GPO-EN-SPE-40104 - General Engineering Specification For Packaged Equipment (US)

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General Engineering Specification for Packaged Equipment

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Foreword
This is a revised issue of EP-GIS 40-104-1. This document incorporates the
following changes:
• Document number changed, previous versions issued as GIS 40-104.
• Incorporation of Supplier comments.
• Incorporation of Project comments.
• Editorial review and update.
• Update of all sections, with significant changes to:
o Electrical instrumentation and control sections.
o Piping valves section.
Technical changes to this document are not shown due to the extensive number
of changes.
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General Engineering Specification for Packaged Equipment (US)
Table of Contents
Page
Foreword ........................................................................................................................................ 7
1 Scope .................................................................................................................................... 8
2 Normative references............................................................................................................. 8
3 Terms and definitions........................................................................................................... 12
4 Symbols and abbreviations .................................................................................................. 13
5 Order of precedence ............................................................................................................ 13
6 General requirements .......................................................................................................... 13
6.1 General ..................................................................................................................... 13
6.2 Standardisation ......................................................................................................... 14
6.3 Specific scope........................................................................................................... 14
6.4 Manufacturing quality ................................................................................................ 15
6.5 Proprietary equipment ............................................................................................... 15
6.6 Design life ................................................................................................................. 15
6.7 Proven design ........................................................................................................... 16
6.8 Environmental data ................................................................................................... 16
6.9 Languages ................................................................................................................ 16
6.10 Units of measurement ............................................................................................... 16
6.11 Interfaces .................................................................................................................. 16
6.12 Datum ....................................................................................................................... 16
6.13 Safety, operation, and maintenance .......................................................................... 17
6.14 Marine classification.................................................................................................. 19
7 Process................................................................................................................................ 19
7.1 Duty .......................................................................................................................... 19
7.2 Utilities ...................................................................................................................... 19
7.3 Design philosophies .................................................................................................. 19
7.4 Isolation .................................................................................................................... 19
7.5 Over pressure protection........................................................................................... 19
8 Package layout .................................................................................................................... 21
8.1 General ..................................................................................................................... 21
8.2 Access ...................................................................................................................... 22
8.3 Change of level and platforms................................................................................... 29
8.4 Surfaces ................................................................................................................... 31
9 Mechanical .......................................................................................................................... 32
9.1 General ..................................................................................................................... 32
9.2 Rotating machinery ................................................................................................... 33
9.3 Static equipment ....................................................................................................... 33
9.4 Materials handling ..................................................................................................... 33
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10 Electrical, control, instrumentation, and telecommunications installation .............................. 34

10.1 Equipment in hazardous areas.................................................................................. 34
10.2 Hazardous area classification ................................................................................... 35
10.3 Degrees of ingress protection ................................................................................... 35
10.4 Equipment grounding and bonding ........................................................................... 35
10.5 Cables and glands .................................................................................................... 37
10.6 Junction boxes .......................................................................................................... 40
10.7 Electromagnetic compatibility .................................................................................... 41
10.8 Cable installation....................................................................................................... 41
10.9 Cable gland (seal) installation ................................................................................... 45
10.10 Installation of electrical equipment ............................................................................ 45
10.11 Hazardous area equipment installation ..................................................................... 45
11 Electrical design................................................................................................................... 47
11.1 General ..................................................................................................................... 47
11.2 Layout ....................................................................................................................... 48
11.3 Power supplies ......................................................................................................... 49
11.4 Motors....................................................................................................................... 50
11.5 Equipment controls and control panels ..................................................................... 50
11.6 Switchgear for package auxiliaries ............................................................................ 58
11.7 Uninterruptible power supplies for package auxiliaries .............................................. 58
11.8 Variable speed drives ............................................................................................... 59
11.9 Heat tracing .............................................................................................................. 59
11.10 Lighting ..................................................................................................................... 61
11.11 Small power .............................................................................................................. 63
11.12 Tank heaters ............................................................................................................. 64
11.13 Electrical enclosures ................................................................................................. 65
12 Instruments and control ....................................................................................................... 66
12.1 Instrumentation design .............................................................................................. 66
12.2 General ..................................................................................................................... 68
12.3 BPCS transmitter requirements................................................................................. 70
12.4 SIS trip transmitter requirements............................................................................... 70
12.5 Flow instruments ....................................................................................................... 70
12.6 Level instruments ...................................................................................................... 72
12.7 Pressure instruments ................................................................................................ 74
12.8 Temperature instruments including thermowells ....................................................... 74
12.9 Control valves, actuated block valves and solenoids................................................. 76
12.10 Analyser instrument installation................................................................................. 77
12.11 Miscellaneous instruments ........................................................................................ 77
12.12 Process connections ................................................................................................. 78
12.13 Instrument maintenance isolation valves ................................................................... 80
12.14 Control system .......................................................................................................... 80
12.15 Package integration .................................................................................................. 80
13 Instrumentation and control panels ...................................................................................... 87
13.1 Design ...................................................................................................................... 87
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13.2 Layout ....................................................................................................................... 87

13.3 Control panels and enclosures .................................................................................. 88
13.4 Cabinet electrics ....................................................................................................... 88
14 Telecommunications ............................................................................................................ 91
14.1 General ..................................................................................................................... 91
14.2 Telecommunications IP network addressing ............................................................. 91
14.3 Telecommunications equipment in supplier packages with enclosures or cabins ...... 91
15 Installation of field instruments and tubing ........................................................................... 91
15.1 Field Instruments ...................................................................................................... 91
15.2 Tubing and fittings..................................................................................................... 92
15.3 Transmission / signal lines ........................................................................................ 93
15.4 Instrument impulse lines ........................................................................................... 93
15.5 Instrument connections ............................................................................................. 94
16 Structural base frames and support detail ............................................................................ 94
16.1 Design ...................................................................................................................... 94
16.2 Standard structural detail for offshore package ......................................................... 95
16.3 Standard structural support details for offshore structural base frames ..................... 95
16.4 Secondary support structures ................................................................................. 100
16.5 Standard structural support details for offshore cabinets ......................................... 100
16.6 Base frames............................................................................................................ 103
16.7 Structural base frame fabrication ............................................................................ 105
16.8 Inspection ............................................................................................................... 105
16.9 Certified lifting devices ............................................................................................ 106
17 Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ............................................................................ 107
18 Piping ................................................................................................................................ 108
18.1 Piping design .......................................................................................................... 108
18.2 Pipe supports .......................................................................................................... 108
18.3 Piping stress analysis ............................................................................................. 110
18.4 Piping valves........................................................................................................... 111
18.5 Piping non-destructive testing requirements............................................................ 112
18.6 Ultrasonic testing .................................................................................................... 113
19 Materials ............................................................................................................................ 113
19.1 General ................................................................................................................... 113
19.2 Origin of materials ................................................................................................... 113
19.3 Material selection .................................................................................................... 114
19.4 Sour service ............................................................................................................ 116
19.5 Welding and nondestructive examination ................................................................ 117
19.6 Positive materials identification ............................................................................... 117
20 Insulation ........................................................................................................................... 117
21 Protective coatings ............................................................................................................ 118
22 Tagging, labels, and nameplates ....................................................................................... 119
23 Noise control ...................................................................................................................... 121
23.1 Noise limits and information .................................................................................... 121
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23.2 Noise tests .............................................................................................................. 122

24 Weight control .................................................................................................................... 122
25 Spares and special tools .................................................................................................... 122
26 Quality management .......................................................................................................... 122
27 Inspection, test and certification ......................................................................................... 123
27.1 Inspection and test plan .......................................................................................... 123
27.2 Inspection access ................................................................................................... 123
27.3 Identification, traceability, and certification requirements......................................... 123
27.4 Criticality rating ....................................................................................................... 123
27.5 Specific requirements ............................................................................................. 123
27.6 Package testing ...................................................................................................... 123
28 Packing, preservation, marking, and shipping .................................................................... 130
29 Deliverables ....................................................................................................................... 130
Annex A (Informative) Symbols and abbreviations ...................................................................... 131
A.1 Symbols and abbreviations ................................................................................................ 131
Annex B (Normative) Allowable piping loads on termination anchors .......................................... 135
Annex C (Normative) Grounding diagram ................................................................................... 140
Bibliography ................................................................................................................................ 141
List of Tables
Table 1 - Datum points .................................................................................................................. 17

Table 2 - Equipment access categories ........................................................................................ 23
Table 3 - Power cable rating and instrument cable separation distance ........................................ 40
Table 4 - Cable gland installation .................................................................................................. 47
Table 5 - Pushbutton colours ........................................................................................................ 58
Table 6 - Indicating lamp colours .................................................................................................. 58
Table 7 - Illumination levels ........................................................................................................... 62
Table 8 - Connections to ICSS ...................................................................................................... 69
Table 9 - Typical instrument process connection minimum sizes .................................................. 79
Table 10 - ICSS interfacing protocols and their requirements ....................................................... 86
Table 11 - Wiring insulation colours .............................................................................................. 89
Table 12 - Proof load test for spreader beams and lifting frames ................................................ 107
Table 13 - Piping NDT ................................................................................................................ 112
Table 14 - NDT group ................................................................................................................. 113
Table B.1 – Allowable piping loads on terminal anchors.............................................................. 137
List of Figures
Figure 1 - Equipment access categories ....................................................................................... 24

Figure 2 - Valve height zones ....................................................................................................... 25
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Figure 3 - Access to fixed equipment ............................................................................................ 26

Figure 4 - Workspace requirements for maintenance .................................................................... 27
Figure 5 - Access to pipes and flanges ......................................................................................... 29
Figure 6 - Access angles............................................................................................................... 29
Figure 7 - Type 1 control: UCP and ICSS control for LC drives ..................................................... 52
Figure 8 - Type 1 control: UCP and ICSS control for MV drives .................................................... 53
Figure 9 - Type 2 control: UCP control for LV drives ..................................................................... 54
Figure 10 - Type 3 control: Local field control for LV drives ........................................................... 55
Figure 11 - Type 4 control: ICSS control for MV drives ................................................................. 56
Figure 12 - Type 4 control: ICSS control for LV drives .................................................................. 56
Figure 13 - Type 5 control: LV VSD............................................................................................... 57
Figure 14 - Level 1 of package integration into ICSS .................................................................... 83
Figure 17 - Recommended four point equipment support detail .................................................... 96
Figure 18 - Required Supplier information for four point equipment support .................................. 97
Figure 19 - Recommended three point equipment AVM support detail.......................................... 98
Figure 20 - Required Supplier information for three point equipment AVM support ....................... 99
Figure 21 - Standard cabinet support detail................................................................................. 101
Figure 22 - Required Supplier information for cabinet supports ................................................... 102
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Foreword
EP-GIS 40-104-1 replaces the previously issued document GIS 40-104.
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1 Scope
a. This Specification provides requirements for the design, engineering, materials,

fabrication, inspection, testing, documentation, and preparation for shipment of offshore
and onshore Supplier packaged equipment.
b. Packaged equipment is assembled and tested at Supplier’s works, or other site agreed by
Company, and then transported to the Company construction or operation site. The
packaged equipment is then installed and hooked up to the plant, at which point it becomes
ready for commissioning.
c. This Specification is for final assets located in the United States or other location using US
based standards.
d. This Specification together with its referenced documents defines requirements to be
applied and includes requirements that are common to most packaged equipment to
provide a consistent approach for design, supply, safe operations and maintenance of
packaged equipment.
e. This Specification provides fundamental requirements for the design, construction, and
operation of the packaged equipment. This Specification takes into account health, safety,
and environmental, good design practice, technical, and economic factors.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referenced in one or more requirements in this Specification. For dated
references, only the version cited applies. For undated references, the latest version of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
Company documents
GIS 06-602 Specification for Coating and Painting of Supplier Equipment.
GIS 12-052 Specification for Power Transformers (ANSI).
GIS 12-102 Specification for Low Voltage Metal Enclosed Switchgear
(IEEE C37.20.1).
GIS 12-152 Specification for Low Voltage Power Cables (NEMA WC 70).
GIS 12-156 Control, Thermocouple Extension and Instrumentation Cables
(NEMA WC 57).
GIS 12-158 Specification for Optical Fibre Cable (ANSI).
GIS 12-160 Specification for Electrical and Instrumentation Cable Glands (NEMA).
GIS 12-202 Specification for Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled Squirrel Cage Induction
Motors up-to 500 HP (IEEE 841).
GIS 12-204 Specification for Medium Voltage Induction Motors (API 541).
GIS 12-352 Specification for Uninterruptible Power Systems (NEMA).
GIS 12-354 Specification for Stationary Batteries.
GIS 12-356 Specification for Battery Chargers and DC Power Supplies
(NEMA PE 5).
GIS 12-502 Specification for Low Voltage AC Drives (NEMA ICS 61800 2).
GIS 12-504 Specification for Medium-Voltage Adjustable-Speed AC Drives
(IEEE 1566).
GIS 12-602 Specification for Junction Boxes (NEMA).
GIS 15-011 Specification for Noise Control.
GIS 30-251 Specification for Instrument Tubing and Fittings - Metric units.
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GIS 30-252 Specification for Instrument Tubing and Fittings - Customary units.
GIS 36-103 Specification for Positive Materials Identification (PMI).
GIS 36-250 Specification for Material Requirements for Sour Service in Exploration
and Production Operations.
GIS 36-320 Material Specification for 22%Cr and 25%Cr Duplex Stainless Steel.
GIS 42-103 Specification for Fabrication, Assembly, Erection, and Inspection of
Pipework (ASME B31.3).
GIS 42-104 Specification for Piping Materials.
GIS 44-401 Specification for Isolation of Packaged Equipment.
GIS 46-010 Specification for Pressure Vessels.
GIS 52-101 Specification for Thermal Insulation of Piping and Equipment.
GIS 62-016 Specification for Ball, Plug, and Other Quarter Turn Valves - Common
Requirements.
GIS 62-017 Specification for Check and Rising Stem (Gate and Globe) Valves -
Common Requirements.
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)

ANSI/AISC 360-10 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

ANSI/FCI 70.2 Control Valve Seat Leakage.
ANSI/ISA-50.02 Fieldbus Standard for Use in Industrial Control Systems.
ANSI/ISA-75 Industrial-Process Control Valves (60534-2-1 MOD).
ANSI/ISA-84.00.01 Functional Safety: Safety Instrumented Systems for the Process Industry
Sector. (IEC 61511-1 Mod).
ANSI S1.13 Measurement of Sound Pressure Levels in Air.
ANSI S12.16 Guidelines for the Specification of Noise of New Machinery.
ANSI Z535.2 Environmental and Facility Safety Signs.
American Petroleum Institute (API)

API 5L Specification for Line Pipe.
API MPMS Ch. 14.3.2 Orifice Metering of Natural Gas and Other Related Hydrocarbon Fluids -
Concentric, Square-edged Orifice Meters, Part 2: Specification and
Installation.
API Spec 9A Specification for Wire Rope.
API Specification Q1 Specification for Quality Management System Requirements for
Manufacturing Organisations for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry.
API STD 520 Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices in
Refineries.
API STD 521 Guide for Pressure-relieving and Depressuring Systems: Petroleum
Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industries.
API RP 2A-WSD Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing, and Constructing Fixed
Offshore Platforms - Working Stress Design - Includes Supplement 2.
API RP 500 Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical
Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1, and
Division 2.
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API RP 505 Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical

Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1,
and Zone 2.
API RP 14 F Recommended Practice for Design, Installation, and Maintenance of
Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities
for Unclassified and Class 1, Division 1 and Division 2 Locations.
API RP 14 FZ 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.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

ASME B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings.
ASME B30.9 Slings-Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks,
Jacks, and Slings.
ASME B30.26 Rigging Hardware-Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks,
Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and Slings.
ASME B31.3 Process Piping.
ASME PTC 19.3 TW Thermowells.
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

ASTM A36 Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel.
ASTM A53 Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-
Coated, Welded and Seamless.
ASTM A106 Standard Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-
Temperature Service.
ASTM A123 Standard Specification for Zinc (Hot Dip Galvanised) Coatings on Iron
and Steel Products.
ASTM A153 Standard Specification for Zinc Coating (Hot Dip) on Iron and Steel
Hardware.
ASTM A325-10 Standard Specification for Structural Bolts, Steel, Heat Treated
120/105 ksi Minimum.
ASTM A992 Standard Specification for Structural Steel Shapes.
ASTM F1166-07 Standard Practice for Human Engineering Design for Marine Systems,
Equipment, and Facilities.
ASTM F1554 Standard Specification for Anchor Bolts, Steel, 36, 55, and 105-ksi
Strength.
American Welding Society (AWS)

AWS D1.1/D1.1M Structural Welding Code - Steel.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

47 CFR Part 15 Title 47, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and
regulations Part 15 unlicensed transmissions.
Energy Industries Council

CCI P/3 Instrument Panels.
Energy Institute Guidelines

The Avoidance of Vibration Induced Fatigue in Process Piping.
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Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association (EEMUA)

EEMUA 140 Noise Procedure Specification.
European Standards (EN)

EN 10160 Ultrasonic testing of steel flat product of thickness Equal or Greater Than
6 mm (Reflection Method).
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

IEC 60204-1 Safety of machinery electrical equipment of machines - Part 1 general
requirements.
IEC 60417 Graphical symbols for use on equipment.
IEC 60529 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code).
IEC 60584-1 Thermocouples - Part 1: EMF specifications and tolerances.
IEC 60654-1 Industrial-process measurement and control equipment - Operating
conditions - Part 1: Climatic conditions.
IEC 60751 Industrial platinum resistance thermometer sensors.
IEC 60947- 4 to 5 Low voltage switchgear and control gear.
IEC 61000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
IEC 61158-2 to 6 Digital data communications for measurement and controls: Fieldbus
standard for use in industrial control systems.
IEC 61508-2 Standard for functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable
Electronic safety-related systems - Part: 2.
Electrical/electronic/programmable Electronic safety-related systems.
IEC 61511 Functional safety - Safety instrumented systems for the process industry
sector.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

IEEE 45 Recommended Practice for Electrical Installation on Shipboard.
IEEE 515 Standard for Testing, Design Installation and Maintenance of Electrical
Resistance Heat Tracing for Industrial Applications.
IEEE 802.3 Telecommunications and information exchange between systems - Local
and metropolitan area networks.
IEEE C37.90 Standard for Relays and Relay Systems Associated with Electrical Power
Systems.
IEEE C37.90.1 Surge Withstand Capability (SWC) Tests for Relays and Relay Systems
Associated with Electric Power Apparatus.
IEEE C37.90.2 Standard for Withstand Capability of Relays and Relay Systems to
Radiated Electromagnetic Interference from Tranceivers.
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)

ISO 1461 Hot Dip Galvanised Coatings on Fabricated Iron and Steel
Articles - Specifications and Test Methods.
ISO 3864 Graphical Symbols - Safety Colours and Safety Signs.
ISO 9001 Quality Management System - Requirements.
ISO 15156 / NACE MR0175 Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries - Materials for Use in
H2S Containing Environments in Oil and Gas Production.
ISO 23251 Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industries Pressure-Relieving
and Depressuring Systems.
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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

ITU G.652 Characteristics of a Single-Mode Optical Fibre Cable.
NAMUR
NAMUR NE 43 Standardization of the Signal Level for the Breakdown Information of
Digital Transmitters.
National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association (NEMA)

NEMA 250 Enclosures for Electrical Equipment (1000V Maximum).
NEMA MG 1 Motors and Generators.
NEMA VE 1 Metal cable tray systems.
NEMA VE 2 Cable Tray Installation Guidelines.
NEMA WD 6 Wiring Devices - Dimensional Specifications.
National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)

NFPA 70 National Electric Code (NEC).
NFPA 496 Standard for Purged and Pressurised Enclosures for Electrical Equipment.
Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

UL 508 Industrial Control Equipment.
UL 508A UL Standard for Safety Industrial Control Panels.
UL 598 General Purpose Enclosures.
UL 698A UL Standard for Safety Industrial Control Panels Relating to Hazardous
(Classified) Locations.
UL 844 Luminaires for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
UL 1598A UL Standard for Safety Supplemental Requirements for Luminaires for
Installation on Marine Vessels.
UL 5085 UL Standard for Safety Low Voltage Transformers.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purpose of this Specification, the following terms and definitions apply:
Company
BP p.l.c., an associate or subsidiary, or other organisation acting as owner, purchaser, or customer as
designated in the Purchase Order.
Company responsible engineer

Company engineer responsible for the technical requirements of the item.
Emergency lighting
Lighting provided for use when the normal lighting fails.
Escape route lighting

That part of emergency escape lighting provided to ensure that the means of escape can be identified
and used safely when the location is occupied.
Manufacturer
Entity or sub-supplier producing the item.
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Standby lighting
That part of emergency lighting provided to enable normal activities to continue.
Supplier
Entity entering into a contract with Company to provide materials, goods, supplies, equipment, or
plant and includes the successors and (or) permitted assigns of such entity.
Supplier packaged equipment

An equipment assembly supplied on a skid, base frame or housing that is ready for installation, hook
up, and operation, to accomplish a standard process function and which also can include some items
supplied loose for assembly on site.
4 Symbols and abbreviations
For the purpose of this Specification, the applicable symbols and abbreviations are listed in Annex A.
5 Order of precedence
a. The order of precedence of the codes and standards quoted in the specifications shall be:
1. International and local statutory regulations.
2. Project data sheets.
3. Project specifications.
4. This Specification.
5. Referenced Company documents.
6. Referenced national and international codes.
b. Areas of apparent conflict between documents shall be brought to the attention of
Company for resolution.
c. In the event of a conflict between this document and a relevant law or regulation, the
relevant law or regulation shall be followed. If the document creates a higher obligation, it
shall be followed as long as this also achieves full compliance with the law or regulation.
d. Design, engineering, procurement, and construction for equipment shall comply with the
statutory laws and regulations of the final location of the asset. Refer to documents
identified in the Purchase Order for a list of these regulations.
6 General requirements
6.1 General
a. This Specification shall be read in conjunction with packaged equipment specifications,
data sheets, and other documents included in the Purchase Order. The following shall
apply as a minimum:
1. Packaged equipment specifications provide additional technical requirements.
2. Data sheets provide Company specific details defining the duty, configuration, and
operational requirements of the packaged equipment.
3. Nominated items list defines requirements for the standardised components and
approved suppliers.
4. Site data specification provides critical site specific data for the design and operation
of the packaged equipment.
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5. Purchase order quality requirements identifies the extent of testing and inspection and
the level of surveillance required.
b. Technical documents that Supplier shall conform to will be identified in the
Purchase Order.
c. Equipment shall conform to the following:
1. Conditions specified in the data sheets and Purchase Order.
2. Operation in an offshore or onshore environment.
3. Conditions during transportation, storage and installation.
d. Maintenance and spares information required for Company responsible engineer to
evaluate packaged equipment against the total life of field costs shall be provided with
proposal. The following shall be included in the proposal:
1. Equipment capital cost.
2. Cost of spares.
3. Utility and power requirements.
4. Weight.
5. Safety.
6. Maintenance.
7. Reliability.
8. Environmental impact.
9. Availability and reliability statistics.
10. Production downtime costs.
e. Packaged equipment shall be shipped out of Supplier’s works fully assembled and tested to
minimise hook up work at site, unless otherwise stated in the Purchase Order.
f. Equipment shall be selected and arranged to eliminate or minimise downtime during
maintenance activities, as specified in the data sheets. Supplier shall identify in proposal if
package or sections of package are unavailable and the duration, for each maintenance
activity.
g. Asbestos shall not be used.
6.2 Standardisation
a. Use of this Specification in conjunction with other specifications shall ensure packaged
equipment is provided to the specified standard of design and quality.
b. Component items in the packaged equipment shall be standardised as specified in the NIL,
or similar document if included in the Purchase Order.
c. Suppliers identified in the NIL or similar document if included in the Purchase Order, shall
supply the component items, unless approved by Company responsible engineer.
d. Supplier shall check NIL equipment conforms to the package requirements and process
and environmental conditions.
e. Company global agreements established with Suppliers shall be used.
6.3 Specific scope

Scope of supply shall be as specified in the Purchase Order.
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6.4 Manufacturing quality

a. Quality of manufacture shall conform to this Specification and the Purchase Order.
b. Company responsible engineer shall be consulted on any points requiring clarification.
c. Supervisory staff shall ensure work practices conforming to this Specification are used and
maintained.
d. Competent personnel shall be employed in the manufacture of the packaged equipment and
shall be trained and instructed in the standards required by Company.
e. After cleaning, inspections or tests, openings shall be immediately covered to prevent
foreign matter and debris from entering the components.
6.5 Proprietary equipment

a. Proprietary items shall be identified in Supplier’s proposal. The extent to which proprietary
items conform to this Specification and other referenced specifications shall be subject to
agreement by Company responsible engineer during the proposal evaluation period.
b. If proprietary items do not conform to this Specification, the onus shall be on Supplier to
demonstrate that proprietary items are of equivalent standard and proven in similar
applications.
6.6 Design life

a. Equipment shall conform to the design life specified in the data sheets or Purchase Order.
b. Supplier shall define with the proposal:
1. Maintenance for items including coatings, electrical equipment, mechanical
components and instrumentation.
2. Components requiring replacement during the design life.
3. Frequency of maintenance and replacement of components.
4. Life cycle costs including costs associated with maintenance and replacements.
c. Casings and rotating elements shall be designed for design life. Major rotating machinery
shall be designed to allow replacement of rotating elements, if required, over the design
life.
d. Vessels shall be designed for design life using materials which shall be subject to
agreement by Company responsible engineer.
e. Piping shall be designed for design life using materials which shall, be subject to
f. Equipment obsolescence and support policy shall be submitted with the proposal,
containing the following as a minimum:
1. Supplier technical support and spares availability for the equipment design life.
2. Maintenance and inspecting schedule for the design life.
3. Identify equipment that is unable to meet these criteria and provide justification for
the inclusion of equipment in the package design.
4. Identify proposals for the management of obsolescence for the identified equipment.
5. Ensure that the obsolescence policy of sub-suppliers has been addressed.
6. Estimate of equipment obsolescence based on known development programmes.
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6.7 Proven design

a. Package and equipment shall be reliable. Prototype, unproven equipment and equipment
not having an established in service record or proven reliable operating history, at similar
conditions to that of the application, shall not be used unless prior approved by Company
responsible engineer.
b. Only standard designs that are in regular and current production, manufactured for similar
offshore or onshore facilities shall be offered.
c. Proposed equipment shall have a minimum of 2 years proven continuous operational
service in a similar environment and operating conditions. References for this requirement
shall be provided with proposal.
d. Equipment shall be designed for continuous operation at design throughput, and
throughout the specified range of temporary, transient, operating, and turndown conditions.
6.8 Environmental data

Equipment selection and design shall conform to this Specification for the range of
environmental conditions defined in the Purchase Order.
6.9 Languages
Language of deliverables shall be as specified in the Purchase Order.
6.10 Units of measurement

a. US customary units shall be used on nameplates, Company documents, drawings and
calculations.
b. Standard units of measurement shall conform to definitions in the Supplier Information
Requirements Specification, or other documents included in the Purchase Order.
6.11 Interfaces
a. The equipment package shall conform to the parameters defined in drawings and data
sheets supplied by Company. The parameters may include the following:
1. Maximum overall dimensions.
2. Nozzle locations.
3. Support points.
4. Fixing locations.
5. Maximum allowable weight.
6. Junction box locations.
7. Sizes of cables.
8. Cable entry locations.
9. Maintenance removal space.
10. Materials handling equipment or facilities.
b. If interfaces are not defined in the specifications or data sheets, they shall be defined by
Supplier in the proposal.
6.12 Datum
a. Equipment datum points shall be referenced as shown in Table 1.
b. Package datum shall be used unless equipment is supplied loose for installation purposes.
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Table 1 - Datum points
Equipment Type Plan Elevation

To compressor centreline
Compressors and discharge nozzle To underside of base frame
centreline
Power turbine exhaust
Gas turbines To underside of base frame
centreline
Packages Edge of base frame To underside of base frame
Platforms Edge of platform Top of steel
To pump centreline and
Pumps (foot mounted) To underside of base frame
discharge nozzle centreline
To support flange To underside of support
Pumps (caisson mounted)
centrelines flange.
Pumps (vertical) To centre line To underside of base frame
Shell & tube heat
Centre of channel nozzle To centre line
exchangers
Vessel (vertical) To centre line To bottom tan line
Vessel (horizontal) To tan line To centre line
6.13 Safety, operation, and maintenance
6.13.1 PHSSER and MAR

a. Company will conduct PHSSER and MAR reviews. Supplier’s conformance to health,
safety, security, and environmental requirements of this Specification and the Purchase
Order will be verified during these reviews.
b. Supplier shall participate in these reviews if specified in the Purchase Order. Supplier shall
respond to actions arising from the reviews.
6.13.2 Inherently safer design

a. Components and systems shall include technical safety requirements.
b. The principle of ISD shall be included in the design of packaged equipment.
c. Supplier shall identify and apply the following ISD approaches to the packaged equipment:
1. Minimise - use smaller quantities of hazardous substances.
2. Substitute - replace a material with a less hazardous substance.
3. Moderate - use less hazardous conditions, a less hazardous form of a material, or
facilities that minimise the impact of a release of hazardous material or energy.
4. Simplify - design facilities that eliminate complexity and make operating errors less
likely and minimise the impact of errors made.
d. ISD shall focus on elimination or reduction of hazards including environmental hazards.
e. Inherently safer design review shall be documented and submitted for approval by
Company responsible engineer.
6.13.3 HAZIDS, HAZOPS, and other safety life cycle activities

a. Company will conduct Process Hazard Analysis (HAZOP and (or) HAZID) on the
packaged equipment.
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b. Company’s independent representative will chair the study and check the study
recommendations are clear, complete and there is study team consensus on
recommendations.
c. Company will conduct a hazard and risk analysis in conformance to ANSI/ISA-84.00.01
and Company practices (such as LOPA) to determine a safety, commercial, and
environmental integrity level for protective functions initiating a shutdown action.
d. Other safety reviews may be conducted by Company.
e. For packages where SIS related active devices or instrumentation are required, refer to
12.4.
f. For packages where SIS related engineering services are required, the following shall be
provided:
1. Formal evidence that personnel working on SIS lifecycle activities are competent to
do so in conformance to ANSI/ISA-84.00.01.
2. A competency assessment and the provision of detailed resumes with references.
g. Company will be responsible for conducting rationalisation and prioritisation of alarms and
completion of the Alarm Response manual. Supplier shall provide a definition of the
alarms associated with the package.
1. As a minimum the alarm setting (trigger value or condition), purpose (reason for the
alarm) and required operator response shall be provided by Supplier.
2. Supplier shall assist with associated alarm management activities, including the alarm
priority reviews, if required in Purchase Order.
6.13.4 Availability and reliability

a. The availability and reliability of the packaged equipment shall conform to the project
specifications and data sheets defined in the Purchase Order.
b. Packages defined as critical to the availability of the plant will be identified on the data
sheets or packaged equipment specification. Supplier shall identify measures taken to
avoid spurious trips.
6.13.5 Maintenance philosophy

a. Layout of packages shall include the space as defined in 8 to allow operation and
maintenance activities to be executed on equipment and components that require regular
monitoring or maintenance without compromising the safety of personnel.
b. Equipment shall be designed to facilitate maintenance without use of special facilities.
c. Equipment shall be designed to minimise, capture and safely dispose of emissions, and
discharges to air, land or sea during inspection and maintenance activities.
d. If the proof test interval is not defined, a proof test interval of 1 year shall be assumed
when assessing instrument access requirements.
e. Specific maintenance requirements will be defined in the Purchase Order.
f. Instruments shall have in-situ proof test facilities for SIF loops.
g. Instruments that require periodic removal for testing or maintenance shall be listed and
shall be subject to Company approval.
6.13.6 Human factors

a. Design of equipment shall address functionality and layout of components to avoid
accidents due to human factors.
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b. The following shall be included in the design:

