Accommodation platform

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rdf:langString An accommodation platform is an offshore platform which supports living quarters for offshore personnel. These are often associated with the petroleum industry, although other industries use them as well, such as the wind farm Horns Rev 2. In the oil and gas industry an accommodation platform may be a flotel, providing living quarters for personnel temporarily engaged in construction or maintenance activities. It also refers to a permanent platform bridge-linked to production and wellhead platforms. It provides living quarters and a safe refuge remote from the potential hazards of the hydrocarbon plant. Accommodation platforms may be designated 'A' (Accommodation), 'LQ' (Living Quarters), 'Q' (Quarters), 'UQ' (Utility & Quarters). Only low hazard equipment and fluids are located on the accommodation platform to reduce the risk of fire or explosion. Accommodation platforms may comprise: * Sleeping quarters * Galley * Eating (mess) facilities * Food storage * Laundry facilities * Recreation facilities * Installation control room * Crew offices * Boot/Locker room * Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems * Fire and gas detection * Helideck * Lifeboats * Emergency power generation * Firewater (seawater lift) pump(s) * Instrument and plant air compression * Potable water plant * Aviation fuel storage * Sewage treatment and disposal