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Issue no.001 07.04.2009 Germanischer Lloyd Service/Product Description

 Germanischer Lloyd Service/Product Description
SERVICE DESCRIPTION

Marine Warranty Survey Contents Service Description

and Values Generated:
Service Title: Technical Assurance Services Page 3 Service Description and Values Generated Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) is the verification of requirements laid down by
the Insurer or Underwriter in the Warranty Clause in connection with the respec-
Lead Practice: GL Technical Assurance (Germany) Pages 4 - 5 Detailed Method Statement tive marine operations to ensure that all necessary precautions are taken to avoid
loss. Typical marine operations are
The detailed method statements explain how the work is
conducted, which inputs are required and which outputs load out and float out
and results can be expected.
towing and sea transportation

Pages 6 - 7 Case Studies and Examples lifting and lift off

a: Q7 Offshore Windfarm offshore installation (launching, upending, mating, piling, grouting,

positioning, setting and levelling)
b: MWS Temsah Platform and Pipeline
sub sea operations

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 DETAILED METHOD STATEMENT
Within GL the following organisational way will be applied for projects relevant for
marine warranty survey:
Responsible Technical Office for engineering support carries out
the verification and approval of documentation for the project
depending on the project location
Responsible Country Offices provide Project Management and
control the certified and authorised warranty surveyors for on-site
surveillance
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Project Personnel
Following GL personnel will be involved in the close-knit framework for marine
warranty survey:
GL is working with certified own or authorised Marine Warranty Surveyors.
DETAILED METHOD STATEMENT
Execution of Marine Warranty Survey
The main elements of the warranty survey service are:
Review and approval of design / engineering documents
- Location Survey Analysis (Pile Driveability, Soil Condition,
Environmental Condition)
- Loadout Analysis (..., winches, cranes, moorings)
- Transportation Analysis (Seafastening, Stability, Bollard Pull)
- Lifting / Upending Analysis (Rigging, Mooring, On-Bottom
Stability)
- Installation Procedures (Anchor Handling, Piling/Grouting,
Mating)
Condition Surveys of Vessels and Equipment
All towing vessels, cargo barges and crane vessels will be audited
prior to mobilisation to ensure that they are fit for purpose and up to
standard (towing equipment, towline recovery equipment,
navigation lights, pumping equipment, mooring ropes, fenders) on
Survey.
The Condition Surveys will be carried out according to the MWS
Checklists and the results will be reported in the MWS Condition
Survey Report.
On Site Surveillance and Approval of Marine Operations
- Loadouts
- Seafastening
- Transportation
- Structure Installation
- Pipe / Cablelaying
The marine warranty surveyor issues the MWS Certificates of Approval (Warranty
Certificate) prior to start of each operation.
 CASE STUDIES CASE STUDIES

a. Q7 Offshore Windfarm b. MWS Temsah Platform and Pipeline

Project Location: The Netherlands (Offshore North Sea) Project Location: Offshore Port Said, Egypt
Owner/Client: Van Oord Dredging & Marine Contractors B.V. Owner/Client: Petrobel, Egypt
Project Duration: 2006 - 2007 Project Duration: 2007 - 2008

Issue: GL Activities:

Q7 Offshore Wind farm located 25km West of Ijmuiden on the Dutch GL has provided Document Review and
Continental shelf - comprises 60 wind turbines (Vestas V80 2MW) is assembled
on monopole foundations and will be connected in 8 strings of 7 or 8 wind turbines On site surveillance of Load-out, Transportation and Installation of
to an offshore high voltage station (OHVS) where the 22kV current from the various Jackets, Topsides and Pipelines
turbines will be transformed to 150kV for transport to shore. A single HV cable
will be laid to connect the Wind farm to shore where on a seaward side of the
dune barrier connection will be made to an onshore grid feed.

GL Activities:

Marine Warranty Survey

(loadout, seafastening, transportation, installation of foundations, towers and Marine Warranty Survey Witnessing of Commissioning: Examination of
nacelles, cablelaying)
General appearance
Operating tests and tests of the safety system
Methodology: Corrosion protection
Conformity of main components
Manufacturing Surveillance:
GL Activities Transformer Platform:
Review of Material Certificates
Non-destructive tests Approval of type test protocols
Inspection of manufacturing process Approval of class regarding to climate, environment and fire of dry
Inspection of welding transformer and corresponding test protocols
Review of quality documents All testing required, such as pressure tests and function tests
Final inspection of finished components Coordination of insulation (standard of series IEC 60071)
Corrosion protection

Surveillance of transport and installation:

Surveillance of shipping and rigging for sea transport

Surveillance of observance of weather conditions for sea transport
Surveillance of installation of the support structure incl. lifting
operations and ramming of piles
Surveillance of installation of machinery and rotor blades

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