A1. FCS1362 is the code of practice for the installation of mobile radio and ancillary equipment into land-based vehicles.

Today’s newly manufactured vehicles are fitted with a wide array of devices covering information needs and communications as standard, but there is almost always something that a vehicle in its factory specification does not support that the end-customer requires. Both individuals and companies including operational groups or teams, emergency service personnel and the general public, require certain facilities to be available to them in their vehicles, the complete range of which can only be obtained through after-market providers. The after-market installation of a wide variety of equipment into vehicles is therefore a matter of prime importance and this importance will remain into the future.

This demand for facilities is accompanied by an associated demand for the installation to be implemented to a reliably high standard, firstly to ensure the robustness and resilience of the service provided and secondly, to ensure that no hidden safety implications arise at a time when safety has become a critical consideration.

The market is rapidly changing and the additional facilities required change even more quickly. Installation best practice today is not the same as it was five years ago, for example. To this end, FCS believe it is essential that the FCS1362 Code of Practice reflects current best practice of installation of after-market equipment into vehicles and have therefore updated its guidance with all the latest information including the contributions from many installation industry representatives under the guidance of the FCS Installer Committee.

Accordingly, FCS1362:2022 (the 2022 Revision of the Code of Practice) is now available and may be downloaded from the FCS website HERE with the full impact of the changes and how to implement them and an update to the training manual available to FCS members.

View or Download FCS1362:2022

This latest revision reflects:

• Current safety legislation and practice,
• The regulatory and legal environment developments including those arising from the
• UK leaving the European Union,
• The increasing complexity of vehicle electrical / electronic systems,

and

• The wider range of aftermarket vehicle drive technologies to be installed.
• Which Code of Practice does FCS recommend for installers of mobile radio and related ancillary equipment in land-based vehicles?
• FCS recommends Code of Practice FCS1362:2022. Please see more details in the FAQ above.

A2. FCS1364:2019 – UK CODE OF PRACTICE FCS1364:2019© replaces the Energy Institute document “Recommendations for Radio Communication Equipment and Its’ Installation in Petroleum Road Tankers” 2nd Edition, November 2004.

It has been produced by the FCS (Federation of Communication Services) Installer Group in conjunction with the Energy Institute and the Safe Loading Pass Scheme (SLPS).

Find out more here: https://www.fcs.org.uk/fitas/fitas-code-of-practice/