What is ISO 5480 about?
ISO 5480 is an international standard that covers ships and marine technology.
ISO 5480 specifies dimensions, materials, quality of manufacture and finish for guardrails and stanchions fitted on exposed freeboard and superstructure decks of cargo ships to prevent personnel falling overboard or to lower decks.
Note 1: ISO 5480 is not applicable to guardrails fitted near compasses.
Note 2: Cargo ships meeting the requirements of ISO 5480 are deemed to comply with the regulations of the International Convention on Load lines, 1966 Annex 1, Chapter II, Regulation 25, Paragraphs 2 and 3, as amended by the Protocol of 1988.
Who is ISO 5480 for?
ISO 5480 on guardrails and stanchions for cargo ship applicable to:
- Shipbuilding industry
- Quality engineer and Quality accessors
- Design engineers for Shipbuilding
- Various Ships and marine technology regulatory organizations and authorities
Why should you use ISO 5480?
When building cargo ship guardrails, safety is of the foremost concern in order to protect human life from any potential falling overboard or to lower decks that may occur.
ISO 5480 provides overall requirements of dimensions, materials, quality of manufacture, and finish for guardrails and stanchions fitted on exposed freeboard and superstructure decks of cargo ships. It helps you ensure the safety of human life and increases the quality of guardrails and stanchions cargo ships.
Following the guidelines in ISO 5480 allows you to design and manufacture cargo ship guardrails that meet safety and best industry standards. Meeting the requirements of ISO 5480 helps you to comply with the regulations of the International Convention on Load lines for cargo ships.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS ISO 5480:2020 supersedes BS ISO 5480:1979, which is withdrawn. BS ISO 5480:2020 includes some technical changes as follows:
- The normative references have been updated
- The normative references have been updated
- The diameter of the lower rails and the toprails have been changed
- The size of the stays has been changed
- Technical advice has been added as the second paragraph in 5.4.1
