Work Instruction No.
:
Asset Protection
Cathodic Protection
Cathodic Protection Maintenance Of Offshore
Platforms (Impressed Current System)
1 PURPOSE
The purpose of this work instruction is to
describe the Cathodic Protection System
inspection and maintenance activities
conducted on an Offshore Platform protected
by an impressed current system. All works
shall be carried out to comply with APT O&MS
and Offshore Platform Health, Safety and
Environmental Management Systems and
meet all relevant statutory gas supply
legislation.
2 REFERENCES
9019 Cathodic Protection System
Maintenance and Testing Procedure
3 GENERAL INFORMATION
Inspections of Offshore Platform Cathodic
Protection Systems are conducted to ensure
the functionality and integrity of all equipment.
Inspections must include:
• Systematically surveying the cathodic
protection of the offshore platform and
pipeline risers.
• Inspecting and recording the output of all
Cathodic Protection Units.
• Inspecting and recording all potential
measurements of nominated platform
structure areas and all pipeline risers.
• Inspecting all pipeline risers and jackets for
corrosion within their splash zone area.
• Inspect anode conductor tubes, caps and
associated cabling.
• Carrying out any other relevant inspections
that are required by the relevant Offshore
Platform Supervisor.
• Identifying any future remedial works that
may become eminent.
4 PROCEDURE
• Discuss the Cathodic Protection Work
Scope with the Platform Supervisor.
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Approved by: Manager
Pipeline Standards
• Using the platform general layout drawings
determine the location of all Cathodic
Protection Units and pipeline risers.
4.1 Cathodic Protection Units
• Confirm the operation and
functionality of all Cathodic
Protection Units in accordance with
Work Instruction 6610 and record the
following details for each unit:
• Total Cathodic Protection Unit
Outputs.
• Individual anode circuit outputs.
• Individual pipeline circuit outputs.

Note: - All cathodic protection
units shall be left ‘ON’ during this
part of the survey.
4.2 Pipeline Riser ‘ON’ Potential Survey
• Physically locate the pipeline risers
from the cellar, sub-cellar or the sea
deck.
• Visually inspect each pipeline riser
within the splash zone for corrosion
taking note and if necessary
photograph all anomalies
discovered.
• Place the Silver/Silver Chloride
portable reference cell in the water
30 metres below the Mean Sea
Level beside the pipeline riser, take
note of the oceans direction and
current strength.

Note: The survey shall not be
carried out in strong ocean
currents.
• Determine pipeline riser survey
location.

Note: Pipeline risers are to be
tested on the sub sea side of the
last insulating flange / monolithic
insulating joint leaving the
platform.
• Using an intrinsically safe voltmeter
measure and record the potential of
all pipeline risers and jacket
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Offshore Platforms (Impressed
Current System)
structures relative to a Silver/Silver
Chloride reference cell.
4.3 Strut ‘ON’ and ‘OFF’ Potential
Recordings (Where Applicable) 4.5
• Switch the pipeline riser cathodic
protection unit to the ‘OFF’ position
(de-energised).
• Switch the jacket cathodic protection
unit to the ‘OFF’ position (de-
energised).

Note: It is important that the
cathodic protection units be
switched off in this order as
damage to the pipeline riser
cathodic protection unit may result
if the jacket cathodic protection
unit is switched off first.
• Commence the strut cathodic
protection unit readings where
applicable.
• Activate the strut cathodic protection
unit’s internal interrupter and record
the ‘OFF’ potentials at the reference
points via the selector switch on the
Strut Cathodic Protection Unit.
• Deactivate the Strut Cathodic
Protection Units internal interrupter
when all readings have been
obtained.
• Switch the strut Cathodic Protection
Unit to the “OFF” position.
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4.4 Pipeline Risers ‘OFF’ Potential Survey
• With all Cathodic Protection Units in
the ‘OFF’ position commence the
pipeline riser ‘OFF’ potential survey.
• Determine the riser survey locations.
• Place the Silver/Silver Chloride
portable reference cell in the water
30 metres below the Mean Sea
Level beside the pipeline riser, take
note of the oceans direction and
current strength.
• Using an intrinsically safe voltmeter
measure and record the potential of
all pipeline risers and jacket
structures relative to a Silver/Silver
Chloride reference cell.
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Note: The survey shall not be
carried out in strong ocean
currents.
Platform Jacket ‘OFF’ Potential Survey
• Locate the jacket survey locations.
• Place the Silver/Silver Chloride
portable reference cell in the water 6
metres below the Mean Sea Level
beside the jacket, take note of the
oceans direction and current
strength.

Note: The survey shall not be
carried out in strong ocean
currents.
• Using an intrinsically safe voltmeter
measure and record the potential of
the jacket relative to a Silver/Silver
Chloride reference cell.
• Lower the Silver/Silver Chloride
reference cell at 6 metre intervals
and using an intrinsically safe
voltmeter measure and record the
potential of the jacket at each
interval. This process is to be
continued until the mud line has
been reached with the Silver/Silver
Chloride reference cell.
• Repeat the above steps until all
nominated sides of the jacket have
been completed.
Re-Commissioning of Isolated
Cathodic Protection Units
• Switch the Strut Cathodic Protection
Unit to the ‘ON’ position.
• Switch the Jacket Cathodic
Protection Unit to the ‘ON’ position.
• Switch the Pipeline Riser Cathodic
Protection Unit to the ‘ON’ position.

Note: It is important that the
cathodic protection units be
switched on in the order as
described above, as damage may
occur to the pipeline riser cathodic
protection unit if it is not switched
on last.
• Verify that the Strut, Jacket and
Pipeline Riser Cathodic Protection
Units are functioning correctly.
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4.7 Review of Potential Survey

• Review all survey measurements
recorded and determine if the
Cathodic Protection Units output
require adjustment. Adjust the
Cathodic Protection Units output as
required.
• Determine if the Cathodic Protection
Units require any routine or other
maintenance and where required
raise Maintenance Work Orders for
the repairs or maintenance of the
Cathodic Protection System.
• Provide a brief report to the Offshore
Platform Supervisor highlighting the
outcomes of the inspections and
surveys conducted.
• Place the brief inspection and survey
report in the Platform Cathodic
Protection File.

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