Ff1000s News

StatoilHydro announced that production on the Kristin field in the Norwegian Sea has now been shut down and the platform staff is being temporarily reduced until the lifeboat systems have been tested and found to be functional. “A defect has been discovered in the release mechanisms of the new lifeboat type installed on the Kristin platform,” said Eileen Buan, head of operations on the Kristin field. Kristin is producing around 10 million cubic metres of gas per day and around 10,000 cubic metres of condensate per day.

beyond SOLAS requirements. North Sea oil platforms. Statoil's Veslefrikk B platform in the North Sea. president of Schat-Harding. structure of the canopy deformed and a hatch failed. standards for our high drop skid-launched free fall lifeboats. reinforcement is required for very high drop heights. the new tests. and ships. All have carried out successful installation tests. very high drops from the North Sea platforms. contact all its clients and inform them of the tests and results. height of 36 m. European Marine Equipment Directive by Lloyd's Register. fall boats in the world. height in the world, 36 m. any authorities, and thus be the safest boats you can get," says Roessland.

Lifeboat manufacturer Schat-Harding has reported the successful testing of the first of six of its FF1000S skid-launched freefall lifeboats, which have been strengthened beyond SOLAS requirements. The tests include a freefall drop from skids from a height of 36 m and a vertical drop from a height of 47 m. The boats, for Statoil's Veslefrikk B and Kristin platforms in the North Sea, are being tested at Schat-Harding's Rosendal factory in western Norway. The FF1000S (skid-launched) free fall boat is certified for a free fall height of 36 m. It is built for 63 persons and designed and tested according to IMO SOLAS LSA - Code MSC.48 (66) and MSC.81 (70) and certified under the European Marine Equipment Directive by Lloyd's Register.