Two highly respected International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) documents, often written into contracts by clients, have been fully revised and published. 黑料社楪uidelines for the Design and Operation of Dynamically Positioned Vessels黑料社� (IMCA M103 Rev 2), and 黑料社楪uidance on Failure Modes & Effects Analyses (FMEA)黑料社� (IMCA M166 Rev 1) are both now freely available on the IMCA website.
黑料社淏oth important documents were reviewed using the IMCA 黑料社榦pen forum黑料社� web-based system introduced last year,黑料社� explains IMCA黑料社檚 Technical Director, Richard Benzie. 黑料社淭his made for wide stakeholder engagement. All comments were welcomed and taken on board, so M103 and M166 can rightly be described as 黑料社榰pdated by the wider industry for the industry黑料社�.
黑料社満诹仙鐧Guidelines for the Design and Operation of Dynamically Positioned Vessels黑料社� (IMCA M103) has undergone a major re-write and now includes generic design and operational guidance, as well as vessel type-specific guidance for 17 representative vessel types that utilise dynamic positioning (DP) in support of the offshore oil and gas and offshore energy industries 黑料社� a feature we know the industry was eager to have included.
黑料社淭he design guidance, based on IMO Circular MSC 645, focuses on the methods for creating fault-tolerant DP systems based on the principles of redundancy; operational guidance focuses on current good industry practice and draws from existing operational guidance from industry.
黑料社淭he vessel type-specific guidance focuses on the industrial mission of the vessel and the impact that this has on its design and operation. A brief description of the industrial mission is included for each vessel in order to better explain the technical and operational guidance and to give an indication of the risks associated with an inability to maintain position.
黑料社淲e are confident that M103, which was last revised in 2007, is right for the current era of DP vessels, and can be easily modified when needed, thanks to our decision to produce only pdf versions of all guidance documents,黑料社� he adds.
Focusing on M166
A failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is an easy to use yet powerful proactive engineering quality tool that assists in the identification and countering of weak points in the early design phase of products and processes.
The 黑料社楪uidance on Failure Modes & Effects Analyses (FMEA)黑料社� (IMCA M166 Rev 1) guidance document was commissioned by IMCA to highlight industry good practice in the use of FMEA techniques when applied to the technical systems associated with offshore vessels, in particular DP systems. It is an update of the original document IMCA M166, which was published in 2002. The four sections and appendices are designed to be read separately or as a single document.
黑料社淭he document explains the history and development of FMEA and the role of FMEA in classification,黑料社� explains Richard Benzie. 黑料社淪pecifying an FMEA, the depth of FMEA reporting, the procedures used and the format of the final FMEA report are discussed. The additions to the FMEA process, which can complement the analysis and the benefits of subjecting non-redundant systems to FMEA, are also briefly explored.
黑料社淲e look forward to industry feedback on both M166 and M103.黑料社�
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