BP Lifting Operations HSE Directive

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HSE DIRECTIVE 4

LIFTING OPERATIONS


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HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT HANDBOOK 2006104

LIFTING OPERATIONS

These requirements shall ensure that all crane and litingoperations are carried out in a sae manner

Liting operations cannot commence until the ollowing minimum

requirements have been met:

The BP Norge Directive or crane and liting operations has been

read and understood by the parties involved in the work.

No cargo shall be lited above personnel

The lit is planned (what, where, how, who), a risk assessment

has been completed, and the lit method and equipment have

been determined by competent personnel w Limitations that can inuence the operation, including the

liting equipment capacity, weather conditions, landing areas,

blind zones and other limitations as a consequence o the

liting route, are identifed and compensated or

w SJA and/or work permit is prepared and approved where this

is required

w Action has been taken to prevent personnel entering an area

where they might be injured by a alling or shiting load

w Communication orm is agreed and any radio communication

tested

Liting device and equipment have been visually examined (pre use

check) by competent personnel

w Any saety devices installed on liting equipment are operational

w Liting device and equipment have been certifed or use within the

last 12 months

w Temporary liting devices are inspected and approved bycompetent personnel (Rigger)

Rigging o the load is carried out by competent personnel

The weight o the load is known and the load does not exceed

dynamic and/or static capacities o the liting equipment

The operator o liting device is trained and certifed or that

device according to the qualifcation requirements in BP Norge

Directive or crane and liting operations and NORSOK R-003

The Signaller/Slinger is trained and certifed according to the

qualifcation requirements in BP Norge Directive or crane and

liting operations and NORSOK R-003

When the oshore crane is used or an oshore liting operation,

at least three competent persons (crane operator, signaller andslinger) shall carry out the lits


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PURPOSE, SCOPE AND STRUCTURE

Purpose Provide requirements and instructions or sae use o liting

equipment in accordance with statutory requirements and BPs

own requirements

Contribute to the establishment, maintenance and urther

development o an acceptable saety level or personnel, the

environment and material assets in the planning and perormance

o liting operations

Scope This directive applies to all BP-operated installations and

contracted installations on the Norwegian continental shel

Contractors o contracted installations who have a system that

satisfes the requirements in this directive may use their own

system provided this has been clarifed upon implementation

Structure

BPNs liting operations directive consists o the ollowing:

1. Purpose, scope and structure

2. BPNs requirements additional to NORSOK R-003

3. NORSOK R-003 Sae use o liting equipment

BPNs additional requirements apply in addition to, or replace, the

requirements stated in NORSOK R- 003. These are operational

requirements, as well as requirements or roles and duties, and

competence.

Field- and installation-speciic governing documentation relating

to liting is available in the HSE instructions or Valhall/Hod andUla/Tambar

The hierarchy o the governing documents or liting operations is

as ollows


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Reerences The Petroleum Saety Auhtoritys regulations

BPs 8 Golden Saety Rules

BPs NSLR (North Sea Liting Rules)

HSE directive 1 - Work Permits

HSE directive 10 - Helicopter Operations

HSE directive 11 - Sae Job Analysis

1.70.010 Liting Equipment Manual

BP Drilling & well Operations Policy

Webpage or crane and liting operationsBPN internal check list and instructions may be ound on th BP 0-page

on the intranet: Liting Operations.

BPNS REQUIREMENTS ADDITIONAL TO NORSOK

R-003 SAFE USE OF LIFTING EQUIPMENT

Below is an outline o BPNs requirements additional to the ollowing

sections o the NORSOK standard:

SECTION 4 - SAFE USE OF LIFTING EQUIPMENT SECTION 6 - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR

DIFFERENT LIFTING INSTALLATIONS

SECTION 7 - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FORDIFFERENT LIFTING EQUIPMENT APPENDIX A - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES APPENDIX B - TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

The sub-sections below reer to the sections in R-003

Section 4.7 Communication When perorming liting operations in very noisy areas, headset

w/integrated telephone must be used In case o unclear or ailing communication, immediately stop the

liting operation until sae communication has been restored

Section 4.8.2 Signaller and slinger Liting operations with oshore cranes or SIMOPS cranes must

always be carried out with a minimum o three persons/roles

involved: the liting appliance operator, signaller and slinger.

For all other permanent liting appliances (BOP cranes, travelling

cranes, wireline winches, personnel and work winches, etc.)

a risk analysis defning the minimum number o sta required to

perorm liting operations must be available

No liting operations with permanent liting appliances must be

carried out with ewer sta than the pre-defned minimum

number. Whether extra personnel is required in addition to the

minimum number must be considered during the planning o

liting operations.

The signaller and slinger must not change roles during theperormance o a liting operation


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I the liting appliance operator has a good visual overview o the

area, the slinger can, with clearance rom the liting appliance

operator, handle the load when it is under control and below

hip height (1,3m).

Section 6 Additional requirements or dierent liting appliancesAll types o jacking and chain hoists must be secured against overload

by an overload protection system.

Section 6.3 Pipe handling on pipe deck and in the drilling area When pipes are being lited on the pipe deck, the area into and out

o which the liting takes place must be sealed o.

Section 7 Additional requirements or dierent liting gear The liting gear shall satisy the requirements in BPNs Liting

Equipment Manual

The ollowing liting equipment may not be used:

w Plate clips

w Magnetic yoke

w Vacuum yoke

w Barrel liter except or handling barrels into/out o barrel baskets

Section 7.2 Slings

Primarily, steel wire slings shall be used. Fibre slings must not be used or liting operations by oshore crane

Section 7.4 Shackles When choosing a shackle the overall load, including the addition

or working angles, must be considered careully

When shackles are used in a liting lug, the shackles WLL must

be at least as big as the liting lugs working load limit

The load on the shackle must be centered on the shackle pin to

avoid lopside loading on the shackle base

Section 7.5 Eye bolts and eye nuts

Eye bolts must be grade 80 and preerably RUD type in order to

standardize the assortment.

Section 7.11 Load carriers A deviation rom the requirement that oshore containers must

not be stacked on top o each other, can only be made when:

w there is prior approval rom the Business Unit Leader or a

delegated person

w The container is designed or stacking and labelled Godkjent

or stabling (Approved or stacking)

w the container is equipped with a crane pendant and/or liting

yokes that enable hooking up while standing on deck

w stacking is limited to pre-defned areas

w the risk assessment o the liting operation shows that the


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risks o liting the container up and down are as low as

practically possible, and lower than the risks associated with

other easible alternatives

w approved work permit level 1, with enclosed risk assessment

and risk-reducing measures

When the container is moved internally, the doors must be closed

with locking devices, incl. spring hooks

Appendix A - Roles and responsibilitiesThe role and responsibility matrix below shows appendix A in NORSOK

R-003. In addition, BPN-speciic roles/responsibilities are indicated in

italics. All reerences are to NORSOK R-003.

Description o roles and responsibilities onshore

The company (Perormance Unit Leader & Head o Country or BPN): implement the NORSOK standard, have the internal expertise

necessary to stipulate requirements or the discipline area, in

accordance with the statutory requirements,

have at its disposition on adequate and qualiied expertise (person)

available,

have at its disposition on adequate and qualiied operational and

technical support available,

carry out veriications in the discipline area.

Have the overall responsibility or ensuring that relevantrequirements and guidelines are implemented into BPNs projects

and relevant contractor companies in order to secure proper risk

control.

Engineering Authority, EA: Responsible or ensuring the availability o appropriate systems in

order to maintain the technical integrity control o the installations

Defne the engineering competence matrix and ensure TAs

competence

Make sure that BPN has an organized enterprise o competence

within liting

Responsible or ensuring that the regulatory requirements regarding

competent control are met and that supervision takes place in

accordance with own and regulatory requirements

Ensure that the organisation has competent personnel in the

positions stated below.

