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Ch.2: Technical Provisions [Table of Contents] Sec.2: General Piping Design

DNV-OS-D101 Marine and Machinery Systems and Equipment

[-] Ch.2: Technical Provisions
[-] Sec.1: Design Principles

Ch.2

SECTION 1
Design Principles

Ch.2 Sec.1
A. Arrangement

Ch.2 Sec.1
A 100   General

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
101
   All machinery, systems and components that shall be operated or subject to inspection shall be installed and arranged for easy access.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
102
   All components in a system shall be satisfactorily matched with regard to function, capacity and strength. Relative motions between parts of the machinery shall be allowed for without inducing detrimental stresses.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
103
   All machinery shall be equipped with control and instrumentation considered necessary for safe operation of the machinery.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
104
   All spaces in which machinery is operated and where flammable or toxic gases or vapours may accumulate, or where a low oxygen atmosphere may occur, shall be provided with adequate ventilation under all conditions.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
105
   The capacity and arrangement of machinery spaces and emergency generator room ventilation shall cover demands for operating the machinery, boilers and emergency generator at full power in all weather conditions.

On floating installations, ventilation inlets and outlets shall be located not less than 4.5 m above freeboard deck. Supply of air to the engine room/main power generation room, emergency power room and fire pump room shall be ensured even in the event of failure of one ventilation fan. As an alternative to the redundancy requirements in B300 alternative provision of air by adequate openings will be specially considered.



Ch.2 Sec.1 A
106
   Service and utility systems (e.g. steam, heating medium, cooling medium, compressed air, drains etc.) connected to systems containing flammable or toxic liquids or gases shall normally not be combined with similar systems located in non-hazardous areas or connected to non-hazardous systems.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
107
   Any connection between hazardous and non-hazardous systems shall be designed to eliminate or control the risk of ingress of hazardous material from one system to the other due to incorrect operation or leaks.

The following issues shall be evaluated by the designer and documented before systems are interconnected:
identify possible failure modes and define a realistic range of leak sizes
evaluate possible consequences of cross contamination
describe and evaluate reliability, maintainability and testability of active and passive protection systems (e.g. liquid seals, non return valves, detectors, actuated valves, primary and secondary loops etc.).

If the potential consequences of cross contamination are found to be significant or the reliability of protective measures is difficult to maintain or verify, separated systems shall be specified.

Ch.2 Sec.1
A 200   Prevention of inadvertent operations

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
201
   The machinery shall be so arranged that inadvertent operation leading to reduced safety of the unit or installation or personnel, cannot occur as a consequence of one single operational error.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
202
   The machinery and piping systems shall be arranged to prevent sea water, stored hydrocarbons or chemicals or ballast from reaching dry spaces of the installation or stored hydrocarbons or chemicals from being discharged overboard as a consequence of inadvertent operations. Measures shall also be taken to prevent inadvertent movement of ballast or stored fluids internally within these systems.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
203
   Systems and tanks shall be so arranged that leakage or operation of valves will not directly lead to increased risk of damage to machinery, installation or personnel due to mixing of different fluids.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
204
   Open or closed position of valves shall be easily visible.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
205
   If a valve's function in the system is not evident, there shall be adequate information on a name plate attached to the valve.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
206
   All connections to sea shall be marked: SEA DIRECT.

Ch.2 Sec.1
A 300   Communications

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
301
   For self propelled units, at least two independent means shall be provided for communicating orders from the navigating bridge to the position in the machinery space or in the control room from which the engines are normally controlled.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
302
   For self propelled units, at least one means of communication shall be provided between the control station or bridge and any other control position(s) from which the propulsion machinery may be controlled.

Ch.2 Sec.1
A 400   Engineers' alarm

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
401
   For self propelled units arrangement shall be provided at the main propulsion control station or at the manoeuvring platform as appropriate for the operation of an engineers' alarm which shall be clearly audible in the engineers' accommodation.

Ch.2 Sec.1
A 500   Fire protection

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
501
   Facilities for the safe storage and handling of flammable fluids shall be found on board.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
502
   All spaces where oil-burning installations, settling tanks or daily service fuel oil tanks are located, shall be easily accessible and well ventilated.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
503
   Where small leaks of flammable fluids may occur during normal service or routine maintenance work, special arrangements shall be made to prevent these fluids from reaching other parts of the machinery where danger of ignition may arise.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
504
   Piping and other installations for the transport of flammable fluids shall be so located that the fire hazard resulting from rupture and other failures, is acceptably low.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
505
   Exhaust pipes shall not be led in the vicinity of fuel oil tanks, storage tank bulkheads.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
506
   All surfaces which may reach a temperature of 220°C or more, shall be insulated or equivalently protected so that flammable fluids cannot be ignited.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
507
   Where oil absorbing insulating material is used, the insulation shall be covered by non-combustible vapour-tight sheeting.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
508
   All other possible ignition sources of the machinery shall be protected in order to prevent ignition of flammable fluids.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
509
   Flammable or oil absorbing materials shall not be used in floors, gratings etc. in boiler and engine rooms, shaft tunnels or in compartments where settling tanks are installed.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
510
   Hydraulic power units shall be provided with adequate shielding in order to avoid potential oil leakage, or spray coming into contact with any sources of ignition.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
511
   When purifiers for heated fuel oil are not located in a separate room, consideration shall be given with regard to their lo-cation, ventilation conditions, containment of possible leakage and shielding from ignition sources.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
512
   Approved penetrations shall be used where pipes are passing through fire resistant bulkheads or decks.

