E-Engineering User Manual
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1. Comments Dear Engineer we can not comply with fire water tank for 60 mins we can make it 45 mins capacity Undertaking Vv By Checking each requirement you undertake that you have read and agree to comply with that requirement Attachments The attached drawing should be compliant to the requirements you agreed to or else DCD engineer will refuse to give the final approval If discrepancies between the requirements complied and the drawing submitted are found client is liable for fine see terms and conditions Attach Files v Drawing PDF Word Excell etc Once you are satisfied with your application checklist comments undertaking and drawings attached you can click next for the confirmation of application submission Civil Defence Pramod India Qusais 050 7780268 Quantum Tower Location Dubai Land Number 123 567 Dubai muncipality permit No obtained p u Consultant Labor Accommodation construction jpg E I i x m Because you complied with all the requirements you can now have initial approval printout without any delay You can printout the initial approval from your office Page 54 United Arab Emirates Z5 kanks all C Jai ye Ministry Of Interior IANS 453i jis General Directorate of Civil Defenc 24 go alali by Dubsi ba Pila2. n PH the above mentioned project hereby 1 Undertake that have read understood and agree for all the Terms and al Il 4 Understand that Initial Approval is not the Final Approval and it is only a No Objection Certificate 5 Understand that have to take Final Approval before starting the construction This document verifies that Directorate General of Dubai Civil Defence grants the Conditional Initial Approval for this project based on the above mentioned from the Applicant Directorate General of Dubai Civil Defence has no objection for the Applicant to formalities PS AAD EEN 20 04 2011 8765 13 2 WHEN YOU DO NOT AGREE TO COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS BY LEAVING SOME CHECKBOXES UNCHECKED Now lets see the work flow for second scenario for obtaining initial approval Suppose you have objects to the requirements or you cannot meet the requirements you leave one or more checkboxes unchecked The unchecked requirement will be highlighted in brown and all the checked requirements will be in green fonts VUNU UMG HEU rump nuum 40 16 Fire Pump room shall be located such that it is easily accessible by Dubai Civil Defence Fire Fighters during emergencies 40 17 Outdoor Fire Pump rooms if any shall be located at least 15 m from the hazard or building 40 19 Minimum Fire Pump Room size shall be adequate with 1m clearance around the installation for access ventilation and maintenance
3. amp a dedicated page with specific product specifications and schematics From product manual 9 3 7 2 2 Emergency lighting System and Exit sign layout with wiring diagrams riser diagrams interfacing details amp a dedicated page with specific product specifications and schematics From product manual 9 3 7 2 3 Fire Fighting System layouts shall include PDF Hydraulic calculations Hazard identification Design criteria Commodity classification Piping layouts with proposed sizes Fire pump and Fire water tank details Suppressing agent tank locations with riser diagrams A dedicated page shall show product specifications ratings and schematics From product manual Mab kn 2 Services OW e USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING 9 3 7 2 4 Fire extinguishers distribution layout with capacity and specifications from product manual 9 3 7 2 5 If the proposal is for cylinder type LPG the submission shall furnish PDF copy of building Owner s undertaking letter stating his responsibility not to allow more than 450 kg of cylinders and not in multiple locations in his building 9 3 7 2 6 If the proposal is for LPG usage in Industrial applications the submission shall furnish PDF copy of facility Owner s undertaking letter stating brief description of the industry and facility with specific application and usage of LPG in the process 9 3 7 2 7 LPG System layouts shall include LPG Piping layouts in each floor wi
4. l CONSULTANT If you are a Consultant and have selected Consultant from the Scope of Company drop down menu following fields in the form will be active for further selection Type of the Occupancy Status of the project No of floors Area of the largest floor No of basements Area of the largest basement No of podiums Area of the largest podium Height of the building from fire access level Total height of the building including basements Total occupant load LPG Tank LPG capacity Diesel Tank Helipad Material stored and handled Storage arrangement Storage height Type of storage building Type of industry building Total area of warehouse Description of the facility activity process I CONTRACTOR The Contractors have to be authorized by the project Consultant to use the APPLICATION NUMBER USERNAME and PASSWORD for the individual projects Consultant s undertaking letter in PDF format AUTHORIZING the specific Contractor for the specific shop drawing approval should be attached Dubai Civil Defence e engingering USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING The authorized Contractors then shall use the specific APPLICATION NUMBER USERNAME and PASSWORD to enter the eEngineering application for their SHOP DRAWING APPROVAL If you are an authorized Contractor and have selected Contractor from the Scope of Company drop down menu ONLY followi
5. x Fire Detection amp Alarm System Select Fire Detection amp Alarm System if the system is Fire Detection and Alarm System complete with Detectors Control Modules Interface Modules Control Panels Wiring Audio Visual Indicating Devices Printers and Dialers etc xi Fire Doors Select Fire Doors if the system is Fire Door Assembly xii Fire Hydrant System Select Fire Hydrant System if the system is Fire Hydrant or Fire Monitor System complete with Fire Pump set Controllers Fire Water Tank Piping Hydrant Barrels or Monitors etc xiii Fire Hose Reel System Select Fire Hose Reel System if the system is Fire Hose System complete with Fire Pump set Controllers Fire Water Tank Piping Class Il Hose cabinets and Breeching inlet etc Xiv Fire Pump System Select Fire Pump System if the system is Fire Pump System complete with Fire Pump Set Main Standby Jockey Controller Accessories and Piping etc xv Fire Stopping System Select Fire Stopping System if the system or the installation is Curtain walls perimeter fire stopping Fire Stopping of openings gaps voids with Fire rated material putty or sealants etc xvi Foam Sprinkler System Select Foam Sprinkler System if the system is Automatic Foam sprinkler system complete with Fire Pump set Controllers Fire Water Tank Piping Class Ill Hose cabinets with Landing Valve outlets Breeching inlet etc xvii HVAC System Select HVAC if the system is HVAC Heating V
6. 41 FIRE WATER TANK 41 1 Fire water shall be potable with 41 2 bisum Lis Marr A didi asuy s sss for 60 minutes operation 41 4 The fire water tanks shall be provided with a filling connection directly from DEWA with a float operated valve for automatic refilling 41 5 The fire water tanks shall be provided with drain arrangement overflow connection access manhole ladders level indicators low level switch etc 41 6 Fire water tanks shall be constructed and located such that the fire pump sets get flooded water supply in case of fire pumps are horizontal centrifugal type 41 8 Tank Materials are limited to Concrete Steel or Fiberglass reinforced plastic and shall withstand the unit weight of water of 1000 kg per cubic meter 41 9 The discharge pipe size shall not be less than 6 in 150 mm for tanks up to and including a 25 000 gal 94 63 m3 capacity and shall not be less than 8 in 200 mm for capacities of 30 000 gal to 100 000 gal 113 55 m3 to 378 50 m3 or 10 in 250 mm for greater capacities 44 LPG LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS SYSTEMS AA 1 Tha Daciam Csheientian Inctalintinn Tactina Onarstian Men and You can always go back and make changes Undertaking USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING Or you can go ahead and confirm to submit the application with some of the requirements unchecked DCD engineer will review your case and can either return your application saying the requirement is mandatory and
7. Each plan shall follow the symbols shown in UAE FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY CODE OF PRACTICE Chapter 19 Civil Defence Standard Legends as per APPENDIX A The Civil Defence Standard Legends as applicable shall be shown at the right corner of each page 9 3 12 For approval of modification revision and alteration of buildings submission shall have floor wise Approved Existing System plans for reference and Revised System Plans with revised areas and revised systems highlighted 10 TERMS AND CONDITIONS 10 1 TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INITIAL FINAL APPROVAL 10 1 1 Directorate General of Dubai Civil Defence henceforth addressed as DCD is the authority having the jurisdiction 10 1 2 Companies seeking approval for their projects from DCD regarding compliance with Life and Property Fire Safety shall be addressed as the Applicant 10 1 3 Code compliance requirements henceforth addressed as DCD Requirements and DCD Comments are the specific Code requirements based on Dubai Civil Defence policies amp regulations UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice and other International Fire Codes generated by the DCD s E engineering program as a result of the evaluation of the Applicant s specific Application USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING 10 1 4 Initial Approval is a legal document and a No Objection Certificate from DCD to the Applicant without reviewing Applicant s submissions an
