ISO 18283 defines the basic terms used in manual sampling of hard coal and coke and describes the general
principles of sampling. It specifies procedures and requirements for establishing a manual sampling scheme,
methods of manual sampling, sampling equipment, handling and storage of samples, sample preparation and
a sampling report.
This International Standard applies to manual sampling from fuels in movement. Guidelines for manual
sampling from fuels in stationary situations are given in Annex B, but this method of sampling does not
provide a representative test sample and the sampling report shall state this.
ISO 18283 does not include sampling of brown coals and lignites, which is described in ISO 5069-1 and
ISO 5069-2, nor sampling from coal seams, for which guidance is given in ISO 14180. Mechanical sampling of
coal and coke is covered in ISO 13909 (all parts).
ISO 18283:2006 Referenced Document
ISO 13909-7 Hard coal and coke - Mechanical sampling - Part 7: Methods for determining the precision of sampling, sample preparation and testing*, 2016-07-01 Update
ISO 13909-8 Hard coal and coke - Mechanical sampling - Part 8: Methods of testing for bias*, 2016-07-01 Update
ISO 3310-1 Test sieves - Technical requirements and testing - Part 1: Test sieves of metal wire cloth*, 2016-08-01 Update
ISO 579 Coke.Determination of total moisture*, 2013-05-01 Update
ISO 589:2003 Hard coal - Determination of total moisture