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However, now that I have completed the Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) and Minimum Industry Safety Training (MIST) I’m hoping to get offshore soon.  The BOSIET course gives new entrants to the offshore industry an insight into the activities involved and helps develop the safety culture.  It does this through theory lessons and practical application of firefighting techniques, a safety induction, helicopter safety, evacuation theory and sea survival.  The MIST covers health and safety regulation and application including conducting risk assessments and learning about safe systems of work (including permits to work).  These courses enhance the training received on the SMSTS, therefore building on the E2 competencies.  That’s all pretty boring though, what you need to know is that BOSIET is quite fun because it simulates a downed helicopter and you get to mess around getting out of the hull of a chopper whilst under water.  The MIST is really boring and not very useful at all; too much powerpoint and not enough practical.  On a serious note, I will be looking to get involved in the safe systems of work whilst on a platform otherwise the E competencies could be a weak area.

 

 

I have been given two tasks; the first is to take over from Imran on the replacement of the HP Cooler, and the second is to replace a DC charger.  Imran will take the HP cooler through to the end of Define and I’ll take it to offshore Execute.  It is a relatively simple task in principle but due to the sheer size of the cooler it involves a lot of coordination between the disciplines.  During the turnaround in Jun 15, the old cooler will be replaced by a new one using a crane, a temporary platform and air skids to manoeuvre into place.  However, this task is proving to be more of a pain than it needs to be, mainly because there seems to be problems with communication between discipline engineers and due to the fact that process engineers in Runcorn aren’t very busy so it has been alleged they may be burning their hours prematurely without waiting for all the engineering queries to be answered.  I will be monitoring this situation carefully as it progresses.

 

The DC charger is effectively a transformer and rectifier used to convert a three phase 11kVA supply to 63A DC to charge a UPS and power the HV, LV and protection switchboards.  The old charger failed some time ago but has been replaced by a temporary charger and there are spare batteries.  At the moment, this job is not intended for the turnaround in 2015 but should some of the other chargers fail then the whole platform may have to downman and just work up essential services.  Consequently, this is a low profile task but I asked to take it on because I’m trying to create a bit of credibility as an engineer who can do both electrical and mechanical.  The other members of the Clair team are not electrical and so I’m hoping that I’ll be able to demonstrate what I can do quite early on.

 

 

Scotland is sunny!  Yes you read this correctly, Scotland was sunny.  Who needs Bondi Beach when you’ve got Balmeadie Beach.  I wasn’t brave enough to go in the water though, being approx. 5-6 degrees.

We’ve also tried to embrace the Scottish lifestyle; Stanley and Henry are now having a bottle of Iron Bru before bed time and Laura has died her hair red and is wearing tartan.  We’ve also visited a local castle and eaten our fair share of deep fried food.

 

All in all, it’s been a good start to life in Aberdeen.