SAF-17 Offshore Production Facilities

KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
HIGH COMMISSION FOR INDUSTRIAL SECURITY
SAFETY AND FIRE PROTECTION DIRECTIVES

FOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
SAF-17
Offshore Production Facilities
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SAF-17 Offshore Production Facilities
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Administration
1.1 Scope 3
1.2 Application 3
1.3 Conflicts and Deviations 3
2 Definitions 3
3 References 5
4 General Requirements 6
4.1 Design 6
4.2 Access and Egress 87
4.3 Lifting Devices 9
4.4 Offshore Heliports 10
4.5 Security 10
4.6 Aviation and Marine
Obstructions 10
4.7 EH&S Management 11
Table 1 - Minimum Number of Navigation

Marking Lights for Offshore Structures 11
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1. Administration
1.1 Scope
This Directive provides the minimum requirements for companies and establishments
that are subject to the supervision of the High Commission for Industrial Security
(HCIS), Ministry of Interior, for the design and installation of fire protection and other
life safety features of offshore crude oil and natural gas production and processing
facilities, such as platforms gas-oil separation, gas compression, personnel
accommodations, and unmanned wellhead platforms.
1.2 Application
This Directive is applicable to all facilities, including new projects, the expansion of
existing facilities, and upgrades. For application to existing facilities, the Owner shall
assess his facilities against the requirements of these Directives and coordinate with the
General Secretariat of the HCIS to comply with the security, safety, and fire protection
requirements according to these Directives and add to or modify the existing facilities as
required. Where the General Secretariat of the HCIS has assessed deficiencies in existing
facilities during a survey, comparing the current state of the facilities to the requirements
of these Directives, those identified deficiencies shall be corrected by the Owner.
1.3 Conflicts and Deviations
Where implementation of a requirement is unsuitable or impractical, where other

equivalent company or industry Standards and Codes are followed, or where any conflict
exists between this Directive and other company standards and Codes, the deviations
shall be resolved by the General Secretariat of the HCIS. Deviations lower than the
requirements of this Directive shall be listed and submitted in a report of non-compliance,
with justification and rationale for not following the requirement, and approval shall be
received from the General Secretariat of the HCIS prior to implementation. The
documents shall be retained by the company in its permanent engineering files.
2. Definitions
Accommodations: Living quarters for employees where services such as lodging and
food services are provided.
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Air Foam: Firefighting foam of any type that is an aggregate of air-filled bubbles
formed from aqueous solutions. Refer to NFPA 11 for more information.
API: American Petroleum Institute, Website: http://api-ec.api.orgl/
"Approved" (lifejacket, life preserver, survival craft): Personal floatation appliance
or survival craft that has been tested by and meets the requirements of the US Coast
Guard, SOLAS, or another equivalent internationally or Saudi recognized certifying
authority.
Building: Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or
occupancy. This includes equipment shelters, switchgear or motor control centers, living
quarters, security houses, helicopter staging offices, control rooms, maintenance shops,
storage areas, and offices. This does not include open-sided sun shelters, platform decks,
turbine air intakes, or engine enclosures.
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration.
Website: http://www .faa. gov/ats/atalailindex.html
HCIS: High Commission for Industrial Security, Ministry ofInterior.
IALA: International Association of Lighthouse Authorities, France. Website:
http://site.ialathree.orgl
Listed: A device that is tested, or otherwise assessed, and certified by an independent
testing lab to be suitable for its expressed purpose. Many devices, such as smoke
detectors and life preservers, are "listed" for their intended use.
Manned Platform: For purposes of this directive, "manned platform" shall mean a
platform where operating or maintenance personnel are normally found for at least one
full shift each working day. This includes offshore platforms that are bridge connected to
manned platforms.
NFPA: National Fire Protection Association, Website: http://www.nfpa.orgl
Owner: Person, partnership, or company that has possession of a facility or
establishment.
Shall: Indicates a mandatory requirement.
Should: Indicates a recommendation or that which is advised but not required.
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SOLAS: International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), International

Maritime Organization (IMO), London.
Website: http://www.imo.org/
Tie-in Platform: Offshore Platforms where several flowlines are combined into a
trunkline.
Unmanned platform: Stand-alone platforms with no bridge connection to a manned
platform.
3. References
This directive adopts the latest edition of the references listed.
APIRP 2A- Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms - Load
LRFD and Resistance Factor Design
API RP 2A- Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms -
WSD Working Stress Design
APIRP2D Operation and Maintenance of Cranes
APIRP2FPS Planning, Designing, and Constructing Floating Production Systems
APIRP2L Planning, Designing, and Constructing Heliportsfor Fixed Offshore