8. Educational Select Educational if your occupancy is any of the following i Academies ii Colleges iii Institutions and Course offering establishments iv Kindergarten Schools v Nurseries vi Schools vii Universities h Healthcare Select Healthcare if your occupancy is any of the following i Ambulatory health care units ii Clinics with or without sleeping risks iii Emergency health care units iv Hospitals V Nursing homes vi Medical care units i Hotel Select Hotel if your occupancy is any of the following i Hotel ii Hotel Apartment USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING iii Resort j Industrial Select Industrial if your occupancy is any of the following i Assembling unit ii Cutting and polishing units iii Fabrication units iv Factories of all kinds v Food industries vi Fuel dispensing vii Hangers used for repair and maintenance viii Incinaries ix Industries of all kinds X Laundries xi Manufacturing unit xii Plants Manufacturing Processing Generating etc xiii Processing unit xiv Printing industries XV Pumping stations Xvi Recycling units xvii Refineries xviii Saw mills xix Ship building XX Switching stations xxi Textile mills xxii Woodworks k Infrastructure project Select Infrastructure project if your project is any of the following i Airport and associated buildings ii Bridges iii Communication towers with associated buildings
9. Il if the material stored and handled in the facility are Class Il as per NFPA 13 5 6 iv Select Class III if the material stored and handled in the facility are Class Ill as per NFPA 13 5 6 v Select Class IV if the material stored and handled in the facility are Class IV as per NFPA 13 5 6 vi Select Group A Plastic if the material stored and handled in the facility are Group A Plastic as per NFPA 13 5 6 vii Select Rolled Paper if the material stored and handled in the facility are Rolled Paper as per NFPA 13 5 6 viii Select Cotton Bales if the material stored and handled in the facility are Cotton Bales as per NFPA 13 5 6 ix Select Tires if the material stored and handled in the facility are Tires X Select Retail Store if the material stored and handled in the facility are retail store materials xi Select Motor Vehicle Components if the material stored and handled in the facility are Motor Vehicle Components xii Select Flammable Liquids Solids and Gases if the material stored and handled in the facility are Flammable Liquids Solids and Gases as per NFPA 30 4 3 NFPA 1 xiii Select Explosives if the material stored and handled in the facility are Explosives as per NFPA 495 xiv Select Vehicles if the material stored and handled in the facility are brand new vehicles without fuel in the tanks Mab Bm See 5 lt i gt amp t 1 MP USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING XV Xvi Select
10. in the Type of Occupancy drop down menu Fields of Type of Industry building will be activated only if you select Industrial in the Type of Occupancy i Select Single Factory if your Industrial building has single owner and management for single activity Single Factory is not owned by multiple owners or leased by multiple tenants for multiple usage ii Select Group of Factories if your Industrial building is subdivided into many factories and has multiple owners and management through leasing or renting for multiple usage and multiple activities iii Select Industrial Complex if your Industrial occupancy is Plant Manufacturing Processing Assembling Generating etc with group of main and ancillary buildings XXVIII PROCESS INVOLVED Process Involved will be deactivated and not applicable if you have selected categories other than Industrial in the Type of Occupancy drop down menu Fields of Process Involved will be activated only if you select Industrial in the Type of Occupancy ami E eS W Senes T We 6 x bro din s M m USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING Select Undecided if your Industrial building owner has not decided or not aware of the final usage or activity involved in the building Select Workshop if your Industrial building is a workshop repair or assembling of Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Civil Carpentry Automobile nature Select Manufacturing if your I
11. iv Marina and associated buildings v Metro Rail and associated buildings vi Road network with associated buildings Arab Ep irte E R USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING vii Tram system with associated buildings l Labour Accommodation Select Labour Accommodation if your project is housing or Lodging provided for group of workers or labourers involved in projects construction work and manufacturing etc m Mercantile Select Mercantile if your project is any of the following i Auction rooms ii Department stores iii Drugstores iv Grocery shops V Hypermarkets vi Shopping centers vii Shops viii Showrooms ix Souks X Supermarkets n Private Villa Select Private Villa if your project is a personal private property house or a villa or a bungalow or a palace which one or two families own and live o Residential Select Residential if your project is any of the following i Residential Apartments ii Residential Building iii Residential Complexes iv Residential Flats Mab En SSS QO k USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING p Staff Accommodation Select Staff Accommodation if your project is i Housing or Lodging provided for group of staff working in Offices Airlines Companies etc ii Accommodation or boarding for college or school pupils As in Residential Schools q Storage Select Storage if your project is any of the following i Agriculture storages ii Barns ii
12. vii viii Fire Pump set Controllers Fire Water Tank Piping Class III Hose cabinets with Wet Landing Valve outlets Breeching inlet etc Clean Agent System Select Clean Agent System if the system is any Clean Agent System such as FM 200 Novec Nitrogen etc complete with Cylinder Banks Piping network Nozzles Actuating Fire Detection System Control Panel etc Deluge System Select Deluge System if the system is Water Deluge System complete with Fire Pump Controllers Fire Water Tank Piping network Nozzles Actuating Fire Detection System Control Panel etc Dry Chemical System Select Dry Chemical System if the system is Dry Chemical System complete with Cylinder Banks Piping network Nozzles Actuating Fire Detection System Control Panel etc Dry riser system with Hose Stations Select Dry riser system with Hose Stations if the system is Dry Riser System complete with Fire Pump set Controllers Fire Water Tank Piping Class Ill Hose cabinets with Dry Landing Valve outlets Breeching inlet etc Elevators Select Elevators if the system is Elevator Assembly Emergency Lighting System Select Emergency Lighting System if the system is Emergency Lighting System complete with Luminaries Central Battery In case of Central Battery System monitoring Control Panel and wiring Fire Apparatus Select Fire Apparatus if the system is Fire Trucks Rescue Vehicles and Ladder Trucks etc USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING
13. you must comply Or DCD engineer can suggest alternative solutions for you to comply This discussion can happen through to and fro application submission between client engineer Customer comments and DCD engineer DCD Comments which will be registered as history chronologically 48 5 Fire Safety during the construction and execution of this project shall be in accordance with CHAPTER 12 UAE FIRE amp LIFE SAFETY CODE OF PRACTICE Pramod Challa 05 06 2011 Dear engineer the tank capacity can not be compromised please revise the tank for 60 mins operation it is mandatory geige 05 06 2011 Dear engineer the area of the tank is not sufficient and we can ap not make 60 minute capacity tank please consider the deviation gheigh 05 06 2011 dear engineer we have revised tank to 50 minutes capacity aly please accept the application and grant the approval glisters 6 06 2011 we will revise tank cpacity to 50 minutes as per your suggestion dy and will also provide water level indicators thank you Undertaking Finally if DCD engineer decides that there cannot be any alternatives and the original requirement is must and mandatory he will send your application back to you with the original requirement Here your original checked boxes are inactive and you cannot make any changes to the requirements you agreed to in the first submission USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING rears werewere w e Caney runes sees se
14. ENGINEERING Tank Piping Class III Hose cabinets with Wet Landing Valve outlets Breeching inlet etc XXX BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITY Here type the number of floors your project has with other information regarding the nature of the occupancy activity or process and if there are mixed occupancies in the building For example 2B G 12 GYM HAS RESTAURANTS AT GROUND FLOOR 6 FEES Next step in the procedure is Fees after completing all the fields of the form Fee structure is based on the Total Built up Area calculation for Consultants and fixed amount for D cor Contractor and LPG Contractors Payment of fees is necessary to cruise ahead with e engineering application As shown below you will be directed to payment procedures Payment can be made online in near future But at present payment is done at DCD cash counter Note down the APPLICATION NUMBER which is your reference for this project for any correspondence with Civil Defence both online and offline Application for E engineering Approval Application Fees 20000 0 Knowledge Fees 10 0 Prevention and Approval Architechtural Application for E 20010 0 Safety Designs Section engineering Approval Page 35 IN Lu a 7 III I N aa me JEEP USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING Once you make payment the intimation is sent you in your home page PS AAD EEN 16 03 2011 8001 eS ELITR RU S AAD EEN 29 05 201
