Basic Training Course
Outer Sheath Colours
Standard colours are used in Shell installations to identify the system to which
the various cables belong; they are:
Red : High-voltage system
Black : Low-voltage system
Green : Control and instrumentation system,
Orange : Fire and gas detection and telecommunications systems.
Blue : Intrinsically safe systems.
Yellow : Thermocouple circuits
Types of Cables
PILC Paper Insulated, Lead Alloy E sheathed
PILCPVC Paper insulated, Lead Alloy E sheathed,
PVC Oversheath
PILCSWAS Paper insulated, lead alloy E sheathed,
single wire armoured, bitumen
impregnated, hessian/PILCSWAPVC Paper insulated, lead ajulltoey sEe rsvheeda.t hed,
double steel tape armoured, PVC
PILCDTAPVC POavpeerrs hinesautlha ted, lead alloy E sheathed,
double steel tape armoured, PVC
PVCSWAS POVvCe rsIhnesautlaht ed, single wire armoured,
bitumen impregnated hessian/jute
PVCSWAPVC sPeVrCv eidn sulated, single wire armoured,
PVC Oversheath
PVCLCSWAS PVC Insulated, lead alloy E sheathed,
single wire armoured, bitumen
PVCLCDTAS iPmVpCr eignnsualtaetde,d h, elsesaidan /ajlluotye sEe rsvheeda thed,
double steel tape armoured, bitumen
PVCLCSWAPVC iPmVpCr eignnsualtaetde dh,e slesiaadn /ajlultoey sEe rvsehde athed,
single wire armoured, PVC Oversheath
MICC Mineral insulated, copper covered
MICCPVC Mineral insulated, copper covered, PVC
Oversheath
EPRCSPGWBCSP EPR insulated, CSP sheathed, galv.
Steel wire braids armoured, CSP
XLPESWAPVC XOLvPeErs hinesautlha.t ed, single wire armoured,
PVC Oversheath.