Platforms
API RP 6A Specificationfor Wellhead Equipment
APIRP6AVl Specificationfor Verification Test of Wellhead Surface Safety Valves

and Underwater Safety Valves for Offshore Service
APIRP 14B Design, Installation, Repair and Operation ofSubsurface Safety Valve
Systems
APIRP 14C Analysis, Design, Installation, and Testing of Basic Surface Safety
Systemsfor Offshore Production Platforms
API RP 14E Design and Installation of Offshore Production Platform Piping
Systems
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API RP 14F Design and Installation of Electrical Systemsfor Fixed and Floating
Offihore Petroleum Facilitiesfor Unclassified and Class I, Division 1
and Division 2 Locations
API RP 14FZ Design and Installation of Electrical Systemsfor Fixed and Floating
Offihore Petroleum Facilitiesfor Unclassified and Class I, Zone 0,
Zone 1 and Zone 2 Locations
API RP 14G Fire Prevention and Control on Open Type Offihore Production
Platforms
API RP 14H Installation, Maintenance, and Repair ofSurface Safety Valves and
Underwater Safety Valves Offihore
API RP 14J Design and Hazards Analysis for Offihore Production Facilities
FAA Circular AC 70/7460-1K, Obstruction Marking and Lighting
IALA 0-114 Recommendations on the Marking of Offihore Structures

NFPA 11 Low-, Medium-, and High-Expansion Foam
NFPA 101 Life Safety Code
NFPA 418 Heliports
SOLAS International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea
4. General Requirements
4.1 Design
4.1.1 Design and construction of fixed offshore manned and unmanned oil and gas production
platforms shall meet API RP 14J and its references. Structural and load considerations
shall meet the applicable requirements of API RP 2A-LRFD and/or API RP 2A-WSD.
4.1.2 All production systems shall include safety devices that are integrated into an automatic
safety system designed to shut down, isolate, and/or de-pressure part or all of the
production system upon the detection of process upsets or component failure. A manual
shutdown shall serve as backup to the automatic system. The safety systems shall be
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tested, inspected, and calibrated on a regular basis to provide confidence that they will
function as designed. Design, installation, and operation of platform safety shutdown,
isolation and depressuring systems shall meet API RP 14C and SAF-ll, Emergency
Shutdown, Isolation, and Depressuring.
4.1.3 Wellhead platforms shall be designed to shut down all hydrocarbon sources to that
platform immediately upon detection of fire, abnormal low pressure in the piping system,
and unusual high pressure in the piping system.
a) Subsurface safety valves shall be installed in all producing oil and gas wells that can
flow without artificial lift. Design, installation, and operation of subsurface safety
valves shall meet API RP 14B.
b) Surface safety systems shall be provided on all offshore hydrocarbon producing
platforms to meet API RP 14C and API RP 14H. Specifications of safety system
isolation valves shall meet API RP 6A VI.
c) Wellhead design shall meet API RP 6A.
4.1.4 Fire prevention, fire detection and alarms, and fire protection design shall meet API RP
14G.
4.1.5 Fire detection on any manned or unmanned production related offshore platform shall
automatically shut down all hydrocarbon sources to that platform.
4.1.6 Pressure piping and vessels shall be meet the applicable requirements of API RP 14E and
SAF-lO, Pressure Piping, Vessels, and Transportation Pipelines.
4.1.7 Load-bearing steel supporting a deck subject to fire exposure from hydrocarbon spills or
hydrocarbon gas releases on a lower deck shall be fireproofed to meet SAF-9,
Fireproofing in Plants.
Exceptions:
a) Fireproofing is not required for the platform jacket (substructure) and legs.
b) Fireproofing is not required where water spray systems are provided to protect the
structural members.
c) Unmanned wellhead and manifold tie-in platforms are not required to have
fireproofing.
4.1.8 Fire detection for buildings on manned platforms shall meet SAF-3, Plant BUildings.
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4.1.9 Firefighting equipment shall be strategically located on manned platforms to provide both
firefighting and escape capabilities. Fire protection systems design and installation on
manned platforms shall follow international best practices for similar facilities (refer to
API RP 140 and SAF-4, Fire Protection Systems).
4.1.10 Unmanned wellhead platforms and tie-in manifold platforms are not required to have fire
water protection systems.
4.1.11 Electrical area classification shall meet SAF-12, Electrical Safety, API RP 14F, and API
RP 14FZ.
4.1.12 Accommodations shall not be located on production platforms, gas compression
platforms, and other types of platforms that have hydrocarbon handling equipment,
piping, or storage.
4.1.13 Maintenance shops, storage areas, and areas used for any type of laboratory work shall be
located in electrically nonclassified areas.
4.1.14 Internal combustion engines shall be located in electrically nonclassified areas.
4.1.15 Pump and compressor areas handling hydrocarbons shall not be enclosed. Their engine
drivers may be enclosed, but shall be provided with appropriate gas detection and fire
suppression systems that meet the industry best practices for similar facilities.
4.2 Access and Egress
4.2.1 Safe access and egress shall be provided to meet the applicable requirements in SAF-6,
Plant Layout, Spacing, and Access. All work surfaces, ramps, stairways and other
walkways shall remain clear of tripping and slipping hazards. Additional consideration
shall be given to providing emergency means of escape, personnel landings, survival
craft, and lifesaving appliances.
4.2.2 For purposes of this directive, stairways, ladders, bridges, boat landings, heliports, and
escape capsules shall be considered emergency means of egress. At least one set of
stairways and landings leading from emergency means of egress to the accommodations
deck on manned platforms shall be designed to permit easy conveyance of an injured or
sick man in a stretcher. Escape routes shall be clearly marked in a contrasting color on
decks, and shall otherwise meet NFPA 101.
4.2.3 Line-of-sight escape shall be incorporated into platform design and deck layouts to the
extent that it is practical. Escape routes shall be lighted, no less than 1.2 meters wide, and
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clearly marked in a contrasting color on decks. All pathways on a platform providing

