Significance and Use
4.1 Splicing of cables in the shipbuilding industry, both in Navy and commercial undertakings, has been concentrated in repair, conversion, or overhaul programs. However, many commercial industries, including aerospace and nuclear power, have standards defining cable splicing methods and materials that establish the quality of the splice to prevent loss of power or signal, ensure circuit continuity, and avoid potential catastrophic failures. This guide presents cable splicing techniques and hardware for application to commercial and Navy shipbuilding to support the concept of modular ship construction.
Scope
1.1 This guide provides direction and recommends cable splicing materials and methods that would satisfy the requirements of extensive cable splicing in modular ship construction and offers sufficient information and data to assist the shipbuilder in evaluating this option of cable splicing for future ship construction.
1.2 This guide deals with cable splicing at a generic level and details a method that will satisfy the vast majority of cable splicing applications.
1.3 This guide covers acceptable methods of cable splicing used in shipboard cable systems and provides information on current applicable technologies and additional information that the shipbuilder may use in decision making for the cost effectiveness of splicing in electrical cable installations.
1.4 This guide is limited to applications of 2000 V or less, but most of the materials and methods discussed are adaptable to higher voltages, such as 5-kV systems. The cables of this guide relate to all marine cables, domestic and foreign, commercial or U.S. Navy.
