NFPA-59A-2009

NFPA®59AStandardfortheProduction,Storage,andHandlingofLiquefiedNaturalGas(LNG)2009EditionNFPA,1BatterymarchPark,Quincy,MA02169-7471AnInternationalCodesandStandardsOrganizationCopyrightNationalFireProtectionAssociationProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithNFPALicensee=China/5940240042NotforResale,03/12/200918:24:30MDTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--``,`,```,`,``,,```,,,``,`,,```-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---IMPORTANTNOTICESANDDISCLAIMERSCONCERNINGNFPADOCUMENTSNOTICEANDDISCLAIMEROFLIABILITYCONCERNINGTHEUSEOFNFPADOCUMENTSNFPAcodes,standards,recommendedpractices,andguides,ofwhichthedocumentcontainedhereinisone,arede-velopedthroughaconsensusstandardsdevelopmentprocessapprovedbytheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.Thisprocessbringstogethervolunteersrepresentingvariedviewpointsandintereststoachieveconsensusonfireandothersafetyissues.WhiletheNFPAadministerstheprocessandestablishesrulestopromotefairnessinthedevelop-mentofconsensus,itdoesnotindependentlytest,evaluate,orverifytheaccuracyofanyinformationorthesoundnessofanyjudgmentscontainedinitscodesandstandards.TheNFPAdisclaimsliabilityforanypersonalinjury,propertyorotherdamagesofanynaturewhatsoever,whetherspecial,indirect,consequentialorcompensatory,directlyorindirectlyresultingfromthepublication,useof,orrelianceonthisdocument.TheNFPAalsomakesnoguarantyorwarrantyastotheaccuracyorcompletenessofanyinformationpublishedherein.Inissuingandmakingthisdocumentavailable,theNFPAisnotundertakingtorenderprofessionalorotherservicesfororonbehalfofanypersonorentity.NoristheNFPAundertakingtoperformanydutyowedbyanypersonorentitytosomeoneelse.Anyoneusingthisdocumentshouldrelyonhisorherownindependentjudgmentor,asappropriate,seektheadviceofacompetentprofessionalindeterminingtheexerciseofreasonablecareinanygivencircumstances.TheNFPAhasnopower,nordoesitundertake,topoliceorenforcecompliancewiththecontentsofthisdocument.NordoestheNFPAlist,certify,testorinspectproducts,designs,orinstallationsforcompliancewiththisdocument.AnycertificationorotherstatementofcompliancewiththerequirementsofthisdocumentshallnotbeattributabletotheNFPAandissolelytheresponsibilityofthecertifierormakerofthestatement.CopyrightNationalFireProtectionAssociationProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithNFPALicensee=China/5940240042NotforResale,03/12/200918:24:30MDTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--``,`,```,`,``,,```,,,``,`,,```-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---ADDITIONALNOTICESANDDISCLAIMERSUpdatingofNFPADocumentsUsersofNFPAcodes,standards,recommendedpractices,andguidesshouldbeawarethatthesedocumentsmaybesupersededatanytimebytheissuanceofneweditionsormaybeamendedfromtimetotimethroughtheissuanceofTentativeInterimAmendments.Anoffi-cialNFPAdocumentatanypointintimeconsistsofthecurrenteditionofthedocumenttogetherwithanyTentativeInterimAmendmentsandanyErratathenineffect.InordertodeterminewhetheragivendocumentisthecurrenteditionandwhetherithasbeenamendedthroughtheissuanceofTentativeInterimAmendmentsorcorrectedthroughtheissuanceofErrata,consultappropriateNFPApublicationssuchastheNationalFireCodes®SubscriptionService,visittheNFPAwebsiteat“adoptionbyreference”meansthecitingoftitle,edition,andpublishinginformationonly.Anydeletions,additions,andchangesdesiredbytheadoptingauthorityshouldbenotedseparatelyintheadoptinginstrument.InordertoassistNFPAinfollowingtheusesmadeo