Clasification Society Rulefinder 2016 - Version 9.25
Clasification Society Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Offshore Units, January 2016 - Part 1 REGULATIONS - Chapter 3 Periodical Survey Regulations - Section 14 Process plant facility

Section 14 Process plant facility

Parent topic: Chapter 3 Periodical Survey Regulations

14.1 Frequency of surveys

14.1.1 Production and oil storage units having a PPF notation in accordance with Pt 3, Ch 8 Process Plant Facility are to be surveyed annually in accordance with the requirements of 2.5 and 2.7. A Special Survey in accordance with the requirements of 14.2 is to be held at intervals not exceeding five years.

14.2 Scope of surveys

14.2.1 At each Special Survey, the Surveyor is to examine and test as necessary the following components of the process plant facility:

  • Major equipment of the production and process plant.
  • Oil or gas processing system.
  • Production plant safety systems.
  • Production plant utility systems.
  • Relief and flare system.
  • Well control system.

14.2.2 Pressure vessels forming part of the process plant facility are to be examined in accordance with the requirements of Pt 1, Ch 3, 17 Pressure vessels for process and drilling plant, see also Pt 1, Ch 3, 2.5 Production and oil storage units and Pt 1, Ch 3, 2.7 Drilling units.

14.2.3 Piping systems and valves are to be examined for leaks and corrosion.

14.2.4 Safety and communication systems and hazardous areas are to be examined in accordance with Pt 1, Ch 3, 16 Safety and communication systems and hazardous areas.

Copyright 2016 Clasification Society, International Maritime Organization, International Labour Organization or Maritime and Coastguard Agency. All rights reserved. Clasification Society, its affiliates and subsidiaries and their respective officers, employees or agents are, individually and collectively, referred to in this clause as 'Clasification Society'. Clasification Society Register assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable to any person for any loss, damage or expense caused by reliance on the information or advice in this document or howsoever provided, unless that person has signed a contract with the relevant Clasification Society entity for the provision of this information or advice and in that case any responsibility or liability is exclusively on the terms and conditions set out in that contract.