The Development of Equipment Criticality Analysis (ECA) Protocols of Offshore Carbon Steel Static Mechanical Equipment
Keywords:
Equipment Criticality Analysis (ECA), Risk-Based Inspection (RBI), DNV-RP-G101, RiskAbstract
Best practice in developing Inspection Plan for static mechanical equipment on offshore topside platform is by performing Risk-based inspection (RBI) analysis. However, there are hundreds or even thousands static mechanical equipment on offshore topside platform. Since detailed RBI analysis requires a lot of data and tedious calculation then it is necessary to do equipment criticality screening prior to perform detail RBI analysis as it is suggested in DNV-RP-G101. Equipment Criticality Analysis (ECA) protocols for carbon steel static mechanical equipment have been developed as criticality screening tools. The protocols were developed based upon DNV-RP-G101. ECA categorizes the static mechanical equipment into C1, C2, or C3 which refer to high, medium or low criticality equipment respectively. The C3 equipment will receive minimum surveillance with planned corrective maintenance while C2 and C1 equipment will require detail RBI analysis.
References
API RP 580 Risk-Based Inspection, Second Edition, 2009.
DNV-RP-G101 Risk Based Inspection of Offshore Topsides Static Mechanical Equipment, 2010.
API RP 581 Risk-Based Inspection Technology, Second Edition, September 2008.
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Bjarte Rød, Evaluation of Probability of Failure of Static Equipment in Pressurized Mud Systems on an Offshore Drilling Installation, Master Thesis, The Arctic University of Norway, pp. 47-49, 2015.
NACE SP0106-2006 Item No. 21111 Standard Practice Control of Internal Corrosion in Steel Pipelines and Piping Systems, 2006.
NFPA 704 Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, 2012.
Muhlbauer, W. Kent, Pipeline Risk Management Manual: A Systematic Approach to Loss Prevention and Risk
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