CONTRACT NO.

: LC18102700

CONTRACT TITLE: FEED FOR BERTH 6 FIRE PROTECTION AT MIC PORT

DOCUMENT TITLE:

LIFE SAFETY STUDY REPORT

Gulf Engineering & Industrial Consultancy

Suite No. 13-15, IV Floor, Tower B, Al Rayyan Complex, Rayyan Road, Doha
Near Old DiwanAmiri, On Rayyan Road
PHONE : +974 444 22 120
FAX : (+974) 444 22 150
EMAIL : geicqatar@qatar.net.qa

09/05/2019 0 Issued For Comments MPJ RJ KA

Date Rev Description Prepared Checked Approved Appd. Q.P.

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CONTENTS

1. GENERAL .............................................................................................................. ……..4

1.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 4
1.2 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................... 4
1.3 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................. 4
1.4 DOCUMENT OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................... 4
1.5 SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENT........................................................................................ 5
1.6 ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................ 5
1.7 USE OF LANGUAGE ...................................................................................................... 5
1.8 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................. 5
2. REFERENCE CODES AND STANDARDS ...................................................................... 7
2.1 QP GUIDELINES & PROCEDURES ............................................................................... 7
2.2 STATUATORY REGULATIONS ...................................................................................... 7
2.3 INTERNATIONAL CODES &STANDARDS ..................................................................... 7
2.4 DRAWINGS ..................................................................................................................... 7
3. GENERAL FIRE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENT ............................................................ 8
3.1 BUILDING INFORMATION DESIGN ............................................................................... 8
3.2 BUILDING OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS ................................................................ 8
3.3 HAZARD OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................... 8
4. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................ 10
4.1 CONSTRUCTION TYPE AND RELEVANT FIRE RATING REQUIREMENTS ............... 10
4.2 EXTERNAL WALL FIRE RATING.................................................................................. 11
4.3 PENETRATION AND OPENING INTO FIRE RATED BARRIER ................................... 12
4.4 INTERIOR FLOOR FINISHES ....................................................................................... 13
4.5 HVAC REQUIREMENT ................................................................................................. 14
4.5.1 GENERAL ..................................................................................................................... 14
4.5.2 AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ....................................................................................... 15
4.5.3 SOUND ATTENUATOR ................................................................................................ 15
5. MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................... 15
5.1 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS .............................................................................. 15
5.2 ARRANGEMENT AND MARKING OF EXIT DISCHARGE ............................................ 16
5.3 EXIT STAIRCASE ......................................................................................................... 16
5.4 DOORS ......................................................................................................................... 16
5.5 OCCUPANT LOAD ........................................................................................................ 17
5.6 TRAVEL DISTANCE TO EXITS..................................................................................... 18
6. FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS.............................................................................................. 19
6.1 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEM .................................................................... 19
6.2 EXTERNAL FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEM ......................................................................... 20
6.3 CLEAN AGENT FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM .......................................................... 20
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6.4 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ............................................................................ 20

6.5 FIRE SERVICE ACCESS ROAD ................................................................................... 20
6.6 SIGNAGE ...................................................................................................................... 21
6.7 EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY & UPS SYSTEM ....................................................... 21
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1. GENERAL
1.1 INTRODUCTION

Qatar Petroleum has awarded the contract LC18102700, Front-End Engineering Design
(FEED) and related services for upgrading and replacement of fire protection system at
Berth 6 in Mesaieed port to Gulf Engineering and Industrial Consultancy.
1.2 BACKGROUND

