Somali Bureau of Standards · National Standards
The official register of Somali Standards (SOS), comprising standards developed locally by the Somali Bureau of Standards through its Technical Committees, together with East African Standards and ISO, IEC, ARSO, ASTM, EN, Codex and AOAC standards formally adopted as Somali Standards. Each adopted standard retains its original reference for full traceability.
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This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for automotive gasoline (Premium Motor Spirit), also commonly known as petrol, for use in spark ignition engines. The standard applies to Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) as manufactured, stored, transported and marketed.
This East African Standard specifies performance requirements, sampling and test methods for automotive type internal combustion engine oil meeting or exceeding API service category “SJ” for gasoline engines and “CH-4” for diesel engines. This standard does not apply to chemical requirements for oils as these vary with the type of additive used in the formulation of a particular oil for a particular category.a) "SF" for gasoline engines; b) "CD" for diesel engines. The standard does not cover the chemical requirements for oils as these vary with the type of additive used in the formulation of particular oil for a particular category. NOTE Requirements that should be specified by the purchaser and those that should be agreed upon are listed Annex A
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), commonly known as diesel, used to power internal combustion engines. The standard applies to automotive gas oil (automotive diesel) as manufactured, stored, transported and marketed.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for base oils composed of hydrocarbons and intended for use in formulating products including automotive and industrial lubricants. This standard does not apply to base oils containing detectable levels of esters, animal fats, vegetable oils, or other materials used as, or blended into, lubricants.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for heavy fuel oils intended for oil-fired furnaces and boilers for industrial use.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) intended for use as domestic, commercial and industrial heating and engine fuels. This standard covers LPG consisting of commercial propane, commercial butane and commercial propane butane (PB) mixture.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for automotive manual transmission oils. The standard covers a minimum performance level of gear (GL4) and axial (GL5).
This East African Standard specifies performance requirements of lubricating grease for automotive and multipurpose applications
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