FPSO Handbook

Publication date: January 2009

The FPSO Handbook covers topics such as design and maintenance of equipment (including the hull, gathering systems, cargo handling systems and pumping and piping systems), training requirements, oil and gas production, fire safety and life-saving arrangements and appliances. The Handbook is supplemented by annexes that outline relevant regulatory documents and conventions.

Table of Contents

1 The Hull

1.1 The Concept

1.2 Construction

1.3 Confirmation of Design

1.4 Conversion Versus Newbuild

1.5 Hull Layout and Regulations

2 Gathering Systems

2.1 Mooring Systems

2.2 Fluid Transfer Systems.

2.3 Pipeline Systems and Risers

3 Regulations

3.1 Regulations – Statutory Legislation

3.2 Regulations – Ship Classification

3.3 Regulations – Offshore Legislation

4 FPSO Personnel and Training

4.1 Personnel

4.2 Training Requirements

5. Cargo Handling Systems

5.1 Cargo Handling Systems - Cargo and Ballast System

5.2 Cargo tank vent and inert gas systems

6. Oil and Gas Production

6.1 Oil and Gas Production

6.2 Enhanced Oil Recovery and the Oil Drive Mechanism

7. Pumping and Piping Systems

8. Machinery, Equipment and Safety Systems

8.1 Safety and Emergency Systems

8.2 Emergency Support Systems (ESS)

8.3 Process and Marine Machinery

9. Hazardous Areas, Ventilation and Hazardous Area Equipment

9.1 Hazardous Areas and their Determination

9.2 Ventilation Systems and Machinery in Hazardous Areas

9.3 Hazardous Area Equipment

10. Fire Protection, Fire Detection and Fire Extinction

10.1 Application, Basic Principles and Definitions

10.2 Active Fire-Fighting Systems

10.3 Fire Tests and Material Certification

10.4 Construction and Passive Fire Protection Measures

10.5 Fixed Fire-Fighting Systems

10.6 Miscellaneous Fire-Fighting Items

11. Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements

11.1 Regulatory Requirements

11.2 Communication

11.3 Personal Lifesaving Appliances

11.4 Survival Craft

11.5 Training, Inspections, Maintenance and Drill

12. Standby Vessels (SBVs) and the Safety and Response Equipment they are Fitted with

12.1 The Ships

12.2 The Equipment

12.3 Communications

12.4 Responsibilities

12.5 The Crews

12.6 The Training

12.7 The Tasks

12.8 Operations

12.9 Additional Duties

12.10 Operation Jigsaw

Appendix I Contents of the consolidated text of the Annex to the 1974 SOLAS Convention

Appendix II Contents of the International Life?Saving Appliance Code

Appendix III Contents of the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units

Index