Berth#6 facilities including fire protection systems were constructed to cater for import and
export operations of bulk raw and refined hydrocarbon products such as gasoline, jet fuel,
gas oil and decant oil. As such, reliable operability of the Fire Protection System is
provided in a state of continuous readiness to ensure adequate fire protection on
continuous basis.
The berth 6 was commissioned by QP Refinery in 1988 to serve importing & exporting of
finished Petroleum products. The loading/unloading area comprises of 5 ship
loading/unloading arms with pipelines from berth to refinery. The berth facility includes
Operations control room, Pig launching/receiving areas, substations, and Fire protection
facilities.
The Fire Protection System at Berth#6 was commissioned in 1988. As a result of an
extended period of service and various mechanical defects due to ageing and severe
corrosive environment, the fire protection system reliability has been significantly
degraded leading to frequent breakdown of various critical components of the system for
prolonged periods. Therefore, QP intends to upgrade and replace the existing fire
protection system with the latest compliant system and ensure business continuity.
1.3 PROJECT OBJECTIVES

The objective of this project is to provide the FEED to upgrade and replacement of
Mesaieed Port Berth # 6 Fire Protection System on priority basis considering following
main aspects:
a) Upgrade of Fire Protection System on Berth#6 to meet latest QP fire and safety
Philosophy (QP-PHL-S-001) and QP standard for fire protection system for marine
berth terminals(QP-STD-S-028), Shell DEP,NFPA design standards and Qatar
Civil Defence requirements (i.e. FW flow rate, FW pumps types, Jockey pump
spare philosophy, fire control room, foam/water monitor remote control, etc.).
b) Improvement of firefighting system’s operability and reliability.
c) As per industry standard practice, to ensure continuous /uninterrupted Berth
operation, a complete and fully independent new Fire Protection system shall be
installed with proper interconnection to the existing system for smooth changeover
without affecting berth operations
1.4 DOCUMENT OBJECTIVE

The main objective of this document is to ensure that the fire and life safety design of
proposed QP facilities reduces the risk to plant personnel, third parties, the environment,
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production revenue and capital investment during operation of the facilities, to as low as
reasonably practicable.
1.5 SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENT

The scope of this document is to specify the fire and life safety requirements considered
for the new Control building in this project. The Fire and Safety Philosophy shall provide
the framework for building construction, required fire separation, means of egress design,
fire protection system, fire alarm system, emergency lighting system etc. in line with QP
Corporate Philosophy for Fire and Safety QP-PHL-S-001 and applicable NFPA codes.

1.6 ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviations Descriptions
DEP Design Engineering Practice
F&G Fire and Gas
FEED Front End and Engineering Design
FW Fire water
GEIC Gulf Engineering and Industrial Consultancy
HC Hydro Carbon
MIC Mesaieed Industrial City
MOE Ministry of Environment
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
P&ID Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
QP Qatar Petroleum
1.7 USE OF LANGUAGE

Throughout this document, the words, “will”, “may”, “should”, “shall” and “must”, when
used in context of actions by the CONTRACTOR or the CONTRACTOR’s Agents such as
suppliers, subcontractors, and others where such works/services have been assigned,
have specific meanings as follows:
“Will” Signifies a feature which the CONTRACTOR/SUPPLIER may assume to be already
present.
“May” Signifies a feature, which is discretionary in the context in which it is applied.
“Should” is used where a provision is preferred.
“Shall” is used where a provision is mandatory by the specification.
1.8 DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this specification the following definitions shall apply: “QP”, denotes
Qatar Petroleum
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“CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT”, the organization which shall carry out FEED for the
project.
“VENDOR/SUPPLIER”, Means the party, which manufactures and/or supplies materials,
equipment and services to perform the duties as specified by the
CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT.
“SUBCONTRACTOR”, Means the party which shall perform assigned works or services
as specified by the CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT.
“OEM”, means Original Equipment Manufacturer, i.e. the party that has manufactured the
equipment to VENDOR/SUPPLIER.
“CERTIFYING AGENCY”, Agency or agencies appointed or nominated by the
CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT to certify the project or parts thereof by reference to
standard given, all relevant designs, specification and procedural documents.
“INSPECTOR” CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT Representatives/member from
CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT nominated Agencies duly appointed in writing by
CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT to act on its behalf and authorized to carry out inspection
activities.
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2. REFERENCE CODES AND STANDARDS

The latest issues of the Codes, Statutory Regulations and Guidelines referenced below
shall apply, unless specifically noted otherwise within this document.

