Get Wiser July: Subsea Installation Awareness
This month’s SOLD OUT Technical ‘Get Wiser’ was held in the new Atteris office. Gillian Stone, a Project Engineering Manager at Subsea 7, provided the audience with a highly informative overview of the HUGE topic of Subsea Installation which was quite a challenge in under an hour!
Gillian challenged the designers in the room to think about the actual installation requirements and conditions faced offshore when at the design stage and how, by considering these issues, could assist the installation process to go much smoother. Typical issues to consider: – Structure weights required for the cranes and lifting requirements – Tag lines – there are often not designed into the structure but really important for ensuring safe over boarding – How the equipment is laid out on a deck and what connections are to be made onshore first for practicality and efficiency – Unclear design requirements can cause ‘assumptions’ to be made by and can result in a design fail and add $$$ to the cost of installation.
The session was very interactive with lots of questions being asked which was great to see and was also great to see an almost 50/50 female/male ratio, although from the photos you can’t see this as most of the men were hiding at the back of the room! This event was a sell out so make sure you get in early for next month’s Get Wiser session which will be a Professional Development held on the 21st August. Further details to follow soon!
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