Ensure verifcation that the systems unction (seen to by Compliance

Coordinator)

Technical Authority Liting Equipment (TAL) Compliance Coordinator or liting equipment


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Responsible or BPNs directive, procedures, instructions and

specifcations within his discipline and or ensuring that these are in

line with the regulatory requirements

Responsible or giving advice regarding applications or exemptions

and that they are acceptable in relation to specifcations, directives,

procedures and regulatory requirements

Give advice to Operations Support Teams, BPNs projects and

oshore personnel regarding the companys own and regulatory

requirements, and make sure that they are complied with

Internal Discipline Leader, enterprise o competence, liting Responsible or all competent control/certifcations perormed by

BPNs internal enterprise o competence, liting.

Responsible or ensuring that the planned quality level is achievable

and or making sure that necessary specifcations, procedures,instructions and guidelines or the work have been prepared.

Evaluate and reject/approve certifcates

Give advice regarding the companys own and regulatory

requirements, and make sure that these requirements are met by

the external enterprise o competence, liting, as well.

Operations Support Team Leader (OSTL): Overall responsibility or securing sufcient liting personnel and

competence in OST.

Responsible or ensuring that relevant requirements and procedures

are implemented in BPNs operating and maintenance systems and

in relevant contractor companies.

Technical responsible person (mechanical discipline engineer) (seealso Technical responsible person Oshore):

maintain the technical condition o the liting equipment,

make sure the necessary maintenance program is established,

implemented, carried out and maintained in line with the

manuacturers instructions and experience with the use o this type

o equipment. See appendix G regarding maintenance,

make sure that the necessary expert inspections are carried out andollowed up in accordance with appendix H regarding expert

activities,

ensure that the necessary documentation or liting equipment is

available in accordance with appendix E regarding documentation

and marking,

consider the need or and recommend renewal and

modiications o liting equipment in consultation with the

users.


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Job Ocer (JO) / Responsible Engineer (RE) Responsible or ensuring that BPNs requirements regarding

liting equipment and operations are communicated to BPNs

suppliers and contractors

Responsible or ensuring that BPNs suppliers and contractors

are inormed o any deviations and need or compensating,

corrective and preventive measures.

Description o roles and responsibilities oshore:The Oshore Installation Manager shall Ensure compliance with this NORSOK R003 and make sure

that all statutory requirements are met.

Establish, implement and mantain installation-speciic

governing documentation

Make sure that there are suicient and qualiied personnel

available to perorm sae liting operations,

Appoint technically and operationally responsible persons or

all liting appliances and liting operations on the installation.

The responsibility shall be linked to a position/positions

onboard the installation

appoint a person with responsibility or loading and unloading

operations with boats as described in OLFs guideline no. 061

make sure the responsible persons have suicient authority

Technical responsible person Oshore (Responsible or theperormance and experience transer to Technical Leader Onshore)(see also Technical Leader Onshore)

maintain the technical condition o the liting equipment,

make sure the necessary maintenance program is

established, implemented, carried out and maintained in

line with the manuacturers instructions and experience with

the use o this type o equipment. See appendix G regarding

maintenance,

make sure that the necessary expert inspections are carriedout and ollowed up in accordance with appendix H regarding

expert activities,

consider the need or and recommend renewal and

modiications o liting equipment in consultation with the

users.

The operational responsible person shall make sure compliance with this NORSOK standard and

installation-speciic governing documentation ,


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be in charge o the overall and operational management o the

liting operations,

ensure uniorm planning and perormance o liting operations

in dierent areas, and evaluate saety in connection with

simultaneous operations,

ensure suicient exchange o inormation among the shits,

make sure that the liting operations are carried out with

suicient and qualiied personnel,

make sure that the standards requirements regarding storage

o loose liting equipment are met,

appoint mentors, approve oshore crane operation practice,

consider whether a liting appliance can be classiied as a

simple liting appliance,

* Technical responsible person Oshore or all liting equipment,

except drilling related liting equipment

** Applies to drilling-related liting equipment, i.e. only 1st line oshore

crane maintenance

WP

Role ValhallQP,PCP,

ValhallIP og DP

ValhallFlankeog Hod

ULAQ og P

UlaD

Tambar WestEpsilon

LivarHaga

Livar Haga LivarHaga

LivarHaga

LivarHaga

LivarHaga

LivarHaga

SveinH.

Hetland

Svein H.Hetland

Svein H.Hetland

Svein H.Hetland

Svein H.Hetland

Svein H.Hetland

Svein H.Hetland

EldarLarsen

Eldar Larsen EldarLarsen

MarieRavnestad

MarieRavnestad

MarieRavnestad

S

Notactual

medvig

Svein H.Hetland

Svein H.Hetland

Svein H.Hetland

Svein H.Hetland

Svein H.Hetland

Svein H.Hetland

GunnarFeed

GunnarFeed

GunnarFeed

ArneVargervik

ArneVargervik

ArneVargervik

ArildErikson,Smedvig

OIMValhall

OIM Valhall OIMValhall

OIM Ula OIM Ula OIM Ula OIM WE

OTL-VM/U

*

BP Drillingsupervisior

**

OTL-VMU

OTL-V

*SmedvigRig Supt

**

OTL-V SmedvigRig

SuptOLT-V

M/UBP DrillingSupervisor

OTL-VMU

OTL-V SmedvigRig Supt

OTL-V SmedvigRig Supt

Description of roles on the different installations, Des 2005

EngineeringAuthority

Technical

Authority

Lifting Equipment

Onshore Support

Team Leader

Offshore Installation

Manager

Technical responsible,Offshore

Operationally

Responseble

Internal disipline

leader enterprise

of competence

Technicalresponsible person=Discipline, Engineer,

Mechanical


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Denition:Drilling-related liting equipment: Liting equipment to be maintained

by the drilling contractor. Consists o pipehandling system, BOP crane,

drawwork, etc. used in connection with drilling. The drilling contractor

is responsible or 1st line maintenance on oshore cranes on the drilling

platorms. The drilling contractor is also responsible or perorming

maintenance on and inspections o all loose liting equipment in the

drilling area.

The operator o the liting appliance shall lead and ensure saety or each lit,

plan each liting operation, see Sec. 4.4 NORSOK R-003,

select the appropriate liting gear,

make sure the liting appliance and the liting gear are in good

working order and in accordance with the manuacturers

instructions, speciications and instructions, make sure the liting appliance is maintained in accordance with

the maintenance programme,

carry out frst line maintenance or ensure that it is carried out in

accordance with the maintenance programme,

carry out a pre-use check o the liting appliance,

take care o necessary alerts or liting operations in progress,

make sure the necessary communication has been set up

between everyone involved in the operation,

coordinate the liting operation with other ongoing activities, operate the liting appliance and liting gear correctly according

to the manuacturers instructions, this NORSOK standard and

the companys governing documents,

ollow instructions and signals given by the signaller, and obey a

stop signal regardless o who is giving it,

operate the equipment in accordance with the capacities and

limitations that apply or the liting appliance,

halt a liting operation i there is any doubt about the saety. Theoperation must not be recommenced beore saety has been

re-established,

not participate in liting operations i he eels physically or mentally unft,

not participate in other activities which might divert his attention

while operating the liting appliance,

carry out a check o the liting appliance ater it has been used,

keep a daily log where this is a requirement,

report any undesirable incidents.

The signaller shall participate in the planning o each liting operation,

clear the liting route and ensure the necessary cordoning o

to keep personnel not involved in the liting operation outside the

exposed area

make sure the slinger is in a sae area when the load is lited and

lowered,


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give the start-up signal or and direct the sae movement o the

liting appliance and the hook load in accordance with this

NORSOK standard and the companys governing documents,

communicate in accordance with the requirements o this

NORSOK standard,

inorm everyone involved in the liting operation who the new

signaller is, i a new signaller has to take over. The new

signaller must confrm that he takes over the responsibility

stay in visual and radio contact with the slinger at the begining and

the end o the operation,

supervise the liting operation at all times

not touch the load.

