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BS 6883/BS7917 Offshore & Marine cables
Fire Resistant Instrumentation & Control Cables
HF-EPR Insulated, SW2/SW4 Sheathed, Individually Screened Unarmoured Fire Resistant Instrumentation & Control Cables
Application:
HF-EPR Insulated, SW2/SW4 Sheathed, Individually Screened Unarmoured Fire Resistant Instrumentation & Control Cables are designed for fixed wiring in ships and on mobile offshoreunits, suitable for use in instrumentation, lighting and control circuits where fire integrity is essential.
Standards:
BS 7917
IEC 60331-31 Fire resistant
IEC 60332-3A Flame retardant
IEC 60754-1; IEC 60754-2 Corrosivity
IEC 61034-2 Smoke density
Cold bend and impact (-40°C) (on request)
CSA C22.2 No. 38-95 (on request)
Construction:

Conductor: Tinned copper wire stranded circular cl. 2 BS 6360/IEC 60228.
Insulation: Mica tape + HF-EPR GP4 according to BS 7655 1.2.
Lay-up: Pairs, triples, quads.
Individual Screen: Aluminium/polyester tape + drain wire tinned copper.
Sheath: Halogen free thermosetting compound SW4 according to BS 7655 2.6 or reduced halogen thermosetting compound SW2 according to BS 7655 2.6.
Mechanical and Thermal Properties:
Minimum Internal Bending Radius: 8×OD
Temperature Range: -40℃ ~ +90℃
Dimensions and Weight:
| Construction No. of cores×Cross section (mm²) |
Nominal Insulation Thickness mm |
Nominal Sheath Thickness mm |
Minimum Overall Diameter mm |
Maximum Overall Diameter mm |
Approx. Weight kg/km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multipair | |||||
| 1×2×0.75 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 97 |
| 3×2×0.75 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 227 |
| 7×2×0.75 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 19.0 | 21.1 | 449 |
| 12×2×0.75 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 23.8 | 26.4 | 740 |
| 20×2×0.75 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 30.4 | 33.5 | 1183 |
| 27×2×0.75 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 34.6 | 37.9 | 1555 |
| 37×2×0.75 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 40.5 | 44.3 | 1846 |
| 1×2×1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 108 |
| 3×2×1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 264 |
| 7×2×1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 522 |
| 12×2×1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 25.4 | 28.0 | 865 |
| 20×2×1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 32.1 | 35.3 | 1377 |
| 27×2×1 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 36.8 | 40.2 | 1814 |
| 37×2×1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 2432 |
| Multitriple | |||||
| 1×3×0.75 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 104 |
| 3×3×0.75 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 269 |
| 7×3×0.75 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 20.8 | 23.3 | 527 |
| 12×3×0.75 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 25.8 | 28.5 | 880 |
| 1×3×1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 124 |
| 3×3×1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 15.8 | 17.9 | 310 |
| 7×3×1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 622 |
| 12×3×1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 27.5 | 30.2 | 1032 |
| Multiquad | |||||
| 1×4×0.75 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 137 |
| 3×4×0.75 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 17.4 | 19.5 | 366 |
| 7×4×0.75 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 23.5 | 26.1 | 725 |
| 1×4×1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 148 |
| 3×4×1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 18.4 | 20.6 | 413 |
| 7×4×1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 24.9 | 27.6 | 843 |
