TCVN 5307-2009 Petroleum and Petroleum Products Terminal - Design Requirements

TCVN VIETNAM NATIONAL STANDARD
TCVN 5307: 2009

Third edition
PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TERMINAL-

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
(This English version is for reference only)
HANOI - 2009
INFORMATION CENTER- 8 Hoàng Quoc Viet-CG-HN - Tel:04.37562608

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Foreword
TCVN 5307:2009 replaces TCVN 5307:2002.
TCVN 5307:2009 was prepared by Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation, proposed by

Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade, approved by Directorate for Standards, Metrology and
Quality (STAMEQ), and published by Ministry of Science and Technology.

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VIETNAM NATIONAL STANDARD TCVN 5307:2009

Third edition
Petroleum and petroleum products terminal – Design requirements
1. Scope
1.1. This standard specifies basic requirements for newly designing, renovating and expanding
petroleum and liquid petroleum products terminal.
1.2. This standard can be applied for designing terminal for flammable and combustible liquids which
have explosion and fire danger level similar to petroleum and petroleum product properties but under
approval of relevant authority.
1.3. This standard is not applicable to design:
- Liquefied gas terminal;
- Petroleum and petroleum products terminal with solidification point equal and greater than
37.8oC;
- Petroleum and petroleum products tanks belonging to equipments of technological line of other
constructions;
- Petroleum and petroleum products reserve terminals in underground caverns and on floating
dock at closed sea;
- Petroleum and petroleum products tanks at petroleum outlets.
2. Normative documents
Following normative documents are required when applying this standard. For normative documents
stated with issuing year, stated version is applied. For normative documents not stated with issuing year,
latest version (including changes/amendments) is applied.
TCVN 2622, Fire prevention and protection for buildings and structures - Design requirements
TCVN 4090 - Main pipelines for transporting of oil and oil products – Design standard
TCVN 5334:2007 - Electrical apparatus for petroleum and petroleum products terminal. Requirements
on safety in design, installation and operation
TCVN 6608 (ASTM D 3828) - Petroleum products. Test method for determination of flash point by
small scale closed tester
TCVN 5303- Fire safety Terminology and definitions

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TCVN 7278 (ISO 7203) - Fire extinguishing media. Foam concentrates.
3. Terms and definitions
This standard uses terms and definitions stated in TCVN 5303 and following terms and definitions:
3.1. Petroleum and petroleum products terminal
Complex of building, construction, system of technical pipeline and tanks for containing, reserving,
preparing, and supplying petroleum and petroleum products. This is hereby called in short as P&PP
terminal or terminal.
3.2. Flammable and combustible material
Materials which under influence of flame or high temperature shall be caught fire, smouldered or
carbonized and continue to smoulder or be carbonized after being isolated from firing source.
3.3. Hard flammable material
Materials which under influence of fire or temperature shall be caught fire, smouldered or carbonized
and continue to burn, smoulder or be carbonized when having firing source. But when it is isolated from
firing source, it stops burning or smouldering.
3.4. Non-flammable material
Materials which under influence of fire or high temperature shall not bust into flame, smoulder or be
carbonized.
3.5. Fire resistance limit
Time period from moment when the sample starts to be tested for fire resistance according to standard
until one of limited state of structure and components appears.
3.6. Fire resistance level
Fire resistance characteristic according to houses and buildings standard which is determined by fire
resistance limit of main structures.
3.7. Flash point
The lowest temperature at which mixture of air and vapor of P&PP on liquid surface flashes in the
shortest time in standard condition. (Test method up to TCVN 6608 (ASTM D3828)).
3.8. Fire fighting system
Combination of technical equipments creating one complete system specialized in extinguishing fire.
3.9. Fighting material

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Natural materials or mixtures which can stop and extinguish fires (including air foamer, water, chemical
powder, inert gas…)
3.10. Fire fighting foam
Foam fighting material created from liquids by mechanical or chemical procedure.
3.10.1. Low expansion foam
Fire fighting foam with expansion lower than or equal to 20 times compared with initial volume of
foamer solution.
3.10.2. Medium expansion foam
Fire fighting foam with expansion greater than 20 times to 200 times compared with initial volume of
foamer solution.
3.10.3. High expansion foam
Fire fighting foam with expansion greater than 200 times to 1000 times compared with initial volume of
foamer solution.
3.11. Fire fighting vehicle
Vehicle carrying specialized equipments for application at firing places or in other emergency
conditions.
3.12. Fixed fire-fighting system
Complex of specialized technical equipments, pipeline and fire-fighting material which is fixedly
located for extinguishing fire.
3.13. Semi-fixed fire-fighting system
Combination of specialized technical equipments, pipeline and fire-fighting material for extinguishing
fire of which one part is fixed and other part is only assembled for completion when fighting fire.
3.14. Density of ejecting foam solution
Amount of foamer solution ejected into fire by an unit of time on an unit of area (l/s.m2).
3.15. Flying funnel
Space limiting obstacles at the top and rear of runway to ensure safety for airplanes.
3.16. Floating roof
Structure with different forms made of metal, composite material or combination of them and having
floats upon the surface of P&PP for evaporation protection.

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3.17. Fixed roof tank
Vertical cylindrical tank with a roof fixedly welded to the tank’s wall.
3.18. Internal floating roof tank
Fixed roof tank with floats upon P&PP surface inside the tank.
3.19. Floating roof tank
Vertical cylindrical tank without fixed roof but with roof floating upon P&PP’ surface.
3.20. Edge stopped foam
Steel structure attached on the float to contain fire fighting foam at enclosed buffer between float and
tank’s wall.
3.21. Pressure vacuum vent
Device for controlling residual pressure and vacuum inside the tank to prevent loss due to evaporation
during operation.
3.22. Emergency ventilation
Exhalation of the tank in firing situation when normal ventilation cannot ensure the exhalation timely, in
order to prevent breakage of tank’s wall.
3.23. Level device
Metal component fixedly installed on tank’s wall or tank’s bottom to measure products inside the tank.
4. General requirement
4.1. Designing items in P&PP terminal shall meet requirements in current regulation.
4.2. Basing on flash point temperature, P&PP is classified into three types:
- Type 1: including P&PP with flash point temperature less than 37.8oC.
- Type 2: including P&PP with flash point temperature from 37.8oC to less than 60oC.
- Type 3: including P&PP with flash point temperature from 60oC upward.
4.3. P&PP terminal is classified into two groups:
- Group I: including commercial terminal, national reserve terminal and terminal of P&PP processing
plant;
- Group II: including terminals of production units (industry, energy, transportation…)

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NOTE:
1) Terminal of group II with capacity greater than capacity stated in 6.1 of this standard shall be
designed as terminal of group I.
2) For national supply and reserve terminal with capacity less than 1000 m3 for product type 1 and less
than 5000 m3 for product type 2, type 3, it is allowed designing according to standard for group II
terminal. If it contains both of two types, 1m3 of type 1 product shall be converted to 5m3 of type 2, type
3 products.
4.4. Tanks, warehouses and items for containing P&PP can be designed in float or underground forms
and regulated as follows:
- Underground: when tank or warehouse’s floor is lay underground and has maximum P&PP
level in the tank or total amount of P&PP in barrels broken and spilling over warehouse, which is
lower than 0.2m compared with the lowest position of surrounding area (considering within 3m
from tank’s wall or wall of warehouse) shall be ensured.
Underground tank must satisfy:
+ Floating tank having a roof covered with a soil layer of minimum thickness 0.3m and soil layer
outside tank’s wall has a thickness in perpendicular with tank’s wall of equal or greater than 3m.
+ Floating tank surrounded by brick, stone or concrete wall of which outer edge is far from
tank’s wall by a distance equal or greater than 0.3m and upper part covered by brick, stone or
concrete with thickness at least 0.3m.
- Floating: when requirements for underground tank and warehouses were not satisfied
NOTE:
1) Thickness of filled soil and surrounding wall for underground tank shall be determined according to
calculations on static pressure of spilled liquid.
2) Space between surrounding wall and tank shall be filled strictly by sand or soil.
4.5. Depending on reserve product, P&PP shall be stored in fixed roof tank, floating roof tank and
internal floating roof tank. Crude oil and products of type 1 shall be stored in floating roof tank or
internal floating roof tank.
4.6. Material, components of houses and buildings in P&PP terminal (not including tank) shall have fire
resistance limit corresponding to levels of houses and buildings specified in TCVN 2622.
NOTE: Load bearing structure of construction such as: roadway, waterway and railway import and
export stations, pumping station, flow meter station are allowed to use steel structure.