The slinger shall participate in the planning o each liting operation,

select and use liting gear in accordance with the manuacturers

instructions, this NORSOK standard and the companys governing

documents,

check the liting gear beore and ater use,

make sure the load and load carrier are careully prepared and

secured beore the liting operation is started,

hook the straps on and o the load and the crane hook or liting gear,

inorm the signaller when the load is ready or liting and whenthe hook is ree again at the end o the lit,

not touch a load that is swinging or rotating,

not touch a load that is above hip height (above 1.30 m).

The deck operator shall peorm the slinger and/or signallers duties in connection with

liting operations with oshore cranes.

The mentor shall provide instructions and training in accordance with the relevant

training plan or training programme,

consider at all times which tasks the person concerned can

perorm independently and supervise his/her perormance o

these tasks,

be responsible or the crane operation during periods where


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new liting appliance operators are undergoing training,

confrm that the training has been carried out in an adequate

manner and veriy that the person concerned has obtained a

competence level which is in line with the relevant training plan

or training programme.

The external examiner shall evaluate and approve new oshore crane operators in connection

with practical tests carried out in accordance with the instructions

available in KOSAR.

The rigger shall approve or use and issue tags or temporary liting appliances

with SWL less than 2 tonnes in line with the procedure in 8.4.

I more than one person takes part in the rigging o a temporaryliting appliance, a responsible rigger shall be appointed.

The navigator on duty (Captain)See OLF guideline no. 06

The seam shall carry out the tasks o the slinger and/or signaller in connection

with liting operations with an oshore crane,

secure the load.

Appendix B. Training requirementsThe ollowing skill requirements apply to the requirement stipulator:

Technical Authority Liting Equipment, TAL: Be updated on current liting equipment rules

Good relevant technical background

Thorough knowledge o current requirements regarding liting

appliances, including relevant requirements in NORSOK R-003 and

accompanying standards

Knowledge o enterprise o competence and necessary

documentation as described in regulatory requirements, standards

and ederal and local BP documents

Knowledge o maintenance programs and systems used or the

liting appliances

Internal Discipline Leader, enterprise o competence: The Discipline Leader shall have the competence stipulated in

Samordningsradets additional criteria or enterprise o competence

Appendix B.7 Mentor arrangement All documentation regarding ulflled training and verifcation shall be


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fled by the appointed personnel on the installation

Appendix B.8 Skills maintenance and B.9 Skills verication

Oshore crane operators, signallers and slingers shall undergo

retraining with a crane simulator every three years

Operators o other types o motorised liting appliances (other than

oshore cranes) shall reresh the installation-specifc training every

three years

Personnel who have not been involved in liting operations the past

12 months shall undergo new internal training beore being able to

work independently

NORSOK R003 SAFE USE OF LIFTINGEQUIPMENT

ForewordThe NORSOK standards are developed by the Norwegian petroleum

industry to ensure adequate saety, value adding and cost eectiveness

or petroleum industry developments and operations.

Furthermore, NORSOK standards are, as ar as possible, intended

to replace oil company speciications and serve as reerences in theauthorities regulations.

The NORSOK standards are normally based on recognised international

standards, adding the provisions deemed necessary to ill the broad

needs o the Norwegian petroleum industry. Where relevant, NORSOK

standards will be used to provide the Norwegian industry input to the

international standardisation process. Subject to development and

publication o international standards, the relevant NORSOK standard

will be withdrawn.

The NORSOK standards are developed according to the consensus

principle generally applicable or most standards work and according to

established procedures deined in NORSOK A-001.

The NORSOK standards are prepared and published with support by

The Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF) and Federation o

Norwegian Manuacturing Industries (TBL).

NORSOK standards are administered and published by Standards

Norway.

Annexes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K are normative. Annex J is

inormative.

IntroductionThe intention o this NORSOK standard is to provide requirements andguidelines or the sae use o liting equipment.


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This NORSOK standard shall help to establish, maintain and urther

develop an acceptable level o saety or personnel, the environment

and material assets in the planning and execution o liting operations.

During the preparation o this NORSOK standard, consideration was

given to Norwegian regulations, European and international standards,

OLF and NR guidelines, and the operator companies and shipowners

internal speciications and procedures relating to the sae use o liting

equipment.

Amendments made to Rev. 1, October 1997 are so extensive that it was

not appropriate to mark them.

This NORSOK standard shall, based on input rom the users, be revised

on an annual basis by a revision group. Improvement proposals shall be

coordinated by the individual company beore being sent to the revisiongroup.

In order to assist learning and experience exchange, the improvement

proposals and the revision groups processing o these shall be made

available.

Standard Norge is secretariat or the revision group.

1. SCOPEThis NORSOK standard embraces the sae use o liting equipment used

in connection with liting operations in the petroleum activities. It does

not include the use o lits and all protection equipment.

NOTE Examples o liting equipment covered by this NORSOK standard

can be ound in Annex J.

2. NORMATIVE AND INFORMATIVE REFERENCESThe ollowing standards include regulations and guidelines which,

through reerences in this text, comprise the regulations and guidelines

in this NORSOK standard. The latest versions o the reerences shall

be used unless otherwise agreed. Other recognised standards can

be used provided that it can be proven that they satisy or exceed the

requirements and guidelines in the standards reerred to below.

2.1 Normative reerencesDNV Certiication Note CN 2.7-1

Oshore Containers

DNV Certiication Note CN 2.7-2

Oshore Service Containers

EFIBCA Standard 005Single trip

DAT Regulation no. 608, order no. 555Use o work equipment (see NOTE below)

FOR 1986-01-13 no. 31The Norwegian Maritime Directorate: Regulations or deck

cranes etc. on mobile installations (see NOTE below)


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FOR 1978-01-17 nr. 04The Norwegian Maritime Directorate: Regulations or loading

and unloading appliances on ships (see NOTE below)

IMDG code, DAT Regulation no.820, order no. 522, Regulations or machinery (see NOTE below)

DAT Regulation no. 1139Regulations or classiication, marking etc. o dangerous

chemicals (see NOTE below)

MSC/Circ. 860Guidelines or the approval o oshore containers handled in open seas

NORSOK R-CR-002Liting Equipment

NORSOK Z-015Temporary equipment

NS-EN 365

Personal protective equipment against alls rom a height -General requirements or instructions or use, maintenance,

periodic examination, repair, marking and packaging.

NS-EN 813Personal protective equipment or prevention o alls rom a height - Sit

harnesses

NS-EN 12079

Oshore containers -Design, construction, testing, inspection

and marking

NS-EN 45004General criteria or the operation o various types o bodies

perorming inspection

OLF/NR 061Guidelines or saety in the interaction between the installation,

supply base and oshore service vessel (see NOTE below)

OLF/NR 078Recommended guidelines or the use o riding belt (see NOTE below)

OLF/NR 081Implementation o NPDs requirement set orth in the Facilitiesregulations Section 55 and the Activities regulations Section

80, with regards to remote operated pipe handling

FOR 1998-12-29 no. 1455The Norwegian Maritime Directorate: Regulations or

equipment on ships (see NOTE below)

Note Unauthorised translation o title.

2.2 Inormative reerencesDNV - Rules or planning and execution o marine operations.

3. TERMS, DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The ollowing terms, defnitions and abbreviations apply or this

NORSOK standard.


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3.1 Terms and denitions3.1.1 blind litsliting operation whereby the liting appliance operator does not have a

direct view o the load or landing area

NOTE Use o closed circuit television monitoring the work area is not

considered to be direct view.

3.1.2 shouldverbal orm used to indicate that among several possibilities one is

recommended as particularly suitable without mentioning or excluding

others, or that a certain course o action is preerred but not necessarily

required

NOTE The term should means that other solutions can be chosen than

the one recommended in the standard. It shall be documented that the

alternative solution provides an equivalent level o saety.

