(IV-7-3) General Safety
(IV-7-3) General Safety
(IV-7-3) General Safety
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Rules <strong>IV</strong> Industrial Services<br />
Part 7 Offshore Substations<br />
Chapter 3 <strong>General</strong> <strong>Safety</strong><br />
Section 5<br />
Access and Transfer<br />
Section 5<br />
Access and Transfer<br />
A <strong>General</strong> ....................................................................................................................... 5-1<br />
B Boatlanding ................................................................................................................. 5-1<br />
C Personal Transfer by Crane........................................................................................ 5-2<br />
D Helicopter Landing Facilities....................................................................................... 5-5<br />
E <strong>Safety</strong> Provisions for Helicopter Facilities................................................................... 5-7<br />
F Helicopter Winching Facilities..................................................................................... 5-9<br />
A<br />
<strong>General</strong><br />
The transfer of personnel is one of the hazardous activities for offshore operations. Purpose, scope and<br />
responsibilities shall be clearly defined, to avoid any damage and loss of life. Such transfers require risk<br />
assessment, training and competence, responsibility, equipment and communications.<br />
A.1 Risk asessment citeria<br />
Any transfer of persons or cargo between vessel/installation and installation shall be observed under the<br />
following premises:<br />
• Review of transfer options and selection of most safety practice<br />
• Risk of weather and sea conditions, vessel stability and crew experience<br />
• Vessels outfitting with position control and holding capacities<br />
• Position and orientation of vessel relating to the installation<br />
• Communication facilities<br />
• Visibility of activities<br />
A.2 Type of transfer<br />
Ship to offshore structures and vice versa<br />
• via boat landing<br />
• via cranes<br />
• via permanent structures<br />
• via temporary automatic devices like robot arm or equivalent<br />
• via helicopter<br />
A.3 Life sving apliances rquirements<br />
During all personnel transfer operations LSA incl. fast rescue boat shall be available and in state of readiness<br />
onboard the platform and/or onboard the vessel as required.<br />
B<br />
Boatlanding<br />
B.1 Boatlanding by vssel<br />
Boatlandings shall be built for fendering operations when a vessel docks or pushes against an installation<br />
structure.<br />
Edition 2013 Germanischer Lloyd Page 5–1
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