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 practice 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 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.4 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/F625M −94 (Reapproved 2011)
Standard Practice for
Classifying Water Bodies for Spill Control Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F625/F625M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
´ NOTE—Units information was editorially corrected in October 2011.
´ NOTE—Types in Table 1 were editorially corrected in November 2011.
1. Scope 2.1.6 water temperature—average or point temperature of a
water body as measured within the top 300 mm [12 in.], (°C).
1.1 This practice creates a system of categories that classify
2.1.7 wave height—(significant wave height) the average
water bodies relating to the control of spills of oil and other
substances that float on or into a body of water. height, measured crest to trough, of the one-third highest
waves,consideringonlyshort-periodwaves(thatis,periodless
1.2 This practice does not address the compatibility of spill
than 10 s), (m).
control equipment with spill products. It is the user’s respon-
2.1.8 wave period—(significant wave period) the average
sibility to ensure that any equipment selected is compatible
period of the one-third highest waves, measured as the elapsed
with anticipated products.
time between crests of succeeding waves, (s).
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
2.1.9 wind—the air velocity measured at a height 10 metres
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
[33 ft] above the ground or water, (m/s).
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
3. Summary of Practice
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
with the standard.
3.1 General environmental conditions for spill control sys-
tems are grouped into four major types of water bodies (see
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the Table 1). Additional factors that may affect spill control
operations are listed in Section 5.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4. Significance and Use
4.1 This practice is to be used as a guide to classify water
2. Terminology
bodies for spill control systems. These classifications may be
2.1 Definitions:
used in formulating standards for design, performance,
2.1.1 Recommended units of measure are given for each of
evaluation, contingency and response planning, contingency
the following definitions.
and response plan evaluation, and standard practice for spill
2.1.2 air temperature—average or point temperature of the
control systems.
air measured at or near the ground or water surface, (°C).
4.2 Relatively few parameters of broad range have been
2.1.3 current—average water velocity relative to a reference
used in Table 1 in order to enable the user to readily identify
point, (m/s).
general conditions under which spill control systems can be
2.1.4 debris—any solid or semi-solid substance that could
used.
interfere with the operation of a spill control system.
4.3 Satisfactory operation of any specific spill control sys-
2.1.5 water depth—mean vertical distance measured from
temsmaynotextendoverthefullrangeofconditionsidentified
the surface of the water to the top of the continuous sol
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