TMR4225

MARINE OPERATIONS
SPRING 2006
Rules and Regulations

Rules and regulations

NPD / PTIL: Gives rules and regulations for offshore
oil activities.
But:
Does in general not regulate transportation or transfer
of installation.
Exception: Final positioning of platform. Gives main
consent for development and operation.
NMD: Safety on sea in general.
ISO/ NORSOK/ API / DNV: Standards,
recommendations, rules. Combine Authority and
company requirements.
Operational safety: Internal control duty.

Insurance

Risk level

Insurance warranty
survey (DNV)
AIM: Maintain a uniform safety level for all
marine operations

Safety is interaction between:

Hardware
Procedures (Software)
Human actions

Reasons for accidents:

Hardware
Software /
Human

Ships

Marine
operations

27 %

35 %

73 %

65 %*

* Of which:
Wrong procedure:
Procedures not followed:
Human errors:
3

13%
22%
30%

NORSOK Standardisation group 1997

J003, Rev.2 (www.nts.no/norsok/j/j00302.htm):
Project operations manual shall be prepared
Cover all phases of the work.
Including, but not limited to:
Organisation and communication and a program for familiarisation of personnel,
Description of and procedures with acceptance criteria for testing and commissioning of all
equipment to be used for the operations,
Description of vessel and site(s),
Detailed procedures for all stages of the operation, towing routes with estimated sailing
times and possible ports of refuge,
Definition of hold and approval points,
Criteria for starting each phase of the operation,
Acceptable tolerances, monitoring and reporting details,
Plan for verification that the operations have been completed in accordance with the
approved procedures and requirements of this document,
Other companies requirements when operating within their safety zone.

VERITAS RULES FOR PLANNING AND

EXECUTION OF MARINE OPERATIONS (1996)
General requirements
Warranty surveys
Planning of operations
Design loads
Structural design
Operation specific requirements:

Load transfer operations

Towing
Special sea transports
Offshore installations
Lifting
Sub Sea operations
Transit and position of mobile offshore units.

Warranty survey
Ensure that the operations are performed within defined and
accepted risk levels.
Plans, procedures as well as actual work is performed according to
rules.
Evaluate probabilty and consequences of failure.

Parties involved
Operator / Company: Representing owner
Contractors: Performing the work
Assured: The party obtaining an insurance (Owner or operator)
Insurer: Providing the insurance.
Warranty surveyor Independent party ensuring that the terms of the
Marine Insurance Warranty Clause is complied with.

Tools applied
Verification of design criteria.
Document review.
Site surveys and approval.
Verification of established operational limits.
Attendance during operation
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VERITAS RULES FOR PLANNING AND

EXECUTION OF MARINE OPERATIONS (1996)
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
The design shall be such that acceptable
safety is achieved. Considering:
Loss and damage of property
Loss of human lives or injury of human
health, and
Pollution or other damage to the environment
SAFETY LEVEL
Probability of structural failure < 1/10000 per
operation

DESIGN VERIFICATION METHODS

Probabilistic methods
Partial coefficient metod
Permissible stress method

Load factor to be applied for ULS and PLS conditions

Load Condition
P

Load Cate gory

D
E
L

ULS, a

1.3

1.3

1.0

0.7

NA

ULS, b

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

NA

PLS, c

1.0

1.0

1.0

NA

1.0

PLS, d

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

NA

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Planning and design

y Identify relevant regulations, rules, company specifications, codes and
standards.
y Identify physical limitations.
y Overall planning of operation,
y I.e. evaluate operational concepts, available equipment,
limitations, economical consequences, etc.
y Develop a design basis.
y Describing environmental conditions and physical limitations
applicable for the operation.
y Develop design brief.
y Describing activities planned in order to verify the operation, I.e.
available tools, planned analysis including methods and
particulars, applicable codes, acceptance criteria, etc.
y Carry out engineering and design analyses.
y Develop operational procedures.

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Duration of operation

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Restricted operation T < 72 hours

Unrestricted operation T > 72 hours

Operational versus design value

Waves:
Hs,oper [  $ Hs,des
Significant wave height  value. Veritas (1996).
Operational
Period [hours]
TR < 12
TR < 24
TR < 48
TR < 72

Design Wave Height [m]

1<Hs [ 2
2<Hs [4
4<Hs
0,68
0,76
0,8
0,63
0,71
0,75
0,56
0,64
0,67
0,51
0,59
0,63

Wind: Umean, oper < 0.8Umean,des

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Unrestricted operations:
Significant wave height, maximum wave height and the ratio between maximum and significant
wave height to be used as characteristic wave heights in planning of unrestricted marine
operation in Northern North Sea. Based upon Veritas (1996).

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