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Colour Coding

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has established color standards for identifying piping systems on marine vessels, outlined in ISO 14726, which includes a main color indicating the substance group and a secondary color specifying the actual substance. The document lists various color codes for different substances, such as blue for fresh water and red for fire fighting, and emphasizes the importance of reference charts for workers due to the complexity of combinations. Additionally, it specifies recommended sizes for color bars to ensure visibility and proper identification of pipe contents.

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Colour Coding

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has established color standards for identifying piping systems on marine vessels, outlined in ISO 14726, which includes a main color indicating the substance group and a secondary color specifying the actual substance. The document lists various color codes for different substances, such as blue for fresh water and red for fire fighting, and emphasizes the importance of reference charts for workers due to the complexity of combinations. Additionally, it specifies recommended sizes for color bars to ensure visibility and proper identification of pipe contents.

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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has specified the colors that

are used to identify piping systems within marine structures and on ships. These
color standards can be used for land installations as well as piping systems that are
drawn out or diagramed. However, ISO 14726 does not apply to piping systems that
contain medical gases, industrial gases, or cargo.

There are two different colors used for each pipe on a marine vessel. The main color
identifies the group of the substance and what it is used for. This is on either side of
the secondary color. That secondary color in the middle identifies what the
substance actually is. There are a multitude of combinations in ISO 14726 for this
type of identification system which means it can be difficult to memorize all of them.
For this reason, there is usually a posted chart in facilities that use this sort of pipe
marking to provide reference for workers.

Color Codes

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The main colors used in ISO 14726 are as follows:


 Black - Waste media
 Blue - Fresh water
 Brown - Fuel
 Green – Sea water
 Grey - Non-flammable gases
 Maroon - Air and sounding pipes
 Orange - Oils other than fuels
 Silver - Steam
 Red - Fire fighting
 Violet - Acids, alkalis
 White - Air in ventilation systems
 Yellow - Flammable gases

The secondary colors are the same as above, but the identification of the pipe’s
contents depends on what main color is used in conjunction with the secondary
color. For example, the main color can be black for waste media and if the secondary
color is blue then the contents of the pipe are identified as black water, but if the
secondary color is brown then the contents are identified as waste oil. It’s still in the
category of waste, but it’s a different kind of waste that may require a different
handling procedure.

The regulation also contains the recommended size that each color bar should be
which is 50mm (2 in) wide. This also includes the directional arrow bar that indicates
the flow direction of the pipe contents. However, there are also 100mm (4 in) and
150mm (6 in) sizes in case the pipe is so large that it needs a bigger label for better
visibility

This Article will learn you to identify the standard colour code of pipe line
of a seagoing vessels.

As a mariner ,you must know below colour code of pipe line for proper
working on ship.

I am sure ,after reading this 2 minute article you will not confuse in
identifying it.

1. freshwater :- blue
2. lube oil:-yellow
3. sea water :-green
4. fuel oil :-brown
5. diesel :- orange
6. fire(co2,foam):-red
7. compressed AIR:- ash
8. bilgewater ,dirty oiland deck drains:- black
9. grey water :-grey
10. steam pipe :- silver

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