PM3-CAA-BRB SPECIAL OPERATION LIFTING

PLAN / METHOD STATEMENT

Transfer 24 DSV from Supply Vessel onto
Platform Using Rigging Equipment

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REVISION LOG
Revision
Original
A

Date
September 2003
October 2003

Description
Issued for Implementation
Issued to Client Post Implementation

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Site Preparation / General Information

1. Carryout a site task based risk assessment and raise PTW if applicable. Hold Tool
Box Talk with all parties involved at each stage of the workscope (including the
vessel crew). Ensure all risk assessment control measures are communicated and
understood by all relevant personnel. Refer to this method statement / lifting plan
and ensure roles / responsibilities are clearly defined and understood.
2. The valve shall be delivered in a pre-slung lifting frame and will be positioned at
the Stern Port quarter of the supply vessel. The valve will be stowed in the same
orientation as when it is fitted to the riser. Weight of valve is 10 tonne. The weight
of the frame and rigging is 2.5 tonne therefore Gross load will be 12.5 tonne. Pre
slung rigging will have sufficient WLL . Vessel air powered winches will be attached
to the load to prevent any collusion between the load and vessel / platform
structures when it is first lifted. Tag lines can be attached if required to aid load
control. Any potential fouling points on the vessel will be identified and bumper bar
protected
3. Carry out pre-operational checks on the air-powered winch. Ensure winch brakes
are holding correctly at full capacity, stall test static brake if possible. The winch will
have a minimum line pull of 4.25 tonne at the maximum number of rope wraps
around the winch drum, when the load is at it highest elevation. The winch speed
will be greater than the Lloyds requirement of 0.2m/s for a sealift at 0.5m mean
wave height. If it is less than this then extended care and attention must be taken
to ensure that the vessel does not impact the load upon initial lifting. The hoist
rope will be rigged in a four-fall configuration. There will be an adequate and
continuous volume of air supplied to the winch as per manufacturers
recommendations.
4. Ensure all lifting equipment is available on the platform, is certified for use and
visually inspected prior to use. All lifting and pulling will be from approved lifting
points on the platform structure. All lifting and pulling points are to be deemed
suitable for the loads applied during all stages of the lifting (and pulling) operation
by the clients competent representative.
5. Due to the nature of this lifting operation utilising multiple items of lifting equipment
and the dynamic amplification induced when lifting from a vessel this lift is classed
as a complicated lift. Environmental conditions will not exceed a mean wave height
of 0.5 metres beaufort scale 2
6. The initial lifting point will have a minimum WLL of 20 Tonne to allow for angle
factors no less than 30, inclusive, from vertical when cross hauling the 12.5 Tonne
load. The diagonal pull on the rigging equipment at 30 will be 14.5 Tonne. The
diagonal pull at the angle midway between the winch wire and the rigging will be
18.2 Tonne therefore the lifting point will be suitable for these loads at this angle.
The winch load will be 2.6 Tonne.
7. The initial lift off the boat may be subjected to dynamic amplification of up to 1.3
times i.e. 16.25Te. The associated diagonal pull at an angle midway between the
winch wire and the rigging (including the dynamic factor) will be 20 Tonnes
therefore the lifting point must be suitable for this load at this angle.

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8. The secondary lifting point will have a minimum WLL of 20.0 Tonne to have an
allowance for angle factors no less than 30 inclusive from vertical, when cross
hauling the 10 Tonne load. The diagonal pull on the rigging equipment at 30 will
be 11.6 Tonne. The diagonal pull at the angle midway between the winch wire and
the rigging will be 14.5 Tonne. Winch load will be 2.9 Tonne
9. The third lifting arrangement will consist of four 5 Tonne WLL manual chain hoists
to enable final positioning of the valve. The chain blocks should be attached to the
platform structure using accessories with a WLL of greater than 5 Tonne.
10. Cross hauling will be effected by two 3.2 WLL tirfor wire rope pulling machines.
The pulling load will be shared equally between these tirfors They will be
positioned below the deck level and attached to structure with suitable strength, as
determined by competent client representative.
11. The air winch will be rigged to the outermost lifting point using a double sheave
block. This lifting point is a fabricated Davit that extends from the platform
structure over the sea to allow a vertical lift from a supply vessel. It will be deemed
structurally suitable and load tested by the client competent person.
12. The range of the lift will be approx 16 meters. The horizontal distance of load
movement will be a total of 6 meters in two 3 meter stages.
13. The load path will be clear of any obstructions to prevent collusion with the load.
14. Communication will be by radio and a designated signaller shall control the lifting
operation when the load is being raised using the air-powered winch.
15. Only competent personnel shall perform the lifting operation and all unauthorised
personnel are to be kept clear during the lifting operation. Erect barriers and
warning signs around the work site.
16. The rigging team will consist of a minimum of six personnel. Signalman, Winch
operator, tirfor operators and cargo handlers / riggers. Winch operator will obey
the direction of the signalman at all times. All personnel can issue a stop signal.
17. There shall be a minimum of three crew members on the vessel
18. There will be safe access to the load, scaffold if required. If any personnel are
working at height or over the side of the platform they will wear a safety harness
and floatation device and a stand by vessel will be on station.
19. Supply Vessel Master will confirm that he can hold the vessel on station to enable
the lift to be performed at a vertical angle.
20. If ALL personnel involved in the lift are satisfied that their task during the lift can be
performed safely, the authorised person can give permission for the lift to
proceed

