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Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 145
Watertight and weathertight integrity and freeboard 145 (1) The operator must comply with the applicable provisions of the MODU Code and Part B of the IS Code concerning watertight and weathertight integrity and freeboard, which are to be read as mandatory. Watertight subdivision (2) The operator must ensure that the floating platform is designed with sufficient watertight subdivision to ensure the preservation of reserve buoyancy and damage stability under all foreseeable conditions. Load line certificate (3) The operator must ensure that a floating platform (a) holds an International Load Line Certificate or an International Load Line Exemption Certificate issued by the government of the state whose flag the platform is entitled to fly, as required under Article 16 of the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966; and (b) is marked in accordance with the certificate. Watertight and weathertight appliances (4) The operator must ensure that the arrangement and specification of watertight and weathertight appliances complies with the measures referred to in clause 9 (2)(b)(v)(H) that are described in the operator’s safety plan. Water ingress (5) The operator must ensure that a floating platform is designed with systems and equipment that provide for the operation, monitoring and indication — both locally and at the ballast control stations — of the opening and closing of watertight doors and hatches and for the detection and provision of alerts of any water ingress into watertight spaces that are not designed to accumulate liquid. Port lights (6) The operator must ensure that the columns of a column-stabilized mobile offshore platform do not have port lights or similar openings.
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Station-keeping 146 An operator must ensure that a floating platform is equipped with a mooring system or a dynamic positioning system to ensure station-keeping of the platform within its operating limits.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 147
Mooring system 147 (1) An operator must ensure that a mooring system with which a floating platform is equipped is designed, on the basis of analysis and model testing, to ensure (a) safety and the protection of the environment; (b) the stability and serviceability of the floating platform; (c) the integrity and serviceability of the mooring system components, including any related topside equipment; (d) the integrity and serviceability of drilling risers, production risers, export risers or any other type of riser; (e) the necessary redundancy of the mooring system components to enable the floating platform to maintain its position with the loss of a single component or, for a thruster-assisted mooring system, the loss of the most effective thruster or a single failure in the power or control system; (f) for a thruster-assisted mooring system, the ability of the floating platform to withstand extreme meteorological conditions in the event of a power failure; (g) the ability of the floating platform to move from its position to avoid accidental events that it is not designed to withstand; and (h) safe access and safe clearances with respect to subsea and surface components of the installation, any nearby installations, support vessels and evacuation systems. Excursion limits (2) The operator must ensure that the excursion limits of a floating platform that is equipped with a mooring system are established on the basis of the analysis and model testing referred to in subsection (1). Loss of station-keeping or failure (3) The operator must ensure that the floating platform has systems and processes to continuously detect loss of station-keeping or the failure of any mooring system component. Monitoring (4) The operator must ensure that mooring line tensions or other indicators of the integrity of the mooring system are monitored and kept within the mooring system’s operating limits. Measures (5) The operator must ensure that measures to ensure that the mooring system continues to perform in accordance with its design specifications are implemented, including (a) the assessment of the system’s condition, periodically and if it is damaged or if damage to it is suspected; and (b) the making of arrangements for timely repair or replacement in the event of damage or deterioration.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 148
Disconnectable mooring system 148 (1) If the mooring system with which a floating platform is equipped is disconnectable, the operator must ensure that the system is designed to ensure that disconnection can be accomplished in a controlled manner without creating a risk of drift-off. Safety plan (2) The operator must ensure that the disconnectable mooring system is designed and maintained in accordance with the measures referred to in clause 9 (2)(b)(vi)(D) that are described in the operator’s safety plan. Primary and backup systems (3) The operator must ensure that the disconnectable mooring system includes a primary system and a backup system for disconnection, both of which can be operated locally or from a remote location. Floating platform capability (4) The operator must ensure that a floating platform that is equipped with a disconnectable mooring system is capable of (a) safely manoeuvering away under its own power; and (b) maintaining a safe position and heading while disconnected. Criteria and procedures for disconnection (5) The operator must ensure that criteria and procedures for disconnection are developed for all credible disconnection scenarios, including procedures for monitoring environmental conditions and providing alerts for worsening conditions that may require disconnection. Disconnection and reconnection (6) The operator must ensure that the disconnectable mooring system (a) is capable of carrying out a planned disconnection after allowing time for the depressurization and flushing of subsea flowlines; (b) is capable of carrying out an emergency disconnection after allowing time to safely shut in wells and subsea equipment; (c) allows for the reconnection to the floating platform of the system and flowlines in an orderly sequence, in the physical and environmental conditions described in the operations manual under paragraph 157 (2)(c); and (d) allows for the resumption of production after the system and flowlines have been reconnected to the floating platform following a planned disconnection; Periodic verification of disconnection capability (7) The operator must periodically verify the disconnect capability of the disconnectable mooring system and must record the findings resulting from the verification. Excursion limits exceeded (8) The operator must ensure that the emergency disconnection referred to in paragraph (6)(b) is initiated if the floating platform exceeds the excursion limits established under subsection 147 (2).
