Designation:F625/F625M−94(Reapproved2011)´2StandardPracticeforClassifyingWaterBodiesforSpillControlSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF625/F625M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.´1NOTE—UnitsinformationwaseditoriallycorrectedinOctober2011.´2NOTE—TypesinTable1wereeditoriallycorrectedinNovember2011.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecreatesasystemofcategoriesthatclassifywaterbodiesrelatingtothecontrolofspillsofoilandothersubstancesthatfloatonorintoabodyofwater.1.2Thispracticedoesnotaddressthecompatibilityofspillcontrolequipmentwithspillproducts.Itistheuser’srespon-sibilitytoensurethatanyequipmentselectediscompatiblewithanticipatedproducts.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.Terminology2.1Definitions:2.1.1Recommendedunitsofmeasurearegivenforeachofthefollowingdefinitions.2.1.2airtemperature—averageorpointtemperatureoftheairmeasuredatornearthegroundorwatersurface,(°C).2.1.3current—averagewatervelocityrelativetoareferencepoint,(m/s).2.1.4debris—anysolidorsemi-solidsubstancethatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofaspillcontrolsystem.2.1.5waterdepth—meanverticaldistancemeasuredfromthesurfaceofthewatertothetopofthecontinuoussolidsurfacebelowatmeanlowerlowwater,(m).2.1.6watertemperature—averageorpointtemperatureofawaterbodyasmeasuredwithinthetop300mm[12in.],(°C).2.1.7wavehei...
