EN ISO 7840:2013
(Main)Small craft - Fire-resistant fuel hoses (ISO 7840:2013)
General Information
- Abstract
ISO 7840:2013 specifies general requirements and physical tests for fire-resistant hoses for conveying petrol or petrol blended with ethanol and diesel fuel or diesel fuel blended with FAME, designed for a working pressure not exceeding 0,34 MPa for hoses with nominal bore up to and including 10 mm and 0,25 MPa for hoses up to 63 mm inner diameter in craft of hull length up to 24 m.
It applies to hoses for small craft with permanently installed fuel systems. It does not apply to hoses entirely within the splash well at the stern of the craft connected directly to an outboard engine.
Specifications for non-fire-resistant fuel hoses are given in ISO 8469. Specifications for permanently installed fuel systems are given in ISO 10088.
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 23-Jul-2013
- Withdrawal Date
- 22-Sep-2026
- Technical Committee
- CEN/SS T01 - Shipbuilding and maritime structures
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/SS T01 - Shipbuilding and maritime structures
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 03-Oct-2018
- Completion Date
- 23-Sep-2026
- Directive
- Not Harmonized2003/44/EC - Approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft
Harmonized Standard2013/53/EU - Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/ECOJ Ref: C, C 54 OJ Date: 12-Feb-2016
Not Harmonized94/25/EC - Recreational craftOJ Ref: C, C 371 OJ Date: 18-Dec-2013
Relations
- Effective Date
- 31-Jul-2013
- Effective Date
- 07-Jun-2017
- Consolidated By
ISO 7840:2013 - Small craft — Fire-resistant fuel hoses - Effective Date
- 12-Feb-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN ISO 7840:2013 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Small craft - Fire-resistant fuel hoses (ISO 7840:2013)". This standard covers: ISO 7840:2013 specifies general requirements and physical tests for fire-resistant hoses for conveying petrol or petrol blended with ethanol and diesel fuel or diesel fuel blended with FAME, designed for a working pressure not exceeding 0,34 MPa for hoses with nominal bore up to and including 10 mm and 0,25 MPa for hoses up to 63 mm inner diameter in craft of hull length up to 24 m. It applies to hoses for small craft with permanently installed fuel systems. It does not apply to hoses entirely within the splash well at the stern of the craft connected directly to an outboard engine. Specifications for non-fire-resistant fuel hoses are given in ISO 8469. Specifications for permanently installed fuel systems are given in ISO 10088.
ISO 7840:2013 specifies general requirements and physical tests for fire-resistant hoses for conveying petrol or petrol blended with ethanol and diesel fuel or diesel fuel blended with FAME, designed for a working pressure not exceeding 0,34 MPa for hoses with nominal bore up to and including 10 mm and 0,25 MPa for hoses up to 63 mm inner diameter in craft of hull length up to 24 m. It applies to hoses for small craft with permanently installed fuel systems. It does not apply to hoses entirely within the splash well at the stern of the craft connected directly to an outboard engine. Specifications for non-fire-resistant fuel hoses are given in ISO 8469. Specifications for permanently installed fuel systems are given in ISO 10088.
EN ISO 7840:2013 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 47.080 - Small craft. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN ISO 7840:2013 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN ISO 7840:2004, EN ISO 7840:2018, ISO 7840:2013. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN ISO 7840:2013 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2003/44/EC, 2013/53/EU, 94/25/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/075. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2014
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SIST EN ISO 7840:2004
Mala plovila - Proti ognju odporne cevi za gorivo (ISO 7840:2013)
Small craft - Fire-resistant fuel hoses (ISO 7840:2013)
Kleine Wasserfahrzeuge - Feuerwiderstandsfähige Kraftstoffschläuche (ISO 7840:2013)
Petits navires - Tuyaux souples pour carburant résistants au feu (ISO 7840:2013)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 7840:2013
ICS:
13.220.40 Sposobnost vžiga in Ignitability and burning
obnašanje materialov in behaviour of materials and
proizvodov pri gorenju products
47.020.30 Sistemi cevi Piping systems
47.080 ýROQL Small craft
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 7840
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2013
ICS 47.080 Supersedes EN ISO 7840:2004
English Version
Small craft - Fire-resistant fuel hoses (ISO 7840:2013)
Petits navires - Tuyaux souples pour carburant résistants Kleine Wasserfahrzeuge - Feuerwiderstandsfähige
au feu (ISO 7840:2013) Kraftstoffschläuche (ISO 7840:2013)
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this Standard and the Essential Requirements of
EU Directive 94/25/EC as amended by Directive 2003/44/EC .4
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 7840:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 188 “Small craft”.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2014, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by January 2014.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 7840:2004.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 7840:2013 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 7840:2013 without any modification.
Annex ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this Standard and the Essential Requirements of
EU Directive 94/25/EC as amended by Directive 2003/44/EC
By agreement between ISO and CEN, this CEN annex is included in the DIS and the FDIS but will not appear
in the published ISO standard.
This Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association to provide a means of conforming to Essential Requirements of the New
Approach Directive 94/25 EC as amended by Directive 2003/44/EC.
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive and has been
implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative clauses of
this standard given in Table ZA.1 confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of
conformity with the corresponding Essential Requirements of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.
Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this Standard and EU Directive 94/25/EC
as amended by Directive 2003/44/EC
Clause(s)/sub-clause(s) of this Essential Requirements (ERs) Qualifying remarks/Notes
standard of EU Directive 94/25/EC as
amended by Directive
2003/44/EC
All clauses Annex I A, Clause 5.1.1, Inboard This standard is relevant in
Engine respect of fuel filling lines and
fuel vent lines installed both
Annex I A, Clause 5.2.1, Fuel
inside and outside the engine
system, General
compartment.
Annex I A, Clause 5.6.1, Fire
It does not apply to hoses
protection, General
installed entirely within the
Annex II, Components, 4 splash well and connected
directly to an outboard engine.
WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the
scope of this standard.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 7840
Fourth edition
2013-07-15
Small craft — Fire-resistant fuel hoses
Petits navires — Tuyaux souples pour carburant résistants au feu
Reference number
ISO 7840:2013(E)
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ISO 7840:2013(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 General requirements . 1
4 Nominal bore . 1
5 Physical tests on finished hose . 2
5.1 General . 2
5.2 Test liquids. 2
5.3 Bursting pressure . 2
5.4 Vacuum-collapse test . 3
5.5 Volume change in test liquids. 3
5.6 Mass reduction of test hose. 3
5.7 Fire resistance . 3
5.8 Effect of ozone . 3
5.9 Fuel permeation . 3
5.10 Cold-flex test . 4
5.11 Abrasion test — 38 mm and larger fuel-fill hose with helical wire
embedded reinforcement . 4
5.12 Dry heat resistance . 4
5.13 Oil resistance test . 4
5.14 Adhesion test . 4
6 Marking . 4
Annex A (normative) Fire test . 6
Annex B (normative) Fuel permeation test (or equivalent test method) . 8
Bibliography .10
ISO 7840:2013(E)
Foreword
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bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
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Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 188, Small craft.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition (ISO 7840:2004), which has been technically
revised, mainly concerning test liquids in 5.2 to cover hoses’ long-term resistance to petrol fuel mixed
with ethanol as well as diesel fuel mixed with Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME).
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 7840:2013(E)
Small craft — Fire-resistant fuel hoses
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies general requirements and physical tests for fire-resistant hoses
for conveying petrol or petrol blended with ethanol and diesel fuel or diesel fuel blended with FAME,
designed for a working pressure not exceeding 0,34 MPa for hoses with nominal bore up to and i
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