Meaper? Recommended Practice for Design, Analysis, and Maintenance of Moorings for Floating Production Systems / API RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 2FP1 (RP 2FP1) i FIRST EDITION, FEBRUARY 1, 1993 | American National Standard | ANSV/API RP 2FP1-93 I e Approved: April 13, 1994 American Petroleum Institute 1220 L Street, Northwest Washington, DC 20005 ipIssued by AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE Production Department FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING TECHNICAL CONTENTS OF THIS PUBLICATION CONTACT THE AP! EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT, +1201 MAIN STREET, SUITE 2535, DALLAS, TX 75202-3004 — (214) 748-3841 ‘SEE BACK COVER FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING HOW TO OBTAIN, ‘ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION. ‘and content. This publication is intended to supplement rather ) @ Users ofthis publication should become familia with its scope than replace individual engineering judgment. | ) EUS, PATENT OFFICE > | ® Copyright © 1983 American Petroleum InstituteAmerican Petroleum Insite POLICY.. FOREWORD. SECTION 1. BASIC CONSIDERATIONS SECTION 2, SECTION 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS Production System a. Spread Mooring... b. Single Point Mooring. ¢. Dynamie Positioning . meee 1.2 Differences Between Mooring Systems for FPS and MODU a. Type of Mooring b. Environmental Criteria ¢. Method of Analysis ... d. Mooring Hardware... ¢. Installation ..... £. Inspection and Mainte 1.3 Design Considerations, a. Primary Design Considerations b. Riser Considerations ¢. Subsea Equipment Considerations MOORING COMPONENT. . 2.1 Mooring Line ..... Classification ». Chain Wire Mooring Line . Synthetic Mooring Line . Clump Weight . Spring Buoy ....... Connecting Hardware .. 22 Winehing Equipment. indlass ...... Chain Jack Drum Type Winch |. Linear Winch Traction Winel Fairlead and Bending Shoe. 2.8 Anchoring System . . Drag Embedment Anchor b. Anchor Pi ¢. Caisson Foundation. d. Gravity Anchor ‘i e. Propellant Embedment Anchor gap pe eP hpeeoe ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA 27 3.1 Environmental Condition........... aru a, Maximum Design Condition .. 27 b. Maximum Operating Condition 3.2 Environmental Data 33 Wind 3.4 Waves.