Safety Alert
Safety Alert 315 - Dynamic Positioning System Failures on Offshore Supply Vessels Engaged in Oil and Gas Operations
Safety Alert 315 - Dynamic Positioning System Failures on Offshore Supply Vessels Engaged in Oil and Gas Operations
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 315
- Marine OperationsVessel and Mooring
- Loss of containmentLoss of station keeping
- Dynamic positioningWell intervention
- ValveWellhead
- Alarm managementCompetence and trainingContractor managementOperating and work procedures
- Marine industryUpstream oil and gas
- Vessel
Summary
Joint Coast Guard and BSEE alert examines an offshore supply vessel losing position during wireline plug removal, shearing a wellhead tree through connected high-pressure lines and releasing lubricant. It discusses ignored DP failures, emergency disconnect capability, DP equipment classes, activity-specific guidance, personnel competence and leaseholder oversight of contracted vessels.
Classifications: Loss of containment; containment loss.
Classifications: Loss of station keeping; drive-off; drift-off.
Classifications: Dynamic positioning; DP; DP operations.
Classifications: Well intervention; workover; well servicing.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Wellhead; well head.
Classifications: Alarm management.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
BSEE Safety Alert 315. Themes: marine operations, vessel and mooring.