15. For Final Approval Consultant s Undertaking means 11 6 11 7 Undertake that have read understood and agree for all the Terms and Conditions Understand that Final Approval may be revoked and Applicant is punishable if the actual construction and Fire amp Life Safety provisions deviate from the Initial Approval DCD Requirements and DCD Comments 12 UPLOADING 12 1 After you have thoroughly evaluated your project in comparison with the checklist checkmark the conditions of the checklist for final submission Attach necessary documents and the drawings in PDF format USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING Now there are two scenarios to obtain initial approval as explained below 13 INITIAL APPROVAL 13 1 WHEN YOU AGREE TO COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS BY CHECKING ALL CHECKBOXES Suppose you have checked all the requirements and you agree to comply with all the requirements you qualify for the initial approval automatically 1 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD 1 1 Low Hazard for Life Safety Evaluation lt 1 4 Light Hazard for Fire Protection considerations lt l 2 FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS 2 2 Maximum distance of Fire Vehicle parking from entrance of the building is 15 m lt 2 4 Maximum distance of Fire Vehicle parking from breeching inlet of the building is 18 m 2 5 Minimum unobstructed width of the Fire Access is 6 m lt l iv 2 6 Minimum unobstructed vertical clearance for the Fi
16. Mab En SN O Need USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE A PREFACE 04 B ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 05 1 USER NAME AND PASSWORD 06 2 USER HOME 06 3 SELECT THE DESIRED SERVICES e engineer 07 4 OWNER AND PROJECT INFORMATION 07 5 PROJECT DETAILS 08 I CONSULTANT 08 Il CONTRACTOR 09 III DECOR COMPANIES 10 IV LPG CONTRACTOR 10 V MAIN OCCUPANCY MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY 10 VI TYPE OF OCCUPANCY 11 a Animal Housing 11 b Assembly 12 C Business 13 d Commercial Villa 14 e Day Care 14 f Detention and Correction 14 g Educational 14 h Healthcare 15 i Hotel 15 j Industrial 15 k Infrastructure project 16 l Labour Accommodation 16 m Mercantile 16 n Private Villa 17 o Residential 17 p Staff Accommodation 17 q Storage 17 r Tunnels 18 S Parking Structure 18 t Malls 18 u Tents 18 v Restaurants 19 w Substation 19 Dubai Civil Defence esengineering lens PTT _ USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING Urban Development 19 y Robotic or Automated Carpark 19 z Mosque Church Temple aa Other Occupancy 20 VII STATUS OF THE PROJECT 20 VIII NO OF FLOORS 20 IX AREA OF THE LARGEST FLOOR 21 X NO OF BSEMENTS 21 XI AREA OF THE LARGEST BASEMENT 21 XII NO OF PODIUMS 21 XIII AREA OF THE LARGEST PODIUM 21 XIV TOTAL BUILT UP AREA 22 XV HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING FROM FIRE ACCESS LEVEL 22 XVI TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING INCLUDING BASEMENTS 22 XVII TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD 22 XVIII LPG TANK 23 XIX L
17. Mixed Materials if the material stored and handled in the facility are of Mixed nature or combination of the above mentioned categories of materials Select Others if the material stored and handled in the facility do not fit into any of the categories mentioned above All submissions in this category should be accompanied with owner s letter MSDS etc declaring the MATERIAL STORED in the facility as a PDF attachment Title of the PDF document should be MATERIAL STORED_HEIGHT OF STORAGE_STORAGE ARRANGEMENT XXIV STORAGE ARRANGEMENT Storage Arrangement will be deactivated and not applicable if you have selected categories other than Storage in the Type of Occupancy drop down menu Fields of Storage Arrangement will be activated only if you select Storage in the Type of Occupancy vi vii vili Select Undecided if your Storage building owner has not decided or unaware of the method of materials to be stored or handled Select Solid piled if the method of materials to be stored or handled is stored in this method Select In Racks if the method of materials to be stored or handled is stored in rack system Select Shelves if the method of materials to be stored or handled is stored in Shelves Select Palletized if the method of materials to be stored or handled is Palletized Select Bin Boxes if the method of materials to be stored or handled is stored in Bin Boxes Select Mixed Method if the method of materials to be s
18. P 1 9836 A 29 05 2011 PS AAD EEN 26 04 2011 8942 Application for E engineering 26 04 2011 PS AAD EEN 05 06 2011 10049 Follow the payment made intimation application link to see the Checklist for your project 7 CHECKLIST Based on the information you have entered and the specific fields corresponding to specific project you have selected the e engineering application generates specific requirements which are DCD requirements for your project These requirements are shown in a PDF checklist format You will get this checklist only after making appropriate payment of fees 1 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD 1 1 Low Hazard for Life Safety Evaluation r 1 4 Light Hazard for Fire Protection considerations r 2 FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS 2 2 Maximum distance of Fire Vehicle parking from entrance of the building is 15 m 2 4 Maximum distance of Fire Vehicle parking from breeching inlet of the building is n 18 m 2 5 Minimum unobstructed width of the Fire Access is 6 m 2 6 Minimum unobstructed vertical clearance for the Fire Vehicle is 4 5 m 3 CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE RATING REQUIREMENTS 3 1 Where building height from Fire Access level is up to 23 m Elements of walls partitions floors or floor ceiling assemblies having fire resistance ratings of not less than 2 hours 3 49 If Parking and Repair operations are conducted in same structure occupancy shall be considered as Industrial 3 52 Floor
19. PG CAPACITY 24 XX DIESEL TANK 24 XXI HELIPAD 24 XXII MATERIAL STORED AND HANDLED 24 XXIII STORAGE ARRANGEMENT 26 XXIV TYPE OF STORAGE BUILDING 27 XXV STORAGE HEIGHT 27 XXVI TYPE OF INDUSTRY BUILDING 28 XXVII PROCESS INVOLVED 28 XXVIII TYPE OF THE SYSTEM 29 XXIX BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITY 33 6 FEES 34 7 CHECKLIST 35 8 SELF EVALUATION 36 9 REQUIREMENTS ON DRAWINGS AS E ENGINEERING ATTACHMENT 39 9 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSULTANTS 39 9 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR D COR COMPANIES 41 9 3 REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTING LPG CONTRACTING COMPANIES 43 10 TERMS AND CONDITIONS 46 Dubai Civil Defence e engingering USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING 10 1 TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INITIAL FINALAPPROVAL 46 10 2 DCD REQUIREMENTS 48 10 3 DCD COMMENTS 49 10 4 USING E ENGINEERING PROGRAM 49 11 UNDERTAKING 49 12 UPLOADING 50 13 INITIAL APPROVAL 13 1 WHEN YOU AGREE TO COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS BY CHECKING ALL CHECKBOXES 51 13 2 WHEN YOU DO NOT AGREE TO COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS BY LEAVING SOME CHECKBOXES UNCHECKED 54 14 FINAL APPROVAL 58 Dubai Civil Defence engineering USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING A PREFACE In March 2009 HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum UAE Vice President Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai issued a decree Law No 7 of 2009 in the Official Gazette Issue 339 31st March 2009 establishing Dubai eGovernment as a Department Visit www dubai ae for more details Under the d
20. Protected Mode On r 10 lt Select Engineering Services and then e engineer 4 OWNER AND PROJECT INFORMATION Select one of the four options Consultant Contractor Decor or LPG Contractor from scope of the company drop down menu depending on your company scope of work If you are registered with Civil Defence as Consultant you can only enter the system with scope of the company as Consultant The same applies to D cor companies Contractor and LPG Contractors Dubai Civil Defence e engineering Interet Protected Mode On lt kws Fill in the Project owner and Project information details in the form If the project already has Dubai Municipality Permission select Yes if not No for the Dubai Municipality permit field Dubai muncipality Click e to add your details If there are multiple owners for the project fill in additional owners details again and click to add joint owners details Add attachment and click next PROJECT DETAILS This is the core of information required to evaluate your project Take time to understand the dropdown menus carefully If you select inappropriately the DCD Requirements that the program generates will be inappropriate for your project Fields in the form switch between being active and being inactive based on the relevance of the project Dubai civil Defence esengineering Mab En Seen 4 Q k USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING
21. SBI class soal g l ly I E C wm Page Safetyy Toos istic in addition to users privileges let and received by him and the ability of monitoring through any available i Use one ID to sign in Licensing Awareness Planning Training Hazardous Materials Monitoring Risk Analysis services Ahanta Qarviroe A Done Internet Protected Mode On fa 100 2 USER HOME DCD e Services Portal Windows Internet Explorer EE QUO SW E http 10 24 22 141 8010 DCDPortalWeb appmanager DCDPortal desktop p 4 x S sing x Convert P Select k Favorites j K Suggested Sites gt Get More Add ons gt pdf free download tdp no Photo editor online free DCD e Services Portal eu gt DU dm v Pager Safeyv Toos Directorate General of Dubai Civil Defense mm Welcome yi ghe ia gha o e User Profile User Applications Change Password Internet Protected Mode On USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING Here you can change password find various Dubai Civil Defence Applications such as e engineer and view your profile 3 SELECT THE DESIRED SERVICES For example e engineer ie Favortes y K Suggested Stes Get More Add ons gt EP pdf free download tdp no Photo editor online free i DCD e Services Portat z MEC M Pager Sym Tose javascnptvord 0 Internet
22. Xi Xii xiii Xiv XV Xvi xvii xviii xix Air Traffic Control Towers ATCTs Banking and Financial Offices Beautician s Offices Business development Offices Consultation Offices Corporate Offices Courthouses Dentists offices Doctor s Consulting Offices Engineer s Consulting Offices General Business Offices General offices Government and Ministry Offices Lawyer s Consulting Offices Marketing and Sales Offices Media Offices Money exchange amp transfer Offices Tours amp Travel Offices Typing Translation amp Visa processing Offices d Commercial Villa Select Commercial Villa if your occupancy is one of the following Group of one two or three story one or two family dwelling villas for sale lease or rent Group of Row houses or villas for rent lease or sale e Day Care Select Day Care if your occupancy is any of the following Adult day care occupancies in which four or more clients receive care maintenance and supervision by other than their relatives or legal guardians for less than 24 hours per day Child infants day care occupancies Day care homes for old people Arab Ep irte E s USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING f Detention and Correction Select Detention and Correction if your occupancy is any of the following i Adult and juvenile substance abuse centers ii Adult correctional institutions iii Human quarantine centers iv Detention facilities V Prisons g