2.1 QP GUIDELINES & PROCEDURES

4075-QPR-3-03-0001 HSE/Fire Safety Philosophy

2.2 STATUATORY REGULATIONS

 Ministry of Environment (MOE) Qatar, rules and regulations

 Qatar National Health Authority rules and regulations
2.3 INTERNATIONAL CODES &STANDARDS

NFPA 101 Life Safety Code

NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety
NFPA 10 Standard For Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2013 Edition
NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code, 2016 Edition
Recommended Practice For Fire Protection For Electric
NFPA 850
Generating Plants And High Voltage Direct Current
Converter Stations, 2015 Edition
2.4 DRAWINGS

Below is a list of New Control Building drawings that were used to compile this Fire
Strategy & Life Safety Report.

Drawings Used

Drawing Title Drawing No. Rev. Date

Loading and unloading

area and berth 6 4075-QPR-9-AC-0001 1 25-04-2019
architectural GA of fire
control building at MIC
port
Building Floor Plan
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3. GENERAL FIRE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENT

3.1 BUILDING INFORMATION DESIGN

New Control building under the project scope shall be designed as per the requirements of
QP Corporate Philosophy for Fire & Safety: Doc. No. QP-PHL-S-001, 4075-QPR-3-03-
0001 Projects HSE/Fire Safety Philosophy, NFPA 101: Life Safety Code and NFPA 5000:
Building construction and Safety code.

It’s a G+1 story control room building, floor area and space usage details of same are as
follows.

- Ground Story: 114.7 square meters consists Instrument and TER room, Battery room,
Electrical room, Cylinder room etc.

- First Story: 114.7 square meters consists Store room, Fire control room, Pantry, Male
Toilet etc.

- Roof space contains PACU Unit, Electrical riser, Utility Water Tank etc.

3.2 BUILDING OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS

Following table highlights the room in each story of the building and occupancy
classification as per NFPA 101.

New Control Building

Level Room Occupancy Class

Electrical Room, Instrument and TER General Industrial

Ground Floor
Room, Cylinder Room

Ground Floor Battery Room High Hazard Industrial

First Floor Fire Control Room, Store Room General Industry

First Floor Pantry/Dining Business

Table 3: Building Occupancy Classification

3.3 HAZARD OF CONTENTS

As per section 6.2.2 of NFPA 101, contents of the proposed buildings are grouped into
following hazard class.

Low Hazard Contents: As per 6.2.2.2 of NFPA 101, Low hazard contents shall be
classified as those of such low combustibility that no self-propagating fire therein can
occur.
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In proposed building, Toilets, staircases can be classified as area containing low hazard
contents.

Ordinary Hazard Contents: As per 6.2.2.3 of NFPA 101, Ordinary hazard contents shall
be classified as those that are likely to burn with moderate rapidity or to give off a
considerable volume of smoke.

In proposed building, following rooms can be classified as occupancy with ordinary hazard
contents.

- Store room
- Pantry/Dining
- Instrument and TER room
- Electrical Room
- Cylinder room

High Hazard Contents: As per 6.2.2.4 of NFPA 101, High hazard contents shall be
classified as those that are likely to burn with extreme rapidity or from which explosions are
likely.

Battery room contains high hazard contents.

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4. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
4.1 CONSTRUCTION TYPE AND RELEVANT FIRE RATING REQUIREMENTS

Construction requirements will be in accordance with NFPA 5000, which bases required
ratings on building height, number of stories, occupancy and building area.