Ch.2 Sec.1
A 600   Piping systems

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
601
   Metallic pipes shall be connected by welding or brazing or by detachable connections in accordance with Sec.6.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
602
   Plastic pipes shall be connected by welding, gluing, cementing, lamination or similar methods in accordance with Sec.6 E or by approved detachable connections in accordance with Sec.2 G.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
603
   Installation of pipes for water, steam or oil behind or above electric switchboards shall be avoided as far as possible. If this is impracticable, all detachable pipe joints and valves shall be at a safe distance from the switchboard or well shielded from it.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
604
   Routing of water pipes and air and sounding pipes through freezing chambers shall be avoided.

Ch.2 Sec.1
A 700   Operation of valves

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
701
   Sea suction and discharge valves located in dry compartments, bilge valves and valves on the fuel oil and lubricating oil tanks which are situated higher than the double bottom tanks, shall be arranged for local manual operation. The change over to manual operation from possible remote control arrangement shall be simple to execute.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
702
   For remotely controlled valves failure in power supply or control signal shall not cause:
opening of closed valves
closing of open valves on fuel oil tanks and in cooling water system for propulsion and power generating machinery.


Ch.2 Sec.1 A
703
   All valves in storage and ballast tanks which are hydraulically or pneumatically controlled shall also be arranged for manual operation, e.g. with a hand-pump connected to the control system.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
704
   Spindles of sea suction valves, discharge valves below the load line, emergency bilge valves in engine rooms and blow down discharge valves shall extend above the floor plates or by other means be easily accessible and visible. For vessels with class notation E0 see also Rules for Classification of Ships Pt.3 Ch.3 Sec.6.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
705
   Remotely controlled valves shall be provided with indications for open and closed valve positions at the control station. In cases where the possibility of local manual operation is required in addition to the remote control, means of observing the valve position at the valve location shall be provided.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
706
   When the valves are designed for actuator, the system transmitting the torque to the valve stem, or the valve stem itself shall be equipped with an interchangeable safety device such as breaking pins or equivalent.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
707
   In addition, requirements for weathertight and watertight integrity as given in DNV-OS-C301, shall be complied with.

Ch.2 Sec.1
A 800   Valves on sides and bottom of floating units and installations

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
801
   All sea inlet and overboard discharge pipes shall be fitted with easily accessible valves or cocks secured direct to the shell or sea chest.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
802
   If it is impractical to fit the valves or cocks directly to the shell or sea chest, distance pieces of steel may be accepted.

These shall be made as short, rigid constructions, and shall not be of a thickness less than given in DNV-OS-C301, Ch.2 Sec.2 F200.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
803
   For units or installations with double side and/or bottom, the following requirements apply:

  1. The valve may be fitted to the inboard tank boundary.
  2. The pipe wall thickness between side and bottom and inner boundary shall be minimum 11 mm, regardless of pipe diameter and regardless the shell plating thickness.
  3. Due attention shall be paid to the detail design to avoid high stresses being introduced at pipe fixations, as for example where the outer and inner boundary are connected by a short and straight pipe.
  4. Outlet- or inlet-pipes passing through heated fuel oil tanks or lubricating oil tanks shall be surrounded by cofferdams.


Ch.2 Sec.1 A
804
   All outlets and sea inlet valves shall be fitted to the shell in such a way that piping inboard of the valves may be disconnected without interfering with the watertight integrity of the shell.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
805
   Valves and cocks for blow down of boilers shall have a protection ring fitted on the outside of the shell plating through which the spigot shall be carried.

The spigot shall terminate flush with the outer side of the ring.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
806
   Suction and discharge valves of steel and sea chests and distance pieces shall be protected against corrosion by an efficient coating or equivalent.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
807
   All suction and discharge pipes shall be adequately protected where they are liable to be damaged by cargo and equipment.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
808
   Sea inlets shall be so designed and arranged as to limit turbulence and to avoid entry of air due to the unit/installation's movements.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
809
   Scuppers and sanitary discharges shall be arranged in accordance with DNV-OS-C301, Ch.2 Sec.2, as applicable.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
810
   Sea inlets and discharge valves for systems where plastic piping is used shall be arranged with remote closing arrangement. The adequacy of this system shall be documented.