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Hoisting the valve from the vessel and settling to the Riser Protection Frame
1. Designated signalman shall instruct the air winch operator to lower the hook block
to the vessel providing enough slack to allow for vessel drift and heave. Winch
operator should ensure that the wire rope leaves the drum in a smooth manner.
2. The vessel crew are to attach the air winch hook block to the master link of the
rigging arrangement on the load. The two platform tirfor wires will also be attached
to the load-lifting frame at the two uppermost corners. There should be enough
slack rope to allow for vessel drift and heave. The vessel winch restraining wire/s
should also be attached to the lifting frame and slack rope taken up
3. Signal man to instruct the air winch operator to hoist slowly. Be aware of snagging
points on the lifting arrangement. Winch operator to ensure that the wire rope
spools smoothly back onto the winch drum.
4. Signal man to inform the air winch operator when the tension is to come onto the
lifting arrangement ensuring that the lift centre of gravity is still vertical to the lifting
point. All personnel will stand clear of the load as the tension is taken. Signal man
to instruct the winch operator to lower if any problem occurs
5. The valve will be lifted from the vessel when the vessel is rising or / and at the top
of its movement / heave. The lift will be carried out minimising dynamic
amplification to the lifting arrangement as much as is possible. The vessel winch
and tirfors should be used to control any swing in the load.
6. Once clear of the vessel deck the valve will be lifted approximately 2 metres and
will then stop to allow the vessel winch operator to release slack in the retaining
wires and to check the valve for security / stability and to check that the rigging
arrangement is secure.
7. Signalman will instruct the air winch operator to continue hoisting slowly until the
valve is at / just above the height of the riser protection frame.
8. The valve can then be pulled in using the two tirfor wire rope pullers. The vessel
winch will continue to release slack in the retaining winch wire/s. Ensure that the
sling master-link is always safely retained in the hook during cross hauling.
Additional rigging equipment can be used to keep the load in balance, as it is
cross-hauled into the platform.
9. Once the valve is in a position above the riser protection frame the signal man will
instruct the air winch operator to lower the valve until it has settled to the riser
protection frame, using the tirfor wire rope pullers and any additional rigging
equipment to aid positioning.
10. The valve-lifting frame will then be secured to the riser protection frame using
rigging equipment. The vessel winch retaining wire/s can now be released and the
vessel can move away.
11. Remove the valve lifting sling set from the air winch hook block.

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Hoisting the valve from the riser protection frame into final position
1. The air winch lifting arrangement will be rigged to the second Lifting point in its correct
configuration, 4 fall.
2. Lower the air winch hook block and attach to the padeye on the valve body. Assess
the centre of gravity and us additional rigging equipment to make the lift stable. The
valve is rigged from fixed pad eye lifting points on the valve body and the load is
balanced using additional rigging equipment.
3. Attach the two tirfors to the valve body using slings and shackles of suitable WLL,
greater than 3 tonne.
4. The signalman will instruct the air winch operator to hoist slowly and take tension in
the lifting arrangement. The valve will now be released from the lifting frame. The air
winch will continue hoisting the valve from the lifting frame under the instruction of the
signalman. Additional rigging equipment can be used to avoid the valve fouling on the
frame as it is lifted
5. The air winch will continue hoisting until the valve is at a suitable height to be crosshauled into the platform. The two tirfor wire rope pullers will be used to attain a side
pull. The tirfors will be attached to the valve body using slings of sufficient WLL.
Ensure that the slings or master-links are always safely retained in the air winch hook
block during cross hauling.
6. Once the valve is in a position below the four 5 Tonne WLL manual chain blocks it will
be transferred onto the chain blocks using the same lifting points on the valve Ensure
that the weight of the valve is always evenly distributed between these chain blocks to
avoid overloading them.
7. The chain bocks will take up the tension of the valve and the air winch and tirfor wire
rope pullers can be released
8. Final positioning and adjustment will be made using the four 5 Tonne WLL manual
chain blocks in unison.
9. The Valve will then be secured in position using four fixing bolts
10. All rigging equipment can be returned to the store and the job site tidied

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