SIST ETS 300 019-1-6 E1:2006
(Main)Equipment Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications equipment; Part 1-6: Classification of environmental conditions; Ship environments
General Information
- Abstract
The purpose of this sub-part of this standard is to define the classes of environmental conditions and their severities to which equipment may be exposed. Only severe conditions, which may be harmful to the equipment, are included. The severities specified are those which will have a low probability of being exceeded; generally less than 1 %. This sub-part applies to equipment designed principally for maritime use. Conditions of use vary significantly in relation to the size of the vessel and the function for which it was designed. The reader should ensure that the relevant classes are chosen to suit this particular application. This sub-part covers the following types of vessel:
- vessel propelled by mechanical means, including offshore units;
- vessel not propelled by mechanical means, including sailing boats and life rafts.
The classes defined apply to all sizes of vessel from pleasure craft to trawlers, ferry boats, icebreakers
and cargo ships including tankers.
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 31-Jan-2006
- Withdrawal Date
- 30-Sep-2003
- Technical Committee
- RES - Radio equipment and systems
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Feb-2006
- Due Date
- 01-Feb-2006
- Completion Date
- 01-Feb-2006
Overview
SIST ETS 300 019-1-6 E1:2006 is a Slovenian standard identical to ETS 300 019-1-6 developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). This standard specifies environmental conditions and corresponding classifications relevant to telecommunications equipment used in marine or shipboard environments. Its purpose is to define environmental classes, focusing on identifying and categorizing severe environmental conditions that have a low probability of being exceeded (less than 1%). This ensures that maritime telecommunications equipment is robustly designed for safety, reliability, and longevity under challenging shipboard conditions.
The standard is applicable to telecommunications equipment intended for:
- Vessels propelled by mechanical means, including offshore units
- Vessels not propelled by mechanical means, such as sailing boats and life rafts
It covers environments from small pleasure craft to trawlers, ferries, icebreakers, and large cargo or tanker ships.
Key Topics
Environmental Classes
The standard defines three main environmental classes based on level of weather protection:
- Class 6.1: Totally weatherprotected locations
- Suitable for equipment in sealed, heated, and ventilated shipboard areas shielded from direct environmental influences.
- Class 6.2: Partly weatherprotected locations
- For equipment exposed to some environmental elements but provided with partial protection; may include exposure to solar radiation, rain, heat, and salt mist.
- Class 6.3: Non-weatherprotected locations
- Equipment is fully exposed to shipboard weather conditions, including rain, salt spray, and temperature extremes.
Types of Environmental Stress
The classification considers various environmental stress factors:
- Climatic conditions: Temperature extremes, humidity, solar and heat radiation, precipitation, and wetness.
- Biological hazards: The presence or absence of flora (mould, fungus) and fauna (rodents, insects) that may affect the equipment.
- Chemically active substances: Exposure to salt, sulphur dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, nitrogen oxides, ozone, and other airborne pollutants found in maritime environments.
- Mechanically active substances: Dust, sand, soot, and oil droplets, which can cause abrasion or contamination.
- Mechanical conditions: Ship-specific motion, vibration, shock, acceleration, and angular movement due to vessel operation.
Severity of Conditions
Each class is associated with predefined severity levels for each stress factor, outlining the minimum construction and protective requirements for reliable telecommunications operation.
Applications
This standard is invaluable for:
- Equipment designers and manufacturers seeking to ensure that new telecommunications devices are suitable for installation on a wide range of ship types and locations.
- Marine system integrators and procurement specialists assessing the compatibility of telecommunications hardware for marine environments, including harsh and exposed locations.
- Ship operators and owners who need to ensure compliance with international reliability and safety standards for onboard telecommunication systems.
- Compliance and certification bodies verifying that equipment installed in shipboard locations meets rigorous environmental durability standards.
Select the relevant environmental class based on vessel type, intended equipment location, and expected operating conditions to ensure proper protection and long-term reliability.
