Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project
Number |
80 |
| Date of Summary |
June 30, 1989 |
| Subject |
Development of a New Philosophy
for Effective Underwater Inspection |
| Performing Activity |
Underwater Engineering Group |
| Principal Investigator |
Mr. Lena Negus |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Complete |
| Description |
The objective was to review and
develop a `new` philosophy towards the underwater inspection process and to provide
detailed guidance on the best available techniques and current limits of present day
technology. This was a Joint Industry Project (JIP) composed of fifteen companies, the
U.K. Department of Energy, and the Minerals Management Service. The objectives of the
project are
(1) to provide a forum to discuss and develop a cogent
philosophy for the underwater inspection of offshore installations and
(2) to prepare detailed guidelines for an inspection
methodology.
|
| Progress |
Complete |
| Reports |
| AA |
Implications of Design to
Inspection and Maintenance of Offshore Installations and Pipelines, Final Report, Report
1455-ER-SUB002- 01, Earl and Wright, Ltd., London, England, September 20, 1985.
Out of print. |
| AB |
Guidance for Inspection of
Offshore Structures, Final Report, Volume 2, Inspection IQ Partners, Project No. A168,
London, England, November 12, 1985. Out of print. |
| AC |
URP 72-Study 3, Inspection of
Offshore Concrete Structures, Final Report, McAlpine Offshore Ltd., London, England, June
1986. Out of print. |
AD
(109 pages, 2,398 KB)
 |
URP 72/S55, Requirements for the
Effective Planning, Scheduling, Reporting and Storage Applied to the Underwater Inspection
of Offshore Installations, Pipelines and Subsea Systems, URP 72/SG/28, UEG, London,
England, December 1, 1986. |
| AE |
Underwater Inspection of Steel
Offshore Installations: Implementation of a New Approach, Final Report, UEG, London,
England, June 1989. Out of print. |
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