access to equipment platform ladders, controls, emergency isolation valves, fire-fighting
equipment, and safety equipment, shall have a minimum clear width of 1.2 meters.
4.2.4 Ladder, stair, decks, and other accessible areas shall meet the applicable access
requirements of SAF-6, Plant Layout, Spacing, and Access, and its references. All
openings in decks that are accessible to personnel shall be covered, guarded, or otherwise
made inaccessible when not in use.
4.2.5 Evacuation assembly areas shall be provided near survival craft launching areas, boat
landings, and heliports. The assembly areas shall be lighted and clearly marked.
4.2.6 On manned platforms, "approved" survival craft shall be provided in sufficient number to
handle the maximum allowable number of persons on the platform. A minimum of two
survival craft shall be provided, regardless of occupancy. Where accommodations are
located, the survival craft shall be provided in sufficient number to handle the maximum
number of persons when fully occupied.
4.2.7 On manned platforms, "approved" life jackets shall be provided in sufficient number that
there would be one jacket for the maximum allowable number of persons, plus 20
percent. Lifejackets shall be US Coastguard Type I or equivalent, i.e. preservers are
designed to tum unconscious wearers face-up in the water and have greater flotation
value than other life jackets.
a) Life jackets shall be stored so that they are protected against the elements.
b) They shall be located in locations that are readily accessible on the way to or at the
evacuation assembly areas. If life jackets are stored outdoors, they shall be housed in
storage cabinets with doors of sufficient size to allow easy access to the life jackets.
Cabinet design shall be ventilated to avoid moisture build-up. The cabinets or other
storage location shall be indicated by orange color and labeled LIFE JACKETS in
both Arabic and English.
4.2.8 Each manned platform shall have no less than six "approved" ring lifebuoys. One ring
lifebuoy shall be installed on each side of a manned platform in an accessible place. Each
ring life buoy shall be equipped with an "approved" automatic electric water light
attached with a lanyard.
4.3 Lifting Devices
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4.3.1 Access to major equipment, vessels, or valves shall be so designed as to permit use of
lifting devices.
4.3.2 Lifting devices such as cranes, monorails, or other types of lifting and transporting
devices shall be provided for the disassembly and reinstallation of all heavy equipment
such as valves. Operation and maintenance of cranes shall meet API RP 2D.
4.4 Offshore Heliports
4.4.1 Design and Construction of heliports for offshore platforms shall meet API RP 2L and
NFPA 418.
4.4.2 Heliports shall be located in an electrically nonclassified area.
4.4.3 At least one set of stairways and landings shall connect the heliport to the living quarters.
If the heliport is on a manned platform other than the accommodations platform, one set
of stairs and landings shall connect the heliport with the main deck. These stairways shall
be designed to permit easy conveyance of a stretcher or litter.
4.4.4 If fueling operations are at a heliport or a heliport is on an accommodations platform,
additional fire protection shall be provided, including an air-foam fire-extinguishing
system to protect the fueling equipment, rooftop area, and helicopter. See NFP A 418 for
further information.
4.5 Security
The Owners shall ensure that they provide an adequate level of security measures to
protect their facilities by applying the requirements of SEC-l and other security
directives issued by the HCIS.
4.6 Aviation and Marine Obstructions
4.6.1 Offshore structures shall be provided with obstruction marking and lighting in
compliance with Federal Aviation Administration Circular AC 7017460-1K.
4.6.2 Marine navigation identification panels, lighting, and fog hom notification shall be
provided in accordance IALA 0-114, with exceptions and/or modifications as required
by the Ministry of Transport. The following navigational aids shall be installed as a
minimum (see Table 1):
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Table 1, Minimum Number of Navigation

Marking Lights for Offshore Structures
Structures having a maximum horizontal 1 marker light

dimension of 9 meters or less
Structures having a maximum horizontal 2 marker lights on diagonally
dimension of over 9 meters,but not in opposite comers
excess of 15 meters
Structures having a horizontal dimension 4 marker lights
of over 15 meters (1 on each corner)
4.7 EH&S Management

Work processes shall be in-place to assure safe operations to prevent incidental release of
fluids and to prevent injury to personnel in accordance with SAF-2, Environmental, and
Health & Safety (EHS) Management.
4.7.1 Procedures for the safe operation of common devices and pieces of equipment shall be
maintained at the work site.
4.7.2 A preventive maintenance program shall be implemented for critical equipment.
4.7.3 An inspection program shall be implemented to look for areas of internal or external
erosion or corrosion.
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