Guidance on operational communications
- Recommended Practice
- Revision 1.1 - June 2021
This document provides comprehensive guidance on operational communications for offshore marine contractors, covering general guidelines, bridge to dive control communications, and lifting operations.
Contents
- Purpose
- Scope and Summary of Guidelines
- Definitions
- PART A: GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
- Introduction to Part A
- General Communications Guidance
- Data Recording
- Operational Communications
- Working on VHF/UHF Channels
- Use of Communication Channels
- Emergency Communications
- Maintenance
- Communications Diagrams
- PART B: COMMUNICATIONS IN BRIDGE TO DIVE CONTROL
- Introduction to Part B
- Types of Diving Operations
- Communication Links
- Equipment
- Testing Communication Systems
- Alarms – Bridge to Dive
- Other Alarm Signals
- Data Recording
- Personnel
- PART C: COMMUNICATIONS IN LIFTING OPERATIONS
- Introduction to Part C
- Communications in Lifting Operations – General
- Procedures
- Hand Signals
- Equipment
- Human–Machine Interaction
- Types of Lifting Operation
- References
Revision
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Rev. 2.2 - March 2024Refresh of page 2, reference links and layout; no changes to content
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Rev. 1.1 - November 2023Quality check; document map added; no change to content
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Rev. 1 - June 2021Further updating of references and adoption as an LR document
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Rev. 2.1 - May 2019Revised to make slight changes to section 4.1
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Rev. 2 - October 2018Revised to include input from the geophysical survey sector
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Rev. 0.1 - August 2016Update of references; rewording of section 19
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Rev. 1 - June 2014Revised to include input from the renewable energy sector
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Rev. - September 2010Initial publication
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Rev. 0 - March 2010Initial publication