Guidance
Vessel facilities subject to external hydrocarbon hazards guidance note
Vessel facilities subject to external hydrocarbon hazards guidance note
- NOPSEMA
- Guidance
- A533582
- Evacuation, Escape and RescueExplosionHydrocarbon ReleaseProcess Safety
- ExplosionFireHydrocarbon releaseMajor accident managementRisk management
- Marine operations
- Gas detectorLifeboat
- Evacuation, escape and rescueIgnition source controlRisk assessmentSafety-case assurance
- Marine industryUpstream oil and gas
- Vessel
Summary
Guidance on safety cases for vessel facilities exposed to external hydrocarbon hazards. It addresses facility descriptions, formal safety assessment, ignition prevention, gas detection, emergency shutdown and evacuation arrangements. Supporting analyses examine fire, explosion and emergency-system survivability, while the Montara case illustrates shortcomings in preparedness and external-hazard assessment.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Hydrocarbon release; hydrocarbon leak; oil and gas release.
Classifications: Major accident management; major accident prevention.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Gas detector; gas monitor; gas detection instrument.
Classifications: Lifeboat; survival craft.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Ignition source control; ignition prevention.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety-case assurance.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The guidance sets out safety-case expectations for vessel facilities exposed to external hydrocarbon hazards.
A533582. Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue, explosion, hydrocarbon release, process safety.