electric battery supply:- +30% to –25% for equipment connected
to charging battery or as determined by
the charging/discharging characteristics,
including ripple voltage from thecharging device;- +20% to –25% for equipment notconnected to the battery during
charging.
b) pneumatic andhydraulicPressure: ±20%
Duration: 15 minutes

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5.

TEST

Dry heat(see note 1)

PROCEDURE ACC. TO:*TEST PARAMETERSOTHER INFORMATION

IEC 60068-2-2:2007
Test Bb for non-heat dissipating
equipment

Temperature: 55° ± 2°C
Duration: 16 hours
orTemperature: 70°C ± 2°C
Duration: 16 hours- equipment operating during conditioning andtesting;- functional test (b) during the last hour at thetesttemperature.
- for equipment specified for increased
temperature the dry heat test is to be
conducted
at the agreed test temperature and duration.

IEC 60068-2-2:2007
Test Be for heat dissipating
equipment

Temperature: 55° ± 2°C
Duration: 16 hours
orTemperature: 70°C ± 2°C
Duration: 16 hours- equipment operating during conditioning andtesting with cooling system on if provided;- functional test (b) during the last hour at thetesttemperature.
- for equipment specified for increased
temperature the dry heat test is to be
conducted
at the agreed test temperature and duration.
- measurement of insulation resistance before
test;- the test shall start with 25°C ± 3°C and at least
95% humidity;- equipment operating during the complete firstcycle and switched off during second cycle
except for functional test;- functional test during the first 2 hours of thefirstcycle at the test temperature and during thelast
2 hours of the second cycle at the test
temperature; Duration of the second cycle canbeextended due to more convenient handling ofthefunctional test.
- recovery at standard atmosphere conditions;- insulation resistance measurements andperformance test.
- duration in case of no resonance condition 90

6.

Damp heat

IEC 60068-2-30:2005 test Db

Temperature: 55°C
Humidity: 95%
Duration: 2 cycles 2 x (12 +12 hours)

7.

Vibration

IEC 60068-2-6:2007 Test Fc

2 +3 Hz to 13.2 Hz – amplitude ±1mm

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PROCEDURE ACC. TO:*E10TEST PARAMETERS–013.2 Hz to 100 Hz – acceleration ± 0.7 g.
For severe vibration conditions such as,e.g. on diesel engines, air compressors,etc.:
2.0 Hz to 25 Hz – amplitude ±1.6 mm
25.0 Hz to 100 Hz – acceleration ± 4.0 g.

(cont)

Note:
More severe conditions may exist for
example on exhaust manifolds or fuel oil
injection systems of diesel engines. For
equipment specified for increased
vibration levels the vibration test is to be
conducted at the agreed vibration level,
frequency range and duration. Values
may be required to be in these cases 40
Hz to 2000 Hz - acceleration ± 10.0g at
600°C, duration 90 min.*

8.

Inclination

IEC 60092-504:2016

Static 22.5°

Dynamic 22.5°

OTHER INFORMATION
minutes at 30 Hz;- duration at each resonance frequency at whichQ≥ 2 is recorded - 90 minutes;- during the vibration test, functional tests are to
be carried out;
- tests to be carried out in three mutuallyperpendicular planes;- it is recommended as guidance that Q does notexceed 5.
- where sweep test is to be carried out instead ofthe discrete frequency test and a number ofresonant frequencies is detected close to eachother, duration of the test is to be 120 min.
Sweep over a restricted frequency range
between 0.8 and 1.2 times the criticalfrequencies can be used where appropriate.
Note: Critical frequency is a frequency at which
the equipment being tested may exhibit:- malfunction and/or performance
deterioration- mechanical resonances and/or other
response effects occur, e.g. chattera) inclined to the vertical at an angle of at least
22.5°b) inclined to at least 22.5° on the other side ofthevertical and in the same plane as in (a),c) inclined to the vertical at an angle of at least
22.5° in plane at right angles to that used in(a),d) inclined to at least 22.5° on the other side of
the vertical and in the same plane as in (c).
Note: The period of testing in each position
should be sufficient to fully evaluate thebehaviour of the equipment.
Using the directions defined in a) to d) above,the equipment is to be rolled to an angle of 22.5°
each side of the vertical with a period of 10
seconds.

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The test in each direction is to be carried out for
not less than 15 minutes.
On ships for the carriage of liquified gases andchemicals, the emergency power supply is toremain operational with the ship flooded up to a
maximum final athwart ship inclination of 30°(see 1983 IGC Code, clause 2.9.2.2, 2014 IGC
Code, clause 2.7.2.2, IBC Code, clause 2.9.3.2).

(cont)

Note: These inclination tests are normally not
required for equipment with no moving parts.

9.

Insulation resistance
Rated supply
voltage Un (V)Test voltage(D.C. voltage) (V)Un  65

2 x Unmin. 24V
500

Un > 6510.