1. Working environment (noise, temperature, fumes, vent locations).
2. Ergonomics (safety, access, visibility, operation, maintenance).
c. Company will conduct model reviews including Supplier packaged equipment. Supplier
shall attend if requested in Purchase Order.
d. Minimum human factors requirements for layout and access are included in 8.
6.13.7 Supplier involvement in safety reviews

a. Schedule of day rates together with associated costs for key personnel to attend the
HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, SIL assessments, functional safety assessments, model review or
other meetings at Company’s office shall be provided with the proposal.
b. Supplier shall provide prompt response and resolution to actions raised.
c. Requirements for attendance at meetings or reviews will be specified in the Purchase
Order.
6.14 Marine classification

Equipment shall conform to the rules of the marine classification society stated in the site data
specification, or Purchase Order.
7 Process
7.1 Duty
Equipment packages shall conform to the operating configuration and duty as specified on the
data sheets.
7.2 Utilities
a. Utility systems provided by Company will be detailed in the Purchase Order. Specific
utilities available to packages will be defined on the data sheets.
b. Utilities required by Supplier, but not listed in the Purchase Order shall be identified by
Supplier for the equipment package. Supplier shall provide usage rates of utilities.
c. Details of Supplier shall be provided and include the supply and return operating and
design pressures at the interface elevation and the package system design pressure.
7.3 Design philosophies

Equipment shall conform to specified Company design philosophies. If design philosophies, are
not specified, Supplier may propose standard philosophies, subject to agreement by Company
7.4 Isolation
Pressurised systems including hazardous materials contained under pressure shall have isolation
in conformance to GIS 44-401.
7.5 Over pressure protection

a. The order of techniques used for the design of overpressure protection systems shall be as
follows:
1. Elimination or reduction in magnitude and frequency of overpressure cases through
the application of ISD principles in conformance to 6.13.2.
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2. Installation of mechanical relief devices to relieve excess pressure and protect

equipment from overpressure.
3. Application of SIS to limit relief loads.
4. Application of SIS to protect equipment from overpressure.
b. Causes of overpressure to be investigated in relief design shall include those listed in
API STD 521/ISO 23251. The following, as a minimum, shall be considered:
1. Blocked outlet.
2. Fire.
3. Thermal expansion.
4. Reverse flow.
5. Inadvertent valve operation.
6. Tube rupture.
7. Utility failure (e.g. power, instrument air).
8. Leaking valve.
9. Cooling water failure.
10. Accidental mixing.
11. Overfilling.
12. Accumulation of non condensables.
13. Failure of automatic controls.
14. Abnormal heat or vapour input.
15. Internal explosion or pressure surge.
16. Chemical reaction.
17. Closed outlet on fired heater.
18. Loss of heat.
19. Loss of absorbant.
20. Abnormal flow, through vent valve and equipment.
21. Vacuum relief.
22. Multiphase vapour, or liquid relief.
23. Gas break through (blowby).
24. Human factors.
25. Emergency depressurisation.
26. Other scenarios identified by Supplier.
c. If safety relief valves or bursting discs are installed to protect pressure vessels, equipment
or piping, they shall conform to API STD 520, API STD 521, and the pressure equipment
design code.
d. If safety relief devices are installed to protect non-pressure vessel equipment, they shall
conform to 7.5b.
e. Relief devices shall be sized on the basis of back pressures specified by Company.
f. Supplier shall determine and agree the over protection cases, the types, sizing, layout and
configuration of over pressure protection system with Company responsible engineer.
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g. Calculations for relief devices and their associated lines shall be submitted for review and
approval by Company.
h. Calculations shall include basis of design, and summary of relief cases evaluated.
i. Calculations shall include piping and valve pressure drops.
j. Relief devices or overpressure protection shall be set at or lower than the design pressure
or MAWP of the weakest component in the protected system, unless permitted by the
design code.
k. If the relief device is set lower than the design pressure, the margin between set pressure
and operating pressure shall be agreed by Company responsible engineer.
l. Relief flow shall be routed to a closed system (e.g. flare) or back into the process as
defined on data sheets.
m. Subject to Company agreement and an assessment of the associated hazards, atmospheric
relief may be selected.
n. Set points of pressure limiting SIS, preceded by alarms, as required, shall be below the
lowest design pressure in the system under review.
o. Equipment, vessels, or process systems protected with more than one relief device for the
same overpressure case shall have staggered set pressures for these relief devices as
specified by Company.
p. Isolation of relief devices shall conform to GIS 44-401.
q. Pressure relief devices shall be installed with the inlet draining back to the protected
equipment and the discharge draining to a header.
r. Pressure relief devices shall be placed on the equipment or piping that is being protected. If
inlet piping to the relief device is required, the inlet piping shall:
1. Be designed for relief device operation under full flow relief conditions.
2. Have a bore area at least equal to that of the pressure relief device inlet.
3. Drain back to the protected equipment.
s. Relief valves shall be mounted in a vertical position.
t. Pressure relief devices and associated piping shall be designed, anchored, and guided to
resist forward, lateral, and upward dynamic forces.
u. Acoustic fatigue analysis shall be completed for pressure reducing devices if the calculated
sound power level (Lw) is above the value of 155 dBA.
v. Pilot operated relief valves shall be located and orientated in conformance to the piping
detail drawings. Pilot assembly shall be accessible from floor level or permanent
platforms. If the valve is inaccessible, pilot assembly shall be remote mounted.
w. Bursting disc holders shall be located to allow replacement of bursting discs.
x. For relief valves venting to atmosphere, location will be specified on data sheets.
y. Relief valves larger than NPS 1 shall be transported upright after calibration.
8 Package layout
8.1 General
a. Layout of equipment, piping, instrumentation and components shall provide for safe
operation and maintenance.
b. Package layout shall avoid hazards including:
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1. Slips, trips and falls.

2. Contact with sharp objects or projections.
3. Contact with hot or cold objects.
4. Contact with unguarded rotating machinery.
5. Collection and disposal of spills and accumulated liquids.
c. Supplier shall reduce size and weight without compromising cost, performance, safety,
environmental impact, operational or maintenance access.
d. Unless specified otherwise, equipment shall be mounted on a single structural base frame.
e. Package dimensions shall be kept to a minimum consistent with providing access to
equipment for operation and maintenance.
f. Package shall conform to dimensional requirements, arrangement or interface locations
specified on the data sheets or Purchase Order.
g. Equipment shall be designed and located on the package in conformance to requirements
specified on the data sheets or Purchase Order.
h. Package dimensions shall be limited by transportation restrictions, if stated in the
Purchase Order.
i. Package equipment, piping, vessels, instruments, and other components shall be within the
outer edge of structural base frame.
j. Equipment shall be mounted and installed in conformance to Supplier’s recommendations.
k. Package shall be designed for equipment to be removed and (or) maintained.
l. Piping and instrumentation systems design shall enable isolation and removal of equipment
without bending, cutting pipe or hot work, including:
1. Isolation block valves and spool pieces.
2. Unobstructed access to relief valves.
m. Access structure shall conform to 16.4.
n. General access, maintenance, tasks, and escape routes shall conform to 8.2. Provision of
lighting for escape routes shall conform to 11.10.
o. The requirements for electrical, control and instrumentation layout in 10 to 15 shall be
included.
8.2 Access
8.2.1 General
a. Access from package edge to clear workspaces shall be provided for all equipment
requiring operation or maintenance on the package, including:
1. Manual valves and local field instrumentation.
2. Isolation points required for operation, maintenance, or emergency shutdown and
isolation.
3. Sample points, manual drains, and vents.
4. Equipment requiring routine inspection, maintenance and surveillance (e.g.
compressors, pumps).
b. Stairs, ladders, cages, platforms, handrails, etc., shall conform to this Specification and
statutory requirements.
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c. Items including pipe work, valve spindles and instrumentation, shall not obstruct or
protrude into operating and maintenance workspaces or access and egress routes.
d. Instrument, valve or equipment item shall not be located in an enclosure or restricted
location requiring confined space entry permit unless agreed by Company responsible
engineer.
e. Working areas greater than 16 ft long shall have alternative access and egress routes to and
from the package edge.
f. If two or more access or egress points are required to reach elevated platforms, they shall
be located to provide maximum separation.
8.2.2 Access route clearance

a. Primary access routes shall have a clear width of 60 in and height of 87 in. Local width
restriction shall be not less than 48 in.
b. Secondary access routes shall have a clear width of 40 in and height of 83 in. Local width
c. Tertiary access routes shall have a clear width of 31 in and height of 83 in. Local width
8.2.3 Package access requirements

a. Access routes on package shall be secondary access unless stated otherwise in the
packaged equipment specification or data sheets.
b. The arrangement and location of access routes and any clear space adjacent to the package
for access to the package, will be shown on the data sheets or layout drawings.
c. Primary access routes shall have stairs for changes in levels.
d. Selection of method for changes in elevation for secondary and tertiary access shall use
Table 2 to determine an access category.
Table 2 - Equipment access categories
Importance level Used monthly or Used less frequently Used annually or

more frequently than monthly less frequently
Very important or task 1 1 1
is complex
Moderately important 1 2 2
and complex task
Low importance and 1 2 3
complexity task
e. Access categories for equipment are shown by Figure 1.
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Figure 1 - Equipment access categories
Category 1 valves.
Permanent platform with
stairway or step ladder
access
Category 2 valves.
Permanent platform with
step ladder or single rung
ladder access
Category 3 valves.
Space allowance to erect
temporary access and
platform
f. Access category 1 shall use stairs for level changes unless specified otherwise on
data sheets.
g. Access category 2 shall use step or rung ladders for level changes, subject to agreement by
h. Access category 3 shall:
1. Provide a safe temporary access to equipment with scaffolding or mobile work
platform.
2. Be subject to a risk assessment.
3. Scaffold shall not exceed of height of 20 ft from grade or 78 in from a platform.
4. Not be used as a solution for access without the approval of Company responsible
engineer.
5. Not be used for access to spading (blinding) positions, or other means of positive
isolation.
8.2.4 Equipment height zones

a. Height zone 1 equipment shall be positioned between 34 in and 53 in above grade level.
b. Height zone 2 equipment shall be positioned between 34 in and 60 in above grade level.
c. Height zone 3 equipment shall be positioned between 24 in and 51 in above grade level as
shown on Figure 2.
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d. Height zone 4 equipment shall be positioned between 24 in and 69 in above grade level as
shown on Figure 2.
Figure 2 - Valve height zones
Max
69 in
Max
51 in
Min Min
24 in 24 in
Valves with a vertical stem Valves with a Horizontal stem should

should be between 24 in and 51 be between 24 in and 69 in above floor
in above floor level level
Min
30 in
Minimum clearance in front of a

manual valve shall be 30 in
8.2.5 Workspace requirements for manual operation

a. Equipment that requires manual operation shall be within the reach limitations from a clear
space conforming to Figure 3.
b. The following equipment shall be located in height zone 1:
1. Interfaces requiring precise control or for frequent or emergency use.
2. Equipment requiring mechanical operation or control.
c. Control points, electrical push buttons, switches, control panels and junction boxes shall be
located in height zone 2.
d. The handles of valves with vertical stems shall be located within height zone 3.
e. The handles of valves with horizontal stems shall be located in height zone 4.
f. Drain valves or other equipment used during maintenance, less frequently than monthly
and lower than height zone 3 or zone 4 shall conform to the workspace requirements for
maintenance.
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Figure 3 - Access to fixed equipment
Max 20 in
Max 20 in
Min 30 in
Min
83 in
Min 30 in
8.2.6 Workspace requirements for maintenance

a. Equipment maintenance activities, equivalent to the operation of a manual valve, within
height zone 1 shall have a clear workspace and reach limitation in conformance
to Figure 3.
b. Equipment maintenance activities that do not conform to 8.2.6a shall have a clear
workspace conforming to Figure 4.
c. Maintenance activities above height zone 1 shall have an access platform, with an access
determined by the access category, unless agreed otherwise by Company responsible
engineer.
d. If required, additional clear workspace shall be provided for:
1. Opening of doors and hatches.
2. Lay down, set out and assembly spaces for tools, spares or equipment.
3. Withdrawal of components from housings or removal of equipment.
4. Use of tools, lifting devices, jigs etc.
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Figure 4 - Workspace requirements for maintenance
Min 48 in
Min
22 in
Min 38 in
The minimum workspace

envelope for crawling work The minimum horizontal
shall be 22 in in height and distance for semi-kneeling
38 in deep work should be 48 in
Min
79 in Min Min
57 in 34 in
Min 36 in
envelope for kneeling work
envelope for standing work
shall be 57 in in height and 34
shall be 79 in in height and
in deep
36 in deep
Mi n
8.2.7 Access in working areas: electrical equipment

Access to, and working space clearance around electrical equipment shall conform to NFPA 70
Article 110.
8.2.8 Location of instrumentation

a. Instruments shall not be installed in locations where conditions can be detrimental to their
operation. Instruments shall be located to provide access for installation, removal, manual
operation and maintenance.
b. Instruments shall not be located under lines or equipment where leaks from joints, etc.,
may cause damage.
c. Instrument locations shall be selected to minimise the effect of vibration from adjacent
equipment.
d. Thermometers and pressure gauges shall be close mounted to their sensing point and
orientated for viewing.
e. Other instruments shall be:
1. Located near to the point of measurement.
2. Mounted on a 2 in diameter pipe stand.
3. Located within height zone 2.
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f. Instrument stands shall be attached to structural steel work. Instrument stands shall not be
attached to grating, deck plate, handrails, and ladders.
8.2.9 Pipes valves and flanges

a. Valve hand wheels and levers shall be positioned within easy reach for operators.
Extended spindles, levers or chain wheels shall be avoided by providing access platforms.
b. Valves shall not be installed with their stems below horizontal.
c. Clearance shall be provided for operation of lever valves.
d. Maximum torque to operate manual valves shall conform to GIS 62-016 or GIS 62-017, as
applicable to valve type.
e. A spinner handle may be used if valve has several rotations between open and closed
positions. Spinner handle shall not be located if it can affect the setting of a hand wheel
requiring precision placement above the access surface.
f. Clearance around pipes and flanges shall allow for working access. Minimum access
dimensions for small pipes and flanges, shall be as shown in Figure 5.
g. Clearance shall be from the outside surface of pipe insulation and allow space for removal
and reinstatement during maintenance activities.
h. Additional clearance shall be provided if bolt tensioning equipment is used on flanged
joints, including space to allow access for the equipment operator.
i. Flanges in parallel pipes shall be staggered with a minimum of 6 in longitudinal clearance
between the flanges.
j. Clearance between bare pipe and an adjacent flange or at changes of direction or
crossovers shall be a minimum of 1 in, after allowing for insulation and pipe movement
caused by thermal expansion.
k. Distance between insulated piping and structural steelwork shall be a minimum of 2 times
the insulation thickness.
l. Clearance between insulated pipes shall be a minimum of 10 in to allow for inspection.
m. Eccentric reducers on pump suction pipe work shall be oriented top flat to prevent
formation of vapour pocket.
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Figure 5 - Access to pipes and flanges
Min
10 in
Min 10 in
Min 10 in
Min 10 in
Min 10 in
8.3 Change of level and platforms
8.3.1 General
a. Means for providing a change of level shall be selected based on 8.2.3, the access
requirements and the space available.
b. Angles for the four main types of access: ramps, stairways, step ladders and single rung
ladders shall be as shown in Figure 6.
c. Access design shall conform to this Specification and ASTM F1166-07.
Figure 6 - Access angles
90°° 85°° 80°° Access options

75°°
rung 65°° Angles to be avoided
60°°
ladders
Unsafe angles
50°°
step 45°°
ladders
unsafe
unsafe
35°°
stairways
30°°
unsafe
15°°
7°°
ramps
0°°
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8.3.2 Package access

a. If the height of the structural base frame floor level is more than 12 in (including the
mounting plinth or support provided by Company) from grade level, access ladders or
steps shall be provided at points of access onto the package.
b. Guard rails shall be provided around the perimeter of the package, unless it can be
demonstrated that equipment mounted on the structural base frame provides the restraint.
8.3.3 Stairways
a. Minimum clear width of stairways, between handrails, shall be 48 in on primary routes and
39 in on secondary access or escape ways.
b. Pitch of stairways on primary access and escape routes shall be 38 degrees. If required by
space constraints, a steeper pitch of up to 42 degrees may be used on secondary accesses
subject to agreement by Company responsible engineer.
c. Stairs shall have equal rises and equal goings within ± 3/16 in.
d. The height of the step rise shall be between 7 in and 8 in.
e. Vertical clearance, or headroom, above a stairway shall not be less than 84 in on primary
routes with a clearance normal to the stair not less than 70 in.
f. Stairways shall be fitted with both a handrail and knee-rail.
g. Maximum climbing height for stairs shall be 15 ft. If multiple flights of stairs are used, the
height of individual flights shall not exceed 12 ft with individual flights separated by a
landing platform.
h. Stairways shall be fitted with handrails conforming to:
1. Guard rail or fence to be at least 42 in high.
2. Two intermediate rails to be evenly spaced between the guard rail and the floor or
deck area.
3. If a toe board is installed then one of the intermediate rails may be omitted and the
other rail be halfway between the top of the toe board and the top guard rail.
i. The toe board shall be minimum 6 in wide.
j. Landings on stairways providing a change of direction shall be at least 70 in long and
144 in wide to allow a stretcher to be turned within the handrail boundary. Toe plates shall
be fitted to platforms.
k. Stair treads shall have non-slip high visibility nosings. Nosings shall be removable for
maintenance and replacement.
8.3.4 Step ladders

a. Step ladders shall only be used if there is insufficient space for a stairway, and shall be
b. Step ladders shall not be used for escape routes unless the route is from a restricted area
and the escape direction is up.
c. Pitch of step ladders shall be 70 degrees. If the arrangement dictates a change in angle, the
limits shall be between 65 degrees and 75 degrees.
d. Width between strings shall be between 19 in and 22 in.
e. A self-closing safety gate shall be fitted at the top of step ladders.
f. Other dimensional requirements shall be as shown in the Company structural detail
drawings, if included in the Purchase Order.
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8.3.5 Single rung ladders

a. Single rung ladders shall be angled between 80 degrees and 85 degrees. Vertical ladders
shall not be used unless specified in data sheets or agreed by Company responsible
engineer.
b. Maximum height of individual ladders shall be 20 ft.
c. Platform at the top of a ladder shall allow personnel to step on or off to the side.
d. A self-closing safety gate shall be fitted at ladder openings, complete with 2 bars and
attached to the handrail post.
e. Ladders shall be fitted with cages if:
1. Ladders greater than 10 ft in height and cage shall extend down to not more than 7 ft
from the grade elevation.
2. If the ladder base is on a platform elevated more than 78 in above the surrounding
area the cages shall extend down to meet the handrails on sides where access is not
required.
f. Rungs shall be solid bar 1 in, minimum, in diameter.
8.3.6 Guard rails

a. Changes of level shall be minimised and if required shall not be less than 10 in.
b. Changes of level between 10 in and 20 in shall:
1. Be marked by yellow and black striped warning signs.
2. Be fitted with guard rails or similar barriers.
c. Elevated platforms greater than 20 in above the surrounding surface shall be fitted with
guard rails.
d. Handrails shall provide a continuous smooth surface. If a gap between handrail panels is
unavoidable, it shall not exceed 4 in.
e. Handrail toe, or kicker plates and grade cut-out kicker plates (if applicable) shall be 6 in
minimum height.
f. Guard rail shall conform to the following:
1. Minimum height of 42 in from the walking surface to the top of the upper rail.
2. Handrail dimensions and spacing of intermediate guard rails and kick-plates as shown
in structural detail drawings, if included in the Purchase Order.
3. Minimum gap between a handrail and obstacles not less than 4 in.
8.4 Surfaces
a. Personnel walkway surfaces shall be selected to reduce trips or falls.
b. Access areas shall have non-slip surfaces, either through the use of grating or non-slip
paint coatings on plate surfaces. Chequer plate shall not be used.
c. Obstructions or trip hazards, such as bunds, shall be painted in contrasting colours, using
black and yellow stripes. Tapes and stickers shall not be used.
d. Exclusion areas, or where specific precautions are required, shall be painted yellow with
black stripes and the hazard or restriction shall be specified by signage.
e. Accessible surfaces shall not have sharp edges or corners.
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f. Gaps in floor surface shall be less than 3/8 in wide. Vertical edges in floor surfaces shall be
less than 5/32 in high, unless intended as cleats for non-slip surfaces.
9 Mechanical
9.1 General
a. Equipment shall:
1. Be of low maintenance design.
2. Be designed in conformance to inherently safer design principles.
3. Require minimum operator intervention.
b. Supplier shall co-ordinate the design and ensure the functioning of the complete package.
c. Supplier shall ensure that equipment designed or manufactured by others, when integrated
into the package, conforms to the performance, function and geometry requirements of the
package and this Specification.
d. Functioning of the complete package shall form part of Supplier's guarantee.
e. Location of the package and the applicable hazardous area classification will be specified
in the data sheets. Package shall conform to the specified classification.
f. Package shall operate continuously with a minimum of down time for maintenance.
g. Equipment and equipment supports shall be designed for the following loads as defined on
the data sheets, equipment specifications and Purchase Order:
1. Process operating conditions.
2. Wind.
3. Blast overpressure and drag.
4. Lifting and transportation.
5. Seismic loads and accelerations.
6. Piping loads applied to nozzles.
7. Weather loads, snow, ambient temperature.
8. Vibration.
9. Corrosive environment.
10. Equipment service life.
h. Equipment shall be designed for the following loads or conditions, if specified on the data
sheets:
1. Floating facilities motion and acceleration loads, dynamic effects on contained
liquids, inertia and fatigue loads on equipment, supports, and structures.
2. Sea transportation, tow out, load out.
3. Conditions at the fabrication site.
4. Environmental conditions.
5. Liquid overfill.
6. Hydrostatic pressure test in the installed position.
7. External nozzle loads for package terminal points.
8. Transportation load at dry weight.
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9. Road transportation and load out.

i. Thermal loads and displacements shall be determined based on the operating temperature
range.
j. Suppliers shall provide retention devices, such as locknuts, retaining pins etc. in the design
of equipment which is subject to vibration.
k. For items specified on Purchase Order or data sheets as supplied loose:
1. Components shall be match marked to facilitate field installation.
2. Work packages shall be provided describing the scope of assembly including:
a) Description of work package.
b) Shipping container details and container designations.
c) Drawing showing stages of assembly.
d) List of tools and equipment required.
9.2 Rotating machinery

Rotating machinery shall conform to the international standard and associated Company
specifications stated on the data sheets.
9.3 Static equipment

a. Pressure vessels shall conform to GIS 46-010, and data sheets.
b. Maximum vessel design pressure used with GIS 46-010 shall be 2 900 psig.
c. Heat exchangers shall conform to the specification for heat exchangers on the data sheets.
9.4 Materials handling

a. Packages shall be designed for removal of equipment from skid for workshop
maintenance.
b. Mechanical handling plan for equipment removal and maintenance actvities shall be
provided.
c. Mechanical handling plan shall include:
1. Equipment and machinery designed to be removed.
2. Details and location of runway beams, padeyes, removable panels or spools etc.
3. Rating of runway beams, padeyes, hoists, and minimum hook heights required.
4. Withdrawal space, maintenance access, and laydown space requirements for
equipment and instruments.
5. Risk assessment.
d. Packages shall be designed for removal of equipment with minimal disturbance to piping
and other equipment.
e. Design shall allow for equipment and machinery over 55 lb in weight to be removed and
reinstalled using lifting points.
f. Eye bolts shall be painted yellow and certified.
g. Hitch type load attachments shall be subject to approval by Company responsible engineer.
h. The following items shall be supplied:
1. Special lifting frames and spreader beam.
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2. Attachments required for maintenance removal of items of major equipment, e.g.,

rotors, pump cartridges.
3. Special tools required for maintenance.
i. Special tools required for maintenance shall be:
1. Permanently labelled with equipment’s tag number.
2. Shipped in a corrosion resistant toolbox.
j. Proposal shall clearly state the materials handling, maintenance equipment, and special
tools that are included.
k. Scope and responsibility for the supply of materials handling equipment shall be subject to
Company agreement during proposal evaluation and will be in the Purchase Order.
l. Access to materials handling equipment shall conform to this Specification.
10 Electrical, control, instrumentation, and telecommunications installation
10.1 Equipment in hazardous areas

a. Electrical installations in hazardous areas shall conform to NFPA 70.
b. Offshore installations shall conform to API RP 14 F or API RP 14 FZ.
c. Hazardous area equipment shall be approved by an NRTL acceptable to the AHJ as
required by Company and national regulatory requirements. Refer to additional
certification, inspection, and test requirements.
d. Package Supplier shall confirm that
1. Certified equipment has been labelled or marked by the equipment supplier with the
correct protection type, gas group, and temperature classification.
2. Certificate has been supplied.
e. Hazardous area equipment shall be tagged in conformance to 22.
f. Equipment installed in pressurised buildings shall be unclassified unless specified
otherwise in Purchase Order or data sheets.
g. If mechanical ventilation is used to re-classify hazardous areas as safe areas, equipment
shall be rated for the area conditions in the event of ventilation equipment failure or
disconnected from the electrical supply in conformance to NFPA 496.
h. Supplier shall select from the following three types of protection if optical cables pass
through hazardous areas:
1. Inherently safe optical radiation op-is.
2. Protected optical radiation op-pr.
3. Optical system with interlock op-sh.
i. Equipment on offshore installations installed in naturally ventilated areas shall be certified
for use in Zone 2 areas as a minimum.
j. Motors supplied by convertor equipment shall conform to the following:
1. Devices for thermal winding protection are certified.
2. Speed and voltage range conforming to the certification shown on the nameplate.
3. Certification stating equipment temperature rise and transient voltage conditions at
motor terminals are in conformance to specified standards.
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k. Electrical equipment shall be certified for the maximum ambient temperature under all
operating conditions.
l. Additional bonding shall be provided on equipment where sparking may occur due to
magnetic induction or other effects.
m. Maintenance practices and inspection routines required to conform to certification
requirements shall be identified.
n. Explosion proof or flameproof enclosures shall not be used unless specified in the data
sheets.
10.2 Hazardous area classification

