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IMCA Digest - December 2023
News
- Exploring Emergency Response for offshore wind in New England
- S. 3038: “Now is not the time to enact legislation that could have dire unintended consequences”
- Offshore wind contracting: “the start of a renewed emphasis on co-operation”
- Safety Statistics: help tell the story of our industry
- New Diving lead announced at IMCA
Published Articles
Safety Events
- Line of fire near miss during lifting operations
- Failure of personal isolation procedures: crane damaged when it was used inappropriately
- Two hand injuries
- LTI – Finger crush whilst operating safety gate
- Worker cut hand on broken mirror
- NTSB: Lithium-ion battery fire destroys vessel bridge
- LTI: gangway collapsed
- LTI: Fingers injured during fender lifting operation
- MAIB: Electrician injured in explosion
- MAIB: Shifting of centre-of-gravity of load
DP Events
- Position Reference Problems again! – Dangers of recalibrating
- Follow the ASOG – It’s there for a reason
- Read the room – Port side azimuth thruster shutdown and subsequent partial blackout on DP vessel
- Thrust Incident Due to Dynamic Positioning System Mode Change on Construction Vessel
- DP drill scenario
- News in brief from the DP Committee
Publications
- Practical guidance to implement the circular economy principles
- Diving operations from vessels operating in dynamically positioned mode
- Diver attachment to structures by means of a weak link
- Limitations in the use of SCUBA offshore
- Diving operations in support of intervention on wellheads and subsea facilities
- The effects of underwater currents on divers’ performance and safety
- Guidance on module outlines for ROV-related training courses
- A guide to DP-related documentation for DP vessels
- Example redundancy concept and annual DP trials for vessels of IMO DP class 2 & 3
- Guidance on mitigation of marine invasive species: Biofouling and ballast water
- Diver and ROV based concrete mattress handling, deployment, installation, repositioning and decommissioning
- Guidance on handling naturally occurring radioactive material
- Mooring practice safety guidance for offshore vessels when alongside in ports and harbours
- Code of practice for the initial and periodic examination, testing and certification of diving plant and equipment
- Minimum quantities of gas required offshore
- Guidance on safety procedures for isolation of ROV high voltage equipment (above 1㎸)
- Guidelines for the management of peripheral survey sensors
- Security measures and emergency response guidance
- Guidance on security threat risk assessment procedures
- Experience and employment profile of North Sea diving personnel: Profile for the years 2000 to 2003
- Safety interface document for a DP vessel working near an offshore structure
- Remotely operated vehicle intervention during diving operations
- Guidance on simultaneous operations (SIMOPS)
Events
- 6 December 2023 - Navigating Offshore Wind Contracts