AS/NZS2885.4:2016Australian/NewZealandStandardTPipelines—GasandliquidpetroleumPart4:SubmarinepipelinesystemsSTANDARDSNEWZEALANDAS/NZS2885.4:2016AS/NZS2885.4:2016ThisJointAustralian/NewZealandStandardwaspreparedbyJointTechnicalCommitteeME-038,Pipelines—GasandLiquidPetroleum.ItwasapprovedonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsAustraliaon2December2016andbytheNewZealandStandardsApprovalBoardon17November2016.ThisStandardwaspublishedon23December2016.ThefollowingarerepresentedonCommitteeME-038:APGAResearchandStandardsCommitteeAustralasianCorrosionAssociationAustralianIndustryGroupAustralianInstituteofPetroleumAustralianPetroleumProductionandExplorationAssociationAustralianPipelineandGasAssociationDepartmentofIndustry,SkillsandRegionalDevelopmentDepartmentofMinesandEnergy(NT)DepartmentofMinesandPetroleum(WA)DepartmentofNaturalResourcesandMines(Qld)DepartmentofStateDevelopment(SA)EnergyNetworksAssociationEnergySafeVictoriaGasAssociationofNewZealandNewZealandInstituteofGasEngineersWeldingTechnologyInstituteofAustraliaWorksafeNewZealandKeepingStandardsup-to-dateStandardsarelivingdocumentswhichreflectprogressinscience,technologyandsystems.Tomaintaintheircurrency,allStandardsareperiodicallyreviewed,andneweditionsarepublished.Betweeneditions,amendmentsmaybeissued.Standardsmayalsobewithdrawn.ItisimportantthatreadersassurethemselvestheyareusingacurrentStandard,whichshouldincludeanyamendmentswhichmayhavebeenpublishedsincetheStandardwaspurchased.DetailedinformationaboutjointAustralian/NewZealandStandardscanbefoundbyvisitingtheStandardsWebShopatwww.saiglobal.comorStandardsNewZealandwebsiteatwww.standards.govt.nzandlookinguptherelevantStandardintheon-linecatalogue.Formorefrequentlistingsornotificationofrevisions,amendmentsandwithdrawals,StandardsAustraliaandStandardsNewZealandofferanumberofupdateoptions.Forinformationabouttheseservices,usersshouldcontacttheirrespectivenationalStandardsorganization.WealsowelcomesuggestionsforimprovementinourStandards,andespeciallyencouragereaderstonotifyusimmediatelyofanyapparentinaccuraciesorambiguities.PleaseaddressyourcommentstotheChiefExecutiveofStandardsAustraliaortheNewZealandStandardsExecutiveattheaddressshownonthebackcover.ThisStandardwasissuedindraftformforcommentasDRAS/NZS2885.4:2016.AS/NZS2885.4:2016Australian/NewZealandStandardTMPipelines—GasandliquidpetroleumPart4:SubmarinepipelinesystemsOriginatedasAS1958—1976.SAeSco1n9d58ed—ition1981198revedandredesignatedAS2885.4—2003.Previousedition2010.ThiseditionrevisedandredesignatedAS/NZS2885.4:2016.COPYRIGHT@StandardsAustraliaLimited/StandardsNewZealandAllrightsarereserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproducedorcopiedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,withoutthewrittenpermissionofthepublisher,unlessotherwisepermittedundertheCopyrightAct1968(Australia)ortheCopyrightAct1994(NewZealand).JointlypublishedbySAlGlobalLimitedunderlicencefromStandardsAustraliaLimited,GPOBox476,Sydney,NSW2001andbyStandardsNewZealand,POBox1473,Wellington6011.ISBN9781760356354AS/NZS2885.4:20162PREFACEThisStandardwaspreparedbytheJointStandardsAustralia/StandardsNewZealandCommitteeME-038,PetroleumPipelines,tosupersedeAS2885.4—2010.TheobjectiveofthisStandardistoprovideminimumrequirementsforsubmarinepipelines.ThisStandardisPart4ofthefollowingsuiteofStandards,whichcovershigh-pressurepetroleumpipelines:AS2885Pip...
