Installation of LBSG on deck


reasons. For example, the yards that build the hulls are reluctant to give detailed information about their design tools. All the assumptions by the yard should ideally be transferred during the design phase, otherwise different assumptions may be introduced unwillingly.


“When considering that we are doing an analysis five years after the newbuilding or conversion stage, there has to be consistency because technology evolves so quickly.


Given the different sets of rules and regula- tions, guidelines, software etc. during this period, we have to be able to understand the mindset of the original engineer. For this reason, I think it is important to work more closely with the yards to look at the as- sumptions they made during the hull design.”


Although there are still several challenges to overcome, Didier concludes that AHMS is set to play an even more important role in


examining the lifetime of an FPSO and it can even contribute to extending their life- time through actual measurements instead of prediction using a crystal ball! Overall, AHMS has certainly enabled the industry to take a big step forward in comparing design assumptions with operating reality.


AHMS: measurements results are compared with the design values, on the spot. 8 report


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