مهندس بترول1 REFERENCE LAWS, STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
The main International Norms, Codes/Standards and Rules followed are indicated below.
The latest edition of the Codes and Standards listed in the following paragraphs have been applied.
1.1 HIERARCHY IN LAW AND STANDARD APPLICATION
The order of priority has been the following:
• Egyptian Laws and Regulations (where applicable);
• International Standards;
• Project documentation.
1.2 NATIONAL REGULATION
1. Law 4/1994, amended by Law 9/2009 and Executive Regulation 1095/2011 modified by 710/2012.
2. Ministry of Trade and Industry Decrease N° 265/2008 on Committing to the International Standards on Occupational Safety and Health.
3. Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) – Certifications and Operations: Heliports & Helidecks.
4. Egyptian Labor Law #12/2003.
1.3 APPLICABLE CODES, STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
1. API RP 2L – Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing and Constructing Heliports for Fixed Offshore Platforms.
2. API RP-14C – Design, Installation, Testing-Basic Surface Safety System.
3. API RP 14E – Recommended Practice for Design and Installation of Offshore Production Platform Piping Systems.
4. API RP-14G – Recommended Practice for Fire Prevention and Control on Open Type Offshore Production Platforms.
5. API RP 14 J – Recommended Practice for Design and Hazards Analysis for Offshore.
6. API RP 505 – Recommended Practice for Classification of Location for Electrical installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified
7. API RP 520 Parts 1&2 – Sizing, Selection and Installation of Pressure Relief Systems in Refineries.
8. API RP 521 Guide for Pressure Relief and Depressurizing Systems.
9. API Publ. 2218 Fireproofing Practices in Petroleum & Petrochemical Processing Plants.
10. CAP 437 – Standards for off-shore heliport landing area.
11. DNV-OS-A101 – Safety Principle and Arrangements.
12. DNV-OS-D301 – Fire Protection.
13. DNV-OS-E403 – Offshore Loading Buoy.
14. EN 60079-0 – Electrical Apparatus for Potentially Explosive Atmosphere – General Requirements.
15. EN 60079-2 – Explosive atmospheres (Part 2): Equipment protection by pressurized enclosure "p".
16. EN 60079-1 – Explosive atmospheres (Part 1): Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures "d".
17. EN 60079-7 – Explosive atmospheres (Part 7): Equipment protection by increased safety "e".
18. EN 60079-11 – Explosive atmospheres (Part 11): Equipment protection by intrinsic safety "i".
19. FSS Code International Code for Fire Safety Systems.
20. IALA – Standard of Lighthouse Authorities will be used for location of Aids to Navigation lights and horns.
21. ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization – Heliport Manual.
22. IMO – International Maritime Organization.
23. ISO 10418 Analysis, design, installation and testing of basic surface safety system for Offshore Production Platforms.
24. ISO 13702 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Control and mitigation of fires and explosions on offshore production installations – Requirements and guidelines.
25. ISO 15544 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Offshore production installations – Requirements and guidelines for emergency response.
26. ISO 17776 – Petroleum and natural gas industries – Offshore production installations – Guidelines on tools and technique for hazard identification and risk assessment.
27. IEC 60079-10-1 Part 10-1 Explosive atmospheres – Part 10-1: Classification of areas – Explosive gas atmospheres.
28. IEC 60079-14 – Explosive atmospheres – Part 14: Electrical installations design, selection and erection.
29. IEC 60529 – Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code).
30. IEC 61508 – Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety.
31. IEC 61511 – Functional safety – Safety instrumented systems for the process industry