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• Representation of the fire protection measures to achieve the protection objectives by pro 
viding conceptual information which is necessary for the basic design (final design) of the 
operational structure (topside) and, where necessary, its load-bearing components. 
This may result in design measures, such as including appropriate tanks of extinguishing 
agent. The fire and explosion protection concept forms the basis for the planning criteria to be 
specifically used to determine the preventive fire protection measures. 
These fire protection measures shall be specified and illustrated while at the same time taking 
into account the technical and logistical possibilities of the project. The impacts of their di 
mensions and dead-weight on the design shall be taken into account here. 
These measures shall contain at least the following design information: 
Structural information 
• Description and illustration of the 1 st and 2 nd emergency access routes and the layout of the 
escape route 
• Description and illustration of the layout of fire-protection compartments and the design of 
their partitioning components, layout and design of smoke compartments (smoke control 
doors), closure of openings in components forming a compartment, and fire resistance of 
components (stability against collapse, room closures, insulation etc.) 
Technical information on the installations 
• Safety and/or emergency lighting with an illustration of the areas which have safety and/or 
emergency lighting, the type of system, and the design standard according to which the 
system shall be planned and installed 
• Alarm systems with a description of how they are triggered and how they operate, the type 
of system, and the design standard according to which the system shall be planned and 
installed 
• Automatic fire extinguishing installations with an illustration of the system type and the 
areas protected; assessment basis for the planning, installation and construction of the 
system 
• Fire alarm system with an illustration of the areas monitored, the fire parameters and the 
location to which the alarms are sent, the type of system and the design standard accor 
ding to which the system shall be planned and installed 
• Description and illustration of further fire-protection installations, such as risers, wall hyd 
rants, semi-stationary extinguishing systems, hand-held fire extinguishers, fire blankets 
etc. 
• Smoke exhaust system with an illustration of the system, incl. the inlet air installations and 
the area to be kept smoke free (particularly for offshore stations which are permanently 
manned) 
• Installations for keeping areas smoke-free with protection areas and measures for heat re 
moval with an illustration of the type of installation and information on the design standard 
according to which the installation shall be planned and installed, and a ventilation concept, 
in as far as this affects fire protection, e. g. switching the ventilation systems from recircula 
ting air to fresh air mode 
• Information on the functional maintenance of installations, including emergency supply and 
the design standard according to which the system shall be planned and installed