For our customers in marine, offshore, energy generation and industrial markets, the right certificate at the right time is often the difference between a project that goes ahead and one that gets stuck. Our portfolio carries the full set of approvals you need.
When a SYMAP® product carries a type approval from a classification society, an FGH certificate or a cyber-security certificate, it means the equipment has passed independent testing against defined standards. It is not a stamp on a document, but proof that the device has been tested, documented and accepted for operation in critical electrical power systems.
For EPC contractors, class surveyors and FAT engineers, this page brings together the approvals projects most commonly require, grouped by application and linked to the relevant technical documentation.
Start from the application — the table shows which approvals, compliances and standards are relevant for your industry, which SYMAP® configurations are typical, and where to find detailed documentation.
| Your application | Relevant approvals, compliances and standards | Typical SYMAP® configurations | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine systems Main and auxiliary switchboards, PMS |
Type approvals from the leading classification societies (LR, BV, ClassNK, ABS, CCS, RINA, DNV, PRS, KR) for the SYMAP® marine series, covering the relevant protection, control and PMS variants. SYMAP® carries cyber-security type approvals from six classification societies (ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, KR, LR) in accordance with IACS UR E27 Rev.1. | SYMAP® Y, BC/BCG, ECG; G/F/M/T/DC/BAT; R/HIMAP retrofit and ARC according to the application. | Marine → |
| Offshore platforms, FPSO, rig Demanding offshore operating conditions |
Type approvals from the leading classification societies for the SYMAP® marine series, applicable to marine and offshore electrical power systems. SYMAP® carries cyber-security type approvals from six classification societies (ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, KR, LR) in accordance with IACS UR E27 Rev.1. | SYMAP® BCG/ECG and BC for PMS and system coordination; G, F, M, T, DC and BAT per bay function; LD for line differential protection (87L); R/HIMAP retrofit and ARC according to the application. | Offshore → |
| DP vessels Drillships, AHTS, PSV, dive support |
DP classification requirements for DP-1, DP-2 or DP-3 notation, with a redundant PMS architecture, generator coordination, bus-tie logic and system segregation per project. SYMAP® carries cyber-security type approvals from six classification societies (ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, KR, LR) in accordance with IACS UR E27 Rev.1. | SYMAP® BCG/ECG for PMS and generator coordination; SYMAP® Y and BC variants per bay function. | DP → |
| Generation, BESS and hybrid plants connected to the grid Grid Code / PCC / AC interface |
FGH certificate for SYMAP® Compact+ GC per VDE-AR-N 4110/4120, support for UK G99, NA protection, EZA/EZE control, Q(U), P(f), ROCOF and grid decoupling per the operator's requirements. | SYMAP® Compact+ GC for Grid Code / PCC / AC interface. Additionally Compact+ F1/F2/F3/F4 or SYMAP® F/T/G/BCG/ECG according to plant size and architecture. | Grid Code → |
| Solar, wind, CHP, hydro and genset power plant Generation mix |
Same Grid Code framework where there is a grid connection. The requirements depend on the technology, PCC, grid operator and project architecture. Type approvals are not restricted only to solar/wind. | Compact+ GC for the PCC/AC interface; Compact+ F1/F2/F3/F4 for individual bays; SYMAP® F/T/G/BCG/ECG according to the system. | Solutions → |
| Industrial plants Process industry, motors, feeders |
CE / EMC / LVD compliance per the EU Declaration of Conformity and the current product documentation. IEC 61850 Ed.1/Ed.2 certification for the relevant communication option; dedicated GOOSE performance certificate for SYMAP® Compact+. IEC 60870-5-104, Modbus TCP/RTU and other protocols as supported interfaces (not certificates). | Compact+ for individual bays; SYMAP® F, M, T, LD, DC and ARC per application. SYMAP® D only where a line/connection requires distance protection. | Industry → |
| Distribution and substations MV/LV switchgear, digital substations |
CE / EMC / LVD compliance per the EU Declaration of Conformity and the current product documentation. IEC 61850 Ed.1/Ed.2 certification and Compact+ GOOSE performance certificate for digital substations when the relevant communication option is selected. IEC 60870-5-104 and Modbus as supported SCADA protocols. Operator requirements, selectivity and SCADA/DMS per project. | Compact+ F1/F2/F3/F4 for individual MV/LV bays; SYMAP® F/T/D/LD/DC and ARC according to the scheme. | Distribution → |
| BESS and energy storage Land-based and marine battery systems |
