ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 5488 Secondedition 2015-12-15 Ships and marine technology - Accommodation ladders Navires et technologie maritime-Echelles de coupée Reference number IS05488:2015(E) ISO Intermational Organization for Standardization @IS02015 =ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZATION C1 5956617 No reproduction or itted without license from IHS IS0 5488:2015(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS02015,PublishedinSwitzerland 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 either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISo copyright office Ch. de Blandonnet 8.CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +4122 749 09 47 [email protected] www.iso.org Uicensee-ZHEJIANG INSTOF STANDARDIZAoISQJ,5-All rights reserved etworking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale, 2016/3/29 05:06:1 IS0 5488:2015(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv 1 Scope ..1 2 Normative references 3 Types. 3.1 Revolving-platform ladder .1 3.2 Fixed-platform ladder .1 4 Definitions. 4.1 Nominal length, Li .2 4.2 Design length, L2. .3 4.3 Width,b 3 4.4 Handrail height, a .3 5 Dimensions. .4 5.1 Nominal length, L1 .4 5.2 Width, b ..4 5.3 Distancebetween steps .4 5.4 Handrail height, a. ..4 5.5 Distance between stanchions. .4 6 Manufacture .4 6.1 Design .4 6.1.1 Minimum angle of use 6.1.2 Maximum angle of use 4 6.1.3 Design loading. .5 6.1.4 Stepdesign. 5 6.1.5 Design loading for access and intermediate platforms .5 6.1.6 Design loading for handrail .5 6.1.7 Support points .5 6.1.8 Strength and design oftheladderframe. 5 6.1.9 Safetyfactor .5 6.2 Materials. .5 6.3 Surface requirements .6 7 Quality or manufacture .6 8 Testing .6 8.1 Procedure ..6 8.2 Measure. .6 9 Inspection .7 10 Marking .7 Bibliography 8 iii icensee=ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZATION C1 5956617 withoutlicense from IHS