Guidance on diving umbilical management

  • Recommended Practice
  • Revision 0.2 - January 2024

This document provides comprehensive guidance on diving umbilical management, focusing on length, marking, properties, examination, testing, and safe deployment.

Contents

  • Introduction

  • Application 

  • Definitions

  • Philosophy

  • General Umbilical Management

  • Identification and Treatment of Hazards

  • Main Umbilical

  • Excursion Umbilical

  • Distance Calculations

  • Vessel Hazard Diagrams

  • Pre-Job Preparation

  • Swim Line Installation Example Methodology

  • References

  • Appendix 1 – Distance Calculations Worked Examples

  • Appendix 2 – Vessel Hazard Diagrams

  • Appendix 3 – Example Swim Line Setup Storyboards

  • Appendix 4 – Anchor Pattern Checklist


Revision

  • Rev. 0.2 - January 2024
    Texts of point 8) of Section 4 and Section 7.1.1 amended for clarity. Appendix 4 (Anchor Pattern Checklist) added
  • Rev. 0.1 - June 2023
    Correction made to Figure 29
  • Rev. - May 2023
    Initial publication