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4.7. It is required to have corrosion protection method in compliance with technological pipeline in
P&PP terminal.
4.8. Corrosion protection for tank can be implemented by one of following methods:
- Coating tank’s bottom surface.
- Increasing tank’s bottom thickness when designing for corrosion prevention.
- Electrochemical corrosion protection for tank’s bottom.
4.9. Basing on explosion and fire hazards, fire hazard and technological characteristics, items of P&PP
terminal are classified into five (5) production classes as in Table 1.
Table 1 – Production ranking
Production rank Production characteristics Name of construction items

and equipments in terminal
A Storing, inputting and outputting, Tanks, warehouse, container
Fire and explosion processing and using types of P&PP with with vapor concentration. Import
hazard flashpoint temperature lower than 37.8oC. and export constructions,

pumping station, barreling
station, wastewater pumping
system, loading and unloading
space for P&PP with flashpoint
temperature lower than 37.8oC.
B Storing, inputting and outputting, The same regulation specified
Fire and explosion processing and using types of P&PP with for production class A, but
hazard flashpoint temperature from 37.8oC to applying for P&PP with

lower than 60oC. flashpoint temperature from
o o
37.8 C to lower than 60 C.
C Storing, inputting and outputting, Tanks, barrel terminal, import
Fire hazard processing and using types of P&PP with and export constructions,
flashpoint temperature greater than 60oC. pumping station, waste water
pumping system, loading and
unloading space for P&PP with
flashpoint temperature greater
than 60oC. Storage terminal for
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solid petroleum, substation of
which each engine has over 60kg
of lubricant oil, material
terminal.
D Production relating to non-flammable Workshops of forging, welding,

material and materials at heating state, repairing, producing barrel,
melted with exothermal, spark phenomena. thermal supplying station, power
Production using solid, liquid material for station, substation of which each
fueling. machine has 60kg lubricant oil
and lower.
E Production relating to non-flammable Mechanical workshop, water

material at cold state. pumping station, refrigeration
condenser.
5. Petroleum and petroleum products terminal group I
5.1. Total site
5.1.1. Depending on container capacity, P&PP terminal group I is classified as stated in Table 2:
Table 2 – Terminal classification
Terminal class Total terminal capacity, m3
I Over 100 000
II IIA Over 50 000 to 100 000
IIB From 30 000 to 50 000
III IIIA From 10 000 to less than 30 000
IIIB Less than 10 000
NOTE: Total terminal capacity is total nominal capacity of containers and other tanks. When
determining terminal capacity, it shall not take into account capacity of following containers:
- Intermediate containers
- Fuel tank for heating furnace
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- Fuel tank for diesel power generator of terminal
5.1.2. Distance for fire protection from production items and constructions with fire and explosion
hazards and fire hazard (A, B, C production class in Table 1) of P&PP terminal to houses, construction
items of office, factory or public constructions, residential complex and other works outside the terminal
area shall follow requirement in Table 3.
Table 3 – Distance from items with explosion and fire hazards and fire hazard of P&PP terminal
to constructions outside terminal area
Object to be determined for distance Minimum distance (m)
Terminal class I Terminal class II

and III
1. Houses and buildings of adjacent factories 100 40
2. Forests: 20 20
- Broad-leaved tree
100 50
- Coniferous tree and alang grass
3. Storages of wood, coal, cotton, hay, straw and open coal 100 50
mine
4. Railway 100 80
- Railway station
80 60
- Goods unloading station and branches
50 40
- Main railway
5. Nearest vehicle road bank-line
- Road grade I, II and III 50 30
- Road grade IV and V 30 20
6. Distance from the nearest tank to houses and Not less than 2 times of tank diameter but
constructions of nearby residential area. not less than 60m
7. Fuel filling column at petroleum stores. 30 30
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8. Flambeau light of refining plants or other constructions 100 100
9. Airport
- within flying funnel area.

2000 1000
- outside flying funnel area.
1000 1000
(500 terminal level III)
10. Electric post (outside terminal) 1.5 time of electric post height
NOTE:
1) Distance stated in the table is the straight line measured by plan projection among external side of structures,
partition wall of houses and buildings. For vehicle road, it shall be measured to backline of the road. For railway
import and export construction, it shall be measured to railway centre line. When terminal is arranged in
woodland, then it is required to trim down the trees.
2) Construction items with production class C, the distance can be reduced by 15% except for point 9 and 10.
3) Construction items with production class D, E, it shall be determined according to requirements for
construction, storage and operation.
4) When applying point 9 of Table 3, height of construction items in P&PP terminal shall meet requirements of
aviation for vertical clearance for flying field.
5.1.3. When tanks of P&PP has the level higher than residential area, factories and public railway among
which distance is less than 150m, there shall be fire protection dyke and spout discharging products
contained in terminal in case of emergency to prevent P&PP from spilling over residential area, factories
and public railway.
5.1.4. Designing P&PP terminal shall follow the Law on dyke and related regulations.
When arranging terminal inside dyke area, it shall be apart at least 100m from dyke’s foot for terminal
level I, 50 m for terminal level II and level III.
For terminal located outside the dyke or for river without dyke system, select the area not liable to scour
and P&PP tanks shall be far from highest water level of 40m upward for terminal level I, II and III.
5.1.5. Safe distance from floating tank of P&PP to houses and buildings in terminal shall follow
requirements in Table 4.
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Table 4 – Minimum distance from floating tanks to terminal items
Distance from container according
Terminal items subjected to distance determination to terminal class (m)
I II, III
1. Waterway import and export ports 75 50
2. Railway import and export construction 30 20
3. P&PP pumping station 20 15
4. Tanker oil filling station, waste water pumping station, barrel 30 15

filling station; P&PP barrel reserve area; empty barrel site;
terminal of P&PP barrels.
5. Houses and building using open fire: 50 40
- P&PP tank of type 1. 30 20
- P&PP tank of type 2, type 3.
6. Fire fighting water pumping station, water taking position of 40 40

fire water reserve container or pond.
7. To waste water cleaning work:
- Sedimentation pond, evaporation pond. 30 30
- Decant pond, floatation tank, and sedimentation tank with 30 20

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capacity over 400m .
- Decant pond, floatation tank, sedimentation tank with capacity 15 15

3 3
from 100m to 400m .
- Decant pond, floatation tank, sedimentation tank with capacity

10 10
lower than 100m3.
8. Other houses and buildings of terminal, boundary walls 25 20
9. Overhead plain conductor Equal to 1.5 times of the highest
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electric post height, in general for all
terminal classes.
NOTE:
1) For underground tank: point 6 is reduced by 25%; Points 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8 are reduced by 50%.
2) For underground tank to underground pumping station; it is allowed to have a distance up to 1m from
the wall.
3) For lubricant oil pumping station, fuel oil pumping station (FO), lubricant oil tank or fuel oil tank, it is
allowed to arrange with distance of 3m. Lubricant oil pump with explosion protection electric engine is
allowed to be directly placed on lubricant oil tank
4) Distance from floating tank to houses and buildings toward their closed wall (without opening holes)
of which fire resistance limit is not less than 2h can be reduced by 10%.
5) For terminal level III with floating tanks of capacity less than 5000m3, distance from P&PP tank to
buildings equipped with automatic fire fighting system can be reduced by 25% (except for point 5 and
6).
6) In special cases, under reasonable explanations and agreement of fire protection authority, distance
value in table 4 can be reduced not over by 15%.
5.1.6. Safety distance from houses and buildings of P&PP terminal (excluding tank) to railway, tanker,
waterway import and export stations shall be:
- For P&PP type 1: not less than 15m;
- For P&PP type 2, type 3: not less than 10m.
5.1.7. Fire safety distance from houses and buildings which during production open fire is used toward
tanker and waterway import and export equipments, P&PP pumping station, valve cluster of pumping
system, pumping station and oil contaminated water clarifying works, P&PP barrel storage area, barrel
filling area shall meet following requirements:
- For P&PP type 1: not less than 40 m;
- For P&PP type 2, type 3: not less than 30m.
5.1.8. Distance from houses and buildings (excluding tank and production construction using open fire)
to sedimentation pond, open-type oil collector shall not be less than 20m and not less than 10m for
close-type collector.
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5.1.9. Distance between two houses or two buildings not specified in above regulation shall be
determined in Table 5.
Table 5 – Distance between two houses or two buildings
Fire resistance level Distance between buildings or constructions, m

of houses or
Fire resistance level of nearby building or construction
buildings
I and II III IV and V
I and II - Not regulated for houses and buildings with production 9 12

