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makingwaves news from the International Marine Contractors Association issue 54 – February 2010 Praise for the Heave Compensation Workshop “Excellent!” “Glad we came!” “Very interesting stuff here!” Just some of the positive comments resulting from the IMCA workshop held at the Radisson Blu Airport Hotel at Schiphol, Amsterdam on 16 February 2010 This workshop arose from discussions in the sub-group of the IMCA Crane and Winch Operations workgroup tasked with the development of guidance on crane integrity management, where a number of issues associated with heave compensation were identified. Initially it was proposed that a manufacturer of heave compensation equipment could come and meet with this small subgroup, but it was thought that it should meet with a wider audience, with at least the main CWO workgroup benefiting. This was when we advertised it to all the technical committees. The reaction from the membership, many quickly registering for attendance, confirmed the importance of this subject. Speakers at the event were from two manufacturers of heave compensation equipment and a contractor, with a workshop session in the afternoon. The seminar was chaired by Caspar Berends of Heerema Marine Contractors, who is also chairman of both the CWO and the Crane Integrity Management sub-group. The audience of over 100 people was clearly impressed by the speakers, who first showed how design and manufacturing of the systems has evolved so far. The presentations then focused on the practical aspects of the use of heave compensation, identifying the effort and intensive research done by both manufacturers and contractors on the use of heave compensation in subsea activities. Both the benefits and operational issues arising from the use of heave compensated operations were well described and it was clear that great care was being taken by contractors regarding the use of heave compensation equipment. One contractor specifically discussed the lengths it was going to in establishing pragmatic, safe control parameters in its offshore operations. During the workshop discussion session better training of crane operators was strongly advocated. It was considered unrealistic to place all responsibility on crane operators in the use of heave compensation, especially in the absence of common training guidelines for operating such systems. Although the systems in use are currently all based on similar operational principles, the individual controls varied enough to require specific training in their operation, particularly when the systems were not in frequent use. A strong similarity was drawn with the dynamic positioning industry in its earlier days, before manufacturers got together with contractors to develop training requirements and study how control systems could be simplified and commonly understood. This is something that IMCA could assist with for heave compensation issues. It was agreed that training should be simply demonstrated and quick to understand. A very effective demonstration of resonance in a crane wire rope, showed how a basic instruction could save hours of classroom time. The specification requirements for designing a system were also alluded to and it was agreed that further guidance might be appropriate. At least one manufacturer offered to send its specification request procedure to the sub-group. The audience was also invited to send details of operational procedures and manufacturer’s guidance, to help IMCA develop a common approach to both operational and training requirements. The event was certainly a success and it is hoped that the audience and the industry generally will work with IMCA to produce pragmatic operational guidance in the use of heave compensation systems in the great diversity of its usage. The presentations given at the event will be distributed to the attendees in the near future. Also in this issue: Common Marine Inspection Document Latest update and information about the CMID, database and e-CMID web portal. Get the full story on page 4 AB Certification scheme IMCA has moved The number of applications for Air and Bell Diving Supervisor and Life Support Technician examinations continues to grow. The IMCA secretariat has moved across the road to new London offices. Please update your address books as necessary! Find out more on page 11 Full details on page 3 International Marine Contractors Association www.imca-int.com makingwaves The IMCA Newsletter News from around IMCA issue 54 – February 2010 IMO Update In this issue: News from around IMCA 2 From the President 3 Core activity news 4 Regional news 6 IMCA Directory 7 Secretariat staff and committees 7 Current members 8 You may have missed ... recent documentation 10 Divisional news 11 Diving 11 Marine 12 Offshore Survey 13 Remote Systems & ROV 14 Spotlight 15 on Alan Allred Forthcoming events 16 IMCA continues to attend IMO meetings on a range of topics, and to monitor any IMO developments which may impact on IMCA members. Current issues include: u STCW review – see page 12 u Special Purpose Ships (SPS) Code – the IMCA submission on the SPS Code and offshore construction support vessels will be considered at the next meeting of the IMO subcommittee on ship design and equipment (DE) at the end of February. It is hoped the IMCA paper will help IMO resolve possible inconsistencies in the 2008 SPS Code and consider providing some guidance on the importance of a risk based approach to the classification of unusual vessel designs, such as offshore construction support vessels. u Environmental issues – IMCA continues to follow work underway in different IMO committees to address various environmental issues, including the development of market based instruments to reduce shipping’s atmospheric emissions and the production of international best practices for minimising the effects of bio fouling. u Enclosed spaces – IMCA has been providing input to a correspondence group looking at the IMO recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships, to pass on any ‘lessons learnt’ from the offshore industry. For more details on IMO issues, please contact [email protected] Investing in the downturn Making Waves – the newsletter of the International Marine Contractors Association – is published quarterly to promote knowledge of safety and technical matters affecting the offshore, marine and underwater engineering industry. Succinct, positive contributions of potential interest to a wide cross-section of members are welcome. The views expressed on these pages are those of the respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or positions of IMCA itself. Artwork: Andy Butler [email protected] Despite the current economic crisis and tough market conditions, Norway is making a significant effort to secure industry growth and technology development. The Norwegian government is funding new and existing businesses to continue to develop new technology. secure enough future MSc and PhD candidates to bolster Norwegian R&D. Statoil is also pushing the service providers and discipline specialists to take new technology forward and has launched a project with ‘Teach First Norway’ – www.statoil.com/en/Careers/Gra duates/TeachFirstNorway/Pages/T eachFirstNorway.aspx – to cultivate interest among students to obtain the right competence to get into the energy industries. One of the objectives is to At the IMCA annual seminar in Rio de Janeiro we heard how Petrobras was investing at the bottom of the market and this subject was discussed at the North America section joint meeting with Deloitte about ‘human capital’. The Norwegian and Brazilian moves are to be applauded and we hope they will encourage others to follow suit so that our industry comes out of the ‘crunch’ ready for the inevitable upturn in demand. Two major shipping companies, Frontline and Golden Ocean, are flagging parts of their tanker fleets back to Norway to support the initiative. Get involved u In this edition of Making Waves you can find a variety of ways in which you can get the most from your IMCA membership. Here are a few pointers: Help to get the competence message across see page 5 u Register for the ROV seminar on umbilical and handling systems running Toolbox talk DVD Toolbox talks are an important tool in the offshore workplace leading to increased awareness of hazards present and the precautions needed to eliminate or control them. Just a few minutes spent discussing a task, no matter how small, in a structured and disciplined manner during a short toolbox talk can bring huge benefits, from avoidance of accidents, injuries, breakages, disruptions, downtime and delays to improving working methods or perhaps using equipment more effectively. IMCA is currently finalising a short DVD on this issue. The video covers when toolbox talks should take place, who should lead them, who should attend, what should be discussed, what the outcomes are and how should the toolbox talk be recorded or logged. The DVD will be made available in PAL and NTSC formats and will be in a number of languages to enable wide use with the offshore workforce. alongside Oceanology 10 see page 14 u Attend an upcoming social event or suggest a topic for the annual seminar see the back page issue 54 – February 2010 | makingwaves | 3 Global Industries becomes IMCA’s ninth ICO At the autumn OMC meeting we were delighted to welcome Global Industries as