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DNV-OS-D202 Automation, Safety, and Telecommunication Systems [Table of Contents] Ch.2: Technical Provisions

DNV-OS-D202 Automation, Safety, and Telecommunication Systems

[-] Ch.1: Introduction

CHAPTER 1

Introduction

Ch.1

SECTION 1
General

Ch.1 Sec.1
A. Introduction

Ch.1 Sec.1
A 100   Objectives

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
101
   The objectives of this standard are to:
provide an internationally acceptable standard for general requirements to safety, automation, and telecommunication systems by defining minimum requirements for design, materials, fabrication, installation, testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance, re-qualification, and abandonment
serve as a technical reference document in contractual matters between purchasers and contractors
serve as a guideline for designers, purchasers and contractors.

    Guidance note:
    Additional requirements for specific applications will be given in the DNV Offshore Standard covering those applications.

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Ch.1 Sec.1
A 200   Scope and application

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
201
   The requirements of this standard, shall apply to all safety, automation, and telecommunication systems required by the DNV Offshore Standards.

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
202
   All safety, automation, and telecommunication systems installed, but not necessarily required by the DNV Offshore Standards, that may have an impact on the safety of main functions (see DNV-OS-A101), shall meet the requirements of this standard.

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
203
   The requirements of this standard are considered to meet the regulations of the "1989 MODU Code", with regard to safety, automation, and telecommunication systems.

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
204
   For telecommunication only relevant parts are applicable. For specific requirement to telecommunication equipment reference is made to DNV-OS-A101 Sec.6 F.

Ch.1 Sec.1
A 300   Organisation of contents

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
301
   Ch.2 Sec.1 to Sec.5 give common requirements which are considered applicable to all types of offshore units and installations.

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
302
   Ch.2 Sec.6 gives supplementary requirements to Drilling Units.

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
303
   Ch.2 Sec.7 gives supplementary requirements to Oil and Gas Production and Storage Units

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
304
   Ch.3 gives procedures and requirements applicable when this standard is used as part of DNV classification. Documentation requirements are also given.

Ch.1 Sec.1
A 400   Alterations and additions

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
401
   Manufacturers or system suppliers shall maintain a system to track changes as a result of defects being detected in hardware and software, and inform users of the need for modification in the event of detecting a defect.

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
402
   When an alteration or addition to the approved system(s) is proposed, plans shall be submitted for approval. The alterations or additions shall be presented under inspection, and the installation and testing shall be to the inspecting party's satisfaction.

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
403
   Details of proposed hardware and software modifications shall be submitted for evaluation. Where the modification may affect compliance with the offshore standard, proposals for verification and validation shall also be submitted.

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
404
   Software versions shall be identifiable as required in Ch.2 Sec.3.

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
405
   If remote software maintenance is arranged for onboard, the installation of new software versions submitted from software suppliers requires the below items and or actions to be fulfilled:
  1. no modification shall be possible without the acceptance and acknowledgement by the vessel/ unit's responsible
  2. the objective or reason for updating a software module shall be documented in the vessel/unit systems/software maintenance log
  3. any revision which may affect compliance with the standard shall be approved by the Approval centre and evidence of such shall be available onboard
  4. an installation procedure and required pre-requisites for installation of the software module shall be available
  5. the security of the installation process and integrity of the new software shall be verified (especially when software has been transferred using open lines like the Internet)
  6. a test program for verification of correct installation and correct functioning of the functions shall be available
  7. in the case that the new software module has not been successfully installed, the previous version of the system shall be available for re-installation and re-testing (as a roll back function).

Ch.1 Sec.1
A 500   Assumptions

Ch.1 Sec.1 A
501
   The requirements of this standard are based on the assumptions that the personnel using the equipment to be installed on board are familiar with the use of, and able to operate, this equipment.