3.1.3 documented trainingtraining whereby it can be documented that the person who will use

the liting equipment has received practical and theoretical training that

provides knowledge about its structure, operation, applications,

limitations and scope o use, as well as maintenance and inspection

in accordance with the requirements set or sae use and operation

stipulated in regulations and instructions or use

3.1.4 simple liting appliancesliting appliances (overhead cranes, winches, chain hoists, monorail

cranes, etc.) where use is not considered to involve a hazard to lie,

health and/or material assets

3.1.5 dangerous goodsload that is classifed and marked in accordance with the IMDG code

3.1.6 xed attachment point or liting appliancepad eyes, winch and mobile crane oundations, liting beams and beamsor temporary attachment o beam clamps

3.1.7 pre-use and post-use checkvisual and unctional assessment (not test) o the liting equipments

technical condition beore and ater use (without disassembly)

3.1.8 suspended work platorm

mechanically operated work platorm that can move reelyNOTE For example, suspended on rope.

3.1.9 installationacility, plant and other equipment or petroleum activities (however, not

ships that transport petroleum in bulk)

NOTE In this NORSOK standard, supply and standby boats are included

in the defnition o an installation. Examples o installations include fxed

installations, oating production, storage and oshore loading (FPSO)

vessels, rigs, barges, crane barges, service vessels etc.


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3.1.10 inspection

visual control o liting equipment or deects, and check o operating

controls, limit switches and indicators

NOTE Normally does not require disassembly.

3.1.11 snatch blockliting equipment consisting o at least one sheave in a rame with an

attachment point or rope, wire sling or chain that can be attached to a

fxed point or to a movable point on the load.

3.1.12 canverbal orm used or statements o possibility and capability, whether

material, physical or incidental

3.1.13 elevating work platorm

mechanically operated work platorm that moves vertically in guides

3.1.14 controllerperson in enterprise o competence who has sufcient theoretical

knowledge, practical experience and understanding to carry out control

o liting equipment in a satisactory manner

3.1.15 craneliting appliance whereby the load can be moved horizontally in one or

more directions, in addition to the vertical movement

3.1.16 critical liting operationsoperations requiring a work permit and special saety measures in order

to address the interace with adjacent activities

NOTE These operations include, but are not limited to

lit over critical areas, process equipment and well equipment, personnel transport with the liting appliance, unless management

on board has established other approval arrangements,

coordinated lit whereby the weight exceeds the maximum liting

capacity o one o the liting appliances,

overload testing o the liting appliance with SWL over 10 tonnes,

lit o special loads such as structures, mobile cranes etc,

heavy lits that are not considered routine operations,

subsea operations using the oshore crane.

3.1.17 load carrierall types o container, baskets, tanks, skids and rames that are used to

transport load

3.1.18 liting and stacking truckorklit truck and similar mobile motorised work equipment or combined

liting, moving and stacking


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3.1.19 liting components

parts o the structure o, or used as part o a liting gear, such as hooks,

shackles, rings, eye bolts, etc.

3.1.20 liting operationall administrative and operational activities beore, during and ater a

load is moved and until the liting equipment is ready or a new load

3.1.21 liting appliancecombined unit that is used to lit loads, with or without horizontal

movement NOTE Examples o liting appliances are shown in Annex J.

3.1.22 liting gearcomponents or equipment used between the liting appliance and the

load or on the load to grip it, but which is not an integrated part o the

liting appliance NOTE Examples o liting gear are shown in Annex J.

3.1.23 liting equipmentcommon term or liting gear, liting appliances and liting components,

used together or individually

3.1.24 man overboard boat MOBboat or speedy rescue o personnel in the sea

3.1.25 material handling planplan or moving load on the installation to ensure a sae and efcient

operation

NOTE The material handling plan takes into account, among other things

the need or type and number o liting and transport equipment,

the need or loading and unloading areas,

preparing or the use o liting and stacking trucks, trolleys etc., access to areas and workplaces or operation and maintenance.

3.1.26 nominal capacity (R0 or Rn)

the actual hook load that the crane is designed to lit in a given operating

condition

NOTE 1 For example, boom confguration, number o lines, o lead, side

lead, heel, trim, radius, wave height, etc.

NOTE 2 Nominal capacity R0 is equivalent to SWL as defned in ILO

conventions. Nominal capacity or an oshore crane is stated in the

cranes load chart or dierent signifcant wave heights.

3.1.27 oshore containertransportable unit or repeated transport o load or equipment, a unit

that can be handled in open sea to/rom installations and vessels

NOTE 1 The unit includes equipment or liting, handling, flling,

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NOTE 2 There are two categories o oshore container:

1. Oshore reight container a. Freight container ordangerous goods. b. Freight container or nonhazardous

load that is not covered by the IMDG code.

2. Oshore service container Service container produced andequipped or special use, mainly or temporary installation.

3.1.28 oshore craneslewing crane or general use mounted on an installation and

which is used to handle loads to and rom supply boats, barges

or semi-submersible installations

3.1.29 oshore installation manageroverall manager on the installation

NOTE On a vessel this will be the captain.

3.1.30 riggerperson who assembles, controls and issues tags or temporarily

assembled liting appliance

3.1.31 competent controlcontrol carried out by an enterprise o competence in order to

veriy that liting equipment satisfes relevant requirements and

is designed, embedded, installed, set up, tested, documented

and maintained in such a way that use o the liting equipment isully justifed

NOTE There are our types o competent control:

initial control;

- periodic control;

- extraordinary control;

- saety evaluation.

3.1.32 competent person

person approved by The Norwegian Maritime Directorate to

certiy and perorm competent control on installations that are

subject to The Norwegian Maritime Directorates regulations

3.1.33 enterprise o competenceentity in the operator companies organisation, or in other

companies or institutions, that together have sufcienttheoretical knowledge and practical experience to understand

calculations or liting equipment, its design and unction, and

to carry out necessary examinations and tests in order to issue

certifcates

3.1.34 certicateorm based on ILOs recommendation, issued by the enterprise

o competence/competent person, confrming that the liting

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in such a way that use o the liting equipment is ully justifed. The

certifcate shall state the statutory requirements on which it is based

NOTE 1 The scope o the control or certifcation purposes will vary,

depending on whether EU regulations or maritime regulations apply.

NOTE 2 EU regulations Here, the certifcate is based on the

manuacturers declaration o conormity and CE marking in accordance

with DAT Regulation no. 820, order no. 522. Reerence is made to

chapter IX o DAT Regulation no. 608, order no. 555, or a description o

the scope o the control.

NOTE 3 Maritime regulations Here, the certifcate can be based on, or

example, FOR 1986-01-13 no. 31, or FOR 1978-01-17 no. 04. Similarly,

the classifcation regulations or the declaration o conormity and controltagging in accordance with FOR 1998-12-29 no. 1455 can orm the basis

where this applies.

NOTE 4 Previously, the term Certifcate o Use was used instead o

Certifcate. Previously issued Certifcates o Use will remain valid

documentation that use o the liting equipment is ully justifed.

3.1.35 certied saety training

training provided by certifed training enterprise in accordance with therequirements in section 49 and section 50 o DAT Regulation no. 608,

order no. 555

3.1.36 signicant wave heightaverage height o the highest third o prevailing waves, typically

measured over a period o three hours.

NOTE As a rule o thumb, signifcant wave height is about hal themaximum wave height.

3.1.37 sae working load SWL

maximum load the liting equipment is certifed to withstand under

normal use

NOTE SWL is normally used by ILO and shall apply on all oating

and other mobile installations and ships that are not covered by EU

regulations.

3.1.38 shallverbal orm used to indicate requirements strictly to be ollowed in order

to conorm to the standard and rom which no deviation is permitted,

unless accepted by all involved parties

NOTE This verbal orm is used in connection with requirements that

shall be ulflled in order comply with this NORSOK standard. I other

solutions are necessary, this shall be treated as a nonconormance


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and dealt with as a deviation according to company requirements. The

alternative solution, together with any compensating measures, shall

provide an equivalent level o saety.

