NORSOK U100 Manned Underwater Operations New edition 2nd

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NORSOK U-100 Manned Underwater OperationsNew
edition (2nd)

• Kåre Segadal, NUI

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Ref. Roar Jørgensens presentation on
2005-Seminar

• What is NORSOK and NORSOK U -100 ?
• The revision of U-100 (1999-2006)
• Internationalisation
• Sum up

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Oppsummering

• Kvalitetsmessig et bedre dokument
• Et steg nærmere en internasjonal standard.
• Forventes godkjent og offentlig tilgjenglig fra
  februar/mars 2006

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Sum up (November 2005)

• Better quality
• One step further to international standard
• Expected final and public February/March 2006

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Members Expertgroup (E.G.) NORSOK U-100

• Statoil Einar W. Svendsen
• Subsea 7 ....
• Stolt Offshore Joar Gangenes
• Technip Sjur M. Lothe
• Active Divers Jon Are Hvalby / Rudolf Brekken
• Total Trond Einar Hansen
• Conoco Phillips Bjørn Venn/Gunnar Bratli
• Norsk Hydro Hans Jørgen Mæland
• NOPEF Leif Johansen
• NUI Kåre Segadal
• Thelma Bård A. Holand
• Sintef Unimed Bjarne Malvik
• Observers
• PSA Øivind Lie / John Arne Ask
• Health authorities Jan Fredrik Andersen
• Coordinator Bjarne Sandvik

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What happened?

• 2005 E.Gs (believed) final editorial and
  handover to NORSOK-secretariat (N.s)
• 2006 What was expected to be N.s minor
  preparation for Public enquiry turned out to be
  so extensive that new treatment in E.G was
  necessary with new editorial (including updating
  ref.s)

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and further in 2007

• New N.s editorial (not so extensive as last year)
• May out for Public enquiry
• Deadline June extended till August

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Responders Public enquiry summer 2007

• PSA
• DNV
• NUI
• Statoil (inc NYD)
• Subsea7 (inc NHC/NURGOD)
• Technip
• ConocoPhillips Total ENI

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Comments (Public enquiry summer 2007)

• Editorial most can be implemented straight away
  some need discussion
• Adjusting references again some need disc.
• Definitions discussions needed
• Accident etc reporting adding new text proposed
• Chemical contamination - additions proposed

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Comments cont.(Public enquiry summer 2007)

• Personnel qualif. req - additions proposed
• Technical additions/clarifications proposed
  esp
• Handling systems
• Hyperbaric rescue
• DSV
• Diving procedures decompression

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Comments cont.(Public enquiry summer 2007)

• Monitoring
• additions/clarifications proposed
• Time provisions
• additions/clarifications proposed
• Work on pressurised system
• proposed for addition
• Annex B (training)
• Total rev. suggested (proposal missing)

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What is needed?

• At least 1 meeting in the ExpertGroup
• Sounds easy is difficult !
• So .....

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Conclusion(we have learned)

• We hope, but do NOT predict
• The standard is finally treated by ExpertGroup in
  2007
• And out for publication early 2008
• Thank you!

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NORSOK generally

• BACKGROUND
• Low oil prices, high cost and time consumption
• Objective
• Reduce time and cost and at the same time
• Keep the safety level
• NORSOK
• Norsk Sokkels Konkurranseposisjon
• The Competitive position of the Norwegian
  (continental) shelf

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Overall objectives of the NORSOK standards

• Cover gap between Norwegian requirements and
  international standards
• Cover areas where international standards are
  lacking
• Stribe for internationalisation of NORSOK
  standards
• Till now (2005) 81 NORSOK standards, 9 have
  become international

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NORSOK masterplan
Bredere deltakelse
1998
2001
Erstatte regelverk med standarder
2004
1994
Utvikle NORSOK standarder for å erstatte
selskapsspesifikasjoner
. forsterke arbeidet med ISO, IEC CEN,
erstatte NORSOK standarder
1990
Arbeide med ISO, IEC CEN for internasjonale std
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NORSOK U-100 Manned Underwater operations

• Standard describes basic requiremnets to
  personnel, equipment and systemw used in Manned
  Underwater operations i petroleum industry.
• Cook-book for diving offshore From A to Z.

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Members expertgroup NORSOK U-100

• Statoil Einar W. Svendsen
• Subsea 7 Bjarne Sandvik
• Stolt Offshore Joar Gangenes
• Technip Sjur M. Lothe
• Aktive Dykkere Jon Are Hvalby / Rudolf Brekken
• Total Trond Einar Hansen
• Conoco Phillips Bjørn Venn/Gunnar Bratli
• Norsk Hydro Hans Jørgen Mæland
• NOPEF Leif Johansen
• NUI Kåre Segadal
• Thelma Bård A. Holand
• Sintef Unimed Bjarne Malvik
• Observatører
• Petroleumstilsynet Øivind Lie / John Arne Ask
• Helsetilsynet Jan Fredrik Andersen
• Koordinator Roar Jørgensen

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Background for revision

• Agreed aldready at launch in 1999
• Feedback from users
• References
• To much language
• Difficult to check compliance

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Changes after revision

• References
• All references checked
• Reduced number of Normative references
• Changes to informative
• Removed
• Transfered text from reference to U-100
• Result 26 -gt 16

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Changes after revision

• Ch. 2 Referanser
• Normative og Informative referanser
• Ch. 3 og 4
• HRU
• Hyperbaric Rescue Unit (also covers HRV
  Hyperbaric rescue vessel and HLB Hyperbaric
  Lifeboat)
• Language
• Ch. 5 SHE
• Relative major changes
• Numbered lists
• Longterm follow up ears, lungs, nervesystem and
  bone 3 year
• table for ligthning
• Date of medic

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Changes after revision

• Ch. 6 Personnel qualifications
• Supervisor/Superintendent
• Diving medic not required like before
• Dive technician
• Shall not have duties in conflict with his main
  tasks
• Gasmann qualifications added
• like diver or LST
• Nurse always on bord during diveoperations.
• Diving responsible doctor requirements put in
• Duty doctor requirements put in

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Changes after revision

• Chapter 7 Tekniske krav
• Beredskapskammer
• Ved overflatebasert dykking hvor det ikke
  planlagt dekompresjon kan størrelsen være 160 cm
  diameter.
• Bail out
• Lagt til en tekst som tilsier at det skal være
  nok reservegass til at dykkeren kan komme i
  sikkerhet.
• Kommunikasjon
• Hentet ut tabell fra US mil. Standard vedr. MRT
  score(tidligere ref) og lagt inn i standarden.

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Changes after revision

• Chapter 8 Operasjonelle requirements
• Divers logbook required content
• Saturation procedures put in to standard
• Compression, Excursions, Decempression
• Surface oriented procedures
• British bottomtime restrictions
• gt 9 msw (or equivalent air depth) gt 3days one
  day without (orlt9msw) 4th day
• Deep (gt180msw) saturation diving
• Only guidance, not verified

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Changes after revision

• Chapter 9 Contingency
• Lists with numbered points
• Annex B
• Requirements to training/education is not changed
  (wait till EDTC becomes more substantial)

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Internationalisation

• Adaption to UK legislation/requirements have been
  implemented
• Bottomtime, divers logbook, medic date etc.
• NORSOK U-100 have been used in Iran with positive
  feedback