Ch.1 Sec.1
B. References

Ch.1 Sec.1
B 100   Normative references

Ch.1 Sec.1 B
101
   The standards listed in Table B1 include provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this offshore standard. The latest issue of the references shall be used unless otherwise agreed. Other recognised standards may be used provided it can be demonstrated that these meet or exceed the requirements of the standards referenced.

Ch.1 Sec.1 B
Table B1 Normative references 
Reference Title 
IEC 60529 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) 
IEC 60533 Electrical and electronic installations in ships - Electromagnetic compatibility 
IEC 60945 Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems - General requirements - Methods of testing and required test results 
IEC 61000-4-2 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques - Section 2: Electrostatic discharge immunity test. Basic EMC Publication 
IEC 61000-4-3 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques - Section 3: Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test 
IEC 61000-4-4 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques - Section 4: Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test. Basic EMC Publication 
IEC 61000-4-5 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques - Section 5: Surge immunity test 
IEC 61000-4-6 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques - Section 6: Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency fields 
Classification Note 45.1 Electromagnetic Compatibility 
IMO Resolution A.830.19 Code on alarms and indicators. 

Ch.1 Sec.1
B 200   Offshore standards

Ch.1 Sec.1 B
201
   The latest revision of the DNV Offshore standards listed in table B2 applies.

Ch.1 Sec.1 B
Table B2 DNV Offshore Standards and other DNV references 
Standard Title 
DNV-OSS-101 Rules for Classification of Offshore Drilling and Support Units 
DNV-OSS-102 Rules for Classification of Floating Production, Storage and Loading Units 
DNV-OS-A101 Safety Principles and Arrangement 
DNV-OS-D101 Marine Machinery Systems and Equipment 
DNV-OS-D201 Electrical Installations 
DNV-OS-D301 Fire Protection 
DNV-OS-E101 Drilling Plant 
DNV-OS-E201 Oil and Gas processing systems 
DNV-OS-E301 Position Mooring. 

Ch.1 Sec.1 B
Table B3 Informative references 
Standard Title 
Certification Note No. 1.2 Type Approval 
Certification Note No. 2.4 Environmental Test Specification for Instrumentation and Automation Equipment 
1989 MODU Code (IMO) Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 1989, as amended 
IMO FSS Code International code for fire systems. 

Ch.1 Sec.1
C. Definitions

Ch.1 Sec.1
C 100   Verbal forms

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
101
   Shall: Indicates requirements strictly to be followed in order to conform to this standard and from which no deviation is permitted.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
102
   Should: Indicates that among several possibilities one is recommended as particularly suitable, without mentioning or excluding others, or that a certain course of action is preferred but not necessarily required. Other possibilities have to be agreed upon.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
103
   May: Verbal form used to indicate a course of action permissible within the limits of the standard.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
104
   Agreement, agreed or by agreement: Unless otherwise indicated, agreed in writing between contractor and purchaser.

Ch.1 Sec.1
C 200   General terms

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
201
   Automation system: A system that is able to control, and/or monitor fully of partly, the operation of equipment under control (EUC).

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
202
   Monitoring system: A system that is able to monitor and issue alarms relating to the operation of an equipment under control (EUC).

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
203
   Safety system: A system able to detect the need for and perform safety actions, - such as shut-down of an equipment under control (EUC).

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
204
   Telecommunication system: A system providing internal communication within the unit (e.g. telephones, public address, general alarm) or externally to the unit (e.g. radio).

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
205
   Alarm: A combined visual and audible signal for warning of an abnormal condition, where the audible part calls the attention of personnel, and the visual part serves to identify the abnormal condition.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
206
   Safety shutdown: A safety action that will be initiated upon EUC failure or by other predefined events (e.g. gas detection) and shall result in the shutting down of the EUC or part of the EUC in question.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
207
   System: A system includes all components necessary for performing safety, automation or telecommunication functions, including sensors and actuators. As used in this standard, system is short for safety, automation or telecommunication system. A system includes all resources required to support one specific function, including:
the field instrumentation of one or more process segments
all necessary resources needed to maintain the function including system monitoring and adequate self-check
all user interfaces.
initiate required actions.
feedback on activated actions, when relevant.