3.1.39 working load limit WLLmaximum load that a sling or a liting component is certifed to

withstand under normal use and in a given confguration

3.1.40 testspecifc operation o liting equipment, with or without a defned load, in

order to determine whether the liting equipment is suitable or use

3.1.41 test loadspecifed load that the liting equipment shall withstand within

the manuacturers specifed limits without resulting in permanent

deormation or other deects, and thereby confrming that the design,materials and manuacture comply with specifcation and statutory

requirements

3.1.42 heavy litload that is handled with the oshore cranes main block

3.1.43 examinationunction test o all saety devices, i.e. limiting and indicating equipment,

brakes, clutches etc. in order to veriy that they operate within thetolerance requirements

NOTE An examination is more comprehensive than an inspection.

3.2 AbbreviationsBOP blow out preventer (utblasingssikring)

CE Conormite European (CE-merking som bekreter

overensstemmelse med grunnleggende krav i EU-direktiver)CETOP European Oil Hydraulic and Pneumatic Committee

DAT Direktoratet or arbeidstilsynet

DNV Det Norske Veritas

EFIBCA European Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Association

HAZOP hazard and operability study

IMDG Code) International Maritime Dangerous Goods (Code)

ILO International Labour Organisation

KOSAR Kompetansesenteret or arbeidsutstyr AS

MOB mann-over-bord-batMSC The Maritim Saety Committee

NR Norsk Rederiorbund

OLF Oljeindustriens Landsorening

OMHEC Oshore Mechanical Handling Equipment Committee

SJA sikker jobb analyse (sae job analysis)

SWL sikker arbeidsbelastning (sae working load)

WLL storste tillatte arbeidslast (working load limit)

UHF ultra high requency

VHF very high requency


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4. SAFE USE OF LIFTING EQUIPMENTThis clause describes the individual lit and how the persons involved

shall carry it out. This description applies to all types o liting equipment

used. Subsequent sections state additional requirements that apply or

dierent types o liting equipment.

4.1 Overall requirementsAll use, maintenance, storage, checks, inspection and examination oliting equipment shall comply with the manuacturers instructions or

use, and the requirements in this NORSOK standard with annexes, see

NS-EN 365. The liting equipment shall not be modiied or purposes

other than those stated without the consent o the manuacturer and

enterprise o competence.

Liting equipment shall only be used by personnel who have and can

document competence as described in Annex B.

Responsibilities o the company and personnel who are involved inliting operations are described in Annex A.

4.2 Management

The operational responsible person shall manage all o the activities

with liting appliances within his area o responsibility.

Liting appliance operator is in charge o the individual liting operation.

When considered to be saer, a person other than the liting appliance

operator can be designated to be in charge o the liting operation. I a

signaller is involved in the liting operation, he shall be responsible or

directing the load.

4.3 Risk assessmentAll personnel involved shall assess the need or a pre-job talk, SJA or

use o other risk analysis methods as described in Annex I.

I, during the execution o a liting operation, there is a change in

operational conditions or in the assumptions on which the risk mapping

was based, the operation shall cease and the need or a new riskassessment and implementation o any corrective saety measures shall

be considered.

4.4 PlanningEach liting operation shall be planned in order to ensure sae execution

and that all predictable risks are taken into consideration. The planning

shall be carried out by personnel who have the relevant competence.

For repeated or routine operations, such planning is only necessary

the frst time, provided that an operating procedure is in place or

documented in another way. Periodic revisions shall be carried out to

ensure that no critical actors have changed.

The planning o liting operations shall, as a minimum, ensure that

all personnel involved are amiliar with the task, i.e. what is to be

lited, weight o the load, what liting equipment to use, the travel

path, and the roles o the persons involved in the liting operation,

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the travel path is clarifed and any obstacles are removed beore

liting commences,

barriers are in place to prevent personnel rom walking or

standing under suspended load,

method o communication is clarifed,

the liting operation can be executed saely in relation to

simultaneous operations,

liting appliances and liting gear are suitable and will be used in

accordance with the manuacturers instructions or use,

the landing area can accommodate the load in terms o size and weight,

use o tag line is considered,

personnel involved have sufcient competence and knowledge o

the regulations and standards that govern the operation that is to

be executed,

work permit is obtained or critical liting operations,

enterprise o competence is involved in tandem lits where theweight can exceed the liting capacity o one o the liting appliances.

For subsea liting operations, a recognised standard shall be applied,

such as DNV - Rules or planning and execution o marine operations, in

addition to this NORSOK standard

4.5 LimitationsThe liting appliance operator shall map and take into consideration

limitations that can aect the liting operation, including the capacity othe liting equipment, weather conditions, movements, landing areas,

blind zones and other limitations as a result o the travel path.

4.6 User checkUser o liting equipment shall check the liting equipment and make sure

that it is in a sae condition beore and ater use.

The pre-use and post-use checks should include the ollowing: visual check o the liting equipment;

unction test o the equipment in accordance with the

manuacturers recommendations;

unction test o the emergency stop device;

report any aults or deects to the technical responsible person.

Daily check routines o the liting equipment can cover this user check

requirement. Liting appliances shall not be used i saety systems or

parts o saety systems are not unctioning or have been isolated.

4.7 CommunicationAt all times there shall be adequate communication between all

personnel who are involved in the liting operation.

Radio equipment appropriate or the relevant liting operation shall be

used. Radio check shall be carried out prior to the start o the liting

operation. When directing the load, instructions shall be clear and

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The liting appliance operator can repeat the signallers instructions

(conirmatory communication) to avoid any misunderstandings during

liting operations.

When directing the crane in blind zones, transporting personnel

and other liting operations where radio communication is o prime

importance, conirmatory communication shall be used.

In order to help the liting appliance operator, the desired crane

movement can be stated in metres.

Where appropriate, a communication method can be chosen whereby

the signaller gives a continuous signal to continue the movement. The

liting appliance operator shall stop immediately i he does not receive

the signal.

The method o communication to be used shall be agreed as part o the

pre-job talk or SJA.

Unnecessary use o radios shall be avoided.

All unnecessary noise or activity that can distract the liting appliance

operator shall be avoided.

Unless otherwise agreed, communication shall be in Norwegian. Allpersonnel who are involved shall be competent in the language chosen.

When directing the crane, the ollowing instructions shall be used:

Instruction Instruction(Norwegian) (English) ActionHiv Pick up lit the load

Lr Lower lower the load

Topp bom Boom up raise the boomLegg bom Boom down lower the boom

Sving hyre Slew right slew to the right (rom crane

operators position)

Sving venstre Slew let slew to the let (rom crane

operators position)

Stans Stop stop the movement immediately

Pent/int/rolig Gently/slowly slow movement

Slakk av Slack o release tension in the wire

so that the hook can be releaseFri krok Hook ree lit up released hook

I visual signals are used, the hand signals shown in Annex F shall be

used.

When using personnel winch, the communication requirements in OLF/

NR 078 shall be ollowed.

Liting appliance operator shall at all times be ully attentive to the

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4.8 Sae execution

4.8.1 Fundamental saety requirementsThe load and any load carrier shall be properly secured and prepared

beore the liting operation commences.

For transport o bulk loose material, a load carrier shall be used that is

designed such that material cannot all out during loading or unloading

operations. Liquid products shall be transported in sealed

load carriers.

For internal transport, load carriers should be used where practical.

Relevant areas shall be barriered o beore the liting operation

commences.

On installations with signifcant movement, loads shall be secured

against unintentional displacement or overturning. Procedures

describing when and how this shall be carried out shall be available

on each installation, see Annex C. Loads shall not be transported over

personnel.

Personnel shall not walk under suspended load.

All personnel who are involved in the liting operation shall ensure thatthey have an unrestricted escape route in all phases o the operation.

Loads shall be attached to the liting appliance and handled in such a

way that the load remains stable throughout the entire liting operation.

