NTL 2001-G05 - Fire Prevention and Control Systems - June 20, 2001

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) regulation at 30 CFR 250.803(b)(8)(i) requires that you equip each OCS platform with a firewater system that provides needed protection in all areas where production-handling equipment is located. However, under 30 CFR 250.803(b)(8)(iii), you may use a fire prevention and control system that uses chemicals only in lieu of a firewater system if the appropriate Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR) District Supervisor determines that the use of a chemical system provides equivalent fire protection and control for personnel egress.