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 149
Dynamic positioning system 149 (1) An operator must ensure that the design of a dynamic positioning system with which a floating platform is equipped (a) is based on numerical analysis and model testing to ensure that the floating platform’s position reference and directional control can be maintained within specified tolerances that satisfy design operational requirements in relation to all functional and environmental loads to which the system may be subjected at the floating platform’s intended location; (b) is based on a failure modes and effects analysis to ensure the segregation and redundancy of safety-critical systems and their components as necessary to maintain the platform’s position in the event that credible scenarios of equipment failure are realized; (c) allows the dynamic positioning system to withstand the loss from fire or flooding of all of its components situated in any one watertight compartment or fire subdivision of the floating platform; and (d) includes systems to monitor the parameters of operability and integrity of the critical systems of the dynamic positioning system and to provide alerts for critical system faults. Excursion limits (2) The operator must ensure that the excursion limits of a floating platform that is equipped with a dynamic positioning system are established based on the numerical analysis and model testing referred to in paragraph (1)(a).
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Disconnect system 150 (1) An operator must ensure that a floating platform that is equipped with a dynamic positioning system has a disconnect system that (a) is capable of carrying out a planned disconnection of the floating platform from the seabed after allowing time to prepare the risers and subsea flowlines for the disconnection; (b) is capable of carrying out an emergency disconnection after allowing time to safely shut in wells and subsea equipment; and (c) allows for reconnection in an orderly sequence, in the physical and environmental conditions described in the operations manual under paragraph 157 (2)(c). Demonstration (2) The operator must periodically demonstrate by means of a trial or performance test that the disconnect system meets the requirements under subsection (1). Excursion limits exceeded (3) The operator must ensure that the emergency disconnection referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is initiated if the floating platform exceeds the excursion limits established under subsection 149 (2).
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Decisions and exemptions 151 For any floating platform that is registered outside Canada, the operator must (a) establish a list of all flag State administration decisions and exemptions that apply to the floating platform in relation to any standards adopted by the International Maritime Organization; (b) conduct a risk assessment to identify measures to reduce the safety and environmental risks in relation to those decisions and exemptions to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable; and (c) establish an action plan to implement the measures referred to in paragraph (b).
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 152
Gap analysis 152 The operator must, every time the MODU Code is updated, (a) undertake a gap analysis between the criteria in the updated version and the version that applies to the floating platform based on its date of construction; (b) conduct a risk assessment in relation to any gaps identified; and (c) ensure that mitigation measures are implemented, as necessary.
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Requirements 153 An operator must ensure that all installations, including their systems and equipment, are inspected, monitored, tested, maintained and operated to (a) ensure safety, the protection of the environment and the prevention of waste; and (b) ensure that they continue to perform in accordance with their design specifications under the operating conditions and maximum loads to which they may be subjected.
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Non-destructive examination 154 An operator must ensure that a non-destructive examination of the critical joints and structural parts of an installation is conducted at least once every five years or more often as required to ensure the continued safe operation of the installation.
