Pt A, Ch 1, Sec 4

c) Hydraulic installations: • electric propulsion plant, if any

• piping and pumping systems • motors and equipment serving the essential services,
• arrangement of the installations • batteries
• protections against leakage • cable trays.
• description of the main components b) Single line diagrams of the main and emergency distri-
• protection against overpressure bution networks, including single line diagrams of
• monitoring and alarm systems intrinsically safe circuits, indicating:
• nature and characteristics of the hydraulic medium • make, type, cross section area, of the conductors
(flash point and auto-ignition in particular) with mention of the intensity carried under full load
• operation and maintenance instructions. • make, type and rating of switch-gears, fuses and cir-
cuit-breakers.
d) Incinerators:
• general arrangement of the installation c) For main, sub and emergency switchboards:
• incinerators • assembly drawing showing the various sections and
the arrangement of the equipment and instrumenta-
• piping and pumping systems
tion
• monitoring and alarm systems
• bus-bar arrangement with mention of their cross sec-
• programme of type tests and tests after completion tion areas.
• operation and maintenance instructions. d) For offshore units where hazardous area(s) is(are) existing:
e) Helicopter refuelling system: • a general diagram showing the location of the elec-
• general arrangement of the installation trical equipment within the hazardous area(s) and
• storage vessels, piping and pumping system their safety type (e.g. Ex “d” II BT3)
• protection against leakage • an evidence of the safety character of the above
equipment
• protection against overpressure
• the list of explosion protected equipment.
• jettisoning or emergency draining
• helideck drainage system e) Impressed current cathodic protection systems if appli-
cable.
• emergency shutdown system.
The drawings are to be diagrammatic and are to refer to a 2.3.5 Safety plans
single system, in order to facilitate their examination. They The following safety plans and documents are to be submit-
are to include: ted:
• service pressures and temperatures, in order to deter- • general arrangement of the installation
mine their classes
• the dedicated sections of the Operating Manual related
• size and nature of materials for pipes and accessories
to classification as specified in Ch 1, Sec 1, [3.4]
• capacity, prime mover and, if needed, location of the
• the dedicated sections of the construction portfolio as
pumps
specified in Ch 1, Sec 3, [2.4.2]
• arrangements proposed when remote control, remote
• hazardous areas classification drawing, including infor-
monitoring or automation, are foreseen for the installa-
mation about all openings located in these hazardous
tions concerned
areas
• generally, all information allowing the verification of the
requirements of the Rules • mechanical and natural ventilation systems including
location of air intakes and exhausts, air renewal rate per
• specification of systems hour, location of fan controls
• fabrication specification • air intakes and exhaust outlets of internal combustion
• welding procedure specification engines and boilers
• operation control procedures. • fire structural protection drawings

2.3.4 Electrical drawings • fire detection and extinguishing system description and
drawings, including fire-fighting water piping and
The following electrical plans and diagrams are to be sub-
pumping systems, with flow calculations
mitted:
• alarm and internal communication systems description
a) General arrangement of:
and drawings
• main switchboard
• emergency shutdown systems description, procedures
• other distribution boards and drawings
• emergency switchboard • escape way and life saving appliances description and
• generators drawings.

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