(IV-7-3) General Safety
(IV-7-3) General Safety
(IV-7-3) General Safety
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Rules <strong>IV</strong> Industrial Services<br />
Part 7 Offshore Substations<br />
Chapter 3 <strong>General</strong> <strong>Safety</strong><br />
Section 3<br />
Means of Escape and Evacuation<br />
Section 3<br />
Means of Escape and Evacuation<br />
A <strong>General</strong> ....................................................................................................................... 3-1<br />
B Design Principles ........................................................................................................ 3-2<br />
C Muster Area ................................................................................................................ 3-4<br />
D Electrical Requirements .............................................................................................. 3-4<br />
E Documentation............................................................................................................ 3-5<br />
A<br />
<strong>General</strong><br />
A.1 Scope<br />
In case of emergency both matters, escape and evacuation are subject to this Section which describes<br />
principles, requirements and guidance for the design of adequate and effective facilities for safe and controlled<br />
disembarkation of the personnel on the installation/unit.<br />
All matters respecting survivability shall be combined in an evacuation, an escape and a rescue strategy.<br />
A.2 Codes and Standards<br />
Following codes and standards shall apply:<br />
• IMO SOLAS Chapter II-2, as amended<br />
• ISO 14122 <strong>Safety</strong> machinery – Permanent means of access to machinery – Part 1 to 4<br />
• ISO 17631 Ships and marine technology – Ship-board plans for fire protection, life-saving appliances<br />
and means of escape<br />
• see also codes and standards in Section 5 Access and Transfer<br />
• National requirements are subject to the location of the installation/unit and to be observed<br />
A.3 Definitions<br />
A.3.1<br />
Emergency lighting<br />
Lighting which will ensure adequate light conditions on the installation in the event of failure of the main<br />
power supply.<br />
A.3.2<br />
Escape<br />
The act of persons moving away from a hazardous event to a safer place.<br />
A.3.3<br />
Evacuation<br />
The planned and controlled method of leaving the installation without directly entering the sea.<br />
A.3.4<br />
Hazardous area<br />
Three-dimensional space in which a explosive gas atmosphere may be expected to be present at such<br />
frequencies as to require special precautions for the control of potential ignition sources.<br />
A.3.5<br />
Non-hazardous area<br />
Area in which an explosive gas atmosphere is not expected to be present in quantities such as to require<br />
special precautions for the construction, installation and use of electrical apparatus and equipment.<br />
A.3.6<br />
Muster area<br />
Area where mustering shall take place in the event of general and/or evacuation alarm.<br />
Edition 2013 Germanischer Lloyd Page 3–1
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