The Understanding to Protection Class of Marine Lighting Fixtures

Marine illumination typically includes illuminating for navigation and crew safety, lighting for ship workplaces, and illuminating for living areas. When we choose marine lights, it is easy to find the type of lights we need based on our needs. For example, when we need deck illuminating, we know to buy a navigation light. But when we know which type of light we want to buy, we have to make a specific selection based on its performance and parameters. The protection class of the light is an important factor that we need to consider. How to understand the protection class of marine lights? Where are lights with different protection classes usually installed? The following is what you want to know.

Overview

The protection classes of ship lighting can generally be divided into four categories: protective type, moisture-proof type, water-proof type, and explosion-proof type.

Protective type: This type of lamps are usually used in dry cabins, such as crew and passenger cabins, lounges, restaurants, steering room, news rooms, etc. The protection class is IP2x. Common lamps include cabin ceiling lamps, bedside lamps, reading lamps, chart lamps, wall lamps, etc.

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Moisture-proof type: This type of lamp is suitable for places with large moisture, such as walkways, kitchens, laundry rooms, etc., and the protection level is IP3x-IP4x. Common lights include corner lights, mirror lights, indicator lights, etc.

Water-proof type: This type of lamp is used in places with water droplets, splashing water, and condensed water, such as furnace rooms, dry cargo warehouses, shaft tunnels, pipe tunnels, open-air decks, etc. The protection level is IP5x-IP6x. Including: navigation signal lights, spot lights, warehouse lights, grid lights, and work lights.

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Explosion-proof type: Explosion-proof lamps are used in areas where flammable and explosive gases may accumulate and related hazardous areas, and have the best sealing performance. It is used in cabins containing flammable objects and explosive gases, such as battery rooms, paint storage rooms, oil purifier rooms and other places where electrical equipment is used. Most common type is LED explosion-proof light.

The two numbers show the protection class (IP”xx”)

The first figure		The second figure
Number	Brief statement	Number	Brief statement
0	Non-protection	0	Non-production
1	Prevent the solid strange thing which is more than 50mm.	1	Drop-proof
2	Prevent the solid strange thing which is more than 12mm.	2	15°drop-proof
3	Prevent the solid strange thing which is more than 2.5mm.	3	Showing water-proof
4	Prevent the solid strange thing which is more than 1mm.	4	Water-proof
5	Dust-proof	5	Spurting water-proof
6	Dust-sealed	6	Wave-proof
		7	Soaking in water-proof effect
		8	Diving-proof effect

After understanding the protection classes of the lights, when purchasing, we can choose cost-effective lamps based on the actual situation of the ship. Our company provides a complete set of marine lighting fixtures, come and try it out immediately!