Reaffirmed 2008. Evaluation and testing of the coating integrity of carbon steel and copper bearing steel enclosures used with submersible electrical equipment are covered.

This standard covers conformance tests and requirements for the coating integrity of carbon steel and copper bearing steel submersible electrical enclosures intended for installation in submerged or partially submerged environments. These enclosures contain apparatus energized in excess of 600 volts (with the exception of network protectors), that may be exposed to the public including but not limited to, the following types of equipment enclosures: a. Submersible distribution transformers; b. Submersible network transformers; c. Submersible network protectors; d. Submersible switchgear; e. Submersible capacitors or inductors; f. Submersible junction enclosures; g. Submersible metering equipment

The purpose of this standard is to describe the requirements for a comprehensive integrity system for submersible enclosures providing long field life with minimum maintenance. This standard was originally published by ANSI in 1994 with NEMA as the secretariat. The copyright of this document is now being shared between IEEE and NEMA with IEEE responsible for the maintenance of this standard. This PAR is being submitted for approval so that the C57.12.32 standard can be converted to the IEEE format for publication and future development.