API 2L : 1996 : R2012

Withdrawn

RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR PLANNING, DESIGNING, AND CONSTRUCTING HELIPORTS FOR FIXED OFFSHORE PLATFORMS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

10-02-2024

Language(s)

English

Published date

20-01-2012

Publisher

American Petroleum Institute

1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCES
  2.1 Standards
  2.2 Other References
3 DEFINITIONS
4 PLANNING
  4.1 General
  4.2 Helicopter Selection
  4.3 Operational Considerations
       4.3.1 Function
       4.3.2 Location
              4.3.2.1 Approach Departure Zone
              4.3.2.2 Obstruction Free Zone
       4.3.3 Size
       4.3.4 Orientation
       4.3.5 Access and Egress
       4.3.6 Fire Protection
       4.3.7 Air Turbulence
       4.3.8 Heliport Equipment
       4.3.9 Material Handling
       4.3.10 Drainage
       4.3.11 Maintenance
       4.3.12 Environmental Consideration
5 DESIGN PROCEDURES FOR OFFSHORE HELIPORTS
  5.1 General
  5.2 Design Load
       5.2.1 Dead Weight
       5.2.2 Live Load
       5.2.3 Wind Load
       5.2.4 Helicopter Landing Load Considerations
              5.2.4.1 General
              5.2.4.2 Contact Area
              5.2.4.3 Load Distribution
              5.2.4.4 Design Landing Load
  5.3 Design Load Conditions
  5.4 Installation
  5.5 Material
  5.6 Flight Deck Surface
  5.7 Access and Egress Route
  5.8 Safety Net and Self
  5.9 Tiedown Points
  5.10 Lighting
  5.11 Heliport Markings
       5.11.1 General
       5.11.2 Limitation Markings
       5.11.3 Obstruction Marking
       5.11.4 Closed Heliport
  5.12 Drawings, Specifications and Construction
6 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
  6.1 Fueling Stations
  6.2 Wind Direction Indicator
  6.3 Fire Protection Equipment
7 APPLICABLE REGULATIONS

Acts as a guide for planning, designing, and constructing heliports for fixed offshore platforms. It includes operational consideration guidelines, design load criteria, heliport size, marking recommendations, and other heliport design recommendations.

DocumentType	Standard
Pages	24
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 2012 This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
PublisherName	American Petroleum Institute
Status	Withdrawn
Supersedes	API 2L : 1996 : R2006

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