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Corrosion management 155 (1) An operator must ensure that if a safety or environmental hazard would result from the failure due to corrosion — including corrosion from exposure to a sour environment — of any equipment, including process vessels, or of any piping, valves, fittings and structural elements that are part of an installation, that corrosion is prevented and managed throughout the life cycle of the installation. Corrosion management program (2) The operator must develop a corrosion management program that sets out the measures that are necessary to prevent critical failures resulting from corrosion-related degradation and to ensure the continued integrity of safety-critical elements. Program requirements (3) The program must (a) identify all safety-critical elements that are susceptible to degradation by corrosion; (b) provide for the analysis that is necessary to determine corrosion degradation mechanisms and the limits and failure modes of the safety-critical elements referred to in paragraph (a), taking into account the physical and environmental conditions and chemicals to which it is foreseeable that the safety-critical elements may be exposed; (c) include measures to prevent corrosion, as far as is practicable, and to mitigate or protect against the effects of corrosion; (d) provide for the inspection and monitoring of corrosion and of any corrosion protection and prevention systems; (e) provide for the collection and analysis of baseline and continuous data to monitor corrosion; (f) provide for the continuous assessment, based on the data and analysis referred to in paragraph (e), of the maintenance activities and schedules referred to in paragraph 159 (2)(f) to determine whether those activities and schedules are adequate to ensure corrosion management of safety-critical elements and provide for the modification of those activities and schedules, if necessary; (g) provide for timely preventive maintenance of any corrosion protection and prevention systems; and (h) provide for the timely inspection, monitoring and maintenance of safety-critical elements in accordance with the requirements of the maintenance program referred to in paragraphs 159 (2)(e) and (f) and for any necessary repair before the limits established in paragraph (b) are reached. Program implementation and update (4) The operator must ensure that the program is implemented and periodically updated, taking into account the data and analysis referred to in paragraph (3)(e).
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 156
Limits and requirements 156 An operator must operate an installation, including its systems and equipment, in accordance with any limitations that are set out in the certificate of fitness under subsection 28 (3), with any requirements under this Part and with the operations manual referred to in section 157 .
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aterial stowage compartments; (j) tank-sounding tables or curves that show the capacities and the centres of gravity in graduated intervals and the free surface data for each tank; (k) stability data that take into account the maximum height of the centre of gravity above the keel in relation to the draught curve and other parameters relevant to the stability of the platform; (l) the results of any inclining test, or of any lightweight survey together with the inclining test results, and the updated location of the platform centre of gravity following a deadweight survey; (m) examples of loading conditions for each mode of operation, together with the means to evaluate any other loading conditions; (n) technical drawings that (i) show the arrangement and location of all openings that could affect the stability of the platform and their means of closure, (ii) show the arrangement and operation of the ballast and bilge systems, (iii) are accompanied by the operating instructions for the ballast and bilge systems, and (iv) are sufficient in their scope and detail to ensure, in combination with the instructions referred to in subparagraph (iii), that (A) the necessary draught, stability and hull strength can be maintained under all foreseeable operating conditions, and (B) the floating platform can be returned to a safe condition from an unintended draught, trim or heel; and (o) a towing arrangement plan, if necessary, and the operating limits of the towing equipment’s components. Additional information — mobile offshore platform (3) In the case of a self-elevating mobile offshore platform, the operations manual must also contain (a) a description of any equipment for elevating and lowering the installation and details of any special types of joints and their purpose, including any operating or maintenance instructions for the equipment and joints; and (b) the allowable limits for hull inclination and rack phase differential. Up-to-date (4) The operator must ensure that the operations manual is kept up-to-date.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 158
Programs 158 (1) An operator must develop the following programs to ensure the continued integrity of an installation, including its systems and equipment, from the time the installation is commissioned until it is abandoned or removed from the offshore area: (a) the maintenance program referred to in section 159 ; (b) the preservation program referred to in section 160 ; and (c) the weight control program referred to in section 161 . Program implementation and update (2) The operator must ensure that the programs are implemented and periodically updated.