Ch.1 Sec.1 C
208
   An essential safety, automation or telecommunication system (hereafter called an essential system or essential function): A system supporting equipment, which needs to be in continuous operation or continuous available for on demand operation for maintaining the unit's safety. Systems supporting the propulsion and steering functions are considered as essential for all units incorporating such functions. The definition essential system may also apply to other functions when these are defined as such in the DNV Offshore Standards.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
209
   An important safety, automation or telecommunication system (hereafter called an important system or function): A system supporting functions in order to perform in accordance to class requirement, unless specified otherwise in other DNV Offshore standards.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
210
   Non-important safety, automation and telecommunication systems (hereafter called non-important systems or non-important function): Systems supporting functions that are not required by the DNV Offshore Standards.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
211
   Field instrumentation: All instrumentation that forms an integral part of a process segment to maintain a function. The field instrumentation includes:
sensors, actuators, local control loops and related local processing as required to maintain local control and monitoring of the process segment
user interface for manual operation (when required).

Other equipment items do not, whether they are implemented locally or remotely, belong to the field instrumentation. This applies to data communication and facilities for data acquisition and pre-processing of information utilised by remote systems.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
212
   Process segment: A collection of mechanical equipment with its related field instrumentation, e.g. a machinery or a piping system. Process segments belonging to essential systems are referred to as essential.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
213
   Integrated system: A combination of computer based systems which are interconnected in order to allow common access to sensor information and/or command or control.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
214
   User: Any human being that will use a system or device, e.g. captain, navigator, engineer, radio operator, stock-keeper, etc.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
215
   Workstation: Workstation is a work place at which one or several tasks constituting a particular activity are carried out and which provides the information and equipment required for safe performance of the tasks.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
216
   System availability: The time the system is available.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
217
   Equipment under control (EUC): The mechanical equipment (machinery, pumps, valves, etc.) or environment (smoke, fire, waves, etc.) monitored and/or controlled by an automation and safety system.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
218
   Process: The result of the action performed by the EUC.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
219
   Indications: The visual presentation of values for the EUC or system status to a user (lamps, dials, VDU displays, etc.).

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
220
   Uninterruptible power supply (UPS): A device supplying output power in some limited time period after loss of input power with no interruption of the output power.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
221
   Independency: Mutually Independent: Two systems are mutually independent when a single system failure occurring in either of the systems has no consequences for the maintained operation of the other system as described above. Redundancy may provide the necessary independence.
Independent: System B is independent of system A when any single system failure occurring in system A has no effect on the maintained operation of system B. A single system failure occurring in system B may affect the maintained operation of system A.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
222
   Redundancy: A system with redundancy is one with duplication which prevents failure of the entire system in the event of failure of a single component.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
223
   Remote control system: Comprises all hardware and software necessary to operate the EUC from a control position where the operator cannot directly observe the effect of his actions.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
224
   Back-up control system: Comprises all hardware and software necessary to maintain control when main control systems have failed, malfunctioned or are being maintained.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
225
   Safety and automation system: Term used for integrated safety, automation, and/or telecommunication system.



Ch.1 Sec.1 C
226
   Separated: Terms used on cables, networks nodes, etc. to indicated that they are physically located with distance or mechanical separation sufficient to prevent a single failure taking out the entire function.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
227
   Warning: An indication of equipment under control (EUC) or system state that needs attention.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
228
   Approval centre: The body that is performing the verification of the design and/or fabrication surveys.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
229
   Fire panel: A stand alone system for presenting of fire alarms and system failure.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
230
   A normally energised (NE) circuit: A circuit where energy is present when the circuit is not activated by the activating function.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
231
   A normally de-energised (NDE) circuit: A circuit where energy is present when the circuit is activated by the activating function.

