PSA Norway Identifies Regulatory Nonconformities During West Elara Audit

The PSA conducted an audit from 10 to 12 May 2011 focusing on issues relating to technical safety, safety systems and maintenance management on board the facility West Elara.

Background

West Elara is a new jack-up, N-class drilling facility built by the Jurong Shipyard in Singapore.

The PSA’s activity was conducted as part of the processing of the company’s application for an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC). The facility will be used as a drilling facility for Statoil on the Norwegian continental shelf.

Objective

The objective of the audit activity was to verify technical and management-related factors on the facility within the technical disciplines subject to the PSA’s the verifications.

Result

During the audit, regulatory nonconformities were identified in connection with:

Risk and barrier management

Fire-fighting on the helicopter deck

Battery emergency lighting

Maintenance management

Preservation of equipment

Furthermore, potential improvements were identified in connection with:

Manual fire hydrants

The helifuel system

Fixed fire-extinguishing systems

Storing of welding gas

Ignition source control

Labelling of equipment

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Source: ptil , July 4, 2011