EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS

SUMMARY

Primarily covers mobile offshore installations, including semi-submersibles, jack-ups and heavy lift vessels. Also covers floating production systems (FPS), which are often based on semi- submersible or ship hulls.Aims to encourage greater use of risk assessment methods for marine operations - especially those methods towards the simpler end of risk assessment: the qualitative and semi-quantitative techniques. Describes risk assessment technology as it might apply to marine operations, emphasising techniques appropriate to marine hazards. While quantitive risk assessment (QRA) has a role in some marine applications, this guidance demonstrates how the wider range of techniques can help operators perform a suitable and sufficient risk assessment, and show that risks are as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP).

This report and the work it describes were funded by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Its contents, including any opinions and/or conclusions expressed, are those of the author(s) alone and do not necessarily reflect HSE policy.