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Clasification Society Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Offshore Units, January 2016 - Part 3 FUNCTIONAL UNIT TYPES AND SPECIAL FEATURES - Chapter 7 Drilling Plant Facility - Section 11 Trials

Section 11 Trials

Parent topic: Chapter 7 Drilling Plant Facility

11.1 General

11.1.1 Before a new drilling plant (or any alteration or addition to an existing plant) is put into service, final drilling plant trials are to be carried out by an approved technical organisation, as defined in Pt 3, Ch 7, 11.2 Approved technical organisation, to demonstrate that the integral drilling plant is suitable for safe operation and can operate as per the design.

11.1.2 The operational philosophy of the drilling plant is to be submitted for consideration. The operational philosophy is to include:
  1. each task to be performed, e.g., drilling operations, equipment inspection/maintenance, cleaning and instrument observation;
  2. a robust identification of the hazards associated with each task;
  3. the methods used to manage the identified hazards.

11.1.3 Where the operational aspects of the drilling plant have an effect on the overall safety of the drilling unit, the personnel on board or the environment, these aspects are to be to the satisfaction of LR.

11.1.4 The final drilling plant trials are in addition to any acceptance tests which may have been carried out at the manufacturers’ works and are to be based on an approved test schedule. The test schedule is to be submitted to LR for approval.

11.2 Approved technical organisation

11.2.1 An approved technical organisation, for the purposes of this Section, is one that can demonstrate that the trials are witnessed by competent experienced personnel with a minimum of 10 years’ offshore operational drilling plant experience. CVs are to be submitted to LR for review. The approved technical organisation is to be acceptable to the Owner and LR.

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