23. aboratories Mercantile or business occupancies with animals Pet shops Racetrack stable kennel areas including those stable kennel areas iv Animal quarantine facilities v Animal shelters vi Kennels vii viii barns and associated buildings ix Stables X Zoos b Assembly Select Assembly if your occupancy is any of the following Amusement halls Armories Assembly halls Mab ay A nE USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING iv Auditoriums V Bars vi Bowling lanes vii Bus stations viii Cinemas ix Club rooms X Conference rooms xi Courtrooms xii Cultural centers xiii Dance halls xiv Discos xV Drinking establishments Xvi Exhibition halls xvii Food courts xviii Gymnasiums xix Libraries xx Metro stations xxi Mortuary chapels xxii Museums xxiii Passenger stations and terminals of air surface underground and marine public transportation facilities xxiv Places of religious worship xxv Pool rooms xxvi Public saunas xxvii Public swimming pools xxviii Recreation piers xxix Skating rinks xxx Amusement buildings XXXi Sports arenas xxxii Stadiums xxxiii Theaters xxxiv Tram stations xxxv Wedding halls xxxvi Mixed occupancy with usage of the above c Business Select Business if your occupancy is any of the following and Q vic W uS a m USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING i ii iii iv V vi vii viii
24. argest podium will be deactivated if you have selected 0 in the No of podiums drop down menu Fields of Area of the largest podium will be activated if you select categories other than 0 i Select Less than 900 Sq m if your project has its largest area of any podium is less than 900 Square meters ii Select More than 900 Sq m if your project has its largest area of any podium is more than 900 Square meters USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING XIV TOTAL BUILT UP AREA Type the Total Built up area in Square Meters M which will be the basis for calculating the total fees to be paid for the project approval Consultant s undertaking letter in PDF format declaring the actual built up area with split up area calculations should be attached with project submission XV HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING FROM FIRE ACCESS LEVEL i Select Less than 23 m if your building has top most usable floor or occupiable space is at less than 23 meters from the ground floor level or fire access level ii Select More than 23 m if your building has top most usable floor or occupiable space is at more than 23 meters from the ground floor level or fire access level XVI TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING INCLUDING BASEMENTS i Select Less than 45 m if your building has top most usable floor or occupiable space is at less than 45 meters from the lowest level of the building including any basements height ii Select 45 90 m if your building has top most usable fl
25. ayed under DCD Requirements for your Project in the Application 10 2 2 DCD Requirements are different for each project 10 2 38 DCD Requirements are specific to each project based on the type of occupancy number of floors number of basements building height etc 10 2 4 DCD Requirements are derived from UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice Directorate of Dubai Civil Defence Policies amp Regulations NFPA and other such International Codes and Standards 10 2 5 The Applicant should self review the project with DCD Requirements assistance Necessary corrections should be made accordingly to the project before submitting the Application 10 2 6 The plans submitted along with the Application for approval should incorporate all the DCD Requirements USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING 10 3 DCD COMMENTS 10 3 1 DCD Comments are the additional suggestions solutions and corrections commented by the DCD engineer after the review of Application and Plans 10 3 2 Severity and extent of DCD Comments is directly proportional as well as the highlight of the deviation and non compliance of the plans submitted from the DCD Requirements 10 4 USING E ENGINEERING PROGRAM 10 4 1 The Applicant shall read and understand the E ENGINEERING USER MANUAL thoroughly before attempting the project submissions 10 4 2 The Applicant is responsible for the correct usage of E ENGINEERING PROGRAM The Applicant should understand the fi
26. ayout 9 2 6 4 11 System layouts should be dedicated floor plans without ceiling lighting details to avoid confusion 9 2 7 PDF file name shall clearly mention the floor number Type of System etc for example 10049xFirst floorxAxFAxFFxVAxEMxSM Depicting ori A E eS 3 W ESenices gt ES Jn r k lt P lt USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING clearly the last digits of APPLICATION NUMBER and it is First Floor Architecture Fire Alarm Fire Fighting Voice Alarm Emergency Lighting and Smoke Control Layout 9 2 8 Do not forget to include the last numeric digits of your APPLICATION NUMBER in each drawing or documents you submit In this example your application number is PS AAD EEN 05 06 2011 10049 use the last numeric digits 10049 in your file name as shown 9 2 8 1 Same floor plans should also show 9 2 8 1 1 Furniture Equipment Racks etc Layout 9 2 8 1 2 LPG riser drawings 9 2 9 Warehouse amp Storage project submissions shall have owner s undertaking PDF letter of responsibility listing the materials used and stored Type of storage method shall also be described 9 2 10 Industrial production processing manufacturing and factory submissions shall have PDF description of the functional aspect of the facility rooms and the process flow 9 2 11 Each plan shall follow the symbols shown in UAE FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY CODE OF PRACTICE Chapter 19 Civil Defence Standard Legends as
27. d plans by DCD However Applicant s undertaking declaration of his responsibility for the consequences of any deviations from the DCD Requirements demanded in the Application is mandatory 10 1 5 Final Approval is a legal document with final comments recommendations and approval issued after reviewing Applicant s submission and plans by the DCD for the project proposals made by the Applicant in accordance with DCD Requirements However Applicant s undertaking declaration of his responsibility for the consequences of any deviations on the site from DCD Requirements is mandatory 10 1 6 Initial Approval is NOT a Final Approval Initial Approval has been devised to assist the Applicant in gaining DCD s No Objection Certificate to proceed with other Government or other departments clearances approvals tender proceedings mobilization installation or erection of equipment 10 1 7 The DCD requirements demanded in the Application are mandatory and it is Applicant s responsibility to thoroughly understand each requirement and implications before proceeding for the Initial Approval or the Final Approval by agreeing to comply with each of the requirements 10 1 8 The applicant gaining Initial Approval by default agrees and undertakes to comply with ALL the DCD requirements that were demanded in the Application 10 1 9 The Applicant not complying with any of the DCD requirements that were demanded in the Application violates t
28. e Design and Installation of LPG Detection Alarm Notification Supe Vv Supervision Emnunnna Chutnff and enlatad funrtinnre hall ha in annnudanann sith Cactinn 29 NAC Only the unchecked box will be active for your action which is to comply with the requirement as there was no alternative solution or suggestion made by the DCD engineer Once you check the unchecked box or boxes you can submit again by confirming the submission which enables you to take initial approval as explained in the first case above Throughout the transactions you can view in your home page the status of your project in DCD such as e Payment has been made e Assigned to DCD engineer e Resubmitted e Report issued for approval USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING Application No Application Type mm Status PS AAD EEN 16 03 2011 8001 rores cd 16 03 2041 E 7 PS AAD EEN 29 05 2011 9836 eae eS pore PS AAD EEN 05 06 2011 10049 eae aee EIS Task PS AAD EEN 26 04 2011 8942 pplication ter Engineering 26 04 2011 eee PS AAD EEN 05 06 2011 10036 eee ae ee 05 06 2011 Report Issued E L gt hl 14 FINAL APPROVAL As you obtained the initial approval simultaneously your application will be under review for final approval at DCD In this stage DCD engineer will be reviewing your attachments drawings etc and comparing the project with DCD requirements that you agreed to comply DCD engineer can comment if any on your drawings and send you back t
29. ecree Dubai eGovernment Department merged the eServices and Government Information Resource Planning teams into one department aimed at jointly building a knowledge community and to lead the emirate s eTransformation Dubai eGovernment refers to Dubai Government s use of Information and Communication Technology ICT to provide government services to citizens residents and visitors G2C to businesses G2B to other government entities G2G and to government employees G2E Dubai eGovernment Department operates in harmony and integration with all the departments and entities that come under the Government umbrella in Dubai The accomplishments made since the launch of the Dubai eGovernment project in 2001 are the result of joint efforts by all government departments Dubai eGovernment Department offers many core services to government entities and government employees through its corporate website in addition to many other eServices for citizens residents visitors and businesses through its public portal www dubai ae The Dubai eGovernment team is located at HH Dubai Ruler s Court and is led by HE Ahmad bin Humaidan Director General of Dubai eGovernment Department The entire team is working towards fulfilling the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai to provide a world class eGovernment in Dubai Dubai Civil Defence eServices is part of the Dubai eGovern