Related Standards
For comprehensive environmental engineering, the following standards are relevant:
- ETS 300 019-1 (General Environmental Classification): Parent part detailing broad classifications for all use cases.
- ETS 300 019-2 (Environmental Testing): Defines test procedures for environmental categories set in Part 1.
- IEC 721-3-6: Guidance on ship environments - serves as a reference in defining classes.
- ISO 2041: Vocabulary for vibration and shock.
- IEC 68-2-27: Shock test standards.
- ETSI ETR 035: Guidance and terminology for environmental engineering in telecommunications.
Adhering to SIST ETS 300 019-1-6 ensures your telecommunications equipment is prepared for maritime challenges, supporting safe, consistent communications at sea.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST ETS 300 019-1-6 E1:2006 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Equipment Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications equipment; Part 1-6: Classification of environmental conditions; Ship environments". This standard covers: The purpose of this sub-part of this standard is to define the classes of environmental conditions and their severities to which equipment may be exposed. Only severe conditions, which may be harmful to the equipment, are included. The severities specified are those which will have a low probability of being exceeded; generally less than 1 %. This sub-part applies to equipment designed principally for maritime use. Conditions of use vary significantly in relation to the size of the vessel and the function for which it was designed. The reader should ensure that the relevant classes are chosen to suit this particular application. This sub-part covers the following types of vessel: - vessel propelled by mechanical means, including offshore units; - vessel not propelled by mechanical means, including sailing boats and life rafts. The classes defined apply to all sizes of vessel from pleasure craft to trawlers, ferry boats, icebreakers and cargo ships including tankers.
The purpose of this sub-part of this standard is to define the classes of environmental conditions and their severities to which equipment may be exposed. Only severe conditions, which may be harmful to the equipment, are included. The severities specified are those which will have a low probability of being exceeded; generally less than 1 %. This sub-part applies to equipment designed principally for maritime use. Conditions of use vary significantly in relation to the size of the vessel and the function for which it was designed. The reader should ensure that the relevant classes are chosen to suit this particular application. This sub-part covers the following types of vessel: - vessel propelled by mechanical means, including offshore units; - vessel not propelled by mechanical means, including sailing boats and life rafts. The classes defined apply to all sizes of vessel from pleasure craft to trawlers, ferry boats, icebreakers and cargo ships including tankers.
SIST ETS 300 019-1-6 E1:2006 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 19.040 - Environmental testing; 33.050.01 - Telecommunication terminal equipment in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2006
Inženiring opreme (EE) – Okoljski pogoji in preskusi vplivov okolja na
telekomunikacijsko opremo – 1-6. del: : Klasifikacija okoljskih pogojev – Ladijsko
okolje
Equipment Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and environmental tests for
telecommunications equipment; Part 1-6: Classification of environmental conditions; Ship
environments
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETS 300 019-1-6 Edition 1
ICS:
19.040 Preskušanje v zvezi z Environmental testing
okoljem
33.050.01 Telekomunikacijska Telecommunication terminal
terminalska oprema na equipment in general
splošno
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN ETS 300 019-1-6
TELECOMMUNICATION February 1992
STANDARD
Source: ETSI TC-EE Reference: DE/EE-1019-1-6
ICS: 33.080
Environment, test, equipment
Key words:
Equipment Engineering (EE);
Environmental conditions and environmental
tests for telecommunications equipment
Part 1-6: Classification of environmental conditions
Ship environments
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
ETSI Secretariat
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Copyright Notification: No part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission. The copyright and the
foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.
© European Telecommunications Standards Institute 1992. All rights reserved.
New presentation - see History box
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Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation and publication of this document, errors in content,
typographical or otherwise, may occur. If you have comments concerning its accuracy, please write to
"ETSI Editing and Committee Support Dept." at the address shown on the title page.
