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This video has been produced by a cross industry workgroup to highlight the hazards associated with the back loading of oil contaminated cargoes from offshore locations and the good practice that should be followed to minimise the risk of H2S generation. Further information can be found within GOMO and associated forms.
Activities associated with many offshore projects often involve the movement of non-routine cargo items which cannot be transported in standard cargo carrying units being shipped between various sites, both on- and offshore.
Such items are often of high value, both intrinsically and in consideration of the consequences of any project delay which might result from physical damage or delay in shipment. By their nature, many of these items may have unusual physical features and / or transportation requirements which may result in particular arrangements having to be made for their safe transportation in a timeous manner.
This document has been prepared to summarise the best practices which experience has shown should be observed the many aspects of the transportation and handling of these items.
It relates principally to items transported to or from offshore facilities on supply vessels and will normally be lifted by, and where relevant set in place, using appliances installed on it and operated by its personnel.
In view of the cranes installed on an offshore facility the maximum weight any item is unlikely to exceed 50 tonnes, though the actual weight of any cargo delivered to it will be determined by the safe working load of the lifting appliances available.
Whilst primarily relating to transportation to or from offshore facilities the recommendations in this document may also be to items being transported to and installed at onshore sites.
Without any references to specific national requirements it may be used on its own throughout the globe. However, when read in conjunction with “Guidelines for Offshore Marine Operations” published by UK Chamber of Shipping and others or “Best Practice for the Safe Packing & Handling of Cargo to & from Offshore Locations” published by Oil and Gas UK, both of which are included as references, the document is particularly useful.
Similar principles will apply to project cargoes transported and lifted by specialist contractors but project-specific procedures and risk assessments will normally be developed for such operations.
This is a word copy of the check list included in “Recommended Best Practice for the Transportation of Non-Routine or Special Cargo Items to or from Site”. It has been prepared by experienced logistics practitioners with the objective of ensuring that all information required to arrange for the transportation and handling of any unusual items is made available in a timeous manner.
This section contains links to relevant training courses and other documentation supporting the implementation and understanding of the contents of the “Guidelines for Offshore Marine Operations” (GOMO) document. The courses are listed in the same sequence as the chapters and appendices of the GOMO document – where applicable.
Note that the GOMO steering group does not take any responsibility for cost or content of any courses described and only offer the details and links as potential source of information to GOMO document users.
The links provided in this section are all provided by external and independent 3rd parties in the offshore marine operations industry; some are related to specific areas or various topics, whereas others take a more general approach to the content of GOMO. Note that some of the courses may require one-off payments or subscriptions of services.
The GOMO steering group welcomes all initiatives for courses or training related to the content of the GOMO document. If you have information regarding such training, or if you operate relevant training services of your own, then please contact the GOMO Steering Group at gomo.response@gmail.com in order to get these referred to on this page.
Shipboard operations to support and supply off-shore facilities present a high level of risk, due to the nature of the work involved and the challenging environments in which these facilities are often located.
To reduce and manage these risks, the industry has produced the Guidelines for Offshore Marine Operations, the GOMO, which gather together the best practices for safe operations.
This module first raises safety awareness by using case studies to demonstrate what can go wrong when correct procedures are not followed. We then describe what the ‘GOMO’ document contains, and how to use the guidelines to stay safe during offshore supply and support operations.
Link to site: https://www.seagull.no/courses-training/e-learning/module?ID=254
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