Electrical equipment and instruments in hazardous area shall be certified by an NRTL.
10.3 Degrees of ingress protection

a. Unless specified otherwise on the data sheets the following enclosure types shall be
provided in conformance to NEMA 250:
1. NEMA 7/4X dual rated, for explosion proof.
2. NEMA 1 with drip shield, NEMA 2 or NEMA 12, for equipment installed in indoor
or climate controlled areas.
3. NEMA 4X, for equipment installed in non climate controlled spaces or outdoors.
b. With door or cover open, all live parts of control panels, junction boxes and electrical
cabinets shall be shrouded and shall provide a minimum degree of protection to IP20 in
conformance to IEC 60529 (finger safe).
c. Enclosures shall be rated for electrical short circuit fault containment.
10.4 Equipment grounding and bonding

a. Grounding and bonding within the package shall be the responsibility of Supplier.
b. Non-current carrying metallic equipment and enclosures shall be bonded to the package
steelwork in conformance to NFPA 70.
c. Unless welded or in metal contact to the package structural base frame, all items of
equipment including vessels, tanks, structure, enclosures, and modules, shall be connected
to the structural base frame using supplementary bonding conductors.
d. Structural base frame shall have two grounding pads as a minimum, at diagonally opposed
locations.
e. Grounding pads shall have NEMA standard two-hole drilling with 9/16 in diameter holes
spaced 1-3/4 in apart.
f. Medium voltage equipment mounted on anti-vibration mounts, or similarly insulated, shall
have:
1. Two ground studs located diametrically opposite each other.
2. Be grounded to structural base frame with grounding cable, sized as required
(minimum 2 AWG).
g. Equipment on anti-vibration mounts shall have flexible grounding cable.
h. If driving and driven machines are on separate bedplates, bedplates shall be bonded
together.
i. Non-structural base frame mounted equipment shall be connected to the main grounding
system using the same method as the main structural base frame.
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j. In areas classified as hazardous, steelwork and conductive parts such as stairways, cable
trays, handrails, etc. mounted on or attached to non-metallic structures shall be bonded to
general grounding system either directly or via other grounded metal at intervals not
exceeding 100 ft.
k. If a vessel has insulation and an outer metal cladding or wire reinforcement:
1. Metal cladding or reinforcement shall be electrically continuous and bonded to the
vessel.
2. Armouring of cables, which enter the vessel, shall be bonded to the shell at point of
entry via cable gland and ground bushing.
l. Ground continuity shall be maintained throughout the package. Total resistance between
any device on the package and the structural base frame shall not exceed 0,1 Ohm.
m. Ground connections shall:
1. Be made using tinned copper crimped type lugs.
2. Not be soldered or contain joints.
3. Not be made to bolts used for mechanical fixings.
4. Be visible and accessible.
5. Be green for IS grounding.
6. Be coated after completion, with an anti-corrosion protective materials, subject to
7. Have features to prevent loosening from vibration.
n. Armour multi-core cables shall be grounded at both ends.
o. Braided armour of single core cables shall be grounded at one end.
p. MV cable shields grounded at both ends.
q. Cable armouring is not the sole circuit protective conductor.
r. Cable glands or terminations for medium voltage cables to incorporate a lug for bonding
cable armour to ground, or to equipment enclosure.
s. Single core cables with braided armour grounded only at one end.
t. Cable support systems and the structural base frame shall have electrical continuity.
Supplementary bonding conductors shall be installed as required.
u. Control panels, marshalling units or junction boxes shall have an integral ground bar
conforming to the following:
1. Connects to all removable sections of the panel, such as gland plates, component
mounting plates, etc.
2. Connected to the main protective ground by a separate conductor.
3. Positioned so that external cabling is installed without dismantling or limiting access
to the bar.
v. Non-metallic enclosures (junction boxes, luminaires etc.) shall:
1. Have internal equipment and components connected to a ground terminal or ground
bar in the enclosure.
2. Have ground continuity between the armour of incoming and outgoing cables.
3. Have ground continuity plates fitted for ground continuity.
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w. Ground connection points shall be provided for motors, panels, junction boxes, and gland
plates.
x. Removable gland plates shall be separately bonded to parent equipment.
y. Welded and (or) flanged pipe work systems inherently grounded by conductive contact
with the base frame steelwork shall not require supplementary bonding conductors.
z. Bonding straps shall be provided across flanges that have become insulated.
aa. The following tests shall conform to approved Supplier commissioning procedures:
1. Ground path resistance.
2. Conductivity.
3. Ground loop impedance.
bb. Additional ground cables on instrument reference and IS systems shall be provided if
required for maintenance testing of the system.
cc. Instrumentation equipment attached to steelwork not welded to the structure shall be
ground bonded by Supplier to the nearest main or secondary structural steel.
dd. For control panels with combined electrical and instrument equipment:
1. Separate ground bars shall be provided for AC power, DC power, instrument ISE and
instrument NIS IRE.
2. Ground bars shall be clearly labelled.
3. Ground bars shall have one lug for connection of the bar to ground.
ee. IRE shall be provided for grounding, NIS cable shields.
ff. ISE shall be provided for the IS installations and shall be connected only to IS equipment
and IS cable shields.
gg. For instruments installed in the control panel, the instrument case ground shall be wired to
equipment ground in the control panel.
10.5 Cables and glands
10.5.1 General
a. Cables and glands shall conform to the following specifications and data sheets, if included
in the Purchase Order.
1. GIS 12-152 for low voltage power and control cable.
2. GIS 12-156 for instrument cable.
3. GIS 12-158 for optical fibre cable.
4. GIS 12-160 for cable glands.
b. Cable shall be:
1. From an approved supplier if specified in the Purchase Order.
2. Selected according to package location, application and functionality.
c. Glands shall be provided by supplier identified in the NIL, or similar document if included
in the Purchase Order and conform to the gland codes identified in GIS 12-160.
d. Supplier shall be responsible for calculating and agreeing volt drop within the package
cabling, rating, installation, connection and mechanical protection of all cables in
conformance to this Specification.
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e. For 3 phase 4 wire systems the minimum size of neutral conductor shall equal the phase
conductors.
f. Battery cables shall be insulated and sheathed, but unarmoured.
g. Fire resistant cables shall be type tested in conformance to GIS 12-152 for electrical cable
and GIS 12-156 for instrument cable.
h. Fire resistant cables shall be used for the following circuit types:
1. Control circuits required to provide a safe shutdown of package, including:
a) Power supplies to essential process control systems.
b) Safety instrumented systems.
c) SIS associated cables where power to the device is required to deliver the safe
state.
2. Centrally powered emergency or escape lighting circuits that operate under
emergency conditions to provide lux levels conforming to 11.10.
3. Cables required for operation of life saving equipment, such as electrical fire pumps,
fire alarms, evacuation alarms, and gas detection.
4. Cables associated with critical communications.
5. Cables required for operation of fire protection, such as deluge systems.
i. For optical cables that present an ignition source if broken, optical system shall be
designed with an interlock cut off, which shall perform in conformance to the risk analysis
and depending on the equipment protection.
j. Cabling associated with the following circuits shall be flame retardant:
1. Instrument circuits.
2. Circuits that are failsafe and do not need to be electrically powered to a safe position.
3. Emergency or escape lighting provided with self-contained batteries.
4. Cables that pass through indoor occupied areas.
k. Power feeder cables to the following will be supplied and installed by Company from the
supply to the equipment terminal box unless specified otherwise on data sheets:
1. Motors.
2. Process heaters.
3. If switchgear is within the package, cabling to be subject to Company agreement.
4. Anti-condensation heaters.
l. Signal and control cables shall be installed between package equipment and package edge
junction box(es) unless specified otherwise on data sheets.
m. Supplier shall provide details of signal allocation to the junction boxes.
n. Design drawings, schedules and documentation showing Company connections to
equipment within the scope of supply, including the interconnections between Supplier's
on skid and off skid equipment, shall be provided.
o. Company will advise cable numbering for off skid cabling.
p. Details of external cable termination points shall be provided with the proposal.
q. Gland plates for Company cabling shall only be used for Company cabling and shall be
removable for drilling.
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r. Unless specified in Purchase Order, MV cables will be supplied by others.
10.5.2 Cable support systems

a. Cabling on packages shall be securely fixed to cable trays.
b. Cables which leave main tray routes for connection to motors, pushbutton stations etc.
shall be installed on tray, channel or other supports between the main cable tray and the
equipment.
c. Cabling shall be supported, routed, and fixed into place to avoid cable sag, stress on cable
terminations and mechanical damage.
d. Cables for the safety critical dual redundant services shall follow separate routes.
e. Cable trays shall have spare capacity for an additional 20% of cables.
f. Supplier shall provide all cable trays required for Supplier and Company installed cables
within the equipment package limits.
g. Supplier shall co-ordinate cable tray interface points with Company during the document
review phase.
h. Cable trays shall conform to the following:
1. Be 316L SS.
2. Welded SS supports or bolted Unistrut system for mounting cable trays.
3. Bolts, nuts, and washers, etc. to be SS.
4. Shake proof spring washers to be installed at bolted connections.
5. NEMA VE 1 construction.
i. Cable support systems, cable trays, junction pieces, bends etc. shall be standard
components provided by approved suppliers in conformance to the NIL, or similar
document if included in the Purchase Order.
j. Cable tray shall:
1. Be self-supporting between holding brackets without deformation after installation of
cables.
2. Not be supported from process piping.
3. Be designed to conform to NEMA VE 1.
4. Be installed to conform to NEMA VE 2.
5. Be designed for loads including ice, wind, and snow for outdoor installations.
6. Be supported at maximum 6 ft intervals for rack and 3 ft intervals for instrumentation
cable trays and 10 ft for electrical cable trays.
7. Not collect water.
k. Cables shall be routed to minimise exposure to sunlight.
l. Cables shall not pass through fire risk areas unless approved by Company responsible
engineer.
m. Cable trays exposed to sun shall have covers to protect the cable from UV.
n. Dissimilar metals (e.g. trays and tray supports) shall be separated to avoid electrolytic
corrosion.
o. If fire resisting ratings are specified, the cable supports and fixing arrangements shall have
the same ratings.
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p. Instrumentation wiring and tubing shall be routed to minimise fire damage.

q. Instrumentation tubing shall not be installed in cable tray.
r. If electrical equipment, tray or wireway are to be installed on fireproofed members,
support brackets shall be installed before fireproofing material is applied.
s. Flexible or rigid conduit shall only be used subject to agreement by Company responsible
engineer and certified for use in hazardous areas.
10.5.3 Cable segregation

a. Separation of instrument and power cable shall be as shown in Table 3 unless agreed
otherwise by Company responsible engineer.
Table 3 - Power cable rating and instrument cable separation distance
Power cables Minimum spacing

Medium voltage (>1 000 V) 36 in
Low voltage (<1 000 V, >200 A) 24 in
Low voltage (<1 000 V, <200 A) 12 in
b. Separation distances in Table 3 shall apply to parallel runs of cable. For crossovers a
minimum of 12 in separation distance shall be used on all applications.
c. Low voltage power and control cables installed together on a single cable containment
system shall have insulation systems rated for the highest voltage level in the group.
d. If cable is shielded or armoured, IS and non-IS cable may be run in the same tray.
e. Electronic, and signal cables, instrument IS and NIS cables shall be shielded and
segregated from power cables.
f. Shields shall be continuous and isolated from any ground between the field device and
control equipment.
10.5.4 Instrument cabling

a. FF design shall conform to specification in Purchase Order.
b. Supplier shall provide details and documentation for connection of the following:
1. Multi-pair cables between the packaged equipment and the ICSS, or
2. Cabling between the packaged equipment and a remote UCP.
10.6 Junction boxes

a. Junction boxes shall conform to GIS 12-602, and shall be selected from approved suppliers
in conformance to the NIL, or similar document if included in the Purchase Order.
b. FF junction boxes shall provide clearance for surge protection device to be fitted at spur or
trunk connection point.
c. Segment hubs shall be labelled with the specific FF segment number, above the hub.
d. For junction boxes identified as IS, the terminals, end plates, and end brackets shall be
coloured blue.
e. Interface junction boxes for terminating off skid instrument cables shall be sized to allow
4 in minimum clearance around terminal blocks.
f. Junction boxes for shutdown circuits shall be identified with labels coloured red.
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g. Junction boxes shall be accessible and sized to conform to Supplier’s recommendations for
connection of interface cabling. Mounting height of gland plate shall be at least 12 in
above grade, to provide for bending radii of entry cabling.
h. AC, DC and instrumentation cabling shall be terminated in separate junction boxes.
10.7 Electromagnetic compatibility

a. If there is no specific standard for the equipment, individual components shall conform to
47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B Class A.
b. If equipment contains electronic equipment for the purpose of control and protection:
1. It shall exhibit immunity to radio interference in the 140 MHz to 470 MHz and
0,8 GHz to 2,7 GHz band.
2. Protection relays and control equipment shall be tested in conformance to
IEEE C37.90, IEEE C37.90.1 and IEEE C37.90.2.
c. Non-standard EMC requirements not included in this Specification shall be identified at
the proposal stage.
d. Degree of immunity shall be subject to approval by Company responsible engineer and
shall be witness tested as part of work tests.
e. Supplier shall:
1. Provide certification of EMC conformance.
2. Confirm equipment is installed in conformance to this Specification and supporting
documents required for the installation of the equipment in the scope of the package.
3. Company will advise Supplier of additional requirements associated with EMC
certification.
f. If EMC conformance is dependent on the installation completed by others on site,
documentation, including installation details and specifications, shall be provided so that
installation will conform to EMC requirements.
10.8 Cable installation
10.8.1 General
a. Cables shall not be attached to pipes or structural steel members unless agreed otherwise
by Company responsible engineer.
b. Cables shall be installed clear of process and service pipes to allow for pipe coating and
insulation.
c. A minimum distance of 16 in shall be maintained between cables and the insulation of
steam or hot process lines.
d. Cable shall be routed as a continuous length from origin to destination.
e. If cables pass vertically through floors, platforms, walkways, etc., protection against
mechanical damage shall be provided as detailed on Company design drawings.
f. Cables shall be laid in smooth parallel formations. Cable shall not twist, cross or
intertwine.
g. Cables shall not contact sharp edges or abrasive surfaces.
h. Manufacturer’s installation requirements including minimum bend radius, shall be
followed particularly if cables are pulled along trays, through ducts and (or) around bends
to ensure no damage to the cable.
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i. Cables shall not be handled or installed in ambient temperatures lower than those specified
by the cable supplier.
j. Instrumentation cables shall have a loop of cable at the device to facilitate device removal
without causing stress to the cable, and to provide a length of cable for re-glanding in case
of damage.
k. Top cable entries into external enclosures shall not be used.
l. Cables shall be secured by self-locking cable ties. Cable ties shall be from a supplier in
conformance to the NIL, or similar document if included in the Purchase Order. Cable ties
shall be EVA coated stainless steel.
m. Cables shall be secured to horizontal cable trays every 18 in for cables less than 1 in
diameter and every 24 in for cables greater than 1 in diameter. Spacing may be increased
by 25% for vertical cable trays.
n. If the cables are not laid on top of horizontal tray, the ties shall be supplemented by EVA
coated stainless bolted steel straps to prevent the release of cables during a fire.
o. If cable ends are coiled pending installation, the cables shall be coiled individually. Coils
of each individual cable shall be strapped together using adhesive tape, twine or cable ties
to avoid tangling. Metal banding or wire shall not be used for this purpose.
p. Each cable coil shall be clearly identified in a legible manner using noncorrosive material.
q. Coils shall be arranged in sequence and for ease of accessibility for installation.
r. Holding down clips, clamps or ties shall not damage the cable sheath or substructure when
tensioned for the final installation.
s. Cables shall be supported within 3 ft of termination points and where they pass through
floors, walkways etc.
t. If cables are installed through or across edges of tray or other metal work, the edges shall
be smoothed or lined to avoid cable damage.
u. Connection arrangement, cable route and cable type shall provide freedom of equipment
movement under operating conditions, and maintenance adjustments without over stressing
the cable and cable terminations.
v. Single core cables shall be held down by fault rated cable cleats.
w. Spare cores of multi-core or multi-pair electrical and instrumentation cables shall be
terminated into spare terminals and collectively grounded within the termination enclosure
in conformance to project issued standard detail drawings if specified in the Purchase
Order.
x. Unused threaded entries shall be fitted with certified blanking plugs.
y. Supplier on skid cables shall be installed, including glands, and terminated.
z. Wire and cable shall be installed in conformance to manufacturer’s instructions and
NFPA 70 for onshore or IEEE 45 for offshore.
aa. If cables pass vertically through floors, platforms, walkways, etc., protection against
mechanical damage shall be provided to a height of not less than 3 in above the floor level,
by permanently fixed metalwork, 1/4 in minimum thickness.
bb. Bending radius of any cable shall be not less than the minimum values recommended by
Supplier.
cc. Cables shall run in continuous unbroken lengths without joint.
dd. Cables crossing a blast wall, fire or gas barrier shall pass through a certified multi-cable
transit to maintain the certification of the barrier.
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10.8.2 Fibre optic cable

a. Competent certified staff shall perform the installation, splicing, termination, and testing of
FO cable.
b. Installation, terminations, joints and testing of FO cables shall conform to manufacturer’s
instructions.
c. FO cable shall be protected from excessive strains, during installation.
d. FO cable routing and installation methods shall install the cable with strain-free conditions,
ready for splicing.
e. Supplier shall determine measures to prevent stress on the FO cable following installation.
If long vertical runs are proposed, FO cables shall deviate from the vertical at intervals
recommended by the manufacturers by including short horizontal runs, loops or support
arrangements.
f. Manufacturer recommended tools shall be used for cutting and attaching couplers to the
ends of fibres. The surfaces on the ends of the fibres shall be kept clean and dry.
g. After installation, the continuity and attenuation of the optical transmission system shall be
checked in conformance to Supplier’s recommended procedure.
10.8.3 Cable transit frames

a. Transits shall be sourced from approved suppliers in conformance to the NIL, or similar
document if included in the Purchase Order.
b. Transits shall be installed in conformance to Supplier’s instructions and Company design
drawings.
c. Company design drawings will specify the multiple set of transit frames through which the
cable is to pass.
d. The following order shall be used for cable installation:
1. On horizontal routes the lower transit frames used first.
2. On vertical routes the inboard frames used first.
e. Transit windows within each multi-frame shall be allocated for cables based on their
position in the tray so that cables enter the transit in a neat and tidy manner.
f. Transit sealing:
1. Blocks shall be installed and the transit sealed as each frame is filled and completed.
2. Split blocks shall be used for cables and solid blocks shall be used in spare slots.
3. Solid blocks shall not be drilled to fit cables.
g. Trefoil formation of single core AC cables shall continue uninterrupted within transits.
Non-magnetic brass stay-plates shall be provided within the transit and each trefoil group
shall pass through the same transit frame.
h. Transit clamping shall be finger tight to allow installation to be made later, and prevent the
insert blocks premature loss of elasticity.
i. Spare ways in transit frames shall be filled with solid filling blocks. A minimum of 25%
spare ways shall be allowed in each penetration location.
j. Cables passing through transits shall be perpendicular to the transit entry for a minimum
distance of 4 in on each side of the transit.
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k. Transits shall be identified by installing weatherproof labels on either side of their

penetration. Labels with letters of at least 2 in height shall be fixed to adjacent racking and
readable from the grade below.
10.8.4 Terminations
a. Isolation barriers shall be used to segregate terminals operating at different voltages.
b. Conductors shall be terminated with compression type lugs unless the equipment has
clamp type terminals.
c. Multi-stranded cable conductors up to and including 10 AWG shall be terminated using
ferrules.
d. Solid conductor cable shall not use a ferrule.
e. Not more than two conductors shall be connected to each terminal side.
f. Multi stranded cable conductors up to and including 10 AWG shall be terminated via
compression type lugs.
g. Compression type lugs shall be:
1. Fork.
2. Locking fork.
3. Pin ferrules.
4. Ring lugs.
h. CT circuits shall use ring lugs.
i. Bolted compression lugs may be used if approved by Company responsible engineer.
j. Crimping tools shall have current calibration certificate.
10.8.5 Markings
a. Cable numbering shall conform to the cable schedule and Company engineering
numbering in the Purchase Order.
b. Cables shall be identified at each gland termination by the allocated number on the cable
schedules, by non-corrodible identification cable markers.
c. Cable markers shall be attached to cables at either side of a transit unit or cable tray and at
specified intervals over the entire length of cable.
d. Cable markers shall be fixed with EVA coated stainless steel ties.
e. Cable markers shall be sourced from an approved Supplier in conformance to the NIL, or
similar document if included in the Purchase Order.
f. Cable markers shall be visible from the direction in which the cables would be inspected.
g. Cable markers for IS circuits shall be coloured blue.
h. Core identification, shall conform to GIS 12-152, and be readable in the terminated
position.
i. Each core of a cable entering an item of equipment shall be marked, using a proprietary
cable marking, or identification system, with the cable number, pair, triple, quad number,
and terminal number, unless specified otherwise in the Purchase Order.
j. If a single cable enters an item of equipment, only the cores shall be marked with the
terminal number.
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k. If core numbers change (e.g., at connections between equipment), a system of coding shall
be used at the interface and details shall clearly be marked on drawings.
10.9 Cable gland (seal) installation

a. Cable gland installation shall conform to Table 4.
b. Removable gland plates shall be separately bonded to the parent equipment.
c. Tapped gland entries into metal enclosures shall have paint or sealant material completely
removed from the threads to provide metallic contact.
d. Clearance holes entries into enclosures shall have internal locknuts and a serrated shake
proof washer fitted.
e. If fitted, ground tags shall be "daisy-chained" together with a minimum 8 AWG ground
cable and then connected to an integral or external ground point on the enclosure.
f. If the enclosure does not have an ground point fitted, the ground cable shall be taken to the
closest ground point.
g. Cable glands shall be installed in conformance to manufacturer’s instructions.
10.10 Installation of electrical equipment

a. Installation drawings shall be subject to Company agreement prior to implementation.
b. Mounting materials shall be installed to minimise electrolytic corrosion by avoiding the
contact of dissimilar metals. Insulating materials shall be inserted between the contact
surfaces if the use of dissimilar metals is unavoidable.
c. Local instruments shall be visible from access platforms. If instruments are used for
manual control, they shall be visible from the controlling devices.
d. Gauges and local indicating devices shall be mounted with the scale positioned vertically.
e. Transmitters shall be mounted vertically, as close as possible to the process connection.
f. If cabling comes through gratings, cables shall be routed and gratings finished so that
gratings are removable without disconnecting the cabling.
g. Equipment shall not be supported from cable tray or conduit.
h. If cable termination is not at the package edge, cable trays shall be provided within
equipment packages for routing of Company’s interface cabling. Supplier shall agree the
grouping of interface cabling, cable support, cable and gland sizes, and termination
requirements by Company responsible engineer.
10.11 Hazardous area equipment installation

a. Electrical equipment and instrument installations shall conform to API 14 FZ for offshore
installations and NFPA 70 for onshore installations.
b. Equipment damaged during installation shall be repaired by qualified persons in
conformance to Supplier’s instructions.
c. Flameproof or explosion proof equipment or components, shall not be painted other than
applied by the original component manufacturer. Repairs to paintwork shall conform to
manufacturer’s instructions.
d. The flame paths of Ex d equipment shall not be obstructed.
e. Flanges of Ex d equipment shall be cleaned and then treated with manufacturer’s approved
grease on completion of the initial installation and on all subsequent occasions.
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f. No alterations or substitutions shall be made to the equipment unless otherwise stated in

the equipment certification.
g. If used, FF hazardous area protection methodology will be defined by Company.
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Table 4 - Cable gland installation
Equipment Internal star External Internal Sealing

Equipment entry
protection washer ground tag locknut washer
Ex d Direct, tapped, minimum 5 No No No No
threads engaged
Ex d Bolted on gland plate with No Minimum of No No
tapped entry minimum of 5 one per
threads engaged gland plate
Ex e, Ex i, Ex n Unpainted metallic gland
plate
1) untapped stainless steel Yes No Yes Yes
2) untapped mild steel or Yes No Yes Yes
brass
3) tapped minimum 3 Yes No Yes Yes
threads
Ex e, Ex i, Ex n Painted metallic gland plate
1) untapped mild steel or No Yes Yes Yes
brass
2) tapped minimum 3 No Yes Yes Yes
threads
Ex d, Ex de, GRP standard plastic
Ex e outlets, junction boxes,
control stations, fluorescent
lights
1) untapped metallic entry Yes Not required Yes Yes
2) tapped minimum 3 in either
threads: case except
where
plastic entry Yes ground Yes Yes
continuity
metallic Yes Yes Yes
plate is not
entry
provided
Ex p 1) stainless steel Yes No Yes Yes
2) untapped mild steel or Yes No Yes Yes
brass
3) tapped minimum 3 Yes No Yes Yes
threads
Unclassified Metallic gland plate with Yes No Yes Yes if required
tapped entry minimum 3 to maintain
threads enclosure IP
rating
Notes:
1. Thread sealants are not recommended. IP washers shall be used on all glands with parallel threads. NPT (tapered) glands
shall engage a minimum of 3,5 threads. PTFE tape shall not be applied to threads of Ex d glands entering Ex d
enclosures.
2. Ground tag to be connected to equipment main ground or package main ground
3. Cable gland shrouds shall not be used.
4. Seals shall be manufactured from a thermoplastic material.
5. A combination of gland and grounding hub may be used.
11 Electrical design
11.1 General
a. This section gives the requirements for the design and specification of electrical equipment
and materials. Requirements will be detailed on data sheets or specifications stated in
Purchase Order.
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b. Distribution, interconnection, grounding, control, and power equipment required for the
electrical power system within the package shall be provided.
c. Supplier shall demonstrate, at the design stage, that the design of the electrical system and
selection and specification of electrical equipment provides safety for operating and
maintenance personnel during operation, inspection and maintenance. This shall include
the following:
1. Equipment fault ratings not less than system maximum fault levels specified in data
sheets.
2. Protection devices selected and (or) set to provide co-ordination with Company
equipment.
3. Failsafe interlocks provided to prevent unsafe operation.
4. Isolation devices padlockable in the off position.
5. Mechanical protection, shrouding and warning signs conforming to this Specification
and complying with national and local regulations.
6. Cable sizing calculations including rating, protection device rating, voltage drop, and
ground loop impedance.
7. Information such as “cable grouping factor” for sizing of cables external to the
package.
8. Position of contacts indicated on protection and isolating devices.
d. Electrical protection shall conform to the grounding practice specified in the data sheets.
Protection shall coordinate with upstream protection devices.
11.2 Layout
a. Electrical equipment shall:
1. Be located to provide maintenance access.
2. Provide access for cabling and routing.
3. Be as detailed on Supplier drawings and approved by Company responsible engineer.
b. Layout shall comply with statutory and regulatory requirements at the installation site.
c. Gland plates shall be located to ensure space to manipulate incoming cables using cable
supplier’s minimum bending radii for cables to be terminated. Minimum height above a
floor or grade level shall be 12 in.
d. Space shall be provided between gland plates and terminal strips to facilitate termination of
all cables.
e. Protection shall be provided for cables, electrical equipment, devices, and conduits if
installed in areas subject to physical damage or vibration. Protection from damage during
package fabrication shall be provided for cables, electrical equipment and conduit.
f. Trays, channels, and cables shall be routed horizontally and vertically, parallel to one
another or at right angles to equipment line.
g. Control panels or local controls shall be constructed and located to minimise risk of
damage or unintentional operation.
h. Separate boxes shall be provided for AC and DC circuits for signals and electrical power
circuits as follows:
1. LV power.
2. Control and signal (AC).
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3. Control and signal (DC).

4. Trace heating.
5. Lighting.
i. Sizing of electrical equipment shall include 20% spare space for mounting devices and
terminals and spare cable entries.
j. Cooling airflow shall not be obstructed. Airflow from one machine shall not be directed at
another machine. Clearance shall be provided at the fan end of motors to allow for
ventilation in conformance to manufacturers recommendations.
11.3 Power supplies

a. Electrical power supplies specified in the data sheets will be provided by Company.
b. Power supplies not conforming to system characteristics specified on data sheets shall be
subject to agreement by Company responsible engineer prior to package design.
c. Control and monitoring power supplies will be defined in the data sheets. Supplier shall
provide power supplies conforming to the following categories:
1. Class A: Power supplies provide a continuous and uninterrupted source of power in
the event of a primary supply or system fault. Class A supplies provide dual supplies
from independent UPS sources.
2. Class B: Power supplies provide a continuous source of power. Normal and standby
supplies are provided. In the event of a fault in the normal supply class B changes to
the standby supply in less than 10 msec, unless otherwise specified on data sheets.
The standby supply is a UPS.
3. Class C: Power supplies provide normal supply with no standby facility.
d. Equipment shall be designed to operate in conformance to the control and monitoring
power supply requirements.
e. For each incoming power supplies (other than motors), a non-automatic incoming load
break, fault make isolator, padlockable in the off position shall be provided in conformance
to NFPA 70.
f. Isolation devices shall have a set of volt free contacts, if specified in Purchase Order, for
status indication to control systems if indication is not provided via the package control
interface.
g. The following information for supplies shall be provided with proposal and confirmed on
finalisation of package design:
1. Duty, start-up and maximum consumption and power factor.
2. Recommended upstream fuse or breaker size.
3. Crest factor (UPS users only).
h. AC main and emergency supplies are be subject to the tolerances and transient conditions
specified in the data sheets, and site data specification included in the Purchase Order.
i. Equipment shall be designed for the tolerance and transient conditions of the AC main and
emergency supplies specified on the data sheets.
j. Equipment shall be rated for the supply harmonics specified in the data sheets and site data
specification included in the Purchase Order.
k. Discrete electrical equipment shall have individual isolation.
l. Panel sections or racks of equipment shall have isolation.
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11.4 Motors
11.4.1 General
a. Low or medium voltage motors shall:
1. Conform to the data sheets.
2. Conform to GIS 12-202 for LV and GIS 12-204 for MV.
3. Be provided by approved suppliers in conformance to the NIL, or similar document if
included in the Purchase Order.
b. DC motors for lube oil back-up systems for rotating equipment and DC or synchronous
motors shall be approved by Company responsible engineer.
c. If motors with grease lubricated bearings have been stored, the bearing grease shall be
inspected. If deterioration is detected, the bearings shall be thoroughly washed, dried and
re-greased using approved methods recommended by Supplier.
d. Motors with ball or roller bearings that are left standing shall be turned over bi weekly.
e. Motor power factor and efficiency conforming to NEMA MG 1 and data sheets.
11.4.2 Medium voltage motors

a. Requirements for power supplies to medium voltage motors shall be specified by Supplier
and be subject to agreement by Company responsible engineer prior to design.
b. Additional Supplier requirements for applications requiring medium voltage motors will be
included in the packaged equipment design.
c. Supplier shall advise Company of equipment protection requirements for input to overall
protection system design.
d. Motor data sheets shall be completed for all motors in conformance to GIS 12-204.
11.4.3 Low voltage motors

Motor data sheets shall be completed for motors in conformance to GIS 12-202.
11.5 Equipment controls and control panels

a. Package control panels shall be fitted with an incoming supply isolator which shall:
1. Conform to UL 508A unless specified otherwise on data sheets.
2. Be load break, fault make type.
3. Be provided with a padlocking facility for the isolator in the off position.
b. Main incoming fuse into package panel shall ensure effective system protection grading
and be subject to agreement by Company responsible engineer.
c. For Class C supplies:
1. Internally derived control supplies shall be established using a step-down transformer
in conformance to UL 5085 supplied by two phases on the circuit side of the main
circuit isolating device.
2. Nominal output voltage for internally derived control supplies shall not exceed
120 VAC or 125 VDC.
d. A metallic inter-winding screen shall be provided, grounded to frame of transformer and
shall conform to the following:
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1. Primary windings of control transformers connected via fuses for the phase
connections.
2. One phase of the secondary winding grounded via a link and a fuse rated as required
provided for each control circuit.
3. Further removable links provided as required.
e. Sub-circuit protection shall be HRC cartridge fuses.
f. If MCBs or MCCBs are used they shall be lockable in off position.
g. For primary isolation devices fuse base shall have fuse lock out devices fitted to the fuse
base to prevent insertion of fuses or links.
h. Incoming units shall be equipped with either:
1. “Supply on” lamps for each phase.
2. Voltmeter and selector switch arranged to measure each line-line and (or) line-neutral
voltage.
i. Instruments shall be flush mounted.
j. Indicating lamps shall be flush mounted so they cannot rotate if retaining nut is loose.
k. Indication lamps shall conform to the following:
1. Long life LED type lamps.
2. Lamp holders and lenses to dissipate heat from largest lamp that can be fitted, without
deterioration or discolouration.
3. Lamps operating at same voltage to be interchangeable.
4. Lamps operating at different voltages are not to be interchangeable.
l. Indicator lamps shall include a push-to-test, pushbutton to prove lamp circuits. “Lamp test”
circuit shall be separately fused.
m. Pushbuttons and pushbutton switches shall conform to UL 508.
n. Pushbutton switches shall have a full shroud to prevent inadvertent operation.
o. Emergency stop pushbuttons shall be manually reset with facilities for padlocking in off
position.
p. Stop switches with mushroom heads shall have guard rings.
q. Motors shall have a manual reset, stay put emergency stop pushbutton within 6 ft of the
drive.
r. Selector switches, pushbuttons, relays etc. shall be rated for the operating conditions.
s. Control signals between Company equipment (e.g. motor starters, contactors) and package,
for starting and stopping drives, permissives, indicating lamps etc., shall be volt free
contacts, with a minimum rating of 110 V, 1 A, non-inductive.
t. Control relays shall operate between 80% and 120%, and remain energised without chatter
at 75% of supply voltage, measured at the incoming supply.
u. Plug-in relays shall have retaining clips.
v. Contactors shall be air break, electromagnetically operated. Co-ordination between starters
or contactor feeders and associated short circuit protective devices shall conform to
UL 508.
w. ESD systems shall be hard wired to individual starters, feeders, and controllers. ESD
requirements shall conform to associated data sheets.
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x. If specified in the data sheets, items mounted in panels shall have individual dust tight
covers and shall be accessible for maintenance.
y. One of the following arrangements for drives shall be provided:
1. Type 1 UCP and ICSS control:
a) Shown on Figure 7 for LV and Figure 8 for MV.
b) Applies to process and HVAC drives that have logic within the package UCP so
that the ICSS can interface with the UCP.
c) Logic within the UCP shall start and stop the individual drives.
d) UCP to have local package start/stop control.
e) Selector switch to be provided on UCP to select UCP or ICSS Package control
as follows:
1) With the S-O-T selector switch set to service and UCP or ICSS selector
switch (on the UCP) set to UCP, the start/stop comes from the UCP.
2) With the S-O-T selector switch set to service and UCP or ICSS selector
switch set to ICSS, the start/stop comes from the ICSS.
3) With the S-O-T selector switch set to test, the motor power circuit is
disconnected for the starter operational testing.
4) With the S-O-T selector switch set to out of service, the motor starter is
inoperable.
5) S - Service, O - Out of Service and T - Test.
Figure 7 - Type 1 control: UCP and ICSS control for LC drives
HARD-WIRED
DATA LINK
LV CONTROLGEAR
BPCS STATUS / AVAIL / TRIPPED
BPCS START / STOP ICSS
SIS TRIP
ICD - BPCS
STATUS / AVAIL / TRIPPED - SIS
S-O-T START / STOP
PACKAGE UCP
KEY (If applicable)
DOL STARTER with - AUTO START-STOP
ICD
SERVICE - OUT OF SERVICE - TEST SELECTOR.
- MANUAL START-STOP
S-O-T ICD = INTELLIGENT CONTROL DEVICE
CS1A o
O M - EMERGENCY STOP
BPCS START / STOP
oI START PUSHBUTTON - UCP / ICSS SELECTION

o
O STOP PUSHBUTTON (LOCKABLE)
SELECTOR or ISOLATOR (if required)

