Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC (2006/87/EC) (repealed) (c. 87)

ANNEX II MINIMUM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO VESSELS ON INLAND WATERWAYS OF ZONES 1, 2, 3 AND 4

PART II

CHAPTER 9 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

Article 9.03 Protection against physical contact, intrusion of solid objects and the ingress of water

The type of minimum protection for permanently installed parts of an installation shall be as set out in the following table:

a Where appliances release large amounts of heat: IP 12.
b Where appliances or panels do not have this type of protection their location shall meet the conditions applying to that type of protection.
c Electrical equipment of the certified safety type as in accordance with (a) European standards EN 50014: 1997; 50015: 1998; 50016: 2002; 50017: 1998; 50018: 2000; 50019: 2000 and 50020: 2002; or (b) IEC publication 60079 as of 1 October 2003.
Location	Type of minimum protection(in accordance with IEC publ. 60529: 1992)
	Generators	Motors	Trans-formers	PanelsDistributorsSwitches	Fittings	Lighting equipment
Operation rooms, engine rooms, steering-gear compartments	IP 22	IP 22	IPb 22	IPa b 22	IP 44	IP 22
Holds					IP 55	IP 55
Battery and paint lockers						IP 44 u. (Ex)c
Free decks and open steering positions		IP 55		IP 55	IP 55	IP 55
Wheelhouse		IP 22	IP 22	IP 22	IP 22	IP 22
Accommodation apart from sanitary facilities and washrooms				IP 22	IP 20	IP 20
Sanitary facilities and washrooms		IP 44	IP 44	IP 44	IP 55	IP 44