Production Operations Index

"invaluable when fishing in the vicinity of oil and gas related installations". Colin Jenkinson, Skipper of the Scarborough registered MV "Our Pride" SH77 "Some prototype checks were done on my vessel, the "Denebula" and I was pleased with what I saw. There are two large Industries working out there and nowadays we simply have to have systems such as these to enable our two Industries to continue to work safely together." Mike Park, The Scottish White Fish Producers Association (SWFPA) Overview of FishSafe Reducing the risk from Subsea Obstructions Gives skippers more knowledge of potential hazards - maximising fishing opportunities at minimum risk Clear display of all obstructions out to 6 miles Can zoom in for maximum detail Both visual and audio alarms Fishsafe works by taking position from the onboard GPS receiver and using that to interrogate a comprehensive database of all pipelines, wellheads and cables throughout UK waters to find any nearby obstructions. Uses new KIS-UKCS database - a more complete set of hazard information than ever available before Suitable for any vessel FishSafe Database - KIS-UKCS FishSafe uses the new Kingfisher Information Service - UK Continental Shelf (KIS-UKCS) database originally developed by SeaFish in a separate project also supported by Oil & Gas UK and the EU's PESCA fund. Data for KIS-UKCS is supplied by some 34 oil and gas operators within the UK sector of the North Sea. It is then collated into a common standard, added to data from other sources such as the list of suspended wellheads compiled separately Oil & Gas UK and the list of Safety Zones compiled by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), and checked. It is then sent to SeaFish for distribution to the various users. The KIS-UKCS database contains a more complete set of information on potential subsea hazards on the UK Continental Shelf than ever assembled before. FishSafe displays the following data types extracted from KIS-UKCS: Surface Features Platforms FPSOs Loading Buoys Permanent marker buoys Subsea Features Suspended wellheads Production wellheads Manifolds Templates Other significant obstructions, including valves, piles, anchors and major debris Pipelines 'Significant' pipeline spans (i.e. over 10m long and 0.8m above the seabed) 500m Safety Zones