简介：TheenvironmentalconditionsaroundthefirstoffshoreHZ21-1steelwellheadplatformintheSouthChinaSeaarecharacterizedbydeepwater,frequenttyphoons,roughwaves,highwatertemperature,severelycorrosiveseawater,andthickfoulingorganismattachments.Thedesignandeffectivenessofgalvanicanodeprotectionsystemarepresented,andseveralmethodsaredescribed,whicharethecalculationmethodoftheprotectivecurrentdensityconsideringthevariationofwaterdepth,themethodofdeterminingprotectionparametersconsideringvariousfactors,thearrangementofanodesbasedonpotentialdistributionandcurrentrequirementsatdifferentwaterdepths,andthemethodofanodeinstallation.Finallytheeffectoftheaccuracyofselectedcathodicprotectionparametersontheeconomicbenefitsofoffshoreprojectsisalsodiscussed..