Improving efficiency through marine personnel transfer

摘要

Personnel transfer is one of the key challenges in the offshore environment, particularly in regions affected by extreme weather conditions. Fog, high winds, rough sea states, and other adverse conditions can cause significant delays in the transportation of personnel to offshore installations, with a resultant impact upon costs and efficiency. With more than 10 million crew transfers taking place annually around the world in the offshore oil and gas sector alone, either by helicopter, vessel, or crane and basket, this is one of the highest risk and most expensive activities in the industry. Transfer methods must be proven, reliable, and capable of handling the changeable conditions that occur in the offshore environment. This means that suppliers must be able to provide solutions that are both safe and technically and economically feasible. Offshore Solutions BV (OSBV)'s Offshore Access System (OAS) is a cost-effective, practical personnel transfer solution that facilitates safe and efficient access from a vessel to offshore facilities.