ISO 10592-2022 PDF

Full title and description

ISO 10592:2022 — Small craft — Remote hydraulic steering systems. This international standard specifies requirements for the design, installation and testing of engine‑mounted and craft‑mounted remote hydraulic steering systems used on small craft with single and multiple engine installations (outboard, inboard, sterndrive and water‑jet drives).

Abstract

This document sets out performance, installation and test requirements for remote hydraulic steering systems for small craft, including system designation, manuals for owners and installers, and interface points up to the engine mounting. It excludes emergency means of steering.

General information

• Status: Published.
• Publication date: June 2022 (publication entry date 2022‑06‑01).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 47.080 (Small craft); additionally related to navigation and control equipment classifications.
• Edition / version: Edition 2 (2022).
• Number of pages: 23 pages (English edition PDF).

Scope

Applies to remote hydraulic steering systems from the steering wheel to the point of interface on the propulsion unit for small craft (typically up to 24 m hull length in associated national adoptions). Covers systems used with outboard engines over 15 kW per engine and with inboard, sterndrive and water‑jet drives for single and multiple engine installations. Excludes provisions for emergency steering.

Key topics and requirements

• Design requirements for hydraulic steering systems (components, control interfaces and system designation).
• Installation requirements and clear definition of the interface point between the steering system and propulsion unit.
• Performance and functional tests to verify system operation under expected loads and configurations.
• Applicability to outboard engines >15 kW per engine and to inboard/sterndrive/water‑jet drives for single and multiple installations.
• Exclusion of emergency steering measures (these are not addressed by this standard).
• Requirements for documentation: owner and installer manuals and system designation information.

Typical use and users

Used by small craft designers and naval architects, boat and system manufacturers, marine equipment suppliers, installation technicians, testing laboratories and conformity/certification bodies to ensure safe, interoperable and verifiable hydraulic steering installations on small craft. Shipyards and maintenance organisations also use the standard when installing or servicing remote hydraulic steering systems.

Related standards

Replaces ISO 10592:1994. The standard has been adopted in regional/European form as EN ISO 10592:2022 in several member bodies; national adoptions and translations (for example versions sold by national standards bodies) exist. Related ICS entries include navigation and control equipment classifications.

Keywords

small craft, hydraulic steering, remote steering, steering system design, steering installation, steering test methods, outboard engines, inboard engines, sterndrive, water‑jet drive.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 10592:2022 is an international standard that specifies requirements for remote hydraulic steering systems fitted to small craft (design, installation and testing).

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers system design, installation interfaces, performance and functional tests, and required documentation for hydraulic steering systems used with outboard, inboard, sterndrive and water‑jet propulsion on small craft; it does not cover emergency steering.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Marine designers, manufacturers of steering equipment and small craft, installers and service technicians, test laboratories and conformity assessment bodies.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO 10592:2022 is the current (published June 2022) revision and replaces the earlier ISO 10592:1994 edition.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is a standalone ISO standard addressing remote hydraulic steering systems for small craft; related marine and navigation equipment standards exist within ISO/TC 188 and associated ICS groups but it is not presented as a numbered multi‑part series.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Small craft, remote hydraulic steering, steering installation, steering system testing, outboard engine interface, inboard/sterndrive/water‑jet steering.