Global Standards

Definition(s)

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Approved

Denotes acceptance by DNV GL of documentation showing design solutions, arrangements and equipment that complies with the Rules. Source: Rules for Classification – Offshore units, DNVGL-OU-0101, Offshore drilling and support units, DNV GL, July 2015. Global Standard  

Approved

Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. [Electrical devices that are listed or approved by a NRTL (e.g. UL, FM or CSA) normally are acceptable].

• NOTE: The means for identifying listed equipment may vary for each organization concerned with product evaluation, some of which do not recognize equipment as listed unless it is also labeled. The authority having jurisdiction should utilize the system employed by the listing organization to identify a listed product.

Source: API Recommended Practice 14FZ, Recommended Practice for Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 2 Locations, Second Edition, May 2013. Global Standards  

Approved

"Approved" means sanctioned, endorsed, accredited, certified, or accepted by a duly constituted and recognized authority or agency. Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations  

Approved

Approved means approved by the Commandant, unless otherwise indicated. Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). Regulations  

Approved

Approved:

1. when used in any of the following provisions:
   1. Chapter 3;
   2. section 775;
2. means approved in writing by the responsible Commonwealth Minister; or
3. in any other case—means approved in writing by the Titles Administrator.

This definition does not apply to:

1. the expression approved site plan; or
2. section 286A; or
3. section 650; or
4. subsection 695B(3); or
5. section 695F; or
6. section 774.

Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Approved

Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. API RP 500, Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2, Third Edition, December 2012, Global Standards

Approved

Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. (Electrical devices that are listed or approved by UL, FM or CSA normally are acceptable.) NOTE: The means for identifying listed equipment may vary for each organization concerned with product evaluation, some of which do not recognize equipment as listed unless it is also labeled. The authority having jurisdiction should utilize the system employed by the listing organization to identify a listed product. Source: API RP 14F, Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class 1, Division 1 and Division 2 Locations, Fifth Edition, July 2008. Global Standards  

Approved

Sanctioned, endorsed, accredited, certified, or accepted by a duly constituted and recognized authority or agency. Source: API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Third Edition, August 1999 (2007). Global Standards Source: API RP 74, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Onshore Oil and Gas Production Operation, First Edition, October 2001 (March 2007). Global Standards

Approved

1. where applied to specification, means that the specification is authorized by the Chief Controller;
2. where applied to an appliance or fitting, means that the appliance or fitting bears a label of a designated test organization certifying conformity with a specification approved by the Chief Controller or with a laboratory test report accepted by the Chief Controller, or
3. where applied to any facility for petroleum means that it conforms to these rules.

Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations  

Approved

1. Where applied to a specification, means that the specification authorized by the Chief Controller including the following Oil Industry Safety Directorates Standards: OISD-105, OISD-116, OISD-117, OISD-118, OISD-141 and OISD-156.
2. where applied to an appliance or fitting, means that the appliance or fitting bears a label of a designated testing organization certifying conformity with a specification approved by the Chief Controller or with a laboratory test report accepted by the Chief Controller.
3. where applied to any facility for petroleum, means that it conforms to these rules.

Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations