ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 15540 Secondedition 2016-07-15 Ships and marine technology Fireresistanceofnon-metallic hoseassembliesandnon-metallic compensators-Testmethods Navires ettechnologiemaritime-Resistanceaufeudes flexibles et descompensateursnonmetalliques-Methodesd'essais Referencenumber IS015540:2016(E) ISO CISO2016 IS015540:2016(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS02016,Published inSwitzerland All rights reserved.Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission.Permission can be requested from eitheriSO at the address below orIso's member body in the country of the requester. IsOcopyrightoffice Ch.deBlandonnet8.CP401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva,Switzerland Tel.+41 22 749 0111 Fax+41227490947 copyright@iso.org www.iso.org IS02016-All rights reserved cationforStandardizatiot ISO15540:2016(E) Contents Page Foreword .iv Introduction. . 1 Scope .1 2 Normativereferences .1 3 Terms and definitions ..1 4 Designation .1 5 Testspecimenand specimenpreparation ..2 6 Numberoftestspecimen .2 7 Testbench ..2 8 Testperformance .2 8.1 Installationoftestspecimen 2 8.2 Burnerwidth 3 8.3 Preparation 8.4 Measured values and measuring points 3 8.5 Temperatureduring flame application 8.6 Pressure duringflame application. .4 8.7 Duration oftest. 4 8.8 Proofpressure application 9 Assessment .5 10 Typetestcertificate AnnexA(normative)Typetestcertificate Copighnationarighsreerved ii