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List of Information Required for

Flexibles Installation Operations Procedural Acceptance

Document Number: 4763.420.Doc.0005

Revision Date Prepared by Verified by Approved by
02 15. September. 2011 Dragos Ionut NEAGU & Mircea Lucian PAVEL Thomas HOFFMANN
Oliver SOKOLL
01 07. September. 2011 Dragos Ionut NEAGU Mircea Lucian PAVEL Thomas HOFFMANN

Managing Directors: Lutz Wittenberg (Spokesman) • Dr Hans Berg

Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH, Registered Office Hamburg No. HR B 86804, VAT Reg. No. DE 228 282 604
Place of performance and jurisdiction is Hamburg. The latest edition of the General Terms and Conditions of Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH is applicable. German law applies.
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List of Information Required for

Flexibles Installation Operations Procedural Acceptance

Below Items are meant to offer Guidance in preparing Flexibles Installation

Operations related documents to be presented to GL-Noble Denton for acceptance.
In order to facilitate document issuing, review and acceptance process, documents shall be submitted in Coherent Manuals,
Analyses or Calculation Reports. This means, when information is directly connected to a certain topics it shall be included
in the related Manual or Report.
For Flexibles Installation Operations, the following documents shall be put together by the Client and be presented for
review / acceptance:
B.5.1b) Flexible Installation Manual / Procedure 1
B.5.2b) Flexibles Structural Analysis during Temporary Condition (i.e. Installation) 2
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A General Information

A.1 Flexible information 1 2

A.1.1 Specification of required configuration (lazy-S, steep wave) 1 2

A.1.2 Diameters, individual lengths, specific gravity 1 2
A.1.3 Weight in air and water under different conditions 1 2
A.1.4 Axial, bending and torsion stiffness 1 2
A.1.5 Axial capacity 1 2
A.1.6 Sectional modulus in bending 1 2
A.1.7 Structural area to transmit axial loads 1 2
A.1.8 Length of pipe spools 1 2
A.1.9 Minimum Bending Radius (MBR) for storage, installation and in-service 1 2
A.1.10 Maximum allowable tension and compression with respect to the MBR 1 2
A.1.11 Maximum allowable twist 1 2
A.1.12 Normal and Limiting Operating temperatures / conditions 1 2
A.1.13 Relationship between MBR and temperature (diagram if available) 1 2
A.1.14 In case of wet storage – time limit / sealing duration 1

Managing Directors: Lutz Wittenberg (Spokesman) • Dr Hans Berg

Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH, Registered Office Hamburg No. HR B 86804, VAT Reg. No. DE 228 282 604
Place of performance and jurisdiction is Hamburg. The latest edition of the General Terms and Conditions of Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH is applicable. German law applies.
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A.2 Vessel information 1

A.2.1 General arrangement & deck layout (not only top view but also side view) 1
A.2.2 Complete flexible path drawings covering all its track (top and side view) also 1
showing radius data for each curve
A.2.3 Vessel dimensions, draft, hang-off details 1
A.2.4 Vessel COG (each load case), stability & strength 1
A.2.5 Static offset & position tolerances 1
A.2.6 First and second order motions 1
A.2.7 Vessel motion reference point 1
A.2.8 Specification equipment used for positioning and position keeping (i.e. 1
winches, anchors, securing arrangements, thrusters, etc.)
A.2.9 Mooring system reference data 1
A.2.10 Dynamic positioning 1
A.2.11 Installation related / Monitoring & Laying equipment (description, capability, 1
maximum holdback tensions, compression forces)
A.2.12 Ramp/Stinger (description, limitation) 1
A.2.13 Lifting appliances / equipment 1 2

A.3 Environmental data 1 2

A.3.1 Wind, wave and current data 1 2

A.3.2 Water depth 1 2
A.3.3 Soil stiffness and seabed profile 1 2
A.3.4 Marine growth 1 2

A.4 Ancillary equipment data 1

A.4.1 Bend limiting component / bend restrictors and their dimensions (length, inner 1
diameter), how and where they are to be installed
A.4.2 End connections, subsea connections and hang-off systems 1
A.4.3 Pull-in equipment (according to the pull-in securing option Chinese Fingers, 1
Clamps, welded pull-in)

B Calculation and analysis reports

B.1 Strength design criteria: 2

B.1.1 Strain & stress 2

Managing Directors: Lutz Wittenberg (Spokesman) • Dr Hans Berg

Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH, Registered Office Hamburg No. HR B 86804, VAT Reg. No. DE 228 282 604
Place of performance and jurisdiction is Hamburg. The latest edition of the General Terms and Conditions of Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH is applicable. German law applies.
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B.1.2 Hydrostatic effect (buckling load) 2
B.1.3 Carcass induced stress 2
B.1.4 Ovalisation & crushing limits during installation 2
B.1.5 Service life factors 2
B.1.6 Torsion & compression effects 2

