Electrical Equipment Ground Connections

Reference Drawings:

  • 90511 – Seakeeper 1 Cable Block Diagram

Seakeeper 1 to Vessel Ground Connection Instructions

  1. Connect Cable 6, 4 AWG, PE cable to vessel grounding bus to comply with:
    1. EM/IEC 60204-1 Clauses 6.3.3 and 8.2.3.
    2. ABYC E-11 July 2018 Clauses 11.5.2 and 11.16.1.
  2. Butt splice Cable 6, 4 AWG (green) to a 4 AWG ground wire (customer-supplied) suitable in length for the specific installation, as shown in the following figure.
    1. Note: CABLE 6 (GREEN) SHOULD ONLY BE USED FOR GROUNDING THE SEAKEEPER TO THE VESSEL GROUND.
Figure 8 – Cable 6, Ground Wire Connection (Drawing No. 90511)
Figure 9 – Cable 6, Ground Wire Connection (Drawing No. 90511)