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Contents
Foreword.5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references .7
3 Definitions.7
4 Environmental classes .8
4.1 Class 6.1: Totally weatherprotected locations .8
4.2 Class 6.2: Partly weatherprotected locations.8
4.3 Class 6.3: Non-weatherprotected locations .9
5 Environmental conditions.10
5.1 Climatic conditions.10
5.2 Biological conditions .10
5.3 Chemically active substances.11
5.4 Mechanically active substances.12
5.5 Mechanical conditions.13
History.15
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Foreword
This multi-part European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been produced by the Equipment
Engineering (EE) Technical Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
This standard is concerned with environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications
equipment and comprises two main parts, each with subdivisions:
- ETS 300 019-1: "Classification of environmental conditions".
This part of the standard, Part 1, specifies different standardised environmental classes covering
climatic and biological conditions, chemically and mechanically active substances and mechanical
conditions during storage, transportation and in use.
- ETS 300 019-2: "Specification of environmental tests".
This part of the standard will specify the test requirements for the different environmental classes.
Each part of the standard is divided into sub-parts. Sub-part 1-0 will form a general overview of Part 1.
This sub-part, Sub-part 1-6, deals with ship environments.
This part of the standard (Part 1) was submitted to Public Enquiry as prETS 300 019 Part B. The original
Part A is to be published as ETSI Technical Report ETR 035 entitled: "Equipment Engineering (EE);
Environmental engineering Guidance and terminology".
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1 Scope
The purpose of this sub-part of this standard is to define the classes of environmental conditions and their
severities to which equipment may be exposed. Only severe conditions, which may be harmful to the
equipment, are included. The severities specified are those which will have a low probability of being
exceeded; generally less than 1 %.
This sub-part applies to equipment designed principally for maritime use. Conditions of use vary
significantly in relation to the size of the vessel and the function for which it was designed. The reader
should ensure that the relevant classes are chosen to suit this particular application.
This sub-part covers the following types of vessel:
- vessel propelled by mechanical means, including offshore units;
- vessel not propelled by mechanical means, including sailing boats and life rafts.
The classes defined apply to all sizes of vessel from pleasure craft to trawlers, ferry boats, icebreakers
and cargo ships including tankers.
2 Normative references
This ETS incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative
references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For
dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of any of these publications apply to this ETS
only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the
publication referred to applies.
[1] ETR 035: "Equipment Engineering (EE); Environmental engineering Guidance
and terminology".
[2] IEC Publication 721-3-6: "Ship environment".
[3] IEC Publication 721-2-1: "Temperature and humidity".
[4] IEC Publication 68-2-27: "Test Ea: Shock".
[5] IEC Publication 92-502: "Special features - Tankers".
[6] ISO Publication 2041: "Vibration and Shock - Vocabulary".
3 Definitions
In this sub-part of this standard, the following definitions apply:
Totally weatherprotected location: direct weather influences are totally excluded.
Partly weatherprotected location: direct weather influences are not completely excluded.
Non-weatherprotected location: A location at which the equipment is not protected from direct weather
influences.
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4 Environmental classes
4.1 Class 6.1: Totally weatherprotected locations
This class is a combination of classes 6K1/6B1/6C1/6S1/6M3 in IEC publication 721-3-6 [2].
This class applies to equipment installed in totally weatherprotected, heated and ventilated locations
following warm-up on board engine-powered vessels but excluding refrigerated cargo spaces, machinery
spaces and locations containing equipment dissipating considerable amounts of heat. This class does not
cover Warm Damp and Warm Damp Equable climates.
NOTE: Climatic conditions for different areas are defined in IEC publication 721-2-1 [3].
This class applies to:
- equipment which is not exposed to heat radiation from adjacent equipment, heating elements or to
solar radiation through glass or transparent materials;
- installations on board vessels operating in areas without particular risk of attack by flora or fauna. It
also covers other vessels where the installations are located in compartments of such construction
that mould growth and attacks by animals are unlikely;
- totally weatherprotected installations which are not subjected to salt mist, engine exhausts or
emissions from nearby industrial sources;
- installations protected from sand, dust and ingress of soot;
- installations on board engine-powered vessels of all sizes.