As per table 7.4.1 of NFPA 5000, for the proposed project the construction type for the
building shall be:

Construction Requirement

Maximum Building Max. Applied Max. Applied area

Building Construction Allowable Height Allowable number Allowable of the
Type Height (m) no. of of story area building(m2)
(m) story p
er story
New
Control Type II (111) 25 11.5 1 1 (m2)
4.5 144
Building

Table 4: Building Construction Type, Allowable Area and Height

Note 1:
Entire building, except instrument & electrical room, shall not be provided with any
automatic fire suppression system. Hence, maximum allowable height and number of
stores are considered for non-sprinkler building column given in reference Table 7.4.1
Allowable Building Height and Area of NFPA 5000. For this proposed building with multiple
occupancies, Industrial ordinary hazard occupancy column is considered since it has
stringent requirements than business occupancy in terms of maximum allowable area and
number of story.

The fire rating of structural elements for the type II (000) building shall be:

Fire-ratings of Structural Elements for Type II (000) Building Construction

Structural Elements Rating in Hours

Exterior bearing walls

1
- Supporting more than one floor, columns, or other bearing walls

Interior bearing walls

1
- Supporting more than one floor, columns, or other bearing walls

Columns
1
- Supporting more than one floor, columns, or other bearing walls
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Fire-ratings of Structural Elements for Type II (000) Building Construction

Structural Elements Rating in Hours

Beams, Girders, Trusses, and Arches

1
- Supporting more than one floor, columns, or other bearing walls

Floor / ceiling assemblies 1

Roof / ceiling assemblies 1

Interior non-bearing walls 1

Exterior non-bearing walls 0^b

Table 5: Fire Rating of Structural Elements

Note 1: Higher of the fire rating determined based on table above and one given in section
4.2 assessment shall be applicable.

4.2 EXTERNAL WALL FIRE RATING

According to QP Corporate Fire & Safety Philosophy,

Onshore buildings shall be constructed of non-combustible materials so that the

propagation of flame through the building structure is minimal. The control room, local
equipment room and electrical substation shall have fire resistant external walls and roofs,
which will remain fire, smoke and gas tight for one hour when tested to BS 476 “Fire tests
on building materials and structures - Guide to the principles, selection, role and application
of fire testing and their outputs”.

Since proposed Control building is onshore, aforementioned requirement shall be

applicable. i.e. external wall should 1-hour fire rated.

However, requirements of NFPA 5000 shall be explored in following paragraph and

stringent of either shall be applied.

Based on the NFPA 5000, building will be required to maintain a minimum horizontal
distance from each other. If the minimum distance is not met, any exterior wall within that
distance will be required to be fire rated and any openings in that building face will be
required to be protected. Where two or more buildings are located on the same plot, the
horizontal separation will be measured from the building face to an imaginary line drawn
between the exterior walls of the adjacent buildings.
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As per the NFPA 5000, Table 7.3.2.1 “The Fire Resistance Ratings for External Walls”, the
building is required to have a fire resistance rating of 1 hour where the horizontal
separation is ≤3 meters and where the horizontal separation exceeds 3 meters, no fire
resistance will be required. For the proposed Control building no fire resistance ratings for
external walls will be required as there is no adjacent building around the Control building
within 3 m.
Assessment:
Exterior wall and roof of the proposed Control building shall be 1-hour fire rated since QP
requirements are stringent than NFPA 5000. As confirmed by COMPANY, exterior wall
need not to be blast resistant.

4.3 PENETRATION AND OPENING INTO FIRE RATED BARRIER

In accordance with Chapter 8, Section 8.3.5, NFPA 101, penetrations for cables, cable
trays, conduits, pipes, tubes, combustion vents and exhaust vents, wires, and similar items
to accommodate electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and communications systems that pass
through a wall, floor, or floor-ceiling assembly constructed as a fire separation, should be
protected by a fire-stop system or device. The fire-stop system or device should be
protected by a UL listed system or equivalent approval with material capable of restricting
the transfer of smoke.

