SYSTEM OVERVIEW

Zakum Development Company operate a large Crude Separation and Stabilisation Plant on “Zirku Island” which is located in the Arabian Gulf, about 135km Northwest of mainland Abu Dhabi city.

The plant area on Zirku is divided into two sections the Plant area is known as Part A while the Non-Plant area is called part B. GAI-Tronics was approached to bid for the replacement of the existing Island PA System which had been installed in the 1980’s. GAI-Tronics has already supplied and installed PA Systems on Zakum’s remote North, East, South & West Satellite Offshore Oil Installations which feed the Zirku Island complex with Oil for processing and distribution. The project required a phased installation with the complete system for both locations being designed and manufactured synchronously.

The system will cover the entire Island including the following locations:- Airport, Jetty, Plant Areas, Indoor & Outdoor Cinemas, Mosque, Construction Camp, Amenity Centre & Liwa Housing.

SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY

GAI-Tronics will design, supply & install the required PA System on a turnkey basis. The replacement system on Zirku Island comprises of a distributed PA System consisting of eleven dedicated equipment control racks each serving specific areas across the entire Island. The system has the facility to address up to 40 zones from dedicated control access panels.

Each location is provided with dedicated equipment rack(s) housing system control and monitoring facilities. This will enable a secure means of informing personnel in the event of an emergency situation by use of broadcasting specific verbal instructions site wide. The system is also available for the broadcast of the Fire Alarm to any one of the 40 addressable zones. The system is continuously and fully monitored for system availability. All loudspeaker and microphone cables are monitored for both open and short circuit conditions.

The system will also be used for the purpose of issuing the “Call to Pray” message which is broadcast daily across the Island.

SYSTEM DIAGRAM

This illustration shows a typical layout for the Elemec plus System.