Land-based BESS: FGH certificate per VDE-AR-N 4110/4120 for the AC/PCC connection via Compact+ GC. Marine/hybrid BESS: the relevant SYMAP® marine variants (including BAT) are available with type approvals from the classification societies according to the selected configuration and application. SYMAP® is not a BMS replacement. | Compact+ GC for AC/PCC; Compact+ F variants for bays; SYMAP® BAT/DC for marine/hybrid and the DC/interface layer; SYMAP® F/T/LD and ARC according to the scheme. | BESS → |
| Data centres N+1 / N+N, backup gensets |
Uptime/Tier requirements are a project-level infrastructure standard, not a SYMAP® device certificate. What is relevant: internal electrical architecture, SCADA / BMS / EPMS communication, IEC 61850 Ed.1/Ed.2 and Compact+ GOOSE performance certificate when the relevant communication option is selected, cyber/security requirements, and CE / EMC / LVD device compliance per the documentation. | Compact+ for individual bays; SYMAP® G/BCG/ECG for genset/PMS; F/T/M/DC and ARC according to the internal infrastructure. | Data centres → |
| SYMAP® ARC Arc-flash protection of switchgear |
Dedicated type certification for SYMAP® ARC as an arc protection system for MV switchgear. The system detects an arc in less than 1 ms and provides fast trip outputs with tripping time ≤ 2 ms. The breaker time and any arc extinguishing depend on the switchgear equipment and are not part of the core ARC claim. | SYMAP® ARC as a modular system for arc detection and fast trip-signal generation. Not mixed with ANSI protection functions inside the relay. | ARC → |
The table shows typical combinations. Certificates, type approvals, communication options and functions depend on the selected product, Order Code, firmware, project configuration and the current documentation. IEC 60870-5-104 and Modbus are supported protocols, not product certificates, unless a dedicated test proof is provided for a specific project. IACS UR E27 Rev.1 is a mandatory technical requirement for cyber resilience of shipboard systems and equipment; SYMAP® carries cyber-security type approvals from six classification societies (ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, KR, LR) in accordance with this requirement. For your project, send the single-line diagram and requirements list to contact-tender, and we will confirm which approvals are required and which configuration carries them.
Det Norske Veritas
Bureau Veritas
Lloyd’s Register
American Bureau of Shipping
Registro Italiano Navale
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Japan)
Russian Maritime Register
China Classification Society
The SYMAP® series carries cyber-security type approvals from six leading classification societies: ABS, Bureau Veritas, China Classification Society, DNV, Korean Register and Lloyd's Register. All approvals are issued in accordance with IACS Unified Requirement E27 Rev.1 — a mandatory technical requirement for all new ship contracts under IACS rules from 1 July 2024.
IACS is the International Association of Classification Societies and issues Unified Requirements. Product type approvals are issued by the IACS member classification societies in accordance with those requirements.
Request cyber security documentationQuality Management System — covers our complete development, manufacturing, testing and after-sales process at our Hamburg headquarters.
Environmental Management System — Stucke Elektronik GmbH operates an audited environmental management system at its production site.
Note: ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 are organizational management system standards for quality and environmental management in production. They are not certificates for individual functions or devices and should not be interpreted as a substitute for product-level type approvals (class societies, FGH, CE/EMC/LVD).
Medium Voltage — FGH certified
High Voltage — FGH certified
UK Grid Code — compliant
FGH — Forschungsgemeinschaft für Elektrische Anlagen und Stromwirtschaft e. V.,
the accredited German test house whose seal grid operators require for plant connection.
Scope: the FGH certificate is tied to SYMAP® Compact+ GC and the AC/PCC Grid Code application (generation, BESS and hybrid plants connected to the grid). Marine and hybrid marine BESS applications use the relevant SYMAP® marine variants with type approvals from the classification societies according to the selected configuration and application.
SYMAP® supports both IEC 61850 Edition 1 and Edition 2 (optional), the global standard for substation automation communication. Conformance certificate issued per IEC 61850-10 testing requirements. Supports MMS, GOOSE messaging, sampled values, PRP/HSR network redundancy.
WORLD'S FIRST · LEVEL A
In 2014, SYMAP® Compact+ became the world's first IED certified for GOOSE Performance according to IEC 61850-5 First Edition, with KEMA Level A certificate.
Certificate No. 74104125-OPE/INC 14-1082 · KEMA Nederland B.V. · June 2014
P1
Performance Class
3.05 ms
Max transfer time
3×
Faster than P1 limit
8/8
Test cases passed
Test performed at KEMA Nederland B.V. (Arnhem), UCA IUG accredited laboratory for issuing Level A certificates. The test covers 8 scenarios (Gpf1 to Gpf8), including large dataset, time-correlated subscribed GOOSE and background traffic.