RR195 - Review of methods for demonstrating redundancy in dynamic positioning systems for the offshore industry
Reviews the current approach to demonstrating redundancy on offshore vessels with dynamic positioning systems, in order to establish whether it meets the requirements for suitable and sufficient risk assessment. The review covers the relevant formal requirements and guidelines, recent incident experience, failure modes and effects analyses (FMEAs) and trials reports, consultations with stakeholders in the industry, and a review of approaches used in other industries. It concludes that the current approach is appropriate in principle, although there are several areas of weakness in the way it is applied in practice. In order to make more effective use of FMEAs, the report recommends that management guidance should be developed, to provide an industry standard for how FMEAs of dynamic positioning systems should be specified, managed, performed, verified and updated.
Visit the RR195 report (PDF) [12]
The Research Report Series are produced in Adobe Acrobat. The use of the latest version of the software is recommended which is available at the Adobe website via the link on this page.
Assistance in the use of Adobe Acrobat PDF files is available on our FAQs[13] page.