Piping Colour Code
Piping Colour Code
Piping Colour Code
Pipeline identification on board ships is very important for safety reasons, especially for the
safety of the entire crew. The medium flowing through the pipework can cause a lot of damage,
and be dangerous to the people on board the ship during an emergency or in case of pipework
damage. The appropriate marking makes it possible to identify the type of danger we are dealing
with during the emergency and to take the steps to get rid of it.
The International standard defines the basic colors which should be used for pipeline
identification on board ships.
Another regulation, specifies additional colors which can be used together with the main colors
for a more thorough marking of the medium flowing through the pipework.
Availability
Multi-colour system - tapes with the colour combination printed on it - this system is the easiest
to install.
Single-colour system - tapes from which you can make any number of colour combinations by
yourself, this is a more economical and flexible solution, however, the installation takes longer to
complete.
Installation
The best places for installing the identification tapes are: close to the objects like valves,
filters or tanks, pipelines passing through walls or ceilings, close to room entrances.
All surfaces must be thoroughly cleaned before applying the identification tapes.
Technical specification:
Tensile strength: (DIN EN ISO 527) along - min. 19 Mpa, across - min. 19 Mpa
Elongation at break: (DIN EN ISO 527) along - min. 130%, across - min. 150%
Shelf life: 2 years (in original packaging, at 20C and 50% relative humidity)
Example configuration
Dimensions
70 mm x 25 m
80 mm x 25 m
90 mm x 25 m
100 mm x 25 m
120 mm x 25 m
140 mm x 25 m
150 mm x 25 m
160 mm x 25 m
Considering many size standards available on the market we can manufacture any particular
size for you.
Basic identification tapes (acc to ISO14726-1):
Type
Description
Waste media
Fresh water
Fuel
Sea Water
Non-flammable Gases
Masses
Oil other than fuel
Steam
Fire fighting
Acids & Alkalis
Air in ventilation systems
Flammable gases
Flow direction marking
Ordering code
SC40
SC41
SC42
SC43
SC44
SC45
SC46
SC47
SC48
SC49
SC50
SC51
SC30
Description
Waste media
Black water
Waste oil / Used oil
Bilge water
Exhaust gas
Grey water
Sewage - contaminated
Ordering code
Colour
Multiidentification
Single-colour
colour
SC40
MC40-41
MC40-42
MC40-43
MC40-44
MC40-50
MC40-51
SC40
SC40+SC41+SC40
SC40+SC42+SC40
SC40+SC43+SC40
SC40+SC44+SC40
SC40+SC50+SC40
SC40+SC51+SC40
Fresh water
Fresh water, sanitary
Potable water
Distillate
Gas turbine wash water
Feed water
Cooling fresh water
Chilled water
Condensate
SC41
MC41-42
MC41-43
MC41-44
MC41-46
MC41-47
MC41-49
MC41-50
MC41-51
SC41
SC41+SC42+SC41
SC41+SC43+SC41
SC41+SC44+SC41
SC41+SC46+SC41
SC41+SC47+SC41
SC41+SC49+SC41
SC41+SC50+SC41
SC41+SC51+SC41
Sea water
Decontamination water
Sanitary sea water
Ballast water
Cooling sea water
SC43
MC43-41
MC43-42
MC43-49
MC43-51
SC43
SC43+SC41+SC43
SC43+SC42+SC43
SC43+SC49+SC43
SC43+SC51+SC43
Fuel
HFO (Heavy fuel oil)
Aviation fuel
Biological fuel
Gas-turbine fuel
MDO (Marine diesel fuel)
SC42
MC42-40
MC42-41
MC42-49
MC42-50
MC42-51
SC42
SC42+SC40+SC42
SC42+SC41+SC42
SC42+SC49+SC42
SC42+SC50+SC42
SC42+SC51+SC42
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Non-Flammable gases
Oxygen
Inert gas
Nitrogen
Refrigerant
Compressed air LP
Compressed air HP
Control air / Regulating air
Breathing air*
Breathing gas*
SC44
MC44-41
MC44-42
MC44-43
MC44-45
MC44-46
MC44-48
MC44-49
MC44-50
MC44-51
SC44
SC44+SC41+SC44
SC44+SC42+SC44
SC44+SC43+SC44
SC44+SC45+SC44
SC44+SC46+SC44
SC44+SC48+SC44
SC44+SC49+SC44
SC44+SC50+SC44
SC44+SC51+SC44
Masses
SC45
SC45
SC46
MC46-41
MC46-43
MC46-44
MC46-47
MC46-49
MC46-51
SC46
SC46+SC41+SC46
SC46+SC43+SC46
SC46+SC44+SC46
SC46+SC47+SC46
SC46+SC49+SC46
SC46+SC51+SC46
Steam
Steam for heating purposes
Exhaust steam
Supply steam
SC47
MC47-40
MC47-50
MC47-51
SC47
SC47+SC40+SC47
SC47+SC50+SC47
SC47+SC51+SC47
SC49
SC49
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SC50
MC50-40
MC50-41
MC50-42
MC50-43
MC50-44
MC50-45
MC50-46
MC50-47
MC50-48
MC50-49
MC50-51
SC50
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SC50+SC41+SC50
SC50+SC42+SC50
SC50+SC43+SC50
SC50+SC44+SC50
SC50+SC45+SC50
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SC50+SC47+SC50
SC50+SC48+SC50
SC50+SC49+SC50
SC50+SC51+SC50
SC48
MC48-43
MC48-44
MC48-46
MC48-49
MC48-50
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SC48
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Flammable gases
Hydrogen
Acetylene
Liquid gas
SC51
SC51-41
SC51-44
SC51-49
SC51
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SC51+SC49+SC51
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