Ch.1 Sec.1
C 300   Terms related to computer based system

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
301
   Complex system: A system for which all functional and failure response properties for the completed system cannot be tested with reasonable efforts. Systems handling application software belonging to several functions, and software that includes simulation, calculation and decision support modules are normally considered as complex.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
302
   Computer: A computer includes any programmable electronic system, including main-frame, mini-computer or micro-computer (PLC).

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
303
   Visual display unit (VDU): Any area where information is displayed including indicator lamps or panels, instruments, mimic diagrams, and computer display monitors.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
304
   User input device (UID): Any device from which a user may issue an input including handles, buttons, switches, keyboard, joystick, pointing device, voice sensor and other control devices.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
305
   System software: Software used to control the computer and to develop and run applications.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
306
   Application software: Standard software which is required for developing, running, configuring or compiling application software and project specific program(s) with associated parameters which carry out operations related to the EUC being con-trolled or monitored.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
307
   Software module: A small self-contained program which carries out a clearly defined task and is intended to operate within a larger program.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
308
   Function block: A small self-contained function with a set of defined inputs and outputs that carries out a clearly defined task and is intended to operate within an application program.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
309
   Computer task: In a multiprocessing environment, this means one or more sequences of instructions treated by a control program as an element of work to be accomplished by a computer.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
310
   Data communication links: This includes point to point links, instrument net and local area networks, normally used for inter-computer communication on board units.

A data communication link includes all software and hardware necessary to support the data communication.



Ch.1 Sec.1 C
311
   A node in a system: A computer based controller, usually with associated field device I/O, capable of carrying out logic, control and calculation functions and communicating data with other nodes and stations on the system network(s).

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
312
   Point to point: Link used for data communication between two dedicated nodes.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
313
   Local area network: A network used for data communication between the automation, safety and the other parts of a system, and between different systems.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
314
   Instrument net: A network used for data communication within the field instrumentation connecting instruments in a network.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
315
   Multifunction VDU's and UID's: VDU's and UID's that are used for more than one essential and / or important function for both safety and/or automation, e.g. VDU's and UID's used for integrated computer systems.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
316
   Critical Alarm and Action Panel: Panel used to present vital safety related information, and to activate vital safety related functions independent of operator stations.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
317
   Operator Station in an integrated system is a unit consisting of a user interface, i.e. UID's and VDU, and interface controller(s). An integrated operator station is one serving two or more systems.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
318
   Fire and gas node: The system elements related to fire and gas detection and related actions within a safety system, organised as an independent node within the system.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
319
   Network components: All hardware devices directly connected to a communication network.

Ch.1 Sec.1
C 400   Abbreviations

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
401
   The abbreviations given in Table C1 are used.

Ch.1 Sec.1 C
Table C1 Abbreviation 
Abbreviation In full 
CAAP Critical Alarm and Action Panel 
CCR Central Control Room on MOUs, on tankers CCR normally refers to Cargo Control Room.  
DCS Drilling Control System 
DP Dynamic Positioning 
ECR Engine Control Room 
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility 
EUC Equipment Under Control 
EUT Equipment Under Test 
ESD Emergency Shut Down 
EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory 
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory 
F&G Fire and Gas 
I/O Input and/or Output 
ICSS Integrated Control and Safety System 
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission 
LAN Local Area Network 
LED Light Emitting Diode 
LCD Liquid Crystal Display 
MOU Mobile Offshore Unit 
MS Manufacturing Survey 
OTDR Optical Time Domain Reflectometry 
PCS Process Control System 
RPM Rotations Per Minute 
RP Redundant Propulsion 
PROM Programmable Read Only Memory 
UID User Input Device 
UPS Uninterruptible Power System 
VDU Visual Display Unit. 
VMS Vessel Management System 


DNV-OS-D202 Automation, Safety, and Telecommunication Systems [Table of Contents] Ch.2: Technical Provisions