Principles
The measuring equipment shall provide sufficient information to the operator to complete all sections of the standard Rig Report supplied by the helicopter operators.
The measuring equipment sensors for helideck movement, wind and weather data shall be located in optimum positions to provide relevant information about the helideck.
All information shall be numerically displayed in relevant locations on the vessel or rig for easy communication with helicopters in flight and the helicopter land base
operations.
The system shall facilitate the transmittal of electronic data to the helicopter land-based operation, which can eliminate the need for a separate Rig Report to be submitted.
Accuracy of measurements
The monitoring system (sensors and data programs) shall be checked and verified for correctness on the system field location, strictly in accordance with the manufacturer’s procedures.
After the first installation, a verification report showing the system’s correctness shall be provided to both the installation owner and the helicopter operators.
The system’s accuracy shall be checked and verified whenever deemed necessary, but at least once every three years.
A verification report shall be issued and distributed as described above after each periodic control.
The dynamic accuracy of the data produced by the Helideck Monitoring System concerning motion shall be:
Pitch / Roll / Inclination: <± 0.1°, RMS (Root Mean Square) in the range 0 to 3,5°, Heave Rate: < ± 0.1 m/s and RMS (Root Mean Square) in the range 0 to 1.3 m/s
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