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INTRODUCTION

International Standard series IEC 62613 has been primarily written to address the needs in terms of plugs, socket-outlets and ship couplers (ship connectors and ship inlets), herein referred to as "accessories", of IEC/PAS 60092-510. The purpose of IEC/PAS 60092-510 is to define requirements that allow compliant ships to connect to compliant high-voltage shore power supplies through standardized shore-to-ship connection accessories.

Ships that do not require connecting with standardized high-voltage shore power supplies as above may use accessories that are not covered by the standard sheets of IEC 62613-2 but they may find it impossible to connect to these shore supplies.

Other low voltage plugs, socket-outlets, ship connectors and ship inlets used for the connection of certain ship types to low-voltage shore power supplies may be found in the IEC 60309 series.

The IEC 62613 series is divided into several parts:

- Part 1: General requirements, comprising clauses of a general character;

- Part 2: Dimensional compatibility and interchangeability requirements for accessories to be used by various types of ships.

These ships are described in IEC/PAS 60092-510.