IEC 61355
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The standard IEC 61355-1 Classification and designation of documents for plants, systems and equipment describes rules and guideline for the uniform classification
and identification
of document
s.
It is applied for all documents within the life cycle of a technical products like plants, systems or equipment. It includes also non-technical documents. The main application is the construction, erection and operation of chemical plant
s and power plants, where the amount of documents may sum up to some 100.000 documents.
The standard provides with the document kind classification code (DCC) a structured letter-code for the classifidation of any kind of document.
The document kind classification code consists of three code-letters A1, A2, A3, with the prefix "&".
The letter codea A1 is optional, if all documents are from the same technical area. The letter codes A2 and A3 are identical for all technical areas.
The technical areas are:
The main classes are:
Table of main classes and subclasses
Source: IEC 61355-1
Classification
Classification may refer to:* Library classification and classification in general* Taxonomic classification * Biological classification of organisms* Medical classification* Scientific classification...
and identification
Identification
Identification or Identify may refer to:* Body identification* Combat Identification* Eyewitness identification* Forensic identification* Gender identity* Hazard Identification...
of document
Document
The term document has multiple meanings in ordinary language and in scholarship. WordNet 3.1. lists four meanings :* document, written document, papers...
s.
It is applied for all documents within the life cycle of a technical products like plants, systems or equipment. It includes also non-technical documents. The main application is the construction, erection and operation of chemical plant
Chemical plant
A chemical plant is an industrial process plant that manufactures chemicals, usually on a large scale. The general objective of a chemical plant is to create new material wealth via the chemical or biological transformation and or separation of materials. Chemical plants use special equipment,...
s and power plants, where the amount of documents may sum up to some 100.000 documents.
The standard provides with the document kind classification code (DCC) a structured letter-code for the classifidation of any kind of document.
The document kind classification code consists of three code-letters A1, A2, A3, with the prefix "&".
- A1 Letter code for technical area class
- A2 Letter code for main class
- A3 Letter code for sub-class
The letter codea A1 is optional, if all documents are from the same technical area. The letter codes A2 and A3 are identical for all technical areas.
The technical areas are:
| A1 | Technical area |
|---|---|
| A | Overall management |
| B | Overall technology |
| C | Construction engineering Construction engineering Construction engineering is a professional discipline that deals with the designing, planning, construction, and management of infrastructures such as highways, bridges, airports, railroads, buildings, dams, and utilities. Construction Engineers are unique such that they are a cross between civil... |
| E | Electrical engineering Electrical engineering Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical... , instrumentation Instrumentation Instrumentation is defined as the art and science of measurement and control of process variables within a production, or manufacturing area.... and control engineering Control engineering Control engineering or Control systems engineering is the engineering discipline that applies control theory to design systems with predictable behaviors... |
| M | Mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the... (normally including process engineering)) |
| P | Process engineering Process engineering Process engineering focuses on the design, operation, control, and optimization of chemical, physical, and biological processes through the aid of systematic computer-based methods... (only if separation from M is required)) |
The main classes are:
| A2 | document kind classes, main classes |
|---|---|
| A | Documentation describing documents |
| B | Management documents |
| C | Contractual and non-technical documents |
| D | General technical information documents |
| E | Technical requirement and dimensioning Dimensioning Dimensioning is the process of measuring the cubic space that a package or object occupies. It is the method of calculating dimensional weight for the storage, handling, transporting and invoicing of goods. Vehicles and storage units have both volume and weight capacity limits and can easily become... documents |
| F | Function describing documents |
| L | Location documents |
| M | Connection describing documents |
| P | Object listings |
| Q | Quality management Quality management The term Quality management has a specific meaning within many business sectors. This specific definition, which does not aim to assure 'good quality' by the more general definition , can be considered to have four main components: quality planning, quality control, quality assurance and quality... documents; safety-describing documents |
| T | Geometry Geometry Geometry arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers .... -related documents |
| W | Operation records |
Table of main classes and subclasses
| A2 A3 | Document kind classes, main class and subclass | Examples of document kinds |
|---|---|---|
| A | Documentation describing documents | |
| AA | Administrative documents |
|
| AB | Lists (regarding documents) |
|
| AC | Explanatory documents (regarding documents) |
|
| AD ... AY | Reserved for future standardization | |
| AZ | Free for user | |
| B | Management documents | |
| BA | Registers |
|
| BB | Reports |
|
| BC | Correspondence |
|
| BD | Project control documents |
|
| BE | Resource planning documents |
|
| BF | Dispatch, storage and transport documents |
Bill of lading A bill of lading is a document issued by a carrier to a shipper, acknowledging that specified goods have been received on board as cargo for conveyance to a named place for delivery to the consignee who is usually identified... Certificate of origin A Certificate of Origin is a document used in international trade. It traditionally states from what country the shipped goods originate, but "originate" in a CO does not mean the country the goods are shipped from, but the country where the goodtion problem in cases where less than 100% of the... |
