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Canada–Nova Scotia 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.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 153
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.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 154
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.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 155
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–Nova Scotia 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 .
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 157
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–Nova Scotia 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.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 159
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.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 160
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–Nova Scotia 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–Nova Scotia 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.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 163
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.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 164
Drilling riser 164 (1) An operator must ensure that every drilling riser is, throughout the duration of a well operation, capable of (a) providing access to the well; (b) isolating the well-bore from the sea; (c) withstanding the differential pressure of the drilling fluid relative to the sea; (d) withstanding the maximum loads to which it may be subjected; and (e) permitting the drilling fluid to be returned to the installation. Drilling riser support (2) The operator must ensure that every drilling riser is supported in a manner that effectively compensates for any loads caused by the motion of the installation, the drilling fluid or the water column. Drilling riser analysis (3) The operator must ensure that a drilling riser analysis and, in the case of a floating platform that uses a dynamic positioning system, a weak-point analysis of the drilling riser are conducted and that the certifying authority in relation to the installation approves those analyses.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 165
Fail-safe subsurface safety valves 165 (1) An operator must ensure that a completed development well is equipped with a fail-safe subsurface safety valve that (a) can be operated from the surface; and (b) if the well is located where permafrost is present in unconsolidated sediments, is installed in the production tubing below the base of the permafrost. Additional valve (2) The operator must ensure that a completed development well on a fixed platform that has gas-lift, injection or production capabilities in the A-annulus is equipped with an additional fail-safe safety valve on the A-annulus. Requirements (3) The operator must ensure that all fail-safe safety valves are designed, installed, tested, maintained and operated to prevent uncontrolled well flow when they are activated.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 166
Well tubulars, trees and wellheads 166 (1) An operator must ensure that well tubulars, trees and wellheads are operated in accordance with good engineering practices. Sour environment (2) The operator must ensure that any well tubulars, trees or wellheads that may be exposed to a sour environment are capable of operating safely in that environment. Safe and efficient operation (3) The operator must ensure that the wellhead and tree equipment, including any valves, are designed and maintained to operate safely and efficiently throughout the life cycle of the well under all loads to which the well may be subjected.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 167
Formation flow test equipment 167 (1) An operator must ensure that the equipment used in a formation flow test is designed to safely control well pressure, evaluate the formation and prevent pollution. Rated working pressure (2) The operator must ensure that the rated working pressure of formation flow test equipment at and upstream of the well testing manifold exceeds the maximum anticipated shut-in pressure. Overpressure (3) The operator must ensure that all equipment downstream of the well testing manifold is protected against overpressure. Downhole safety valve — development well (4) The operator must ensure, in the case of a development well, that the formation flow test equipment includes a downhole safety valve that permits closure of the test string above the packer. Downhole safety valve — exploratory or delineation well (5) The operator must ensure, in the case of an exploratory well or a delineation well drilled on a geological feature, that a downhole safety valve is installed before a formation flow test is conducted unless (a) it has been demonstrated as part of the formation flow test program referred to in paragraph 63 (3)(a) that the level of risk of the proposed alternative arrangement in that program is equivalent to or lower than that of using a downhole safety valve; and (b) the Board has approved the test under subsection 63 (5). Subsea test tree (6) The operator must ensure that any formation flow test equipment used in testing a well that is drilled with a floating drilling unit has a subsea test tree that is equipped with (a) a valve that can be operated from the surface and automatically closes when required to prevent uncontrolled well flow; and (b) a release system that permits the test string to be hydraulically or mechanically disconnected within or below the blowout preventers.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 168
Pipeline integrity — standard 168 (1) An operator must ensure that a pipeline is designed, constructed, installed, operated and maintained in accordance with CSA Group standard Z662, Oil and gas pipeline systems , as it relates to offshore pipelines. Integrity management program (2) The operator must ensure that the pipeline system integrity management program required by that standard is implemented and periodically updated.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 169
