Drops Survey Guidelines

General Conditions for DROPS Survey:
Inspectors to be qualified to carry out Drops survey
Quality control on the final product to be in place;
Provide soft copy large size photos of each item;
Generate the following docs:
Survey report;
Inspection Checklist;

Surveyor Qualification

Surveyor Competency to be demonstrated by attaching his certification;
Also the Surveyor must be competent in the following topics:

•  Reliable Securing Best Practice;

•  Safe Bolting Techniques;

•  Cargo Handing and Lifting Operations (including Lifting Equipment);

•  Moving / Dynamic Equipment and Machinery;

•  Solid Knowledge of Drilling Equipment and Functions;

•  Capacity (SWL & WLL) of the lifting equipment and the calculations related to it;

•  Awareness of relevant Safety Alerts and Safety (HSE) bulletins issued by equipment suppliers;

•  Risk Assessment;

•  DROPS definition (static/dynamic), causes, consequences;

Timesheet
Timesheet of the Surveyor counter signed by Rig Manager to be attached as a proof of time spent on the Unit



Survey report

Survey report must consist of the following sections:

• Surveyor Qualifications

• Surveyor Timesheet;

• Surveyed Unit description, i.e. Name, Zones;

• Survey findings;

Zones

• Must be divided into Zones – that will enable the Rig Manger to delegate certain areas to different personnel.

• Unit Sketch/Drawing of the Unit with Zones clearly identified;

• Mast Portray layout to be used;

Survey Findings Columns
Have the following columns:
Ref. Number;

• Photos of the equipment to be inspected (General and magnified one) – large enough to be clear if printed in A4 format;

• Location of Equipment (by Inspection Area);

• Title of item;

• Weight of item;

• Primary securing method(s) of item;

• Secondary retention method(s) of item;

• Secondary retention swl;

• Inspection Procedure (populated from the ‘How to Inspect’ column of the Equipment Family Inspection Criteria);

• Passed / Failed survey;

• Comments (state to be recorded ie Satisfactory or Reason for Failure & how to fix);

Inspection Checklist

Survey Company to generate checklist:

• Checks to be carried out in the following timeframe:

  • Weekly;

  • Monthly (if applicable);;

  • 3 monthly (if applicable);

  • 6 Monthly, i.e. items to be included to Unit 6-monthly maintenance (e.g. items requiring NDT etc.);

• Inspection checklist must be generated in Portrait Layout;

• Text to be minimized as much as possible;

• Divide into Zones;

Have the following columns:

• Ref. Number to match with Survey Report;

• Photos of the equipment to be inspected (General and magnified one) – large enough to be clear if printed in A4 format;

• Title of the Item;

• Inspection Procedure (populated from the ‘How to Inspect’ column of the Equipment Family Inspection Criteria);

• Inspection Frequency (populated from the “Inspection Frequency” column of the Equipment Family Inspection Criteria);

• Condition Pass / Fail;

• Comments;

Consider having EX-IPADs to be used for Drops Inspection;

Failed Items

• Fix the failed items;