Environmental Data Coding Specifcation        ISO IEC LogosRight Title Graphic
Home Browse Search Download Submissions FAQs Contact
 

EA:  OFFSHORE_PLATFORM_TYPE

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 920

Concept definition: The type of an offshore platform.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: IR
Reference: [FACC, Annex B: OPC]
Supplemental references:  

Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status ▾ Attribute label Enumerant label Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
STD
2005/06/07
OFFSHORE_PLATFORM_TYPE ACCOMMODATION Used primarily for eating, sleeping and recreation purposes; accommodation. 1 PR [S57A, Attribute, CATOFP:9]  
STD
2005/06/07
OFFSHORE_PLATFORM_TYPE ARTICULATED_LOADING A metal lattice <TOWER>, buoyant at one end and attached at the other by a universal joint to a concrete filled base on the <OCEAN_FLOOR>; articulated loading platform (ALP). 2 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATOFP:4] [FACC, Annex B, OPC:4]
STD
2005/06/07
OFFSHORE_PLATFORM_TYPE ARTIFICIAL_ISLAND An artificial <STRUCTURE> usually constructed for the exploration or exploitation of marine resources, marine scientific research, or tidal observations; artificial island. 3 PR [S57A, Attribute, CATOFP:7]  
STD
2005/06/07
OFFSHORE_PLATFORM_TYPE FLOATING_PRODUCTION-
_VESSEL
An offshore oil/gas <FACILITY> consisting of a moored tanker/barge by which the product is extracted, stored and exported; floating production vessel. 4 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATOFP:8] [FACC, Annex B, OPC:8]
STD
2005/06/07
OFFSHORE_PLATFORM_TYPE MOORING_TOWER A tower-like <STRUCTURE> secured to the <OCEAN_FLOOR> and surmounted by a turntable to which <VESSEL>s moor; mooring tower. 5 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATOFP:6] [FACC, Annex B, OPC:6]
STD
2005/06/07
OFFSHORE_PLATFORM_TYPE NAVIGATION_AID_SUPPORT A floating <MARINE_AID_TO_NAVIGATION> support <STRUCTURE> with control room, power and storage facilities, attached to the <OCEAN_FLOOR> by a flexible <PIPELINE> and cables. 6 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATOFP:10] [FACC, Annex B, OPC:10]
STD
2005/06/07
OFFSHORE_PLATFORM_TYPE OBSERVATION Used primarily to observe, note, or record information about the surroundings or related events; observation. 7 [SOED, "observation"]
STD
2005/06/07
OFFSHORE_PLATFORM_TYPE OBSERVATION_RESEARCH <<<OBSERVATION>>> and/or <<<RESEARCH>>>. 8 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATOFP:3] [FACC, Annex B, OPC:3]
STD
2005/06/07
OFFSHORE_PLATFORM_TYPE OIL_DERRICK A temporary mobile <STRUCTURE>, either fixed or floating, used in the exploration stages of <PETROLEUM_FIELD>s, consisting of a combination of a derrick and <OIL_DRILLING_RIG>. 9 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATOFP:1] [FACC, Annex B, OPC:1]
STD
2005/06/07
OFFSHORE_PLATFORM_TYPE PRODUCTION A permanent offshore <STRUCTURE> equipped to control the production and flow of oil or gas, excluding entirely submarine <STRUCTURE>s. 10 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATOFP:2] [FACC, Annex B, OPC:2]
STD
2005/06/07
OFFSHORE_PLATFORM_TYPE RESEARCH Used primarily for scientific experimentation or research, including scholarly investigation or inquiry, intended to ultimately result in commercial products. 11 [SOED, "research"]
STD
2005/06/07
OFFSHORE_PLATFORM_TYPE SINGLE_ANCHOR_LEG_MOORING A rigid frame or tube with a buoyancy <DEVICE> at its upper end, secured at its lower end to a universal joint on a large steel or concrete base resting on the <OCEAN_FLOOR>, and at its upper end to a mooring <BUOY> by a <FLEXIBLE_RESTRAINT> (for example: a <CHAIN> or <WIRE>); single anchor leg mooring. 12 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATOFP:5] [FACC, Annex B, OPC:5]

Group membership:

In addition to the status and date information for each entry, a colour coding scheme highlights the database holding to which an entry belongs. The following highlight colours are used:

  • white - the entry is in the standard
  • yellow - the entry has been added to the register
  • pink - the entry has been submitted for inclusion in the register, but it is not approved
  • cyan - a deprecated entry that was originally either in the standard or was added to the register, but has since been deprecated

The following icons are used to identify items that have figures, modifications and/or clarification notes:

  • F n - has Figures and, if more than one figure, n figures
  • M - has Modifications
  • C - has Clarifications

Bottom Bar Graphic

 Send mail to webmaster with questions or comments about this web site.