AKOFS has applied for an Acknowledgement of Compliance for the AKOFS Seafarer mobile drilling facility.
In connection with an AoC application, the PSA conducts audits within selected specialist domains.
On 4 and 5 May 2020, we carried out an audit of AKOFS’s management and follow-up of emergency preparedness for AKOFS Seafarer. During the audit, the facility was in the process of being prepared for operation on the NCS.
Objective
The objective of the audit was to follow up the organisation, preparations for operation and relevant documents in the management system in order to ascertain that the requirements in the petroleum regulations are being fulfilled.
Result
One non-conformity was identified concerning the the emergency response organisation’s training system.
What happens now?
We have asked AKOFS for an assessment of how the improvement point will be addressed. The reply deadline is set at 18 June 2020.
Before we issue an AoC, the company must have corrected all known safety-critical non-conformities, and the facility must have been issued with maritime certificates from the appropriate flag state.