30. elds of the form properly before making project submissions Improper selection of items in the dropdown menus result in the improper DCD Requirements generation The Applicant is responsible for such deviations and it will result in the cancellations of both Initial and Final Approvals 10 4 3 The supporting document attachments as required by the E ENGINEERING shall be authentic information False information on the supporting document attachments is punishable 10 4 4 Itis Consultant s responsibility to share manage and guard username and passwords with Contractors for shop drawing approvals 11 UNDERTAKING To receive Dubai Civil Defence Initial Approval or Final Approval for any project the consultant The Applicant has to click the undertaking box For Initial Approval Consultant s Undertaking means 11 1 11 2 11 3 11 4 11 5 Undertake that have read understood and agree for all the Terms and Conditions Understand that Final Approval may be revoked and Applicant is punishable if the project details plans system proposals and supporting documents attached with the Application deviate from the DCD Requirements and DCD Comments Agree to comply with and implement allthe DCD Requirements Understand that Initial Approval is not the Final Approval and it is only a No Objection Certificate Understand that have to take Final Approval before starting the construction
31. entilating and Air Conditioning System USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING xviii Other Select Other System if the System is not mentioned in this dropdown menu xix Other Foam Systems Select Other Foam System if the system is Foam Hydrants Foam Injection Foam pouring etc XX Other Gas Suppression System Select Other Gas Suppression System if system is any Gas Suppression System which is not mentioned in this dropdown menu xxi Other Water Based System Select Other Water Based System if system is any Water Based Suppression System which is not mentioned in this dropdown menu xxii Oxygen Depletion System Select Oxygen Depletion System if the system is Oxygen Reduction or Depletion System complete with nozzles Nitrogen Generator Oxygen Monitoring Piping control system etc xxiii Portable Fire Extinguisher System Select Portable Fire Extinguisher System if the system is Portable Trolley Mounted Fire Extinguishers xxiv Pre action Sprinkler System Select Pre action Sprinkler System if the system is Pre action System with or without Fire Pump Controllers Fire Water Tank Piping network Sprinkler Heads Actuating Fire Detection System Control Panel etc xxv Public Address System Select Public Address System if the system is Public Address System complete with speakers Control Units and wiring USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING xxvi Signage System Select Signage System if the system is Emergency Exit Signa
32. ge Hazard identification signage Photoluminiscent Signage etc xxvii Smoke Control Management System Select Smoke Control Management System if the system is Smoke Management Stair pressurization Smoke extraction Jet Fan system etc xxviii Standby Power System Select Standby Power System if the system is Standby Power such as Diesel Generator or UPS etc xxix Voice Evacuation System Select Voice Evacuation System if the system is Voice evacuation System complete with speakers Flashers Interface Modules Control Units and wiring xxx Water Mist System Select Water Mist System if the system is Water Mist System complete with Fire Pump Controllers Fire Water Tank Piping network Nozzles Actuating Fire Detection System Control Panel etc xxxi Water Spray System Select Water Spray System if the system is Water Spray System complete with Fire Pump Controllers Fire Water Tank Piping network Nozzles Actuating Fire Detection System Control Panel etc xxxii Wet Chemical System Select Wet Chemical System if the system is Wet Chemical System complete with Storage Cylinders Piping network Nozzles Actuating Fire Detection System Equipment shutoff interface Control Panel etc xxxiii Wet riser system with Hose Stations Select Wet riser system with Hose Stations if the system is Wet Riser System complete with Fire Pump set Controllers Fire Water b is ren VS retry o LS wp a 4 E USER MANUAL FOR E
33. he attachment with comments for further corrections USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING aeviauon 2 gheigh 05 06 2011 dear engineer we have revised tank to 50 minutes capacity Er please accept the application and grant the approval 3 ghe agha 06 06 2011 we will revise tank cpacity to 50 minutes as per your suggestion dg and will also provide water level indicators thank you Undertaking DCD Attachments FPFF002 pdf MRE DONE The necessary corrections shall be made by the client and resubmit the project with amended drawings You will find the status of your project in your home page as application resubmitted or application approved based on the DCD requirement compliance PS AAD EEN 19 04 2011 8743 PS AAD EEN 28 04 2011 9013 was E ae 28 04 2041 Pay Cash P S AAD EEN 10 03 2011 7304 Once the application is approved you can printout the final approval and save the e stamped final drawings safely for future correspondence The same e stamped final drawings will be at DCD archive for reference final inspection and building completion certificates Here is the sample of final approval United Arab Emirates e sented ku ali c afl dls Ministry Of Interior Ly Ada sj General Directorate of Civil Defenc iis hal g amp 3 alali t Dubsi HI c Being an authorized Applicant and Receiver of Dubai Civil Defence Final Approval for the above mentioned project hereby 1 Undertake that have
34. he intention of Initial Approval as stated in clause 10 1 4 and clause 10 1 6 and DCD holds the Applicant responsible for the consequences 10 1 10 The Applicant gaining the Initial Approval by agreeing to the DCD requirements demanded by DCD in the Application but not implementing the same requirements and recommendations in the attached drawings plans and documents violates the intention of the Initial Approval as stated in clause 10 1 4 and clause 10 1 6 Moria ve 3 r Q a A gt m a eee ee USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING 10 1 11 It is Applicant s responsibility to attain Final Approval after gaining Initial Approval Without Final Approval Applicant s Initial Approval is essentially disqualified 10 1 12 Violations by the Applicant as briefed in clause 10 1 9 clause 10 1 10 and clause 10 1 11 are punishable DCD holds the rights to enforce fines and punishments varying from Dhs 100 000 to building rectification or demolishment proposals to the Judiciary Courts of Dubai 10 1 13 Violations by the Applicant as briefed in clause 10 1 9 clause 10 1 10 and clause 10 1 11 devoid the Applicant from gaining Final Approval and Building Completion Certificate 10 2 DCD REQUIREMENTS 10 2 1 DCD Requirements are the code compliance requirements generated in the E Engineering program after the Applicant applies using the dropdown menus of the Application form These requirements are displ
35. hods such as electric solar etc vii Select Scope from PRDP Tapping if you are a LPG Contractor and if your scope of work is only tapping from existing LPG Tank Supply from PRDP If your selection is None but other cooking method the submission should be accompanied with owner s letter declaring the same and details of electrical or solar provisions instead of LPG requirement in the facility Title of the PDF document should be OTHER COOKING METHOD XIX TYPE OF LPG USAGE i Select Cooking if the LPG usage is for cooking ii Select Heating if the LPG usage is for Heating iii Select Boiler if the LPG usage is for Boiler iv Select Industrial if the LPG usage is for Industrial All submissions in this category should be accompanied with owner s letter declaring the usage and purpose of LPG system in Mab Ea 2 Services a Sy USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING the facility such as cooking or heating or industrial ovens etc Title of the PDF document should be LPG USAGE XX LPG CAPACITY LPG Capacity will be deactivated if you have selected None in the LPG Tank drop down menu Fields of LPG Capacity will be activated if you select categories other than None i Select Less than 2000 Gal If the central LPG Tank has capacity of less than 2000 gallons ii Select More than 2000 Gal If the central LPG Tank has capacity of more than 2000 gallons XXI DIESEL TANK Diesel Tank wil
36. i NE ut USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING 9 2 4 Plans should be strictly to 1 50 or 1 100 scale 9 2 5 All dimensions in the plan should be in Metric SI Units Meters Kilograms Liters 9 2 6 Submission shall consist of colour coded plans and designs as follows 9 2 6 1 Built up area calculations in m 9 2 6 2 Setting out plans Can have suitable scale as applicable 9 2 6 3 Entire floor plan Key Plan as Approved 9 2 6 4 Each Floor Plans D cor scope of Area shall show 9 2 6 4 1 Color coded Fire rating of Walls Partitions Doors amp Windows 9 2 6 4 2 Travel distances from most remote corners 9 2 6 4 3 Furniture layout with Occupant load calculation 9 2 6 4 4 Maximum diagonal distances of the built up area 9 2 6 4 5 Staircase details 9 2 6 4 6 Fire Alarm System layout Emergency lighting System layout Exit sign layout amp Voice evacuation system layouts with riser diagrams showing looping connections to Main Control Panels of the building 9 2 6 4 7 Fire Sprinkler System layouts Fire extinguishers distribution layout Sprinkler pipes should be at all times in thick bold lines and pipe sizes should be labeled 9 2 6 4 8 Areas protected by Gas suppression systems shall be shown as per Standard Legends 9 2 6 4 9 Smoke control system amp Pressurization system layout depicting smoke and fire damper locations 9 2 6 4 10 LPG System tank location PRDP location dedicated shafts and l