Where a smoke barrier is also constructed as a fire barrier the penetrations should be
protected to limit the spread of fire for a time period equal to the resistance rating of the
assembly, and should also restrict the transfer of smoke.

Where the penetration item uses a sleeve to penetrate the smoke barrier, the sleeve
should be securely set in the smoke barrier and the space between the item and the sleeve
filled with a listed system or a material capable of restricting the transfer of smoke.

Figure 3: Penetration through Fire Barrier

Provision of opening protective such as fire damper, smoke damper in HVAC system shall
be in accordance with NFPA 90A.
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4.4 INTERIOR FLOOR FINISHES

In accordance with Chapter 10 Section 10.2.3.4 NFPA 101, Products required to be tested
in accordance with ASTM E84, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics
of Building Materials, or ANSI/ UL 723, Standard for Test for Surface Burning
Characteristics of Building Materials should be classified as follows in accordance with their
flame spread and smoke development:
1 Class A interior wall and ceiling finish are characterized by the following:
 Flame spread, 0–25
 Smoke development, 0–450
 No continued propagation of fire in any element thereof when so tested
This includes any material classified at 25 or less on the flame spread test scale and 450 or
less on the smoke test scale.
2 Class B interior wall and ceiling finish are characterized by the following:
 Flame spread, 26–75
 Smoke development, 0–450
This includes any material classified at more than 25 but not more than 75 on the flame
spread test scale and 450 or less on the smoke test scale.
3 Class C interior wall and ceiling finish are characterized by the following:
 Flame spread, 76–200
 Smoke development, 0–450

This includes any material classified at more than 75 but not more than 200 on the flame
spread test scale and 450 or less on the smoke test scale.

Walls and Ceilings – Interior Finish

Occupancy Exits Access Corridors Other Spaces

Business A or B A or B A, B, or C

Storage A or B A, B, or C A, B, or C

Industrial A or B A, B, or C A, B, or C

Table 7: Interior wall and ceiling finish

Interior Floor Finishes: In accordance with Chapter 10 Section 10.2.7.4 NFPA

101, the interior floor finishes shall be as follows:

Interior Floor Finishes

Occupancy Exits Access Corridors Other Areas

Business I or II I or II NA
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Interior Floor Finishes

Occupancy Exits Access Corridors Other Areas

Storage I or II I or II NA

Industrial I or II I or II NA

Table 8: Interior floor finish

NA: Not Applicable

Class I interior floor finish should be characterized by a critical radiant flux not less than
0.45 W/cm2.

Class II interior floor finish should be characterized by a critical radiant flux not less than
0.22 W/cm2 but less than 0.45 W/cm2.

Interior floor finishes should be classified based on test results from NFPA 253, Standard
Method of Tests for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat
Source or ASTM E 648 Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering
Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source.

4.5 HVAC REQUIREMENT

4.5.1 General
The required equipment’s shall be selected based on the desired operating conditions and
the required capacity. Equipment shall be in accordance with the applicable Codes and
Standards. All the selected equipment’s shall be suitable for the installation and operation
in highly corrosive marine climate and in petrochemical environments and for the specified
electrical area classification.

1 Packaged Air-conditioning Unit – 2 Nos. (1W+1S)

2 Battery Room Extract Fan - 2 Nos. (1W+1S)
3 Refrigerant
4 Ventilation Fans
5 Twin fan for Male Toilet – 1 No.
6 Twin fan for Female Toilet – 1 No.
7 Twin Fan for Pantry / Dining Room – 1 No.
8 Hi-Wall Split Air-conditioning Unit – 5 Nos. (For the following rooms)
- Electrical Room in Ground Floor
- TER Room in Ground Floor
- Instrument Equipment in Ground floor
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- TER Room in First Floor (HOLD)

- Fire Control Room in First Floor

4.5.2 Air Distribution System

All supply, return and extract galvanized ductwork shall be designed for low velocity except
where specified otherwise and shall be in complete conformance with the latest edition of
the SMACNA HVAC Duct Construction Standards and DW144 – Specification for sheet
metal ductwork heating & ventilation Contractors Association.