IMCA’s ninth ICO member – joining Acergy, Allseas, Heerema Marine Contractors, Helix ESG, J Ray McDermott, Saipem, Subsea 7 and Technip. Global Industries has gradually expanded its membership to cover all of their business areas in each relevant region and now has stepped up as an ICO to take part in all of IMCA's work around the world. OMC and Council expressed their pleasure at this move and look forward to their further assistance in determining IMCA's work programme and management plus the future direction of the Association. Office move In mid December 2009, the secretariat moved into smart new offices on the eighth floor of 52 Grosvenor Gardens, just a stone’s throw from our old offices in London’s Victoria. With almost double the floor area, the light and airy office has a pleasant view and comfortable feel for our 17 staff. The floor had been refurbished before we took it on, so we were able to fit it out to our own requirements before we moved in. We had a lease for five years in the old office and the landlord wanted to redevelop, so – for once – the credit crunch worked in our favour as we got good terms on the new lease. This provides room to continue to expand and still allows members to use the boardroom for their own meetings if they wish to meet clients in London. Please call us if you wish to book using our standard telephone number as we were able to bring that with us too. Adam leaves IMCA Adam Hugo left IMCA at the end of January. Adam joined the Association 11 years ago on a temporary staff basis but was soon employed by IMCA and fully involved in our support services, especially the structure of everything that we publish. He was Support Services Manager for nearly seven years, during which time the support staff team grew from two to nine. We are very grateful for his input on IMCA publications, logo and IMCA ‘branding’, our document and computer systems layout, and the creation of our websites – to identify just a few achievements – and we wish him every success in the future. A call for media DVDs are a popular way of disseminating guidance but footage is expensive and time consuming to obtain. Member companies often have video for their promotional material and sometimes they make this available to IMCA for use in publications. If you know of any video footage or high quality photographs that could relate to any existing or future IMCA guidance, we would be very grateful to receive it. We could potentially create a library that will save considerable production time. For further details please contact [email protected] From the President Johan Rasmussen, Acergy IMCA President 2010 The economic recession is still impacting many parts of members’ work. Last year we discussed this at various IMCA events: the annual seminar learnt that Petrobras had decided positively to invest at this time because it was the right time for it, its supply chain and the Brazilian economy; our Europe & Africa section meeting in September discussed ‘the role of a trade association in challenging times’; and our North America section joined with consultants Deloitte to host a forum on ‘Our Journey to Recovery: The Human Capital Challenge’ in November, which discussed the actions of oil majors and contractors during this strained period and the likely difficulties ahead when the industry recovers. In each case IMCA played its role as a facilitator for dialogue which we hope is beneficial for all parties. The Association has not been immune to the effects of the recession – a few members have resigned and/or disappeared – yet the overall membership picture is rosy. Against this economic challenge membership rose by about 18%. We are not out of the woods yet but interest in IMCA carries on at a positive pace and we are grateful to members in all corners of the world who continue to promote IMCA membership. IMCA itself will continue to develop its ability to serve its members and to promote their interests. Companies often make the most of recessions in helping them to make tough decisions and in some cases change structurally. Words such as downsizing, re-allocation and natural wastage can be used cynically to hide simple layups and lay-offs, but these actions can also create a better structure to arise like the Phoenix from the ashes. Our industry is so diverse and long-term that some parts may still be on the decline when others are already seeing the green shoots of recovery. However, a healthy industry would be busy and profitable in all sectors, so we applaud those that continue to invest in new projects in the downturn and encourage others to follow suit. At the same time as the industry restructures for the future, IMCA is also doing this itself. This year will see the separated North and (new) Central & South America sections settling in, the Association growing into its new office and some new staff in the secretariat. The Association wants to be ready for the upturn too. 4 | makingwaves | issue 54 – February 2010 News from IMCA’s core activities CMID inspector competence In March 2009 the new version of the IMCA Common Marine Inspection Document (CMID) was issued. This was followed in November by the launch of the database for completed reports and the eCMID to assist inspectors in completing them. These arose from work carried out during the revision of the previous version and one of the significant changes is the clarification of the inspector competence, which was recognised as a key part in delivering consistently good CMID reports. The areas addressed are qualifications, experience and verification of competence. Under qualifications the intention was to recognise that, although the majority of inspectors come from a marine background – Master, Chief Officer, Chief Engineer or Second Engineer – some persons from other disciplines have become competent inspectors. This has been captured within the document by the phrase “or other appropriate qualification for vessel type”. Recognition of The required experience is addressed through a series of accompanied inspections, a new inspector moving from work understudying an experienced inspector to being shadowed, before finally being considered competent to carry out CMID inspections on his or her own. The need for feedback and guidance on further development upon completion of accompanied inspections is identified and the need to complete a number of inspections within a year to ensure maintenance of competence is also addressed. Under verification, the guidance proposes that inspection companies should establish a competence assurance scheme based upon the above. An important feature of this would be feedback on inspections from clients and vessel operators, providing a document which the client or vessel operator could review in advance of commissioning an inspection. Totally transforming... ...the lifecycle of power, propulsion and automation systems Achieving enhanced reliability and performance over extended lifecycles has never been easier thanks to ABB’s maintenance and upgrade solutions. To find out more call +44 (0) 1224 592123 or go to www.abb.com/marine ABB Limited Maritime House 21-25 Commerce Street Aberdeen, AB11 5FE Security Task Force the benefit of holding an inspection/audit qualification has also been included. To assist in this area a framework for CMID inspector competence has been developed which will be incorporated within IMCA C 001 – Competence assurance and assessment – in due course. Inspecting companies can use this to construct and develop their own competence scheme, tailored to meet their own needs. For example, the CMID inspections may form only a part of a company’s inspection and audit work and a part of the system they operate. They could include it within a progressive hierarchy of inspection and audit competence. IMCA will continue to review and develop all aspects of the CMID to ensure that it remains effective and efficient in meeting the needs of our members and their clients and would welcome any feedback to assist in this. Security work includes a DVD version of IMCA SEL 014 – Guidance on travel security – in its final stages of production, and a DVD on gangway security is being developed. This second DVD will be aimed particularly at the employment of third party security personnel and is intended to rely strongly on its visual impact as a teaching aid, requiring little translation when producing other language versions at a later date. Involvement with the newly formed OGP Security Committee is also proving to be of interest, opening possibilities of joint consultation on similar issues of concern. For more details contact [email protected] Safety statistics IMCA is once again seeking input from contractor (ICO/Co) members on their safety statistics for last year. In the previous two years record numbers have contributed to this important exercise and we hope that this will continue. As this issue goes to press, 62 contractors have already submitted information on their safety statistics. Submissions are requested as soon as possible so that the full analysis can be carried out and the report published. Submissions are confidential, with only anonymised figures, totals and trends published. For more details contact [email protected] issue 54 – February 2010 | makingwaves | 5 Improving safety together IMCA safety flashes disseminate important information on incidents and potential hazards and the lessons learnt from