Halogen-Free, Mud Resistant, Fire Resistant Power Cable, BFOU 0.6/1(1.2)kV, P5/P12 Double Braided

Prysmian Draka Offshore Cables – LV, MV & HV Power (RFOU BFOU to IEC / NEK 606)
Prysmian draka cABLES
BFOU 0.6/1(1.2)kV Cable
MGT/EPR/EPR/TCWB/EVA Offshore Cables
Operating Temperature : 90°C
Operating Voltage : 0.6/1(1.2)kV
Prysmian Draka BFOU Offshore Cable Applications
Power Cable nek ts 606
Fixed installation for instrumentation, communication, control and alarm systems in both EX (hazardous area Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2) and safe areas, emergency and critical systems where requirement for fire resistance exists. For installation in areas exposed to MUD and drilling/cleaning fluids. Meets the MUD resistance requirement in NEK TS 606:2009.
Power CABLE CORE IDENTIFICATION
- Single core – Black
- Two cores Blue – Brown
- Three cores – Brown – Black – Grey
- Four cores – Blue – Brown – Black – Grey
- Five cores – Blue – Brown – Black – Grey – Black
- Seven cores and above – White with black numbers
- Two cores + earth (3G) – Yellow/green – Blue – Brown
- Three cores + earth (4G) – Yellow/green – Brown – Black – Grey
- Four cores + earth (5G) – Yellow/green – Blue – Brown – Black – Grey
- G / X in cable description – G = One of the cores are yellow/green – X = no yellow/green core
- Core identification – to HD308S2 – and IEC 60445 Ed 5.0 2010-08
BFOU Power Cable Construction | Code Letter | BFOU Power Cable Description |
Conductor | Tinned annealed stranded circular copper (STCC), IEC 60228 class 2 | |
Insulation | B | Mica-tape + EP-rubber, IEC 60092-360 (EPR) |
Lay up / Shielding | Cores laid up in concentric layers | |
Inner covering | F | Flame retardant and halogen-free thermoset compound |
Tape over inner covering | PET tape + rubberized Polyamide tape | |
Cable armour/screen | O | Two layers of tinned copper wire braid (double braid) |
Tape over cable armour/screen | PET tape + rubberized Polyamide tape | |
Cable outer sheath | U | Flame retardant, halogen-free and mud resistant thermoset compound, SHF2 (IEC 60092-360) |
Marking text | E.g. “meter” “year” DRAKA 01 BFOU 0,6/1kV P5/P12 3 x 25/16 mm2 FLEX – FLAME IEC 60331-1*) or IEC 60331-2*) IEC 60331-21**) IEC 60332-3-22 | |
Cable manufacturing unit | DRAKA 01 = Draka Norsk Kabel (Prysmian Group) | |
Outer sheath colour | Black |
Cable Standards Applied

Cable Joints, Terminations, Glands & Cleats – available for 6.6kV 11kV and 33kV medium voltage (MV) power cables.
- IEC 60092-353 – Design IEC 60228 class 2 – Conductor
- IEC 60092-360 – Insulation IEC 60092-360 – Sheath
- IEC 60332-1-2 – Flame Retardant
- IEC 60332-3-22 – Flame Retardant
- IEC 60331-1, -2, -21 – Fire Resistant
- IEC 60754-1,2 – Halogen Free
- IEC 61034-1,2 – Low Smoke

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