Maritime Reporter, February, 1985

<BODY> <div> form emergency systems, and new methods of breaking down evacua- tion systems into separate steps. A paper from I. Ciarambina, S. Messina, and R. Rubina of Snamprogetti S.p.A., Italy, will de- scribe onshore and offshore plant safety procedures, with experience gained from both manned and un- manned platforms that may lead to development of an integrated soft- ware program for system analysis. Magne Torhaug, chief engineer of A/S Veritec, Norway, will speak on safety and available analyses of subsea product.^n systems. A paper will also be presented by Scott Little of Shell Canada Re- sources Ltd., who was a member of the Offshore Safety Task Force that researched and prepared a compre- hensive report on the status of off- shore operational safety on the East Coast of Canada. The recommenda- tions in this report have provided valuable guidance for industry and governmental/industry coordina- tion. Mr. Little now chairs the safe- ty subcommittee of the East Coast Operations Management Commit- tee, OOD/CPA. Erik Jeppe Magnusson, head of research at ESAB AB, Sweden, will take the chair on Thursday morning when six papers on the vital topic of welding and steel se- lection will be presented. Among them will be one from Prof. Her- man S. Wintermark of Oslo on metallurgical backgrounds for mod- ern structural steel used in offshore and Arctic applications. Submerged arc welding will be covered by Svein Tandberg of ESAB A/S, Norway. The practical application of explosive welding technology to the fabrication of offshore pipelines will be the subject of a review by Ingemar Persson, head of R&D at Exploweld, Sweden. Under the chairmanship of Alis- tair Fleming, Clyde Project man- ager for Britoil pic, U.K., papers on hook-up and commissioning will be presented on Thursday morning by J. Barry Saunders, Beatrice "C" construction manager, Britoil pic, who will set the scene by showing the relationship of the hook-up and commissioning phase to the design, procurement, and construction work. Mike Barden, director of the Taywood Santa Fe Morecambe Bay Project, will address the broad- er and more fundamental manage- ment planning required. David Odling, sales and marketing direc- tor of AOC International Ltd., U.K., will concern himself with forms of contract, productivity trends, and work quality, and with some ideas on necessary changes to make this phase more cost effective. Finally, George Pillans, senior surveyor, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, will discuss the statutory requirements for final approval and certification. Sven Erik Rawall of Stena AB, Sweden, will preside over a session on Thursday morning during which four papers will cover the multi-dis- ciplinary techniques involved in the servicing of undersea wells. Messrs. Berthier of TGP, France, and D. Lebouteiller of Comex Services, France, will deliver a paper on The February 15, 1985 SWIM System—A New Subsea Well-Servicing and Maintenance System Operated from a DSV. A paper from Rene Quin of To- tal Marine Norsk A/S, Norway, and A. Wilson of Total Oil Marine pic, U.K., will describe a scheme for emergency repairs to the twin gas pipelines from the Frigg Field to St. Fergus, as well as a technique known as "cold tapping" for repair- ing pipelines or adding connections to existing pipelines under water. EMS Development Wins Three Contracts Totaling $19 Million LMS Development Corporation of Farmingdale, N.Y., has been awarded three contracts for magnet- ic silencing of naval vessels. The sys- tems to be supplied will provide protection against underwater mag- netic mines. Total of the three awards is almost $19 million. 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