| BG | Site planning and site organisation documents |
|
| BH | Documents regarding changes |
|
| BJ ... BR | Reserved for future standardization | |
| BS | Security documents |
|
| BT | Training specific documents |
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| BU ... BY | Reserved for future standardization | |
| BZ | Free for user | |
| C | Contractual and nontechnical documents | |
| CA | Inquiry, calculation and offer documents |
Letter of intent A letter of intent is a document outlining an agreement between two or more parties before the agreement is finalized. The concept is similar to a heads of agreement... |
| CB | Approval documents |
|
| CC | Contractual documents |
|
| CD | Order and delivery documents |
|
| CE | Invoice documents |
Invoice An invoice or bill is a commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer, indicating the products, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller has provided the buyer. An invoice indicates the buyer must pay the seller, according to the payment terms... |
| CF | Insurance documents |
|
| CG | Warranty documents |
|
| CH | Expertises |
|
| CJ ... CY | Reserved for future standardization | |
| CZ | Free for user | |
| D | General technical information documents | |
| DA | Data sheets |
|
| DB | Explanatory documents |
|
| DC | Instructions and manuals |
|
| DD | Technical reports |
|
| DE | Catalogues Advertising documents |
|
| DF | Technical publications |
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| DG ... DY | Reserved for future standardization | |
| DZ | Free for user | |
| E | Technical requirement and dimensioning documents | |
| EA | Legal requirement documents |
|
| EB | Standards and regulations |
|
| EC | Technical specification / requirement documents |
|
| ED | Dimensioning documents |
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| EE ... EY | Reserved for future standardization | |
| EZ | Free for user | |
| F | Function-describing documents | |
| FA | Functional overview documents |
|
| FB | Flow diagrams |
Process Flow diagram A process flow diagram is a diagram commonly used in engineering to indicate the general flow of plant processes and equipment.The PFD displays the relationship between major equipment of a plant facility and does not show minor details such as piping details and designations... (PFD) Piping and instrumentation diagram A piping and instrumentation diagram/drawing is a diagram in the process industry which shows the piping of the process flow together with the installed equipment and instrumentation.-Contents and Function:... (P & ID) |
| FC | MMI layout documents (MMI = man-machine interface) |
|
| FD | Reserved for future standardization | |
| FE | Function descriptions |
|
| FF | Function diagrams |
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| FG ... FN | Reserved for future standardization | |
| FP | Signal descriptions |
|
| FQ | Setting value documents |
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| FR | Reserved for future standardization | |
| FS | Circuitry documents |
Circuit diagram A circuit diagram is a simplified conventional graphical representation of an electrical circuit... |
| FT | Software specific documents |
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| FU ... FY | Reserved for future standardization | |
| FZ | Free for user | |
| L | Location documents | |
| LA | Exploitation and survey documents |
|
| LB | Earthwork and foundation work documents |
|
| LC | Building carcass documents |
|
| LD | On-site location documents |
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| LE ... LG | Reserved for future standardization | |
| LH | In-building location documents (also applied for ships, aircraft, etc.) |
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| LJ ... LT | Reserved for future standardization | |
| LU | In/on-equipment location documents |
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| LV ... LY | Reserved for future standardization | |
| LZ | Free for user | |
| M | Connection-describing documents | |
| MA | Connection documents |
|
| MB | Cabling or piping documents |
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| MC ... MY | Reserved for future standardization | |
| MZ | Free for user | |
| P | Object listings | |
| PA | Material lists |
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| PB | Parts lists |
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| PC | Item lists |
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| PD | Product lists and product type lists |
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| PE | Reserved for future standardization | |
| PF | Function lists |
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| PG ... PK | Reserved for future standardization | |
| PL | Location lists |
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| PM ... PY | Reserved for future standardization | |
| PZ | Free for user | |
| Q | Quality management documents and safety-describing documents | |
| QA | Quality management documents |
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| QB | Safety-describing documents |
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| QC | Quality verifying documents |
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| QD ... QY | Reserved for future standardization | |
| QZ | Free for user | |
| T | Geometrical form describing documents | |
| TA | Planning drawings |
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| TB | Construction drawings |
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| TC | Manufacturing and erection drawings |
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| TD ... TK | Reserved for future standardization | |
| TL | Arrangement documents |
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| TM ... TY | Reserved for future standardization | |
| TZ | Free for user | |
| W | Operational protocols and records | |
| WA | Set point documents |
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| WB ... WS | Reserved for future standardization | |
| WT | Logbooks |
|
| WU ... WY | Reserved for future standardization | |
| WZ | Free for user |
Source: IEC 61355-1