them that can help prevent incidents occurring elsewhere in the industry. In addition to circulating the initial reports, information received from members on incidents is crucial in helping to formulate the various committee work programmes. A number of workshops, briefing notes and guidance documents have followed on directly from issues first raised in these safety flashes. All members are strongly encouraged to pass on information on incidents and the lessons learnt from them, in order to assist in raising the standards of safe and efficient operations world-wide throughout the industry. Anyone wishing to contribute to these flashes can submit the relevant details to [email protected]. All information is anonymised as needed and checked with contributors before issue. Whilst the secretariat will always carefully format and check the material sent in for safety flashes, members can assist in this process by following a number of pointers: u The title should be concise and focus the reader’s mind on the issue u The content should be succinct and specific – What happened? Where? Why? How? What do we do to avoid it happening again? u Ideally there should be photographs or illustrations u The focus should be on the lessons learnt and on how to prevent a recurrence, rather than on the incident itself. The successful safety flash will provide sufficient detail to effectively communicate risks, precautions and necessary actions, without releasing detailed information about the persons or organisations involved. Getting the message across The C&T committee is organising a workshop on implementing competence schemes to be held at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Wednesday 24 March. Aimed at contractors, their Competence and Training representatives and their offshore personnel, the workshop will be a mixture of short presentations and round table discussion sessions. The topics to be covered during the workshop will include the importance of competence both from a client and regulatory view point, the offshore perspective of competence in the workforce, transferability of competences and assessment, verification and administration. The discussion sessions will look at a number of these issues and in particular encouraging competence offshore – how to get the message across! The programme for the event is currently being finalised and will be distributed shortly. Safety Seminar 2010 Not long after the newsletter goes to press, the 2010 IMCA safety seminar – Safety is our common language – will take place on 24-25 February 2010 at the Marriott Hotel in Singapore. There will be a varied and interesting programme featuring presentations from leading contractors, client representatives and other specialists. The presentations will cover issues such as contractors and clients working together for safety, specific aspects of safety in the offshore environment, health, learning from incidents and various client and contractor safety initiatives. There will also be table-based discussion sessions with plenary feedback. These have proved highly successful at previous events in raising issues, sharing ideas and prompting specific work by IMCA through its committees and workgroups. Alongside the seminar there will be a safety share fair where delegates will be able to display their company’s safety promotional materials, enabling those present to review and discuss successful safety initiatives with each other. There will also be a social and networking programme, with a drinks reception, a dinner and a trip on the Singapore Flyer. Balmoral Offshore Engineering High performance buoyancy and polyurethane products Our highly experienced engineering team is committed to delivering the highest standard of product for the most demanding of applications and environments; safely and on-time. Our polyurethane product range includes: Q Cable protection Q Flange protectors Q Bend restrictors and stiffeners Q Clamps, saddles, centralisers and spacers balmoraloffshore.com T +44 (0)1224 859000 E [email protected] 6 | makingwaves | issue 54 – February 2010 Regional news Europe & Africa Asia-Pacific The Europe & Africa section will hold its next meeting alongside Oceanology International (OI) at London's Excel Centre on Wednesday 10 March 2010. Section members, members visiting from other parts of the world and guests will be welcome. Please see page 14 for details of our ROV seminar to be held on that day too. IMCA will also be sponsoring a careers promotion day at OI on Thursday 11 March 2010 aimed at students and graduates from all disciplines who may be thinking of entering the offshore, marine and oceanographic industries. The Asia-Pacific section held its latest meeting on 3 December 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The well-attended meeting included the usual member-only discussions followed by IMCA general and technical updates, with clients and potential new members joining the meeting as guests. In the afternoon there were two interesting presentations: one from Roger Dennerley of Underwater Engineering on the Vitalink diver patient monitoring equipment and the other on lessons learnt from a fatality. These were followed by workshops on guidance on marine and diving systems in extreme environmental conditions and on oil company safety rules. The next section meeting will take place on 23 February 2010 – the day before the safety seminar in Singapore. The UK IMHH (industry mutual hold harmless) scheme has successfully reassured contractors working offshore in the UK sector alongside one another where a contractual relationship does not exist, that the widely understood 'knockfor-knock' principle will cover their personnel and property. The scheme saves all parties money and provides much wanted clarity. In existence since 2002 it has attracted over 500 signatories. However, the Deed ends on 31 December 2011 and a new Deed will start on 1 January 2012. Companies need to sign the new Deed to achieve continuity. See www.imhh.com. Middle East & India Members enjoyed the recent meeting held at the Jebel Ali Golf Resort Shooting Club. Following a world-wide update by Jane Bugler, the work of the technical divisions was discussed. This was followed by a presentation on the recently launched CMID database, then by a question and answer session where some of the details of how to register onto the system and upload e-CMIDs on the system were discussed. Members agreed that the CMID database should prove to be a valuable tool and would include their CMIDs on the database as they come up for renewal on an annual basis. This year the Middle East & India section will once again play host to the IMCA annual seminar, this time at the Grand Hyatt in Dubai on 23-24 November 2010. The seminar was last held in the region in 2005 when the event was held in Abu Dhabi. A call for papers has now been issued and the arrangements regarding location and precise timing of the event are currently being finalised. North America A one day event titled Marine operations – self-regulation and standardization is a follow up to IMCA's successful annual safety seminar held in Houston in March 2009. It will focus on safety and efficiency in marine operations, with reference to the broad work programme of IMCA's Marine Division and its guidance documents. There will be presentations and workshops to encourage delegate participation and improve dialogue and understanding between the parties, so client and contractor project personnel in particular should attend. The event is open to all IMCA members and non-members involved in marine projects. Central & South America The new Central and South America section has elected its first Chairman and Vice Chairman – Giorgio Martelli from Saipem and Gilles Lafaye from Acergy. The section is attracting new members and has subscriptions of 50% of normal for 2010. Please encourage your local companies, supply chain companies, competitors and friends to join IMCA in the region. The first section meeting will be in April 2010 in Rio de Janeiro where the section's work programme will be discussed. All members are welcome and we hope many others will attend to find out more about the benefits of membership. PETROLIS Your offshore crewing solution Petrolis provides technical assistance services to the offshore oil and gas industry world-wide. 