Aviation Lamp Standard for Chimney or high Tower

(ICAO standard for reference)

Lighting Specification :
1. Chimney 0-45mtr
Low Intensity (1W), Type A : 10 Candela, Type B : 32 Candela
Colour: Aviation Red, Steady (No flashing),

2. Chimney 45-105mtr
Medium Intensity Type B(20W) 2000 Candela +/- 25%
Colour: Aviation Red, Flashing: 20-60Hz

3. Chimney 105-150mtr
Medium Intensity Type A
- (20W) 2000 Candela at Night time
- (60W) 20000 Candela at Day time
Colour: White, Flashing: 40-60Hz

4. Chimney over 150mtr

High intencity, Type A & Type B
20W (2000 candela) Night time
26W (20.000 Candela) Twilight
128W (200.000 Candela) Day time
Colour : Safety White, Flashing: 40-60Hz
Number and types of lighting levels (structure height)
H < 45m 1 level of low intensity obstruction lights shall be used

2 levels of obstruction lights shall be used: top level with

45m < H < 105m
medium intesity, intermediate with low intensity

4 levels shall be used: top with medium intesity, 1st

105m < H < 210m intermediate with low intensity, 2nd intermediate with
medium intensity, lower level with low intensity
Low Intensity Type A & B
Obstruction light used in Tower Crane, Wind Turbine, High Mast, Metallurgies, Towers(Telecom, GSM,
Electric), Smokestacks, High-rise Buildings and any other potentially hazardous obstructions within 45 meters
to air traffic with a steady burning red safety light.
Medium Type B
Medium-intensity Type B Aviation Obstruction Light used in Tower Crane, Wind Turbine, High Mast,
Metallurgic, Towers(Telecom, GSM, Electric), Smokestacks, High-rise Buildings and any other potentially
hazardous obstructions between 45m and 105m to air traffic with a flashing red safety light.
Medium Type A
Medium-intensity Type A Aviation Obstruction Light used in Tower Crane, Wind Turbine, High Mast,
Metallurgies, Towers(Telecom, GSM, Electric), Smokestacks, High-rise Buildings and any other
potentially hazardous obstructions between 105m and 150m to air traffic with a flashing white safety
light.
High Intensity, Type B (over 150meter, sequential flashing)
High-intensity Type B Aviation Obstruction Light flash Unidirectional.This product is used mainly in
large-crossing electric tower, which height is over 150m for Hierarchical sequential flashing to
display the tower height and the suspension wires on the suspension height so that it can play a
warning role in potentially hazardous obstructions to air traffic flashing white safety light.
High Intensity Type A (Over 150mtr)

High-intensity Aviation Obstruction Light used in Tower Crane, Wind Turbine, High Mast,
Metallurgies, Towers(Telecom, GSM, Electric), Smokestacks, Large Bridge, High-rise Buildings and
any other potentially hazardous obstructions over 150 meters to air traffic with a flashing white
safety light.
Most important points to night marking chimneys
• lights shall be put between 1,5-3 m below the top of the chimney in order to avoid a potential
disruption by gases or smoke;

• the number of lights to be installed at the top and at each level depends on the diameter of the
structure;

• the number of light levels depends on the height of the structure;

• lights shall be certified in accordance with ATEX/IECEx beacuse they are installed in hazardous
and harsh environments.

International standards and regulations

ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations) Annex 14 Volume I.

FAA (Federal Aviation Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Transportation) AC 70/7460-
1K.

CAA (Civial Aviation Authority, the UK's specialist aviation regulator) CAA CAP.

ATEX EU directives describing allowed equipments in environments with explosive atmosphere.

IECEx Standards relating to equipment for use in explosive atmospheres

GOST-R Quality certification of compliance for Russian market