Min. insulation resistance
before test
after test
M ohmsM ohms10
1,0100High voltage
Rated voltage
Un (V)

Test voltage (A.C. voltage 50 or
60Hz)
(V)
2 x Un + 500
1500
2000
2500

Up to 65
66 to 250
251 to 500
501 to 690

11.

10

Cold

IEC 60068-2-1:2007

Temperature: +5°C ± 3°C
Duration: 2 hours
orTemperature: –25°C ± 3°C
Duration: 2 hours

Page 7 of 13- For high voltage equipment, reference is madeto
UR E11.
- insulation resistance test is to be carried out
before and after: damp heat test, cold test,
salt mist test and high voltage test;- between all phases and earth; and whereappropriate, between the phases.
Note: Certain components e.g. for EMC
protection may be required to be disconnected
for this test.
- For high voltage equipment, reference is madeto
UR E11.
- separate circuits are to be tested against eachother and all circuits connected with eachother tested against earth;- printed circuits with electronic components may
be removed during the test;- period of application of the test voltage: 1
minute- initial measurement of insulation resistance;- equipment not operating during conditioningandtesting except for functional test;- functional test during the last hour at the test

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temperature;- insulation resistance measurement and thefunctional test after recovery(cont)
12.

Salt mist

IEC 60068-2-52:2017 Test Kb

Four spraying periods with a storage of 7days after each.

- initial measurement of insulation resistanceandinitial functional test;- equipment not operating during conditioning;- functional test on the 7th day of each storage
period;- insulation resistance measurement andperformance test 4 to 6h after recovery.
(see Note 3)- on completion of exposure, the equipment shallbe examined to verify that deterioration or
corrosion (if any) is superficial in nature.

13.

Electrostatic discharge

IEC 61000-4-2:2008

Contact discharge: 6kV
Air discharge: 2kV, 4kV, 8kVInterval between single discharges: 1 sec.
No. of pulses: 10 per polarity
According to test level 3.

- to simulate electrostatic discharge as may
occur
when persons touch the appliance;- the test is to be confined to the points andsurfaces that can normally be reached by theoperator;- Performance Criterion B (See Note 4).

14.

Electromagnetic field

IEC 61000-4-3:2020 or IEC 61000-43:2006+AMD1:2007+AMD2:2010

Frequency range:
80 MHz to 6 GHz
Modulation**: 80% AM at 1000Hz
Field strength: 10V/m
Frequency sweep rate: ≤1.5 x 10-3
decades/s (or 1%/3 sec)
According to test level 3.

- to simulate electromagnetic fields radiated bydifferent transmitters;- the test is to be confined to the appliances
exposed to direct radiation by transmitters attheir place of installation.
- Performance criterion A (See Note 5)**If for tests of equipment an input signal with amodulation frequency of 1000 Hz is necessaryamodulation frequency of 400 Hz may bechosen.
- If an equipment is intended to receive radio
signals for the purpose of radio communication(e.g. wifi router, remote radio controller), thenthe immunity limits at its communication

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frequency do not apply, subject to theprovisions “Specific requirements for wirelessdata links” in UR E22.

(cont)
15.

Conducted low
Frequency

AC:
Frequency range: rated frequency to200th harmonic;
Test voltage (rms): 10% of supply to 15th
harmonic reducing to 1% at 100th
harmonic and maintain this level to the200th harmonic, min 3 V r.m.s, max 2 W.

- to stimulate distortions in the power supply
system generated for instance, by electronic
consumers and coupled in as harmonics;- performance criterion A (see Note 5).
- See figure - “Test set-up”- for keeping max. 2W, the voltage of the test
signal may be lower.

DC:
Frequency range: 50 Hz - 10 kHz;
Test voltage (rms): 10% of supply
max. 2 W

16.

Conducted Radio
Frequency

IEC 61000-4-6:20132023

AC, DC, I/O ports and signal/control lines:
Frequency range: 150 kHz - 80 MHz
Amplitude: 3 V rms (See Note 6)
Modulation ***: 80% AM at 1000 Hz
Frequency sweep range: ≤ 1.5 x
10-3 decades/s (or 1%/3sec.)
According to test level 2.

- Equipment design and the choice of materials
isto stimulate electromagnetic fields coupled ashigh frequency into the test specimen via theconnecting lines.
- performance criterion A (see Note 5).
*** If for tests of equipment an input signal
with a modulation frequency of 1000 Hz
is necessary a modulation frequency of
400 Hz may be chosen.

17.

Electrical Fast Transients /Burst

IEC 61000-4-4:2012

Single pulse rise time: 5 ns (between
10% and 90% value)
Single pulse width: 50 ns (50% value)
Amplitude (peak): 2kV line on power
supply port/earth;
1kV on I/O data control andcommunication ports (coupling clamp)
Pulse period: 300 ms;- arcs generated when actuating electricalcontacts;- interface effect occurring on the power supply,
aswell as at the external wiring of the test
specimen;- performance criterion B (see Note 4).