class D and E.
- 9m for building or construction with production class

A, B and C
III 9 12 15
IV and V 12 15 18
NOTE:
For houses and buildings with fire resistance level of I and II corresponding with production class A, B
and C in Table 5, distance between houses and buildings shall be reduced by 9m to 6m if there one of
two following conditions is present:
a) Equipped with a fixed automatic fire alarm system.
b) Mass of flammable materials regularly present in houses from 10kg/m2 floor downward.
5.1.10. Houses and buildings in P&PP terminal shall be arranged in functional divisions as in Table 6.
Table 6- Functional division of items in P&PP terminal
Area name Name of houses and buildings within the area
1. Railway import and export Railway import and export, pumping station, air compressor, oil
area receiving tank, barrel warehouse, working space for workers and
other constructions relating to railway import and export.
2. Waterway import and export Import and export port, pumping station, chemical laboratory,
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area working room and other constructions relating to waterway import
and export.
3. P&PP tank area P&PP tank, vapor concentration tank, product heating equipment,
pumping station, air compressor.
4. Road import and export area, Tanker filling station, barrel filling station and other containers, barrel
production serving items store, barrel space, pumping station, filtering equipment, weighting
station.
5. Other auxiliary houses and Machine workshop, barrel repairing and clarifying workshop, electric
buildings generator station, transformer station, thermal source, material
warehouse, chemical laboratory and other service constructions.
6. Office area Office building, garage, standing security office…
5.1.11. There shall be vehicle road of at least 6m width connecting P&PP terminal to public vehicle
road. For a floating road length over 1000m, it is allowed to build a vehicle road of 3.5m wide but each
250m length shall has a passing point with a width of 6m- the minimum length ensuring for the longest
tanker go into the passing point. For dead end road, there shall be turning point for fire fighting vehicle.
5.1.12. P&PP terminal shall have boundary wall or fence made of non-flammable material with a height
of at least 2m. Distance from terminal items to wall or fence is specified as follows:
- Railway import and export at both sides (from nearest edge to the fence): not less than 15m.
- Houses and buildings not relating to storing, inputting and outputting P&PP shall be far from the fence
at least 5m (except for executive office, auxiliary houses and buildings).
5.1.13. Terminal level I and II shall have at lest two gates facilitating vehicle transportation and be
connected to public vehicle road or terminal entrance. P&PP terminal level III is allowed to have one
gate.
5.1.14. Road for fire fighting vehicle shall be arranged around tanks and toward closely to constructions
relating to inputting, outputting and storing P&PP. Surface of road shall be at least 3.5m wide and
covered by hard flammable material.
If tanks are arranged in a row, when agreed by fire protection authority, it is able to arrange vehicle road
at one side of tank area, there shall be spaces at other sides to allow fire fighting equipments coming
closely to tank area when necessary.
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5.2. Petroleum and petroleum products tank
5.2.1. P&PP tank shall be made of non-flammable material and shall be in compliance with property of
product type inside the tank.
5.2.1.1. Tank’s bottom shall be covered by non-flammable or hard flammable material.
5.2.1.2. P&PP tank can be of welded, riveted, bolted connection or combination of them.
5.2.1.3. P&PP tank shall be equipped with following basic equipments:
- Pressure vacuum vent (with or without fire prevention equipment), light hole, pressure vent (when not
installing pressure vacuum vent), manual level measurement hole, sampling hole, inlet gate, bottom
water exhaust, level measurement equipment support pipe, level measurement panel.
- Stairway components, hand-rail for tank shall be conveniently and safely mounted for operation and
forming standard level of the tank.
NOTE:
1) For product type 3 in fixed roof tank, or product type 1, 2 contained in internal floating roof tank, it is able to
not require pressure vacuum vent.
2) When installing automatic measurement devices (level, density metering, sludge, temperature, overflow
indication), it is required to arrange proper holes for those devices.
3) See 5.9 of this standard for installing equipment conducting fire fighting foam into tank.
4) Light hole and manual level device hole shall have air tight cover.
5.2.2. Pressure vacuum vent for fixed roof tank shall be designed in compliance with tank working
condition. It is required to install fire protection equipments for pressure vacuum vent taking into
account hindrance of fire protection equipment and other factors threatening the tank. Emergency
ventilation for fixed roof tank is implemented by installing emergency safety valve on the tank roof,
which is automatically opened when tank pressure exceeds safety value.
5.2.3. For internal floating roof tank not equipped with pressure vacuum vent, vents shall be mounted.
Vents can be arranged near roof centre or edge under following regulations:
- Vent near roof centre has discharge area of at least 0.03 m2.
- For vent arranged at roof edge, at least at each 10m perimeter there shall be one vent and not less than
4 vents in all cases. Total cross section of vents shall not be less than 0.06D m2 (D- tank diameter,
measured in meter).
5.2.4. For underground tank, pipe diameter and length mounting pressure vacuum vent shall be
determined in compliance with import and export flow and tank designed pressure. Output end of vent
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or pressure vacuum vent of underground tank containing product type 1 shall be arranged outside the
tank at a higher position than input end and shall higher than surrounding ground at least 3.6m. For
underground tank containing product type 2 and 3, it is required to be higher than input end and
surrounding area at least 0.5m. Output end of vent or pressure vacuum vent shall be far from terminal
constructions at least 3m and not affecting surrounding working area.
5.2.5. For tank equipped with measurement equipments automatically transmitting signal to centre
(level, temperature, density, sludge, overflow indicator), safety as regulated in 5.11 of this standard must
be ensured.
5.2.6. Underground and floating tanks in waterlogged area (due to flood, underground water) shall have
a floating resistance method.
5.2.7. Floating tank area of P&PP shall be arranged by groups. Total capacity of each tank group is
stated in Table 7.
Table 7- Total acceptable nominal capacity in a group of P&PP tank
Tank type Nominal capacity of a Type of P&PP Total acceptable

tank stated in group contained nominal capacity in
(m3) the group (m3)
Floating roof tank 50 000 and greater Not depending on type 200 000
of product
Less than 50 000 Not depending on type 120 000

of product
Internal floating roof 50 000 Not depending on type 200 000

tank of product
Less than 50 000 Not depending on type 120 000

of product
Fixed roof tank 50 000 and less P&PP with flashpoint 120 000
o
temperature over 37.8 C
50 000 and less P&PP with flashpoint 80 000

temperature equal and
lower than 37.8oC
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For underground P&PP tank area, shared free surface area shall not exceed 14 000 m2 and free surface
area of each tank shall not be greater than 7000 m2.
For horizontally laid cylindrical tank with capacity of each tank less than 100 m3, capacity of each group
shall not exceed 5000 m3 when undergrounded. For floating tank group containing product type 1, group
capacity shall not exceed 500 m3 and for floating tank group containing product type 2 and 3, group
capacity shall not exceed 2500 m3.
5.2.8. Distribution of tanks in a group shall be as follows:
- Not exceeding 4 rows for tanks with nominal capacity less than 1000 m3.
- Not exceeding 3 rows for tanks with nominal capacity from 1000 m3 to 10000 m3.
- Not exceeding 2 rows for tanks with nominal capacity from 10 000 m3 upward.
5.2.9. Fire prevention distance among P&PP tanks:
5.2.9.1. Floating tanks with capacity less than or equal to 400 m3 shall be arranged by groups of which
capacity shall be less than or equal to 4000 m3 in the same ground area. Safety distance among tank
walls in the group shall be determined basing on constructing, maintaining and operating condition. Fire
protection distance among nearest walls of neighboring groups with capacity up to 4000 m3 shall not be
less than 15m.
5.2.9.2. Minimum distance between two walls of floating tank in a group:
- For fixed roof tank, internal floating roof tank, floating roof tank with diameter equal to and less
than 45m, distance shall be taken by 1/6 of total diameter of two adjacent tanks.
- For floating roof tank with diameter greater than 45m, distance shall be taken by ¼ of diameter
of two adjacent tanks.
- For fixed roof tank, internal floating roof tank with diameter greater than 45m containing product
type 1, 2, the distance shall be taken by 1/3 of total diameter of two adjacent tanks. For those
tanks containing product type 3, the distance shall be taken by ¼ of total diameter of two
adjacent tanks.
NOTE:
1) When two adjacent tanks contain different products, safety distance shall be determined
according to products with lower flashpoint.
2) For horizontal cylindrical tank, minimum distance shall be 0.9m.
5.2.9.3. Distance among underground tanks in a group shall not be less than 1m.
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5.2.9.4. Distance among nearest tank walls of an adjacent group (except for tank groups stated in 5.2.9.1
of this standard)
- For floating tank: at least 30m
- For underground tank: at least 15m.
5.2.10. Each floating tank group with capacity specified in 5.2.7 shall have fire protection boundary
dyke of which structure shall be calculated by hydrostatic pressure of P&PP overflow.
- If boundary dyke is made of soil, the dyke top must have a width not less than 0.5m.
- If boundary dyke is made of bricked wall or concrete, dyke top must have a width not less than
0.25m.
- Height of fire boundary dyke outside the tank group shall be higher 0.2m compared with liquid
level inside the greatest overflowed tank.
External fire boundary dyke shall not be higher than 2m compared with plan level inside and outside the
dyke. When the fire protection dyke higher than 2m shall be done, it is required to ensure accessibility to
the dyke for fire fighting of tank area and be agreed by relevant fire protection authority.
5.2.11. For each floating tank group, there shall be sub-dyke with a height not less than 0.8m to divide
the group into sub-groups under following regulations:
- Total capacity of tanks in each sub-group not exceeding 20 000 m3.
- Each tank with capacity equal to and greater than 20 000m3 shall be separated by sub-dyke.
5.2.12. Distance from vertical cylindrical floating tank to internal edge of dyke foot that prevent fire
from outside shall not be less than half of diameter of tank near the dyke and not over 15m. Distance
from floating tank with capacity equal to and less than 100 m3 to internal edge of dyke foot shall not be
less than 1.5m.
NOTE: In special case and under agreement of relevant authority, distance from tank wall to internal edge of
external fire boundary dyke can be reduced at maximum by 40% but still meeting requirements in 5.2.10.
5.2.13. Each floating tank group shall ensure at least 4 entrances toward face-to-face tank area and at
least 2 entrances for independent vertical tank. When having fire sub-dyke, there shall be at least 2
entrances passing through the dyke, which are built by non-flammable material.
5.2.14. After newly installing repairing the tank, it is required to test quality of weld line of tank wall,
tank bottom and test tightness of tank roof. Not allowed to carry out air pressure testing for tanks already
containing P&PP.
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5.2.15. Take hydrostatic pressure load test for tank before putting it into application for new installation
and big repair. Time for this load test is stated as follows:
- For tank capacity under 5000 m3, the test shall remain at least 24h.
- For tank capacity over 5000 m3, the test shall remain at least 72h.
5.3. Technological pipeline in terminal
5.3.1. Terminal technological pipeline shall be made of non-flammable material and in accordance with
property of carried product type. Technological pipeline diameter and thickness shall be calculated in
compliance with speed, flow, transfer pump pressure and working environment. Pipe wall thickness is
measured as in Annex A.
5.3.2. After completing installation of technological pipeline, it is required to have pressure test. The
pipe section for pressure testing shall be separated with other pipes connected to it by a flange or stop
valve and shall meet following requirements:
- Strength test with regulated testing pressure.
- Tightness test after reducing testing pressure to working pressure.
It is not allowed to take the air pressure test for used technological pipeline for P&PP transmission.
5.3.3. Time of hydraulic strength test for technological pipeline shall not be less than 6h. Then testing
pressure shall be reduced to working pressure for tightness test and check the pipe section to be tested.
Pipeline shall be considered to meet requirements of hydraulic test for strength and tightness if testing
pressure does not change during 6h and the any leakage is detected on testing pipe section.
5.3.4. Hydraulic inspection for strength of pipeline shall be carried out as follows:
- For technological pipe with working pressure equal and lower than 5bar, testing pressure shall be
1.5 times of working pressure but not less than 2bar.
- For technological pipe with working pressure greater than 5bar, testing pressure shall be 1.25
times of working pressure or equal to working pressure added with 3bar, whichever greater.
5.3.5. Terminal technological pipeline can be placed on ground surface, in technological trench or buried
underground. When it is placed inside technological trench, the trench structure shall be made of non-
flammable material and its bottom shall dip toward the concentration pond connected to sludge collector
system.
5.3.6. Horizontal distance from external edge of technological pipeline with working pressure less than
25bar to other houses or buildings is stated in Table 8.
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Table 8 – Distance from technological pipeline to terminal items
Items subjected to distance Minimum distance from technological pipeline edge, m

determination
open pipeline Pipeline inside trench or underground
1. Other house and building 3 (0.5) 3.0

foundation
2. Wall of P&PP tank 3.0 4

(but not less than the distance from tank
wall to water drain of tank foundation)
3. Foundation edge of terminal 1.0 1.5

fence, headlight post, pipe support
column, communication line
4. Railway centre line 4.0 4

