Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Jane Bugler News

Subsea Innovator Wins SUT Award

Thirty year old napkin sketch became a reality in 2015. The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) has presented its President’s Award to Dr Kjell Olav Stinessen in recognition of his long term services to industry at the Society’s AGM and annual dinner in London. Dr Stinessen has been an engineer for over 50 years and is now a First Chief Engineer at Aker Solutions.

IMCA Revises Multibeam Echosounds Guidelines

Jane Bugler (Photo: IMCA)

‘Guidelines for the Use of Multibeam Echosounders for Offshore Surveys’ (IMCA S 003 Rev 2) has been extensively revised by members of the International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) Offshore Survey Division Management Committee, to bring it up-to-date with current technology and practice, and is…

IMCA Publishes Guidelines for DP OSV Safe Operations

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Reliable and robust methods of positioning are required for safe vessel operations in close proximity to offshore installations. Dynamic positioning (DP) is well-established as a primary method of vessel positioning in the diving, drilling, construction, accommodation and shuttle tanker sectors, and is especially suited to deep-water developments.

IMCA Publishes Revised Guidance on Personnel Transfer

One activity specific to offshore operations is the transfer of personnel between vessels and other offshore structures. Such transfers can include movement of personnel at crew and shift change, from vessel to vessel, and between vessels, offshore structures, barges, and crew boats, as well as to and from the quayside. Safety of transfer is of paramount importance.

IMCA Meeting to Focus on Offshore Renewables

Jane Bugler

Offshore renewable energy will be very much on the agenda when the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) holds the first ever meeting of its long-established Europe & Africa Section in Germany. With speakers from Technip, the German Shipowners Association, German Shipbuilders, Workships Contractors…