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An accommodation platform is an offshore platform which supports living quarters for offshore personnel.[1] These are often associated with the petroleum industry, although other industries use them as well, such as the wind farm Horns Rev 2.[2]
In the oil and gas industry an accommodation platform may be a flotel, providing living quarters for personnel temporarily engaged in construction or maintenance activities. It also refers to a permanent platform bridge-linked to production and wellhead platforms. It provides living quarters and a safe refuge remote from the potential hazards of the hydrocarbon plant.
Accommodation platforms may be designated 'A' (Accommodation), 'LQ' (Living Quarters), 'Q' (Quarters), 'UQ' (Utility & Quarters). Only low hazard equipment and fluids are located on the accommodation platform to reduce the risk of fire or explosion.
Accommodation platforms may comprise:[3]
- Sleeping quarters
- Galley
- Eating (mess) facilities
- Food storage
- Laundry facilities
- Recreation facilities
- Installation control room
- Crew offices
- Boot/Locker room
- Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems
- Fire and gas detection
- Helideck
- Lifeboats
- Emergency power generation
- Firewater (seawater lift) pump(s)
- Instrument and plant air compression
- Potable water plant
- Aviation fuel storage
- Sewage treatment and disposal
See also
- Deep sea habitat
References
- ^ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/dict.aspx?h=1&word=accommodation+platform
- ^ Accommodation Platform Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine DONG Energy, February 2010. Retrieved: 22 November 2010.
- ^ Plot Plans, various UK North Sea installations