BS EN ISO 16903:2015 BSI Standards Publication Petroleum and natural gas industries Characteristics of LNG, influencing the design, and material selection bsi. ..making excellence a habit. BSENISO16903:2015 BRITISH STANDARD National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO 16903:2015. It supersedes BS EN 1160:1997 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PSE/17, Materials and equipment for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. @The British Standards Institution 2015.Published by BSI Standards Limited2015 ISBN9780580815607 ICS75.180.01 legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the StandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon30June2015. Amendments issued since publication Date Textaffected EUROPEANSTANDARD EN ISO 16903 NORMEEUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHENORM June 2015 ICS 75.180.01 Supersedes EN 1160:1996 English Version Petroleum and natural gas industries -Characteristics of LNG influencingthedesign,and materialselection (isO16903:2015) Petrole et industries du gaz naturel - Caracteristiques du Erdol- und Erdgasindustrie - Eigenschaften von GNL influant sur la conception et le choix des materiaux Flussigerdgas mit Einfluss auf die Auslegung und die (ISO16903:2015) Materialauswahl (ISO 16903:2015) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 April 2015 CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania. Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. cen EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITE EUROPEEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPAISCHES KOMITEE FUR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix17, B-1000Brussels @2015CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 16903:2015 E worldwide for CEN national Members. BSENISO16903:2015 ENISO16903:2015(E) Europeanforeword This document (EN ISO 16903:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67 "Materials equipment and offshore structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 282 "Installation and equipment for LNG" the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical atthelatest by December2015. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent This document supersedes EN 1160:1996. According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Endorsement notice The text of ISO16903:2015 h