Monitoring of systems 169 (1) An operator must ensure that an installation is equipped with a central monitoring system in the main control centre to monitor all systems whose failure could cause or contribute to an accidental event or waste. Management of associated systems (2) The operator must ensure that the alarm, safety, monitoring, warning and control functions associated with the systems that are monitored under subsection (1) are managed to prevent reportable incidents and waste. Suspension of related system (3) When a function referred to in subsection (2) is suspended or found to be impaired, the operator must ensure that the use of any related system is also suspended until (a) in the case of a function that is suspended, that function is returned to service; and (b) in the case of a function that was found to be impaired, measures are implemented to offset the risk of a reportable incident or waste. Affected persons informed (4) The operator must ensure that all affected persons are informed when a function referred to in subsection (2) is suspended and when it is returned to service.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 170
Deterioration 170 (1) An operator must, without delay, notify the Chief Safety Officer of any deterioration of an installation, including its systems or equipment, or of a pipeline, well, vessel or support craft if that deterioration could adversely affect safety or the environment. Notice to certifying authority (2) If an installation, system, equipment, pipeline or part of a well referred to in subsection (1) is within the scope of work referred to in section 31 , the operator must also, without delay, notify the certifying authority of the deterioration. Impairment rectification (3) The operator must ensure that any impairment of an installation, including its systems or equipment, or of a pipeline, well, vessel or support craft is rectified without delay if the impairment could adversely affect safety or the environment. Mitigation measures (4) If it is not possible to rectify the impairment without delay, the operator must (a) conduct a risk assessment to identify risk mitigation measures; (b) implement those mitigation measures; and (c) ensure that the impairment is rectified as soon as the circumstances permit. Non-application (5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply in respect of safety-critical elements.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 171
Support craft 171 (1) An operator must, in respect of an installation on which persons are normally present, ensure that (a) a support craft that is at a distance from the installation not greater than that required for a return time of 20 minutes is available at all times for emergency response; and (b) whenever an aircraft is landing or taking off, or personnel are working over the side or otherwise exposed to the risk of falling in the water, a support craft is available in the immediate vicinity of the installation and ready to undertake rescue and recovery operations. Requirements (2) The support craft referred to in subsection (1) must be (a) capable of safely providing necessary support functions in the foreseeable physical and environmental conditions prevailing in the area in which it operates; (b) equipped to supply emergency services, including rescue and first aid treatment, for all personnel on the installation in the event of an emergency; and (c) equipped with a self-righting fast rescue boat that (i) meets the requirements under chapter V of the LSA Code, (ii) is capable of being launched and retrieved when it is loaded with a full complement of persons and equipment, and (iii) is ready for deployment in the event of an emergency. Required distance exceeded (3) If the support craft is located at a distance that exceeds the distance referred to in paragraph (1)(a), both the installation manager and the person in charge of the support craft must log that fact and the reason why the distance or time was exceeded. Vessel master (4) During any activity or situation referred to in paragraph (1)(b), or any other activity or situation that presents an increased level of risk to the safety of the installation, the vessel master must, under the direction of the installation manager, keep the craft in close proximity to the installation, maintain open communication channels with the installation and be prepared to conduct rescue operations.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 172
Rescue boat — vessel 172 An operator must, in respect of any vessel that is used in a geoscientific program, geotechnical program, environmental program, diving project or construction activity, ensure that a rescue boat is available and ready for use in the event of an emergency.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 173
Safety zone 173 (1) A support craft must not enter the safety zone around an installation or around a vessel that is engaged in a geoscientific program, geotechnical program, environmental program or diving project without the consent of the installation manager or the person in charge of the operations site. Notice to approaching aircraft or vessel (2) The operator must ensure that persons who are in charge of an aircraft or vessel that is approaching the safety zone are notified of the safety zone boundaries and of any hazards within that zone that relate to the operator’s installation or vessel. Boundaries — installation (3) The safety zone around an installation consists of the area within a line that encloses the installation and is drawn at a distance of 500 m from the outer edge of the installation or, if any component of the installation extends beyond that edge, from the outer limit of the component that extends furthest from that edge. Boundaries — vessel (4) The safety zone around a vessel referred to in subsection (1) consists of the area within a line that encloses the vessel and any of its attached equipment and is drawn at a distance that minimizes risks to safety, the environment and property located nearby, including fishing gear or fishing vessels.