Diving operations from vessels operating in dynamically positioned mode
- Recommended Practice
- Revision 4.1 - December 2023
This document provides comprehensive guidelines for diving operations from vessels operating in a dynamically positioned (DP) mode, focusing on safety, responsibilities, and operational procedures.
Contents
- Introduction
- Responsibility and Authority of Personnel
- Safety Management
- Operational and Emergency Event Familiarisation for DPOs Working on DSVs
- Marine Interface
- DP Operations Risk Based Planning and Control
- DP Alert Responses
- Vessel Movement Limitations
- Diving Umbilical Management from Dynamically Positioned Vessels
- Shallow Water
- Diving Within an Anchor Pattern or Close to a Suspended Subsea Asset
- Diving Within a Swing Circle
- Subsea Structures and Wellheads
- References
Revision
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Rev. 4.1 - December 2023Modifications made to guidance on drift trials & diver recovery trials within Section 11.1
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Rev. 4 - May 2023Removal of guidance of the safe deployment and tending of diving umbilicals from vessels operating in DP mode. Subject now comprehensively covered in IMCA D078
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Rev. 3 - May 2008Increased emphasis of the risks of diving within anchor patterns and other minor updates
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Rev. 2 - July 2000Revised for current practices
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Rev. - January 1998Initial publication