(but not less than the distance from water
drain to railway base)
5. Vehicle road:
- Road edge 1.5 1.5
- Slope of embankment 1.0 1.5
6. Edge of power post foundation:

- Under 1kV and outer lighting 1.0 1.5
- From 1kV to 35kV 5.0 5.0
- Over 35kV 10 10
7. Water supplying pipeline, water 1.0 1.5

drain pipeline
8. Heat pipeline (to outer side of 1.0 1.0

trench’s wall)
9. Pipeline with electric cable lower 10 10

than 35kV and communication
cable
NOTE:
1) Distance value in parenthesis is the distance to foundation edge with solid wall of building or
construction.
2) Distance in point 1, 2 and 4 does not take into account pipe piece connected to import and export
station of tanker wagon, other import and export works and tanks.
3) Distance in point 8 does not include heat pipeline of crude oil pipeline, fuel oil, as technology’s
requirement.
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5.3.7. Distance from pipeline outside terminal area which is used to carry P&PP to the import and export
station for waterway, railway, tanker, heat station of terminal and neighbor P&PP terminal with working
pressure under 25bar and buried underground at least 0.6m shall be regulated as follows:
- To national railway, vehicle road, rail bridge, road bridge and other constructions not belong to
P&PP terminal in parallel with technological pipeline; it shall not be less than 15m.
- To parallel public water supply and drain pipeline, it shall not be less than 10m.
- To overhead transmission line, subway cable and power station, distance shall meet current
requirements for high voltage safety protection.
NOTE: The distance can be reduced by 30% if there is method for improving safety which is accepted
by fire protection authority.
5.3.8. Vertical distance of technological pipeline is specified as follows:
For technological pipeline placed on ground surface: From ground surface to pipe bottom, it shall not be
less than 0.3m. If surface is concrete, asphalt or metal floor, this distance shall not be less than 0.15m.
For technological pipeline passing through obstacles:
- From passenger road to pipe bottom: not less than 2.2m
- From vehicle road to pipe bottom: not less than 4.5m
- From top of railway to pipe bottom: not less than 6m.
NOTE: If technological pipeline crosses the road which is required to have support structure, the above
distance shall be distance from road surface, rail top to the lowest position of pipe support structure. The
support structure shall be made of non-flammable material.
5.3.9. Pipeline is not allowed passing through building foundation or passing over the houses and
buildings not relating to P&PP import and export.
Technological pipeline for P&PP with flashpoint temperature under 37.8oC shall be not allowed to be
placed in the same trench with vapor pipeline.
Technological pipeline passing underground through vehicle road, railway shall be placed in bushes or
trench to avoid vehicle load acting directly on the pipe. When installing bushes, diameter of bush shall
be greater than external diameter of technology pipe (including cover layer) at least 100mm.
5.3.10. P&PP receiving terminal by main pipeline shall have pressure relief valve to ensure safety for
equipments, tanks and technological pipeline in the terminal.
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5.3.11. Heated or opened technological pipe shall be equipped with heat compensator. Thermal isolation
shall be made of hard flammable material.
5.3.12. Buried technological pipeline shall be at the depth of at least 200mm from ground surface to the
highest position of pipe wall.
5.4. Terminal and site of petroleum and petroleum products in barrel
5.4.1. Terminal for P&PP stored in barrels shall have following fire resistance level:
- P&PP storage in barrels with flashpoint temperature less than and equal to 120oC or warehouse
area from 300m2 upward shall have at least fire resistance level II;
- P&PP storage with flashpoint temperature above 120oC or warehouse area smaller than 300m2
shall have at least fire resistance level III.
5.4.2. Terminal for storing P&PP in barrels can be arranged with barrel filling station or product
pumping station but they shall be separated by fireproof wall with fire resistance limit of at least 1h and
warehouse shall have direct exit outward.
5.4.3. Terminal for storing P&PP in barrels shall be divided into multiple chambers which shall be
separated by fireproof wall.
Each chamber capacity is stated as follows:
- P&PP type 1 not exceeding 100m3;
- P&PP type 2, 3 not exceeding 500m3
Each warehouse capacity is stated as follows:
- P&PP type 1 not exceeding 600m3;
- P&PP type 2, 3 not exceeding 3000m3.
5.4.4. It is allowed storing barrels of petroleum type 1 with barrels of petroleum type 2, 3 but total
capacity of two types stored in the same chamber shall not exceed 100m3 and not exceed 600m3 in the
same warehouse.
5.4.5. Entrance and exit gates of P&PP terminal in barrels shall have dimensions ensuring safety for
loading and transporting facilities and meet following requirements:
- Minimum gate width: 2.1m.
- Minimum gate height: 2.4m
- Gate shall be made from material have fire resistance limit of at least 0.6h.
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5.4.6. Floor of P&PP terminal in barrels shall be made of non-flammable material with proper slope and
drain orienting flows toward concentration pond and connected to outside drainage system via stopping
hole. Steps for warehouse shall be of at least 0.8m wide and made of non-flammable material.
5.4.7. Terminal for P&PP storage in barrels is specified as follows:
- Manual arrangement: Not over 3 stores of barrel.
- Arrangement on shelf: each shelf storey allows one layer of barrel. Shelf width shall not be
greater than 2 times of barrel length
- Mechanical arrangement: P&PP type 1 can be loaded in overlapped layer but not over 3 layers.
For P&PP type 2, 3, overlapped layers are allowed but not over 5 layers.
Barrels are loaded in rows, each row not over 2 barrels. Path for rolling barrel shall be not less than 1.8m
wide. Path between two shelves shall be suitable for operation of shelf loading equipment and not less
than 1m wide.
5.4.8. Floor, platform for unloading barrels of P&PP for railway carriage and vehicle shall be made of
non-flammable material and spark resistance.
5.4.9. Space for P&PP type 2, 3 in barrels shall meet following requirements:
- Each space dimension: not exceeding 25m long and 15m wide.
- Path width for mechanical unloading facilities depending on type of facility but not less than
1.4m.
- Human pathway among spaces not less than 1m.
- Distance between spaces in one area not less than 5m. Distance between neighboring spaces not
less than 10m.
5.5. Pumping station, chemical laboratory for P&PP terminal
5.5.1. Pumps for P&PP can be placed indoor, covered or in uncovered space. Pumps for lubricant oil and
fuel oil shall be arranged far from lubricant oil tank and furnace fuel tank at least 3m.
5.5.2. Inside pumping station, it is allowed to have cathode station, room for installation of automatic
control equipments in compliance with TCVN 2622.
5.5.3. Valve system for isolating, stopping incidents in technological pipeline which connects P&PP
tanks to pumping station or from pumping station to railway import and export or tanker filling station
shall be at least 3m.
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1) Distance is measured from nearest valve centre line to external edge of boundary wall of pumping
station.
2) If there is no boundary wall, distance shall be measured from valve centre line to external edge of
support column of pumping station roof.
5.5.4. When technological valve space is arranged inside pumping station surrounded by boundary wall,
number of main pumps (not including dredge pump, vacuum pump and backup pump) shall meet
following requirements:
a) At terminal level I and II: not over 6 pumps for P&PP with flashpoint temperature lower than
120oC (except for fuel oil (FO)) and not more than 10 pumps for P&PP with flashpoint
temperature equal to and higher than 120oC (including fuel oil).
b) At terminal level III: not over 10 pumps for P&PP with flashpoint temperature lower than
120oC (except for fuel oil (FO)) and not regulating the pump quantity for P&PP with
flashpoint temperature equal to and higher than 120oC.
NOTE: When needed, technology valve space should be roofed preventing from sun and rain by non-
flammable material without boundary wall. In this case, technology valve space is considered to be
outside pumping station.
5.5.5. If P&PP pumps are placed indoor, pumping station shall have at least fire resistance level II.
Floor of valve cluster of pumping station shall have slope for water drainage and connected to water
drainage system through stopping hole.
5.5.6. Distance between two adjacent pumps in a pumping station shall be convenient for installation,
maintenance, operation and exit in emergency condition.
5.5.7. Walls separating pump space from other spaces where pipeline passes, shall be sealed to ensure
not diffusing P&PP vapor from pumping station to other spaces.
5.5.8. Electric equipments in pumping station shall be explosion-proof. If pumping station is used for
transfering various types of petroleum, it is required to take P&PP with lowest flashpoint temperature as
a base for selecting explosion-proof equipments.
If using un-explosion proof electric engine, it must separate the electric engine space and pump space by
partition wall with fire resistance limit of at least 0.75h. Aperture at the position where movement axle
connects engine to pump passing through the wall shall be sealed by non-flammable material.