The liting operation shall cease immediately i saety is jeopardised,

when instructions are unclear, or in the event o loss o communication.

Liting appliance operator shall only obey instructions rom the

designated signaller, but shall obey the emergency stop signal at all

times, regardless o who gives this signal.

Liting appliance operator shall not leave the operators cabin or station

with load hanging on the hook.

I a liting appliance is used to hang o a snatch block or similar, the

liting appliance shall be secured against unintentional use.

I a block and tackle/chain hoist is used between the hook on the liting

appliance and the load in order to manoeuvre the load in connection

with assembly or disassembly work, care shall be taken to ensure that

the block and tackle/chain hoist does not become load bearing when the

liting appliance is in motion.

I the assumptions on which the planning and risk assessment were

based change during the operation, the operation shall cease and the

need or a new risk assessment and initiation o any corrective saety

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4.8.2 Signaller and slingerAll participants in a liting operation shall, at all times, know who

is the signaller.

Participants in liting operations and their roles can be made

known through the wearing o special clothing, such as a

reective vest, hardhat or similar.

The signaller and slinger shall stand in a sae area at all times

when the crane and/or liting wire is moving. The slinger can

manually guide the empty hook to and rom the load or load

carrier.


area, the slinger can, with clearance rom the liting appliance

operator, handle/manoeuvre the load when it is under control andbelow shoulder height.


area, the signaller can carry out the slingers duties, see Annex

A. In such circumstances, the signaller can, with clearance rom

the liting appliance operator, handle/manoeuvre the load when it

is under control and below shoulder height, and manually guide

the empty hook to and rom the load or load carrier.

4.8.3 Blind litsIn connection with blind lits, there shall always be at least two

persons (signaller and slinger) who have visual contact with the load

and each other, and have radio contact with the liting appliance

operator. Any closed circuit television that monitors the work area is

considered to be an aid, and not a replacement or either o these

persons.

I load has to be be pushed or pulled into position manually, a

signaller shall be present by the load or as close to the load such

that he can direct the liting appliance saely and thereby address

the saety o other involved persons.

Where possible, the signaller should place himsel in a position

where he can give the stop signal manually in the event o radio

ailure.

4.8.4 Liting operations through hatches and in shatsFor liting operations through hatches and in shats, the

requirements or blind lits apply, see 4.8.3.

Liting through several levels shall be covered by local

procedures, possibly through an SJA. In particular, the risk o

the load or load carrier snagging on hatch rames should be

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For crane operations in shats, the liting appliance operator shall

ensure that the liting appliance brake unction is active and that

any unction or automatic overload protection is disconnected

during the operation.

4.8.5 Use o tag lineLiting appliance operator shall assess and approve the use o tag

line.

Tag lines should not be used or liting operations to and rom

vessels. I, however, it is necessary to use tag lines, this shall

be agreed between the vessel and liting appliance operator, and

particular care and attention shall be exercised.

The end o the rope shall be secured against raying, but knots

shall not be used at the ree end o the rope.

For internal movement o load, tag line can be used.

Tag line should be used to keep control o a load, not to gain

control over a load.

I several tag lines are necessary, personnel who are not deck

operators can be involved in the operation. SJA shall then

be carried out, and the personnel shall have undergone thenecessary training related to the use o tag lines.

4.8.6 Transport o scaolding material and boardsWhere practically possible, scaolding material and boards

should be transported in dedicated load carriers. For liting

operations to and rom vessels, scaolding material and boards

shall always be transported in a dedicated load carrier.

When moving scaolding material and boards whereby load

carrier cannot be used, nylon ratchet straps shall be used to

prevent slipping. The slings shall be wrapped round twice and

choked around the load. The slings should be choked in the same

direction.

4.8.7 Radioactive sources, trace elements and explosivesRadioactive sources, trace elements and explosives shall be

placed and handled in accordance with the material saety datasheets, marking on the load carrier and local procedures.

When radioactive sources, trace elements or explosives are sent

ashore rom the installation, the vessel and supply base shall be

notiied.

Receiving o containers or radioactive sources, trace elements

or explosives shall be dealt with by the designated person on the

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4.9 Completion and evaluation

Any undesirable incidents taking place during the liting operation shall

be reported.

Ater the operation is completed, the persons involved shall assess

whether experience transer or improvements to operational procedures

are necessary.

Ater the liting operation is completed, any barriers shall be removed

and the area tidied.

5. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THELIFTING OF PERSONNEL

Moving personnel with the aid o liting appliance involves a high risk.

Such operations are only permitted when other transport or method is

not possible or appropriate. The intention o the requirements below is

to reduce the use o this type o personnel transport to a minimum, and

to ensure that management on the installations are amiliar with and

ollow up liting o personnel.

5.1 General requirementsAn ongoing assessment shall take place to determine whether routine

work can be carried out more saely through establishing permanentaccess or by identiying other methods o perorming the work tasks.

This assessment shall be implemented in consultation with the saety

delegate service and the operational responsible person.

All liting o personnel with liting appliance can be logged in order

to maintain an overview o the scope o the lit and type o work

operations.

All liting o personnel with liting appliance shall be voluntarily.

The oshore installation manager shall, directly or through elegating,

approve all personnel transport with liting appliance.

The liting appliance operator shall have at least one years experience

as operator o equivalent liting appliances.

Liting equipment shall be approved or the liting o personnel. In thisconnection, approved means the ollowing:

For liting equipment put into operation ater 14.1.98: Type

approved by Notifed Body or personnel transport. This applies

or liting equipment that comes under the scope o DAT

Regulation no. 820, order no. 522.

For liting equipment put into operation beore 14.1.98 and

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personnel transport shall be reviewed and ound acceptable by

the company. In this respect, an overall assessment o operational

and technical conditions shall orm the basis. The assessment shall

be documented.

The review shall be perormed based on technological developments.

This means that relevant requirements in DAT Regulation no. 820,

order no. 522, annex 1, and relevant saety standards related to these

regulations shall be taken into consideration.

For mobile installations that are registered in a national ships register,

and that ollow a maritime operating concept, relevant technical

requirements in the Norwegian Maritime Directorates regulations

which, according to the companys assessment provide the same level

o saety as DAT Regulation no. 820, order no. 522, can orm the basis.

Secure locking device shall be used between the crane hook and the

liting gear. This can be done through locking the saety latch or by using

saety wire.

During operations involving the liting o personnel over the sea, lie vest

or survival suit shall be worn. MOB shall be on standby in accordance

with requirements that apply or work over the sea.

Liting appliance operator shall assess whether the operationalconditions (weather, visibility, movements) permit a sae execution o

the operation.

In connection with blind lits, the liting appliance operator shall have eye

contact with the signaller, who in turn shall have eye contact with the

personnel who are being lited.

Radio contact shall be established and maintained between one o thepersons being lited, liting appliance operator and signaller.

A checklist shall be used to ensure that the requirements to liting o

personnel are addressed.

5.2 Use o work basket

When transporting people with liting appliances and work basket,

the liting appliances maximum allowable load shall be at leasttwice the weight o the work basket with maximum load,

all protection equipment shall be used,

tools shall be secured against all,

the area below the work basket shall be barriered o.

Beore using work basket, a SJA shall be carried out.

In connection with welding work rom the work basket, measures shall

be taken to ensure that there is no current leakage through the liting

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5.3 Transer o personnel between installation and vesselOshore installation manager and captain shall approve the

transer o personnel between the installation and vessel.

Transer shall be logged.

For this type o transer, the ollowing applies:

transer shall take place in good visibility with good lighting,

and only when weather conditions permit a sae transer;

a pre-job talk involving relevant personnel shall be carried out;

liting appliance operator shall be in charge o the transer;

beore the operation commences, the pick-up and lay-down

areas or the personnel transer basket shall be prepared to

ensure adequate room to carry out a sae operation;

duty navigator and liting appliance operator shall maintain

radio contact with each other throughout the entire operation;

raising and lowering o the basket shall insoar as possibletake place over the open sea;

MOB shall be on standby;

the personnel transer basket shall be able to unction as a

temporary lie rat or the number o people it is designed or.