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Overall Management Committee Jane Bugler Technical Director IMCA President and OMC Chairman Johan Rasmussen, Acergy IMCA Vice-President: Andy Woolgar, Subsea 7 Committee Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen Philip Wiggs Technical Adviser CT: Steve Sheppard, Helix ESG SEL: Wallace Robertson, Helix ESG Dave Forsyth, Bibby Offshore Alan Forsyth, Subsea 7 Paul Blewett, Technip Pete Somner, Technip Pete Fougere, Transocean Will Primavesi, Specialist Subsea Services Walter Steedman, Veripos Neil Milne, Subsea 7 Espen Ingebretsen, Oceaneering Diving: Nick Hough Technical Adviser Marine: Survey: ROV: Ian Giddings Technical Adviser Paul Evans Technical Adviser Emily Comyn Technical Adviser Genine da Cruz Harvey Certification Schemes Administrator for diving supervisors and LSTs Kylie Griffiths Operations Support Manager Nina Adams, Senior Administrator - publication sales Parul Patel, Administrator - seminars and committee meetings Claudine Bleza, Administrator - social events and exhibitions Ann Barnatt, Administrator - document production and member records Andy Butler, Administrator - document production and certification support Chi Edwards, Administrator - document production and member records Gordon Kelly, Database Administrator/Developer - CMID database and IT Jean Carmichael, Bookkeeper IMCA Tel: Fax: E-mail: Web: 52 Grosvenor Gardens London, SW1W 0AU, UK +44 (0) 20 7824 5520 +44 (0) 20 7824 5521 [email protected] www.imca-int.com Hugh Williams, Chief Executive Jane Bugler, Technical Director Regional Section Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen Asia-Pacific Andy Bolton, Technip Oceania Mark Shepherd, Mermaid Offshore Services Central & South America Giorgio Martelli, Saipem Gilles Lafaye, Acergy Europe & Africa Wim de Boer, Heerema Marine Contractors Jim Sommerville, Fugro-Rovtech Middle East & India Roy Donaldson, Topaz Marine Kris Chambers, Global Industries North America Alan Allred, Aker Marine Contractors Bruce Gresham, Heerema Marine Contractors Competence & Training Committee Marine Division MC Chairman: Steve Sheppard, Helix ESG Vice-Chairman: Vacancy Craig Darroch, Acergy Pauline Irwin, DOF George Robertson, Fugro-Rovtech Hilary Cliffe/Julian Nelson, Fugro Survey David Moxey, Northern Marine Management Paul Gleisner, Schilling Robotics Gavin Smith, Subsea 7 Roy Hay, Technip Asia-Pacific: Anthony Reudavey, Blue Water Engineering Middle East & India: Mohamed Omar, INW North America: Tony Greenwood, Cal Dive International Chairman: Pete Somner, Technip Vice-Chairman: Pete Fougere, Transocean Alistair MacLeod, Acergy Quirien Grul, Allseas Derek Judd, Bibby Offshore Anders Waage, DOF Management Michiel Goedkoop, Heerema Marine Contractors David Blencowe, Maersk Supply Service John de Hartog, Saipem Geir Karlsen, Subsea 7 Kjell Egil Helgøy, Teekay Asia-Pacific: Mike Meade, M3 Marine Middle East & India: Ron Clark, Topaz Marine North America: Mike Lawson, Transocean Safety, Environment & Legislation Committee Offshore Survey Division MC Chairman: Wallace Robertson, Helix ESG Vice-Chairman: Dave Forsyth, Bibby Offshore Andrew Culwell, Acergy Raffaele Mascia, Allseas Keith Mobbs, Trico Marine Group Jos van der Horst, Heerema Marine Contractors Jim Knight, Heerema Marine Contractors Sal Ruffino, Saipem Alan Forsyth, Subsea 7 Allan Hannah, Technip Asia-Pacific: Des Power, Subsea 7 Asia Pacific Middle East & India: Mohamed Osman, Maridive North America: Greg Payne, Heerema Marine Contractors Chairman: Will Primavesi, Specialist Subsea Services Vice-Chairman: Walter Steedman, Veripos Ray Morgan, Acergy Michiel van de Munt, Allseas Stuart Reid, Andrews Survey Ed Danson, C&C Technologies Simon Barrett, DOF Subsea Ian McKenzie, Fugro Survey Peter Thomas, Maritech Martin Day, Neptune Marine Services Paul van Waalwijk, Noordhoek Offshore Paul Bennion, Saipem Mike Clark, Subsea 7 Asia-Pacific: Dave Scott, Fugro Survey Pte Ltd Middle East & India: Mark Beloeil-Smith, GEMS International North America: Vacancy Diving Division Management Committee Chairman: Alan Forsyth, Subsea 7 Vice-Chairman: Paul Blewett, Technip Joar Gangenes, Acergy Alan Thomas, Cape Diving Steve Sheppard, Helix ESG Jerry Starling, Integrated Subsea Services Darren Brunton, KB Associates David Smith, National Hyperbaric Centre Hans Berkhof, Noordhoek Offshore Calum Buchanan, RBG Maurizio Chines, Saipem Dennis Stolk, SMIT Subsea Asia-Pacific: Glyn Jones, Hallin Marine Middle East & India: Kris Chambers, Global Industries North America: Allan Palmer, Cal Dive International SMTT Chairman: Dave Munro, Subsea 7 Remote Systems & ROV Division MC Chairman: Neil Milne, Subsea 7 Vice-Chairman: Espen Ingebretsen, Oceaneering International Colin Mackay, Acergy Piet Sluijter, Allseas Keith Robathan, DOF Subsea Jim Mann, Fugro Mike Arnold, Hallin Marine David Rhodes, Integrated Subsea Services Kevin Kerins, Oceaneering International, Inc. 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PFCE Ocean Engineering Sdn Bhd Phoenix International Pride International Prosafe Offshore Ltd PT Calmarine PT Ekanuri Indra Pratama PT Lancar Rejeki Berkat Jaya PT PATRA DINAMIKA PT Prima Mitranata PT Samudera Biru Nusantara PT Wintermar PW-Group Rana Diving spa RBG Ltd REM Offshore ASA Riise Underwater Engineering AS Riise Underwater Engineering AS – AP Riise Underwater Engineering AS – MEI Rolv Berg Drive AS ROV Service di Rocco Fabio Rubicon Offshore International Pte Ltd Sahara Petroleum Company SAL Shipping Sapura Diving Services Sdn Bhd Sarku Engineering Services Sdn Bhd SAROST SA SBM Offshore NV SC Grup Servicii Petroliere SA SC Shark SRL Sea Trucks Group – Asia-Pacific Sea Trucks Group – Europe & Africa Seabed AS Seacor Marine (International) Ltd Seadrill Americas Inc Seadrill Management AS Seahorse Services Co. Ltd Sealion Shipping Ltd SEAMEC Searov Offshore Seascape Surveys Pte Ltd Seatrans AS Seatrax Singapore Pte Ltd Sea Trucks Group FZE Seaway Heavy Lifting Engineering BV Seaways International LLC Seaworks Ltd Sevan Drilling Pte Ltd Siem Offshore AS SMIT SMIT Subsea (Africa) SMIT Subsea (Singapore) SMIT Subsea Europe SMIT Subsea Middle East LLC Solstad Offshore Ltda Solstad Shipping AS Specialist Subsea Services Ltd Stapem Offshore SA Stena Drilling Ltd Subocean Group Ltd Subsea 7 Asia Pacific Subsea Explore Services (M) Sdn Bhd Subsea Intervention Technologies Ltd Subsea Petroleum Services Subtech (Pty) Ltd Subtech Qatar Diving and Marine Svcs LLC Svitzer Swire Pacific Offshore Operations Pte Ltd Target Engineering Construction Co. Technip Oceania Pty Ltd Technip USA, Inc Technocean AS Teekay Norway AS Tidewater Inc. Tidewater Marine North Sea Ltd Tideway Marine & Offshore Timsah Shipbuilding Company TL Geohydrographics Sdn Bhd Topaz Marine Topaz Marine – Azerbaijan Topaz Marine – Kazakhstan Topaz Marine MENA Total Marine Technology Pty Ltd Transocean Transoceanic Cable Ship Company Inc Trico Marine Group (CTC Marine, DeepOcean and Trico Offshore) – NA Trico Marine Group (CTC Marine, DeepOcean and Trico Offshore) – E&A Troms Offshore AS TSMarine Pty Ltd UMC International plc Underwater Services Company Ltd URS nv UTEC Survey Asia Pte Ltd UTEC Survey, Inc. V.Ships Ltd Van Oord Offshore BV Varun Shipping Company Ltd Vastalux Sdn Bhd Vector Offshore Ltd Veolia Environmental Services Special Svcs Visser & Smit Marine Contracting bv Vroon Offshore Services BV VTT Maritime AS Wagenborg Offshore BV Wilhelmsen Ship Management (Norway) AS Workships Contractors BV Zakher Marine International Inc. Zamil Offshore Services Company Suppliers Suppliers of equipment ABB Ltd ABPro Pte Ltd AC Plus Marine Inc. Advanced Marine Pte Ltd Ageotec srl Air Liquide America Specialty Gases LLC Air Liquide UK Ltd Air Products Middle East FZE Air Products plc Air Products Singapore Pte Ltd Analox Sensor Technology Ltd Arab Tanker Services Arabian Industrial Gases Company Ashtead Technology (SEA) Pte Ltd Balmoral Offshore Engineering Bibby Offshore Ltd Bridon Brunvoll AS CAPE Group Pte Ltd CCC (Arcadia) Subsea Ltd Chem-Gas Pte Ltd Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd Clough Oil & Gas CMC Industries Comanex SAS Converteam UK Ltd CUEL Ltd D&R Boats Pte Ltd Deep Diving Consultancy Ltd (DDC Ltd) Deep Down, Inc. Divex Asia Pacific Divex FZE Divex Ltd DOF UK Ltd Dominion Gas Dominion Gas Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Dräger Safety Drass Galeazzi Underwater Technology Srl up DRC Dive Systems Drexel Oilfield Equipment Eastar Offshore Pte Ltd Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani spa Foundation Associates Engineering Pte Ltd Franklin Offshore International Pte Ltd Fugro GRL Global Gases Australia Pty Ltd Global Gases Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd Global Gases Group FZCO Global Gases South Africa (Pty) Ltd Global Marine Systems Ltd Great Offshore Ltd Guidance Navigation Ltd Halani Shipping Pvt Ltd Hydratight Ltd Hyperbaric Technology BV (Hytech) IXSEA JW Automarine Kenz Figee BV Kirby Morgan Dive Systems Kongsberg Maritime AS Kongsberg Maritime Ltd KTL Offshore Pte Ltd Kystdesign AS L-3 Communications Lexmar Engineering Pte Ltd MacGregor Hydramarine AS Mako Technologies LLC Marine Solutions (Pty) Ltd MCS Free Zone Measurement Devices Ltd MJR Controls Ltd Nautronix plc For the current list of members, including website links, visit www.imca-int.com/members Navis Engineering OY Offshore Joint Services Offshore Logistics (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd Pacific Commercial Diving Supply Pty Ltd Pacific Crest Pte Ltd Perry Slingsby Systems Ltd Perry Slingsby Systems, Inc. Pommec TDE BV Proserv Offshore PT Advanced Oil & Gas Consulting Redaelli Tecna spa Rolls-Royce Marine AS Rolls-Royce Oy Ab Rolv Berg Drive AS Rovsco Asia Pte Ltd Saab Seaeye Ltd SBM Offshore NV Schilling Robotics Ltd Schilling Robotics, Inc. Sea and Land Technologies Pte Ltd Sea Trucks Group FZE Seaflex Ltd Sealion Shipping Ltd Seanetics Asia Works Pte Ltd Seaswift Subsea Engineering LLC Seatools BV Serimax Ltd Siem Offshore AS Skan-El AS Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd Solstad Offshore Ltda Solstad Shipping AS Sonardyne Asia Pte Ltd Sonardyne International Ltd Submarine Manufacturing & Products Ltd Subsea Vision Ltd Sundan Offshore Pvt Ltd TGH AP Pte Ltd The Tritanium Company Totalmat Ind. e comercio de Equip. Hiper. Ltda Trico Marine Group (CTC Marine, DeepOcean and Trico Offshore) – E&A Trelleborg Protective Products AB Trim Systems Pte Ltd TSMarine Pty Ltd Underwater Technology Services (S) Pte Ltd