BS en 12495-2000 Cathodic Protection for Fixed Steel Offshore Structures

BRITISH STANDARD

Cathodic protection for fixed steel offshore structures

The European Standard EN 12495:2000 has the status of a British Standard

ICS 47.020.01; 77.060

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BS EN 12495:2000

BS EN 12495:2000

National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 12495:2000. Reference should also be made to BS 7361, Code of practice for land and marine applications, which will eventually be withdrawn when all the CEN standards relating to cathodic protection currently being prepared, are published. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee GEL/603, Cathodic protection, which has the responsibility to: Ð aid enquirers enquirers to understa understand nd the text; text; Ð present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; Ð monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK.  A list of organiza organizations tions represen represented ted on this committee committee can be obtained obtained on request request to its secretary. Cross-references

The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled ªInternational Standards Correspondence Indexº, or by using the ªFindº facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.  A British Standard Standard does not purport purport to include include all the necessary necessary provisions provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.

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This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,  pages  pages 2 to 32, an inside back cover and a back cover. cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued.

This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Electrotechnical Sector Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Committee and comes into effect on 15 May 2000

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