BIA participation in international standards development
by Boating Industry Association 15 Jun 2023 10:49 PDT
BIA participation in international standards development © Boating Industry Association
Last week BIA participated in the International Standards ISO/TC188 Small Craft standards week in Haugesund, Norway, meeting with 35 marine industry technical specialists from around the world coming together for the first in-person meeting since 2019.
Key topics of discussion were new ISO standards for electric propulsion systems, lithium-ion batteries, LPG installations and prevention of falling overboard. Other items on the week-long agenda included a review of the small craft stability standards, field of vision and hull scantlings.
BIA was representing Standards Australia with Nik Parker attending as the national delegation to ISO and chair of the SA Small Craft Committee. Thanks are due to Standards Australia which provided a very generous travel subsidy to support the engagement.
The SA Small Craft Committee is currently working to review and adopt many of the ISO/TC188 portfolio of more than 150 small craft standards, to provide a more complete set of technical standards for use by Australian manufacturers, and to better align Australian industry standards with the global marine industry.