(LOCKABLE)
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Figure 8 - Type 1 control: UCP and ICSS control for MV drives
2. Type 2 UCP and ICSS control:

a) Shown on Figure 9 for LV.
b) Applies to process and HVAC drives that have logic within the package UCP so
that the ICSS can interface with the UCP.
c) Logic within the UCP shall start and stop the individual drives.
d) UCP to have local package start/stop control.
e) Selector switch to be provided on UCP to select UCP or ICSS Package control
as follows:
1) With the S-O-T selector switch set to service the start/stop comes from
the UCP.
2) With the S-O-T selector switch set to test, the motor power circuit is
disconnected for the starter operational testing.
3) With the S-O-T selector switch set to out of service, the motor starter is
inoperable.
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Figure 9 - Type 2 control: UCP control for LV drives
3. Type 3: Local field control:

a) Shown on Figure 10 for LV.
b) Applies to process drives that are controlled from the field at the local control
station located at the load.
c) Unless specified otherwise, a local stop and start control station will be provided
by Company adjacent to each motor.
d) Selector switch to be provided by Supplier to select motor status as follows:
1) With the S-O-T selector switch set to service, the motor start/stop comes
from the local stop/start control station.
2) With the S-O-T selector switch set to test, the motor power circuit shall
be disconnected for the starter operational testing.
3) With the S-O-T selector switch set to out of service, the motor starter
shall be inoperable.
4) ICSS shall display status information from the switchgear with no control
over the drive.
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Figure 10 - Type 3 control: Local field control for LV drives
4. Type 4: Operation from ICSS:

a) Shown on Figure 11 for MV and Figure 12 for LV.
b) Applies to level 1 integration of package with ICSS.
c) Selector switch to be provided by Supplier to select motor status as follows:
1) With the S-T-O selector switch set to service, the motor start/stop comes
from the ICSS.
2) With the S-T-O selector switch set to test, the motor power circuit for the
starter operational testing, to be disconnected.
3) With the S-T-O selector switch set to out of service, the motor starter to
be inoperable.
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Figure 11 - Type 4 control: ICSS control for MV drives
Figure 12 - Type 4 control: ICSS control for LV drives
HARD-WIRED
DATA LINK
LV CONTROLGEAR
ICSS SIS TRIP
- SIS BPCS START / STOP ICD

- BPCS
BPCS STATUS / AVAIL / TRIPPED S-O-T
KEY
DOL STARTER with
ICD
SERVICE - OUT OF SERVICE - TEST SELECTOR.
S-O-T ICD = INTELLIGENT CONTROL DEVICE
CS1A o
O M
oI START PUSHBUTTON
o
O STOP PUSHBUTTON (LOCKABLE)
SELECTOR or ISOLATOR (if required)

(LOCKABLE)
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Figure 13 - Type 5 control: LV VSD
5. Type 5 LV VSD: A typical arrangement is shown in Figure 13 and shall be developed

for the specific application.
z. If local motor control station is provided by Company:
1. Supplier shall provide a support stanchion(s) and (or) mounting plate adjacent to each
motor for installing the control station at site.
2. Control station shall be located at an accessible location.
3. Mounting and location requirements will be confirmed on data sheets.
aa. If local control station is provided by Supplier, control stations shall be:
1. From approved suppliers in conformance to the NIL, or similar document if included
2. Certified for use in hazardous areas.
bb. Enclosed package shall have emergency stop pushbuttons at each access points.
cc. Number and location of emergency stop pushbuttons or support stanchions shall be subject
to agreement by Company responsible engineer.
dd. Pushbuttons, indicating lamps and VDU displays mounted on UCP or switchgear shall
conform to Table 5, and Table 6.
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Table 5 - Pushbutton colours
Pushbutton colours UCP Switchgear

Start / Close Green Green
Stop / Open Red Red
Table 6 - Indicating lamp colours
Indicating lamp colours UCP Switchgear

Running / Open Green Red (CB closed)
Stopped / Closed Red Green (CB open)
Fault / Alarm Amber Amber
Trip Circuit Healthy Blue Blue
Power / Heater Supply On White White
11.6 Switchgear for package auxiliaries

a. Low voltage switchgear and distribution boards shall conform to GIS 12-102.
b. Switchboards, switchgear and DB shall be provided in conformance to the NIL, or similar
document if included in the Purchase Order, unless specified by Company.
c. Switchboard and distribution board arrangement and control schemes shall conform to
GIS 12-102.
d. If switchgear is included in the package:
1. Incoming device shall be a non-automatic isolator, load break, fault make,
padlockable in the off position.
2. Supplier shall liaise with Company to ensure that the device at the source of supply
provides protection for the package.
3. Supplier shall be responsible for protection of package.
e. Sub-distribution within the package shall be designed to discriminate with the device at the
source of supply in the event of a fault.
f. Distribution panels for lighting and small power shall be separate from distribution panels
for instrumentation power.
11.7 Uninterruptible power supplies for package auxiliaries

a. UPS and secure supplies will be provided by Company unless stated otherwise in Purchase
Order or data sheets.
b. If Supplier is to provide UPS or secure DC supplies:
1. These shall conform to GIS 12-352 or GIS 12-356.
2. UPS and secure DC supplier(s) will be nominated by Company and shall be provided
in conformance to the NIL, or similar document if included in the Purchase Order,
unless specified by Company.
3. Equipment arrangements shall be subject to Company agreement.
c. UPS distribution circuits shall provide coordinated protection.
d. UPS shall clear a downstream fault on the largest fuse or MCB without the bypass
available.
e. Residual current protection devices shall not be used on critical supplies.
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f. Battery type shall be selected for the application and shall be subject to agreement by
g. If battery type is not specified on data sheets, Supplier shall conform to GIS 12-354.
h. Company will locate batteries in an air conditioned room. Room temperature will be
controlled and not exceed 77°F.
i. UPS autonomy times shall be as specified in the data sheets.
j. Batteries shall be stored in conformance to manufacturer’s instructions for maximum
service life.
k. If package is to be delivered and not be commissioned for a period of time, later delivery
of batteries will be specified on data sheets or in Purchase Order.
11.8 Variable speed drives

a. If required, VSDs shall conform to data sheets, and GIS 12-502 or GIS 12-504.
b. VSDs will be located in switchrooms or similar safe areas.
c. Low voltage drives may be installed as part of low voltage MCC.
d. EMC conformance shall be achieved if variable speed drives are installed local to the
package.
11.9 Heat tracing

If heat tracing is specified in data sheets the following apply:
a. Heat tracing shall be provided.
b. Supplier shall define extent of heat tracing based on ambient temperatures, process
conditions and temperature limits of application.
c. Heat tracing shall be parallel resistance type with self-limiting temperature features. and
low start up current characteristics.
d. System shall include heating tape, junction boxes, thermostats for temperature control,
cable glands, end seals etc.
e. Tape selection for blow down lines shall be subject to agreement by Company responsible
engineer.
f. If heat tracing design conforming to API RP 14 FZ, IEEE 515 and NFPA 70 is unstable,
thermostats or other control devices shall be used.
g. System shall use braided and sheathed heating cables.
h. Supplier shall provide drawings and documents including heat tracing system design
calculations, to demonstrate the tape selected and design of the system provides the
required temperatures.
i. Calculations shall conform to IEEE 515 and include heating requirements of each heating
zone or zones associated with a particular part of the plant or process:
1. To maintain the pipe, vessel or other container and the material within at the specified
temperature.
2. To raise the temperature of the material to a specified value within a specified time.
j. Heat tracing systems shall be complete and tested at the factory unless agreed otherwise by
k. Installation shall conform to manufacturer’s instructions and be undertaken by trained and
competent personnel.
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l. Maximum loading on heat tracing circuits shall be limited by the inrush start up current
against a 20 A MCB or half the rated value of the supply MCB or fused switch, whichever
is the smaller.
m. Separate circuits shall be provided for duplicate items of equipment (e.g. duty or standby)
to allow safe isolation of one whilst operating the other.
n. Thermostats or other control devices shall be provided if heat tracing can raise the
temperature of a pipe, vessel or instrument above its maximum operating temperature.
o. Temperature controller shall control within temperature limits specified on data sheets.
p. Heating cables and ancillaries shall:
1. Be certified for use in hazardous area, in the data sheets.
2. Withstand exposure to water, mechanical damage and chemical exposure.
3. Withstand the maximum equipment temperature.
q. Heating tapes and cables on horizontal pipe runs shall be selected to run straight, without
spiralling. Straight runs of tape shall be installed on the bottom quadrants of pipe runs, at
45 degrees to the horizontal.
r. Heating tape required to provide heat input to heat sinks such as flanges, valves, pipe
supports and hangers that exceed lengths of the heat sink shall be coiled or looped around
the heat sink.
s. Heating tape or cable runs on flanges and valves shall facilitate opening of flanges and
removal of valves without damaging the tape and cable.
t. Heat tracing system shall be designed for:
1. Installation lighting and small power voltage level, 1 phase, L+N+G.
2. Supply will be from Company’s single phase distribution system to the package edge
terminating with a 10 AWG supply cable.
3. Each circuit to have its own interface box, or within one box, and wired to separate
terminal blocks with labelling of each circuit.
u. Supplier shall provide package junction box.
v. If Supplier provides the power supply distribution board:
1. Outgoing circuits shall be provided with a UL listed ground fault equipment protector
in conformance to NFPA 70 Article 427.22 with a 30 mA ground fault trip breaker..
2. Heat tracing voltage will be specified in data sheets.
3. A common MCB tripped and open alarm shall be provided, one per distribution
board. Distribution equipment shall conform to 11.6.
4. Insulation monitoring systems shall be provided for isolated neutral systems.
5. Power supply distribution board dedicated to heat tracing.
w. Cables, junction boxes, thermostats and certified electrical equipment shall be numbered in
conformance to Company’s tagging procedure.
x. Warning labels shall be attached to the thermal cladding of equipment or piping to indicate
the presence of concealed electric heat tracing equipment.
y. For heat tracing on pressure protection systems, relief valves or where solidification of
vessel or line contents may occur on loss of heat tracing in a “no flow” condition:
1. An alarm shall be provided back to the ICSS to indicate failure of the heat tracing.
2. Spare heat tracing device shall be provided if specified on data sheets.
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z. Pre-installation checks shall include the following:

1. The pipe or vessel to be cleaned of foreign matter that may damage the heating cables
or tapes.
2. Sharp edges to be rounded off at the tape or cable location, or smoothed by covering
with glass tape.
aa. In outdoor locations:
1. Heat tracing systems and insulation shall not be installed during wet weather
conditions.
2. If outdoor installation has commenced but not completed at the end of working day,
temporary weather protection shall be provided to avoid trapping moisture in the
thermal insulation beneath its final weatherproof coating.
bb. Edges of the metallic cladding shall not come into contact with heat tracing devices.
cc. Components of an electric heat tracing system shall be identifiable both individually and as
part of a complete circuit or system.
dd. Power supply points, isolation, control equipment, junction box, and each feeder or branch
circuit shall be legibly and durably marked to indicate its purpose.
ee. Pre-commissioning tests on heat tracing systems shall:
1. Include the testing of IEEE 515 section 7.7 prior to covering with insulation.
2. Include full functional testing of control and monitoring equipment, operational tests
of RCD/ground leakage circuit breakers.
3. Record current readings:
a) At heating device energisation at a defined ambient temperature.
b) After stabilisation.
11.10 Lighting
a. Supplier shall provide normal, emergency and escape lighting for package if specified in
data sheets.
b. Type of luminaires shall conform to hazardous area classification specified in the data
sheets.
c. Lighting shall conform to illumination levels specified in data sheets.
d. Lighting fixtures shall be designed and installed in conformance to:
1. UL 598 for general lighting.
2. UL 844 for hazardous location lighting.
3. UL 1598A for lighting on offshore facilities.
4. API RP 14 FZ.
5. NFPA 70.
e. Lighting wiring shall be designed and installed in conformance to NFPA 70.
f. Emergency and escape luminaires installed in:
1. Locations classified by API RP 505 shall be certified for use in a Zone 2 Gas Group
IIB Temperature Class T3 hazardous area, unless stated otherwise in the data sheets.
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2. Locations classified by API RP 500 shall be certified for use in a Division 1 Gas
Group C and D Temperature Code T3 hazardous area, unless stated otherwise in the
data sheets.
g. Luminaires shall be selected from approved suppliers in conformance to the NIL, or
similar document if included in the Purchase Order, unless otherwise specified by
Company.
h. Escape lighting shall be provided by a central battery backed system or luminaires with
integral batteries.
i. Emergency hand lamps, socket outlets (receptacles) and junction boxes shall be mounted at
height zone 2 specified in 8.2.4b.
j. Emergency lighting feeders (cable and distribution board) shall be separated from any
non-emergency lighting feeders serving the same area.
k. Design illumination levels shall conform to Table 7 and:
1. Lighting to provide uniform illumination and minimise shadows.
2. Lighting provided for the viewing of panels and gauges etc. and for unit control
rooms to be installed for minimal glare.
3. Lighting to provide uniform illumination and minimise shadows.
4. Lighting provided for the viewing of panels and gauges etc. and for unit control rooms to
be installed for minimal glare.
Table 7 - Illumination levels
Area Illumination Levels Illumination Levels

(foot-candles) - (foot-candles) -
Normal Operation Escape Lighting
Max/Ave/Min Max/Min
Control room 75 / 50 / 30 25 / 12.5
General process areas 30 / 15 / 6 5/1
Switchroom 45 / 30 / 15 10 / 2
Battery room 60 / 30 / 15 5/1
Instrument room 45 / 30 / 15 10 / 2
Stairways 60 / 30 / 15 5/2
Access routes 10 / 5 / 2 5/1
Panel gauges/Boards 75 / 50 / 25 N/A
Notes:
1. Illumination levels quoted are measured at 30 in above grade.
l. Emergency lighting shall:

1. Provide illumination to permit safe egress, and provide limited lighting for inspection,
testing emergency support, and the starting of the emergency generator.
2. Comprise 30% of the total luminaires.
m. Package general arrangement will be reviewed during detailed design to ensure that
illumination will be provided. Locations, elevations, cable tray routings and types of
fixtures shall be defined on package drawings.
n. If two or more separate feeders are specified on the data sheets, cable and distribution
board shall be provided to ensure illumination in the event of loss of one feeder.
o. Fluorescent lighting shall be “white” in colour unless specified otherwise on data sheets.
p. Long life lamps with electronic ballasts shall be used.
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q. LED or high pressure discharge lamps shall be used if specified on data sheets. Fluorescent
luminaires shall be provided conforming to emergency lighting requirements to provide
lighting for voltage dip or start up time.
r. HPS ballasts shall be constant wattage, high power factor and rapid start type.
s. Fixtures shall be mounted to permanent structure and shall be designed for weather
conditions on data sheets without swaying or vibration of the assembly.
t. Lighting systems shall allow safe removal of luminaires for maintenance with lighting
system operational.
u. If emergency luminaires are supplied with integral batteries, they shall be supplied with
provisions for online testing..
v. Temperature rating of cabling supplying luminaires shall be selected for the luminaire
installed and be a minimum rating of 90°C.
w. Emergency lighting fittings shall be permanently marked for identification purposes.
x. Standby lighting shall be provided where it is required to operate controls, valves or
switchgear for safe shutdown of the package.
y. Standby luminaries shall be energised and their contribution to the normal lighting system
shall be 10% of normal luminance or 1,5 ft-candles, whichever is greater.
z. A combination of floodlighting and self-contained lamps shall be used for emergency
lighting to reduce the amount of cable exposed to fire risk.
aa. If luminaires with integral batteries are used for escape lighting, (that part of emergency
lighting providing illumination for the safety of people leaving a location or attempting to
terminate a potentially dangerous process before doing so) standby time shall be
90 minutes. Escape lighting luminaries shall comprise approximately 10% of the total
luminaires.
bb. Light fittings shall be positioned for maintenance without the use of scaffolding.
cc. Access platforms shall be agreed by Company responsible engineer.
dd. Luminaires on walkways shall not be more than 94 in above the walkway.
ee. Light fittings mounted less than 78 in above grade shall be fitted with guards.
ff. Area lighting shall be operated on L-N single-phase voltage. Voltage will be specified on
the data sheets or Purchase Order.
gg. Lighting circuit installation shall use certified junction boxes between light fittings.
hh. Lighting fixtures for gauges (such as liquid level) requiring illumination shall be local
mounted type with local switch.
11.11 Small power

a. Convenience receptacles shall be installed in the package if required for testing or
commissioning, or specified in the Purchase Order or data sheets.
b. Welding receptacles shall be provided if specified in data sheets.
c. Receptacles shall be arranged in groups of not more than four outlets per circuit on a 20 A
circuit.
d. Receptacles shall be rated in conformance to local requirements, single phase, L+N+G.
Outlet types shall conform to NEMA WD 6 or data sheets.
e. Hazardous area receptacles in conformance to NFPA 70 Article 210 shall:
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1. Be rated for 20 A at the Company defined safety voltage level, single-phase with
ground.
2. Unless stated otherwise in the data sheets, be certified for operation in:
a) Zone 2 Gas Group IIB Temperature Code T3 hazardous area when used in areas
classified by API RP 505.
b) Division 1 Gas Group C and D Temperature Code T3 hazardous area when used
in areas classified by API RP 500.
3. Be provided with match plug for sockets.
4. Be provided with interlock to prevent removal of plug while energised.
f. Receptacles located outdoors shall have weatherproof covers and boxes and if offshore
shall have NEMA 250 type 4X water-tight covers and boxes.
g. Receptacles shall be located so that areas can be reached using a maximum 50 ft extension
lead without passing through doorways or changing levels.
h. If Supplier provides the power supply distribution board circuits feeding small power
outlets:
1. They shall be protected by ground fault circuit interrupter type devices.
2. Distribution boards and equipment shall be 3 phase, 4 wire at the low voltage
specified in data sheets.
i. Neutral buses shall be sized for connection of every branch circuit requiring a neutral
conductor. Neutrals of separately derived systems shall be grounded at only one point in
the system.
j. Two-pole circuit breakers shall be used for single-phase (line-to-line) circuits. Use of two
mechanically linked single pole circuit breakers for single-phase (line-to-line) circuits is
not permitted.
k. Circuit breakers and switches shall be supplied with padlocking facilities to lock circuit
breakers and switches in de-energised position.
l. Breakers shall be rated for specified interrupting rating of distribution boards. Series rated
circuit breakers shall not be used.
m. Branch circuit loading shall not exceed 80% of rating of branch circuit protective device
rating.
n. Panel boards and switchboards shall have 20% spares circuit position.
o. Spares circuit positions:
1. 50% of the spares circuit positions shall have circuit protective devices.
2. Remaining positions shall only require the addition of the circuit protective device for
future use.
3. Covers shall be installed for spare breaker positions providing protection to IP2X
(finger safe).
p. Transformers used for power shall conform to GIS 12-052.
q. Receptacles shall be mounted a minimum of 18 in above grade level.
11.12 Tank heaters

a. Heater elements shall be immersion type, single phase for heater ratings 3 kW and below,
and 3-phase for heater ratings above 3 kW.
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b. Heaters shall be complete with integral thermostat, flange over-temperature cutout and
high-high element temperature cutout as required to maintain hazardous area certification.
c. Tanks shall be fitted with a level transmitter device to prevent heater operation at low-low
level. Heater elements shall not have contact with tank contents.
d. If heaters are used in hydrocarbon service or other potentially flammable, or explosion
situations, the controlling switchgear, if in Supplier’s scope, shall conform to the
following:
1. Configured with a separate device, e.g. MCCB or contactor, in addition to the control
contactor, into which safety trips are directed e.g. element and flange high
temperature trips.
2. Safety trip circuit(s) shall be failsafe.
e. Supplier shall submit heater materials in proposal.
11.13 Electrical enclosures

a. Enclosures shall be supplied as defined in the data sheets in one of the following materials:
1. 316 grade SS.
2. GRP.
b. Enclosures or control panels shall be equipped with padlockable, removable or hinged
gasketed covers or doors. Hinged doors shall be provided for enclosures or control panels
6 in by 6 in or larger.
c. Doors shall open to 120 degrees.
d. Door movement shall be limited to prevent damage to wiring or adjacent equipment.
e. Equipment enclosures over 47 in in height shall have three point latching mechanisms.
f. Enclosures with bolted covers shall have captive bolts. Gasket material shall be subject to
g. Enclosures specified for outdoor installation shall be designed for environmental
conditions specified in the Purchase Order and shall be rated NEMA 250 type 4X
minimum.
h. Enclosures specified for outdoor installation shall be designed to shed rainwater and
prevent accumulation of standing water on the enclosure.
i. Joints and seals shall provide ingress protection. Gaskets and seals shall be rot proof
neoprene, synthetic rubber, or as specified in the data sheets.
j. If a panel is isolated and open:
1. Degree of protection to parts remaining live shall be at least IP20 to IEC 60529
(finger safe).
2. Covers, shrouds etc. preventing access to live parts shall be labelled stating voltage
as: "Danger XXX Volts".
3. Danger label shall have black lettering on a yellow background and conform to
ANSI Z535.2.
k. If specified on data sheets, panels shall be fitted with T3 rated anti-condensation heaters
conforming to the following:
1. Controlled by a series thermostat.
2. Designed for operation from a supply derived from the main power supply to the
panel.
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3. Sub-fused from the main power supply.

l. Control panels mounted on package structural base frame shall be isolated from vibration
if specified on data sheets.
m. Enclosures containing electrical devices or terminals shall be sized for:
1. Maintenance and replacement of components without disturbing adjacent devices.
2. Routing and bending cables without crossing over interior terminals and devices.
n. Enclosures shall be rated for their fault current rating.
o. Enclosures shall be located for maintenance access and reduced risk of mechanical
damage.
p. Enclosures shall include metal inserts or continuity strips to provide ground continuity via
cable armour.
q. Wall mounted equipment shall have external fixing lugs.
r. Floor standing enclosures shall be designed for top lifting. Eyebolts, lifting frames or other
means of lifting shall be provided.
s. SS enclosures or junction boxes shall have a drain plug and a bug proof breather screen
installed in the bottom of the box, if specified in data sheets.
t. Internal components, relays, switches, terminal blocks etc. shall be labelled adjacent to
component with references as detailed on schematic or wiring drawings.
u. Fuses shall be labelled with current rating. Fuses shall be labelled with phase colour if
colour coded wiring to fuses is not visible from front of fuses.
v. Cabinets and enclosures containing control equipment shall have switched receptacles in
conformance to NEMA WD 6 and:
1. No receptacles installed in enclosures located in hazardous areas.
2. Voltage for receptacles as stated in the Purchase Order documents for small power.
w. Order of precedence for location of cable penetrations shall be:
1. Bottom.
2. Side.
3. Rear.
x. Spare cores shall be terminated in spare terminals and grounded.
12 Instruments and control
12.1 Instrumentation design
12.1.1 General
a. Operating voltage shall be:
1. 24 V DC for loop powered instruments unless specified otherwise on data sheets.
2. As specified on data sheets for instruments requiring an external power supply.
b. Switches shall be rated at 24 V DC, at least 500 mA, with noble metal or gold plated
contacts, unless specified otherwise on data sheets.
c. Instruments shall be supplied with a SS nameplate permanently attached by SS wire of
diameter at least 1/32 in.
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d. Instrument nameplates shall have the following information in characters at least 1/8 in
high:
1. Supplier’s name.
2. Model, type and serial number.
3. Operating voltage.
4. Hazardous area certification details.
5. Date of manufacture.
e. Maintainability of instrument systems shall conform to 6.1f.
f. Equipment shall be selected for site conditions specified on data sheets, including:
1. Location onshore, offshore, marine etc.
2. Climate.
3. Lightning strike probability.
4. Seismic.
5. Transportation to site.
6. Local instrument and equipment Supplier support.
g. Equipment shall be selected to minimise lifecycle cost.
h. Instruments shall be close coupled to the line or equipment and mounted individually, in
conformance to the hook up drawing.
12.1.2 Instrument ground and shielding

a. Cable shields and drain wires shall be isolated within the head of the field instrument,
sleeved with green insulation (IS cables) or green/yellow insulation (NIS) and tied back
with a tie wrap.
b. Cable shields shall be connected at the panel end to the ground ISE for IS signals and IRE
(for NIS signals).
c. If multicore cables have individual shields, they shall be terminated in the field junction
box terminal strip and provide continuity of the shield in the branch cable back to the
marshalling cabinets.
d. Instrumentation cabling shall be sub divided by circuit type in conformance to the
following:
1. Sub divisions include IS and NIS, analogue and digital.
2. IS and NIS circuits in the same multicore cable not to be mixed.
e. Separate junction boxes and cables shall be used for:
1. SIS circuits.
2. General instrumentation.
3. IS circuits.
4. Communications.
f. 30% spare terminals shall be provided for control cables, plus 20% spare capacity in
interface multicore cables.
g. Any instrumentation attached to steelwork not welded to the structure shall be ground
bonded by Supplier to the nearest main structural steel using at least 8 AWG ground cable.
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h. Shields shall be:

1. Continuous and isolated from any ground between the field device and control
equipment.
2. Grounded at the cabinet end only.
i. Grounded junction type temperature measurement devices shall be grounded at the element
end.
j. If the package includes grounded bar interconnections, the impedance between any
package ground bar and the package local ground bar shall not exceed 0,5 Ohm.
k. Instrument and communications equipment mounted in a non-conducting panel framework
shall be bonded to the nearest structural ground connection.
l. Grounding shall conform to Annex C unless otherwise stated in Purchase Order.
12.1.3 Temperature and weather protection

a. Sun shades shall be removable without disturbing the instrument.
b. Equipment shall be protected from direct sunlight and ambient temperatures specified in
the data sheets or the manufacturer’s maximum recommended temperature, whichever is
lower.
c. If required, air conditioning systems shall be provided in enclosures containing electronic
equipment to limit the maximum temperature to 90°F or as recommended by the
equipment manufacturer.
d. Failure of air conditioning shall provide an alarm to ICSS.
e. Air conditioning and air change rate of equipment rooms containing battery systems shall
provide safe operation by removal of hydrogen released during charging of lead acid
batteries.
f. Passive cooled shelters shall be subject to agreement by Company responsible engineer.
g. Instrument cases shall be light coloured or silvered to reflect heat.
h. Dehumidifiers shall be provided in equipment enclosures to conform to control equipment
manufacturer’s specification.
i. Electronic equipment shall be calibrated and sealed in a low humidity environment prior to
installation in the field.
j. If instrument performance is affected by subfreezing temperatures:
1. Instruments shall be housed in temperature controlled hard or soft removable
enclosures.
2. Inline instruments shall be heat traced and insulated, or housed in a temperature
controlled enclosure.
k. Tropicalised coatings will be specified on data sheets if required.
12.2 General
a. Pressure retaining instruments shall be PED certified for applications where the final
location of the asset is in the European Union.
b. In-line devices shall be installed in conformance to Company’s hook up and
manufacturer’s recommendations.
c. If Foundation Fieldbus (FF) is specified for the package, FF instrumentation conforming to
the governing FF standard and organisation and in general to ANSI/ISA-50.02 shall be
used for process automation system (PAS) loops.
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d. Discrete input signals to the SIS or F&G systems shall be line monitored using a resistor in
the field switch so the SIS and F&G system discriminate between an alarm and a cable
fault.
e. Transmitters shall be fitted with an integral local indicator unless otherwise specified on
data sheets. Failure or removal of local indicator shall not affect the transmitted signal.
f. Instruments connection to the ICSS shall conform to Table 8.
Table 8 - Connections to ICSS
Instrument type Process variable Status & diagnostics

Process control FF or HW 4-20 mA FF, HART or wireless
SIS HW 4-20 mA FF or HART
g. Cable entries into instrument housings shall be one of the following, unless specified
otherwise on data sheets:
1. M20 x 1,5 mm ISO (female).
2. 1/2 - 14 NPT (female).
h. Safety related sensing devices, including critical process alarms, control loops and
shutdown sensing devices identified by LOPA, shall have dedicated connection to the
process equipment or piping. These shall be separate from connections for PAS devices.
i. Manifolds containing fluids that may flash, be toxic or otherwise hazardous to personnel
shall have drain valves on drain ports.
j. Purged or sealed installations shall have drain valves on drain ports.
k. Operating range shall be within 35% to 75% of instrument range.
l. Instruments shall fail to defined failsafe position if component, signal, or utility fails.
Failure position of instruments shall be subject to approval by Company responsible
engineer.
m. Basis for design of protective instrumentation, excluding switchgear, shall be as follows:
1. Contacts closed with systems energised for healthy running condition.
2. Contacts open with relay coils and solenoid valves de-energised for shutdown or
alarm.
3. An “energise to discharge” control action to be provided for fire and gas detection
logic and release of fire extinguishing material.
n. “Lockout” after shutdown shall be by electrical latch.
o. For offshore, transmitter housings shall be 316 SS.
p. Instrument mounting hardware, fasteners, hard stamped nameplates, linkages, and hinges
shall be 316 SS.
q. Copper, silver, mercury, and alloys containing these metals (except monel) shall not be
used in contact with process fluids. Mercury shall not be used.
r. Local indicators shall be at least 4 in diameter.
s. Seals and purge systems shall prevent process fluid from entering instruments or
connecting lines.
t. Equipment shall have features for electrical isolation before removal.
u. Inductive loads shall have over voltage protection.
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v. Openings shall be protected from water or liquid ingress by fitting plugs during installation
and connection to vent and drain for operation.
w. Instruments shall be protected from damage during fabrication, painting, insulation,
assembly and construction.
x. Instruments, with the exception of thermowells, shall be isolated from test pressure during
piping hydrotesting.
y. Instruments on hydrocarbon or toxic service shall have vents and drains. Vents and drains
shall be piped to disposal system specified in Company design drawings.
z. Utilites connections to instruments (e.g., purge air, cooling water, and hydraulic oil) shall
have isolation valves at instrument connection.
aa. Isolation coatings, pads and washers shall be installed between dissimilar metals to protect
against galvanic corrosion.
12.3 BPCS transmitter requirements

