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API RP 14F Document Information:
Title
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
American Petroleum Institute
Publication Date:
Jul 1, 2008
Scope:
This document recommends minimum requirements and guidelines for
the design, installation, and maintenance of electrical systems on
fixed and floating petroleum facilities located offshore. For
facilities classified as Zone 0, Zone 1 or Zone 2, reference API
14FZ, 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 or Zone
2. These facilities include drilling, producing and pipeline
transportation facilities associated with oil and gas exploration
and production. This recommended practice (RP) is not applicable to
Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) without production
facilities. This document is intended to bring together in one
place a brief description of basic desirable electrical practices
for offshore electrical systems. The recommended practices
contained herein recognize that special electrical considerations
exist for offshore petroleum facilities. These include:
the inherent electrical shock possibility presented by the
marine environment and steel decks;
space limitations that require that equipment be installed in or
near classified locations;
the corrosive marine environment; d) motion and buoyancy
concerns associated with floating facilities.
This RP applies to both permanent and temporary electrical
installations. The guidelines presented herein should provide a
high level of electrical safety when used in conjunction with
well-defined area classifications. This RP emphasizes safe
practices for classified locations on offshore petroleum facilities
but does not include guidelines for classification of areas; for
guidance on the classification of areas refer to API 500 and API
505, as applicable.
Applicability of National Electrical Code
Electrical systems for offshore petroleum facilities shall be
designed and installed in accordance with the National Electrical
Code, 2008 edition, except where specific departures are noted.
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