DocumentCode
3525422
Title
Commissioning Dynamic Positioning systems: From mal-practice to proven practice
Author
Shafer, Don ; Van Camp, Karl
Author_Institution
Athens Group, Houston, TX, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
20-23 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
7
Abstract
For offshore assets, Dynamic Positioning (DP) systems are mission and safety critical, software-dependent, and must be integrated with many other systems in order to work as expected. Because integration and software testing are so crucial to properly-functioning DP systems, commissioning is a critical step. Unfortunately, there are many potential pitfalls related to the commissioning of DP systems for offshore assets. In this paper, we focus on three common DP commissioning mal-practices and the practices proven to mitigate their inherent risks.
Keywords
drilling (geotechnical); oceanographic techniques; offshore installations; program testing; safety-critical software; DP commissioning mal-practice; dynamic positioning system; offshore asset; safety critical system; software testing; software-dependent system; Azimuth; Calibration; Contracts; Hardware; Schedules; Software; Tuning;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS 2010
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4332-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.2010.5663845
Filename
5663845
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