Section 9 Fire, hazardous areas and ventilation
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Offshore Units, July 2022 - Part 3 Functional Unit Types and Special Features - Chapter 7 Drilling Plant Facility - Section 9 Fire, hazardous areas and ventilation

Section 9 Fire, hazardous areas and ventilation

Parent topic: Chapter 7 Drilling Plant Facility

9.1 General

9.1.1 Hazardous areas and ventilation are to comply with Pt 3, Ch 3, 3 Hazardous areas and ventilation and Pt 7, Ch 2 Hazardous Areas and Ventilation.

9.1.2 The general requirements for fire safety are to comply with Pt 7, Ch 3 Fire Safety.

9.1.3 A general arrangement drawing(s) of the unit, showing hazardous zones and spaces as well as the design philosophy is to be submitted to LR for review. The drawing is to refer to the requirements of Pt 7, Ch 2 Hazardous Areas and Ventilation and equivalent standards, for example:

API RP 14F. Recommended practice for design and installation of electrical systems for fixed and floating offshore petroleum facilities for unclassified and class I, division 1, and division 2 locations.

API RP 14FZ. Recommended practice for design and installation of electrical systems for fixed and floating offshore petroleum facilities for unclassified and class I, zone 0, zone 1, and zone 2 locations.

API RP 505. Recommended practice for classification of locations for electrical installations at petroleum facilities classified as class 1, zone 0, zone 1, and zone 2.

API RP 500. Recommended practice for classification of locations for electrical installation at petroleum facilities classified as class 1, division 1 and division 2.

IP Model code P15.
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