PLATFORM UTILITIES

PAB 2073

Reference: PCSB/PMO document

 Firewater

system
Instrument air system
Starting air system
Seawater and potable water system
Electric power generation

Firewater System
Platform

are equipped with extensive fire

fighting facilities to extinguish and control
spread and damage of fires
Main components

Firewater pumps
Firewater ring main
Firewater deluge system

 Platform

may have minimum 2 FWPs to

provide high-pressure water to FW rings and
FW deluge systems
FW Pumps

Located 20 feet below sea level

Multi-stage submersible centrifugal pumps
Their shafts hung-off in a caisson
Use liquid fuel for its engine
Set to turn on when fire alarm sounded or when
pressure in firewater ring main drops below
certain pressure

 Firewater

delivery classified in 2 ways

Fixed
Active

Fixed

FW deluge system for each module

and sprinkler for LQ
Active FW ring main and associated FW
monitors, hose reels, light water station

 FW

deluge system

Deluge - to wash, to flood

Deluge system supplies water to cool equipment
in event of fire
Modules with high electrical equipment and low
inventory of fuel usually do not have deluge
System has a valve tied to FW pump discharge,
main line to the module and a distribution system
around the module with nozzles directed to
specific equipment

 Sprinkler

in LQ

Sprinkler system in event of fire in living quarters

Consists of

Line from FWP discharge

pipings throughout the LQ
nozzles that open when fusible plug melts
System to charge and flush with water

INSTRUMENT AIR SYSTEM

Instrument

all pneumatic controls

Valve actuators
Service air for tools, air motors, and starters

The

air system provides air for

system consists of

Air compressors
Air storage /receiver
Air dryers
Piping system

 Air

Takes atmospheric air, filter it, compress it, cool it

and deliver it to instrument/service air receiver
Have 2 units, one operating, one standby

Air

compressors

receiver/Storage vessel

Stores compressed air to provide additional

capacity when required

 Air

Dryers

Removes water vapour from air as it can clog the

small orifices in instruments
Has 2 vessels containing silica gel (dry desiccant)
Air will flow into one vessel, after certain pressure
the vessel is closed and the desiccant is
regenerated (dried) while air flows into the other
vessel

Distribution

pipings

Runs throughout entire platform

STARTING AIR SYSTEM

Supply

air to start motors on generators and

diesel engines
Has pair of air compressors, vessel for air
storage (receiver), distribution piping system
No need dryer
Not continuously used only in utilities,
power generation modules and cranes

SEAWATER AND POTABLE

WATER SYSTEM
Seawater

is used for many purposes:

Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC)

Living Quarters kitchen and toilets
Firewater ring main pressurisation facility
Water injection
Drilling facilities
Sand jetting system
Sewage treatment

 Potable

means drinkable
Seawater treated using chemicals or
methods such as reverse-osmosis
Supplies fresh water to LQ for drinking,
washing, showers, cooking
Provides water for emergency uses such as
eyewash, shower stations (washdown
facilities)

Components of seawater and potable water

supply system

Seawater lift pumps

Watermakers to convert seawater into potable
water
Water storage tanks and pumps
UV sterilizer to kill bacteria
Distribution pipings

ELECTRIC POWER
GENERATION
Electric

power is generated on all platforms

Power generated at 50 60 Hz, 480 V up to
4160 V depending on the size of motors
requiring the voltage
Use step down transformers to provide power
to equipment at lower voltages

 Power

from electric generators run to a

central control/switchgear room tied to motor
control center (MCC) panels/central power
distribution panels
Panels provide electric power to individual
pieces of equipment such as

Electric motors for pumps, fans, air compressors

Air conditioning, lighting, battery charging
Electronic controls and communication equipment