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SPECIFICATION
FOR
PAGING AND INTERCOM SYSTEM

0 13.04.2007 Issued with bid PVK SUB RNS

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CONTENTS

1.0 SCOPE

2.0 CODES & STANDARDS

3.0 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE

4.0 SITE CONDITIONS

5.0 SCOPE OF SUPPLY

6.0 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

7.0 INSPECTION & TESTING

8.0 SPARES

9.0 PACKING &TRANSPORTATION

10.0 CERTIFICATION

11.0 WARRANTY

12.0 DRAWINGS AND DATA CONFLICT

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1.0 SCOPE

The intent of this specification is to define the requirements of paging and intercom System to be
installed on offshore platforms. The equipment described herein shall when installed, function to
provide for voice paging, personal intercommunication, and sounding audio alarms (tones).

2.0 CODES & STANDARDS

2.1 All the equipments supplied shall comply with the requirements of latest revision of the
relevant standards of:

ANSI/NFPA American National Standards Institute/ National Fire Protection

Association
NEC U.S. National Electric Code
NEMA U.S. National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
BSI British Standards Institute
ISI Indian Standards Institute
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
API-RP-14F American Petroleum Institute – “Design and Installation of Electrical
System for Offshore Platform”

2.2 All other recognized international codes or standards may be used in lieu of above subject to
approval of owner.

3.0 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE

In the event of conflict between this specification & other documents listed, the following
order of priority shall govern:

 Engineering notes/ Data sheets

 This specification
 Codes & standards

4.0 SITE CONDITIONS

All equipment and materials shall be suitable for installation and satisfactory offshore
operation in a highly corrosive, humid and salt-laden environment.

5.0 SCOPE OF SUPPLY

5.1 All the components necessary to perform the desired operation shall be supplied. This
includes, but not limited to power supply module (if required), amplifiers, speakers, cases,
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handsets, tone generators, transformers, and balance networks. Cables, junction boxes and
mounting kits, as specified in data sheet, shall also be supplied.

5.2 Company will provide power supply as indicated in scope. Further step
down/conversion/distribution arrangement shall be in vendor’s scope.

5.3 Minimum requirement of handsets, speakers, amplifiers etc. the vendor may review the same
with the objective of covering the entire area adequately for sufficient
audibllity/intelligibility. Speaker volume control knob shall be provided on each
amplifier/handset.

5.4 Wattage of speakers in living quarters shall be 12W and elsewhere 20W.

6.0 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

6.1 WORK INCLUDED

The system to be supplied shall be complete in all respects and ready for operation after
interconnecting wiring is installed.Multi-party(five party)line system with provisions at each
handset station for paging is required.Page and party line channels shall be independent of
each other.Party channels shall allow two way communication and simultaneous
communication shall be possible on all the channels from any place where the facility is
provided.

Tone generator is required to generate at least five different alarm tones as indicated
below,which can be heard on all the speakers.Tones can be activated automatically from
contacts external to this system or manually through a push button.When alarm tones are
activated through external to this system or manually through a push button.When alarm
tones are activated through external contacts ,automatic over riding facility shall be provided
to transmit the tone corresponding to more severe conditions.

The order of severity (No.1 being the most severe)and corresponding tones are given below:

Severity Tone Condition

1. PULSE Abandon platform

2. SIREN Fire
3. YELP (High gas) Emergency shutdown
4. WARBLE Sprinkler
5. STEADY All clear

Flashing lights shall be provided in high noise areas to call attention. Suitable control facility
shall be provided on the intercom stations located in control/radio room. These stations shall
be equipped with minimum six push buttons for tone generator operation (5 for tone & 1 for
reset) and push buttons for flashing light operation and also with individual alarm indicating
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lights. The indicating lights shall remain energized once an alarm have been initiated and
shall only be cleared by the reset system.

6.2 SAFETY
6.2.1 Systems provide shall be intrinsically safe except for amplifier and speakers, which shall be
suitable for safe or hazardous (explosion proof0 area as described in the data sheet.
Assemblies to be mounted outdoor shall be weather proof.

6.2.2 All equipment supplied shall have been certified by a testing agency such as underwriter’s
laboratories (UL) or factory Mutual (FM).This Certification shall be verified in both the
proposals and the delivery documents.