37. i Bulk oil storage iv Cargo Freight terminals v Cargo Truck terminals vi Cold storage vii Grain elevators viii Group of Warehouses ix Hangars for storage only x Logistic terminals Xi Plant nurseries xii Single Warehouse xiii Storage sheds xiv Storage Yards r Tunnels Select Tunnels if your project is any of the following i Marine Tunnel ii Mining Tunnel ili Rail Tunnel iV Road Tunnel V Service Tunnel Mab S N E USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING s Parking Structure Select Parking Structure if your project is any of the following t Malls Stand alone open non automatic parking structure with or without connected to main building Stand alone enclosed non automatic parking structure with or without connected to main building Select Malls if your project is any of the following vi u Tents Automobile Mall Mixed usage Mall Mixed usage Plaza Shopping Mall Shopping Plaza The Mall Select Tents if your project is any of the following vi Temporary amusement Tents Temporary exhibition Tents Temporary Family Tents Temporary outing Tents Temporary shopping Tents Wedding Tents v Restaurants Select Restaurants if your project is any of the following The restaurant Coffee shop Dining facility Shisha joint Page 19 Mab En PIE O nE EID USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING V Open restaurant w Substation Select substation if y
38. k location 9 1 7 3 7 Areas protected by Gas suppression systems shall be shown as per Standard Legends 9 1 7 3 8 Smoke control system amp Pressurization system layout and single line schematic depicting smoke and fire damper locations 9 1 7 3 9 LPG System tank location dedicated shafts and layout 9 1 8 PDF file name shall be only English and numeric characters without space clearly mentioning the application number floor number Type of System etc for example 10049ARCHITECTURE Depicting clearly application number all floor Architecture Similarly 10049FIREALARM 10049Fire Fighting and 10049Smoke Control Layout 10049 LPG Layout etc 9 1 9 Do not forget to include the last numeric digits of your APPLICATION NUMBER in each drawing or documents names you submit In this example your application number is PS AAD EEN 05 06 2011 10049 use the last numeric digits 10049 in your file name as shown 9 1 9 1 Additional drawings should show 9 1 9 1 1 Specification of Curtain wall system Exterior facade details with approved system numbers and references EP L Q USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING 9 1 10 9 1 11 9 1 12 9 1 13 9 1 9 1 2 Fire alarm riser drawings 9 1 9 1 3 Fire fighting riser drawings 9 1 9 1 4 Smoke control riser drawings 9 1 9 1 5 LPG riser drawings 9 1 9 1 6 Emergency Lighting riser drawings 9 1 9 1 7 Voice evacuation riser drawings Warehouse amp St
39. l be deactivated if you have selected categories other than Industrial in the Type of Occupancy drop down menu Fields of Diesel Tank will be activated only if you select Industrial in the Type of Occupancy i Select None if your building has no Diesel Tank ii Select On Roof Intermediate level if your building has Diesel tank located on the open to sky roof or open to sky podium or intermediate open to sky levels iii Select On Ground if your building has Disel Tank located above ground iv Select Under Ground if your building has Diesel Tank located under ground XXII HELIPAD i Select None if your project has no Helipad ii Select On Roof Intermediate level if your project has Helipad located on the roof or podium or intermediate levels iii Select On Ground if your project has Helipad located at ground level V i USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING XXIII MATERIAL STORED AND HANDLED Material stored and handled will be deactivated and not applicable if you have selected categories other than Storage and Industrial in the Type of Occupancy drop down menu Fields of Material stored and handled will be activated only if you select Storage and Industrial in the Type of Occupancy i Select Undecided if your Storage or Industrial building owner has not decided or unaware of the materials stored or handled ii Select Class if the material stored and handled in the facility are Class as per NFPA 13 5 6 iii Select Class
40. me are acturum weren a sn ucar anue arwuma Z the installation for access ventilation and maintenance 41 FIRE WATER TANK 41 1 Fire water shall be potable with acceptable quality Vv 41 2 Minimum Fire Water reserve shall be sufficient for 60 minutes operation r 41 4 The fire water tanks shall be provided with a filling connection directly from 2 DEWA with a float operated valve for automatic refilling 41 5 The fire water tanks shall be provided with drain arrangement overflow Vv connection access manhole ladders level indicators low level switch etc 41 6 Fire water tanks shall be constructed and located such that the fire pump sets v get flooded water supply in case of fire pumps are horizontal centrifugal type 41 8 Tank Materials are limited to Concrete Steel or Fiberglass reinforced plastic d and shall withstand the unit weight of water of 1000 kg per cubic meter 41 9 The discharge pipe size shall not be less than 6 in 150 mm for tanks up to v and including a 25 000 gal 94 63 m3 capacity and shall not be less than 8 in 200 mm for capacities of 30 000 gal to 100 000 gal 113 55 m3 to 378 50 m3 or 10 in 250 mm for greater capacities 44 LPG LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS SYSTEMS 44 1 The Design Fabrication Installation Testing Operation Use and maintenance v of LPG systems shall be in accordance with UAE FIRE amp LIFE SAFETY CODE OF PRACTICE NFPA 54 NFPA 58 and Manufacturer s instructions 44 2 Th
41. ment Department and its initiative to integrate all the government services through eGovernment eEngineering is an application under the Dubai Civil Defence e Services www dcd gov ae which enables automatic initial evaluation of Fire and Life Safety compliance for the building projects seeking approval from Dubai Civil Defence Dubai Civil Defence e engineering USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING B ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Civil Defence Directorate Director Major General Rashid Thani Al Matrooshi Acting Commander in Chief of Civil Defence Civil Defence Fire Safety and Prevention Section Chairman Major Jamal Ahmed Ibrahim Director of Preventive Safety e Engineering Design amp Execution Pramod Y Challa Developer Global Information Technology Dubai Dubai Civil Defence e engineering Mab E on FCR SS a gt USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING 1 USER NAME AND PASSWORD Type in the username and password which are provided to your company once you register your company with the Dubai Civil Defence You can also reclaim your lost passwords E gt G SDI Glass all Call E Windows Internet Explorer m i E e http 102422441 8010 DCDPc ppmanager DCDPortal desktop DCDPSID 6KQ1NKnGz0dFZy41T35 hr gt 4 x E ging Py x jConvet P Select oly Favorites s J Suggested Sites gt Get More Add ons B pdf free download tdp no Photo editor online free gt Seg
42. nd Click e to add the second building details to the submission And so on for more buildings or blocks if any in the same project DO NOT CONSIDER MIXED OCCUPANCIES AS SEPARATE OR MULTIPLE OCCUPANCIES EVEN IF THE OCUPANCY HAS MIXED USAGE BUT IF IT IS A SINGLE BUILDING OR BLOCK THEN IT IS CONSIDERED AS SINGLE BUILDING PROJECT WITH PREDOMINANT USAGE AS ITS TYPE OF OCCUPANCY VI k Favorites is j Suggested Sites gt i Get More Add ons gt E pdf free download tdp no Photo editor online free DCD e Services Portal Type of occupancy Status of the project No of typical floors Area of largest typical floor No of Basements No of podiums Total built up area Height of the building Total occupant load LPG tank Helipad Brief Description of the Fi Animal Housing Assembly Business Commercial Villa Day Care Detention amp Correctional Educational Health Care Hotel Industrial Infrastructure Project Labor Accommodation Mercantile Private Villa Residential Staff Accommodation Storage Tunnels Parking Structure malis Tents Other Occupancy Restaurant Substation Urban Development Robotic or Automated Car Park a Animal Housing Internet Protected Mode On a gt R10 v Select Animal Housing if your occupancy is any of the following Animal exhibition shelters Animal hospitals and veterinary facilities Animal L
43. ndustrial building is manufacturing setup of any nature Select Processing if your Industrial building is processing of any nature such as food processing chemical processing etc Select Others if your Industrial building has activity do not fit into above mentioned categories All submissions in this category should be accompanied with owner s letter declaring the PROCESS INVOLVED ACTIVITY MATERIALS INVOLVED MSDS and BRIEF FLOW OF THE WORK in the facility as a PDF attachment XXIX TYPE OF THE SYSTEM Type of the System will be deactivated and not applicable if you have selected categories other than Contractor in the Scope of the Company drop down menu Fields of Type of the System will be activated only if you select Contractor in the Scope of the Company and are seeking Shop Drawing Approval Select one of the Fire OR Emergency OR Life Safety Systems from the drop down menu for the Shop Drawing Approval Automatic Sprinkler System with Dry risers Select Automatic Sprinkler System with Dry risers if the system is Automatic sprinkler system and Dry Riser System complete with Fire Pump set Controllers Fire Water Tank Piping Class Ill Hose cabinets with Dry Landing Valve outlets Breeching inlet etc Automatic Sprinkler System with wet risers Select Automatic Sprinkler System with Wet risers if the system is Automatic sprinkler system and Wet Riser System complete with USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING vi