Unique Hydra Unique System FZE United Oil Company (Unico) Veripos Viking Moorings Ltd Vroon Offshore Services Ltd Suppliers of services Abermed Ltd Advanced Marine Pte Ltd Advanced Offshore Contractors Pvt Ltd Air Products Singapore Pte Ltd Alfa Petroleum Services Alliance Marine Services Anglo-Eastern Group Anglo-Eastern Group (Asia-Pacific Region) ARV Offshore Co Ltd ASP Rope Access Auto Dynamic Positioning Services Ltd Bahrain Ship Repairing and Engineering Co. Blade Offshore Services Ltd Blue Water Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd Braemar Falconer Braemar Howells Ltd C-MAR Group CAPE Group Pte Ltd Construction Specialists Ltd (CSL) Cosalt Creative Offshore Yard Pvt Ltd Deep Down, Inc. Delta Marine Technologies Inc Diving and Offshore Works Consultancy DMC Offshore DRC Dive Systems Drexel Oilfield Equipment El-Automation AS ESS Support Services Worldwide ETPM Ltd Fender & Spill Response Services Flinders EMA Pte Ltd Franklin Offshore International Pte Ltd Global Maritime Global Maritime Singapore GW & Associates Ltd Houlder Insurance Services Ltd Imes Ltd Inchcape Shipping Services Inchcape Shipping Services (S) Pty Ltd Inchcape Shipping Services – North America Inchcape Shipping Services Ltd Inchcape Shipping Services – South America Independent Risk Solutions BV Inter Mar Technology Ltd InterMoor Marine Services Ltd Interocean Marine Services Ltd K2 Specialist Services Pte Ltd KB Associates Pte Ltd Kennedy Marr Ltd Lexmar Engineering Pte Ltd London Offshore Consultants Ltd M3 Marine Pte Ltd Marex Marine Services Ltd Marine Cybernetics Maritime Management Services Inc MatthewsDaniel MCS Free Zone MJR Controls Ltd Modular Underwater Systems Ltd MOS Marine Offshore Service Pte Ltd National Hyperbaric Centre Ltd Nautronix plc Navigare International, Inc. NBB Dredging & Engineering Noble Denton & Ass. Serviços Maritimos Ltda Noble Denton Consultants Ltd Noble Denton Marine, Inc. Noble Denton Middle East Ltd Noble Denton Singapore Pte Ltd NUI AS Offshore Commissioning Solutions Offshore Joint Services Offshore Marine Management Ltd Offshore Technical Management Solutions Optimus Safety Management Ltd Orwell Offshore Ltd PAE Singapore Pte Ltd PEM Offshore Ltd Perry Slingsby Systems Ltd Peterson SBS Den Helder BV Promarine Ltd PT Advanced Oil & Gas Consulting PT Sirius Maritimindo Services QinetiQ Ltd Reel Group Ltd Rolls-Royce Power Engineering plc Schilling Robotics, Inc. Seacroft Marine Consultants Ltd Seanetics Asia Works Pte Ltd Sebastian AS Sigma Offshore Ltd Skan-El AS Skuld AS Sparrows Offshore Services Ltd Spica Marine Inspections Ltd Subsea Vision Ltd Survey Association The Tritanium Company Thome Offshore Management Pte Ltd Tigitrans SA Tristein AS Underwater Technology Services (S) Pte Ltd United Oil Company (Unico) Vassnes MB Consultants AS Veripos Vroon Offshore Services Ltd Wartsila Electrical & Automation Services Wavespec Ltd Personnel agencies Ace Diving Services CC ACSM Advanced Offshore Contractors Pvt Ltd Alfa Petroleum Services Amberjack Oil & Gas Recruitment Services bv Aqua Omega Services Pvt Ltd Atlanta Ltd Maritime Agency Atlas Seistech Atlas Services Group Australia Pty Ltd Bibby Ship Management Group Ltd – E&A Bibby Ship Management Group Ltd – ME&I careeroffshore.com Dave Oliver Hydrographics Services Ltd De Moura Shipping Ltda Drexel Oilfield Equipment Flare Project Services LLC Hydrosub Ltd Lerus Ltd Maritech Group MJD (North East) Ltd Naurex Resources Nautech Services Ltd Oceanscan Ltd Offshore Marine Services UK Ltd Oilfield Medics UK Ltd Petrolis SA Pharos Offshore Group Ltd PR Offshore Services Ltd PT Bahana Galang Jaya PT Pakar Sinar Jaya ROVin Marine Ltd Seatek India Sheffield Offshore Services Pte Ltd SubNet Services Ltd SubNet Services Ltd – Asia-Pacific SubServPro Tigitrans SA Total Marine Services UK Project Support Ltd Underwater Engineering Ltd Skilltrade BV SMTC Global Inc. Stord/Haugesund University College SubNet Services Ltd SubNet Services Ltd – Asia-Pacific Survie Mer Formation The Dynamic Positioning Centre Ltd The Faraday Centre Ltd The Ocean Corporation The Underwater Centre (Tasmania) Pty Ltd The Underwater Centre Fort William Ltd The Underwater Centre Fremantle Pty Ltd The Underwater Training Centre of S. Aus. Underwater Engineering Ltd WA Maritime Training Centre – Fremantle Yak Diving Academy Training establishments Corresponding Members A1 Safety Training Consultants 1995 Ltd Aberdeen Skills & Enterprise Training Ltd Abyss AS AdriaMare Maritime Training Center Ålesund University College AMC Search Ltd ANFE Banff & Buchan College Bergen University College – Diver Education Bibby Ship Management Group Ltd – E&A Bibby Ship Management Group Ltd – ME&I Bonifacio Srl Centre for Marine Simulation CFO – Centro Formazione Offshore Commercial Diving Academy Daniels Maritime Group De Moura Shipping Ltda Delphinus Services Ltd – ROV Training Divers Academy International Divers Institute of Technology Divers University Esporte Aquático Ltda DiveSafe International Diving Diseases Research Centre Falck Nutec bv Force Technology Fundação Homem do Mar Gdynia Maritime University Global Marine Systems Ltd – Subsea Training Holland College – Georgetown Centre Holland College – Marine Training Centre Hydratight Ltd Hydrolab-HydroCAT i-UTecH IDESS Maritime Centre (Subic) Inc Institut National de Plongée Professionnelle Interdive Services Ltd KBA Training Centre Pte Ltd Kirby Morgan Dive Systems Lowestoft College Marine Solutions (Pty) Ltd Maritech Group Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz Maritime Training & Competence Sol. Ltd Marseille Maritime Academy MOG Industry Training Co. Ltd MSTS Asia Sdn Bhd National Hyperbaric Centre Ltd National Oceanography Centre, Southampton National Polytechnic College of Science Netherlands Diving Centre Noble Denton Consultants Ltd North Sea Lifting Ltd Offshore Skills Training Centre (OSTRAC) PetroVietnam Manpower Training College PNI Training Centre AS Power & Generation Services Ltd Professional Diving Academy Professional Diving Centre PT Barron International PT ISBI PVD Technical Training and Certification JSC Satakunta University of Applied Sciences SBS International Ltd SEA Team Solutions Pte Ltd SEADOG Seahorse Services Co. Ltd – Training SEATAG Offshore Ltd Seneca College – Underwater Skills Program Ship Manoeuvring Simulator Centre AS Naval units Irish Naval Service Royal Saudi Navy Forces Salvage & Marine Operations IPT Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company Agip Kazakhstan North Caspian Op. Co. NV AISI Aker Exploration AS Azerbaijan International Operating Company Bapco – The Bahrain Petroleum Company BG Americas and Global LNG – C&SA BG Americas and Global LNG – N. America BG Group BHP Billiton BP America Production Company BP Berau BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd Chevron Brasil Petroleo Ltda Chevron Energy Technology Company Subsea Chevron Nigeria/Mid-Africa Chevron Shipping Co Chevron Thailand E&P Ltd CNR International UK Ltd ConocoPhillips ConocoPhillips (UK) Ltd ConocoPhillips China Inc. ConocoPhillips Indonesia Dana Petroleum plc Department of Labour Det Norske Veritas Esso Australia Pty Ltd GDF Suez E&P Nederland bv Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO) Health & Safety Authority Husky Energy International Diving Schools Association International DP Operators Association Kuwait Oil Company Lloyd's Register EMEA Maersk Oil Qatar AS Mobil North Sea LLC Murphy Sarawak Oil Co Ltd National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority Nautilus Minerals Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd Perenco UK Ltd Petro Canada Netherlands BV Petrobras SA Premier Oil Natuna Sea PTT Exploration & Production plc Qatar Petroleum Ras Laffan Industrial City Sarawak Shell Berhad Shell International E&P BV Shell Petroleum Dev. Co. of Nigeria Ltd Shell Todd Oil Services Ltd Sonangol Pesquisa & Produção Statoil ASA Suncor Energy Inc. Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd Talisman Malaysia Ltd Total Austral SA Total E&P Indonesie Total E&P Nederland BV Total E&P UK Ltd Total Exploration & Production Wintershall Noordzee BV Woodside Energy Ltd Zakum Development Company (ZADCO) IMCA welcomes the following new members: u u u u Abyss AS careeroffshore.com Creative Offshore Yard Pvt Ltd Brodospas dd An offshore towage, salvage and shipping company, founded in 1947. Services rendered include the transport/supply of oil rigs with necessary materials, towage on both long and short routes, and salvage. Web: www.brodospas.net Tel: +38 5 2140 5128 u u u u u u u u u u u Specialising in maritime training, port and ship security, anti-piracy, unexploded ordnance survey and disposal, high-risk shore-end cable lay and pipeline projects, with an offshore contracting capability encompassing air diving, ROV inspection and survey and positioning services. Web: www.mandusc.com Tel: +44 20 7067 2930 u National Marine Dredging Co Nautech Services Ltd Neptune Survey Expedition ehf OceanWorks International Inc. Rov Service di Rocco Fabio A new specialised company providing underwater assistance to offshore survey, drilling and construction activities through state of the art ROV systems. Web: www.rovservice.net u Seacroft Marine Consultants Ltd Seacroft provides a wide range of marine support, safety and consultancy services including, auditing, verification, research, training and technical authorship to offshore and ship operators, owners and