Standard Practice for Classifying Water Bodies for Spill Control Systems

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice is to be used as a guide to classify water bodies for spill control systems. These classifications may be used in formulating standards for design, performance, evaluation, contingency and response planning, contingency and response plan evaluation, and standard practice for spill control systems.
Relatively few parameters of broad range have been used in Table 1 in order to enable the user to readily identify general conditions under which spill control systems can be used.
Satisfactory operation of any specific spill control systems may not extend over the full range of conditions identified by Table 1. Detailed discussion with systems suppliers is recommended.  
Effective operation of oil spill control equipment depends on many factors, of which the prevailing environmental conditions are just a few. Factors such as, but not limited to, deployment techniques, level of training, personnel performance, and mechanical reliability can also affect equipment performance.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice creates a system of categories that classify water bodies relating to the control of spills of oil and other substances that float on or into a body of water.
1.2 This standard does not address the compatibility of spill control equipment with spill products. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that any equipment selected is compatible with anticipated products.
1.3  This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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Designation: F625 – 94 (Reapproved 2006)
Standard Practice for
Classifying Water Bodies for Spill Control Systems
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF625;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginal
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Summary of Practice
1.1 This practice creates a system of categories that classify 3.1 General environmental conditions for spill control sys-
water bodies relating to the control of spills of oil and other tems are grouped into four major types of water bodies (see
substances that float on or into a body of water. Table 1). Additional factors that may affect spill control
1.2 This practice does not address the compatibility of spill operations are listed in Section 5.
control equipment with spill products. It is the user’s respon-
4. Significance and Use
sibility to ensure that any equipment selected is compatible
4.1 This practice is to be used as a guide to classify water
with anticipated products.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the bodies for spill control systems. These classifications may be
used in formulating standards for design, performance, evalu-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
ation, contingency and response planning, contingency and
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- response plan evaluation, and standard practice for spill control
systems.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4.2 Relatively few parameters of broad range have been
2. Terminology
used in Table 1 in order to enable the user to readily identify
2.1 Definitions: general conditions under which spill control systems can be
2.1.1 Recommended units of measure are given for each of used.
the following definitions. 4.3 Satisfactory operation of any specific spill control sys-
2.1.2 air temperature—average or point temperature of the temsmaynotextendoverthefullrangeofconditionsidentified
air measured at or near the ground or water surface, (°C). by Table 1. Detailed discussion with systems suppliers is
2.1.3 current—averagewatervelocityrelativetoareference recommended.
point, (m/s). 4.4 Effective operation of oil spill control equipment de-
2.1.4 debris—any solid or semi-solid substance that could pends on many factors, of which the prevailing environmental
interfere with the operation of a spill control system. conditions are just a few. Factors such as, but not limited to,
2.1.5 water depth—mean vertical distance measured from deployment techniques, level of training, personnel perfor-
the surface of the water to the top of the continuous solid mance, and mechanical reliability can also affect equipment
surface below at mean lower low water, (m). performance.
2.1.6 water temperature—average or point temperature of a
5. Use of Table
water body as measured within the top 300 mm (12 in.), (°C).
5.1 Wave height is recognized as the primary variable in
2.1.7 wave height—(significant wave height) the average
describing marine environments for spill control systems.
he
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