CSA C22.2 NO. 179:09 (R2023)

Preface

This is the fourth edition of CSA C22.2 No. 179, Airport series lighting cables, one of a series of Standards issued by the Canadian Standards Association under the Canadian Electrical Code, Part II. It supersedes the previous editions, published in 2000, 1987, and 1982. This standard supersedes TIL J-36.

For general information on the Standards of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part II, see the Preface of CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 0, General Requirements — Canadian Electrical Code, Part II.

This Standard is considered suitable for use for conformity assessment within the stated scope of the Standard.

This Standard was prepared by the Integrated Committee on Fixed Installation Wires and Cables, under the jurisdiction of the Technical Committee on Wiring Products and the Strategic Steering Committee on Requirements for Electrical Safety, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee.

Scope

1.1

This Standard applies to airport series lighting cables (Type ASLC) intended for use above and below ground in dry or wet locations in accordance with the Rules of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, at a nominal voltage of 5000 V and a maximum temperature rating of 90 °C.

1.2

This Standard does not apply to cables with connectors moulded to them, including the primary leads used on transformers. These cables are covered under CSA C22.2 No. 180.

1.3

In CSA Standards, shall is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; should is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and may is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard. Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.

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