industry bodies internationally. Web: www.seacroftmarine.com Tel: +44 12 2458 0026 u Sevan Drilling Pte Ltd A subsidiary of Sevan Marine ASA, providing a new cylindrical design type of drillship to the deep water drilling industry. Web: www.sevanmarine.com u Spica Marine Inspections Ltd Cargo surveyors based in Mombasa, undertaking warranty work for heavy lift projects and rig moves, discharge, loading and securing oil field materials, safety and condition inspections for barges, supply vessels, cranes, containers. Web: www.spicamarine.com Tel: +25 44 1231 5440 u u u u u u Tidewater Inc Tidewater Marine North Sea Ltd The Underwater Training Centre of South Australia Total E&P Indonesie Tristein AS Wilhelmsen Ship Management (Norway) AS Part of Wilhelmsen Maritime Services, WSM Norway specialises in advanced vessels operation with technical and crew management for 45 different vessels. Web: www.wilhelmsen.com/shipmanagement Tel: +47 6758 4700 Recent name changes u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u New publications: u A marine survey company which owns two recently re-fitted survey vessels. The company offers geophysical, hydrographic and geotechnical vessels, equipment and survey services to the renewables, oil, gas and pipeline/cable route sectors. Web: www.neptune.is Tel: +44 78 1847 8679 or +35 4527 7770 u This summary of recent IMCA documentation keeps all members updated on activities throughout IMCA. If you would like a copy of any document, or for further information, please contact the secretariat. CMC Industries DRC Dive Systems Farstad Shipping AS Global Maritime Singapore I-UTecH Institute for Underwater Technology and Human Resources Lauritzen Offshore Services AS MacGregor Hydramarine AS Maritime & Underwater Security Consultants (MUSC) A Jersey based recruitment agency which places fulltime and freelance contractors to the ROV, hydrographic, seismic and offshore construction markets. Equipment rentals lease purchase and capital purchases also undertaken Web: www.nautech.co.uk Tel: +44 15 3448 5838 u You may have missed ... Air Liquide America LP is now Air Liquide America Specialty Gases LLC BUE Marine is now Topaz Marine Azerbaijan DeepOcean – Europe & Africa is now Trico Marine Group (CTC Marine, DeepOcean and Trico Offshore) – Europe & Africa DeepOcean – North America is now Trico Marine Group (CTC Marine, DeepOcean and Trico Offshore) – North America EDT Offshore is now EDT Shipmanagement Ltd Finstaship is now Arctia Shipping Ltd Neptun Subsea AS is now IKM Subsea AS NICO Marine is now Topaz Marine Oceanteam Subsea Services is now Specialist Subsea Services OSM Ship Management AS is now OSM Offshore AS Petro Canada - Terra Nova Project is now Suncor Energy Inc. PT SBS Indonesia is now SBS International Ltd Statoil Hydro ASA is now Statoil ASA Technip Subsea 7 Asia Pacific is now Technip Oceania Pty Ltd West Coast Commercial Diving School is now SEADOG Proceedings of the IMCA Annual Seminar 2009 (IMCA M 201) Safety flashes: u u Safety flash 17/09 – covering two incidents: Injury during personnel transfer capsule operation; Loading and securing of containers Safety flash 18/09 – four incidents: Fatality during pressure test; Fatal incident onboard a dive support vessel; Lost time injury to leg; Loss of ROV: dropped object Safety flash 01/10 – four incidents: Diver fouled on descending load; Diver falls into bell maintenance pit; Bail-out whip failures; Fatality on diving support vessel Information notes: Safety, Environment & Legislation IMCA SEL 25/09 Unintended consequences of IMO cargo blending ban: Member feedback invited 26/09 Review of IMO Recommendations for Entering Enclosed Spaces aboard Ships: Feedback Required 27/09 IMO proposals for new electro-technical competences: Feedback invited 28/09 IMO STCW review update: Feedback invited 01/10 SEL Documents Issued in 2009 02/10 Special Purpose Ships – DNV Class Notation 03/10 Oil & Gas UK Statement on the Phased Reintroduction of Personal Locator Beacons 04/10 IMCA IMO SPS Code Submission – Next Steps 05/10 IMO Cargo Blending Ban - Further Details: Member Feedback Invited 06/10 UK Sector Helicopter Flights – Personal Locator Beacons Diving Division IMCA D 15/09 Proposed changes to DNV rules for diving support vessels 01/10 Diving Division Documents Issued in 2009 02/10 The Control of Bell Blow-Down Facility During Saturation Diving 03/10 Periodic examination of diver harnesses Marine Division IMCA M 28/09 Unintended consequences of IMO cargo blending ban: Member feedback invited 29/09 CMID Inspector Competence 30/09 Review of IMO Recommendations for Entering Enclosed Spaces aboard Ships: Feedback Required 31/09 IMO proposals for new electro-technical competences: Feedback invited 32/09 IMO STCW review update: Feedback invited 01/10 Marine Division Documents Issued in 2009 02/10 Oil & Gas UK Statement on the Phased Reintroduction of Personal Locator Beacons 03/10 Further Guidance for Registering and Using the CMID Database and e-CMID 04/10 IMCA IMO SPS Code Submission – Next Steps 05/10 Special Purpose Ships – DNV Class Notation 06/10 IMO Cargo Blending Ban – Further Details: Member Feedback Invited 07/10 UK Sector Helicopter Flights – Personal Locator Beacons Offshore Survey Division IMCA S 01/10 Offshore Survey Division Documents Issued in 2009 Remote Systems & ROV Division IMCA R 05/09 Election Results – Remote Systems & ROV Division Management Committee 01/10 Remote Systems & ROV Division Documents Issued in 2009 issue 54 – February 2010 | makingwaves | 11 Diving Division Certification scheme growing There has been a notable increase in the number of exam applications being submitted to, and administered through, the IMCA Certification Scheme covering offshore Air and Bell Diving Supervisors and Life Support Technicians. By 2009, and within just six years, the number of applicants entering the scheme had increased seven times. January 2010 figures confirm this upward trend is continuing. In the past two years, the number of applications to enter the scheme have doubled. Exam invigilation is now available in 35 countries. Worldwide diving statistics on the way IMCA has published annual diving and ROV statistics for the North Sea area since 1982 (initially as AODC). Although it is appreciated that the figures only present a ‘snapshot’ they have nevertheless been indicative when looking at trends and other factors. Diving statistics for 2007-2008 were published as information note IMCA D 12/09. For 2009, it was felt that extending this to cover worldwide diving statistics would be a useful indicator for trends in the offshore diving industry. So far, nearly 50 diving contractor members have contributed their statistics and early figures would suggest that a peak of 4000 diving personnel were employed offshore by this group. The figures indicate that globally air diving still exceeds saturation diving, but that regional trends remain as expected with saturation diving exceeding air diving in the Europe & Africa section and the majority of air diving carried out in the Middle East & India section. The statistics which will be broken down by diving discipline and regional section activity will be published via a Diving Division information note in due course. The control of bell blow-down Information note IMCA D 02/10 aims to address concerns about the bell diving supervisor not always being in control of the main blow-down, should any of SAFETY ENGINEERING & MARINE CONSULTANCY 2IIVKRUH,QVWDOODWLRQ6DIHW\&DVHV %RZ7LH5LVN$VVHVVPHQWV 5HOLDELOLW\DQG$YDLODELOLW\6WXGLHV 3HUIRUPDQFH6WDQGDUGV DQG9HULILFDWLRQ6FKHPHV 240 Air Diving Supervisor (ADS) applications u 108 Bell Diving Supervisor (BDS) applications u 139 Life Support Technician (LST) applications There has been a high volume of enquiries with regards to the qualifying process for LSTs. New LST applications are at an all time high, exceeding BDS applications for the second year running. the bell occupants lose consciousness or become incapacitated. It sets out current IMCA guidance and explains why they should have control. It notes that a risk assessment should identify the failure modes that could prevent the supervisor from having overall control of the bell pressurisation. Risk assessment, preventative measures, divers’ training in emergency scenarios and emergency response measures are highlighted as key areas for consideration. The introduction of PLCs into saturation diving systems IMCA recognises that certain new-build DSVs on or due to come onto the market have diving systems using programmable logic control (PLC) technology to control applications of their saturation diving systems. The introduction of these new control systems could have a significant impact on the application of Diving Equipment Systems Inspection Guidance Note (DESIGN) for Saturation (Bell) Diving Systems (IMCA D 024). This may result in an additional section to IMCA D 024 or the issue of specific guidance for the inspection of such systems. IMCA has engaged consultants to help take this issue forward and to help produce IMCA guidance for use by both contractor and client members. For more details contact [email protected] Offshore diving operations management and training Bell Diving Supervisor Q IMCA Diver Assessment Q IMCA ALST Q DSV Audits Q Personnel and Equipment Q Risk Assessments Q In-house Training Q HSE Approved courses Q HSE First Aid at Work and (PHUJHQF\5HVSRQVH0DQXDOV 0DULQHDQG7HFKQLFDO$XGLWV 