Guidance on diving umbilical management
- Recommended Practice
- Revision 0.2 - January 2024
This document provides comprehensive guidance on diving umbilical management, focusing on length, marking, properties, examination, testing, and safe deployment.
Contents
Introduction
Application
Definitions
Philosophy
General umbilical management
Identification and treatment of hazards
Main umbilical
Excursion umbilical
Distance calculations
Vessel hazard diagrams
Pre-job preparation
Swim line installation example methodology
References
Appendix 1 – Distance calculations worked examples
Appendix 2 – Vessel hazard diagrams
Appendix 3 – Example swim line set-up storyboards
Appendix 4 – Anchor pattern checklist
Revision
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Rev. 0.2 - January 2024Texts of point 8) of Section 4 and Section 7.1.1 amended for clarity. Appendix 4 (Anchor Pattern Checklist) added
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Rev. 0.1 - June 2023Correction made to Figure 29
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Rev. - May 2023Initial publication