Portable Gas Detector Standards - Australian Government

Description

You must comply with these standards if you operate one of the following vessels in Australian waters:

  • an oil tanker
  • a chemical tanker
  • a gas carrier
  • a cargo vessel carrying any substance that may give off combustible gases
  • a vessel that carries a substance likely to deplete the oxygen concentration in a space
  • a vessel where a person may have to enter a confined space.

The standards in regards to the performance of gas detectors are:

  • AS/NZS 60079.29.1:2017 Explosive atmospheres - Gas detectors - Performance requirements of detectors for flammable gases
  • IEC 60079-29-1 Ed. 2.0. Gas detectors - Performance requirements of detectors for flammable gasses.

The standards in regards to the installation, use and maintenance of gas detectors are:

  • AS/NZS60079.29.2:2016 Gas detectors - selection, installation, use and maintenance of detectors for flammable gases and oxygen
  • IEC 60079-29-2 Ed 1.0 Gas detectors - selection, installation, use and maintenance of detectors for flammable gases and oxygen.

Service type

Code of Practice

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Administering agency

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Ship Safety Division

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