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;

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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

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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);

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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;

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Failed Items

• Fix the failed items;