0DULQH2SHUDWLRQ0DQXDOV 623(3V %DOODVW:DWHU0DQDJHPHQW3ODQV ,QFLGHQW,QYHVWLJDWLRQ 6XSSO\RI7RZPDVWHUV DQG0DULQH5HSUHVHQWDWLYHV 6KLS,QVSHFWLRQV %6(1,62 www.mmass.co.uk u Q NPD Leadership Q IMCA Diver Medic Q IMCA Trainee Air and 4XDOLWDWLYH5LVN$VVHVVPHQW45$3)((5 Tel: +44 (0)1224 894498 Email: [email protected] Number of Applications Submitted in 2009: Appointed Person Q HSE Offshore Medic Q Advanced Medical Skills Q MCA Medical courses Q RYA First Aid Q Overseas training APPROVED BY MoD IN SUPPORT OF THE ELC SCHEME ELC 1646 PROVIDER NUMBER To learn more about how Interdive can help your diving operations please call us on: Tel: +44 (0)1752 558080 or e-mail us on diving @ interdive.co.uk INTERDIVE SERVICES LTD, STOKE DAMEREL BUSINESS CENTRE, STOKE, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, PL3 4DT. ENGLAND www.interdive.co.uk 12 | makingwaves | issue 54 – February 2010 Marine Division IMO STCW Review IMCA has been participating in the IMO review of the International Convention on the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW Convention) and associated Code. This is the first major revision since 1995 and in January IMCA attended the most recent review meeting to finalise the proposed STCW amendments. Of particular interest to IMCA members will be the new guidance on the training and experience of DP operators (based on text developed by IMCA) and for offshore supply vessel personnel. There will also be new mandatory standards for the training and certification of electro-technical personnel, although it has been ensured that appropriately qualified personnel from nonmarine backgrounds will still be able to perform electro-technical functions. There will be a number of other major changes, including expanded tanker training, new security training, competence standards for Able Seafarers (ABs), and extended work hour rules. The STCW amendments are due to be adopted in June this year and are expected to come into effect in 2012. There will be a transition period for existing seafarers. Vessel assurance and the CMID The operation of a marine construction vessel could be considered as a wall built of many bricks. These bricks represent the many components that go into a marine construction operation, two of which are the CMID inspection report and vessel assurance. Both the client and the vessel operator will want to assure themselves that the proposed vessel is not only safe from the marine point of view but can also carry out the proposed project. To this end, a number of inspections and audits, including CMID and a separate vessel suitability, are normally carried out. Part of this overall look at the vessel could include vessel assurance which may be made available from the vessel operator online. Many vessel operators now have their own in-house vessel assurance system, whilst others use external thirdparty contractors to prepare and possibly host their vessel assurance system. Following feedback from members, IMCA is preparing guidance on vessel assurance. This guidance will take the form of a vessel assurance template which will facilitate the recording of compliance with international regulations, guidance and standards and demonstrate the assurances needed. Within this template, along with many other documents such as the IMCA standard ROV audit document and the diving equipment systems inspection guidance note, could be the CMID. Also the vessel assurance could identify the policies and procedures implemented and followed by the vessel operator. management of thruster systems. The vessel assurance could also link directly to the above as well as other documentation held on the vessel operator’s computers. In being a living document it could give a comprehensive picture of the vessel operator, its vessels and its operations. The Marine Division Management Committee has a busy work programme. Publishing IMCA M 199 – Guidelines on installation and maintenance of DGNSS-based positioning systems and IMCA M 200 – Deep water acoustic positioning brought up the 200 mark. Other documents are being developed. Crane and winch operations Management of the integrity of equipment has been identified in IMCA technical committees and workgroups as the preferred way of presenting some types of guidance. That on crane integrity guidance would follow on from IMCA M 194 – Guidance on wire rope integrity management for vessels in the offshore industry, a popular download; and there are also plans to update and expand the existing IMCA documentation on thrusters to create guidance for integrity The Crane & Winch Operations Workgroup recently liaised with DSM Dyneema to arrange a day at the DSM facilities in Heerlen, The Netherlands, where the interest was on the latest developments in the manufacture and use of fibre ropes. Marine Committee work programme Guidelines for the design and operation of dynamically positioned vessels (IMCA M 103) is under review, as are IMCA M 137 – General thruster specification and bid information questionnaire – and IMCA M 141 – Guidelines on the use of DGPS as a position reference in DP control systems – and a guidance combining earlier documents on power and control systems. There is also a proposal to update 112 UKOOA Part 2 – Guidelines for auditing vessels with DP systems. The Marine Competence tables (IMCA C 002) are also under review. issue 54 – February 2010 | makingwaves | 13 Offshore Survey Division New guidance on simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) is close to completion, as well as generic guidance on radar and laser based positioning systems and guidelines to assist with the engagement of contractors – following on from information note IMCA M 20/09. Other projects embrace combined mooring and DP, and well-specific operating guidance, with input requested from members to help with developing guidance for programmable logic controllers. This has unfortunately delayed other projects, for example work on developing guidance on the minimum scope of failure modes and effects analysis. Ways and means of improving logbooks have been discussed and your views would be welcome on what other job positions might benefit from the use of a specific IMCA logbook. The DP incident report for 2008 is near completion and there is a notable increase in the number of reports. Members who have not yet provided reports for 2009 need to submit their reports very shortly. For more details on any of these, please contact [email protected] IMCA/OGP DGPS review workgroup During 2009 and early this year a combined IMCA/OGP workgroup has been working on the revision of the well-known 1994 UKOOA DGPS guidelines. The document has been brought up to date to reflect modern satellite positioning practice and is approaching completion. Publication of the document is anticipated in Q2 of this year. Broad agreement has been reached between IMCA and OGP as to the form of publication of this important document, which will be available to IMCA members and OGP members as a free download from either association’s website. Update on publications The Offshore Survey Division Management Committee has several new publications in the pipeline: u Draft guidance on the selection of satellite positioning systems for offshore applications. This document will provide information on different satellite systems, augmentation services and systems and available service providers and will cover in detail considerations for selection of satellite positioning equipment for offshore purposes u Members of the committee are working on guidelines in subsea metrology. This is intended to provide an overview rather than a detailed treatment of this complex subject. Work is u u u continuing on development of the text Guidance on ultra-short baseline (USBL) positioning systems is in development, with an initial draft being readied for review by the committee before the next meeting A small workgroup has met twice to develop a document addressing some of the considerations in the use of geographical information systems (GIS). This workgroup will liaise with an OGP workgroup addressing the same issue. Work has begun on developing the text for this document, which is intended to educate and inform rather than cover this huge subject in technical detail Following the publication in June 2009 of the updated u Digital video offshore: A review of current and future technologies (IMCA R 012/S 008 Rev. 1), the Digital Video Workgroup will shortly be ready to deliver a companion document provisionally entitled Discovering digital video, which is intended as a nontechnical introduction to digital video concepts Members of the committee are starting work on a document addressing data management and data handling. This is intended to be a brief summary of some basic principles of data management, by members and for members. For more details on any of these projects, please contact [email protected] 14 | makingwaves | issue 54 – February 2010 Remote Systems & ROV Division Workshop on ROVs in decommissioning ROV seminar at Oceanology International 2010 IMCA is holding a seminar and workshop on ROV umbilical and handling systems on Wednesday 10 March 2010, alongside the bi-annual Oceanology show. This seminar follows on in subject, style and format from the very successful workshop on deepwater umbilicals, chaired by Jim Mann of Fugro, which took place at the IMCA 2009 annual seminar in Rio de Janeiro. The Oceanology seminar