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Burst duration: 15 ms;
Duration/polarity: 5 min
According to test level 3.

(cont)

18.

Surge

IEC 61000-4-5:2014+AMD1:2017

Test applicable to AC and DC power ports
Open-circuit voltage:
Pulse rise time: 1.2 µs (front time)
Pulse width: 50 µs (time to half value)
Amplitude (peak): 1kV line/earth;
0.5kV line/line
Short-circuit current:
Pulse rise time: 8 µs (front time)
Pulse width: 20 µs (time to half value)
Repetition rate: ≥ 1 pulse/min
No of pulses: 5 per polarity
Application: continuous
According to test level 2.

- interference generated for instance, byswitching“ON” or “OFF” high power inductive
consumers;- test procedure in accordance with figure 10 of
the standard for equipment where power andsignal lines are identical;- performance criterion B (see Note 4).

19.

Radiated Emission

CISPR 16-23:2016+AMD1:2019+AMD2:2023
IEC 60945:2002 for 156-165 MHz

Limits below 1000 MHz- procedure in accordance with the standard but
distance 3 m between equipment and antenna- for the frequency band 156 MHz to 165 MHz
the measurement shall be repeated with areceiver bandwidth of 9 kHz (as per IEC
60945:2002).
- alternatively the radiation limit at a distance of
3 m from the enclosure port over the frequency
156 MHz to 165 MHz shall be 30 dB micro-V/mPeak (as per IEC 60945:2002).

For equipment installed in the bridge anddeck zone.
Frequency range:
0.15 - 0.3 MHz
0.3 - 30MHz
30 - 1000 MHz
except for:156 -165 MHz

Quasi peak limits:
80 - 52 dBµV/m
52 - 34 dBµV/m
54dBµV/m24dBµV/mFor equipment installed in the general
power distribution zone.
Frequency range:
0.15 - 30 MHz
30 - 100 MHz
100 - 1000 MHz

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Quasi peak limits:
80 - 50 dBµV/m
60 - 54 dBµV/m
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except for:156 -165 MHz(cont)

24

OTHER INFORMATIONdBµV/mLimits above 1000 MHz
Frequency range:
1000 - 6000 MHz

20.

Conducted Emission

CISPR 16-2-1:2014+AMD1:2017

Average limit:
54 dBµV/m- procedure in accordance with the standard(distance 3 m between equipment andantenna)-Equipment intended to transmit radio signals forthe purpose of radio communication (e.g. wifi
router, remote radio controller) may be
exempted from limit, within its communication
frequency range, subject to the provisions“
Specific requirements for wireless data links” inUR E22.

Test applicable to AC and DC power ports
For equipment installed in the bridge anddeck zone.
Frequency range:
10 - 150 kHz
150 - 350 kHz
350 kHz - 30 MHz

Limits:96 - 50 dBµV
60 - 50 dBµV
50
dBµV

For equipment installed in the general
power distribution zone.
Frequency range:
10 - 150 kHz
150 - 500 kHz
0.5 - 30
MHz

21.

Flame retardant

IEC 60092-101:2018 orLimits:120 - 69 dBµV
79
dBµV
73
dBµV

Flame application: 5 times 15 s each.
Interval between each application:
15s or 1 time 30s.
Test criteria based upon application.

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by not more than 60 mm long.
- no flame, no incandescence or- in the event of a flame or incandescencebeing present, it shall extinguish itself within

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TEST PARAMETERS

The test is performed with the EUT or
housing of the EUT applying needle-flame
test method.

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OTHER INFORMATION
30 s of the removal of the needle flame
without full combustion of the test specimen.
- any dripping material shall extinguish itself
in such a way as not to ignite a wrapping
tissue. The drip height is 200 mm ± 5 mm.

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Notes:(cont)

1.

Dry heat at 70 °C is to be carried out to automation, control and instrumentationequipment subject to high degree of heat, for example mounted in consoles, housings,
etc. together with other heat dissipating power equipment.

2.

For equipment installed in non-weather protected locations or cold locations test is tobe carried out at –25°C.

3.

Salt mist test is to be carried out for equipment installed in weather exposed areas.

4.

Performance Criterion B: (For transient phenomena): The EUT shall continue tooperate as intended after the tests. No degradation of performance or loss of function isallowed as defined in the technical specification published by the manufacturer. During
the test, degradation or loss of function or performance which is self recoverable ishowever allowed but no change of actual operating state or stored data is allowed.

5.

Performance Criterion A: (For continuous phenomena): The Equipment Under Test
shall continue to operate as intended during and after the test. No degradation of
performance or loss of function is allowed as defined in relevant equipment standard
and the technical specification published by the manufacturer.

6.

For equipment installed on the bridge and deck zone, the test levels shall be increased
to 10V rms for spot frequencies in accordance with IEC 60945:2002 at 2, 3, 4, 6.2, 8.2,
12.6, 16.5, 18.8, 22, 25 MHz.

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