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Report on safety measures for anchor handling vessels and mobile offshore units

Published: 22. May 2009. Updated: 22. May 2009.

The NMD hereby submits its follow-up report to the “Bourbon Dolphin” accident. The Norwegian Maritime Directorate (NMD) was on 10 April 2008 requested by the Ministry of Trade and Industry to follow-up the report and recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry into the loss of the “Bourbon Dolphin” on 12 April 2007.

The NMD has had comprehensive meetings with the industry and relevant bodies, including winch manufacturers, ship designers, companies, British authorities and the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority.

For a complete overview of the NMD’s meetings with external parties, see Annex 1. The NMD has in the follow-up work co-operated with Det Norske Veritas (DNV). DNV has worked on an optional class notation for anchor handling vessels. In addition, relevant specialist fora and experts in the Directorate along with ship designers, equipment vendors, companies and the industry have been important contributors in the follow-up process.

The NMD has focused on the items that are dealt with in the Commission’s report and which the directorate was assigned by the Ministry of Trade and Industry to follow up. The NMD’s report, chapters 4 to 11, follows up the Commission’s recommendations.

Report on safety measures for anchor handling vessels and mobile offshore units2.pdf (pdf)