Description

BS PD 54823 – Guidance for the design, commissioning and maintenance of LPG systems in small craft

BS PD 54823:2016 gives guidance for the design, commissioning andmaintenance of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) systems, including replacementappliances, replacement hose and replacement piping. It covers permanentlyinstalled gas burning installations in small craft 1) of up to 24 m in length, usingLPG operating at a nominal pressure of up to 50 mbar 2). The LPG is from eithercyclinders stowed on board or the on-board aspects of the gas system in thesituation of a fixed shore bulk supply.

This Published Document also covers cooking appliances with integral LPGcartridges, for which guidence is given in Annex A.

This Published Document does not cover:

new system installation requirements as covered in BS EN ISO 10239:2014;
major system modification for which BS EN ISO 10239:2014 is to be used forinstallation requirements;
additional appliances (including additional piping and additional hose)added to an existing system for which BS EN ISO 10239:2014 is to be usedfor installation requirements;
on-shore installation of bulk supplies of LPG;
catering equipment;
portable LPG-burning appliances not covered in Annex A;
the installation of LPG generators; or
the use of LPG for propulsion of vessels for which guidance is given inUKLPG Code of Practice 18 or BS EN 15609.

NOTE Further information on gas supply systems to permanently moored craft canbe found in IGEM/G/6.

Cross References:
BS 669
BS 1552
BS 6172
BS 6362
ISO 7598
BS 6956
BS 7838
BS EN 331
BS EN 449
BS EN 549
BS EN 751-2
BS EN 751-3
BS EN 1057
BS EN 1254-2
BS EN 13878
BS EN 14291
BS EN 14324
BS EN 15266
BS EN 16129:2013
BS EN 28846
BS EN ISO 8434-1:2007
BS EN ISO 9094
BS EN ISO 10239:2014
BS EN ISO 17672
ISO 7-1
BS 476-20
BS 3016
BS 3212:1991
BS 5258-11
BS 8511:2010
BS EN 437
BS EN 837-1
BS EN 1949
BS EN 12449
BS EN 12864
BS EN 13785
BS EN 13786
BS EN 15609
BS EN 16436-1:2014
BS EN ISO 10240
BS EN ISO 10380