Guidance on the Transfer of Personnel to and from Offshore Vessels and Structures - IMCA [201X, PDF]

Guidance on the Transfer of Personnel to and from Offshore Vessels and Structures

Year: 201X
Language: english
Author: IMCA
Genre: Guide
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 20
Description: One of the activities specific to offshore operations is the transfer of personnel between vessels and other offshore structures. Such transfers can include movements of personnel at crew change and shift change from vessel to vessel and also between vessels, offshore structures, barges and crew boats as well as to and from the quayside.
Within the offshore industry (particularly in the offshore renewable energy industry), there has been an increase in the requirement for the transfer of personnel to offshore vessels and structures, with this trend set to continue. Personnel transfers in the offshore renewable energy industry primarily involve transfer to and from vessels of 10m to 30m in length, operating independently from a mother vessel or from a port.
This document is intended to provide guidance for the offshore industry on the safe transfer of personnel at sea. It covers risk assessment, training and competence, responsibility, equipment and communications, and focuses on the main methods of personnel transfer between vessels, offshore structures and the quayside. The primary methods of personnel transfer covered are:
♦ personnel transfer carrier;
♦ gangways, bridge or accommodation ladders, including motion-compensated hydraulic gangways;
♦ small boat or launch;
♦ larger crew boat or support vessel;
♦ mating ‘surfer’ structures allowing personnel to transfer safely.
For each case, the document covers the main safety issues and gives some information about the specialist equipment that may be involved, such as ‘surfers’, as well as special duties or responsibilities of personnel involved, particularly with regard to communications.
Personnel transfer by helicopter is a separate subject adequately addressed elsewhere and is not covered in this document.