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Vessel Installation
MARINE OPERATIONS500M SAFETY ZONE
1 Approach passage & pre-entry
• Vessel passage plans must not have installations as waypoints.Finalwaypointmustbeoffsetfromtheinstallation
• Establishcontactandensurethatradio-workingchannelsareunderstood
• Pre-entrycheckstobecarriedoutinadriftoffsituationtestinginteraction/communicationswithinstallation.Determinewho(ontheinstallation)isresponsibleformaintaining contact with the vessel
• Shouldcontrolofthevesselbetransferredtoanotherstation(e.g.fwdtoaft)oradifferentoperatingmodeisselected(e.g.manualtofullDP)thenitshouldbeensuredthatallmanoeuvringarrangementsarerespondingasanticipatedbeforeundertakinganycloseproximityoperations
• Discusstheplannedapproachandproposedwork• Anyinstallationdelaysexpected?Bulktransferpermits?
Weathersideworkingriskassessment?Installationstaffavailability?Notifyvesselifanyoverboarddischargesfromtheinstallationcouldaffectoperations
• DPreferencesystemtargetsincorrectpositionandready(reflectorscleanetc)
• Identifyandsettriggerandholdpointswhichdetermineoperationstart/stop/holdorpromptariskassessmentorriskassessmentreview
• Vesseltoconfirmtoinstallationoncereadytoentersafetyzone
Only once the installation is fully satisfied that the vessel has undertaken the necessary pre-entry checks and that the work plan minimises the length of time the vessel will be required to be in close proximity to the installation should permission to enter the safety zone and proceed to the set-up location be given. Ifithasbeenidentifiedthatworkinginadriftonconditionwillberequiredthen,beforepermissiontoenterthe500msafetyzoneisgiven,ariskassessmentmustbeundertakenbyboththevesselandtheinstallation,mitigationsputinplaceasrequiredandagreementbetweentheOIMandVesselMastermadebeforeallowingoperationstobeundertaken.
3 Position set-up
Thisistheprocesswherebyvesselpersonneldeterminehowadequatelythevesselismanagingtoholdpositionbeforestartingthefinalapproach.Thisshouldbedonefarenoughawaysothat,ifsomethinggoeswrong,thevesselcrewhaveenoughtimetotakecorrectiveaction.ItcantakesometimetoacquireastablepositionandallowaDPmodeltobuildup(upto30mins)Positionset-uptotakeplacewellawayfromtheinstallation(positionsuchthatinstallationcollisionavoidedifequipmentfailureoccursduringsetupchecks)• 1½xvessellengthfordrift-offoperations• 2½xvessellengthfordrift-onoperations
Duringthistimethevesselpersonnelaretosatisfythemselvesthat:• DPreferencesandsensorsarestable• Vesselmotioniswithinoperationallimits• Vesselmachineryoperationwithinlimitsi.e.powerutilisationnotgreaterthan45%
4 Final approach (200m approx. - working position) & alongside working
Oncesatisfactoryset-upchecksarecompleteandpermissionhasbeengivenbytheinstallationtomovetotheworkinglocation,thevesselshouldbemanoeuvredtowardstheinstallationinincrementalsteps(circa10m)atatimeusingprogressivelysmallersteps.Iftheoperationisgoingtoinvolveworkingina‘drift-on’condition,thenajoint(installationandvessel)riskassessmentmustbeundertaken.• Speed≈0.5kts(0.3m/s)• Minimumseparationdistancestobemaintained
5 Exiting safety zone
Onceoperationsarecompleteandthevesselisreadytodepartthesafetyzonethefollowingshouldoccur:• Confirmmanifests/DGnotesallon-board• Hose(s)disconnectedandclear• Decksecure(seafastened)fortransit• Vesselsecure• Movetoset-upposition• Departsafetyzoneinacontrolledmannerfollowingrecommendedspeedsasperentryprocess• Transfercontrolsonceoutsidesafetyzone• Onceoutsidesafetyzonevesseltoobtaininstructions(clientcontroletc.)• ProvideETAsfornextlocation
2 Approach (500m - 200m approx.)
Approachandworkalongsideinstallationtobemadeinthesamemodeastestedduringpre-entryprocess.Should‘modeofoperation’orcontrolstationbechangedthenthefullrangeofsystemchecksshouldbeundertakenagaintoensurethatsystemsareoperatingcorrectly.Acorrectapproachshouldhavethevesselcomingalongsideobliquely.Thevesselshouldnotapproachheadon.• Speedtobe3knotsorless,dependingonthevessel
typeandweatherconditions• EscaperoutesidentifiedThe faster the vessel comes in the harder it could hit the installation!
Pre-Entry > Set up > Working > Exit
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