4.5.3 Sound Attenuator

After approval of the equipment and shop drawings, the EPIC Contractor shall submit
acoustic calculations demonstrating that the specified noise levels shall be achieved.
Purpose made silencers shall be installed in the positions indicated on the drawings and
where required to achieve the above criteria. The silencers shall be sized to offer a
maximum airflow resistance of 50 Pa per attenuator and such resistance (pressure drops)
shall be included in the pressure drop calculations for PACU’s and/or Fans. Fabricate
silencers to form rigid units that will not pulsate, vibrate, rattle, or otherwise react to system
pressure variations.
4.5.4 Refrigerant

The working refrigerant acceptable for all PACU or Hi-wall split AC Units shall have zero
ozone depletion potential, such as R-134a, R-410a or R-407c.

5. MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS

According to section 16.7.1 of QP corporate fire & safety philosophy; means of egress for
onshore buildings should be designed in accordance with requirements mentioned in
section 6.8.29 to 6.8.35 of QP document mentioned thereof. Those requirements are as
follows:
- There shall be two means of escape to safety from any normal working area of the
site, except for small platforms or rooms where the distance of a single means of
escape is less than five meter nominal.
- Escape route philosophy for buildings shall be in accordance with NFPA 101.

Hence, to achieve robust means of egress design, NFPA 101 is referred details of which
are in following sections.

5.1 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS

In accordance with NFPA 101, Chapter 7, Means of egress comprise of three separate and
distinct parts:
 Exit access is a portion of means of egress that leads to an exit.
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 Exit is a portion of means of egress that is separate from all other spaces
of a building to provide a protected way of travel to the exit discharge.
 Exit discharge is a portion of means of egress between the termination of
an exit and public way.

Assessment:
In the proposed Control building project, from each story and part of story, one means of
egress is provided. Thus, Design complies with aforementioned basic requirement

5.2 ARRANGEMENT AND MARKING OF EXIT DISCHARGE

As per chapter 7, Section 7.7.2, NFPA 101, at least 50% of the building exits will be
required to discharge directly to fresh air outside the building.

In accordance with Chapter 7 Section 7.7.3.2, NFPA 101, the exit discharge should be
arranged and marked to make clear the direction of egress to a public way. Stairs should
be arranged so as to make clear the direction of egress to a public way.

Assessment:
All aforementioned requirements are complied with in case of proposed Control building
has stair opens to exterior through airlock which is separated from the rest of the building
by 1-hour fire separation. Stairs open immediately to external area.

5.3 EXIT STAIRCASE

5.3.1 Exit Stairs Width

In accordance with Chapter 7 Table 7.2.2.2.1.2 (B), NFPA 101, Minimum clear width of all
obstructions, with the total cumulative occupant load assigned to each stair of:

 Less than 2000 persons is 1120 mm

 Greater than or equal to 2000 persons is 1420 mm

For the proposed project where the total occupant load of all the stories served by the exit
stair does not exceed 2000 persons the minimum clear width of stair shall be 1120 mm.

Assessment:
Proposed building is provided exit stairs having width of 1200 mm which complies with the
above requirement.

5.4 DOORS

In accordance with Chapter 7, Section 7.2.1.2.3, NFPA 101, doors opening in means of
egress shall be required to be not less than 810 mm in clear width. Where a pair of doors is
provided, not less than one of the doors will have 810 mm clear width.
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Figure 8: Door width – Egress Capacity

Exit access door assemblies serving a room not exceeding 6.5 m2 and not required to be
accessible to persons with severe mobility impairments should not be less than 710 mm in
door leaf width. Minimum clear width of door serving bathroom can be 610 mm. Minimum
height of door should not be less than 2030 mm.

Assessment:
Door width complies with aforementioned requirements.