5.5.9. Chemical laboratory for P&PP shall have at least fire resistance level III. Allow to arrange
chemical laboratory with other rooms in a same building but it shall be isolated by fireproof wall with
fire resistance limit of at least 1h and shall have independent door to outer space or to the shared corridor
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of building. Door of chemical laboratory shall be of reversed type. It is not allowed to arrange chemical
laboratory within items with production class A and B.
5.5.10. Chemical laboratory shall have individual spaces for compressor, gas producer, sample storage
and other chemicals for experiments but these spaces shall be isolated by fireproof wall with fire
resistance limit of at least 1h and have reversed doors.
5.6. Railway import and export
5.6.1. Designing and building railway in P&PP terminal shall meet current regulations.
5.6.2. Railway import and export work shall be arranged on straight and flat area.
NOTE: For terminal level III, if import and export frame is only implemented at one side, it is able to arrange this
frame at curve piece with radius not less than 200m.
5.6.3. Import and export work can be one side type or two side type. Structure of import and export
frame shall be made of non-flammable material. Distance between steps of import and export frame
shall not exceed 100m and there shall be stairway at the end and the top.
5.6.4. Distance from railway centre line permitting locomotive pass to nearest railway centre line having
import and export construction shall not be less than 20m for P&PP with flashpoint temperature smaller
than and equal to 120oC and not be less than 10m for P&PP with flashpoint temperature greater than
120oC.
Distance between two adjacent railway centre line of two parallel import and export works shall not be
less than 20m.
5.6.5. Distance from railway center line to projected part of import and export work shall be determined
corresponding with dimension of access rail carriage.
5.6.6. Stub branch length of railway having import and export work needs to increase by 20m from edge
of tanker wagon to stopping column.
5.7. Dock and waterway import and export work for P&PP
5.7.1. Design of dock for inputting and outputting P&PP shall be in compliance with requirements of
current regulations. Dock and import and export construction shall use non-flammable material; floor
dimension and approach bridge shall be suitable for installation of import and export equipments,
pipeline, path and operation space. It is required to arrange pipeline for foaming solution and fire
fighting equipments at proper positions.
5.7.2. Safety distance for dock is stated as follows:
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a) Safety distance from P&PP import and export docks on sea, lake to dry goods unloading dock,
passenger ship dock, military port, tourist port and other docks is stated as follows:
- Dock for inputting and outputting P&PP type 1 (including aviation fuel): 100m.
b) Safety distance from P&PP import and export riverside dock at downstream to riverside objects is
regulated as follows:
- Fixed military port, goods port: 200m.
- Hydroelectric constructions, domestic water system and other docks: 300m
- Other constructions: 50m
c) Safety distance from riverside import and export construction for P&PP at upstream to objects is
stated as follows:
- Fixed military port: 1000m
- Hydroelectric constructions, domestic water system and other docks: 500m.
- Other constructions: 200m.
NOTE:
- For docks for inputting and outputting P&PP type 2, type 3, distance regulated in point a), b) and c) can
be reduced by 35%.
- For import and export dock for transport equipments with load less than 300 tons, distance regulated in b)
and c) can be reduced by 50%.
- Above distances shall be measured from outer edge of P&PP import and export dock to outer opposite
edge of above objects.
5.8. Tanker filling and barrel filling place
5.8.1. Place for tanker filling shall be arranged so that tanker get emergency exit in the soonest for fire
situation. The place can be covered or uncovered. Cover shall have at least fire resistance level II.
It is allowed to arrange filling equipments for P&PP type 1, type 2 and type 3 at the same place.
5.8.2. Safety distance from tanker filling site to constructions (excluding tank) in P&PP terminal shall be
in compliance with requirements in 5.1.6 and 5.1.7 of this standard.
5.8.3. P&PP filling equipments into barrels and other small containers can be arranged at roofed site or
indoor but with at least fire resistance level II. In terminal level III, filling of products with flashpoint
temperature equal to or greater than 120oC, roof or house shall have at least fire resistance level III.
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5.8.4. Tanks for filling into barrel or other smaller containers shall have capacity for each equal to or less
than 25m3 and total capacity shall not be greater than 200 m3, placed next to solid wall of filling site and
far from external edge of wall not less than 2m. Tank gap shall not be less than 1m.
Tanks for filling products with flashpoint temperature equal to or greater than 120oC and with capacity
smaller than 25m3 can be arranged inside of work for filling into barrels and/or other smaller containers.
5.9. Water supply, fire prevention and protection
5.9.1. Besides meeting requirements in this standard, water supply system, fire prevention and protection
system for P&PP terminal shall be designed in compliance with standard for urban water supplying
system, fire fighting standard for houses and buildings and current regulations on environment
protection.
5.9.2. Regulations on density of ejecting foam solution, time of ejection, and number of ejecting nozzles
for tanks in this standard shall be only applied for designing fire protection system by spraying foam on
surface of P&PP and only using foamer with low and medium expansion. When other fire fighting
method or foamer with high expansion are used, that method shall be proved for safety level and
approved by relevant fire protection authority.
5.9.3. P&PP terminal shall be equipped with fire fighting vehicles and fire fighting pump system as
follows:
- Terminal level I: shall have at least two fire fighting vehicles.
- Terminal level IIA: shall have at least one fire fighting vehicle and one mobile fire fighting pump
with capacity similar to fire fighting vehicle’s pump.
- Terminal level IIB and level III: shall have at least one mobile fire fighting pump and one backup
pump having same specifications of main pump.
Fire fighting vehicle and pump shall have required flow and pressure as well as the property of fire
extinguishment by water and foam.
5.9.4. P&PP terminal shall be equipped with initial fire fighting equipments with numbers and types as
in Annex C.
5.9.5. Terminal shall be equipped with fire fighting system as follows:
5.9.5.1. Fixed fire fighting system shall be equipped for:
- Floating tank with diameter equal to or greater than 18m.
- Floating tank with capacity equal to or greater than 2000 m3.
- Floating tank with height equal to or greater than 15m.
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NOTE: Container area arranged with 3 rows of tank shall meet clause 5.2.8 of this standard.
5.9.5.2. Semi-fixed fire fighting system shall be equipped for:
- Floating tank with diameter smaller than 18m.
- Floating tank with capacity from 400m3 to less than 2000 m3.
- Floating tank with height from 6 to less than 15m.
- Underground tank with capacity equal to or greater than 1000m3.
NOTE: For terminal of fuel oil, arranged in one or two tank rows (not depending on tank capacity or dimension),
it is able to equip semi-fixed fire fighting system under agreement of relevant fire protection authority.
5.9.6. For terminal allowed to be equipped with semi-fixed fire fighting system, at least following
equipments of the system shall be fixedly installed:
- For floating tank: foaming nozzle, foaming solution conduit, wall cooling pipe fixedly installed
on tank wall and lengthening at least to waiting pipe throat that is placed outside fire prevention
dyke.
- For underground tank: pump, valve cluster of tank containing foaming solution (foamer
containing equipment), foam mixer, foaming solution conduit, water conduit toward waiting
throat.
5.9.7. For waterway import and export port, if no individual fire fighting system is present, there shall be
foam pipeline connected from the shared foam piping system of the terminal to the port and arrange
foam column at suitable position for fire fighting implementation. Initial fire fighting equipments for the
port shall be determined as in Annex C.
5.9.8. For tanks with capacity less than 400m3, it is not required to have fixed or semi-fixed fire fighting
system but be able to use fire fighting pump mounted in the terminal.
5.9.9. For terminal having tanks with different roof type and dimensions, containing products with
different flashpoint temperature, amount of foamer and water for fire fighting shall be determined as for
greatest demand of fire fighting solution (calculations as stated in Annex B of this standard).
5.9.10. For fixed roof tank (without internal floating roof), minimum ejection time, ejection density and
number of ejection nozzles for fire fighting for water tanks are stated as follows:
5.9.10.1. When foaming nozzles are fixedly installed on tank using foamer with medium expansion
multiple, follow regulations in Table 9:
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Table 9 – Density of ejecting foam solution with medium expansion multiple
Type of P&PP Density of ejecting foam solution, Ejecting time,

l/s.m2
min
For P&PP with flashpoint temperature 0.08 10

less than and equal to 37.8oC

greater than 37.8oC
5.9.10.2. When foaming nozzles are fixedly installed on tank using foamer with low expansion multiple,
it is required to follow regulation in Table 10.
Table 10 - Density of ejecting foam solution with low expansion multiple
Type of P&PP Density of ejecting foam solution, Ejecting time,

l/s.m2 min
For P&PP with flashpoint temperature less 0.068 55

than and equal to 37.8oC

greater than 37.8oC to 93.3oC
Crude oil 0.068 55
NOTE: Foaming nozzles used in this term are those installed on tank wall with screen plate to guide
the foam or nozzle set on floating roof.
5.9.10.3. Number of foaming nozzles fixedly installed on fixed roof tank is stated in Table 11.
Table 11 - Number of foaming nozzles fixedly installed on fixed roof tank
Tank diameter, m Minimum number of nozzles,

unit
Up to 24 1
Greater than 24 up to 36 2
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5.9.11. For floating roof tank, when the roof is manufactured in form of metallic double disc or single
disc attached on metallic float, the minimum ejection time, ejection density and distance for arrangement
of nozzles as well as free surface area for injecting are regulated as follows:
For foam with low expansion:
- Foam ejection density: 0.2/l/s.m2.
- Minimum ejection time: 20 minutes
- Nozzle gap corresponding to tank perimeter, depending on height of foam stopped edge.
- Ejection free surface area: equal to annular area within tank wall and foam stopped edge.
For foam with medium expansion:
- Foam ejection density: 0.25/l/s.m2.
- Minimum ejection time: 10 minutes
- Nozzle gap corresponding with tank perimeter, depending on height of foam stopped edge.
- Ejection free surface area: equal to annular area within tank wall and foam stopping edge.
NOTE:
1. Way to input foam into floating roof tank and internal floating roof tank are stated in Annex D.
2. Form of double disc floating roof, single disc roof and foam stopped edge, see Annex E. Other floating
roofs are not subjected to this requirement.
5.9.12. For internal floating roof tank
5.9.12.1. When internal roof is a metallic double disc, single disc attached on metallic float or when
floating metallic roof has metallic floating components which prevent foam penetration, the ejection
time, ejection density and distance for arranging foaming nozzles as well as foaming free surface area
shall be determined in accordance with clause 5.9.11 of this standard.
5.9.12.2. For internal floating roof other than types stated in 5.9.12.1, then ejection time, ejection
density, free surface area and distance for arranging foaming nozzles shall be determined as for fixed
roof tank stated in clause 5.9.10 of this standard. If this case applies clause 5.9.11 of this standard, it
shall be approved by relevant fire protection authority.
5.9.13. In a tank block with total capacity less than 4000 m3 and the greatest tank has capacity less than
400m3 , arranged as in 5.2.9.1, tanks in the block shall be considered as a tank and conventional free
surface area for determining foaming solution shall not be greater than 300m2 in all cases.
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5.9.14. In addition to foam ejection equipments fixedly installed on the tank, it is required to arrange
auxiliary foam solution column outside the fire prevention dyke to extinguish fire inside the dyke caused
by oil spilling. Foam flow for each column shall be at least 189l/min. Number of additional foam
columns and its minimum operation time shall meet requirements in Table 12 and Table 13. Amount of
foam solution for the tank shall be equal to the total amount of foam solution determined in this article
and amount determined as in 5.9.9 of this standard.
Table 12 - Number of additional foam solution columns
Maximum tank diameter, Number of additional columns,
m unit
Less than 19.5 1
From 19.5 to 36 2
Greater than 36 3
Table 13 - Minimum operation time for foam solution columns
Maximum tank diameter, m Minimum operation time , min
Less than 10.5 10
From 10.5 to 28.5 20
Greater than 28.5 30
5.9.15. Foam reserve factor (K) for fire fighting in P&PP tank area is stated as follows:
- For foam with medium expansion K = 3.
- For foam with low expansion K =2.
NOTE: Amount of reserve foam shall be calculated for the greatest fire.
5.9.16. Intensity and time for watering the fired tank perimeter and half of perimeter of neighboring
tanks within a distance equal to or less than two times of fired tank diameter are stated as follows:
5.9.16.1. Watering intensity for floating tank:
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- For fired tank: 0.5l/s per 1 m of tank perimeter.
- For neighboring tank: 0.2l/s per 1 m of tank perimeter.
5.9.16.2. Watering flow for underground tank (both fired and neighboring tanks) includes: watering
flows for reducing ambient temperature, cooling surface on neighboring underground tank and cooling
fireman shall be estimated as follows:
- 10 l/s for tank with capacity from 100 m3 to 1000m3.
- 20 l/s for tank with capacity from 1001m3 to 5000 m3.
- 30 l/s for tank with capacity from 5001 m3 to 30000 m3
- 50 l/s for tank with capacity from 30001 m3 to 50000 m3.
5.9.16.3. Time for determining water amount for cooling fired tank and neighboring tank shall be at least
3h and supposed for the greatest fire.
5.9.17. Amount of water for fire extinguishing, cooling and amount of foam shall always be sufficient.
In case of loss or previous use, it is required to supplement to have adequate amount. Time for
supplementing the reserve water amount shall be within 48h maximum, this time period can be longer
for dry areas but not over 96h. Time for supplementing reserve foam shall be within 48h maximum.
5.9.18. When tank wall has a reinforcement contour mounted outside, it is required to build gutter
guiding water flow to cool the whole area of tank wall.
5.9.19. Cooling water and foam solution pipelines shall be independently designed in circle network for
tank area and stubs, then for terminal of P&PP in barrels, production pumping station, roadway import
and export area, railway import and export and dock. Operation valves installed outside the dyke shall be
convenient for operation in emergency condition at the tank area.
Cooling water pipeline fixedly installed on top of tank wall and operation valves shall be arranged to
meet requirements in 5.9.16 for all cases of fires at tank area.
Water column and foam solution column shall be installed not far from road edge over 2.5m and at place
convenient for mobile equipments combined for fire fighting.
5.9.20. For fixed foam fire fighting system using metering pump independent to water pump, it is
required to install a backup foam pump with properties similar to the main foam pump ones.
5.9.21. Fire fighting water source for the terminal can be taken from river, pond, lake or public fresh
water system but shall meet requirements in 5.9.17 of this standard.
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When using fixed or mobile fire fighting system, there shall be at least two positions convenient to
taking water of fire fighting vehicle. Distance from water taking place to the nearest tank is stated as
follows:
- Greater than 40 m and less than 200 m when using fire fighting vehicle.
- Greater than 40m and less than 150m when using mobile fire fighting pump.
5.9.22. Required pressure for foam ejection system and cooling system for vertical tank shall be as
follows:
- For foam equipments: determined according to requirements of type of installed equipment.
- For tank cooling system fixedly installed: pressure in front of ejection nozzle at the farest position no
less than 0.6kg/cm2.
NOTE: Foam solution pipeline and cooling water pipeline shall be hydraulically tested at pressure of
1.25 time of working pressure.
5.9.23. There shall be conventional clean water draining system separately from sludge draining system
in P&PP terminal. Where:
- Conventional clean water draining system: domestic water, rain drops on site floor not relating to
storage, import and export, filling of P&PP and has no risk of being contaminated by P&PP. This
draining system is allowed to discharge directly to outer environment.
- Sludge draining system: system for draining water from following sources: water washing import
and export floor, waste water of chemical laboratory, bottom discharge water and tank washing
water, rain drops on site floor having risk of being contaminated by petroleum. This system shall
be conducted to oil sedimentation tank before exhausting into waste water treatment system.
5.9.24. Sludge draining system in P&PP terminal group I, II shall be closed. It is allowed to use open
type for terminal group III.
5.9.25. Draining system for P&PP contaminated water shall be equipped with stopping holes with water
layer for fire prevention of at least 0.25m height at following positions:
- Joint position with draining branch of tank area.
- Joint position with draining branch from import and export site.
- Joint position with branch from valve area, pumping station, chemical laboratory, tanker filling station,
barrel filling station...
- In front of and behind sedimentation tank in waste water treatment area with distance no less than 10m.
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- Joint position with draining branch of railway import and export work.
- Along with the main draining system equipped with stopping holes of which distance between two
holes shall be not over 400m.
5.9.26. Water draining pipeline from tank area to outside shall be equipped with valve:
- When using clape, it is required to arrange this valve type at the water collecting hole inside the dyke
and valve control device outside the dyke or on dyke surface.
- When using stopping valve, this valve shall be arranged outside the dyke.
5.9.27. Along with railway import and export work, there shall be water draining gutter, every 50m
length longitudinal to this work shall have a branch connected to the shared water draining system and
stopping holes as stipulated in 5.9.25.
5.9.28. Floor of P&PP terminal in barrels, filling houses or other smaller containers shall have a slope
for draining water to indoor draining gutter and sludge draining system of the terminal.
5.9.29. It is allowed to install local sedimentation tank at certain area. The sedimentation tank can be of
closed or open type.
5.9.30. Sludge of the terminal shall meet current requirements for waste water before being exhausted
into outer environment.
5.9.31. Oil-contaminated solid waste (oil-contaminated cloth, oil-contaminated mud…) in P&PP

terminal shall be classified at source, collected and treated according to current regulation.
5.10. Heating and ventilation system
5.10.1. Heating and ventilation system designing for each item of terminal shall meet requirements in
current standards on design of heating and ventilation system as well as requirements in this standard.
5.10.2. It is not allowed to install heating system under floor of terminal with hazards of explosion and
fire. In special case, it is allowed to install heating pipeline next to entrance gate, terminal door but shall
be placed in a trench and blocked tightly with sand and covered by non-flammable material. Heating
exchangers shall meet requirement for fire protection.
5.10.3. It is allowed to use heating methods such as saturated vapor, thermal oil and electric equipments
for heating products in P&PP terminal.
5.10.4. Ventilation system for houses and constructions inside P&PP terminal shall be designed basing
on properties of products in storage, import and export to determine air exchange multiple stated in
Table 14.
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5.10.5. Gas inlet and outlet pipes shall be placed apart from entrance gate at least 2m, from chimney and
thermal pipeline at least 4m, from ground surface at least 3m. End of the outlet pipe outside the house
shall be far from inlet pipe at least 3m.
Inlet and outlet pipes shall be made of hard-flammable material.
Air inlet and outlet equipments shall be designed to minimize ignition.
Table 14 - Air exchange multiple inside house and
constructions for storing and importing/ exporting P&PP
Type of product for storing, importing and Air exchange multiple in 1 hour
exporting P&PP
Without sulfur With sulfur
1. Product with high content of sulfur (sulfur - 10.0

content over 2%)
2. De-sulfured product 6.5 8.0
3. Gasoline types 6.0 8.0
4. Kerosene, diesel, fuel oils 5.0 7.0
5. Lubricant oil, grease (without dissolved 3.5 5.5

material)
NOTE:
1) In P&PP terminal storing products in barrels and other smaller containers, not depending on type
of products, air exchange multiple shall not be less than one time in one hour.
2) Air exchange multiple in the table is stipulated for houses and buildings with height of 6m, for
lower houses and buildings, air exchange multiple shall increase by 16% per each meter reduced in
height.
5.11. Electric, communication, automatic devices
5.11.1. Installation of dynamic electric devices, lighting system, communication device and automatic
control device shall be in accordance with regulations in TCVN 5334 on safety in designing and
installing of electric devices for P&PP terminal.
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5.11.2. It is required to design lighting system both inside and outside P&PP terminal in accordance with
standard for natural and artificial lighting system.
There shall be protection lighting system in P&PP terminal. Tank area shall have headlight mounted on
columns outside fire prevention dyke.
5.11.3. There shall be communication system in P&PP terminal for communication within technology
line periods and for communicating with the nearest fire protection authorities.
5.11.4. Fire alarm system shall be installed in P&PP terminal.
5.11.5. System for straight lightning protection, induction and electrostatic lightning protection due to
friction of items in P&PP terminal shall be designed in accordance with current standard.
5.11.6. When designing roadway and waterway import and export dock, it is required to install earthing
system for protecting vehicles and lightning and electrostatic protection system for import and export
equipment.
5.11.7. For P&PP terminal with pipeline connected to main pipe system or connected to pipeline of
import and export construction outside the terminal which is equipped with cathode station, it is required
to install electric insulation equipments at the connection position.
6. Petroleum and petroleum products terminal group II
6.1. Total capacity of P&PP terminal group II including all types of flammable and combustible P&PP
stored in the tank, barrel and other smaller containers is stated in Table 15.
Table 15 - Total capacity of P&PP terminal level II
Type of P&PP Maximum capacity of the terminal, m3
Floating Underground
Type 1 2000 4000
Type 2, type 3 10000 20000
NOTE:
1) When determining capacity of both floating and underground terminal containing products of type
1, type 2 and type 3, it is able to convert as follows: 1 m3 product of type 1 is equal to 5 m3 product
of type 2, type 3 and 1 m3 of product floating contained is equal to 2 m3 product contained
underground.
2) Terminal group II with capacity greater than value stated in the Table shall be designed according to
terminal group I.
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6.2. For buildings and production constructions with fire resistance level I and II, it is allowed to arrange
tank area for P&PP with masses not greater than values in Table 16.
6.3. Different rooms related to storage and supply of P&PP are allowed to be arranged in the same house
with:
- Storage room for P&PP in barrels or small containers.
- Room for equipments recycling lubricant oil, mixing lubricant oil.
- Petroleum products pumping station
- Room for equipments washing barrels and heating solvents.
- Room for barrel covers.
Room for pump and for storage of petroleum in barrels shall be isolated from the remained rooms by
fireproof wall with fire resistance level of 0.75h. Doors shall be directly opened to outside and made of
material with fire resistance level of at least 0.6h.
Table 16 - Regulation for mass of P&PP in production house
Storage equipments Amount of P&PP, m3
Type 1 Type 2 and

