SEASCAPE SYSTEM OF EVACUATION

• Main Author: Daniel P. O’brien
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Canada; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.567.6579; http://web2.clarkson.edu/projects/iahrice/IAHR 2004/VOL_2/Session H.pdf

Both the “Royal Commission on the Sinking of the Ocean Ranger ” and the Piper Alpha Inquiry recommended that improvements be made to escape, evacuation and rescue (EER) systems employed on offshore petroleum facilities. The respective methodolo-gies suggested for achieving these was by both the development of “performance stan-dards ” and the utilization of “goal-setting regulations”. A system now exists which meets the recommendations of both public inquiries. Following an extensive series of model testing at the Institute of Marine Dynamics in St. John’s, a full operating system was installed at the Humberside Offshore Training Asso-ciation (HOTA) located in Kingston-upon- Hull, United Kingdom. A total of 267 trials with resulting data gave evidence to the effective availability of this unique system. A second system of a more advanced configuration is currently undergoing extensive trials in seas up to and including Beaufort 8. Located in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland, Canada, launches will, also, be made onto a combination of 1st year and multi-year ice, which is present in early spring.