Api/Ip Rp 1540

DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AVIATION FUELLING FACILITIES
API/IP Recommended Practice 1540

PART 7 OF IP MODEL CODE OF SAFE PRACTICE IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY

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Fourth edition February 2004Not for Resale

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DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AVIATION FUELLING FACILITIES
API/IP Recommended Practice 1540 PART 7 OF IP MODEL CODE OF SAFE PRACTICE IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRYFourth edition February 2004

Published jointly by AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE and ENERGY INSTITUTE, LONDON The Energy Institute is a professional membership body incorporated by Royal Charter 2003 Registered charity number 1097899

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The Energy Institute gratefully acknowledges the financial contributions towards the scientific and technical programme from the following companies: Amerada Hess Ltd BG Group BHP Billiton Limited BP Exploration Operating Co Ltd BP Oil UK Ltd ChevronTexaco Ltd ConocoPhillips Ltd Conoco UK Ltd ENI Enterprise Oil plc ExxonMobil International Ltd Kerr-McGee North Sea(UK) Ltd Kuwait Petroleum International Ltd Murco Petroleum Ltd Shell UK Oil Products Limited Shell U.K. Exploration and Production Ltd Statoil (U.K.) Limited Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd Total E&P UK plc Total UK Limited

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CONTENTS
Page Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi 1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Classes of aviation fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....