type 3
Stored in barrels and placed in room isolated from other rooms by 10 50

fireproof wall with fire resistance level greater than 0.75h, with direct
exit
Stored in barrels and placed in houses and construction with 1 5

production class of D and E
Stored in floating tank in room isolated from other rooms by fireproof As production requirement in
wall with fire resistance level greater than 0.75h, with direct exit one day but not exceed
30 150
Stored in underground tank in house Not allowed 200
Stored in tank on support made of non-flammable material in houses 1 5

and constructions with production level of D and E.
NOTE:
1) Fuel tank of station for testing engine shall be placed outside the station on direction of an open
wall with minimum gap of 10m, for fixed wall it is not stated.
2) Floating tank with capacity larger than 1m3 when containing P&PP type 1 and 5m3 when
containing P&PP type 2 and type 3 in production house shall have pipeline connected to emergency
tank that is undergrounded outside the house by a distance not less than 1m toward tight wall and no
less than 5m toward open wall. Capacity of emergency tank shall not be less than 30% total capacity
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of tanks and not less than capacity of the greatest tank. Emergency exhaust pipe shall have diameter
not less than 100mm. In emergency exhaust, if exhaust cannot totally self-burning, it is required to
installing one dredge pump at other room or outdoor. Emergency exhaust pipe shall be equipped
with fire conduction protection device.
3) In underground storey with fire resistance level of I and II of rolling, quenching workshops and
other workshops, allow arranging petroleum and petroleum products terminal with capacity not
greater than 400 m3 and not require having emergency pipeline and tank.
4) It is not allowed to exhaust the flammable and combustible P&PP vapor into room of these tanks.
6.4. Distance from floating tank for P&PP to other houses and constructions inside the terminal shall
follow regulations in Table 17
Table 17 - Distance from P&PP floating tank to other items in terminal
Houses and constructions subjected to distance Minimum distance depending on type of

determination stored product, m
Type 1 Type 2, type 3
1. Pumping station, filling station into barrels and other 10 8

small containers
2. Warehouse and reserving site for petroleum products 15 10

contained in barrels, railway and roadway import and
export stations for petroleum products, weighting house
and other items of warehouse
3. Overhead bared electric wire Equal to 1.5 time of power post height
NOTE:
1) For underground tank, distance in point 1 and point 2 in this table can be reduced by 50%.
2) Distance from underground tank for P&PP with flashpoint temperature greater than 120oC to
pumping station is not regulated.
6.5. Distance from P&PP pumping station and terminal storing P&PP in barrels to center of railway for
inputting and outputting P&PP type 1 shall not be less than 10m and type 2 and type 3 shall not be less
than 8m.
6.6. Distance from floating tank and storage of P&PP in barrels, pumping station or tanker filling area,
wagon tanker to railway or roadway shall not be less than values in Table 18.
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Table 18 - Distance from floating tank and storage of P&PP in barrels,
pumping station to railway or roadway
Minimum distance depending on type of

Type of railway, roadway
stored product, m
Type 1 Type 2, type 3
1. Centre line of public railway 40 30
2. Centre line of local railway of production unit 20 10
3. Edge of public roadway 15 10
4. Edge of local roadway of production unit. 10 5
NOTE:
1) For underground tank, distance in this table can be reduced by 20%.
2) For tank, pumping station and storage of P&PP with flashpoint temperature greater than 120oC,
distance in point 2 is not regulated.
6.7. Distance from floating tank, storage terminal of petroleum and petroleum products in barrels to
construction items outside the terminal is stated as in Table 19.
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Table 19 - Distance from floating tank, storage terminal of petroleum and
petroleum products in barrels to items outside terminal area
Distance to items outside terminal, m
Floating tank, storage terminal of P&PP Fire resistance level
I and II III IV and V
1. P&PP type 1
- From 1000m3 to 2000m3 30 30 36
- From 600 m3 to less than 1000m3 24 24 30

3
- Less than 600m 18 18 24
2. P&PP type 2 and type 3
- From 5000m3 to 10000m3 30 30 36
- From 3000 m3 to less than 5000m3 24 24 30

- Less than 3000m3 18 18 24
- Less than 1000m3 12 15 18
NOTE:
1) For underground tank or terminal, distance values in this table can be reduced by 20%.
2) Items outside terminal are residential houses, public construction sand constructions with
production level of A and B, distance value in the table can be increased by 20%.
6.8. When designing terminal group II, in addition to requirements in clause 6, it is required to apply
corresponding requirements for designing terminal level III, group I of this standard.
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ANNEX A
(For reference)
Method for determination of minimum design thickness of pressure pipe
Minimum design thickness of pressure pipe is measured as follows:
tm = t + c
Where: Standard for manufacture of pipe: API 5L Gr.B
tm is the minimum design thickness under pressure, measured in mm;
c is corrosion resistance tolerance, in general c = 0.5mm;
t is the minimum thickness under internal pressure, measured by following formula:
Where:
P is internal pipe pressure, measured in kg/cm2,
D is external pipe diameter, measured in mm.
S is material stress (S = 20psi ~ 1.406kg/cm2 ~ 1.38 bar)
E is coefficient corresponding with material quality, for steel E = 0.8
Y is temperature coefficient, for temperature less than 400oF (~ 204oC), Y=0.4
During operation, after measuring pipe thickness, if the actual pipe thickness is less than minimum
design thickness for bearing pressure (tm), then pipe shall be replaced or working pressure inside the
pipe shall be reduced so that tm value shall be less than the actual pipe thickness.
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ANNEX B
(Normative)
Method for determination of fire fighting foamer and water for
floating tank in P&PP terminal
B.1. Measurement of required foam solution flow for extinguishing tank fire
Required foam solution flow for extinguishing fired tank, Qct, measured in l/s shall be determined by
following formula:
Qct = Sc. Jct (l/s) (B.1)
Where:
Sc is area of fired tank surface, measured in m2
Jct is density of foam solution ejection, measured in l/s.m2
When using foam nozzle fixedly installed on tank, Jct shall be determined as follows:
- When using foam with medium expansion, Jct shall be determined as in 5.9.10.1 (or 5.9.11)
- When using foam with low expansion, Jct shall be determined as in 5.9.10.2 (or 5.9.11).
B.2. Calculations of required number of foam nozzles for fire fighting (when fired surface area is
equal to cross section area of the tank)
Number of foam nozzles NLTB (NLTB - whichever greater integer), measured in units, is determined by
following formula:
Qct
N LTB = (B.2)
qL
Where:
Qct is foam flow required for fire fighting for tank, measured in l/s.
qL is the foam ejection amount of the nozzle, measured in l/s.
NOTE: For fire fighting for tight buffer area of floating roof tank or internal floating roof tank, selection of qL
shall take into account the distance for arrangement of ejection nozzle so that foam shall not be flowed over the
foam proof edge.
B.3. Calculation of required reserve foam amount for tank fire fighting
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Amount of required reserve foam for tank fire fighting, Wdd, measured in liters, is determined by
following formula:
Wdd = K.NLTB.qL.t + Wd + WBT (B.3)
Where:
NLTB is number of foam nozzles, in units.
qL is the nozzle foam ejection flow, in l/s
t is the foam ejection time, in seconds - As in 5.9.10 (or 5.9.11)
WBT is amount of foam in dyke area, determined as in 5.9.14, measured in litters.
K is reserve factor (as in 5.9.15)
Wd is amount of stagnant foam inside pipeline, measured in litters.
When using fixed fire fighting system, Wd is measured as follows:
Wd = (0.785 ∑i =1 n.di2.li).1000
Where:
di is diameter of each pipe type, measured in meters.
li is length of each pipe type, measured in meters.
If amount of stagnant foam inside pipeline is less than 5% of required amount of foam for fire fighting,
then it is not required to add that value into above formula, otherwise, it shall be added into the sum of
formula result if it is equal to or greater than 5%..
B.4. Calculations of foam amount needed to reserve in terminal for fire fighting
Foam amount needed to reserve in terminal for fire fighting WCTB measured in litters, is determined by
following formula:
CB
WCTB = Wdd. (B.4)
100
Where:
Wdd is the required reserve foam amount, in litters
CB is concentration of foam in solution for fire fighting, %.
B.5. Calculation of water amount required for mixing foam into solution
Water amount required for mixing foamer into foam solution WN, in litters, is determined by following
formula:
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CN
WN = Wdd. (B.5)
100
Where:
Wđd is required amount of foamer for reserving, in litters
CN is concentration of water in foamer solution, in %
B.6. Calculation of required water flow for cooling fired tank and neighboring tanks
Water flow required for cooling fired tank and neighboring tanks, QTM, in l/s, is determined by following
formula:
QTM = Pc.J1 + 0.5J2∑i=1nPi (B.6)
Where:
Pc is fired tank perimeter, in meters.
Pi is perimeter of neighboring tank of fired tank within a distance of less than or equal 2 times of
fired tank diameter, in meters.
J1 is density of water ejection for cooling the fired tank, in l/s.m
J2 is density of water ejection for cooling neighboring tank, in l/s.m
J1, J2 as in 5.9.16.
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ANNEX C
(Normative)
Standard for installing initial fire fighting equipments for construction items
Sand can
Powder CO2 vessel Blanket **** m Notes
trolley** Powder 6- m3 Spit,
Water
Water
barrel
Name of construction items ≥ 25kg 10kg unit
200l
pail Each nozzle mouth
1.5- (unit)
5-6kg 0.5 1 1x1 1x1.5 1x2 (unit) outputting a vessel 6-
2kg
10kg
Each nozzle mouth