MOB should not be used to transer personnel between the

installation and the vessel.

The traditional personnel net basket should not be used, butreplaced with equipment or personnel transport that satisfed

the requirements in DAT Regulation no. 820, order no. 522.

When using the traditional personnel net basket:

the net basket shall be maintained in good condition. It shall

be tested every six months with a test load twice the

maximum load. The result o the test shall be logged,

the net basket shall be stored together with lie vests ina storage area where it cannot be damaged by equipment or

chemicals,

measures shall be taken to ensure that the crane hook does

not injure anyone using the personnel net basket by using an

appropriate pennant line,

personnel who have not been transerred by personnel net

basket previously shall be accompanied by a person who is

very amiliar with its use,

personnel shall stand on the ring on the outside o ropes on thenet basket, with both hands ree to secure a frm grip on the

ropes.

5.4 Handling o man overboard boat (MOB) with oshore craneWhen using the oshore crane to handle the MOB, the crane,

boat and pennant line shall be approved or such use. The

approval shall reer to the relevant crane and the additional

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An operating procedure shall be prepared or handling the

MOB with the oshore crane. The procedure shall include,

among other things, descriptions o normal travel path, placing

personnel in the boat, and how the personnel shall be evacuated

in the event o crane stoppage.

An elasticised pennant line or other suitable damping element

should be used between the MOB hook and crane.

During exercises, the MOB shall only be launched in wind

speeds below 13 m/s (25 knots) (at 10 m level) and signifcant

wave height below 2.5 m or allowable movements or the

installation. Each installation shall defne limit values or

maximum allowable movements.

5.5 Handling o man overboard boat (MOB) with davitAn operating procedure shall be prepared or use o davit. The

procedure shall include, among other things, how to place

personnel in the boat, and how the personnel shall be evacuated

in the event o davit ailure.

During exercises, the MOB t shall only be launched in wind

speeds below 13 m/s (25 knots) (at 10 m level) and signifcant

wave height below 2.5 m or allowable movements or the

installation. Each installation shall defne limit values ormaximum allowable movements.

5.6 Use o personnel winch and riding beltFor use o personnel winch, OLF/NR 078 should be used, in

addition to relevant requirements in this NORSOK standard.

Split pin shall be used on shackle nut between riding belt and

winch wire. It shall not be possible or the split pin to all outduring use. Other types o pin shall not be used.

Use, maintenance, storage, check, inspection and examination

o riding belts shall as a minimum comply with manuacturers

instructions or use, see NS-EN 813 and NS-EN 365.

5.7 Use o movable work platormsMovable work platorms shall be considered as liting equipment,

and shall be subject to requirements to saety outitting as otherpersonnel transport equipment.

There is no requirement or one-years experience or operators

o movable work platorms. Operator shall be approved by the

operational responsible person.

Fall protection equipment shall be used in connection with use o

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Tools shall be secured against all.

The deck area below the work platorm shall be barriered o.

Normal operation o machinery or remotely operated equipment shall

not take place while movable work platorm is being operated in the

area.

Movable work platorms shall be mechanically secured when in the

parked position.

Movable work platorms can be used without signaller or slinger. Work

platorm operator shall carry out relevant parts o the tasks that would

otherwise be carried out by the slinger and signaller.

6. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FORDIFFERENT LIFTING APPLIANCES

6.1 Oshore crane

6.1.1 Shit handoverThe outgoing shit shall inorm the incoming shit about signiicant

ongoing and planned work relevant to the operation. The outgoing shit

shall also inorm the incoming shit about any incidents.

6.1.2 Necessary personnelThere shall be two deck operators available at all times during

operations with the oshore crane.

The crane operator and deck operators can assess whether the

operation can be carried out saely without the direct involvement o

both deck operators. The one who is not involved shall wear normal

work clothes and be equipped with radio on the crane channel.

There shall be at least two deck operators directly involved in the

operation during

blind lits.

large movements on mobile installations.

narrow landing areas.

heavy lits.

use o tag line.

complex lits such as tandem lits, assembly lit and asymmetric lits.

Each installation shall determine limit values or movements and identiy

landing areas that require the direct involvement o at least two deck

operators in the operation.

In order to address the principle o two saety barriers when liting and

landing, at least two persons shall at all times have the load under visualcontact in the event that the operation has to be stopped.


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I the crane operator or one o the deck operators has a good visual

overview (not via closed circuit television) o the area, the signaller can

carry out the slingers tasks. In such circumstances, there shall

be a clear division between the roles.

Participants in liting operations and their roles can be made known

through the wearing o special clothing, such as a reective vest,

hardhat or similar.

See also requirements in 4.8.2.

6.1.3 Operational limitationsOperations with the oshore crane shall be halted when

the crane operator considers urther operation unsae.

wind speed or wave height exceeds 80 % o the cranes design limit. movements on the mobile installation make it difcult to carry out

the operation in a sae and controlled manner. Each installation shall

determine limit values or movements.

In such circumstances, the operation can only be resumed ater

reviewing the Checklist or liting operations under marginal weather

conditions, see Annex K.

The review shall be carried out by the involved persons, as a minimumthe crane operator, duty navigator on the vessel, deck operator and

operational responsible person. Crew on the vessel can participate via

radio.

6.1.4 Use o liting gearIn order to address additional dynamic loads, a higher saety actor or

liting gear used or lits between the vessel and the installation shall be

applied. Saety actor shall be selected in accordance with requirementsin NORSOK R-CR-002.

Plates shall be transported in baskets or by drilling holes in the plates

to accommodate shackles. Plates can be lited in and out o load carrier

through the use o chain or wire slings. In such circumstances, the lit

shall not exceed shoulder height.

Plate clamps shall not be used in connection with liting with the

oshore crane.

The latch on the main hook and whip-line hook shall always be ftted

with lock-pin to prevent unintentional opening o the latch, or example

by means o a through bolt which is secured with nut or

split pin.

The crane ball or block shall be painted in a colour that is easily visible.

I the crane has two independent liting systems, loose liting gear

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Fixed hook with Clevis connection on chain shall only be used

internally on the installation.

Fibre slings should not be used in liting operations between

the vessel and installation. I use o other liting gear o liting

components is deemed unsae, unsuitable or could damage the

load, fbre slings can be used in liting operations between the

vessel and installation. An SJA shall then be carried out.

Special care shall be exercised when using eye bolts and eye

nuts.

Since it can be difcult to determine material/steel quality

o equipment and machinery, eyebolts/nuts can be used in

accordance with the ollowing principles:

or lits rom vessel to installation, primary load carrier is

used;

or lits in/out o load carriers, use eye bolts and eye nuts in

accordance with suppliers recommendations, where this is

considered to be the saest liting method;

or internal transport with the oshore crane, use suitable

load carrier or slings;

or assembly, use eye bolts and eye nuts in accordance with

suppliers recommendations.

I eyebolts are included as part o the equipment that is intended

or liting with the oshore crane on the installation and to/rom

the vessel, this shall be stated on the certifcate.

6.1.5 Loading and unloading o supply boatDynamic load chart shall be used or all liting operations

involving vessels. Crane operator shall enter relevant signifcantwave height and shall not lit loads that exceed the cranes

nominal capacity (Rn) stated in the dynamic load chart.

For landing load on vessel and how much load area that can

be used, see Annex D. Duty navigator is responsible or sae

positioning o the vessel. This should however be carried out in

consultation with the crane operator.

Everyone who is involved in the loading and unloading operationshall be equipped with a radio, preerably UHF. In order to ensure

communication with vessels that do not have such radios, the

installation can have three extra UHF radios set to the crane

channel or the purpose o loan to the vessel.

