This part of ISO 13628 provides general requirements and overall recommendations for development of
complete subsea production systems, from the design phase to decommissioning and abandonment. This
part of ISO 13628 is intended as an umbrella document to govern other parts of ISO 13628 dealing with more
detailed requirements for the subsystems which typically form part of a subsea production system. However,
in some areas (e.g. system design, structures, manifolds, lifting devices, and colour and marking) more
detailed requirements are included herein, as these subjects are not covered in a subsystem standard.
The complete subsea production system comprises several subsystems necessary to produce hydrocarbons
from one or more subsea wells and transfer them to a given processing facility located offshore (fixed, floating
or subsea) or onshore, or to inject water/gas through subsea wells. This part of ISO 13628 and its related
subsystem standards apply as far as the interface limits described in Clause 4.
Specialized equipment, such as split trees and trees and manifolds in atmospheric chambers, are not
specifically discussed because of their limited use. However, the information presented is applicable to those
types of equipment.
If requirements as stated in this part of ISO 13628 are in conflict with, or are inconsistent with, requirements
as stated in the relevant complementary parts of ISO 13628, then the specific requirements in the
complementary parts take precedence.