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Maintenance program 159 (1) The maintenance program must set out the inspection, monitoring, testing and maintenance policies and procedures for the installation, including its systems and equipment, that are necessary to ensure safety, protect the environment and prevent waste. Requirements (2) The maintenance program must (a) include the measures to ensure that the installation, including its systems and equipment, continues to perform in accordance with its design specifications; (b) include the measures to ensure compliance with any inspection, monitoring, testing or maintenance requirements under this Part; (c) include the performance standards developed by the operator for the installation, including for its systems and equipment; (d) take into account the failure modes and mechanisms of safety-critical elements and the causes of their failure; (e) include inspection and monitoring activities that occur at a frequency and in a manner to prevent, if practicable, the failures referred to in paragraph (d), or to mitigate the effects of those failures, and to ensure that safety-critical elements are repaired, replaced or modified without delay and in accordance with section 162 ; and (f) include predictive and preventive maintenance activities and schedules for each safety-critical element that (i) are based on the performance standards referred to in paragraph (c), (ii) take into account the manufacturer’s recommendations and industry standards and best practices, (iii) specify a minimum frequency for the comprehensive inspection of each safety-critical element, taking into account its condition and the conditions under which it is used, (iv) for rotating equipment, provide for partial or complete dismantling and inspection at a frequency necessary to maintain the equipment in good condition and to ensure that the equipment’s functionality, availability, reliability and performance are in accordance with its design specifications, (v) provide for a periodic maintenance regime for any low running-hour equipment, such as emergency generators, essential generators and fire pumps, and (vi) provide for the management of spare parts so that critical spare parts are available on the installation to ensure the continued functionality, availability, reliability and performance of each safety-critical element in accordance with its design specifications.
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Preservation program 160 (1) The preservation program must set out the measures that are necessary to ensure the integrity of equipment that is taken out of service and stored for future use. Periodic inspection (2) The program must provide for the periodic inspection of the stored equipment to verify its integrity and ensure that it is fit for the purposes for which it is to be used if it is brought into service.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 161
Weight control program 161 The weight control program must set out the measures that are necessary to ensure that the weight and centre of gravity of each installation are kept safely within the installation’s operating limits.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 162
Safety-critical element — repair, replacement or modification 162 (1) The holder of a certificate of fitness must ensure that the certifying authority and the Chief Safety Officer are notified before a safety-critical element is repaired, replaced or modified and before any equipment that would change the design, performance or integrity of a safety-critical element is brought on board the installation. Approval before repair or modification (2) The holder of a certificate of fitness must ensure that the approval of the certifying authority is obtained before a safety-critical element is repaired or modified. Verification (3) The holder of a certificate of fitness must ensure that a safety-critical element that has been repaired or modified is not put into operation until the certifying authority has verified it and (a) confirmed that it is fit for the purposes for which it is to be used, can be operated safely without posing a threat to persons or the environment and meets the requirements of these Regulations; and (b) imposed any limitation on the operation of the installation that is necessary to ensure that the installation meets the requirements referred to in paragraph 28 (1)(b). Emergency repair or modification (4) In an emergency, subsections (2) and (3) do not apply if the installation manager considers that the delay required to comply with the requirements under those subsections endangers persons on the installation or the environment. Verification after emergency (5) A safety-critical element that is repaired or modified in an emergency must be verified by the certifying authority in accordance with subsection (3) as soon as the circumstances permit. Non-application (6) This section does not apply in the case of an adjustment made to or the testing of a boiler or pressure system fitting.
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Drilling fluid systems 163 An operator must ensure that (a) the drilling fluid system and associated monitoring equipment provide an effective barrier against formation pressure, ensure safe well operations, prevent pollution and allow for well evaluation; (b) the indicators and alarms associated with the monitoring equipment are strategically located on the drilling rig to alert persons on it; and (c) dedicated personnel provide continuous monitoring, using independent monitoring systems, of parameters that are critical to safe well operations or to the detection of a gain or loss of drilling fluid while the installation is connected to the well and is taking fluid returns.