High-speed digital (less than 10 millisecond scan) or analogue transmitters shall be used if
specified on data sheets.
12.4 SIS trip transmitter requirements

a. Transmitters shall conform to the performance requirements in the SRS.
b. Transmitters for SIS shall conform to one of the following:
1. Be certified by a third party competent body to IEC 61508-2.
2. Have a “proven in use” justification to IEC 61508-2.
3. Have a “prior use” justification to IEC 61511-1.
4. Documentation to support the above shall be supplied
c. Transmitters used for trip shall:
1. Be independent from transmitters used for measurement, control, and alarm purposes.
2. Have independent process tappings unless common mode failure is included in PFD
calculations.
3. SIS field devices for input to trips classified as SIL2 and above shall be arranged in
2 out of 3 voting configuration.
d. SIS transmitters shall conform to NAMUR NE 43.
e. Transmitters shall be used unless switches are approved by Company responsible engineer.
f. SIF and BPCS transmitters measuring the same process parameter shall have the same
range unless agreed otherwise by Company responsible engineer.
12.5 Flow instruments
12.5.1 General
a. Selection of measurement technology shall be subject to Company review and approval.
b. In gravity fed systems, the flow device shall be installed at a location where the line is full
and pressure highest.
c. Vertical meter runs shall be subject to agreement by Company responsible engineer. If
meters are installed in vertical lines, flow shall be upward for liquids and downward for
gases.
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d. Provisions shall be made for a drain valves and vent valves in the piping.
e. Instruments shall be installed above the line for gas service and below the line for liquid
service.
f. Flow meters shall have straight runs of pipe upstream and downstream conforming to
manufacturer’s instructions and approved by Company responsible engineer.
g. Flow straightening vanes shall not be required.
h. Gaskets and welds shall not protrude into line within the straight pipe runs upstream and
downstream of the flow element.
i. If the transmitter is remote from the sensor, transmitter shall be installed close to the spool
piece in conformance to Company’s hookup drawings and manufacturer’s instructions.
j. Transducer cable and transducer cable connections shall be installed in conformance to
manufacturer instructions.
k. Insulation installation shall allow removal of measuring sensor.
l. In line flow devices shall be replaced with spool pieces or blank flanges during piping
fabrication, line flushing and hydrotesting.
m. Integrity of the instrument in line connection shall be tested by leak test using low pressure
nitrogen.
12.5.2 Coriolis flow meters

a. Coriolis meters shall be installed as follows:
1. In the horizontal plane with the tubes down for liquid service.
2. In the horizontal plane with the tubes up for gas and slurry service.
3. In the vertical plane (“flag” position) with the process fluid flowing up through the
meter tube.
b. Coriolis flow devices on liquid flow shall be installed upstream of flow control or
automated isolation valves.
c. Coriolis flow devices shall have secondary containment that exceeds the process pressure
for the application or have provision for the relief of excess pressure.
d. Coriolis meters shall have rigid mountings conforming with manufacturer’s requirements
to isolate the meter from plant vibrations.
12.5.3 Magnetic flow meters

a. Electromagnetic flow meters shall include an alarm for lining failure.
b. In line magnetic flow meters shall be bonded across the flanges on either side of the meter.
12.5.4 Ultrasonic flow meters

a. For liquid service ultrasonic flow meters shall be designed for process lines to be full of
liquid.
b. Ultrasonic meter probes shall be installed orientated and aligned in conformance to
manufacturer’s instructions.
12.5.5 Differential pressure flow meters

a. Orifice run and venturi straight lengths, valves, and piping arrangement shall conform to
API MPMS Ch. 14.3.2.
b. Orifice plates shall be fabricated in conformance to API MPMS Ch. 14.3.2.
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c. Orifice plates shall have a tab stamped or engraved, on the upstream face with the tag
number, orifice plate material, measured bore and the ID of the pipe.
d. The tab shall be in line with the drain or vent hole.
e. Orifice plate sizing shall have Beta (d/D) ratio between 0,2 to 0,7 for selected DP at
maximum design flow.
f. DP for orifice sizing shall be 3,6 psi unless specified otherwise in data sheets.
g. Upstream and downstream instrument impulse lines shall be the same length and routed
together.
h. Differential pressure transmitter impulse tubing length shall be minimum.
i. Impulse lines shall have minimum changes in direction.
j. Orifice plates shall be orientated with the direction of flow.
k. Orifice plates shall be trial fitted in factory, removed and packaged for installation during
commissioning. After trial fitting orifice plates shall be replaced with spacers.
l. Orifice flange taps shall be 1/2 in flanged for instrument tubing or 2 in flanged for
chemical or diaphragm seal connections. Installation shall be designed to support the
additional load of the piping isolation valves and reduce stresses.
m. Differential transmitter, without diaphragm seal and used for orifice plate flow
measurement, shall have 3 or 5 valve integral manifold with drain connections piped to a
safe location.
n. Annubars and pitot tubes shall be installed perpendicular to the pipe axis within the
tolerances specified by the manufacturer.
o. The design shall not require routine operational blow-down of tubing.
12.6 Level instruments
12.6.1 General
a. Type of level instrument shall be approved by Company responsible engineer.
b. Level instrument connections shall be independent of process connections to the vessel.
c. Unless direct mounted, level instruments shall have isolation for maintenance without
taking the vessel out of service. Isolation shall conform to the piping specification included
in the Purchase Order and GIS 44-401.
d. The level instrument shall have clearance for drain valve and piping.
e. If level instrument has a float or displacer, clearance shall be provided for removal of float
or displacer from the float or displacer chamber.
f. Floating installation equipment shall operate at the sustained maximum inclination as
specified in the data sheets or Purchase Order.
g. Level switches shall have a means of testing and maintaining switches without shutting
down the process, entering or emptying vessels.
h. If floats are not rated for the test pressure of the chamber, a label stating this shall be
permanently affixed to instrument.
i. Integral stops shall be provided to limit the angle of float travel.
j. Float type switches shall be flange mounted.
k. Installation shall conform to manufacturer’s instructions including instrument orientation,
vent, drain valves, and valves for calibration and testing.
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l. Bridle mounted instruments shall have support in addition to the support from isolation
valves.
12.6.2 Radar level transmitters

a. Radar level instruments shall be installed in conformance to manufacturer’s instructions.
b. Open path radar level transmitters shall be installed with isolation valves for maintenance.
12.6.3 Differential pressure level instruments

a. External differential pressure level instruments shall be mounted at the same level as the
lowest process connection (i.e. the highest pressure connection).
b. Transmitter shall have:
1. Integral remote diaphragm seal close coupled to bottom flange or bridle.
2. Low pressure connection in conformance to manufacturer's instructions to keep leg
dry.
c. Remote seal type differential level instruments shall have identical capillary lengths on
both the sides, conforming to the following:
1. Capillary length is to be kept to minimal.
2. Spare capillary length coiled, secured to avoid mechanical damage and shaded from
sunlight.
12.6.4 Level gauges - magnetic and gauge glass

a. Magnetic float level gauge shall be selected unless glass level gauge is approved by
b. Gauge glasses shall be transparent flat glass type, armoured with toughened glass.
c. Level gauge glasses and magnetic gauges shall be located and orientated to be readable.
d. Gauge glass shall have a drain valve and blind flange for draining and cleaning.
e. Level gauges shall have a scale conforming to the following:
1. If gauge has a level transmitter, scale to be marked 0% to 100% to align with level
transmitter reading.
2. If multiple gauges are used for the full level transmitter range, scale on each to align
with transmitter reading.
3. If there is no level transmitter, scale to be marked as specified on data sheets.
12.6.5 RF level probes

RF type probes shall be isolated or removed from vessel bridle during gas leak pressure testing
to protect against explosive decompression of the RF probe coating material.
12.6.6 Nucleonic level transmitters

a. Nucleonic level instruments shall be pressure compensated for service greater than
145 psig.
b. Nucleonic level transmitters shall have sources installed by Supplier under the control of
Company’s radiation protection advisor or his authorised designate.
c. Personnel exposure to the source shall be prevented.
d. The following safeguards shall be provided:
1. Provide warning sign at location of source.
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2. Devices to be installed so that no body part can be accidently placed between the
source and the detector.
3. Fireproof insulation to be provided for the source holder.
4. Vessels to have warning signs installed near the source and at manway entrances to
the vessel.
5. Barriers to prevent unauthorised access to source.
e. If more than one nucleonic device is installed on a vessel, or tank, features shall be
installed to ensure no interference between the devices.
12.7 Pressure instruments

a. Pressure instruments shall be installed vertical with the process connection to the bottom of
the instrument.
b. Pressure transmitter ranges shall be 10% over system relief valve set pressure.
c. Pressure transmitter range shall be selected so that operating range is less than 75% of
maximum range for steady pressure and less than 60% of maximum range for dynamic
pressure.
d. Pressure devices, process connections, including low pressure side for differential devices,
shall be rated for:
1. 150% of the upper limit of the range.
2. 150% of MAWP of the system.
e. Differential pressure devices shall be designed for differential pressure equal to MAWP.
f. Pressure gauge ranges shall display operating pressures in the middle third of the scale.
g. Gauge shall be designed for:
1. 150% of full scale range without affecting accuracy of the gauge.
2. 200% of full scale range without rupture of components.
h. Gauge shall have a zero stop.
i. Dials shall be 4 in diameter, supplied with white or luminescent dial with black markings
and black or reflective pointer as specified on data sheets.
j. Pressure gauges shall:
1. Be safety pattern.
2. Be equipped with blow out backs.
3. Have clear safety glass.
k. If pulsation or vibration exceeds manufacturer’s limits, pressure instruments shall have
pulsation dampeners or snubbers.
l. Capillaries shall have mechanical protection.
m. With the exception of close coupled instruments, instruments shall be independently
supported in conformance to manufacturer’s detailed design drawings.
n. Pressure gauges shall be mounted as close as possible to their sensing points.
o. The back of pressure gauges shall be at least 1 in clear from obstruction.
12.8 Temperature instruments including thermowells

a. Remote temperature measurement shall be an RTD connected to a temperature transmitter.
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b. Thermocouples shall be subject to agreement by Company responsible engineer.

c. Thermocouples shall be mineral insulated, metal-sheathed type in conformance to
IEC 60584-1.
d. RTDs or thermocouples shall have head mounted transmitters, unless terminations in head
with remote transmitter, is specified in data sheets.
e. Elements shall be spring loaded using a 316 SS spring loading assembly.
f. Threaded cover shall be attached to head by chain or wire of corrosion resistant material.
g. RTD wiring shall run in dedicated support system, separate to other cables.
h. RTDs shall be nominal 100 Ohm at 0°C, platinum, metal sheathed, mineral insulated and
conform to IEC 60751.
i. For temperatures outside the range –328°F to 842°F, proposed method of temperature
measurement shall be subject to Company agreement.
j. Temperature sensors shall be installed so the effective sensing point is in the middle 1/3 of
the pipe.
k. Thermowells in vessels having a liquid vapour interface shall be installed, below the
lowest liquid level.
l. Thermowells installed in insulated lines or vessels shall have lagging extension.
m. Wake frequency calculations shall be provided:
1. For process conditions on data sheets.
2. For all thermowells, excluding vessels and tanks.
3. In conformance to ASME PTC 19.3 TW 2010.
n. Frequency ratios above 0,4 shall be approved by Company responsible engineer.
o. Thermowells shall be flanged unless otherwise specified on data sheets.
p. Thermowells shall be stamped with size, rating and material.
q. Test thermowells shall be fitted with brass or SS plugs secured by chain or wire of
corrosion resistant material.
r. Bimetallic dial thermometers shall be used for local indications within a temperature range
from –40°F to 800°F.
s. RTD transmitter location shall be:
1. Within 30 in of the thermowell,unless manufacturer’s temperature or vibration limits
are exceeded.
2. Be within 33 ft of the thermowell.
3. Agreed by Company responsible engineer.
t. RTD lead wires shall be:
1. Continuous wire from RTD head to transmitter or local temperature display.
2. Shielded, single triad connecting cables with a minimum of 18 AWG stranded
copper.
3. Connected to terminal block in RTD head.
u. Installation shall conform to Company’s hook up details if included in the Purchase Order.
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v. Temperature sensing elements, using filled systems, shall be installed with at least 24 in of
cable and capillary and coiled at the element to allow disconnection without damage to the
capillary tube.
w. Capillary tubing shall be continuously supported and not bent to a radius smaller than 4 in.
x. Spare capillary length shall be coiled and, secured to avoid mechanical damage. Coil shall
not be less than 8 in diameter.
y. Process temperature sensing elements shall not be in contact process media.
z. Thermowell installation shall conform to piping specifications. Flanges, gaskets and
bolting shall conform to the specified piping class.
aa. Temperature devices shall “bottom” in thermowells.
bb. Test thermowells shall be accessible from grade, platform or permanent ladder
cc. Temperature sensing elements shall be removable, and located in thermowells, with the
following exceptions:
1. If embedded mineral insulated sensors are used to measure bearing or motor and
generator winding temperatures.
2. On air conditioning systems, if sensors can be removed and reinserted.
3. If skin temperature of heater or boiler tube is measured by direct contact sensor.
12.9 Control valves, actuated block valves and solenoids

a. Design of control valve and pressure regulator installations shall conform to ANSI/ISA-75
and the piping specification.
b. Control valve installation and orientation shall conform to manufacturer’s instructions.
c. Instrument air supplies shall conform to hook up drawings subject to Company approval.
d. Sizing and location of control valve and cavitation checks shall include heating effects
from local heat sources.
e. Valve control panels shall be installed in an accessible location.
f. Valve position indication shall be visible from the local control panel.
g. Atmospheric vents shall be directed to safe location.
h. Onshore solenoid vents shall face downward and have bug screens.
i. Local solenoid resets shall not be installed unless specified in data sheets.
j. Solenoid valves shall be orientated to minimise water ingress from rain or have covers or
shields fitted.
k. If specified instrument air will be supplied to a single flanged inlet connection at the
package edge.
l. Instrumentation and valve actuators shall operate at the specified maximum and minimum
pressures.
m. Instrument air header and distribution system shall be provided conforming to the
following:
1. Piping or tubing supplying pneumatic instrumentation to be at least NPS 1/2.
2. Piping to be used for sizes larger than NPS 1.
3. Each connection to the air header shall have its own isolation valve which is able to
be locked or sealed open.
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4. Each air line to be labelled.

5. Fitted with pressure gauge.
n. Air supplies shall be connected to instruments via individual filter and regulators.
o. Spare instrument air tappings with block valves and plugs shall be provided for future
expansion (10% sparing with a minimum of 1).
p. Control valves shall be removed for pressure testing and line flushing to protect the valves
from dirt, scale, and foreign objects.
q. Valves shall be replaced with spool pieces or the ends of the pipe blanked off for hydrotest.
r. Control valves shall be mounted with the actuator vertical.
s. Control valves shall have the flow indication arrow aligned with flow.
t. Only components of the actuator system shall be mounted on the actuator.
u. Control valve instruments shall be accessible and mounted adjacent to the control valve.
v. Actuators shall not be dismantled from valves unless approved by Company responsible
engineer. Removing an actuator from a valve that has passed FAT) will invalidate the
manufacturer’s warranty.
w. Actuators shall be removed and reassembled in conformance to manufacturer's instruction
and (or) under manufacturer's supervision subject to agreement by Company responsible
engineer.
x. If the actuator and body are separated, a procedure shall be provided for alignment of
actuator and valve.
y. Actuators shall not be aluminium.
12.10 Analyser instrument installation

a. Analyser instrumentation installation shall conform to manufacturer's instructions.
b. For free issue analysers, installation details will be provided.
c. For analysers provided by Supplier, installation details shall be approved by Company
d. Details shall include the following:
1. Supplier installation requirements.
2. Structural drawings for the analyser house or shelter support.
3. Electrical drawings for analyser house or shelter power and connection hook ups.
4. Instrument drawings for tubing hook ups.
5. Loop drawings.
6. Co-ordinated interface of cable trays to Company’s off skid tray design.
7. Supplier drawings for analyser house or shelter construction and system design.
12.11 Miscellaneous instruments

a. Fire and gas detectors will, be supplied free issue complete with brackets unless stated
otherwise in Purchase Order.
b. Detector locations shall be agreed by Company responsible engineer.
c. Proximity position devices shall be non-mechanical.
d. Switch activation mechanisms shall be coupled to devices being measured.
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12.12 Process connections

a. Instrument connection sizes and types shall conform to Table 9 unless specified on data
sheets or agreed by Company responsible engineer.
b. Individual connection(s) shall be provided for each instrument on piping and equipment.
c. Instrument connections shall have an isolating valve, except for instruments:
1. Installed in the piping, such as ultrasonic, vortex, positive displacement or turbine
meters and control valves.
2. Installed internally in tanks.
3. Separated from the fluid by a thermowell.
4. Installed on tanks above the liquid level, e.g. tank gauges and GWR.
d. Flange rating shall conform to piping specification or the pressure class of vessel unless
specified otherwise in Table 9.
e. Gaskets shall conform to the piping section of this Specification.
f. Instrument air, plant air and process shall not interconnect.
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Table 9 - Typical instrument process connection minimum sizes
Instrument type Connection size (Note 8) Connection rating (Note 7)
DP Flow transmitter NPS ¾ Flanged In conformance to pipe

specification - 150# minimum
Orifice plate
DP Flow transmitter NPS 1½ Flanged (1) 300# minimum
with chemical seals
Magnetic Line Size Flanged / Hub (6) In conformance to pipe

Flow meter specification - 150# minimum (7)
complete with
spool piece Ultrasonic Line Size Flanged / Hub(6) In conformance to pipe
specification - 150# minimum (7)
On vessels NPS 1½ Flanged 300# minimum

Pressure
Transmitter or
On piping 1in Flanged In conformance to pipe
gauge
Pressure with chemical seals NPS 1½ Flanged(1) 300# minimum

Transmitter
NPS 1 to NPS 8 Flanged / Hub 300# minimum

Control valves
(Globe valves) > NPS 8 Flanged / Hub (6) In conformance to pipe
Inlet Flanged 300# minimum

Relief valves
Outlet Flanged In conformance to pipe
On vessels NPS 1½ Flanged 300# minimum

Temperature -
thermowells
On piping NPS 1½ Flanged 300# minimum
DP cells with flanged NPS 3 Flanged (1) 300# minimum

seals and capillaries
Level
Instruments Guided wave radar NPS 3 to NPS 6 Flanged (2) 300# minimum
Nucleonic (3) (3)
Level gauges Magnetic NPS 2 Flanged 300# minimum
Level bridles NPS 3 Flanged (4) 300# minimum
Notes:
1. Supplied with flushing ring for chemical seal, vent & drain isolation valves in all hydrocarbon, sour and toxic
services.
2. Flange size shall be confirmed by Supplier during detailed design.
3. Connection size and detail shall be confirmed by Supplier during detailed design.
4. Dependant on number & size of connections, Vent & drain isolation in conformance to piping section.
5. Piping interface shall conform to GIS 42-104. Flange type and rating shall conform to the piping specification,
unless installation calls for a 300# minimum rating as listed above.
6. Hub connections as defined in GIS 42-104.
7. Connection rating refers piping interface, flow sensor interface connection details dependant on device selected to
be confirmed by Supplier during detailed design.
8. Company shall approve use of non-flanged connections below NPS 1.
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12.13 Instrument maintenance isolation valves

a. Instrument isolation valves shall conform to the piping class specified in data sheets.
b. Instrument isolation valve arrangements shall conform to GIS 44-401.
12.14 Control system

a. OPC interfaces shall be subject to approval by Company responsible engineer.
b. Use of PLC controls shall be subject to the following restrictions:
1. PLC suppliers to be subject to Company approval.
2. Software management and backup procedure to be supplied.
3. Procedures for management of software change, manuals, code narrative etc. to be
provided.
4. At least one dedicated laptop PC with programming tool installed to be provided.
5. Defects shall be rectified and retested (Company witness as required) prior to package
shipment.
6. PLC functions to include adjustable de-bounce (for digital inputs) and persistence (for
analogue inputs) and timers to prevent spurious alarms or consequential actions.
7. PLC program to include comments for interpretation of PLC program and the source
documentation.
12.15 Package integration
12.15.1 Package integration to ICSS

a. The level of integration of the package into ICSS will be specified by Company. The level
of integration shall be as specified on the Purchase Order or data sheets.
b. The Supplier shall provide a data link for remote start/stop of package.
c. Data link interfaces shall be single link for monitoring or when interfacing to fully spared
equipment, or dual link critical control or interfacing to non-spared equipment.
d. Dual link interfaces, and links interfacing to critical equipment, shall use separate interface
cards.
e. Company will specify if single or dual links are required in data sheets.
f. Interfaces shall be designed to protect PAS and SIS from corruption and invalid commands
from sub-systems.
g. Communication facilities, including data link interfaces, shall be sized for at least 100%
expansion of signal transfer capacity on factory completion of the system.
h. Field diagnostics from instrumentation and valves shall not be hardwired to ICSS
equipment. Type of system used for gathering diagnostic information from field devices
will be specified in Purchase Order.
i. Loss of data link shall be alarmed but not trip the package unless specified on the data
sheets.
j. Package trips shall be hardwired.
12.15.2 Levels of integration to ICSS

The integration between ICSS and equipment packages will be categorised by three different
levels of integration. Supplier shall provide a package conforming to the following requirements
for the level of integration specified in the data sheets or Purchase Order:
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a. Level 1 integration, shown in Figure 14:

1. Package is integrated into ICSS. Control and monitoring of the package are
performed in ICSS and no additional PLC is installed.
2. Control and monitoring hardware resides in ICSS cabinets outside the package scope.
3. Supplier provides sequence logic required for operation and protection of the
package.
b. Level 2 integration, shown in Figure 15:
1. Package is integrated into ICSS for control and monitoring.
2. Package control and monitoring is by controllers (PAS, SIS and F&G controllers)
supplied by MAC which is part of the package UCP in either separate cabinets
supplied by the MAC, or the UCP cabinet. These controllers shall be nodes in the
ICSS network and supplied as part of the package.
3. Field diagnostics is gathered by package HART pass through interface, MUX or
wireless devices and fed into the plant instrument and valve diagnostic system.
4. The ICSS equipment will be provided by Company.
5. Anti-surge or condition monitoring are in the scope of Supplier.
c. Level 3 integration, shown in Figure 16:
1. A dedicated PLC for package control is provided in UCP by Supplier. It interfaces
with ICSS hardware.
2. Package interfaces with ICSS for control and monitoring.
3. Field diagnostics is gathered by package HART pass through interface, MUX or
wireless devices and fed into the plant instrument and valve diagnostic system.
12.15.3 Local manual control

Local manual control shall be provided if stated in Purchase Order.
12.15.4 Electrical systems integration
12.15.4.1 General
a. Motor control and electrical system monitoring and control shall be seamlessly integrated
into the HMI.
b. Direct, device name addressable, integration using industry standard protocols shall be
provided.
12.15.4.2 MCC integration to ICSS

a. For level 1 and level 2 integration, ICSS shall control and monitor status of motors via dual
redundant MCC data link. The trips shall be hardwired from SIS.
b. For level 3 integration, package PLC shall use hardwired control signals to MCC for
commands and feedback. ICSS shall monitor motor status via dual redundant data link
from MCC. The trips shall be hardwired from SIS.
12.15.4.3 CPMS integration to ICSS

If a CPMS system is specified in the Purchase Order, the following shall apply:
a. The CPMS is for all levels of integration and includes the machinery protection monitoring
system.
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b. Machinery protection field devices, including RTD elements, accelerometers, and axial
probes are hardwired to the machinery protection system.
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Figure 14 - Level 1 of package integration into ICSS
Supplier’s Package ICSS Cabinets
Field Devices-
4 – 20 mA HART or
4-20mA HART
Foundation Fieldbus
or FF
Note 1 ICSS Controller

PAS
Anti-Surge,
Performance & Note 2
Load Shedding
Major Rotating Controllers
Equipment Only
Machinery
Hardwired Protection Supervisory
connection Dynamic Data
Monitoring CPMS
System
Data Link connection

Static Data
Notes
1. Diagnostics of anti-surge valves via
HART pass through interface, MUX or
wireless.
2. Can be data link or hardwired
3. MCC dual redundant link.
4. F&G mitigating devices can be
hardwired from the ICSS Controller
F&G.
5. Single data link for monitoring or
Note 3
fully spared equipment, or dual data Motor Control
link for critical control /non-spared Motors
equipment.
Centre Note 3
SIS
ICSS Controller
Field Devices-
SIS
4-20mA HART
F&G Note 4
Field Devices- ICSS Controller
digital or F&G
4-20mA HART
Level 1 – Package fully integrated into ICSS for Control and Monitoring, No ICSS
equipment in Supplier’s cabinets
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4 – 20 mA HART ICSS
Field Devices-
or controller
4-20mA HART
Foundation supplier ICSS network comms
or FF
Fieldbus panel
Note 1 Note 6 ICSS Controller
PAS
Anti-Surge,
Load Shedding
Major Rotating Controllers Note 2
Equipment Only
Machinery
connection
Dynamic Data
Monitoring CPMS
System
Static Data
Notes
wireless.
F&G.
link for critical control /non-spared Motors
equipment.
Centre Note 3
6. The ICSS controller part of the
supplier panel may be designed and
built by the ICSS Supplier as part of
the Supplier’s package.
SIS
ICSS Controller ICSS Controller
Field Devices- ICSS network comms
SIS SIS
4-20mA HART
F&G Note 4
Field Devices- ICSS Controller ICSS Controller
ICSS network comms
digital or F&G F&G
4-20mA HART
Level 2 – Package fully integrated into ICSS for Control and Monitoring, ICSS
nodes in Supplier’s control panels
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Supplier
Field Devices- PLC with All signals required for
4 – 20 mA HART
4-20mA HART HMI remote operation via
(part of datalink
Note 1 UCP) ICSS Controller
PAS
Anti-Surge,
Load Shedding
Major Rotating Controllers Note 2
Equipment Only
Machinery
connection Dynamic Data
Monitoring CPMS
System

Static Data
Notes
wireless.
F&G.
link for critical control / non-spared Motors
equipment.
Centre Note 3
SIS
ICSS Controller
Field Devices-
SIS
4-20mA HART
F&G Note 4
F&G panel or
Field Devices- ICSS Controller
vendor PLC
digital or F&G
connection
4-20mA HART
Level 3 – Package PLC control inside UCP with remote operations via ICSS
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12.15.5 Protocols for interfacing to ICSS

a. Company will state in the Purchase Order which interface protocol from Table 10 shall be
used for level 3 integration.
b. ICSS Supplier shall provide a detailed description of how protocols are to be implemented.
c. ICSS Supplier shall provide a detailed description of standard methods of watchdog
monitoring of interfaces and requirements for configuration in package PLCs.
Table 10 - ICSS interfacing protocols and their requirements
Protocol standards
Design RS 485 TCP-IP Modbus Profibus OP
S.No OPC
parameters
Foundation
certified
OPC DA, OPC
1 Standard Modbus RTU Modbus TCP Profibus DP
A&E
Transmission RS 485 IEEE 802.3 RS 485 IEEE 802.3
2
mode (Multidrop) Ethernet (Multidrop) Ethernet
3 Half/Full duplex Full duplex Auto-negotiation Auto-negotiation Auto-negotiation
4 Master/Slave Master (PAS) Master (PAS) Master (PAS) Not applicable
Not used Max 1,5 Mbps
5 Baud rate 19,2 kbps (To be left as depending upon Not applicable
default) distance
Not used Not used
6 Parity Even (To be left as (To be left as Not applicable
default) default)
Graphics update
7 3 sec to 5 sec 3 sec 3 sec 3 sec
rate
Hardwired DO
Time Hardwired DO
8 pulse from Ethernet NTP Ethernet NTP
synchronisation pulse from PAS
PAS
Bump less Bump less
Controller Bump less Bump less
transfer and transfer and
9 switchover and transfer and transfer and
online Oonline
download online download online download
download download
Analogue/discrete values to be sent along with the alarm bit and time
10 Data handling
synchronisation bit and arranged in a set of continuous registers.
12.15.6 Interface responsibility

a. Supplier shall be responsible for co-ordinating the development of the ICSS interface and
the definition of the data to be exchanged over the agreed interfaces, with Company.
b. If the equipment package is controlled within Supplier UCP, Supplier is responsible for the
integrity of functions transferred across an interface is maintained.
c. Supplier shall agree design of HMI with Company. HMI shall consistent with the facility
conventions.
12.15.7 Digital security

a. Supplier shall advise Company if package includes digital programmable, or computer
systems and network infrastructure.
b. Digital equipment shall be security managed.
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c. Purchase Order will define requirements for connection of package control system
equipment to networks external to the package e.g. to facilitate remote access or
diagnostics monitoring.
d. Design, testing, installation, commissioning, maintenance, and operation of the IT systems
shall conform to specific instructions provided by Company.
13 Instrumentation and control panels
13.1 Design
a. Control panels shall conform to one of the following as specified in the project
specifications or data sheets:
1. CCI P/3.
2. UL 508A.
3. UL 698A.
4. NEMA ICS 6.
5. IEC 60204-1.
b. Cable entries:
1. For outdoor control panels, cable entries shall be from the bottom or side of the
control panel.
2. For indoor control panels, cable entries shall conform to the data sheets.
3. Unused or spare control panel openings shall be plugged or covered.
c. Utility requirements for electricity and air for purged enclosures shall be provided.
d. Supplier shall provide a combination of certified breathers and drains to prevent internal
condensation. If required or specified, anti-condensation heater shall conform to 11.13k.
e. Pneumatic cabinets shall have a vent sized for failure or leakage of fittings.
f. Control panels on floating facilities shall be designed for vessel movement.
g. Door hinges on control panels shall be designed for load of the door, in all positions,
including forces from vessel movement.
h. Control panels shall be designed for loads during transport.
i. Control panels shall be designed for the earthquake (seismic) loads.
13.2 Layout
a. A rain drip shield shall be installed above outdoor enclosure door.
b. Control panel shall be mounted as specified on data sheets.
c. Control panels specified for wash down areas in data sheets, shall:
1. Be mounted on a plinth 7 in high.
2. Be rated to NEMA 4X in conformance to NEMA 250.
d. Gauges and indicators shall be positioned on local panels in a logical order from left to
right following inputs to outputs of the package.
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13.3 Control panels and enclosures
13.3.1 General
a. If forced ventilation is required:
1. Fan failure or fan power supply failure alarm shall be provided.
2. Redundancy in both fans and fan power supply shall be provided.
b. Incoming air to vented cooling fans shall be filtered.
c. Control panels that require natural air circulation for heat dissipation shall have rear doors
containing top and bottom ventilation openings at least 10 in by 10 in equipped with
internally mounted, replaceable dust filters.
d. Maximum height of a control room control panel shall be 98 in or as specified in the
data sheets.
e. Maximum height of a local control panel shall be 90 in or as specified in the data sheets.
f. Control panel face centreline shall be between 47 in and 59 in above base of the control
panel.
g. Unused or spare control panel openings shall be plugged or covered.
13.3.2 Standard enclosures

a. Standard local control panels conforming to this Specification, shall be used.
b. Type 316 SS or 316L SS shall be used for outdoor local control panels unless specified
otherwise in data sheets.
c. Supplier standard control panel enclosures shall be selected.
d. Walk-in control panel doors shall have an opening width of at least 30 in.
13.3.3 Finish
Exterior colour, surface finish, and painting specification shall conform to data sheets.
13.4 Cabinet electrics
13.4.1 General
a. Functional loops shall have separately switched and fused power sub circuits.
b. Power supplies and distribution to control panel heating and lighting shall be independent
of the instrumentation system.
c. Enclosures mounted inside control panels shall have:
1. Permanent tag identifying service.
2. Hinged or removable cover.
3. Insulated bushings for intrapanel wiring entrances.
4. Couplings for conduit entries or gland plates for cable entries.
d. Electrical distribution components shall be selected based on total control panel power
requirements.
13.4.2 Relays and auxiliary equipment