44. ng field in the form will be active for further selection e Type of the System II D COR COMPANY Ifyou are a D cor Company and have selected D cor from the Scope of Company drop down menu ONLY following fields in the form will be active for further selection Nature of the Occupancy Status of the project Total area of D cor Description of the facility activity process IV LPG CONTRACTOR Ifyou are a LPG Contractor and has selected LPG Contractor from the Scope of Company drop down menu ONLY following fields in the form will be active for further selection Type of the Occupancy LPG tank LPG capacity Type of LPG usage V MAIN OCCUPANCY MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY All companies for all submissions have to click Main Occupancy for the predominant occupancy or a single occupancy or a single predominant building Project Details Main Occupancy 4 Type of occupancy Status of the project No of typical floors Area of largest typical floor No of Basements pe No of podiums Total built up area L Height of the building from fire access level If the project has multiple blocks and separated buildings or blocks then fill all the following fields from drop down menus and To add the above fields click here Click to add the first building details For the second building or block fill all the fields of the form again a
45. ng structure shall be separated from the main building with 2 hour fire rated wall Your building may not have any parking structure attached to it What the clause means is if there are any parking structures attached to your building such structures shall have 2 hour fire rated separation Example 4 2 Foam system shall be provided for the Generator room if any LJ Your building may not have any Generator room Remember there should not be any unchecked box in the form to claim Initial Approval as you will see in section 13 Page 39 E EP L e USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING 9 REQUIREMENTS ON DRAWINGS AS E ENGINEERING ATTACHMENT Project submissions through eEngineering application to acquire Civil Defence approval should confirm to the procedures as mentioned in UAE FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY CODE OF PRACTICE Chapter 19 and the following standard plan format requirements See sample drawings in PDF format In folder SAMPLE FLOOR PLANS for your perusal Do not include any information or details on the drawings which are not relevant to Civil Defence for their Fire and Life safety evaluation Such as structural details floor ceiling design details aesthetic design features etc Submissions not confirming to these requirements shall not be reviewed 9 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSULTANTS 9 1 1 Consultant Office personnel Engineer must be Specialized and qualified to use the e E
46. ngineering program with valid DELEGATE ID 9 1 2 Plans should be only in PDF Format with all the floors combined MERGED as single PDF File where each floor can be scrolled down for review Similarly combine all floor PDF files as single file individually for Fire Alarm Emergency Lighting Voice evacuation Fire Fighting Smoke Control etc 9 1 3 The total size of the submission should not exceed 50 Mb 9 1 4 Drawings should be strictly of A1 size 9 1 5 Plans should be strictly to 1 100 or 1 150 scale 9 1 6 All dimensions in the plan should be in Metric SI Units Meters Kilograms Liters 9 1 7 Submission shall consist of colour coded plans and designs as follows 9 1 7 1 Built up area calculations 9 1 7 2 Setting out plans Can have suitable scale as applicable ain E eS 3 gt mee lt a x eee m USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING 9 1 7 3 Floor Plans shall show 9 1 7 3 1 Color coded Fire rating of Walls Partitions Doors amp Windows 9 1 7 3 2 Travel distances from most remote corners 9 1 7 3 3 Maximum diagonal distances of the built up area 9 1 7 3 4 Staircase details Curtain wall details 9 1 7 3 5 One floor plan can have combined Fire Alarm System layout Emergency lighting System layout Exit sign layout amp Voice evacuation system layouts 9 1 7 3 6 Fire Fighting System layouts Fire extinguishers distribution layout Fire pump and Fire water tan
47. oor or occupiable space is between 45 meters to 90 meters from the lowest level of the building including any basements height iii Select More than 90 m if your building has top most usable floor or occupiable space is at more than 90 meters from the lowest level of the building including any basements height XVII TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD i Select Less than 500 if your building has total occupant load of less than 500 people ii Select 501 1000 if your building has total occupant load between 501 to 1000 people iii Select 1001 2000 if your building has total occupant load between 1001 to 2000 people Mab Eny 2 Services o 1 UP hie Ke Sel o ee s USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING iv Select More than 2000 if your building has total occupant load of more than 2000 people XVIII LPG TANK i Select None if you are a Consultant and if your building has no need of LPG system ii Select On Roof Intermediate level if your building has central LPG tank located on the open to sky roof or open to sky podium or intermediate open to sky levels iii Select On Ground if your building has central LPG Tank located above ground iv Select Under Ground if your building has central LPG Tank located underground V Select Cylinders if your building has LPG system with LPG bottles or cylinders vi Select None but other cooking method if your building has no LPG system and you are proposing other cooking met
48. orage project submissions shall have owner s undertaking PDF letter of responsibility listing the materials used and stored Type of storage method shall also be described Industrial production processing manufacturing and factory submissions shall have PDF description of the functional aspect of the facility rooms and the process flow Each plan shall follow the symbols shown in UAE FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY CODE OF PRACTICE Chapter 19 Civil Defence Standard Legends as per APPENDIX A The Civil Defence Standard Legends as applicable shall be shown at the right corner of each page For approval of modification revision and alteration of buildings submission shall have floor wise Approved Existing building plans for reference and Revised building Plans with revised areas and revised systems highlighted 9 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR D COR COMPANIES 9 2 1 6 1 1 9 2 2 9 2 3 D cor office personnel Engineer must be Specialized and qualified to use the e Engineering program with valid DELEGATE ID Plans should be only in PDF Format with all the architecture Partition layouts Furniture layouts sections elevation and system Fire Alarm Fire Fighting Emergency Lighting Voice evacuation Smoke Control etc drawings combined as single PDF File where it can be scrolled down for review The total size of the submission should not exceed 5 Mb Drawings should be strictly of A3 size ANI ka RA ro l Q Aere
49. our project is any of the following i The DEWA Substation ii Private Substation ili Power Transmission Stations x Urban Development Select Urban Development if your project is any of the following i City development projects ii Development projects iii Rural development projects iv Townships v Urban development projects y Robotic or Automated Carpark Select Robotic or Automated Carpark if your project is any of the following i Automated Carpark ii Mechanized Carpark iii Robotic Carpark z Mosque Church Temple Select Mosque Church Temple if your project is any of the places of worship aa Other Occupancy Select Other Occupancy if your project is any of the following USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING vi vii vili Xi xii If your occupancy does not fit any of the above mentioned occupancy categories Floating restaurant Inflated structures Membrane Structures Military establishments Open steel structures Revolving Hotels Revolving restaurant Special Amusement Theme parks Walk in sculptures Modular Houses Modular Offices VII STATUS OF THE PROJECT Select New if your project is new Select Under Construction if your project is under construction Select Modification if your project is modification to existing approved building iv Select Existing if you are seeking approval for the existing and already built but not approved building VIII NO OF FLOORS Select G if you
50. per APPENDIX A The Civil Defence Standard Legends as applicable shall be shown at the right corner of each page 9 2 12 For approval of modification revision and alteration of buildings submission shall have floor wise Approved Existing building plans for reference and Revised building Plans with revised areas and revised systems highlighted 9 3 REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTING LPG CONTRACTING COMPANIES 9 3 1 Contractor office personnel Engineer must be Specialized and qualified to use the eEngineering program with valid DELEGATE ID ANI ka t H e s USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING 9 3 2 Plans should be only in PDF Format with all the floors combined as single PDF file showing all the features of system under the scope such as Fire Alarm Fire fighting Emergency Lighting Voice evacuation Smoke Control LPG etc 9 3 3 The total size of the submission should not exceed 5 Mb 9 3 4 Drawings should be strictly of A1 size 9 3 5 Plans should be strictly to 1 100 or 1 150 scale 9 3 6 All dimensions in the plan should be in Metric SI Units Meters Kilograms Liters 9 3 7 Submission shall consist of colour coded plans and designs as follows 9 3 7 1 Setting out plans Can have suitable scale as applicable 9 3 7 2 Each Floor Plans scope of work shall show 9 3 7 2 1 Colour coded Fire Alarm System and or Voice evacuation system layout with wiring diagrams riser diagrams interfacing details
