General Description
Pipeline identification on board ships is very important for safety reasons, especially for the safety of the entire crew. The medium flowing through the pipework can cause a lot of damage, and be dangerous to the people on board the ship during an emergency or in case of pipework damage. The appropriate marking makes it possible to identify the type of danger we are dealing with during the emergency and to take the steps to get rid of it.
The International ISO14726-1 (year 1999) standard defines the basic colors which should be used for pipeline identification on board ships.
Another regulation, ISO 1476-2 (year 2002) specifies additional colors which can be used together with the main colors for a more thorough marking of the medium flowing through the pipework.
The table included presents the basic colors and also all the available permutations of identification colors in accordance with the I S014726-2 (year 2002) norms.
Installation
- Each pipe should be marked at least once in each separate room.
- The best places for installing the identification tapes are: close to the objects like valves, filters or tanks, pipelines passing through walls orcellings, close to room entrances.
- All surfaces must be thoroughly cleaned before applying the identification tapes.
- During application the tape should overlap 3-4 cm
Availability
The identification tapes are available in two systems:
- Multi-color system - tapes with the color combination printed on it - this system is the easiest to install
- Single-colour system - tapes from which you can make any number of color combinations by yourself, this is a more economical and flexible solution, however, the installation takes longer to complete.
Technical Data
| Thickness (average) |
(without protective paper and adhesive) |
| Dimensional stability |
(FINATTM 14) adhered to steel, no measurable shrinkage in cross directions, in length 0,44 m max |
| Temperature resistance |
adhered to aluminum -40C to 80C, no variation |
| Water resistance |
adhered to aluminum, after 48h / 23C, no variation |
| Adhesive power* |
16 N/25 mm (FINATTM 1, after 24h, stainless steel) |
| Tensile strength |
(DIN EN ISO 527) along - min. 19 Mpa across - min. 19 Mpa |
| Elongation at break |
(DIN EN ISO 527) along - min. 130% across - min. 150% |
| Shelf life |
2 years (in original packaging, at 20C and 50% relative humidity) |
| Application temperature |
min. +10C |
| Service life according to specialist application |
3 years (depending on individual use conditions) |
All types of tapes are available in the following standard sizes:
40mmx25m
70mmx25m
160mmx25m
Considering many size standards available on the market we can manufacture any particular size for you.
Way of ordering:
Example Multi-colour system: T27-160mm/5pcs
Example Signle-colour system: T01-40mm/2pcs + T07-40mm/1 pc
Basic identification tapes (acc to IS014726-1)
| Type |
Description |
Ordering Code |
 |
Waste media |
T01 |
| Masses |
T02 |
| Fuel |
T03 |
| Non-flammable Gases |
T04 |
| Steam |
T05 |
| Sea Water |
T06 |
| Fresh water |
T07 |
| Acids & Alkalis |
T08 |
| Fire fighting |
T09 |
| Oil other than fuel |
T10 |
| Flammable gases |
T11 |
| Air in ventilation systems |
T12 |
| Flow direction marking |
T13 |
| Warning tape |
T14 |
Multi-colour permutations (acc to IS014726-2)
| Description |
Colour identification |
Ordering code |
| Multi-color |
Single-color |
| Waste media |
 |
T01 |
T01 |
| Black water |
T15 |
T01+T07+T01 |
| Grey water |
T16 |
T01+T12+T01 |
| Waste oil |
T17 |
T01+T03+T01 |
| Bilge water |
T18 |
T01+T06+T01 |
| Exhaust gas |
T19 |
T01+T04+T01 |
| Sewage, contaminated |
T20 |
T01+T11+T01 |
| Masses |
 |
T02 |
T02 |
| Fuel |
 |
T03 |
T03 |
| HFO Heavy fuel |
T21 |
T03+T01+T03 |
| Aviation fuel |
T22 |
T03+T07+T03 |
| Biological fuel |
T23 |
T03+T08+T03 |
| Gas-turbine fuel |
T24 |
T03+T12+T03 |
| MDO Marine Diesel Fuel |
T25 |
T03+T11+T03 |
| Non-Flammable gases |
 |
T04 |
T04 |
| Oxygen | T26 | T04+T07+T04 |
| Breathing gas | T27 | T04+T011+T04 |
| Nitrogen | T28 | T04+T06+T04 |
| Refrigerant | T29 | T04+T02+T04 |
| Breathing air | T30 | T04+T12+T04 |
| Inert gas | T31 | T04+T03+T04 |
| Compressed ait LP | T32 | T04+T10+T04 |
| Compressed ait HP | T33 | T04+T09+T04 |
| Compressed air/ regulating air | T34 | T04+T08+T04 |
| Steam |
 |
T05 |
T05 |
| Steam for heating purposes | T35 | T05+T01+T05 |
| Supply steam | T36 | T05+T11+T05 |
| Exhaust steam | T37 | T05+T12+T05 |
| Sea water |
 |
T06 |
T06 |
| Ballast water | T38 | T06+T08+T06 |
| Cooling sea water | T39 | T06+T11+T06 |
| Sanitary sea water | T40 | T06+T03+T06 |
| Fresh water |
 |
T07 |
T07 |
| Fresh water, sanitary | T41 | T07+T03+T07 |
| Potable water | T42 | T07+T06+T07 |
| Distillate | T43 | T07+T04+T07 |
| Gas turbine wash water | T44 | T07+T10+T07 |
| Feed water | T45 | T07+T05+T07 |
| Cooling fresh water | T46 | T07+T08+T07 |
| Chilled water | T47 | T07+T12+T07 |
| Condensate | T48 | T07+T11+T07 |
| Acids & Alkalis |
 |
T08 |
T08 |
| Fire fighting / Fire protection |
 |
T09 |
T09 |
| Fire-fighting water | T49 | T09+T06+T09 |
| Fire-fighting gas | T50 | T09+T04+T09 |
| Sprinkler water | T51 | T09+T10+T09 |
| Spray water | T52 | T09+T08+T09 |
| Fire-fighting powder | T53 | T09+T12+T09 |
| Fire-fighting foam | T54 | T09+T11+T09 |
| Oil other than fuel |
 |
T10 |
T10 |
| Thermal fluid | T55 | T10+T07+T10 |
| Hydraulic fluid | T56 | T10+T04+T10 |
| Lubricaition oil for steam turbines | T57 | T10+T05+T10 |
| Lubricaition oil for gas turbines | T58 | T10+T06+T10 |
| Lubricaition oil for gears | T59 | T10+T08+T10 |
| Lub. Oil for int. combustion engines | T60 | T10+T11+T10 |
| Flammable gases |
 |
T11 |
T11 |
| Hydrogen | T61 | T11+T07+T11 |
| Acetylene | Å62 | T11+T04+T11 |
| Liquid gas | T63 | T11+T08+T11 |
| Air in ventilation systems |
 |
T12 |
T12 |
| Natural exhaust gas | T64 | T12+T03+T12 |
| Supply air, atmospheric | T65 | T12+T06+T12 |
| Natural supply air | T66 | T12+T11+T12 |
| Mechanical exhaust air | T67 | T12+T08+T12 |
|