Relays shall have the following features:
a. Plug-in type design with screw terminal base.
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b. Hermetically sealed.
13.4.3 Surge protection

If specified on the data sheets, the equipment shall have surge protection.
13.4.4 Wireways
a. IS and NIS signals shall be segregated into separate wireways coloured light blue and grey
respectively.
b. Power wiring shall not be routed in the same wireways as low-voltage signal wiring.
13.4.5 Electrical and instrument panel wiring

a. Panel wiring shall conform to UL 508A and be:
1. Flame retardant in conformance to NFPA 70.
2. Self-extinguishing.
3. Low smoke and low halogen for indoor equipment.
b. Unless specified otherwise in data sheets, panel wiring shall be colour coded conforming
to Table 11.
Table 11 - Wiring insulation colours
Cable system Insulation colour

AC Control Black with alphanumeric ferrules
Non IS instrument Grey with alphanumeric ferrules
IS instrument Light blue
Externally Energised Orange with alphanumeric ferrules
Circuits
Protective Ground Green
Clean Ground Green
c. Wiring shall be fitted with interlocking numbered identification ferrules conforming to the
following:
1. Ferrules to be printed and fitted at both ends of each wire.
2. Ferrules not to be removable.
3. Paper ferrules not to be used.
d. Separate terminal rails shall be provided for control, IS, non IS and instrument power.
e. Terminals for IS circuits shall be blue.
f. Terminal blocks shall have separate terminals for internal and external connections.
g. External connections shall be connected to same side of terminal blocks.
h. Terminals carrying voltages 110 V AC or greater shall be fully shrouded to prevent
accidental contact.
i. Terminals shall be either compression clamp or bolted lug type. Pinch screw terminals
where screw bears directly on conductor and double stacked terminals shall not be used.
j. Wiring entering an enclosure shall terminate in the enclosure.
k. Terminals for tripping supplies shall be labelled "Tripping supplies".
l. Connections to load circuit fuses shall conform to one of the following:
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1. Insulated connections having a short circuit current and time rating at the point of
installation.
2. Insulated connections having a short circuit rating at least equal to the through-fault
current magnitude and duration of highest rating fuse-link, which may be fitted.
m. Interface terminals shall have maximum of two wires per terminal. If more than two
conductors need to be connected together, the terminals shall be interconnected by
proprietary permanent solid links.
n. Wires shall have spare length for minor changes without rewiring.
o. Wiring and plastic wireways shall not exceed manufacturer’s temperature ratings.
p. Minimum distance between terminal and gland plate shall be 4 in.
q. AC and DC wiring shall be run separately and segregated.
r. IS and non IS wiring shall be run separately and segregated in separate wireways, with at
least 2 in separation.
s. Soldered connections shall not be used.
t. Wiring between components shall be continuous.
u. Conductor ends shall be fitted with a crimped termination device with an insulated shank.
Crimp terminations shall be correctly sized for the wire used.
v. Internal wireways shall be:
1. Sized such that not more than 60% of the cross-sectional area is filled with
conductors including Company field control cable cores.
2. Blue for IS wiring.
w. Terminal blocks and rails shall be:
1. Grouped by operating voltage and circuit function, each group separated from other
groups using barriers or grounded terminals.
2. Fully shrouded and labelled with international caution risk of electric shock symbols
to IEC 60417 if operating at voltages of 110V AC or more.
3. Labelled to indicate operating voltage.
x. Terminals for 3-phase supplies shall be phase segregated by installation of barriers.
y. Terminals provided for Company control wiring shall be sized for 12 AWG conductors
unless specified otherwise in the data sheets.
z. Terminals provided for Company conductors exceeding 12 AWG shall be stud type, sized
for straight shank compression type cable lugs.
aa. Terminals for Company instrument cables shall be sized for 16 AWG conductors.
bb. With the exception of CT secondary circuits and if proprietary terminal blocks are used, all
terminals for control cabling including Company’s cable connections shall be
“test/disconnect” type. Double stacked (2-tier) style terminals shall not be used.
cc. Both sides of all terminals shall be identified with identification ferrules.
dd. Terminals shall be provided to terminate all cores, including spare cores of Company’s
multicore cables. In addition a minimum of 25% spare terminals shall be provided.
ee. Stud type cable terminations, or if the terminals are subject to vibration, shall have locking
arrangements.
ff. Cables and wiring in panels and enclosures shall be run in covered plastic wireways.
Wireways shall be sized for 25% spare capacity above the allowance specified in 13.4.5v.
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gg. Isolation shall conform to the following:

1. Be by isolation terminals that have removable pins, swing links, or equivalent.
2. Cable cores not removed from terminal strips.
3. Not infringe certification requirements for intrinsically safe equipment.
14 Telecommunications
14.1 General
a. Communications field equipment shall be installed in conformance to sub-supplier’s
instructions.
b. Communications equipment shall be located as shown on the Company layout drawings
(±20 in).
14.2 Telecommunications IP network addressing

a. Networks conforming to IEEE 802.3 ethernet, and addressed using IPv4 or IPv6 shall be
approved by Company responsible engineer.
b. IP networks interfacing with third party or Company networks will be allocated IP address
ranges by Company.
c. Supplier shall advise Company of requirements for remote network access.
d. System shall conform to digital security requirements in Purchase Order.
14.3 Telecommunications equipment in supplier packages with enclosures or cabins

a. If a package consists of an operator cabin:
1. Equipment will be provided by Company for installation by Supplier.
2. The Supplier shall provide mountings, brackets, and floor or wall space at locations
3. Allowance shall be made for cable entry and routing within the cabin.
b. If a package contains equipment that requires FO interconnection with other packages or
systems:
1. Company will provide FO cable.
2. Supplier shall provide details of equipment for approval by Company responsible
engineer.
3. FO patch panels (including splicing cassettes and pigtails) required to terminate FO
interconnection cables shall be provided to a specification subject to agreement by
4. FO cables shall be ITU G.652 single mode and presentation on patch panels shall be
SC.
15 Installation of field instruments and tubing
15.1 Field Instruments

a. Instruments shall not be:
1. Installed on handrails.
2. Installed with saddle clamps on pipework.
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3. Supported by instrument tubing.

b. Instruments shall be removable by detaching associated tubing and cable without
disrupting the functionality of other devices.
c. Instrument vent openings shall have a self-draining, bug proof, breather screen to eliminate
blockages.
15.2 Tubing and fittings

a. Instrument tubing and fittings shall be supplied:
1. In conformance to GIS 30-251 or GIS 30-252 (the version in the Purchase Order
applies).
2. From approved suppliers in the NIL, or similar document if included in the Purchase
Order. Fittings shall be standardised across the equipment.
b. Selected material class shall be dependent upon the piping material class of the installation,
the requirements of GIS 30-251 or GIS 30-252 (the version in the Purchase Order applies),
and shall be confirmed by Company. Materials shall be selected for the process fluids and
conform to the design life on the data sheets.
c. PVC coated copper tubing shall not be used.
d. Tubing pressure ratings shall conform to ASME B31.3 unless approved otherwise by
e. Impulse tubing and compression fittings above Class 1 500 shall not be used unless
approved otherwise by Company responsible engineer.
f. A non-hardening sealant, shall be applied prior to assembly to prevent seizing of the pipe-
threaded connections of male stud couplings.
g. Impulse tubing lengths shall be minimised or devices shall be close coupled, whilst
allowing access for maintenance and proof testing.
h. Process fluids shall not be routed into enclosed areas, except for standalone analyser
enclosures.
i. Tubing and fittings shall be labelled.
j. Tube that is deformed, scratched, scored, or otherwise marked shall not be used.
k. Personnel shall be trained in the installation of the tubing and fittings. This training shall:
1. Be given by the fitting sub-supplier.
2. Be current within the last 2 years.
l. QA for tube and fitting installation:
1. Personnel shall have a competency certificate from training in 15.2k.
2. Certificate shall be given a unique number.
3. This number shall be attached to any QA testing certification for each group of
instrument hook ups.
m. PTFE tape shall not be used, except for analyser sample lines.
n. If pneumatic or hydraulic signal tubing is routed in the same cable tray with low voltage
power cable, the tray shall have partitions to separate tubing and cables.
o. If package has multiple pressure ratings with multiple tubing wall thicknesses, to prevent
the danger of incorrectly rated tube or fittings being installed, all tubing of the same
material and size shall use the higher pressure specification, unless specified otherwise on
data sheets.
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15.3 Transmission / signal lines

a. Tubing fittings shall conform to GIS 30-251 or GIS 30-252 (the version in the Purchase
Order applies) or be of the same material as the tubing to which they are connected.
b. Pneumatic signal tubing shall be cleaned by blowing through with filtered air before
connection to instruments.
c. Slack shall be provided in all air tubing to avoid strain on the instrument connections and
to facilitate dismantling of the instruments.
15.4 Instrument impulse lines

a. Instruments shall have a block valve and a bleed valve within 6 ft of the connected
instrument. Bleed valve shall be located between the block valve and instrument.
b. Flanged process connections shall conform to piping requirements in this Specification.
c. Tubing shall be supported vertically at least every 3 ft, horizontally every 3 ft and within
6 in of a change of direction.
d. Tubing runs in excess of 3 ft in length shall be routed in trays, on channel, or on angle to
provide support, prevent sagging and to protect from mechanical damage.
e. Tube runs shall be installed with a minimum of joints and in one continuous length.
f. Impulse lines shall be installed with a minimum continuous slope of 1 in 12 and as few
changes in direction as possible. Low and high spots shall be avoided. If this is not
possible, a capped vent or drain valve shall be provided.
g. If lines run parallel to each other, joints shall be offset.
h. Tubing groups shall be installed so single lines are removed without disturbing other
tubing runs.
i. Bends shall be used for changes in direction.
j. Impulse line bends shall be made using manufacturer tube bending tool. Bends shall not
have kinking, creasing or deformation.
k. Bends shall have a minimum bend radius of 6 times the outside diameter for 1/2 in and
smaller tube.
l. Where bends cannot be used due to space constraints, fittings are permitted.
m. Tubing bundles with three or more tubes shall be placed in tubing trays for support. Trays
shall be installed in a vertical plane to collect water or debris.
n. If tubing is routed on trays or channels that are corrosion resistant, support fixings shall use
proprietary tubing anti-corrosion clamps:
o. Tube installations shall not have residual and mechanical strain.
p. Routing, tubing, and support systems shall provide for thermal expansion and contraction
of tubing and supports.
q. Tubing that passes through a wall, bulkhead, or equipment obscuring one end from the
other shall be tagged at each end.
r. Air filter and regulators shall be mounted close to the user and be independently supported.
s. Clearance shall be provided between insulated equipment, instrumentation and fittings.
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15.5 Instrument connections

a. Tubing shall be cut square with a pipe cutter and the edges deburred. Tube end shall be
round, undamaged, and have no scoring marks on the insertion length for the compression
fitting.
b. Fittings that are gaugeable shall be tested for correct installation and tightening.
16 Structural base frames and support detail
16.1 Design
a. The equipment base frame shall be designed and fabricated in conformance to
ANSI/AISC 360-10, AWS D1.1/D1.1M, or other standard agreed by Company.
b. Design of offshore base frames that are not for rotating equipment shall conform to
API RP 2A-WSD.
c. Structural base frames shall:
1. Be rectangular in shape.
2. Be of continuously welded construction. Intermittent or stitch welds are not
permitted.
3. Have 4 padeyes designed and spaced for a safe lift.
d. Spreader bar or spreader frame shall not be used unless approved by Company responsible
engineer.
e. Drip pans shall contain the residual inventory if hydrocarbon, toxic or other liquid spillage
during operation or maintenance.
f. If provided, drip pans shall:
1. Have flanged drain point with valve.
2. Be an integrated part of the base frame.
3. Be of all welded construction.
4. Have minimum 1:100 slope.
5. Be constructed from minimum 1/4 in thick plate and supported by clear span of not
greater than 3 ft unless specified otherwise in data sheets.
6. Not trap or hold drainage liquids.
7. Have 1 NPS minimum drain connections and be threaded if specified on data sheets.
8. Support the weight of the maximum volume of fluid contained within the structure if
the drain blocks.
g. Unsupported spans greater than 3 ft or thickness less than 1/4 in shall have calculations
approved by Company responsible engineer.
h. Structural base frames shall be rigid to prevent damage during fabrication, assembly, hydro
or pneumatic testing, transportation, offloading or installation.
1. Structural base frames with rotating equipment as major components shall be
designed with a maximum deflection value of 0,001 in per 1 in of structural base
frame length for loading conditions.
2. Other structural base frames shall be designed with a maximum deflection value of
L/300, and L is structural base frame length.
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i. Vertical jacking screws shall be located adjacent each support point of the base frame
unless specified otherwise in data sheets.
j. Structural base frames shall be supplied with transportation tie-down points.
k. Areas of the structural base frame that are inaccessible to inspection or coating shall be
boxed in and seal welded.
l. If onshore grouted structural base frames are specified, compartments shall have 6 in
diameter grout holes in the centre area with a 1 1/2 in raised lip. Corners of separate
compartments shall have 1/4 in grouting vent holes.
m. The following applies if grating is provided:
1. Grating shall be non-slip.
2. Grating shall be serrated bar type.
3. Grating bearing bars shall be 1 1/2 in by 3/16 in on 1 3/16 in centres.
4. Grating shall not be used as a mounting surface for equipment or supports.
5. Grating shall have panels with span in the same direction and shall be removable.
6. Grating shall be hot dip galvanised in conformance to ASTM A123.
7. Unsupported grating span shall be 4 ft maximum.
8. Grating joints shall occur at points of support.
9. FRP grating shall only be used if approved by Company responsible engineer.
16.2 Standard structural detail for offshore package

a. The following sections provide standard support details that shall be used for the design of
packaged equipment.
b. For equipment items provided by Supplier that are not mounted in conformance to this
Specification, such as off skid mounted items, further instructions and requirements for
support details will be provided on the packaged equipment specification or data sheets.
c. The data listed in the support detail shown in Figure 17 to Figure 22 inclusive and defined
in 16.2d shall be provided.
d. Figures are generic and Supplier shall prepare a specific equipment key plan with
dimension and load tables providing the required information. Schedule for the issue of
this information shall be discussed and agreed by Company in the SDRL.
16.3 Standard structural support details for offshore structural base frames
a. Package structural base plate support shall be as specified in the data sheets and shall be
one of the following:
1. A three point AVM support (for example compressors).
2. A perimeter support with baseplate welded down to deck.
3. A four point column support as shown in Figure 17.
b. If a three point support system is specified, the AVM and stainless steel support plates
shall be welded to the platform steel as shown in Figure 19.
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Figure 17 - Recommended four point equipment support detail
ASTM A325-10 SUPPLIED BY OTHERS.
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Figure 18 - Required Supplier information for four point equipment support
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Figure 19 - Recommended three point equipment AVM support detail
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Figure 20 - Required Supplier information for three point equipment AVM support
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16.4 Secondary support structures

The following secondary support structures shall conform to project standard drawings and
specifications if specified in the Purchase Order:
a. Platforms.
b. Ladders.
c. Handrails.
d. Stairs.
e. Barriers.
f. Supports for:
1. Pipework and valves.
2. Equipment.
3. Cable tray.
4. Instruments.
16.5 Standard structural support details for offshore cabinets

a. Data sheets will identify equipment (typically cabinets, control panels) to be floor mounted
in rooms such as equipment rooms or switch rooms.
b. Equipment cabinets or control panels designated as floor mounted shall be bolted to the
supporting structure in conformance to the detail shown in Figure 21.
c. The division of responsibility shall be as shown in Figure 21.
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Figure 21 - Standard cabinet support detail
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Figure 22 - Required Supplier information for cabinet supports
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16.6 Base frames
16.6.1 Design loads

Base frames shall be designed to have the required strength and rigidity to resist the imposed
loads due to the following load conditions:
a. Test and in-service loads both static and dynamic.
b. Environmental loads under the conditions defined in 6.8 and comprising:
1. Operating loads plus 3 second gust wind 1 year return period.
2. Operating loads plus 3 second gust wind 100 year return period. For case b), a 1/3
increase to AISC basic allowable stresses is permitted.
c. Transportation loads requirements:
1. Unless specified otherwise, the equipment connections to the structural base frame,
the structural base frame, and its tie-downs to the transportation vehicle, ship, plane
or barge shall be sized for horizontal acceleration, in any direction in conjunction
with a vertical acceleration combined with the total dead load.
2. These loads shall be combined with the environmental loads.
3. Values of the accelerations shall be provided in the data sheets.
4. A 1/3 increase to AISC basic allowable stresses shall be permitted.
5. Lifting requirements shall conform to API RP 2A-WSD.
d. Blast loads are applicable only to equipment in blast area and will be identified on the data
sheets.
1. Equipment, structural base frames, and supports shall be designed for a minimum
blast load as stated in data sheets, applied over the projected area.
2. For blast loads, an increase in AISC basic allowable stresses to yield may be used and
the equipment should remain static but not operational.
3. Equipment containing volatile or inflammable substances shall remain intact and not
add inventory to any subsequent fire.
4. Supplier shall submit calculations for blast overpressure design.
e. Structural base frames shall be designed for the earthquake (seismic) criteria in data sheets.
f. Vessel motion criteria if specified in data sheets.
16.6.2 Load carrying members

a. Load carrying members in structural base frame shall be compact sections.
b. Spacing of transverse bracings shall not be greater than Lc of load carrying longitudinal
beams, with Lc as defined in AISC, unless stability of the longitudinal member is
demonstrated by Supplier and approved by Company responsible engineer.
c. Webs of load carrying beams shall transmit shear and bearing loads without buckling.
d. Plate, stiffeners, and beam or tubular sections in structural base frame shall be a minimum
of 1/4 in thick.
e. Metal thickness at points of equipment bolting shall be 3/8 in minimum.
f. Structural members with cut-outs or holes shall be checked for stress levels at net sections,
and stresses shall include stress concentrations.
g. If local stresses exceed allowable, reinforcement shall be provided.
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16.6.3 Structural connections

a. Connections shall be designed to develop full strength of connecting members.
b. Unless otherwise specified, connections shall use full penetration welds.
c. If agreed by Company responsible engineer, fillet welds and partial penetration welds shall
be sized in conformance to AISC and detailed in conformance to AWS D 1.1/D 1.1M.
d. If agreed by Company responsible engineer, bolted connections, shall be sized in
conformance to AISC.
16.6.4 Padeyes and lifting points

If padeyes and lifting points are designed for use with shackles:
a. The dimensions shall accept the pin of the shackle and the shackle jaw.
b. The hole diameter shall be equal or larger than the shackle pin diameter plus 10% and the
plate width (including cheek plates if required) shall be equal to or less than the jaw gap
minus 10%.
c. Tighter tolerances will cause problems especially after the application of a coating to the
agreed specification.
d. Clearance between outer radius of main plate and sling shall be 0,5 times sling diameter.
e. Padeye designs shall not pass tensile stresses through material thicknesses.
f. Lifting points shall be designed in conformance to recognised design codes and standards.
16.6.5 Offshore base frame

If the structural base frame is for an offshore package:
a. Structural base frame shall be designed to be supported on no more than four locations
unless otherwise specified on data sheets.
b. Preferred method for fixing down shall be by bolting base frame to support pads on the
supporting structure.
c. Fixing pads and bolts are excluded from Supplier’s scope, however, holding down bolt
dimensions shall be provided by Supplier.
d. Structural base frame holding down detail shall conform to Figure 17 unless specified
otherwise in the data sheets.
e. Structural base frames shall be supplied with the required lift and pulling points for lifting
from a cargo vessel. Rigging and spreader bars shall be supplied unless noted otherwise.
Lift points and rigging shall be designed for a single hook lift.
f. If anti-vibration mounts are required, they shall be supplied with a means for locking off
during non-operational conditions.
g. For 3 point and AVM supports:
1. Soleplate and 3/8 in nominal (1 in maximum) SS shim pack between underside of
AVM and soleplate shall be provided.
2. Soleplate shall be designed for welding to a Company supplied mounting plate, which
is to be welded to the main deck structure.
16.6.6 Onshore base frame

For onshore structural base frames mounted on concrete foundations:
a. Supplier shall design the foundation bolts.
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b. Anchor bolts shall conform to ASTM F1554.

c. Concrete test cube strength shall be 4 000 psi at 28 days.
d. Anchor bolts shall be a minimum of 7/8 in.
e. Grouting for base plate support shall have at least the same strength as the foundation
concrete.
16.6.7 Documentation requirements

a. Foundation location plan for the equipment, clearly showing the location, size and type of
anchor bolt with embedment details shall be provided.
b. Design forces on the package (local and global) shall be clearly stated on the drawing
under load combinations (DL, (LL), wind, seismic, test, etc.).
c. Structural design calculation report shall be provided.
16.7 Structural base frame fabrication

a. Structural base frame mounted assemblies, including piping, guards, ladders, platforms,
and railings, shall be trial erected prior to coating unless otherwise specified in Purchase
Order.
b. If disassembly of part of the package is required for transportation or field erection the
following shall be provided:
1. Clips or lugs, bolted or welded in position to the base frame.
2. Holes in base frame.
3. Loose connection materials including a 10% contingency for completing assembly on
site.
c. Equipment and vessels weighing more than 300 lb dry weight shall be connected or
welded directly to structural base frame members.
d. Weld slag and splatter shall be removed.
e. Burrs, temporary tack welds, and sharp-edges shall be ground smooth prior to coating.
f. Welding shall conform to 19.5.
16.8 Inspection
a. Welds on pad-eyes, pad-ears, trunnions, lift eyes and primary member connections to the
lifting points shall be subjected to:
1. 100% visual inspection.
2. 100% magnetic particle inspection.
3. 100% radiography and (or) ultrasonic inspection, (i.e. full penetration welds).
b. Other main structural base frame members shall be subjected to 100% visual inspection
and 10% magnetic particle examination.
c. Secondary equipment support member and walkways, ladders, handrails, stairs, and
decking shall be 100% visually inspected.
d. Acceptance levels for the types of inspection and NDE required shall conform to
AWS D1.1M, Section 6, Part C (alternative inspection criteria described in AWS D1.1M
Section 6.8 shall not apply) or other criteria agreed by Company.
e. If defective welds are identified, additional testing shall be provided. Extent of additional
testing will be confirmed by Company.
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16.9 Certified lifting devices

a. If required by the Purchase Order, a lifting device (e.g. spreader, beams, slings, shackles,
turnbuckles etc.) shall be provided to facilitate single point lift of the complete packaged
unit (dry) during transportation and installation.
b. Lifting devices shall be:
1. Certified in conformance to Company’s specifications.
2. Permanent supply, non-returnable and colour coded if slings or shackles are specific
to particular positions on the lifting beam or equipment.
3. Designed to be identical, to have the required safe working load, and no clashes with
pipe work or valves.
4. Orientated so that the primary sling load is in the plane of the pad-eye mainplate and
provide a level lift of the complete package.
c. Number of lifting points incorporated in the design shall provide stability and limit stress
and deflection in the structure to within design limits.
d. Lifting equipment design shall include weight margin and dynamic.
e. At date of despatch test certificates and visual inspection reports shall have a minimum
6 month validity.
f. Lifting equipment, slings, shackles, and accessories shall be supplied new and free of
defects. Used items shall not be used.
g. Lifting slings:
1. Shall conform to API Spec 9A.
2. Wire rope shall not be secured by knots.
3. Slings shall not be shortened with knots or bolts or other makeshift devices.
4. Fittings and splices at eyes of slings shall not impair strength of sling.
5. Sling angles shall be between 45 degrees and 70 degrees from the horizontal.
6. No field fabricated slings shall be used.
7. Wire rope or slings with knots or kinks shall not be used.
8. Chains, fibre rope, or "soft line" shall not be used in the place of wire rope slings.
9. Hook openings shall be turned outward on hook slings.
h. Shackles:
1. Only anchor (bow type) shackle and chain ("D" type) shackle shall be used.
2. Fitted screw pins shall be used in shackles.
3. Screw pins shall be straight and completely seated in the shackle.
4. Shackles shall be identical if used for same applications on the structural base frame,
lifting frame, or spreader bar.
i. Supplier shall verify, by a test and trial lift of the equipment package in its transport
condition that:
1. Final weighing and centre of gravity calculations are correct.
2. Lifting device or arrangement is designed for lifting the complete packaged unit (dry)
during transportation and installation with no obstruction to slings on components of
the packaged unit.
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3. The safe working load of the lifting device or arrangement is designed for the actual
verified weight.
j. Packaged equipment shall have a trial lift witnessed by Company using the supplied
certified lifting equipment prior to final acceptance unless stated otherwise on Purchase
Order. This test shall prove that:
1. The certified lifting equipment lifts the package safely.
2. Lifting equipment remains a safe distance from the on skid equipment during the
lifting operation.
3. The unit remains level within ± 1 degree as measured on the unit diagonal.
4. The unit remains level within ± 2 in.
k. Lifting devices shall comply with statutory requirements, and conform to ASME B30.9
and ASME B30.26.
l. Fabricated lifting assemblies such as lifting beams or spreader beams shall be inspected
and NDT tested on welded connections prior to the proof load test, and if satisfactory,
tested with the proof loads in Table 12.
Table 12 - Proof load test for spreader beams and lifting frames
Safe Working Load of Unit Minimum Proof Load

≤ 3 tons SWL + 100%
> 3 tons ≤ 6 tons SWL + 3 tons
> 6 tons ≤ 20 tons SWL + 50%
> 20 tons ≤ 40 tons SWL + 10 tons
> 40 tons SWL + 25 tons
m. Load test shall be carried out by an independent third party company.

n. Test load shall be a live load applied to the complete structure.
o. The following shall be supplied for spreader beams or lifting beams:
1. Load test certificate.
2. Inspection report.
3. NDE report.
4. Certified fabrication drawings and stress calculations.
p. Lifting equipment and lifting points shall be clearly marked with an identification number
and safe working load.
1. For accessory type items such as slings and shackles this shall be in the form of a hard
stamp marking on the item.
2. For larger items this shall be in the form of a data plate. For fixed items such as lifting
beams, spreader beams, etc. the items shall be clearly stencilled.
q. Lifting equipment shall not be loaded in excess of its recommended safe working load.
17 Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
If the scope of the package includes HVAC equipment, the technical requirements will be included in
the package equipment specification, Company specifications or other reference documents included
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18 Piping
18.1 Piping design
18.1.1 General
a. Pipe work, including piping and fittings supplied integrally with vessels, compressors,
pumps, and other equipment, and piping which interconnects within a package assembly,
shall be designed, fabricated, tested, and inspected in conformance to ASME B31.3.
b. Piping shall conform to GIS 42-104, and the piping material classes if included in the
Purchase Order.
c. Pipes and fittings in sizes NPS 1 1/4, 2 1/2, 3 1/2, 5, and NPS 22, shall not be used. For
pipe sizes greater than NPS 24, pipe sizes shall be limited to NPS 26, 28, 30, 32 34, 36, 42,
and 48.
d. Piping that is common shall be manifolded together to terminate at a single point at the
package edge.
e. External connections shall be:
1. Flanged.
2. NPS 1 minimum.
3. Piped to 3 in inside the edge of the structural base frame.
4. Permanently identified.
f. Socket welded and threaded pipe work shall not be used unless specified otherwise in data
sheets.
g. Piping systems and equipment shall be designed to allow inherent draining, venting and
flushing, avoid dead legs and provide:
1. Drains at low points.
2. Vents at high points.
h. Rating of piping flanges shall match connected equipment nozzles.
i. Branch connections from horizontal air or steam headers shall be taken from the top of the
header.
j. If joints are not required for maintenance access, connections shall be made by fusion
welding in conformance to the specified piping material class.
k. Use of flanged joints shall be kept to a minimum, particularly on hazardous service.
18.1.2 Piping, flange and fitting materials

a. Piping, flange, and fitting materials shall be provided in conformance to GIS 42-104, and
the specified materials specifications.
b. DSS and SDSS shall be provided by approved suppliers in the NIL, or similar document if
included in the Purchase Order. Refer to 19.
c. If required, hub connections shall be supplied from approved suppliers in the NIL, or
similar document if included in the Purchase Order.
18.2 Pipe supports

a. Supports for pipes shall be designed for:
1. Dead weight conditions and superimposed loads, such as wind, blast, and increased
loads due to vessel motion accelerations.
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2. Hydrostatic testing and pipe stress load conditions.