5.5 OCCUPANT LOAD

In accordance with Chapter 7 Section 7.3.1.1, NFPA 101, the total capacity of the means of
egress for any story, or other occupied space shall be sufficient for the occupant load.

In accordance with Table 7.3.1.2, NFPA 101, the required Egress Capacity is calculated
based on the Occupant Load Factor provided as follows:

Occupant Load Factor

Use ft²/ person m²/

person
General Industrial 100 9.3

Business 100 9.3

Storage (In other than mercantile and storage occupancies) 500 46.5

Table 9: Occupant Load Factor

Egress Capacity

In accordance with Chapter 7 Section 7.3.3.1, NFPA 101, Egress capacity for approved
components of means of egress shall be based on the capacity factors shown below:
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Capacity Factor

Stairways Level Components and Ramps (width/ person)

(width/
person)
Area

in mm in mm

All others 0.3 7.6 0.2 5

Table 10: Capacity Factor

Assessment:
Capacity of the exits in proposed Control building is suffice to serve the occupant load
calculated. Refer to occupant load calculation and exit capacity calculation given in
Appendix 1.

5.6 TRAVEL DISTANCE TO EXITS

Maximum Travel distances are measured from the most remote point of the floor to a
nearest fire protected fire exit. Travel distance requirements are directly in relation to the
different occupancy classification and use. There are three (3) travel distance criteria as
part of the means of egress design, as follows;
1. Travel Distance
2. Common Path of Travel
3. Dead-end corridor

The compilation of the requirements should be based on Chapter 7, Section 7.6 Table
A.7.6, NFPA 101, of the individual occupancy chapters for permissible length of common
path of travel, dead-end corridors, and travel distance to not less than one of the required
exits.

Travel Distance Limits, Common Path, Dead-End (Non-Sprinklerted Building)

Type of Occupancy Distance

Business

Travel Distance 61 m

Maximum Common Path 23 m

Dead-end Limit 6.1 m

Industrial

Travel Distance 61 m

Maximum Common Path 15 m

Dead-end Limit 15 m
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Storage

Travel Distance Not Required

Maximum Common Path Not Required

Dead-End Limit Not Required

Table 11: Travel Distance Limits, Common Path, Dead-End

Assessment:
Proposed Control building complies with all aforementioned travel distance requirements.

6. FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS

6.1 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEM

For the proposed control building, fire alarm and detection system shall be provided in
accordance with section 7 of the QP philosophy for fire and safety and NFPA 72. Refer to
the Projects Fire & safety philosophy document - 4075-QPR-3-03-0001 for the details
regarding the fire & gas detection system proposed for the Control building.

HSSD System
Air aspirating high sensitivity smoke detection systems (HSSD) shall be used in electrical
risk areas in normally unmanned and will be used by fire team during ship
loading/unloading operation. Hence below area of this building shall be considered under
electrical risk hence HSSD system need to be provided.

 Fire control room at 1st floor

 TER room at ground floor
 Instrument panel room at ground floor
 Electrical room at ground floor
 Battery room at ground floor
Smoke Detectors
Smoke detectors shall be provided in new fire control building. They work on the principle
of photosensitive sensor that produces an alarm signal when the reduction of light
received. The areas of space above ceilings, raised floors, enclosed stairways shall be
covered by these smoke detectors.

Heat Detector
Heat detector shall be provided in fire control building battery & pantry room, fire water
pump house and foam shed. Heat detector shall be Electrical (rate of rise / rate
compensated / fixed temp). The detector shall have fixed temperature rating of 59 deg C
and rate of rise of 11.1 deg C/min.

Heat detection shall be used when it is not practical to utilize smoke detection i.e. high
temperature, high humidity, dust etc.
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6.2 EXTERNAL FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEM

Firewater hydrants shall be strategically and suitably distributed throughout the Berth 06
facility on the fire water ring main network in accessible positions. The hydrants spacing
shall be based on the coverage.