Ch.2 Sec.1
A 900   Fittings on watertight bulkheads

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
901
   Where a collision bulkhead is provided, any pipes penetrating collision bulkhead to be arranged in accordance with DNV Rules for Classification of Ships Pt.4 Ch.6 Sec.3.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
902
   No drain valve or cock shall be fitted to watertight bulkheads unless they are accessible at all times and capable of being closed from above the deep load line. Alternatively the valve shall be of the self-closing type. Indication of open and closed position of the valves and cocks shall be provided.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
903
   Fastening of fittings, pipes, etc. to bulkheads or tunnel plating by means of bolts passing through clearing holes in the plating is not acceptable.

Ch.2 Sec.1
A 1000   Requirements dependent upon damage stability calculations

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
1001
   For units or installations where damage stability requirements apply, precautions shall be taken to prevent intercommunication through damaged pipe lines between flooded and intact compartments.

For this purpose, where any part of a pipe system is situated within the defined damaged area and the pipe line has an open end in a compartment assumed to be intact, then an isolating valve shall be fitted. The valve shall be situated outside the damaged area and shall be operable from the freeboard deck or from another position and accessible when the unit or installation is in damaged condition. For bilge lines, the remotely operated stop valves may be substituted by a non-return valve.

Ch.2 Sec.1
A 1100   Refrigeration systems

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
1101
   Fixed refrigeration plants (including air condition plants) with a total prime mover rated effect of 100 kW and above, shall comply with safety requirements as given in the Rules for Classification of Ships Pt.5 Ch.10.

Refrigeration plants using Group 2 refrigerants (e.g. ammonia) shall comply with the safety requirements as given in Pt.5 Ch.10 irrespective of size.

Ch.2 Sec.1 A
1102
   Spaces containing refrigeration installations and not fitted with mechanical ventilations, shall be provided with an oxygen deficiency monitoring system. Alarm indication shall be located at the entrance to the space. Regarding routing of alarm to a manned control station, see also DNV-OS-D202, Ch.2 Sec.2 A400.

Ch.2 Sec.1
B. Construction and Function

Ch.2 Sec.1
B 100   General

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
101
   The machinery shall be so designed, installed and protected that risks of fire, explosions, accidental pollution, leakages and accidents thereof are acceptably low.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
102
   Reliability and availability of the machinery shall be adapted according to considerations of the consequences from machinery failures and disturbances.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
103
   The design arrangement of machinery foundations, shaft connections, piping and ducting shall take into account the effects of thermal expansion, vibrations, misalignment and hull interaction to ensure operation within safe limits. Bolts and nuts exposed to dynamic forces and vibrations shall be properly secured.

Ch.2 Sec.1
B 200   Environmental conditions

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
201
   All machinery, components and systems essential to the safe operation of a unit should be designed to operate under the following static conditions of inclination:
stabilized units - from upright to an angle of inclination of 15° in any direction;
self-elevating units - from upright to an angle of inclination of 10° in any direction;
surface units - from upright and in level trim to an angle of inclination of 15° either way and simultaneously trimmed up to 5° by the bow or stern.


Ch.2 Sec.1 B
202
   Deviations from these angles may be required or considered, taking into consideration the type, size and service conditions of the unit.


Ch.2 Sec.1 B
203
   The emergency generator and its prime mover and any emergency accumulator battery shall be designed to function at full rated power when upright and when inclined up to the maximum angle of heel in the intact and damaged condition, as determined in accordance with chapter 3. In no case need the equipment be designed to operate when inclined more than:
25° in any direction on a column-stabilized unit;
15° in any direction on a self-elevating unit; and
22.5° about the longitudinal axis and/or when inclined 10° about the transverse axis on a surface unit.


Ch.2 Sec.1 B
204
   All components and systems covered by this standard shall be designed to operate under the following environmental conditions unless otherwise specified in the detailed requirements for the component or system:
  1. Ambient air temperature in the machinery space between 0°C and 45°C.
  2. Relative humidity of air in the machinery space up to 96%.
  3. Sea water temperature up to 32°C.


Ch.2 Sec.1 B
205
   Where the standard gives requirements for capacity or power of machinery, these shall be determined at the ambient reference conditions stated in Table B1.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
Table B1 Ambient reference conditions for machinery 
Parameter Value 
Total barometric pressure 1 bar 
Ambient air temperature 45°C 
Relative humidity of air 60% 
Sea water temperature 32°C 



Ch.2 Sec.1 B
206
   The engine manufacturer shall not be expected to provide simulated ambient reference conditions at a test bed unless specified in the relevant standards.

