1Ship Fabrication:Electrical and AutomationHazardous Areas and Batteries 1Learning Objective● This module is intended to enhance the awareness of the participant with ABS Rules requirements pertinent to the certification of electrical equipment installed in hazardous areas22Hazardous Areas● Hazardous areas are the spaces within a restricted area in which a flammable atmosphere is continuously present or likely to exist during normal operations or under abnormal/fault conditions3Hazardous Area Classification● Hazardous areas are to be classified based on the likelihood of presence and the concentration and type of flammable atmosphere as well as in terms of extent of the space● Hazardous area classification is a method of analyzing and classifying environment where explosive gas atmospheres