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CHECK LIST FOR PREPARING AMENDMENT TO
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY STANDARD (AIS)
Draft Amendment No 4 to AIS-053/2005: Automotive Vehicles-Types-Terminology
SR.
NO.
1.0
PARTICULARS
i) Changes in technical requirements;
ii) Corrigendum
iii) Any other (Pl. specify)
To align definitions of special purpose
vehicles, motor caravan and ambulances in
AIS-053 with definitions in their respective
standards and to add new definitions of
sleeper coaches, school buses in AIS-053
2.0
Indicate details of base reference standard
(amendments).
92/53/EC, 92/61/EC, ISO 3833 and IS
14272 (Part 1)
3.0
Add an explanatory note indicating deviations from
the above base referred standard (amendments) in
Sr. 2.
If
amendment is for provisions in technical
requirements :
a) Does amendment call for re-type approval of
component / vehicle, which is already type
approved?
b) Is amendment applicable to fresh type approval
of component / vehicle
c) Do components / vehicles manufacturers / Test
agencies require lead time to meet requirements
of amendment?
If amendment is related to corrigendum :
a) Whether changes are required in previous
approvals
What are the test equipments for establishing
compliance to amendment?
NA
6.0
If possible, identify such facilities available in India.
Test agencies notified in CMV Rule 126
7.0
Are there any points on which special comments No.
or information is to be invited from AISC/ CMVRTSC
If yes, are they identified?
Recommendation of date for
implementation of With approval of amendment in AISC.
amendment.
4.0
4.1
4.2
5.0
8.0
Is the amendment related to :
REMARKS
Yes
No
Yes
No.
N.A.
Same as required for AIS-053.
Explanatory note based on ECE/EEC Directive practices:
1. Amend.X = an amendment issued to the text of the AIS .
2. Rev.X = a Revision of the text comprising all previous text(s) of the AIS.
3. Corr.X = a Corrigendum consists of editorial corrections of errors in the issued texts.
Draft
AMENDMENT NO. 4 ----------------- 2015
1.
TO
AIS-053: Automotive Vehicles-Types-Terminology
1.
Page No. 4/14, clause number 3.1.7.
Substitute following text for existing text
3.1.7
2.
“Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)” means a vehicle of category
M, N or T having specific technical features in order to perform a
function which requires special arrangements and / or equipment.
Page No. 4/14, clause number 3.1.7.1
Substitute following text for existing text
3.1.7.1 “Motor Caravan” means a special purpose M category vehicle
constructed to include living accommodation which contains at
least the following equipment:
i) Seats and table,
ii) Sleeping accommodation which may be converted from
the seats,
iii) Cooking facilities, and
iv) Storage facilities.
This equipment shall be rigidly fixed to the living compartment;
however, the table may be designed to be easily removable
3. Page No. 5/14, Clause number 3.1.7.3
Substitute following text for existing text
3.1.7.3 “Road Ambulance”
Road Ambulance or Ambulance is a specially equipped and
ergonomically designed vehicle for transportation / emergent
treatment of sick or injured people and capable of providing
out
of
hospital medical care during transit / when
stationary, commensurate with its designated level of care when
appropriately staffed.
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4. Page No. 5/14
Insert new clause 3.1.7.5 and 3.1.7.6 after clause 3.1.7.4
3.1.7.5 “School Bus” means vehicles designed and constructed specially
for schools, college, and other educational Institutions.
3.1.7.6 “Sleeper Coach” means vehicles designed and constructed with
additional provision/berth for passengers to sleep while travelling.
(Justification: Amendment is proposed to bring in uniformity in definitions of
Special Purpose Vehicles in AIS/IS and CMVR. Definitions available in standards
such AIS-125 for Road Ambulances, AIS-119 for Sleeper Coaches, AIS-063 for
School Buses and in AIS-124 for Motor Caravans are more comprehensive. So it is
proposed to add these definitions in AIS-053)
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