Accommodation platform

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]

Oil platform Mittelplate includes an accommodation platform.

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

References
  1. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/accommodation+platform
  2. Accommodation Platform Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine DONG Energy, February 2010. Retrieved: 22 November 2010.
  3. Plot Plans, various UK North Sea installations


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