1. Tanker import and export
outputting a vessel
platform 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 1 2
Each side for a
trolley
2. Railway import and export 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Each nozzle mouth
outputting a vessel
- Single side - - - 1 - - - - - 1 1 2
- Dual side - - - 1 - - - - - 2 2 4
3. Petroleum pumping station (
Able to replace CO2
2 by foam vessel
≤ 50m floor area)
- - 2 2 - - - - - - - -
4. Terminal for P&PP in
barrels (< 200m2 floor)* 1 - - 2 - - - - - - - -
5. Barrel filling place (≤ 50m2
area) - - - 2 - - - - - 1 1 2
6. Pumping column in the
terminal - - - 2 - - - - 1 - - -
CO2 extinguisher for
electric valve group,
foam extinguisher for
normal valve group
7. Valve assembly (50m2) - 2 - 2 - - - 1 - - 1 2
8. Dock and waterway import
and export (≤ 50m long)* 1 - 2 4 - - - - - 1 1 2

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For each engine of

the main pumping
9. Electric motor station for
station
pump - - 1 - - - - - - - - -
10. Barrel site (≤ 100m2 area)* - - - 2 - 1 2 - 2 - - -

11. Laboratory (≤ 50m2 floor
area)* - - 1 2 - - - - - 2 2 4
12. Electric welding, gas
welding workshop (≤ 50m2
floor area)* - - 1 1 - - - 1 - - 1 2
Each room
13. Air compression room - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - -
14. Processing station, oil
recycling station (≤ 100m2 floor
area)* 1 - 1 2 - 1 2 - - 2 2 4
15. Metallic workshop
(≤200m2 floor area)* - 1 2 3 - - - - - - - -
2 vessel for each
16. Domestic room (≤ 200m2
story
floor area)* - - 1 1 - - - - - - - -
17. Computer centre - - 2 - - - - - - - - -

18. Material warehouse (≤
100m2 floor area)* - - 1 2 - - - - - - - -
19. Boiler area (≤ 100m2 floor
area)* - - 1 2 - - - - - - - -
20. Water pumping station - - 1 - - - - - - - - -
21. Power transformer station - - 2 1 - - - - - - - -

22. Garage (≤ 100m2 floor
area)* - - 1 2 - - - - - 2 2 4
23. Power generator station - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - -
24. Houses - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Class A and B (≤ 200m2 floor
area)* - - 2 3 - - - - 1 - 1 2
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2
- Class C and D (≤ 300m floor
area)* - - - 2 - - - - - - - -
- Class D (≤ 400m2 floor area)* - - - 2 - - - - - - - -
* Values in parentheses is measurement unit
** It is able to replace powder trolley by foam trolley 100 or foam trolleys with equivalent property.
*** Powder extinguisher 6-10kg can be replaced by foam extinguisher AB 10 litters.
**** when using blanket soaked with fireproof material or asbestine blanket, it is not required to have water and water pail
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ANNEX D
(Normative)
Charts and methods for bringing fire resistance foam into floating
roof tank and internal floating roof tank
Foam stop
Joint liner Foam ejector
Joint liner Foam generator
Foam screening
Foam ejection Pipe
Floating roof Floating roof Foam stopped edge

Tank wall
Tank wall
Installing ejection nozzle on tank wall Installing foam ejection equipment on float
Foam ejection on metallic joint liner component (one joint liner)
Foam stop
Metallic raindrop Foam ejector
Foam screening stop plate
Foam ejection Foam generator
Metallic raindrop
stop plate pipe
Foam
screening edge
Tank wall Floating roof Tank wall Floating roof
Joint liner Joint liner
Foam ejection on metallic screen plate (one joint liner)
Flammable material joint Foam stop

liner or metallic liner Flammable Foam ejector
Foam screening material joint
liner or Foam generator
Foam ejection metallic liner
pipe
Foam screening
Tank wall edge
Tank wall
Floating roof Floating roof
Joint liner Joint liner
Installing foam ejection equipment on float

Installing ejection nozzle on tank wall

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Foam ejection on flammable joint liner or metallic

joint liner component (two joint liners)
Metallic
joint liner Foam stop
Foam screening Metallic joint Foam ejector
edge liner
Foam ejection
Pipe
Foam screening
edge
Tank wall Tank wall
Joint liner
Foam ejection on metallic joint liner component

(two joint liner)
NOTE: It shall only use one of the two methods either the foam nozzle on the tank wall or foam ejection
equipment of the floating roof tank.
Figure D.1 – Chart of methods for conducting foam into
floating roof tank and internal floating roof tank
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ANNEX E
(Normative)
Single disc, double disc of floating roof tank and foam screening edge
E.1. Metal single disc and double disc floating roof tank
- Single disc floating roof attached on the metal float that the liquid surface shall not be contacted to the
disc; metal double disc floating roof one the liquid surface can contact to lower disc of the floating roof.
- Single disc floating roof, double disc floating roof and other floating roofs used for floating roof tank
shall be considered for raindrop exhausting method on the roof to be suitable to construction site
condition.
- Detail design for metal single disc floating roof, double disc floating roof and other floating roofs used
for floating roof tank shall take reference from latest document and information.
Water
draining gap Auxiliary joint liner or
raindrop stop
Foam stop Metallic disc
Tank wall
Joint liner
Liquid
Metallic surface
float
Single disc attached on metallic float
Figure E.1 - Chart for the single disc attached on metal float
Water Auxiliary joint liner or

draining gap raindrop stop
Foam stop
Metallic
disc
Tank wall
Liquid
Metallic disc surface
Double disc attached on metallic float

Figure E.2 – Chart for the double disc attached on the metal float
E.2. Foam screening edge
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- Foam screening edge shall be made of metal and fixedly attached on the floating roof and keep the
foam at joint liner so that the foam shall flow to broken point of the joint liner. The edge shall be at least
305mm high when having fire fighting foam with low expansion and be at least 610mm high when fire
fighting by medium expansion foam. Foam screening edge shall be higher than the auxiliary joint liner
at least 60mm.
- The distance from edge of the floating roof to foam screening edge shall be at least 0.3m but not
greater than 0.6m when fire fighting by low expansion foam and not greater than 1m by medium
expansion foam.
- For draining raindrop, there shall be a gap at foot of foam screening edge. Area of this gap shall be
equal to 250mm2 for a 1m2 of foam screening edge.
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Bibliography
1. SNiP 2.11.03-93 – Storage of petroleum and petroleum products

2. NFPA 30 – Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code. 2000 Edition
3. NFPA 11- Standard for Low, medium and high expansion foam
4. NFPA 15 – Standard for water spray fixed systems for fire protection
5. ASME B31 (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) – Standards of pressure piping.
6. API Standard 2000 – Venting Atmospheric and Low-pressure storage tanks
7. API Standard 2610 – Design, Construction, Operation, Maintenance and Inspection of Terminal and
Tank Facilities
8. API Standard 653 – Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration and Reconstruction
9. API 650 – Welded steel tanks for oil storage.
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TCVN 5307: 2009

PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TERMINAL-

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TCVN 5307:2009 replaces TCVN 5307:2002.

TCVN 5307:2009 was prepared by Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation, proposed by

INFORMATION CENTER- 8 Hoàng Quoc Viet-CG-HN - Tel:04.37562608

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VIETNAM NATIONAL STANDARD TCVN 5307:2009

Petroleum and petroleum products terminal – Design requirements

1.3. This standard is not applicable to design:

- Liquefied gas terminal;

- Petroleum and petroleum products tanks at petroleum outlets.

TCVN 5303- Fire safety Terminology and definitions

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3. Terms and definitions

3.1. Petroleum and petroleum products terminal

3.2. Flammable and combustible material

3.3. Hard flammable material

3.4. Non-flammable material

3.5. Fire resistance limit

3.6. Fire resistance level

3.7. Flash point

3.8. Fire fighting system

3.9. Fighting material

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3.10. Fire fighting foam

Foam fighting material created from liquids by mechanical or chemical procedure.

3.10.1. Low expansion foam

3.10.2. Medium expansion foam

3.10.3. High expansion foam

3.11. Fire fighting vehicle

3.12. Fixed fire-fighting system

3.13. Semi-fixed fire-fighting system

3.14. Density of ejecting foam solution

3.15. Flying funnel

3.16. Floating roof

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3.17. Fixed roof tank

3.18. Internal floating roof tank

3.19. Floating roof tank

3.20. Edge stopped foam

3.21. Pressure vacuum vent

3.22. Emergency ventilation

3.23. Level device

4.3. P&PP terminal is classified into two groups:

- Group II: including terminals of production units (industry, energy, transportation…)

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Underground tank must satisfy:

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- Coating tank’s bottom surface.

- Increasing tank’s bottom thickness when designing for corrosion prevention.

- Electrochemical corrosion protection for tank’s bottom.

Table 1 – Production ranking

Production rank Production characteristics Name of construction items

A Storing, inputting and outputting, Tanks, warehouse, container

hazard flashpoint temperature lower than 37.8oC. and export constructions,

B Storing, inputting and outputting, The same regulation specified