programme includes two short presentations on ROV umbilical issues, followed by a brief discussion of important topics. Then delegates will form several workshops to discuss and decide on the best ways to move things forward in this developing area of technology. To attend this event please contact [email protected] Annual statistics Each year IMCA undertakes an analysis of ROV activity, which has provided a useful benchmark for monitoring ROV work. Some uses of this data are to provide background for any discussions on the state of the industry and to describe the extent of operations in a variety of situations. The analysis is now undertaken on a global basis and this year IMCA is also collecting data on the classes of ROV used (class I, II, III, IV, V etc) and the numbers of vehicles in use. If any ROV contractor (ICO/Co) member has not yet submitted its data (which of course is held anonymously by IMCA) it is encouraged to do so as soon as possible. To contribute, or for further details on this initiative, please contact [email protected] At the 2009 annual seminar in Rio de Janeiro IMCA held a workshop on the use of ROVs in decommissioning. The workshop was chaired by Andrew Sunley of Oceaneering and included some constructive discussions in which delegates teased out the various roles of ROVs in the decommissioning task. Beginning with survey and pre-engineering tasks, procedures and plans and moving through to project execution, delegates highlighted some of the special considerations required for ROV usage on decommissioning projects. These included crew size, spares requirements, deck and mobilisation planning, physical mobilisation and execution of job, and some of the lessons that could be learnt. Feedback from the workshop is available on the Proceedings of the IMCA annual seminar CD (IMCA M 201). issue 54 – February 2010 | makingwaves | 15 Spotlight on Alan Allred Alan Allred is Vice President of HSEQ, Risk and Document Control for the Subsea NA business unit of Aker Solutions and serves as Chairman of the IMCA North America section and a member of the Overall Management Committee. In this article, he discusses his ‘day job’ and provides a personal insight into the work currently being undertaken in the region on behalf of members. Please tell us about your company and what it does Aker Solutions is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. The Subsea NA business unit of Aker Solutions provides subsea technology and lifecycle solutions, including well intervention services and marine operations. Aker Solutions has access to a fleet of state-of-the-art vessels and submersible barges. Our offshore construction vessels, BOA Deep C and BOA Sub C, have worked continuously for Aker Solutions since their launch. They are designed for ultra-deep water construction and represent a stepchange in capacity, workability, safety and comfort. They have proven to be an excellent resource to meet our clients’ needs. How did you get to where you are in your career today? I started out as a commercial diver (not a very good one) and lasted long enough to earn enough money to go back to college and get my degree at Texas A&M. Through its marine licensing program I was also able to become licensed as a ship’s officer and eventually a ship’s Captain. As a mariner before HSE and Q were issues of any importance I was one of many that complained about safety and quality. In the mid 90s the demand for ISO9000 certification and the ISM Code that shortly followed gave many of us “squeaky wheels” the opportunity to put up or shut up by accepting shoreside opportunities. In the late 90s I made it back to offshore construction with J Ray McDermott as Master of some of their selfpropelled crane vessels. Because of my experience with quality and safety management systems I was again offered management responsibilities for Marine HSE and Q. Later with the implementation of the ISPS Code, marine and facility related security responsibilities were added. I joined Aker Solutions in late 2006. I’m still scratching my head over how I picked up document control, but must confess it fits with quality. What do you see as the key areas affecting the industry at the moment? The advancements being made in subsea processing and boosting and the step change it brings are impressive. The opportunities for environmental improvement and reducing our carbon footprint by moving to the sea floor will be significant and also cost saving. Along similar environmental lines is the growing focus on decommissioning/abandonment and alternative energy. It’s good to see our offshore industry starting to think more broadly about new opportunities for all of us. Our ability to embrace these new opportunities should vastly improve the world’s perception of the oil and gas industry and may even help mitigate the manning challenges we face after the current downturn. The industry needs to think outside the box to find safe and costeffective ways to work in ultradeep water. I’d like to see a coordinated effort to revise safety factors, construction methods and materials for subsea structures to help reduce their weight. Computerisation of manufacturing processes has allowed revised safety factors in aerospace and aviation and it may now be possible for offshore construction. It would certainly help to keep the size of the new vessels and the associated lifting kit to a minimum. What issues are key at present for working offshore North America? In the US we have a very specific cabotage law known as the Jones Act. Last summer modification to the administration and enforcement of the Jones Act was proposed that we felt would have a negative impact on offshore construction in general and our members in particular. These issues are far from resolved and we continue to work to make the responsible governing agencies aware of all the unintended consequences these changes may present. In 2007 and 2008 considerable attention was paid to finding competent manning for our vessels and shoreside technical support including qualified engineers. In 2009, as a result of both the economic and offshore construction downturns, we were faced with the lay-off of many of the same people we’d just worked so hard to acquire. When this happened in the 80s we lost a whole generation and we can’t afford to repeat that. Where will we find engineers and competent personnel when things turn around? In November our North America section partnered with Deloitte to host a seminar for contractors and clients to discuss this. While no concrete resolutions were offered, it was widely expressed that there was a need for more open and direct dialogue. The hope was that IMCA would take the lead in facilitating that dialogue. How can these issues be taken forward? The short answer is: through our collective voice. 2009 was a big year for our section. The Jones Act challenge was both boon and bane. While it took a toll on our time and resources, the adversity also brought our Section together. We had the opportunity to witness the value and strength we have as an association of like minded companies. The recognition of IMCA as a leader in our industry opened doors for us in Washington that we could never have opened as individual companies. We need to continue to expand our roles and responsibilities as an industry leader. What issues do you, as Chairman of the North America section, see as key for IMCA in your region? We stand to gain the most value from identifying the critical issues affecting our members and finding ways to help resolve them. Every IMCA section meeting should add value for both our contractor and client members. If we can add that value we will continue to grow. It may also increase participation from the major oil companies and the marine warranty surveyors who make up the triumvirate for effective self-regulation. We’d also like to increase our collaboration with other groups such as the Nautical Institute, NOIA, API and other trade associations to address common issues. We are committed to work more closely with our members to understand the application of selfregulation in their routine operations, processes and procedures. To that end we have a section seminar on “Marine Operations – Self-Regulation and Standardization” on 21 April 2010 where we hope to solve the world’s marine problems once and for all! We’d like to find ways to generate more of the world class guidance that IMCA is known for and simply can’t be found elsewhere (such as the Lifting Operations, Wire Rope Integrity and DP Guidance). How do you think IMCA makes a difference? IMCA makes a difference by using our 600+ membership as platforms for dialogue. I believe we’ve started to reach out to more organisations and associations to establish common ground, which often reveals that we have more in common than we have differences. This advances the philosophy of self-regulation and globalisation of industry best practices and reduces the need for governmental intervention. How do you see the future? The future is bright! We’ve experienced great growth but the full potential of what the association can achieve has yet to be realised. Now may be the time for the association to re-evaluate our position in the industry and adjust our focus to take advantage of both internal growth and external industry changes to advance as the dynamic industry leader we have become. 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