Standard Practice for Classifying Water Bodies for Spill Control Systems

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: F 625 – 94 (Reapproved 2000)
Standard Practice for
Classifying Water Bodies for Spill Control Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 625; 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 (e) 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 standard 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
with anticipated products. 4.1 This practice is to be used as a guide to classify water
bodies for spill control systems. These classifications may be
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the used in formulating standards for design, performance, evalu-
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).
2.1.7 wave height—(significant wave height) the average 5.1 Wave height is recognized as
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