Overview 

This book is a guide to establishing the basic skills and knowledge requirements to safely operate F(P)SO installations and to conduct training and assessment of F(P)SO personnel.

This book provides guidelines designed to assist F(P)SO Managers in achieving and maintaining the highest practical standards of competence for F(P)SO Operations Personnel. The guidelines are installation specific, not company generic. This means that if a company has multiple F(P)SOs then the whole range of activities will need to be carried out for each unit.

The purpose of this guide is to enable F(P)SO Managers to:

• Develop an effective Competency Assurance Program as an essential tool for successful operations.

• Develop a concept for competency assessment which meets each individual company's needs based upon their own site organization structure.

• Determine the competencies they require for each Level of F(P)SO personnel.

• Assess the competence of each member of their F(P)SO operations personnel.

• Assist establish the Training Needs for each member of the F(P)SO personnel.

• Establish the required experience and knowledge for safe operations based upon the Competency Assessment tables.

These FPSO Competence Assessment Guidelines have been endorsed by the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP).

Content

Section 1      Implementation Guidelines                                  

       1.1 General                                                                       

       1.2 Getting Started              

       1.3 F[P]SO Personnel and Competency levels

       1.4 Customizing and the Guidelines                                     

       1.5 Responsibilities Ownership and Stewardship               

Section 2  Functional Analysis

       2.1 Index of Functions, Units and Elements                           

       2.2 Analysis Tree                                                               

Section 3      Assessors and Verifiers

                 3.1 Appointment and Training of Assessors                          

                 3.2 Appointment and Training of Verifiers                            

Section 4      Criticality Assessment

                 4.1 General                                                                       

                 4.2 Performing a Criticality Assessment                                

                 4.3 Criticality Assessment                                                   

Section 5      Competence Assessment Tables

                 5.1 General Principle                                                          

                 5.2 Developing Competency Assessment Tables                    

                 5.3 Verification and Approval                                              

                 5.4 Revalidation Process                                                     

                 5.5 Overview                                                                     

Section 6      Assessment Guidance

       6.1 General                                                                       

       6.2 Observation                                                                 

       6.3 Questioning                                                                 

       6.4 Written Test                                                                 

       6.5 Oral Test                                                                     

       6.6 Assessment Expertise                                                    

       6.7 Records                                            

       6.8 Overview

Section 7      Competence Record Book

       7.1 OverviewModel Competence Record Book                                 

       7.2 Record Sheets                                                              

Section 8      Training Guidance                                                                                 

       8.1 General                                                                       

       8.2 Determining Individuals Training Needs                          

       8.3 Training Strategy                                                          

       8.4 Overview                                                                              

Appendix 1   Model Competence Record Book

Appendix 2         Worked example of Criticality Assessment

Appendix 3         CAT's (Competency Assessment Tables)

System 1        Produced Fluid Inlet

System 2        Fluid Separation

System 3        Gas Handling

System 4        Produced Water Injection

System 5        Well Test-Measurement

System 6        Auxiliary Systems

System 7        Emergency Situations/Personnel Safety

System 8        Ballast System

System 9        Navigation Systems

System 10     Corrosion Systems

System 11     Hydrocarbon Systems

System 12     Export Systems

Introduction

This document is a guide to establishing the basic skills and knowledge requirements to safely operate F(P)SO installations and the training and competence assessment of F(P)SO personnel. It has been produced in cooperation with the Marine Safety Sub-Committee of The International Association of Oil and Gas Procedures (OGP), and is endorsed by them. It provides guidelines designed to assist F(P)SO managers in achieving and maintaining the highest practical standards of competence for F(P)SO operations Personnel.

Details

Title: Competence Assurance Guidelines For F(P)SOs
Number of Volumes: 1
Edition: First
Number of Pages: 88
Product Code: 4381
ISBN: ISBN 13: 978-1-905331-34-5 (9781905331345), ISBN 10: 1-905331-34-7 (1905331347)
Published Date: January 2009
Binding Format: Hardback Spiro
Book Height: 300 mm
Book Width: 210 mm
Book Spine: 10 mm
Weight: 0.60 kg