Ch.2 Sec.1
B 300   Functional capability and redundancy (floating units)

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
301
   Components and systems shall be arranged with redundancy so that a single failure of any active component or system does not cause loss of any main function, as specified in DNV-OSS-101 Ch.1 Sec.3 A and DNV-OSS-102 Ch.1 Sec.3 A, with the exceptions listed in 305.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
302
   Redundancy can either be arranged as component redundancy or system redundancy as defined in Ch.1 Sec.1 D200.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
303
   For redundancy on a component level a single failure of an active component shall not lead to a reduction of the output power for the main function served, as long as the main function is served by one system only.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
304
   For duplicated systems a single failure of an active component or a system shall not reduce the output power for the main function, served by the duplicate system, to less than 40% of the nominal output rated power. 301 and 302 shall be considered as general requirements. For evaluation of deviations or equivalent solutions reference should be made to the relevant standard for the component or system in question.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
305
   The following active components are general exceptions to 301 and are not required as part of the designed redundancy, unless otherwise specified in the rules:
main engine
shafting, gear, driven unit (e.g. propeller)
anchor windlass
machinery for emergency power supply
auxiliary thrusters.


Ch.2 Sec.1 B
306
   Components and systems forming part of the designed redundancy are normally to be arranged as system availability R2 (see Ch.1 Sec.1 D200). When the interruption of the function, of a duplicated component or system, entails considerable hazard to other components or systems, or to the unit or installation, system availability R1 shall be arranged. The installation can be arranged as system availability R3 if accepted in the relevant standard.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
307
   Active components, arranged as part of the designed redundancy, shall be so dimensioned that in the event of a single failure sufficient capacity remains to cover demands at the maximum continuous load of the component served.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
308
   When two or more components are performing the same function, these shall be mutually independent and at least one shall be independently driven. Components arranged as part of the designed redundancy, yet only performing auxiliary functions to a main unit, can be directly powered by the main unit through separate power transmissions, on the condition that these components are not necessary for the starting of the main unit.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
309
   The machinery shall be so arranged and designed that all main functions can be maintained simultaneously in normal service.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
310
   For self-propelled units maintenance tasks normally expected to occur at short intervals, for example weekly, shall be carried out without loss of propulsion or steering.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
311
   Change over from one normal operational mode to another normal operational mode of the machinery shall be possible without interruption in propulsion or steering.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
312
   Machinery or equipment having remote or automatic control, shall have additional alternative provisions for attendance and operation.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
313
   For mobile offshore units the machinery shall be so arranged that it can be brought into operation from the «dead ship» condition within 30 minutes using only the facilities available on board. «Dead ship» condition is understood to mean that the entire machinery installation, including the power supply, is out of operation and that auxiliary services (such as compressed air, starting current from batteries etc.) for bringing the main propulsion into operation and for the restoration of the main power supply are not available.

In order to restore operation from the «dead ship» condition, an emergency generator may be used provided that it is ensured that the emergency power supply from it is available at all times. It is assumed that means are available to start the emergency generator at all times.

For units without a designated emergency engine, in accordance with the 1989 MODU code, all main engines doubling as emergency engines are considered to be available for start.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
314
   Requirements for cold starting arrangements of floating offshore installations shall be especially determined depending on project specific assessment of the safety hazards involved.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
315
   The performance and capacity of auxiliary systems shall be adapted to the needs of the machinery installations served.

Ch.2 Sec.1
B 400   Failure effects

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
401
   In the event of failure, components and systems shall enter the least hazardous of the possible failure states with regard to machinery, personnel and environment.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
402
   The probability that failure in a component causes damage or failure to other components, shall be acceptably low.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
403
   Failure of one component in a system arranged as part of the designed redundancy shall not lead to failure or damage to backup or parallel components or systems.

Ch.2 Sec.1
B 500   Component design

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
501
   Where no specific requirements are given in these standards regarding dimensioning and choice of materials, generally recognised standards and engineering principles may be applied.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
502
   If acceptable accuracy cannot be obtained by strength calculations, special tests for the determination of the strength of the design may be required.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
503
   When it is of essential significance for the safety of the unit or installation that the function of a component is maintained as long as possible in the event of fire, materials with high heat resistance shall be used.

Ch.2 Sec.1 B
504
   Materials with low heat resistance shall not be used in components where fire may cause outflow of flammable or health hazardous fluids, flooding of any watertight compartment or destruction of watertight integrity.

Ch.2 Sec.1
C. Personnel Protection

Ch.2 Sec.1
C 100   General

Ch.2 Sec.1 C
101
   Machinery, boilers and associated piping systems shall be so installed and protected as to reduce to a minimum any danger to persons onboard, due regard being paid to moving parts, hot surfaces and other hazards.
Ch.2: Technical Provisions [Table of Contents] Sec.2: General Piping Design