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CONTINGENCY & EMERGENCY MANUAL

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5.18 THREAT OR AVOIDANCE OF COLLISION...............................2

4.18.1 General.............................................................................................2

4.18.2 Response Contingency.....................................................................2

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5.18 THREAT OR AVOIDANCE OF COLLISION

This procedure specifically addresses the actions required to prevent danger to
crew and damage to assets from floating hazards that represent a threat to the
Tender or the installation. This floating hazard may be powered vessels not
under control (or responding), drifting vessels or other significant current-
borne debris.

5.18.1 GENERAL
Any unauthorized vessel apparently travelling on a collision course or
approaching within the tenders anchor pattern shall normally prompt
actions as described in Procedure 5.17.5 Exclusion Zone Breach. If the
vessel appears to be drifting, fails to respond to radio call (not under
control or on deliberate course), or it is established that the vessel is
suffering complete loss of propulsion power, immediate contingency
activities shall be undertaken to avert collision with the Tender or the
Installation.
The primary action shall always be to establish communication with
the subject vessel, enabling the gathering of all available information
and allowing a sound assessment of the situation to be made.

5.18.2 RESPONSE CONTINGENCY

Drifting Vessels
Any drifting vessel is expected to implement their existing relevant
vessel emergency plans before the situation develops into a threat to
other vessels or installation. This action should generally include the
dropping of anchor (if appropriate) or deployment of sea anchor, in
addition to notification of vessels and installations in the immediate
area.
Upon the threat developing to the Tender, the immediate contingency
shall be the engagement of field stand-by vessels (OSV’s) to attach a
tow line to the distressed vessel and establish control. If time
precludes this action, attending supply vessels shall push the subject
vessel onto a clear drift course, to allow time for establishment of a
tow line.
Radio Operator
 Establish and maintain radio contact with
drifting vessel
 Advise Marine Control
 Advise stand-by vessels
 Activate General Alarm as directed by the
Toolpusher
Toolpusher
 Shall assess the situation, level of risk and liaise with Operator
Representative.
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 Decide course of action in consultation with Operator

Representative and supply vessel Captain/s.
 Advise Rig Manager of situation
Operator Representative
 Shall liaise with Marine Control and direct available supply vessels
to location
 Shall establish contact with the On-Call officer and initiate the
onshore ECC.
 Maintain situation updates to ECC
 Fulfill OSR contingency organization duties

If a drifting vessel fails to respond to radio communication attempts

and the vessel maintains a course presenting a threat, the Toolpusher
shall take all reasonable action to establish contact or control of that
vessel. This may include deployment of supply vessel/s to attempt to
make close quarter contact with the vessel and bridge. If no supply
vessels are immediately available, the deployment of the rescue craft
may be undertaken, pending assessment of risk to the boat crew and
proximity of drifting vessel.
If impact is unable to be avoided, response shall generally be in
accordance with Procedure 5.12 DETERIORATING
SEAWORTHINESS and / or Procedure 5.8 ABANDON TENDER.
The preservation of life shall take precedence over all other
considerations and appropriate steps shall be taken to achieve this.
The Toolpusher retains the discretion to evacuate all non-essential
personnel and retain a Damage Control Team onboard. Upon
abandonment of damage control activities, this team shall effect all
abandon vessel preparation steps (e.g. emergency shut-downs / water-
tight doors / hatches etc.). These remaining personnel shall have an
established means of evacuation available that is not threatened by any
potential collision event. This decision shall only be taken upon
consultation with the Rig Manager.

Vessel Under Power

The response to the approach of a vessel under power shall be initially
undertaken in the same manner as that outlined for drifting vessels.
The primary need is to establish contact and then warn the vessel off
its collision course. If contact cannot be made, then immediate
intervention by supply vessels is critical. Pending the type and size of
the vessel on collision course, if the supply vessel/s are unable to raise
contact or safely effect a change of course to the vessel through
physical interference, the Toolpusher shall immediately initiate
Abandon Tender procedures.
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