ASTM F1737/F1737M-10
(Guide)Standard Guide for Use of Oil Spill Dispersant Application Equipment During Spill Response: Boom and Nozzle Systems
Standard Guide for Use of Oil Spill Dispersant Application Equipment During Spill Response: Boom and Nozzle Systems
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide provides information, procedures, and requirements for management and operation of dispersant spray application equipment (boom and nozzle systems) in oil spill response.
This guide provides information on requirements for storage and maintenance of dispersant spray equipment and associated materials.
This guide will aid operators in ensuring that a dispersant spray operation is carried out in an effective manner.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers considerations for the maintenance, storage, and use of oil spill dispersant application systems.
1.2 This guide is applicable to spray systems employing booms and nozzles and not to other systems such as fire monitors or single-point spray systems.
1.3 This guide is applicable to systems employed on ships or boats and helicopters or airplanes.
1.4 This guide is one of five related to dispersant application systems. Guide F1413 covers design, Practice F1460 covers calibration, Test Method F1738 covers deposition, Guide F1737 covers the use of the systems, and Guide F2465 covers the design and specification for single-point spray systems. Familiarity with all five standards is recommended.
1.5 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.
1.6 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: F1737/F1737M − 10
StandardGuide for
Use of Oil Spill Dispersant Application Equipment During
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Spill Response: Boom and Nozzle Systems
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1737/F1737M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyear
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.
1. Scope tion Equipment Boom and Nozzle Systems
F1738 Test Method for Determination of Deposition of
1.1 This guide covers considerations for the maintenance,
Aerially Applied Oil Spill Dispersants
storage, and use of oil spill dispersant application systems.
F2465 Guide for Oil Spill Dispersant Application Equip-
1.2 This guide is applicable to spray systems employing
ment: Single-point Spray Systems
booms and nozzles and not to other systems such as fire
F2532 Guide for Determining Net Environmental Benefit of
monitors or single-point spray systems.
Dispersant Use
1.3 This guide is applicable to systems employed on ships
3. Significance and Use
or boats and helicopters or airplanes.
3.1 This guide provides information, procedures, and re-
1.4 Thisguideisoneoffiverelatedtodispersantapplication
quirements for management and operation of dispersant spray
systems. Guide F1413 covers design, Practice F1460 covers
application equipment (boom and nozzle systems) in oil spill
calibration, Test Method F1738 covers deposition, Guide
response.
F1737 covers the use of the systems, and Guide F2465 covers
the design and specification for single-point spray systems. 3.2 This guide provides information on requirements for
Familiarity with all five standards is recommended.
storage and maintenance of dispersant spray equipment and
associated materials.
1.5 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
3.3 This guide will aid operators in ensuring that a disper-
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each sant spray operation is carried out in an effective manner.
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
4. Background to the Use of Dispersants and Spray
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
Systems
with the standard.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the 4.1 Primary Considerations:
4.1.1 Use of dispersants, particularly in a specific area, may
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- be subject to regulatory approval. Net Environmental Benefit
Analysis is used for dispersant decision-making (Guide
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. F2532). Dispersant response is for use in the early stages of a
spill; so, it is strongly recommended that a rapid approval
2. Referenced Documents
mechanism, or pre-approval, be part of response planning.
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4.1.2 Nature of Oil Slick(s) to Be Treated:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1.2.1 The effectiveness of dispersants is dependent (as-
F1413 Guide for Oil Spill Dispersant Application Equip-
suming proper application) on two factors; the oil composition
ment: Boom and Nozzle Systems
and the sea surface energy. The primary factor is the oil
F1460 Practice for Calibrating Oil Spill DispersantApplica-
composition. Heavier oils, those that contain large amounts of
components such as asphaltenes, disperse poorly, and those
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F20 on Hazardous
which have only a small amount of these disperse more easily.
Substances and Oil Spill Responseand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
Asoilweathersontheseasurface,itscompositionchangesand
F20.13 on Treatment.
it generally becomes less dispersable. Some oils can also form
Current edition approved April 1, 2010. Published April 2010. Originally
highly viscous water-in-oil emulsions, known as “chocolate
approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F1713 – 07. DOI:
10.1520/F1737_F1737M-10.
mousse,” particularly in areas of high energy waves. Once
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mousse has formed, dispersants may not be effective.
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
4.1.2.2 Viscosity is an indicator of the oil composition, but
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. affects dispersion by its influence on the amount of dispersant
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Designation:F1737–07 Designation:F1737/F1737M–10
Standard Guide for
Use of Oil Spill Dispersant Application Equipment During
1
Spill Response: Boom and Nozzle Systems
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1737/F1737M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyear
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.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide covers the essential considerations for the maintenance, storage, and use of oil spill dispersant application
systems.
1.2 Thisguideisapplicabletospraysystemsemployingboomsandnozzlesandnottoothersystemssuchasfiremonitors,sonic
distributors, monitors or fan-spray guns. single-point spray systems.
1.3 This guide is applicable to systems employed on ships or boats and helicopters or airplanes.
1.4 This guide is one of fourfive related to dispersant application systems. Guide F1413 covers design, Practice F1460 covers
calibration, Test Method F1738 covers deposition, and Guide F1737 covers the use of the systems. Familiarity with all four
standards is recommended.
1.5The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.The inch-pound units given in parentheses are for information
only. covers deposition, Guide F1737 covers the use of the systems, and Guide F2465 covers the design and specification for
single-point spray systems. Familiarity with all five standards is recommended.
1.5 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.
1.6 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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
F1413 Guide for Oil Spill Dispersant Application Equipment: Boom and Nozzle Systems
F1460 Practice for Calibrating Oil Spill Dispersant Application Equipment Boom and Nozzle Systems
F1738 Test Method for Determination of Deposition of Aerially Applied Oil Spill Dispersants Test Method for Determination
of Deposition of Aerially Applied Oil Spill Dispersants
F2465 Guide for Oil Spill Dispersant Application Equipment: Single-point Spray Systems
F2532 Guide for Determining Net Environmental Benefit of Dispersant Use
3. Significance and Use
3.1 This guide provides information, procedures, and requirements for management and operation of dispersant spray
application equipment (boom and nozzle systems) in oil spill response.
3.2 This guide provides information on requirements for storage and maintenance of dispersant spray equipment and associated
materials.
3.3 This guide will aid operators in ensuring that a dispersant spray operation is carried out in an effective manner.
4. Equipment Types For Vessels and Aircraft
4.1Aspraying system consists of one or more pumps, flowmeters, storage tanks, spray booms, and nozzles that are mounted in
various configurations depending on the platform.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F20 on Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Response and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F20.13
on Treatment.
Current edition approvedApril 1, 2007.2010. PublishedApril 2007.2010. Originally approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 19992007 as F1713–96 (1999).
F1713 – 07. DOI: 10.1520/F1737_F1737M-107.
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volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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4.2Dispersant application systems on ships or boats may be portable or permanently installed. Vessels may have built-in
dispersant storage tanks and on-board pumps for use with the spraying system.
4.3Dispersant application systems on helicopters are most commonly slung beneath the aircraft, with remote controls available
to the pilot. Some specially con
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