Published on: 06 July 2023
British Marine’s technical manager, Ed Tuite, recently participated in ISO Technical Committee 188’s (small craft) first physical gathering since the Covid-19 pandemic. The gathering took place in Norway, at the Norwegian Maritime Authority’s head office in Haugesund. The committee had a week of ISO meetings developing standards for the construction of small craft and associated equipment predominantly used for recreational craft.
These standards are the cornerstone of a safe and thriving industry and its essential the UK maintains its voice in the development of the standards ensuring the UK’s position as a world leading industry innovator.
British Marine, along with several of its members were proud to represent the UK’s position at these meetings with a main focus through the week on the development of standards related to the electrification of recreational vessels and protection against falls overboard, the following standards were worked on:
- ISO 10239 – Liquid Petroleum Gas Systems
- ISO 15085 – Person overboard prevention and recovery
- ISO/IEC 16315 – Electric Propulsion Systems
- ISO 23625 – Lithium-Ion Batteries
- ISO 8665-2 – Power measurements and declarations — Part 2: Electric marine propulsion
At the end of the week, the committee also held a strategic meeting to discuss upcoming priorities and future work items and structuring of the working groups.
A full list of published, harmonised/designated and under development ISO standards applicable to small craft is published on a quarterly basis in British Marine’s technical report – (found here).
British Marine is always looking for industry experts to help develop ISO standards, if you are interested in learning more about how you can get involved please contact British Marine’s technical team via technical@britishmarine.co.uk.
