Objective
The objective of the audit was to verify that West Hercules’s management of stability, watertight and weathertight integrity, ballast systems and waves in deck complied with relevant regulations.
Result
Five non-conformities were identified, relating to:
- Overview of watertight integrity
- Common breaker for HVAC valves
- Watertight sliding doors
- Level sounding in ballast tanks
- Power supply
Five improvement points were identified, relating to:
- Reserve buoyancy
- Watertight hinged hatches
- Emergency stop of the ballast system
- Loss of communication between the control station and the solenoid cabinets
- Access to ballast valves
What happens next?
We have asked Seadrill to report on how the non-conformities will be addressed and for their assessment of the improvement points observed. The deadline for this is set at 26 October 2020.