6.3 DESIGN CRITERIA

6.3.1 Components

6.3.1.1 Considering the environment and the nature of the industrial use, some special features are to
be incorporated. Handset shall be provided with a noise-canceling transmitter. Speakers
volume control Knob shall be provided on each transmitter. Speakers volume control knob
shall be provided on each amplifier/handset. During paging, the local speaker near the
handset in use shall be resistant to line shorts, either by current limiting or by the use of
protective devices.

6.3.1.2 All wiring, terminals and connection points shall be permanently labeled with the same
notation as shown on the schematics and hookup drawings.

6.3.1.3 All units shall be assembled and wired in accordance with the latest industry standards and
techniques for equipment of this type. The system shall be as free as possible of circuitry
requiring frequent adjustments and shall be for continuous duty operation.

6.3.1.4 Equipment shall be provided to automatically mute the output of alarm tone on the paging
circuit whenever voice paging is received from any handset station to allow voice
instructions to be heard.

6.3.2 Materials and Finish

All material shall be selected and finished to resist the conditions described in the
specification for site conditions and climate components installed outdoors are to be
weatherproof. Painting shall be conforming to specification for protective coating. All
electronic circuit boards shall be tropicalised to preclude corrosion and fungus growth.

6.3.3 Tag nameplate

Tag nameplates made of 3-ply Perspex sheet shall be supplied loose for each handset station,
amplifier, speaker, junction box etc. All the plates shall be similar in size. Provision shall be
made in the equipments to install the nameplates at site and necessary fixing hardware of
stainless steel shall be supplied for each nameplate. Tag nos. shall be engraved on the
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nameplate and letters shall be at least 12mm high. Following guideline shall be followed for
adopting tag nos. for each type of equipment.

Handset Stations : HST-1,2,3-----

Amplifier : AMP-1,2,3----
Speakers : SPK-1,2,3----
Junction Boxes : JBPA-1,2,3---

7.0 INSPECTION & TESTING

Testing and inspection of the paging and intercom system shall include, but not necessarily
be limited to the following:

7.1 A quantitative check shall be made to assure all items, in specified quantities, are present
according to the purchase order, the packing lift and the drawings.
7.2 A visual inspection shall be made to assure good finish, workmanship and good practice
maintained throughout fabrication and assembly.
7.3 A function test shall be conducted with all devices interconnected to verify system operation.
7.4 The company reserves the option to have representatives to witness the final testing and
inspection. The vendor shall notify the company at least twenty days prior to beginning of
testing.

8.0 SPARES

8.1 Vendor shall recommend and provide spare parts needed for start-up. Inaddition vendor shall
furnish a separate priced list of recommended spares for two (2) years normal operation and
maintenance. Recommended spares shall take into account the related factors of equipment
reliability, effect of equipment downtime upon production, safety, cost of parts and
availability of equipment service facilities.

8.2 All spares furnished by vendor shall be wrapped and packaged so that they will be preserved
in original as new condition under the normal conditions of storage prevailing in India and
shall be properly tagged and coded so that later identification as to intended equipment usage
will be facilitated. They shall be packaged separarely, clearly marked as spare parts and
shipped at the same time as the main equipment. Packing lists shall be furnished so that the
parts can be handled without uncrating. if desired.

9.0 PACKING AND TRANSPORTATION

All equipment shall be wrapped in polyethylene sheets, placed in wooden crates and packed for
long storage, ocean shipment and inland transport. Silica gel in small cotton bags shall be tied
at various points on the equipment.

10.0 CERTIFICATION

Following certification shall be furnished for all equipment:

 Type test certificates by an authority approved by Owner

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 Certification to prove that at the time of proposal same type of equipment has
been in continuous satisfactory service in off-shore location for a minimum period
of two years.
 Shall be having current certification/approval/listing by an approved agency or
UL or FM

11.0 WARRANTY

Vendor shall have final and total responsibility for the design and performance of all the
equipment supplied under this specification. The equipment and material shall be guaranteed
for trouble-free operation for a period of 12 months from the date of commissioning or 18
months from the date of arrival at site whichever is earlier. Any defect discovered during this
period shall be rectified free of charge.

12.0 DRAWINGS AND DATA

Vendor shall furnish as a minimum all data/ drawings/ documents as listed in attached format
‘Vendor Data Requirement’.

Deviations from specifications, if any, shall be listed in attached format ‘list of deviations’
and submitted along with proposal. If no deviations are listed in enclosed format, it shall be
assumed that supplied equipment totally complies with the specification.

Vendor shall furnish completely filled-in data sheets.

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