Improving the Safety of Marine Pipelines (1994) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:
7 Conclusions and Recommendations
7 Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 94-99
The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.
From page 94... ...
The various regulatory agencies involved should develop a common safety data base, covering both state and federal waters, and should periodically review their data requirements. The focus should be on collecting, archiving, analyzing, and reporting safety data with the intent of improving design and operating regulations.
|
From page 95... ...
Specifically, regulatory agencies should agree on a consistent risk management strategy to set priorities about human safety criteria, and about the use of cost-benefit analysis for the reduction of property and environmental damage. A zone-based risk analysis model, based on the donation approach outlined in Chapter 3 of this report, should be developed on the basis of currently available information and regularly updated, to help determine whether regulations should be revised, strengthened, or relaxed, and assist in establishing priorities for the operational use of resources by both government and industry for enhancing pipeline safety (such as inspection coverage and frequency, use of internal inspection devices, and establishment of burial depths for areas having high erosion rates)
|
From page 96... ...
The committee recommends that marine pipelines already constructed be exempted from federal or state requirements for the use of currently available smart pigs for external orinternal corrosion control. New medium- to large-diameterpipelines running from platform to platform or platform to shore should be designed to accommodate smart pigs whenever reasonably practical.
|
From page 97... ...
This one central location should have a comprehensive data base permitting easy identification of the operator of any marine transmission or production line based on the reported sighting location. All maritime entities should be encouraged to use this single reporting center.
|
From page 98... ...
Permitting and regulatory agencies should work with industry to develop criteria for specific gravities of marine pipelines in varying soil environments. To provide baseline data for subsequent depth of cover and bottom status surveys, newly installed pipelines should be surveyed at once and their depths of cover recorded, with reference to Global Positioning System locations.
|
From page 99... ...
Pipeline abandonment standards should include a requirement for a one-time inspection at the time of abandonment to verify that abandonment requirements were met. Removal, continuing surveillance, or periodic inspection of abandoned pipelines should be required only where unique public safety or environmental conditions exist, such as rapid coastal erosion in areas of high vessel traffic.
|
Key Terms
This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More
information on Chapter Skim is available.