4.2 Class 6.2: Partly weatherprotected locations
This class is a combination of classes 6K4/6B2/6C3/6S2/6M3 or 6M4 in IEC publication 721-3-6 [2].
This class applies, depending on the mechanical class chosen, to equipment installed in any location on
board engine-powered vessels - excluding refrigerated cargo spaces. The class applies in all climates with
the exception of Cold climates and areas with abnormal rain intensities and hurricanes. The equipment may
occasionally be subjected to heavy seas. (See the NOTE to subclause 4.1).
This class applies to:
- equipment which is subjected to direct solar radiation, to considerable heat dissipation from boilers,
engines etc., to rain and water jets. The equipment may be connected to wet surfaces;
- non-protected installations on board vessels operating in areas where mould growth and attacks by
animals may occur;
- non-weatherprotected installations on board vessels operating close to industrial areas with
considerable air pollution emissions. Salt mist and exposure to engine exhausts are included;
- all installations where sweeping of dusty decks may take place. It also covers locations subject to
emissions from boiler exhausts (e.g. soot, acid, etc.). Non-weatherprotected installations on board
vessels operating close to sand deserts are not covered;
- class 6M3: installations on board engine-powered vessels of all sizes but excluding equipment
connected directly to reciprocating types of machinery. Equipment connected directly to loading
systems, container guides, cranes and installations in dredgers are included;
- class 6M4: all installations on board engine-powered vessels of all sizes including equipment
connected directly to reciprocating types of machinery.
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NOTE: The proper mechanical IEC class 6M3 or 6M4 shall be chosen according to the
expected installations and use of the equipment.
4.3 Class 6.3: Non-weatherprotected locations
This class is a combination of classes 6K5/6B2/6C3/6S2/6M3 or 6M4 in IEC publication 721-3-6 [2].
This class applies, depending on the mechanical class chosen, to equipment installed in any location on
board engine-powered vessels, including refrigerated cargo spaces. This class applies in all climates
including areas with abnormal rain intensities and hurricanes. The equipment may also be subjected to
heavy seas. (See the note to subclause 4.1).
This class applies to:
- equipment which is subjected to direct solar radiation, to considerable heat dissipation from boilers,
engines etc., to abnormal rain, heavy seas and water jets. The equipment may be connected to wet
surfaces;
- non-weatherprotected installations on board vessels operating in areas where mould growth and
attacks by animals may occur;
- non-weatherprotected installations on board vessels operating close to industrial areas with
considerable air pollution emissions. Salt mist and exposure to engine exhausts are included;
- all installations where sweeping of dusty decks may take place. It also covers locations subject to
emissions from boiler exhausts (e.g. soot, acid, etc.). Non-weatherprotected installations on board
vessels operating close to sand deserts are not covered;
- class 6M3: installations on board engine-powered vessels of all sizes but excluding equipment
connected directly to reciprocating types of machinery. Equipment connected directly to loading
systems, container guides, cranes and installations in dredgers are included;
- class 6M4: all installations on board engine-powered vessels of all sizes including equipment
connected directly to reciprocating types of machinery (see the NOTE to subclause 4.2).
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5 Environmental c onditions
5.1 Climatic conditions
Table 1: Climatic conditions for environmental classes 6.1 to 6.3
Class
Environmental parameter
Unit 6.1 6.2 6.3
a) Low temperature, air C + 5 - 25 - 40 (NOTE 1)
b) Low temperature, water C none Freezing-point of water (NOTE 2)
c) High temperature, air C + 40 + 70 + 70
d) High temperature, surfaces C none + 70 + 70
(NOTE 3)
e) High temperature, water C + 30 + 35 + 35
f) Gradual change of temperature, C none - 25/+ 40 - 25/+ 40
air, air C/minute 3 3
g) Change of temperature,
air/water C none + 40/+ 5 + 40/+ 5
h) Humidity, not combined with % 95 95 95
rapid temperature changes C + 30 + 45 + 45
i) Humidity, combined with rapid % none
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