18TH EDITION CORRIGENDUM

I see that the IET issued a press release on a forthcoming Corrigendum to the 18th Edition to be found here:

Sounds interesting.

JP

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  • Evening Simon

    In short no. A corrigendum is used to correct errors and misunderstandings made in the current edition of the standard.

    JP

  •   is correct.

    Corrigenda are used to address errors inadvertently introduced during drafting or production of a standard that could lead to incorrect or unsafe application of the standard.

    So, spelling and punctuation mistakes won't usually be corrected in a Corrigendum, but wait until the next Amendment or Edition. Technical issues that require substantial changes would usually be an Amendment.