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How goal setting rules can benefit FPSO design. R. Pocock. J. Offshore Technol., May 1997, 5(2), 32--34.

Details are given of how replacing prescriptive legislation with a goal setting approach has provided opportunities for the design and engineering of floating installations to be developed and improved. Consideration is given to turret location, accommodation location, evacuation systems, cargo pump arrangements, engine room/power generation requirements, escape route arrangements, fire detection and fire-water management, gas detection, and mooring.

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Journal title: Offshore Technology

Subjects: Energy efficiency, Wastewater management, Resource use and management, Health and safety, Safety, Fire detection and prevention, Management and commerce, Policy and Governance, Law and Legal practice, Structural Engineering, Electricity generation, Combined heat and power generation, Heat distribution, Energy consumption, Oil and gas extraction, Oil and gas, Oil, Primary energy production, Floating production facility, FPSO