Number of hydrant outlets, size and type of hydrant valves, operating pressure, etc. shall
be in accordance to QP Standard for Fire Fighting Facility in Marine Berth Terminals (QP-
STD-S-028), shell DEP.

6.3 CLEAN AGENT FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM

The following rooms of the new Control building shall be protected by Clean Agent Fire
Suppression System such as NOVEC 1230.

 Electrical Room
 Instrument and TER Room
 Battery Room
 Fire Control Room at first floor.

The NOVEC 1230 clean agent fire suppression system shall be designed in accordance
with NFPA 2001.

6.4 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Appropriate type and quantity of portable and wheeled fire extinguishers shall be provided
for the new control building to fight the fire when it is incipient stage.

Portable fire Extinguishers shall be provided in accordance with in compliance with

HSE/Fire Safety Philosophy 4075-QPR-3-03-0001 and international standards such as
NFPA 10, BS 5306 & BS EN3.

Selection and location of the portable and mobile fire extinguishers shall be based on BS
5306-8, Selection & Installation of portable fire extinguishers.
Following type of fire extinguisher shall be provided:
1. 9 kg Dry Powder Extinguisher
2. 5 kg CO2 Extinguisher

6.5 FIRE SERVICE ACCESS ROAD

Fire service access road should be provided to access the Control building in case of
emergency. This road should conform to following requirements which are excerpts from
the 6.8.27 to 6.8.35 of QP philosophy for fire and safety.

- Emergency road around each plot should be 6.0 m wide.

- All other roads should be 4.0 m wide.

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- The required headroom over the full width of roads will be 5.5 m.
minimum to allow the passage of emergency vehicles, cranes and other
tall vehicles.

6.6 SIGNAGE

As per NFPA 101, enclosed stairs shall meet the following conditions –

- The stairs shall be provided with special signage within the enclosure at
each floor landing.
- Signage shall indicate the floor level.
- Signage shall indicate the terminus of the top and bottom of the stair
enclosure.
- Signage shall indicate the identification of the stair enclosure.
- Signage shall indicate the floor level of, and the direction to, exit
discharge.
- Signage shall be located inside the enclosure approximately 60 in. (1525
mm) above the floor landing in a position that is visible when the door is
in the open or closed position.
- Signage shall comply with 7.10.8.1 and 7.10.8.2 of this Code.
- Signage shall be visible when the door is in the open or closed position.

6.7 EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY & UPS SYSTEM

In accordance with section 14 of the QP Philosophy for Fire and Safety, Emergency power
supply provision shall be made in order to ensure uninterrupted power supply system for
the following systems.

 Emergency Escape lighting

 Fire & Gas detection systems

 SCADA RTU/MTU and Package controllers/ PLCs

 Fire fighting system

 Alarm system

 Communications system
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Appendix 1 : Occupant Load and Exit Capacity Calculation

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Occupant Load and Exit Capacity Calculation –

Each
Staircase
Access Each Staircase
Total OL Door capacity
Level Room Area (m2) OL
per Floor Capacity (Width/7.6 mm
(Width / 5 per person)
mm per
person)

Store Room 11.74 -

Pantry/Dining 17.6368 -
First Floor 4 1200/5=240 1200/7.6=157.9
Fire Control
18.72 4
Room

Toilet 10.2 -

Each
Staircase
Access Each Staircase
Total OL Door capacity
Level Room Area (m2) OL
per Floor Capacity (Width/7.6 mm
(Width / per person)
5mm per
person)
Cylinder
5.34 -
Room
Instrument
& TER 27.57 -
Ground Floor Room - 1200/5=240 Not Applicable
Electrical
18 -
Room
Battery
18 -
Room

Assessment:
Based on aforementioned calculation, it can be affirmed that exit capacity of means of
egress components are adequate for number of occupants expected to use the building.