Verification and Independent Assurance Assessments, Audits, Standards and Processes The Global InitiativePresenter: Kris Chambers

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The Challenge

TASKStreamline Verification, Audit, Assurance and Warranty

globally

A question was asked globally of all regions conducting diving operations on BP managed and operated worksites (Upstream

only)

What process do you currently use for project diving assurance?

Response: 8 regions and essentially 8 different answers

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How to achieve this

1. Define assurance2. Develop the global process3. Educate Diving contractors to our

expectations, UDP and the Policy Statements

4. Educate the BP Regional Diving Responsible Person, Technical Authorities and Client Approved Representatives to our expectations

5. Restructure the Global Team.

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Definition of Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance is defined as

"a planned and systematic pattern of all actions necessary to

provide adequate confidence that an item or product conforms to

established technical requirements"

(IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

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BP Global Diving Systems Assurance and Audit

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What exactly is the Assurance Process?

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BP Global Diving Practice (and Guide Q1 2013)

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BP Global Diving Policy Statements

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Evaluate MonitorCompliance CompliancePlanning PlanningPerforming PerformingMeasuring & Improving Measuring & Improving

Implementation

THE ASSURANCE PROCESS

Audit Team / Diving Client Approved

Responsible Person (DRP) Representative (CAR)

Note:1. Audit team establishes the baseline audit and then the Regional DRP

conducts annual review2. CAR monitors performance on a project by project basis

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Global Assurance Process - Monitoring

ABERDEEN BASED

EASTERN

ANGOLA

EGYPTAGT

NORTH SEA

ASPAC

WESTERN

ALASKAGOM

TRINIDADBRAZIL

Global Technical Authority

Hemisphere Technical Authority

Regional Diving Responsible Person

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Any Questions