B.2 Fatigue design criteria 2

B.3 Interference criteria 2
B.4 Installation design criteria 2
B.5 Design process flow chart 2 1

B.5.1 Material description 2

B.5.2 Cross-section calculation 2
B.5.3 System configuration details 2
B.5.4 Dynamic analysis and design 2
B.5.5 Detail and service life design 2
B.5.6 Installation design 2

B.6 Static configuration development (preferably FEM) 2

B.7 Global stress analysis (hang-offs, free movement) 2
B.8 Cyclic load for Fatigue analysis 2
B.9 Interference analysis (adjacent structure, lay vessel) 2
B.10 Installation analysis 2 1

B.10.1 Layback distance 2 1

B.10.2 Minimum bending radius 2 1
B.10.3 Bending moment at end fittings 2 1
B.10.4 Nominal top tension 2 1
B.10.5 Nominal departure angle 2 1
B.10.6 Structure location and orientation 2 1
B.10.7 Initiation head details (coordinates, box dimension) 2 1
B.10.8 Laydown head details (coordinates, box dimension) 2 1
B.11 Free movement before trenching 2
B.12 Acceptable limits for the laydown taking into account the allowable tension, 2 1
MBR and chute angle

Managing Directors: Lutz Wittenberg (Spokesman) • Dr Hans Berg

Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH, Registered Office Hamburg No. HR B 86804, VAT Reg. No. DE 228 282 604
Place of performance and jurisdiction is Hamburg. The latest edition of the General Terms and Conditions of Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH is applicable. German law applies.
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C Operational details

C.1 Method statement for lay 2

C.1.1 Route including shipping lanes & submarine exercise area 2 1

C.1.2 Flexible details (pressure rating, piggyback line, coating, anodes) 2 1
C.1.3 Pipeline/Cable crossings (buried, exposed) 2 1
C.1.4 Hydrographical, Geotechnical, Sidescan Sonar survey 2
C.1.5 Dimensions & coordinates of lay corridor 1

C.2 Start up/termination method statement 1

C.2.1 Start-up rigging arrangement 1

C.2.2 Initiation/Termination box 1

C.3 Trenching / Burial method statement 1

C.3.1 Specified burial depth 1
C.3.2 Dropped object analysis 1
C.3.3 Deployment / recovery of trenching Plough / Sled 1

C.4 Emergency abandon method statement 1

C.4.1 Environmental criteria for abandon 1

C.4.2 Recovery procedure 1

C.5 Wet Storage procedure (planned abandon)

C.6 Welding procedure (if necessary) 1
C.7 Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) procedure 1
C.8 Maximum allowable defects in coating 1

C.8.1 Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI) procedure 1

C.8.2 Gamma Ray procedure 1
C.8.3 Repair procedure 1

C.9 Field joint coating procedure 1

C.10 Material manipulation procedure 1
C.11 Field junction connection procedure 1
C.12 Material tracking/identification procedure 1
C.13 Risk assessment and tool box talks method statements 1

Managing Directors: Lutz Wittenberg (Spokesman) • Dr Hans Berg

Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH, Registered Office Hamburg No. HR B 86804, VAT Reg. No. DE 228 282 604
Place of performance and jurisdiction is Hamburg. The latest edition of the General Terms and Conditions of Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH is applicable. German law applies.
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C.14 Operational organogram & bridging document 1
C.15 Emergency notification flowchart 1
C.16 Rock damping requirements and procedure (detailed) 1
C.17 Mattress installation requirements and procedure (detailed) 1
C.18 Optical Time Domain Reflectometry / cable testing procedure – online or post 1
installation

D Contingency / Emergency Measures

D.1 Flexible buckle (dry and wet) 1

D.2 Start-up rigging problem 1
D.3 Flexible reel driving system problem (carousel engine, brakes) 1
D.4 Ship blackout 1
D.5 Weather worsening 1
D.6 Wind or wave from unfavourable direction 1
D.7 Survey system failure (positioning redundancy) 1
D.8 Excessive stress on flexible 1
D.9 Exceeding minimum bending radius 1
D.10 Dropped object on deck 1
D.11 Damage of flexible 1
D.12 Damage of vessel 1
D.13 Human injuries or fatalities 1
D.12 Medical emergency on board (MEDEVAC procedure) 1
D.13 Unforeseen obstruction on seabed 1
D.14 Exposed pipeline/cable on lay corridor 1
D.15 Trenching equipment failure 1
D.16 Third party vessels damage to flexible 1
D.17 Point of non return / abort point 1
D.18 Procedure in case of Unexploded Ordnances discovery 1

Managing Directors: Lutz Wittenberg (Spokesman) • Dr Hans Berg

Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH, Registered Office Hamburg No. HR B 86804, VAT Reg. No. DE 228 282 604
Place of performance and jurisdiction is Hamburg. The latest edition of the General Terms and Conditions of Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH is applicable. German law applies.