3. Worst combined cases.
b. Package edge termination points shall either be anchored or loads and movements advised
to Company.
c. Piping shall be supported and restrained so deflection, vibration, stress and loads on
equipment are within allowable limits.
d. Piping shall be designed for weight of instrument and supported to prevent sagging and
strain on the instrument.
e. Piping shall not be supported by other pipes unless specified otherwise on data sheets.
f. Pipes shall not be supported from mechanical equipment or vessels, unless approved by
g. Supports shall be located so that removable spools can be taken out without temporary
supporting of pipe work.
h. Supports shall be located so that the maintenance of equipment and major in line items can
be carried out without the need for temporary support structure for the pipe work.
i. Pipe supports and hangers required within the package shall be provided and piping
immediately adjacent to the package edge shall be supported.
j. Line stops shall be attached to pipe work via welded shoes, trunnions or reinforcement
pads.
k. Piping shall be designed to be self-supporting if pressure relief valves, spades, line blinds
or bursting discs are removed.
l. Hollow sections shall have ends sealed with closure plates and vent holes sealed to prevent
ingress of moisture.
m. Support frames and ancillary components shall not have water traps.
n. Trunnion type supports shall have a welded end plate on the free end to prevent
entrainment of rainwater, bird droppings, etc. If specified on data sheets, the trunnion shall
have a 1/4 in to 1/2 in vent or drain hole at the 6 o’clock position.
o. Design calculations for support frames and ancillary components:
1. Shall conform to codes and standards.
2. Shall include structural fatigue due to high cyclic loading considering differing weld
types and joints if applicable.
3. Shall include blast forces for those systems that are safety critical to ensure that these
items are intact after an explosion.
p. Trunnions, welded shoes and other welded attachments shall be proven by calculation
using working stress methods agreed by Company responsible engineer and in
conformance to material code allowable stresses.
q. Design forces shall be reviewed in combination with design pressure to determine
maximum local operating stress on corroded pipe wall.
r. Local reinforcement of pipe adjacent to welded attachment shall be provided if required by
calculation.
s. Pipe support clamps shall be insulated from the pipe by RPTFE material or other material
selected for specific service conditions.
t. Small bore “O-let” unconnected valved branch connections NPS 2 and below shall be
braced using engineering standards agreed by Company.
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u. Non-ferrous and corrosion resistant alloy piping shall be protected at pipe supports against
galvanic and crevice corrosion.
v. Pipe clips for carbon steel lines shall be made from round bar (i.e. U bolts) rather than flat
strip, to reduce corrosion.
18.3 Piping stress analysis

a. Piping systems shall conform to the design codes, standards, statutory regulations, and
referenced specifications.
b. A pipe stress analysis report containing calculations and information for piping systems
shall be submitted for agreement by Company responsible engineer.
c. The following shall be prevented:
1. Piping stresses in excess of allowable values permitted by the referenced Codes and
Standards.
2. Leakage at joints.
3. Forces and moments applied to connected equipment that exceed allowable.
4. Stresses in the supporting or restraining elements that exceed allowable.
5. Unintentional disengagement of piping from supports.
6. Interference with thermal displacement of the piping system or connected equipment.
7. System resonance due to externally imposed vibrations or fluid induced vibrations.
8. Cyclic loading fatigue failures.
9. Static sag in piping spans, particularly those requiring a drainage slope, that exceed
the requirements of 18.3d.
10. Damage to piping or components from strain during jacking to remove or install
blinds for isolation.
d. Span between adjacent supports for horizontally run pipes under live loading, including
test fluid contents, shall limit maximum deflection as follows:
1. For pipes NPS 1 to NPS 3: 1/4 in.
2. For pipes of NPS 4 and above: the least of 1/4 in deflection or a stress limit of
5 800 psi.
e. If differential settlements occur between items of equipment, flexibility shall be provided
in the connecting piping.
f. Start up, shutdown, steam out, and upset conditions (including short-term excursions to
higher temperatures or pressures) as well as operating conditions, shall be reviewed in
flexibility analyses. Effect of vibration from machinery on connecting piping shall be
assessed.
g. Analytical review for package piping shall consider load cases during service conditions
and demonstrate code compliant design.
h. Expansion of piping or associated equipment shall be accommodated by the inherent
flexibility of the pipe work. The route of the piping shall be modified, or expansion loops
shall be included, to provide flexibility.
i. Piping stress analysis shall be completed to demonstrate loading conditions experienced by
the piping system are within the design criteria.
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j. Interface calculations to confirm the acceptability of Company piping loads imposed on to

the termination point shall be performed in conformance to allowable nozzle loads in
Annex B.
k. The allowable nozzle loads on equipment shall conform to the equipment specification.
l. List of lines for pipe stress analysis shall be provided with proposal.
m. Piping isometric drawings identifying package piping support and restraints shall be
provided. Company may request a review of pipe support detail drawings issued for
fabrication, and/or inspection during site installation.
n. A systematic approach shall be taken for the assessment of piping vibration including as a
minimum, this the following excitation methods:
1. Flow induced turbulence.
2. High frequency acoustic excitation.
3. Mechanical excitation.
4. Pulsation.
o. Vibration analysis shall be completed in conformance to the Energy Institute Guidelines
for “The Avoidance of Vibration Induced Fatigue in Process Piping”.
p. Vibration analysis report shall be subject to review by Company responsible engineer.
18.4 Piping valves
18.4.1 General
a. Valves shall conform to the specified standards and codes. Valves shall conform to
Company specifications and valve data sheets if included in the Purchase Order.
b. Valves shall only be supplied from approved suppliers in the NIL, if included in the
Purchase Order.
18.4.2 Valve inspection and tests

a. Minimum inspection and test requirements shall conform to the quality levels specified in
the valve specification for the three quality levels – QL3 (basic), QL2, and QL1 - based on
criticality. Generally these quality levels will be linked to the valve criticality rating as
follows:
1. Quality level 1 - CR 1.
2. Quality level 2 - CR 2.
3. Quality level 3 - CR 3 and CR 4.
b. Non-destructive examination shall conform to GIS 62-016 (for quarter turn valves) and
GIS 62-017 (for check and rising stem valves).
c. Additional tests shall be carried out as required to guarantee the quality and function of the
equipment.
d. Package valve criticality rating shall be CR 3, unless the following are applicable:
1. One or more valves are identified on the data sheets as CR 2.
2. Following Company review of Supplier’s P&ID during proposal evaluation, some
valves may change to CR 2.
e. Valves shall be high pressure hydrostatically body and seat tested and low pressure
pneumatically seat tested in conformance to the requirements of the valve specifications.
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f. If stated on the valve data sheets or Purchase Order, a percentage of valves in hydrocarbon
service may be subjected to nitrogen and helium gas leak testing in conformance to the
valve specifications.
g. Valves fitted with an actuator shall be subjected to a FAT. The test shall conform to
Supplier’s FAT procedure agreed by Company responsible engineer.
h. If specified, valves shall provide double isolation in one body and shall:
1. Be seat tested simulating operational procedures.
2. Be operated in the manner and sequence expected at site to confirm the valves ability
to seal as specified in GIS 62-016 and GIS 62-017.
18.5 Piping non-destructive testing requirements

a. Method(s) and extent of NDT shall conform to the applicable NDT group in Table 13 and
Table 14 as specified below from ASME B31.3.
Table 13 - Piping NDT
(4)
NDT group Type of inspection Type of weld
1 100% Visual All Welds
100% Radiography or UT(3) Full Penetration Welds
100% MPI or DPI All Welds
2 100% Visual: All Welds
(1), (2), (3)
10% Radiography or UT Full Penetration Welds
(1), (2)
10% MPI or DPI Part Penetration and Fillet Welds
3 100% Visual: All Welds
Notes : (to be read in conjunction with ASME B31.3)
1. “10%” examination is the minimum requirement for each welder for each line and shall be defined as
100% examination of one weld in ten. Welds to be examined shall be selected so that the work of
each welder or welding operator is included.
2. If examination of a weld in NDT Group 2 or 3 reveals a defect, the requirements of ASME B31.3
subsection 341.3.4 shall apply.
3. Subject to Company agreement, UT may be used in place of radiography for pipe nominal thickness
of 3/4 in and above.
4. Following applies to Pipe Inspection Classes designated with NDT Group 1/2 in ASME B31.3 Tables
2 and 3.
- Diameter > 2” = 100% Visual (all welds), 100% Rad. or UT (full penetration welds), 100% MPI or
DPI (all welds)
- Diameter ≤ 2” = 100% Visual (all welds), 10% Rad. or UT (full penetration welds), 10% MPI or
DPI (part. penetration and fillet welds)
b. Attachment welds in thicknesses greater than 9/16 in shall be subject to 10% UT and 10%
MPI, or 10% dye penetrant (if not ferro magnetic) of each welder’s work.
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Table 14 - NDT group
NDT Group Criteria

1 ASME B31.3, Table 341.3.2.A. Severe Cyclic Conditions with the
exception that:
a). Cap and root undercut ≤ 0,020 in is acceptable of length ≤2 in in
12 in or 1/12 total length of weld (whichever is smaller).
b). Height of reinforcement or internal protrusion ≤ 1/8 in.
2 ASME B31.3, Table 341.3.2.A - Normal Service Conditions
3 ASME B31.3, Table 341.3.2.A - Normal Service Conditions
18.6 Ultrasonic testing

a. Indications producing a response equal or greater than 20% DAC (-14 dB) shall be
investigated.
b. Defects classified as cracks or lack of fusion shall be rejected.
c. Indications producing a response greater than 50% DAC (-6 dB) shall be reported.
d. Indications producing a response ≥100% DAC shall be repaired.
e. If only one side of the weld is accessible for testing, indications greater than 50% DAC
shall be repaired and re-inspected.
19 Materials
19.1 General
a. Materials shall conform to the material and equipment specifications included in the
Purchase Order.
b. Requirements of the material specifications shall apply if included in the Purchase Order
for the equipment package.
c. At the proposal stage alternative materials may be proposed provided that they offer an
equivalent service and life. Alternative proposed materials will be checked for
conformance to Company requirements or the material selection requirements.
d. After award of the Purchase Order alternative materials shall be accepted if formal
Deviation Request is submitted and agreed by Company.
e. Ferritic SS shall not be specified for H2S containing environments.
f. Materials shall conform to Company requirements included in the package, equipment or
component specification.
g. Materials shall conform to allowable stresses and temperature limits defined by standards
referenced in this Specification or data sheets.
h. Wrought nickel-copper alloys, aluminium and aluminium alloys, will be specified in data
sheets or shall be approved by Company responsible engineer.
19.2 Origin of materials

a. Supplier shall state the sub-supplier and country of origin of materials offered at the
proposal stage. Countries of origin shall be agreed by Company responsible engineer.
b. Company will state in the request for proposal or Purchase Order countries that are
prohibited for supply of materials.
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c. If components or materials are sourced from prohibited countries, formal written approval
by Company responsible engineer shall be obtained through the Deviation Request Process
and at least one of the following shall be provided for verification:
1. Substantiated references of previous supply of similar products.
2. Verification inspections and assessments of manufacturing processes, procedures, and
facilities carried out by quality, materials, and other parties.
3. Testing specific to the use of purchased components may be required. Company will
determine the extent of verification required. The Supplier shall be responsible for
additional testing required by Company.
4. If pressure boundary materials or components from Suppliers in prohibited countries
are included within the package they shall be subject to agreement by Company
19.3 Material selection
19.3.1 General
a. Unless specified otherwise in equipment specifications or data sheets, the following
minimum requirements shall apply for both onshore and offshore services.
b. Requirements for avoidance of galvanic corrosion:
1. Material selection shall include assessment of galvanic reaction.
2. Insulation flange kits, or insulating spools, shall be used as required to prevent
galvanic reaction between materials in packaged equipment for seawater service.
c. Requirements for bolting:
1. Bolt materials shall conform to the requirements of the service condition and as
specified by the piping materials classification.
2. Low alloy steel bolting shall be hot dip spun galvanised to the requirements of
ASTM A153 / ISO 1461 or equivalent standard agreed by Company responsible
engineer.
d. Maximum hardness for carbon and low alloy steel under cathodic protection shall be
325Hv10.
e. Graphite containing gaskets and seals shall not be used on seawater duties.
f. Material selection shall avoid brittle fracture failures at low temperatures due to
depressurisation (auto-refrigeration).
g. If required by the design case, or for design minimum temperatures below 32°F, impact
tested carbon steels shall be specified.
h. Cast 6Mo highly alloyed austenitic SS shall not be used for welded components.
i. Free machining austenitic SS shall not be used.
j. Brass shall not be used for ammonia or anhydrous ammonia environments.
k. Copper and its alloys shall not be used for pressure boundary vessels or components in
flammable or toxic service.
l. Methanol shall not be used for degreasing purposes. Methanol shall not contact titanium
alloys.
m. Titanium alloys shall not be galvanically coupled to carbon steel and other ferritic alloys to
avoid hydrogen charging and hydriding.
n. Supplier shall reduce the number of different materials used to minimise complexity.
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19.3.2 Offshore materials

a. Unless specified otherwise, equipment specifications or data sheets, the following
minimum requirements shall apply for offshore service.
b. Piping in sea water injection or produced water service shall use weld consumables with a
maximum of 1% Ni for carbon steels to avoid preferential weld corrosion.
c. Requirements for CRAs:
1. Copper alloys and ferritic SS alloys shall not be used for pressure boundary
applications.
2. 304 SS shall not be used if exposed to a marine atmosphere.
3. 316 SS shall not be used for containing seawater.
4. Use of aluminium alloys shall be subject to Company agreement.
d. Structural material:
1. Shall be ASTM A36 and ASTM A992 for rolled shapes.
2. Shall be API 5L grade B and ASTM A106 grade B for structural pipe members.
3. Shall be ASTM A53 grade B for handrails.
4. Equivalent materials shall be agreed by Company responsible engineer prior to
fabrication.
5. Package and structural base frame and welding materials shall be agreed by Company
responsible engineer and shall have similar mechanical properties and chemical
composition for welding.
19.3.3 Onshore materials

a. Unless there are more stringent requirements in individual equipment specifications or data
sheets, the following minimum requirements shall apply for onshore service.
b. Requirements for carbon and low alloys steel in high temperature service:
1. Carbon steel operating at temperatures greater than 800°F shall be reviewed for
potential creep and graphitisation.
2. Low alloy steels with operating at temperatures greater than 950°F shall be reviewed
for creep.
c. Austenitic SS (for example dual grade 304/304L) may be selected, subject to Company
responsible engineer agreement, for cryogenic service if fully insulated to protect the SS
from atmospheric corrosion (pitting) in marine environments.
19.3.4 Duplex and super duplex stainless steels

a. Properties of DSS and SDSS are particularly sensitive to heat treatment and this has been
the cause of many problems associated with the use of these materials.
b. DSS or SDSS components shall only be purchased from suppliers listed on approved NIL,
or similar document if included in the Purchase Order.
c. Components that are purchased from a stockist shall be manufactured by a company listed
on the NIL, or similar document if included in the Purchase Order. Manufacturer’s original
material documentation only, shall be accepted.
d. Specific requirements for the supply, manufacture and testing of DSS shall conform to
GIS 36-320, and component specifications, materials data sheets or data sheets which
apply if they form part of the Purchase Order.
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e. If these narratives are not included as part of the Purchase Order:

1. DSS and SDSS components in the packages shall be identified.
2. Heat treatment procedures shall be subject to acceptance by Company. Furnace charts
and inspection reports shall be available for review by Company.
3. DSS and SDSS pressure boundary parts, wetted parts and parts under stress shall be
subject to a feritscope test survey at final release inspection in conformance to the
requirements of GIS 36-320.
f. In addition to the ferritescope test, PMI shall be performed on individual components at
final release inspection in conformance to a written procedure agreed by Company.
g. Company inspection representative shall be present at final release inspections. Final
release shall be defined as a “hold” point on the ITP.
19.4 Sour service

If sour service has been specified, materials shall conform to GIS 36-250, unless there are more
stringent requirements in individual component, equipment or package specifications and data
sheets. The following minimum requirements shall also apply:
a. General requirements:
1. ISO 15156/NACE Standard MR0175 shall be applied to systems in contact with H2S.
2. Materials not on the “sour service” prequalified list of materials in
ISO 15156/MR0175 may require testing in conformance to ISO 15156/MR0175.
3. Forgings, castings, and seamless products shall not require testing if sulphur has been
restricted in conformance to ISO 15156/MR0175/.
4. Requirements of ISO 15156/MR0175 shall be met.
5. UNS S17400 valve stems shall not be used in sour service, alloy 718/316 SS may be
accepted as an alternative subject to Company agreement.
6. Welding procedure hardness surveys shall be completed using Vickers HV10 surveys.
b. Requirements for through thickness (Z-quality) tested plate material are as follows:
1. Maximum carbon content shall be 0,20%.
2. Maximum Carbon Equivalent (IIW) on product shall be 0,43%.
3. Rare earth metals shall not be used.
4. Steel used in fabrication shall not exceed that used in qualification by more than
0,02 carbon equivalent.
5. Wetted parts shall meet a sulphur level less than, or equal to 0,008% and phosphorous
less than, or equal to 0,025%.
6. For sulphur levels 0,002% to 0,008%, through thickness testing shall be carried out
with a ductility greater than 35%RA.
7. If sulphur level is less than 0,002%, no through thickness testing is required.
8. Plate products shall be fully killed fine grained and vacuum degassed while molten.
9. Ultrasonic tests shall conform to EN 10160 S1E1.
c. Requirements for other products (forgings, castings, and seamless products):
1. Carbon steels shall be fully killed.
2. Sulphur content shall be less than, or equal to 0,015% for seamless products.
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3. Sulphur content shall be less than, or equal to 0,025% for forgings.

4. Sulphur content shall be less than, or equal to 0,035% for castings.
5. Maximum carbon content for forgings and castings shall be 0,25%.
6. Maximum Carbon Equivalent (IIW) shall be 0,43%.
d. Application specific qualification corrosion testing may be required, including the effects
of welding, to establish H2S partial pressure limits for avoidance of SSC in welded CRS.
e. Aluminium bronze (UNS C61300) and inhibited admiralty brass (UNS C44300) may be
used for wet H2S service, if amine or ammonia is not present.
f. Copper-nickel alloys shall not be used in sour water and wet H2S services, or in a service
where this type of contamination can occur.
19.5 Welding and nondestructive examination

a. Welding and NDE shall conform to the design codes and comply with statutory regulations
for the geographical location of the application.
b. If specified in the Purchase Order, piping fabrication shall conform to GIS 42-103.
c. Structural welding shall conform to AWS D1.1 or other standard agreed by Company.
d. Weld procedures and material shall be subject to agreement by Company prior to
fabrication.
e. Welding consumables shall match the parent material.
f. Low carbon grades of austenitic SS shall be specified for welded applications. Dual grade
alloys, such as 316/316L, shall be used.
g. Structural weld procedures shall be approved by Company responsible engineer.
h. Structural welding personnel shall be qualified in conformance to AWS D1.1, Section 5.
i. Structural welding:
1. Weld connections for both perimeter beams and main crossbeams shall be full
penetration.
2. GMAW shall not be used.
3. Backing strips shall not be used.
4. Vertical down welding or peening shall not be performed.
19.6 Positive materials identification

a. Requirements for positive materials identification will be defined in the Purchase Order.
b. If stated in the Purchase Order, PMI shall be completed in conformance to GIS 36-103.
20 Insulation
a. Unless otherwise stated on the data sheets or Purchase Order, the supply, and installation
of winterisation, tropicalisation, heat conservation, acoustic, personnel protection
insulation, and heat tracing will be the responsibility of Company.
b. Installation will be completed after the package has been installed at the construction yard
or operating site.
c. Supplier shall be responsible for identifying the extent of insulation and heat tracing
required to conform to GIS 52-101. The extent and type of insulation and heat tracing shall
be specified by Supplier on the P&IDs.
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d. Supplier shall be responsible for providing supports and installation aids on the packaged
equipment in conformance to GIS 52-101.
e. Piping and instrument system and supports shall be designed with the space to allow the
insulation to be applied without excessive cutting back of the insulation or excessive use of
mastic sealant for weather protection.
f. If lines are to be insulated for process hot and cold conservation:
1. Piping shall not rest on steelwork.
2. U-bolts shall not be used.
3. Support clips shall be deeper than the insulation thickness so the full insulation
thickness can be used without interfering with support steelwork.
g. Piping flanges shall not be insulated unless specified on the equipment data sheets. If
valves are to be insulated, removable jackets shall be used.
h. Provision for inspection ports in insulation, to inspect for corrosion under insulation, shall
be agreed by Company.
i. Insulation types shall conform to GIS 52-101. Low chloride grades of insulation shall be
specified for type 300 series SS equipment.
j. If requested on the data sheets or Purchase Order, package Supplier shall provide and
install heat tracing, insulation, winterisation or tropicalisation, heat conservation, acoustic
or personnel protection as required for the package. Allowance shall be made for
continuation to off skid piping etc.
k. PFP will be supplied and installed by Company unless otherwise specified in Purchase
Order.
21 Protective coatings
a. Structural materials, equipment, piping and valves shall be supplied in conformance to

Supplier’s painting specification for a saline marine environment.
b. Full details of the painting specification shall be provided with the proposal to allow
Company to assess suitability for the application.
c. If Supplier is unable to offer specifications and procedures, or Company assesses Suppliers
coating specifications and procedures unacceptable, GIS 06-602, shall be used.
d. Suppliers painting specifications and procedures:
1. Colours shall conform to GIS 06-602.
2. Selection of painting system shall be based on minimum and maximum operating
temperatures.
3. Austenitic SS (e.g., 316L type) operating above 122°F shall be coated.
4. DSS and SDSS operating above 158°F shall be coated.
5. Inspection, testing, and certification shall conform to GIS 06-602.
e. SS under insulation shall be coated, regardless of temperature.
f. Products and procedures for internal lining of vessels and tanks shall be subject to
Company agreement.
g. Method statements from sub-suppliers detailing the procedures and listing the products to
be used for surface preparation and coating of the equipment shall be provided to
Company.
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h. Coating of instruments:
1. Inline instruments (valve bodies, flow element spool pieces) shall be painted in
conformance to GIS 06-602.
2. SS housing or enclosures of transmitters instrument PSVs, valve stems and pulsation
dampers shall not be painted.
3. SS tubing and SS fittings operating above 158°F shall be painted.
22 Tagging, labels, and nameplates
a. Company will provide unique tag number for Supplier equipment items, junction boxes,
panels, instruments etc. on data sheets, drawings or during review of Supplier
documentation. Tag numbers shall be shown on Suppliers’ documents.
b. Tagging shall conform to Company tagging procedures in Purchase Order.
c. Explosion protected “Ex” certified equipment shall be allocated a Company tag number,
regardless of the zone of installation.
d. Every item of equipment shall be identified by an accurate and legible 316 SS permanent
label(s) designed for outdoor installation showing either Company tag number or Company
tag number and description as detailed in the design documents.
e. Minimum letter and number height shall be 3/16 in.
f. Labels shall be in the English language, unless otherwise stated in the Purchase Order.
g. A Supplier master tag list detailing equipment shall be prepared by Supplier and agreed by
Company prior to making and fixing of the labels.
h. Package nameplate for the main equipment shall be engraved or stamped with Supplier's
standard information, which shall include:
1. Purchase order number.
2. Service description.
3. Equipment tag number.
i. The following apply unless more onerous requirements are defined in the component
equipment or package equipment specifications:
1. Vessel and coded equipment nameplates shall conform to the codes and GIS 46-010.
2. Rotating machinery shall be fitted with Supplier’s standard nameplate.
3. Pictorial safety, hazard and warning signs shall conform to ISO 3864. If the pictorial
signs require additional information (e.g. safety or operating instructions) then a
supplementary label shall be fitted containing text in English, unless otherwise stated
4. Permanently attached instrument labels shall include:
a) Instrument tag number.
b) Supplier and model number.
c) Certification code (area classification).
d) Wetted part pressure and temperature rating if applicable.
e) Manufacturer’s serial number.
f) Spring range (as applicable).
g) Actuator size and model number.
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h) Valve trim type (characteristic) and size.

5. Electrical labels permanently and securely attached shall include:
a) Equipment tag number and description, black letters on white background.
b) Warning of live terminals and requirement for remote isolation.
c) Service voltage (power outlets only).
d) Certification requirements (e.g. time delay from isolation before opening).
e) Field device functionality (e.g. Stop/Start/On/Off).
f) Danger labelling “External Voltage Source Present XXX Volts Isolate from
YYY” shall be provided. Danger labelling shall have black lettering on a yellow
background shall and conform to ISO 3864-1.
6. SS tags showing tag number shall be attached to instruments with a SS wire designed
for outdoor installation.
a) Tag and wire shall be installed and located to avoid causing damage to the tag or
equipment due to vibration.
b) A 316 SS or laminated traffolyte label engraved to show black or red lettering
bearing the instrument tag number shall be attached to steelwork or bracket
adjacent or below instruments on a permanent fixture.
c) Labels shall be fixed with SS screws.
d) Labels shall be provided in following colours:
1) White with black characters for normal service.
2) White with red characters for shutdown service or emergency services.
3) Black characters on a yellow background for warning labels.
7. Junction boxes shall have a label identifying the junction box number and description
(e.g. Fire and Gas, Instrumentation, Telecommunications).
8. Labels identifying intrinsically safe service shall be engraved from blue traffolyte
with white lettering.
9. Internal components (relays, terminal blocks, switches etc) shall be labelled adjacent
to the component with references as detailed on Company approved drawings.
10. Instrument air supplies shall be identified at the manifold with the user tag number,
using cable identification markers.
11. Nameplates and labels shall be protected during surface preparation work or painting.
12. Nameplates and labels shall be fixed by SS rivets or self-tapping screws. Fixing using
adhesive shall not be used.
13. Fixing of nameplates and labels shall not affect equipment hazardous area
certification or the IP rating of enclosures.
14. Utilities shall be identified as to service and function at the point of distribution.
15. Connections to the package shall be labelled by function and shall include direction of
flow.
j. Instrument identification tags shall be SS. Engraving or die stamp shall include the
instrument tag number in numerals at least 1/8 in high.
k. If rivets, screws or bolts are not available, then identification tags for field instruments
shall be attached with SS wire at least 13 AWG.
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23 Noise control
23.1 Noise limits and information

a. Steady state and weighted equipment sound pressure levels, measured at 3 ft from the
equipment surface, shall not exceed 85 dBA for operating condition, unless otherwise
specified on the data sheets or in the Purchase Order.
b. Supplier shall provide noise control measures to reduce noise below 85 dBa and as low as
reasonably practical.
c. Absolute noise limit shall:
1. Not exceed 115 dBA, at 3 ft from the source.
2. Apply for emergency operating conditions only.
d. Limits for intermittent noise (such as safety relief valves) shall be subject to Company
agreement for each occurrence.
e. Additional noise limitations, such as “fence line” noise level or neighbourhood noise limits
will be included in the data sheets.
f. Noise propagated by piping is of primary concern in plant noise control and shall be
subject to the same equipment noise limits in this section for general machines, equipment
and (or) packages.
g. Noise shall be controlled by selection of low noise equipment by design, often available
from the original equipment Supplier. Alternatively, if it is not reasonably practical to
affect the sound levels by design, inline silences and (or) acoustical insulation shall be used
to attenuate piping noise.
h. For packaged equipment comprising more than one item of equipment, e.g. electric motor
driven compressor with gearbox, the specified noise limits apply to the complete
equipment package being supplied by Supplier.
i. Packaged equipment including engines or gas turbines shall conform to GIS 15-011 and
the package specification.
j. Noise levels quoted shall relate to the equipment in its operating condition and location as
well as for other design or expected mode of operation (unless specified otherwise by
Company).
k. Certified data submitted in proposals shall be based on previous testing of the same
equipment or similar equipment rated within 10% of specified conditions and speed (if
applicable).
l. If the standard design does not meet the specified noise limits:
1. Supplier shall complete a noise study using qualified acoustical experts including
alternatives for a special design, or
2. Acoustical treatment of the standard design shall be described and option shall be
included in Supplier’s proposal.
3. Effects on performance or operation of the equipment shall be clearly noted.
4. Noise data for the silenced equipment shall be included on the noise data sheets.
m. Supplier’s certified or test values shall be based on a defined environment, such as a noise
test room or factory test stand, with the associated background noise at the time of test.
n. The following information shall be submitted for approval by Company responsible
engineer:
1. Characteristic noise associated with the equipment, e.g. narrow-band or impulse.
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2. Guaranteed sound pressure and sound power levels of the equipment, including noise
reduction features included in the equipment’s supply.
3. Supply of completed noise data sheets if included in the Purchase Order.
23.2 Noise tests

a. If specified on the data sheets or package specification, Supplier shall carry out a noise test
of the complete equipment.
b. Noise tests shall be made at Supplier’s facilities or in a test location provided by Supplier.
c. Outdoor noise tests shall not be conducted under adverse atmospheric conditions such as
rain, fog, snow, or winds exceeding 10 mph.
d. Equipment shall be tested at rated operating conditions.
e. Supplier’s test conditions, detailed procedures and measurement methods shall be
submitted for approval by Company responsible engineer prior to testing.
f. Noise tests shall follow the procedures stated in EEMUA 140 or ANSI S1.13 and
ANSI S12.16.
g. Equipment being tested shall be isolated from extraneous background noise generated in
the test environment.
h. Unless otherwise specified, Supplier noise test results shall be certified and submitted on
the noise data sheets.
i. If the actual or calculated A-weighted sound pressure levels exceeds the specified noise
limit:
1. Corrective actions and rectification shall be taken by Supplier.
2. Rectification shall be subject to agreement by Company responsible engineer.
3. After rectification, conformance to the specification shall be verified by Supplier.
j. For equipment that can be tested only after installation and operation under load, the
remedial action stated in 23.2i of this Specification shall apply for cases in which the noise
limits are not met. This includes piping systems within equipment package.
24 Weight control
Supplier shall operate a system of weight and centre of gravity control and reporting in conformance
to the weight control specification if included in the Purchase Order.
25 Spares and special tools
Instructions for the submission of spares and special tools information during proposal and after
Purchase Order award shall be provided in the Supplier Information Requirements Specification or
other document included in the Purchase Order.
26 Quality management
The quality management system shall conform to ISO 9001, API Specification Q1, or other agreed
internationally recognised standard to ensure that the products and services provided conform to the
requirements for supplier quality identified in the Purchase Order.
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27 Inspection, test and certification
27.1 Inspection and test plan

a. Prior to the start of manufacture, an ITP shall be submitted for approval by Company
b. The ITP shall include inspection and testing activities to be performed, including those at
sub-suppliers’ works and shall make reference to all testing procedures, control documents,
and resulting records and reports.
27.2 Inspection access

a. Company and the Company appointed representative shall at all times have access to the
workshops, including workshops of sub-suppliers engaged in supplying material or in
fabricating the equipment for the purpose of inspecting the purchased equipment.
b. Company and the Company appointed representative shall be granted permission to
photograph the equipment in the scope of the Purchase Order during manufacturing,
assembly and test.
27.3 Identification, traceability, and certification requirements

Equipment and material identification, traceability, and certification requirements shall conform
to the Supplier Quality Requirements Specification or other quality documents included in the
Purchase Order.
27.4 Criticality rating