Vessel deck crew and deck operators on the installation shall

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In order to prevent spillage over the vessel, or other discharges

rom interering with vessel operations, an announcement can be

made over the public address and alarm system that the vessel

is laying to the installation.

I discharges rom the installation interere with vessel

operations, the loading and backloading operation hall cease.

Crane operator and duty navigator on the vessel shall carry

out a pre-job talk beore the loading and backloading operation

commences.

The talk should include

a review o the extent o the operation, positioning o load,

backload etc..

bulk delivery, number o hoses that shall be used and needor manned crane.

operational conditions that can create difculties or the

execution o the operation.

any heavy lit or other loads that require special precautions,

e.g. acid, isotopes etc..

any seaastenings.

inormation exchange about personnel under training or other

actors that shall be taken into consideration.

transer o material saety data sheets or loads requiring this.

Beore loading, transport documents shall be transerred

between the installation and vessel. In addition, material saety

data sheets shall accompany loads where this is a requirement.

Beore the operations commence, duty navigator on the vessel

shall ensure that sae zone and escape route are known to the

crew on the vessel and crane operator.

Signal or when to hook on and o shall be agreed beorehand

between crane operator and crews.

Pennant shall be o an adequate length to ensure the saety o

the crew on the vessel at all times. Length o pennant should be

at least 7 m.

Loose pennants that are not in use represent a saety risk tothe crew on the vessel. The number o pennants and allowable

working load shall be appropriate or the load.

During crane operations, the vessel should move as little as

possible and not ollow the movement o the load.

Visibility (not via closed circuit television) shall always be such

that the crane operator can see the deck crew, hook and load on

the vessel deck.


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Load shall never be swung over the wheelhouse or crew on the vessel.

Load should be lited and lowered over the sea when possible.

6.1.6 Loading and unloading when using load carriersLoad picking shall not take place. Load picking means taking load

carriers that are positioned in between other loads, and which requires

crew to climb on other load carriers or expose themselves to other

hazard in order to hook on the load. Nor is it allowed to extract load rom

a load carrier on the vessel deck.

Barrel liters and pallet trucks shall only be used to handle load in and

out o load carriers.

General requirements to use o load carriers are described in 7.11.

6.1.7 Loading and unloading o drill pipe and casingWhen preparing to carry out the lit, the slinger shall ensure that

protectors are frmly in place.

When liting tubulars, slings shall be wrapped around twice, choked

and secured. Slings should be choked in the same direction. Due to the

small bend diameter when choking, this area shall be inspected

thoroughly in connection with pre-use check.

To prevent mixing and incorrect use o slings, eorts should be made to

use only one type o sling or all transport o drill pipe and casing to an

installation.

To ease the working o slinging up pipe bundles, the ollowing standard

wire rope can be used:

Wire rope dimension O20 mm, length 8 m, 30 cm sot eyeWire rope type 6 x 36 + 1FCSaety actor 6Choking SWL o the sling shall be reduced by 25 %

when choking.

Locating sling on load Slings shall be placed 1/4 o the pipe lengthrom the end o the load.

Angle Sling angle through the choke shall not exceed120?.

Working angle Working angle should not exceed 45?.Securing Ater the slings are tight, a saety clamp shall be

ftted and tightened.

Guidelines should be prepared or how many tubulars o each type can

be lited in one load.

6.1.8 Receiving and return o bulkSystems or receiving bulk and uid on the installation shall be

ready beore the vessel arrives. This is important in order to avoid


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misunderstandings and errors when transerring bulk. Each installation

should use valve diagrams and checklists or this preparation.

Hoses, hose connections and buoyancy elements shall comply with the

requirements in OLF/ NR061 and be colour coded. Hoses that are used

simultaneously should be the same length.

Deck operator shall check buoyancy elements and marking, and make

sure that the hoses are without visible damage that can lead to a leak.

Where appropriate, bulk hoses should be ftted with a swivel between

the hose and the installation.

Prior to loading and unloading, transport documents shall be exchanged

between the installation and vessel. In addition, material saety data

sheets shall be exchanged where this is a requirement.

Throughout the bulk transer operation, continuous radio contact shall

be maintained between the vessel, crane operator and person receiving/

sending bulk on the installation.

Bulk hoses should be vented beore and ater use.

Bulk hoses shall be sent to the vessel by means o the crane. The hose

should normally be hooked on at the end.

Care shall be taken to ensure that bulk hoses do not snag on the

installation structure thereby causing additional strain orce. Two deck

operators should be used when handling bulk hoses.

Crane operator can only leave the crane during the bulk operation i

consent is given rom the duty navigator on the boat.

I bulk transer is carried out under difcult weather conditions, the

crane operator shall remain in the crane until the operation is complete.

In the event o wind speeds exceeding 15 m/s (about 30 knots) and

signifcant wave height over 4 m, the crane should be manned.

As soon as loading or unloading is complete, the crane operator should

retrieve the hose.

6.1.9 Liting in connection with assembly and disassembly workSpecialist personnel with knowledge o the equipment shall be involved

in connection with the planning o the work operation and handling o

own equipment.

In connection with assembly and disassembly lits, a pre-job talk or

SJA shall be completed. Specialist personnel with knowledge o the

equipment to be lited, as well as the crane operator and deck

operators, shall participate.


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In connection with assembly and disassembly lits, the

instructions or use rom the equipment supplier shall be

ollowed.

The slinger shall pay particular attention to ensure that the load is

completely ree beore liting commences.

To prevent overloading liting equipment in connection with

disassembly, the weight indicator should be monitored closely

to ensure that it does not exceed the stated or assumed weight

o the load.

6.1.10 Liting operations to and rom the drill foorDuring liting operations on the drill oor, all personnel involved

shall be on the same radio channel.

Beore the hook or load is brought into the drill oor area, the

liting operation shall be cleared with the responsible person on

the drill oor.

6.1.11 Transport o chemical tanksCrane operator and deck operators shall know the contents o

the tank, hazards and material saety data sheets.

Chemical tanks shall be placed and dealt with in accordance withtransport documents and local procedures.

Beore transport, the slinger shall check that covers are in place

on drains and discharge points, that the outside surace o the

load carrier is not contaminated by substances or chemicals, and

that the tank is otherwise ready or the lit.

6.2 Overhead craneI the overhead crane is located in an area with a good overview,and there is no blind lits involved, the liting appliance operator

can carry out the liting operation alone through dealing with the

slinger and signallers tasks.

When operating an overhead crane or bridge crane with

two speeds, the load should be stabilised and secured by

commencing the liting operation at crawl speed.

6.3 Pipe handling on pipe deck and in the drilling areaThis subclause deals with the use o the drawworks or similar

liting equipment or liting o top-driven rotation system in

coordination with other pipe handling equipment.

For requirements to remotely-operated pipe handling, reerence

is made to OLF/NR 081.

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out in accordance with local procedures.

Only personnel who are cleared by the operational responsible

person can be present in the drilling area.

When liting tubulars with the claw or magnet, the work area

shall be barriered o and no personnel shall be in the vicinity.

When barrier o the area, special attention shall be given to

the act that tubulars can slip out and represent a hazard or

surrounding areas.

I liting appliances are located in an area with a good overview,

and there is no blind lits involved, the liting appliance operator

can carry out the liting operation alone through dealing with the

slinger and signallers tasks.

A local procedure shall be in place or the number and type o

tubulars that can be lited saely in one bundle.

Beore commencing the lit, the liting appliance operator shall

make sure that the correct gripping arrangement has been

selected and that the claw or magnet is in the correct position

and is correctly secured to the load.

The crane path shall be ree o obstacles and supply cables shallrun reely.

The operator shall ensure that the gripping arrangement is in the

correct position and properly secured.

The operator shall ensure that the liting appliance and guiding

device are coordinated.

6.4 Cargo winch (tugger)

As part o the pre-use check, the winch operator shall check

that the hook and swivel are in order and that nut and split pin

are used on shackles. Split pin shall not be cap

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