MARINE COORDINATION
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Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd
THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF MARINE COORDINATION
The rate of change in offshore windfarm construction is rapid. Sites are being built further from shore and there is an industry- wide emphasis on driving down costs without compromising on health and safety.
With these changes, Marine Coordination has never been so important as a means to control costs and ensure efficiency.
A good Marine Coordination system, such as our ATLAS system, provides important support to the role. It is essential to provide clients with real-time data, tracking of all personnel and vessel movements. Movements are recorded in the ATLAS system for future reference if required.
Marine Coordinators need to anticipate potential problems and take remedial action when necessary. They also need to keep a cool head in emergency situations.
ESSENTIAL APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY Reporting is key for our clients. They need immediate access to vessel and turbine data to track assets and key metrics. SMC have used their long experience in offshore Marine Coordination to develop the ATLAS Marine Coordination System.
The system has been
FAR-REACHING BENEFITS OF MARINE COORDINATION Dean Coates, Marine Coordination Manager at Specialist Marine Consultants explains what Marine Coordination brings to a project…
Good Marine Coordination provides 24-7 logistical planning, operation and management of the personnel on the project. For example, at SMC we utilise a taxi system for crew transfer vessels. This minimises fuel costs and reduces transfer times, thereby increasing productivity on the WTG.
All of our Marine Coordination personnel have been Masters on offshore windfarm support vessels and have previous seagoing experience in different operational sectors. This brings a wealth of experience to a role which requires a complex mix of skills.
designed by our Marine Coordinators themselves, using their experience in conjunction with customer feedback to shape the system to fit the exact requirements of the job. This ongoing process of organic development through continual feedback means the system offers the ultimate simple, efficient and safe system to manage vessels and personnel.
ATLAS gives collated operational statistics such as fuel usage, number of transfers, HSE statistics and carbon footprint; with a number of other unique reporting facilities. Remote access means that project stakeholders onshore also have ready access to the data.
Using the ATLAS system we are able to create bespoke reports for our clients. For example, we are able to tell you how many times each turbine has been visited and the amount of man hours spent on each turbine.
AUDITS
We are able to provide IMCA 149 audits on all construction and hotel vessels, IMCA 189 audits on CTV’s that arrive to site and then follow these audits up with monthly 204 compliance audits. This keeps the CTV crews on their game resulting in less expensive down time due to poor maintenance.
SUMMARY
In a nutshell, Marine Coordinators keep operations running efficiently. We save the client time and money. We deal with emergencies and ad-hoc jobs that crop up, allowing the client to focus on their operational goals.
We give them peace of mind that all of this is achieved while maintaining the very highest health and safety standards.
SMC’s Marine Coordinators use their specialist expertise and marine knowledge to…
• Supervise marine operations • Coordinate all in-sea movements, including daily planning of all transfers
• Conduct site inductions and safety briefings
• 24/7 marine and aeronautical communication watches during all site activities
• Deal with emergency situations • Regular vessel inspections by trained auditors
SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS INCLUDE… • London Array – Siemens • West of Duddon Sands – Siemens • Gwynt y Môr - Siemens • Hercules 3 – Siemens Service • Osprey – Siemens Service • London Array – London Array Ltd • Baltic 2 – Siemens • Butendiek – Siemens • Kentish Flats Extension - Vattenfall • Borkum Riffgrund – Siemens • Gode Wind 1&2 – Siemens • Veja Mate – Veja Mate • Gemini – Siemens
ATLAS SYSTEM FEATURES INCLUDE… • Remote Access • Live Tracking of Personnel • Operational Statistics • 100% Traceability • Defect Tracking • Permit Tracking • Certification Management • HSE Reporting
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