51. r project has only ground floor Select G 3 Or Less if your project has less than 3 floors or 3 floors above ground floor Select G 4 Or More if your project has more than 4 floors or 4 floors above ground floor IX AREA OF THE LARGEST FLOOR Select Less than 900 Sq m if your project has its largest total area of any floor is less than 900 Square meters Select More than 900 Sq m if your project has its largest total area of any floor is more than 900 Square meters USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING X NO OF BSEMENTS i Select 0 if your project has NO basements ii Select 2 Or Less if your project has less than 2 basements or 2 basements below ground floor iii Select 3 Or More if your project has more than 3 basements or 3 basements below ground floor XI AREA OF THE LARGEST BASMENT Area of the largest basement will be deactivated if you have selected 0 in the No of basements drop down menu Fields of Area of the largest basement will be activated if you select categories other than 0 i Select Less than 900 Sq m if your project has its largest area of any basement is less than 900 Square meters ii Select More than 900 Sq m if your project has its largest area of any basement is more than 900 Square meters XII NO OF PODIUMS i Select 0 if your project has NO podiums ii Select 1 Or More if your project has more than 1 or more than 1 podium above the ground floor XIII AREA OF THE LARGEST PODIUM Area of the l
52. re Vehicle is 4 5 m Vv 3 CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE RATING REQUIREMENTS 3 1 Where building height from Fire Access level is up to 23 m Elements of Vv Structure Exterior bearing walls Interior bearing walls Columns Beams Girders Trusses Arches Floor ceiling assemblies and Roof Assemblies shall be 1 hour rated 3 46 Parking structures located within immediately below attached to or less than 3000 mm 10 ft from a building used for any other purpose shall be separated by walls partitions floors or floor ceiling assemblies having fire resistance ratings of lt l not less than 2 hours 3 49 If Parking and Repair operations are conducted in same structure occupancy lv be idered as ii 3 52 Floor surfaces in Parking Structure shall be of noncombustible material and lv liquid tight 3 54 A Dormitory Labor or Staff Accommodation occupancy shall be considered as Apartment occupancy If suites of rooms with one or more bedrooms open into a living room 2 56 Tn Hotel I ahor and Staff Accommodation No Guest Ronm nr Suite s means of I You can also add comments for Civil Defence engineer save your work anytime and take time to work on it While inserting comments do not forget to click Add Comments Without clicking Add Comments button comments will not be inserted Comments Dear Engineer nau Comments we can not comply with fire water tank for 60 mins we can make it 45 mins capacity
53. read understood and agree for all the Terms and Conditions for the Final Approval 2 Agree to comply with and implement all the DCD Requirements and Comments 3 Understand that have to apply and seek DCD Inspection after the final completion of the busiding to acquire Building Completion Certificate 4 usaspa eee ee Building s Fire and Life Safety standards deviate from the DCD Requirements and DCD Comments 5 Understand that have to safeguard all the final approved drawings and documents for future references This document verifies that Directorate General of Dubai Cwil Defence grants the Final Approval for this project based on the above mentioned undertaking from the Applicant Directorate General of Dubai Civil Defence has no objection for the Applicant to allowing occupancy business or any commercial activity in this facility SSS Major Jamal Ibrahim Director PS AAD EEN 20 04 2011 8765
54. s from the typical Checklist 1 Stairs shall be 2 hour fire rated O Suppose your facility has no stairs this clause is irrelevant to you But you may still have to check the box declaring you have understood and Agree to the requirement if there was a stair Your declaration does not mean you have to build a 2 hour fire rated stair Or disagree to check the box because you don t have a stair If you do not check the checkbox your submission will have an unchecked clause which conveys to the Automatic System your disagreement to a USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING requirement which in turn means you did not comply with ALL THE DCD REQUIREMENTS Example 2 2 Every room larger than 280 Sqm shall have 2 exit access doors remotely located Suppose your facility do not have any room which is larger than 280 Sqm This clause becomes Not Applicable to you But you may still have to check the box declaring you have understood and Agree to the requirement Your declaration does not mean you have to build a room larger than 280 Sqm Again if you do not check the checkbox because you don t have a room larger than 280 Sqm your submission will have an unchecked clause which again conveys to the Automatic System your disagreement to a requirement which in turn means you did not comply with ALL THE DCD REQUIREMENTS Similar case for the following examples Example 3 1 Parki
55. surfaces in Parking Structure shall be of noncombustible material and id tight Apartment occupancy If suites of rooms with one or more bedrooms open into a living room 3 56 In Hotel Labor and Staff Accommodation No Guest Room or Suite s means of egress shall pass through Non Residential occupancy r m 3 54 A Dormitory Labor or Staff Accommodation occupancy shall be considered as r 3 61 Kitchen is allowed only at the ground floor 8 SELF EVALUATION You are expected to go through this checklist save a soft copy or take a printout and self evaluate your drawings and projects before uploading or making any submissions Do necessary corrections to your drawings proposals and projects in compliance to the DCD Requirements Clear understanding of the clauses of the checklist is of high importance for a smooth transaction of the approval process USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING By checking the checkbox you declare that you have understood and Agree to the requirement and its relevance to your project In some cases it does not necessarily mean you will comply to that requirement Undertaking e i Some clauses may be irrelevant to your project but you may still have to check the checkbox to complete the form to convey to Automatic System that you are declaring that you have understood and agree to the requirement For example Consider the following clause
56. th proposed sizes LPG tank capacity amp location Filling pipeline layout Supply point layout PRDP location and LPG leak detection amp alarm system details with riser diagrams A dedicated page shall show product specifications ratings and schematics From product manual 9 3 7 2 8 Gas based Fire suppression System layouts shall include scanned Hydraulic and quantity calculations Hazard identification Design criteria Piping layouts with proposed sizes gas storage tank capacity amp location details respective Fire detection alarm amp actuation system details with riser diagrams A dedicated page shall show product specifications ratings and schematics From product manual 9 3 8 PDF file name shall clearly mention the application number floor number Type of System etc for example 10049xFirstfloorxFA Depicting clearly the application number it is First Floor Fire Alarm System Layout AND 10049xFFxRiser Depicting the application number the Fire Fighting Riser diagram T o S QW lt Q USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING 9 3 9 Warehouse amp Storage project submissions shall have owner s undertaking PDF letter of responsibility listing the materials used and stored Type of storage method shall also be described 9 3 10 Industrial production processing manufacturing and factory submissions shall have PDF description of the functional aspect of the facility rooms and the process flow 9 3 11
57. tored or handled is stored in combination of the above mentioned methods Select Others if the method of storage in the facility do not fit into any of the categories mentioned above All submissions in this category should be accompanied with owner s letter declaring the STORAGE ARRANGEMENT in the 3 Q k USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING facility as a PDF attachment Title of the PDF document should be MATERIAL STORED_HEIGHT OF STORAGE_STORAGE ARRANGEMENT XXV TYPE OF STORAGE BUILDING Type of Storage building will be deactivated and not applicable if you have selected categories other than Storage in the Type of Occupancy drop down menu Fields of Type of Storage building will be activated only if you select Storage in the Type of Occupancy i Select Single Warehouse if your Storage building has single owner and management Single Warehouse is not owned by multiple owners or leased by multiple tenants for multiple usage ii Select Group of Warehouses if your Storage building is subdivided into many warehouses mini warehouses and has multiple owners and or management through leasing or renting for multiple usage iii Select Cold Storage Freezers if your Storage building has single owner and management used as Cold Storage or Freezer iv Select Aircraft Hanger if your Storage building is used as Aircraft Hanger for storage purpose only Not repair or maintenance If Aircraft is repaired or maintained then it is Ind
58. ustrial occupancy XXVI STORAGE HEIGHT Storage Height will be deactivated and not applicable if you have selected categories other than Storage in the Type of Occupancy drop down menu Fields of Storage Height will be activated only if you select Storage in the Type of Occupancy i Select Less than 3 7 m if the height of the materials stored in the Storage building is less than 3 7 m from the floor level ii Select 3 7m 6 1m if the height of the materials stored in the Storage building is more than 3 7 m but less than 6 1 m from the floor level iii Select 6 1m 6 7m if the height of the materials stored in the Storage building is more than 6 1 m but less than 6 7 m from the floor level Mab Bry gt 2 Services QW Q USER MANUAL FOR E ENGINEERING iv Select 6 7m 7 6m if the height of the materials stored in the Storage building is more than 6 7 m but less than 7 6 m from the floor level v Select More than 7 6 m if the height of the materials stored in the Storage building is more than 7 6 m from the floor level All submissions in this category should be accompanied with owner s letter declaring the HEIGHT OF THE STORAGE in the facility as a PDF attachment Title of the PDF document should be MATERIAL STORED_HEIGHT OF STORAGE_STORAGE ARRANGEMENT XXVII TYPE OF INDUSTRY BUILDING Type of Industry building will be deactivated and not applicable if you have selected categories other than Industrial
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