If required, Company will state the agreed criticality rating on the data sheets.
a. Inspection and test requirements associated with the specified criticality rating shall be
included in the ITP.
b. Individual equipment items or components within the package shall be assigned the same
criticality rating as assigned to the total package.
27.5 Specific requirements

a. Quality requirements, including inspection, testing, surveillance, material certification, and
traceability for the equipment shall conform to Purchase Order Quality Requirements
(POQR) for the packaged equipment, if included in the Purchase Order.
b. Additional requirements may be identified in the packaged equipment specification or data
sheets.
27.6 Package testing
27.6.1 General
a. Scope of packaged equipment inspection and testing shall be subject to Company
agreement at placement of the order. Requirements identified in this section are the
minimum requirements for packaged equipment.
b. Specific inspection, testing, performance test standards, and acceptance criteria will be
defined in the packaged equipment specification.
c. Tests shall be carried out at Suppliers works in presence of Company or appointed
representative.
d. Proposal shall identify limitations in relation to testing equipment, such as operating
medium voltage motors and running equipment at full load.
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e. Supplier shall provide notice to Company of equipment testing, inspection, hold and
witness points as identified on the ITP. Notice period shall conform to the Supplier Quality
Requirements Specification, or other quality documents included in the Purchase Order.
f. Test certificates for tests witnessed by Company shall be available for signature on day of
test.
g. Supplier shall be responsible for provision of the required instruments, connections and
other equipment including electrical supplies, and personnel whether tests are undertaken
at manufacturing facility or at site.
h. Packaged units shall be inspected for conformance to specifications e.g. spacing of
equipment, labelling etc.
i. Prior to testing, inspection or mechanical completion certification, proposed procedures,
complete with sample test sheets and recording methods shall be submitted for approval by
j. These procedures shall describe in detail the method for the inspection and testing of each
type of equipment, the record sheets to be used and the maximum and minimum test
values.
k. Records shall be kept of checks and tests and shall be retained by Supplier and issued to
Company upon completion of the Purchase Order in the form of a Mechanical Completion
document.
l. No work shall be performed on the electrical system or circuit by Supplier, subsequent to
this submission, unless full details of work are agreed by Company site management.
m. Supplier shall provide test equipment, appliances, instruments, labour, and other facilities
such as diesel fuel, compressed air, water, lube-oil, electrical supplies, load banks, etc.,
required for tests and mechanical completion activities unless otherwise stated in the
Purchase Order documents.
n. Pre-commissioning inspection and tests shall be carried out by Supplier on electrical
equipment under the supervision of Company responsible engineer.
27.6.2 Test equipment

a. Validity of the test equipment shall be checked before being used for tests.
b. Supplier shall be responsible for maintaining the validity of test equipment and associated
records. Current certificates, (including calibration), and traceability for test equipment that
is to be used shall be provided.
c. Company shall have the right to verify the accuracy of test equipment.
d. Test instruments shall conform to the specified code and be calibrated against certified
standards or standard instruments at regular intervals. Instrument accuracy shall be
substantiated at time of tests.
27.6.3 General inspection

Inspection of equipment and materials shall include:
a. Conformance of the package to the Purchase Order documents.
b. Conformance to installation requirements applicable to the hazardous area.
c. Cleanliness of the equipment.
d. Identification labels, Supplier's nameplates, operation, and warning notices and hazardous
area equipment certification details.
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e. Conformance of equipment component parts to “Approved For Construction” Supplier's

drawings.
f. Conformance to degree of protection requirements for enclosures including cable gland
entries.
g. Configuration, alignment and tightness of fixing and holding down bolts.
h. Ground bonding of equipment.
i. Mechanical and electrical interlocks, door and isolating handle interlocks, castell key
interlocks, etc.
j. Padlocking facilities.
k. Correctly fitted guards and protective covers.
l. Correctness of circuit details with interconnection diagrams.
m. Tube fitting gauging for correct tightness.
n. Check safety hazards such as conduit run above grating (tripping), burrs on structural steel
or handrails.
o. Check structural members conformance to specifications and drawings.
p. Check that structural base frame compartments drain.
q. Confirm wiring tightened down in terminals by tugging the wires (known as “tug test”).
27.6.4 Hazardous area equipment
27.6.4.1 Certification and data for hazardous area equipment

a. Supplier shall provide the drawings and data for certified electrical equipment:
1. Hazardous area classification drawing (applicable only for gas turbine driven
packages).
2. Ex-certificate special conditions review.
3. Schedule of Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Area.
4. Ex-equipment certificates.
b. Supplier shall employ a NRTL to obtain certification of unique or one-off electrical
equipment design.
c. If items of equipment have been modified subsequent to the issue of original certification,
they shall be re-certified.
27.6.4.2 Inspection and testing for hazardous area equipment

a. Qualified and trained personnel shall be used to undertake the electrical installation and
inspection.
b. Results of the inspections shall be captured within the provided hazardous area data base
tool.
c. Electrical equipment shall be inspected and tested in conformance to NFPA 70 and shall
provide the following:
1. Ex-Detailed Inspection Reports.
2. Ex-Certificate of Compliance.
3. Populated hazardous area data base.
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27.6.5 Electrical testing

a. The complete electrical installation shall be subject to inspection and testing prior to the
commencement of package functional or string test.
b. A complete functional test of packaged equipment shall be performed. If required, external
devices shall be simulated with temporary switches, relays, lights, etc. to demonstrate
operation of devices, circuits and loops.
c. Function or operational test shall be performed on electrical equipment at rated voltage if
required.
d. Tests or inspections shall include:
1. Static check of equipment and control panel wiring.
2. Test cables (IR and continuity) after cables have been glanded to equipment with
cores isolated.
3. Megger motor windings and transformer windings.
4. Check circuit breakers, motor starters, switches, relays, and other equipment for loose
connections (both mechanical and electrical) to see that contacts and working parts
are correctly aligned and free from dust and foreign matter.
5. Check motors for rotation, lubrication, and true alignment.
6. Perform operational tests on motor control circuits.
7. Perform operational tests on control switches, alarm, and shutdown devices,
indicating lights and meters for correct operation.
8. On circuit breakers with adjustable trips, check both thermal and magnetic settings for
protection, if required.
9. Check protection relay settings and perform injection tests.
10. Grounding tests (both continuity and impedance).
e. If evidence of moisture accumulation is found, equipment shall be dried out and re-tested
before operation.
f. Certificates of test shall be provided for items of electrical apparatus to prove it has been
satisfactorily tested to meet requirements of its manufacturing standards, whether or not
witnessed.
g. If applicable, test certificates shall state values for test results.
h. Following installation of the lighting systems, Supplier shall, under night time conditions:
1. Take readings of illumination levels throughout the package with the normal lighting
system energised.
2. Energise only the emergency lighting system to prove adequacy.
3. Adjust orientation of floodlight fixtures for maximum efficiency.
27.6.6 Instrumentation testing
27.6.6.1 General
a. If specifically required, Supplier's representatives shall be available for supervisory
guidance for the testing of major items of equipment. This shall not relieve Supplier from
the responsibility of providing competent and qualified personnel.
b. Verification of the calibration of package instruments shall not be required during FAT.
Testing shall be restricted to functional checks.
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c. Instruments shall be factory calibrated and shall be supplied with a calibration certificate
by the instrument supplier.
d. Test procedure complete with associated test sheets for the instrumentation to be tested
shall be provided. Procedure shall:
1. Include loop testing, if applicable.
2. Be subject to Company approval.
e. FF devices shall be tested in conformance to Supplier’s recommended test procedure.
f. Control valves shall be pressure tested by manufacturer after completion of assembly and
before shipment.
g. Control valve seat leakage class test shall conform to ANSI/FCI 70.2. Test results shall be
supplied by manufacturer.
h. Supplier shall confirm that the calibration and documentation conform to this
Specification.
i. UCP control, logic, HMI and data interface functionality shall be tested in conformance to
FAT specification approved by Company responsible engineer and a copy of the software
provided at the end of the test.
j. EMC testing shall be with a hand-held transmitter of nominal output 5 W and a standard
type mobile telephone at 39 in distance and if applicable, with LV section doors open.
27.6.6.2 Tubing and fittings

a. After disconnecting the instrument and with the process isolation valve closed, maximising
the tested joints, impulse lines shall be pressure tested 1,5 times the design pressure for
20 minutes.
b. Prior to testing, pneumatic signal lines shall be thoroughly blown out and dried with clean,
dry, oil free air or nitrogen. System shall be capped at users and charged with air or
nitrogen to the working pressure for 10 minutes and checked for leaks using a pneumerstat
or proprietary leak detection fluid.
27.6.7 Cable testing
27.6.7.1 Instrument and communications analogue and digital cable

a. Single twin, single triple, and single quad cables shall be tested by an on-drum test prior to
the first pull (within 24 hours):
1. Results shall be recorded for:
a) Insulation between conductors.
b) Insulation between conductors and the conductor shields.
c) Insulation between conductors and cable braiding or armour.
d) Insulation between conductor shields and cable braiding or armour.
2. A 250 V DC calibrated Megger tester shall be used.
b. Multi-cored cables shall not be tested on the drum.
c. After pulling and prior to installation, glanding, and terminating:
1. A Megger test shall be performed.
2. Results shall be recorded for continuity of conductors, shields and braiding or armour.
3. A 500/1 000 V DC calibrated Megger shall be used.
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d. After installation, glanding, and prior to terminating, the following tests shall be
performed:
1. Results shall be recorded for:
a) Continuity of conductors, shields and braiding or armour.
b) Insulation between conductors.
c) Insulation between conductors and ground.
d) Insulation between conductors and shields.
2. A 500/l 000 V DC calibrated Megger shall be used.
e. On completion of circuits but prior to power up, gland bodies shall be tested for continuity
to ground and fittings shall be visually inspected that cores are correctly terminated.
f. Ground loop impedance tests shall be carried out from the control room marshalling, to the
last device (conductors only). Field devices shall be disconnected for the test.
27.6.7.2 Grounding and bonding testing

Main ground connections for trays, panels, and main ground bars shall be tested for continuity
to ground. Maximum resistance to ground shall be 1,0 Ohm.
27.6.7.3 Pipe work resistance to ground

For general pipe work a random measurement survey of the nearly completed installation shall
be carried out to measure the resistance of sections of pipe work to ground. If the measured
resistance is greater than 1,0 Ohm, then supplementary bonding shall be installed.
27.6.8 Painting inspection

Painting inspection shall:
a. Verify paint is in conformance to job specifications.
b. Check general appearance.
c. Verify that paint has been removed from control valve stems and other machined surfaces,
instrument glass, nameplates, flange faces, and other items that are not supposed to be
painted.
27.6.9 Hydrostatic or pneumatic testing

a. Piping on assembled packages shall be pressure tested in conformance to ASME B31.3.
b. Sensitive equipment shall be removed prior to pressure testing.
c. Test fluid shall contain ethylene glycol for protection if there is a possibility of exposure to
freezing temperatures after assembly and in transit to the job site.
d. Material compatibility with ethylene glycol shall be confirmed by Supplier.
e. For carbon steel systems, a corrosion inhibitor and biocide shall be included with the test
fluid. The inhibitor and biocide shall be approved by Company responsible engineer.
f. Company will specify inhibitor and biocide requirements for SS.
g. Hydrostatic or pneumatic testing shall be performed prior to painting and (or) application
of insulation. Pneumatic pressure testing shall be performed subject to prior Company
agreement.
h. Equipment subjected to hydrotest shall be drained and dried within a time period approved
by Company responsible engineer.
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i. Hydrotest requirements for specific material grades shall conform to the materials
specifications.
j. Maximum chloride and fluoride content of water for hydrotesting purposes for SS, DSS,
and SDSS valves shall be 30 ppm. In the absence of water containing less than 30 ppm
chloride, mains water shall be used with the addition of 0,5% solution of sodium nitrate.
k. The pH value of the water shall be between 6 and 8.
l. If complete drainage is not feasible, equipment shall be flushed with chloride free water,
alcohol, petroleum distillate, or flushing solution. Water may be blown from pockets with
air. Hot air drying shall not be used in lieu of flushing.
m. Heating shall not be used to evaporate water from austenitic SS tubes.
27.6.10 Factory acceptance testing

a. Prior to acceptance of the package, Supplier shall demonstrate that the assembled package
meets specified performance and functional requirements.
b. Packaged equipment shall be subject to a FAT by Supplier prior to acceptance.
c. FAT shall be completed in conformance to procedure submitted to and approved by
Company.
d. A full functional test shall be carried out on the package. Errors, failures or faults detected
during the FAT shall be rectified by Supplier.
e. Testing of the package shall consist of the following unless identified otherwise in the
packaged equipment specification or data sheets.
1. Performance test.
2. Mechanical running test for minimum of four hours.
3. Post-test inspection.
4. Test of inputs and outputs.
5. Package control systems shall be subject to a full and extensive FAT to a Company
approved specification. Testing shall include if applicable:
a) I/O check-out - Range checks against data sheets, channel assignments against
Supplier drawings, loop tests to PLC and HMI.
b) Control and logic functions - Functional testing to package narratives and
drawings (e.g. cause and effects).
c) Data link tests to ICSS.
d) A hardware or software control panel FAT prior to main package inspection and
test.
6. Visual inspection of assembled system for cleanliness, quality, completeness,
accessibility for operation and maintenance to Company approved drawings.
7. Check continuity of instrument wiring and installation in conformance to Company
approved drawings.
8. Compilation and resolution of punch list items.
f. FAT shall demonstrate the package through a portion of its operating envelope and making
the required corrections for the use of non-site operation conditions (e.g., testing pumps on
water instead process fluid or testing at different ambient temperatures) to confirm that the
package meets duty conditions required in the field.
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28 Packing, preservation, marking, and shipping
a. Preparation of equipment for transportation shall conform to the packing, marking, and
shipping instructions or other documents identified in the Purchase Order.
b. Supplier shall review Company and project specific requirements such as environmental
conditions for transportation as stated in the site data specifications or other documents
included in the Purchase Order.
c. If equipment items require special treatment during storage, shipment, and installation, the
specific sub-supplier's instructions shall be followed.
d. Temporary heating power shall be connected if required.
e. Company approved secure storage and protection for "Free issue" or "Project supplied"
equipment and materials shall be provided if required.
29 Deliverables
a. Technical data, registers, documents, and drawings that together define the scope of the
Purchase Order shall conform to the requirements for supplier information identified in the
Purchase Order.
b. The detailed document requirements will be identified in the Supplier Deliverable
Requirements List (SDRL).
c. Supplier’s information shall include a 3D model if specified in the Purchase Order.
d. Software and format shall be as specified in the Purchase Order.
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Annex A
(Informative)
Symbols and abbreviations
A.1 Symbols and abbreviations
A&E Alarm and events.
AHJ Authority having jurisdiction.
AVM Anti vibration mounts.
BPCS Basic process control system.
CB Circuit breaker.
CPMS Condition performance monitoring system.
CR Criticality rating.
CRA Corrosion resistant alloy.
CRS Corrosion resistance steels.
CT Current transformer.
DAC Distance amplitude correction.
DB Distribution board.
dBA Decibels absolute.
DL Dead load.
DN Nominal diameter.
DOL Direct on line.
DP Differential pressure.
DSS Duplex stainless steel.
EMC Electromagnetic compatibility.
ESD Emergency shutdown.
EVA Ethylene vinyl acetate.
F&G Fire and gas.
FAT Factory acceptance test.
FF Foundation fieldbus.
FMEDA Failure modes, effects, and diagnostic analysis.
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FO Fibre optic.
FRP Fibre reinforced plastic.
GMAW Gas metal arc welding.
GRP Glass reinforced polyester.
GUI Graphical user interface.
GWR Guided wave radar.
HAZID Hazard identification (study).
HAZOP Hazard and operability (study).
HMI Human machine interface.
HPS High pressure sodium.
HRC High rupturing capacity.
HSSE Health, safety, security and environmental.
HVAC Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
HW Hard wired.
ICSS Integrated control and safety system.
IL Integrity level.
I/O Input / output.
IP Ingress protection.
IR Insulation resistance.
IRE Instrument reference earth (ground).
IS Intrinsically safe.
ISD Inherently safe design.
ISE Intrinsically safe earth (ground).
ITP Inspection and test plan.
LED Light emitting diode.
LL Live load.
LOPA Layer of protection analysis.
LSZH Low smoke zero halogen.
LV Low voltage.
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Lw Sound power level.
MAC Main automation contractor.
MAR Major accident risk.
MAWP Maximum allowable working pressure.
MCB Miniature circuit breaker.
MCC Motor control centre.
MCCB Molded case circuit breaker.
MPI Magnetic particle inspection.
MUX Multiplexor.
MV Medium voltage.
NDE Nondestructive examination.
NDT Nondestructive testing.
NIL Nominated items list.
NIS Non intrinsically safe.
NPS Nominal pipe size.
NPT National pipe thread.
NRTL Nationally recognised testing laboratory.
OP Open platform.
OPC Open process control.
PAS Process automation system.
PCS Process control system.
PED Pressure equipment directive.
PFD Probability of failure on demand.
PFP Passive fire protection.
PHSSER Project HSSE review.
P&ID Piping and instrument diagram.
PLC Programmable logic controller.
PMI Positive materials identification.
PSD Process shutdown.
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PSV Pressure safety valve.
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene.
PVC Polyvinyl chloride.
QL Quality level.
RF Raised face.
RPTFE Reinforced polytetrafluoroethylene.
RTD Resistance temperature detector.
SC Square connector.
SDRL Supplier deliverable requirements list.
SDSS Super duplex stainless steel.
SIL Safety integrity level.
SIS Safety instrumented system.
SRS Safety requirements specification.
SS Stainless steel.
SSC Sulphide stress cracking.
SWL Safe working load.
UCP Unit control panel.
UPS Uninterrupted power supply.
UT Ultrasonic testing.
UV Ultra violet.
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Annex B
(Normative)
Allowable piping loads on termination anchors
a. Package piping systems routed to the package edge shall be fully anchored by Supplier.
Anchor details shall be of welded construction to pipework. Anchors shall be designed for
the resultant forces and moments.
b. If there are limitation in providing package edge anchors, Company shall be advised no
later than 6 weeks after placement of the Purchase Order. Associated package piping
system terminal movements and piping restraint arrangements shall be provided to
Company. The acceptance of these alternative loadings by Company shall not be assumed.
c. Termination points anchored at the package edge shall be designed to accept the most
onerous combination of 2 times the resultant force and moment values tabulated in
Table B.1, from interconnecting field piping arrangements. The termination anchors shall
also contain loading from internal package piping systems.
d. If there be a requirement for increased termination point forces or moments due to field
piping restrictions in any one or more directions during detailed engineering, loads shall be
agreed between Supplier and Company.
e. The tabulated forces and moments are applicable for piping systems fabricated in carbon
steel, austenitic SS and DSS materials. The tabulated values shall be reduced to 70% for
titanium and 50% for copper-nickel piping systems.
f. For non-metallic materials, an applicable set of allowable piping loads shall be provided
for review during the proposal stage and shall be subject to Company approval.
g. The piping loads contained in Table B.1 shall apply to maximum design conditions.
h. Piping forces and moments up to 1,33 times values stated in Table B.1 shall be tolerated by
the piping connections if exposed to a seismic response event.
i. Basis for allowable forces and moments are as follows:
The following provides the basis for tabulated values in Table B.1 and also calculation method
for pipe sizes not listed in Table B1.
FS = Force allowable stress (psi)
MS = Moment allowable stress (psi)
Am = Metal area (in2)
Z = Section modulus (in3)
Values of FS and MS for pipe sizes are given as below:
Pipe size FS MS
DN (NPS) psi psi
≤ 150 (6) 305 6 005
200 (8) 305 5 671
250 (10) 305 5 337
300 (12) 305 5 004
350 (14) 305 4 670
400 (16) 305 4 279
450 (18) 305 4 003
500 (20) 271 3 669
≥ 600 (24) 203 3 002
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Allowable resultant force (lbf) FR = FS x Am

Allowable axial force (lbf) P = 0,5 x FR
Allowable longitudinal and circumferential force (lbf) VL or VC = 0,6124 x FR
Allowable resultant moment (in lbf) MR = Ms x Z
Allowable torsional moment (in lbf) MT = 0,7071 x MR
Allowable longitudinal and circumferential moment (in lbf) ML or MC = 0,5 x MR
Nomenclature:
P Axial force (lbf)
VL Longitudinal force (lbf)
VC Circumferential force (lbf)
FR Resultant force (lbf)
MT Torsional moment (in lbf)
ML Longitudinal moment (in lbf)
MC Circumferential moment (in lbf)
MR Resultant moment (in lbf)
Where axis P is the pipe centreline and axis VL and VC are mutually perpendicular to axis P.
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Table B.1 – Allowable piping loads on terminal anchors
Pipe size ASME P VL, VC FR MT ML , MC MR

DN (NPS) Class (lbf) (lbf) (lbf) (in lbf) (in lbf) (in lbf)
40 (1 1/2) 150 163 199 326 1 770 1 239 2 478

300 218 266 435 2 168 1 505 3 054
600 218 266 435 2 168 1 505 3 054
900 218 266 435 2 168 1 505 3 054
1 500 288 352 572 2 567 1 770 3 585
2 500 288 352 572 2 567 1 770 3 585
50 (2) 150 225 275 450 3 098 2 213 4 381

300 225 275 450 3 098 2 213 4 381
600 334 409 669 4 160 2 965 5 886
900 334 409 669 4 160 2 965 5 886
1 500 405 496 809 4 691 3 319 6 638
2 500 405 496 809 4 691 3 319 6 638
80 (3) 150 339 416 679 7 302 5 178 10 355

300 339 416 679 7 302 5 178 10 355
600 460 562 918 9 470 6 682 13 365
900 642 787 1 284 1 2214 8 629 17 303
1 500 833 1 020 1 665 14 559 10 267 20 578
2 500 833 1 020 1 665 14 559 10 267 20 578
100 (4) 150 483 592 967 13 630 9 647 19 295

300 483 592 967 13 630 9 647 19 295
600 671 822 1 335 18 144 12 834 25 667
900 851 1 043 1 703 21 994 15 577 31 110
1 500 1 225 1 511 2 467 28 853 20 401 40 802
2 500 1 225 1 511 2 467 28 853 20 401 40 802
150 (6) 150 850 1 041 1 700 36 067 25 490 51 025

300 1 034 1 266 2 068 43 015 30 447 60 893
600 1 280 1 568 2 561 51 910 36 686 73 417
900 1 630 1 996 3 261 63 593 44 962 89 924
1 500 2 382 2 917 4 763 85 011 60 141 120 237
2 500 2 414 2 956 4 828 85 852 60 716 121 432
200 (8) 150 1 279 1 567 2 558 67 398 47 661 95 323

300 1 362 1 669 2 726 71 470 50 538 101 076
600 1 596 1 956 3 193 82 533 58 371 116 741
900 2 720 3 332 5 440 130 858 92 535 185 069
1 500 3 598 4 406 7 195 162 987 115 237 230 518
2 500 4 016 4 919 8 031 176 572 124 884 249 724
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Pipe size ASME P VL, VC FR MT ML , MC MR

250 (10) 150 1 814 2 221 3 627 112 891 79 834 159 668
300 2 453 3 003 4 905 148 870 105 280 210 471
600 2 887 3 536 5 773 172 236 121 786 243 573
900 4 000 4 900 8 002 227 951 161 172 322 389
1 500 5 153 6 312 10 306 279 285 197 504 395 009
2 500 6 104 7 475 12 207 316 857 224 057 448 069
300 (12) 150 2 221 2 720 4 441 155 065 109 661 219 322
300 2 398 2 937 4 796 166 660 117 848 235 695
600 3 971 4 864 7 942 264 106 186 751 373 502
900 5 622 6 886 11 245 356 243 251 892 503 829
1 500 7 403 9 067 14 806 443 954 313 936 627 872
2 500 8 460 10 360 16 918 490 287 346 684 693 368
350 (14) 150 2 445 2 994 4 900 175 864 124 353 248 706
300 2 842 3 481 5 684 202 638 143 382 286 543
600 4 755 5 824 9 509 324 247 229 279 458 557
900 6 756 8 274 13 510 438 820 310 307 620 570
1 500 9 404 11 518 18 809 570 564 403 461 806 923
2 500 13 755 16 847 27 510 737 666 521 619 1 043 238
400 (16) 150 2 803 3 434 5 607 215 427 152 366 304 687
300 3 708 4 541 7 415 280 569 198 390 396 779
600 6 120 7 496 12 240 443 644 313 715 627 430
900 8 620 10 558 17 241 596 585 421 827 843 698
1 500 11 709 14 342 23 418 762 758 539 365 1 078 729
2 500 16 668 20 416 33 337 977 123 690 934 1 381 868
450 (18) 150 3 162 3 873 6 324 253 707 179 405 358 765
300 4 688 5 743 9 378 368 457 260 522 521 044
600 7 657 9 378 15 314 577 157 408 108 816 216
900 10 937 13 395 21 873 785 681 555 562 1 111 123
1 500 14 805 18 133 29 610 1 001 728 708 326 1 416 695
2 500 20 951 25 660 41 901 1 278 624 904 148 1 808 297
500 (20) 150 3 383 4 144 6 768 311 325 220 162 440 281
300 4 903 6 006 9 806 442 715 313 051 626 146
600 8 319 10 188 16 637 719 123 508 520 1 017 040
900 11 804 14 456 23 607 974 069 688 765 1 377 575
1 500 15 102 18 496 30 202 1 190 116 841 574 1 683 103
2 500 22 284 27 293 44 568 1 575 920 1 114 354 2 228 707
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Pipe size ASME P VL, VC FR MT ML, MC MR

600 (24) 150 3 748 4 591 7 495 450 990 318 893 637 829
300 5 116 6 265 10 231 606 055 428 553 857 107
600 8 857 10 848 17 715 1 004 073 710 007 1 420 014
900 12 823 15 706 25 647 1 384 257 978 804 1 957 609
1 500 17 144 20 773 34 288 1 749 439 1 237 069 2 474 094
2 500 24 483 29 987 48 966 2 252 958 1 593 091 3 186 181
Notes:
1. Axis P is the pipe centreline and axis VL and VC are mutually perpendicular to axis P.
2. Tabulated force and moment components may be +ve or –ve.
3. Flange ratings are in conformance to ASME B.16.5.
4. Allowable loads as given are valid for materials up to 392°F. Above 392°F, a de-rating factor shall be applied as follows:
Temperature °F 392 482 572 662 752 842 932
De-rating factor 1,00 0,92 0,83 0,75 0,67 0,58 0,50
5. Interpolation between given values is permitted.

6. For sizes greater than NPS 24, allowable load values shall be calculated in conformance to clause i. in Annex B.
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Annex C
(Normative)
Grounding diagram
Notes for grounding diagram:

1. Cable armour grounded to junction box via gland. For non-metallic boxes, gland is grounded by means of ground tag and ground
strip.
2. Overall shield is insulated from ground where it passes through the gland.
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[9] GIS 36-350, Material Specification for Nickel Alloy 625.
[10] GIS 36-360, Material Specification for Titanium Grade 2.
[11] GIS 36-370, Material Specification for 17-4PH Cr/Ni Stainless Steel Bar.
[12] GIS 62-011, Specification for Wedge Gate Valves (API 600).
[13] GIS 62-012, Specification for Ball Valves - (API 608).
[14] GIS 62-013, Specification for Ball Valves (ISO 14313 or API 6D).
[15] GIS 62-014, Specification for Butterfly Valves (API 609).
[16] GIS 62-015, Specification for Gate, Globe, and Check Valves (API 602).
[17] GIS 62-018, Specification for Parallel Slide Steel Gate Valves (BS EN 1984).
[18] GIS 62-019, Specification for Globe Valves (BS 1873).
[19] GIS 62-020, Specification for Slab, Expanding, and Wedge Gate Valves (ISO 14313 or API 6D).
[20] GIS 62-021, Specification for Integral Block and Bleed Valve Manifolds (EEMUA 182).
[21] GIS 62-023, Specification for Plug Valves (ISO 14313 or API 6D).
[22] GIS 62-024, Specification for Steel Lift Check Valves (BS 1868).
[23] GIS 62-026, Specification for Swing and Wafer Check Valves (API 594).
[24] GIS 62-035, Specification for mechanical integrity and sizing of actuators and mounting kits for
valves (BS ISO 12490).
[25] GN 30-011, Thermowell Specification and Evaluation.
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[26] GP 30-30, Guidance on Practice for Field Communication Buses.
[27] GP 36-26, Materials for Sour Service in Refining and Marketing Operations.
[28] GP 46-01, Guidance on Practice for New Pressure Vessels.
[29] GPO-EN-SPE-00002, Supplier Information Requirements Specification.
[30] GPO-EN-SPE-01004, Specification for Supplier Weight Control.
[31] GPO-MP-PRO-00015, Master Nominated Items List.
[32] GPO-MP-SPE-00001, Specification for Packing, Marking and Shipping.
[33] GPO-QA-SPE-00001, Supplier Quality Requirements Specification.
[34] IEC 61850, Communication networks and systems for power utility automation.
[35] IEC 61892 Mobile and fixed offshore units - Electrical installations.
[36] 29 CFR 1910, Title 29 - Labor, Subtitle B – Regulations Relating to Labor,

Chapter XVII - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor,
Part 184 - Slings.
[37] 29 CFR 1910, Title 29 - Labor, Subtitle B – Regulations Relating to Labor,

Chapter XVII - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor,
Part 1010 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Subpart D – Walking-Working Surfaces.
[38] 33 CFR Chapter I, Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters, Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department
of Homeland Security, Part 143 - Design and Equipment, Subpart B - OCS Facilities, Section
143 110 - Guards and Rails.
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General Engineering Specification for Packaged Equipment

GPO-EN-SPE-40104 Page 2 of 2 Rev: B02

General Engineering Specification for

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10 Electrical, control, instrumentation, and telecommunications installation .............................. 34

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13.2 Layout ....................................................................................................................... 87

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23.2 Noise tests .............................................................................................................. 122

Table 1 - Datum points .................................................................................................................. 17

Figure 1 - Equipment access categories ....................................................................................... 24

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Figure 3 - Access to fixed equipment ............................................................................................ 26

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EP-GIS 40-104-1 replaces the previously issued document GIS 40-104.

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a. This Specification provides requirements for the design, engineering, materials,

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American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

American Petroleum Institute (API)

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API RP 505 Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

American Welding Society (AWS)

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Energy Industries Council

Energy Institute Guidelines

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Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association (EEMUA)

European Standards (EN)

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)

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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association (NEMA)

National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)

Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

3 Terms and definitions

Company responsible engineer

Escape route lighting

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Supplier packaged equipment

4 Symbols and abbreviations

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6.3 Specific scope

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6.4 Manufacturing quality

6.5 Proprietary equipment

6.6 Design life

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6.7 Proven design

6.8 Environmental data

6.10 Units of measurement

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Table 1 - Datum points

Equipment Type Plan Elevation

6.13 Safety, operation, and maintenance

6.13.1 PHSSER and MAR