Designation:F1460−07(Reapproved2013)StandardPracticeforCalibratingOilSpillDispersantApplicationEquipmentBoomandNozzleSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1460;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversuniformproceduresfordeterminingandreportingthedosagerateofoilspilldispersantapplicationequipment.1.2Thispracticeisapplicabletospraysystemsemployingboomsandnozzlesandisnotfullyapplicabletoothersystemssuchasfiremonitors,sonicdistributors,orfan-sprayguns.1.3Thispracticeisapplicabletosystemsforuseonshipsorboatsandhelicoptersorairplanes.1.4Thispracticeisoneoffourrelatedtodispersantappli-cationsystemsusingboomsandnozzles.Oneisondesign,oneoncalibration,oneondeposition,andoneontheuseofthesystems.Familiaritywithallfourstandardsisrecommended.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1413GuideforOilSpillDispersantApplicationEquip-ment:BoomandNozzleSystems3.SignificanceandUse3.1Thispracticewillenablecalibrationofoilspilldisper-santapplicationequipmentandensureadesireddosageanduniformityacrosstheswathwidth.3.2Thedataprovidedbythemethodsdescribedhereinwillpermitthepreparationofachartrelatingdeliveryratewithapplicationvehiclespeed,flowmeterreadingorpumpsettingsothatinactualapplication,thedesireddosagewillbeachieved.3.3Thispracticewillensurethatadispersantapplicationsystemisfunctional,capableofdeliveringaspecifieddosage,andthatmajorcomponentsareoperational.Thiswillalsoensurethattheunitisfunctioningaccordingtodesignspecifi-cationsasdetailedinGuideF1413.4.ApparatusandMaterials4.1Pails—ofcapac...
