Annual Report 2011 - IRO

IRO Personnel Services Group (IPSG)
Only one IRO Personnel Services Group meeting took place this year on 3 March 2011
at Inventheon in IJmuiden. However attendance was minimal, a second IPSG meeting
planned at Taxand on 16 June 2011 was cancelled. Due to lack of interest the IPSG will
not be continued in 2012. Instead, occasional seminars will be organized depending on
available subjects on personnel services issues.
IRO Safety and Training Group (ISTG)
The ISTG meets twice every year. In 2011 the meetings were on 3 February and 25
October 2011. The main subjects of the ISTG meetings were adaptation in the NOGEPA
training manual, E- learning and training of offshore wind personnel. Another major
subject was the Macondo blow-out in 2010 and actions taken as a result of this incident.
IRO Well Services Group (IWSG)
On 22 March 2011 the first IWSG of 2011 was hosted by Bois in the Hotel Babylon in
Heerhugowaard. This IWSG meeting was combined with a meeting of the IWSG and
Scenario Based Well Control Workgroup. Host of the meeting Rob Lagerburg gave a
presentation on the activities of Bois. Subjects on the agenda were: Bridging Document;
Action NOGEPA on Gulf of Mexico (GOM) incident; Social Security Regime Dutch
Continental Shelf. A presentation on ‘Dropped objects’ was given by guest speakers
Martin Leupen (NAM) and Tom te Lindert (Peterson SBS). As accidents with dropped
objects have increased by 60% it is of great importance that everybody is aware of
the danger that occurs on sites when loose objects are involved. Guest speaker, Davis
Price, CEO International Well Control Forum (IWCF), gave a presentation on the need
of raising the level of the Well Intervention Pressure Control syllabus and the need
of the well service community to support this. The IWCF is especially looking for new
question material to populate the Question Bank of the Well Intervention Pressure
Control syllabus.
The second 2011 IWSG meeting was held at the NOGEPA office in the Hague. Cees van
Oosterom of NOGEPA presented an update of actions taken after the GOM/Macondo
incident. He also gave a presentation on the new guidelines on abandonment of tools and
equipment in boreholes. The second presentation by Bram Leerdam of Noble Drilling was
on the management of specialist contractors on offshore drilling units. Furthermore the
IWSG chairman gave an update on the development of the Standard Bridging Document.
Weatherford in Den Helder was the host for the third 2011 IWSG meeting. Arnold
Frinks gave a detailed presentation on Weatherford. After the presentation a discussion
developed on the subject of competence. There is some concern with some of the service
companies about competence of personnel on board rigs. It is becoming clear that
’certified’ personnel are not necessarily the same as ’competent’ personnel.
On 20 December 2011 the IWSG celebrated its 10 th anniversary at Franks in Den Helder.
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