The NORSOK regulations apply to davits and lifting appliances used on offshore installations and specify many new design features and safety systems.
Vestdavit has invested heavily to ensure its davits comply with NORSOK standards.
“It is not just NORSOK, which is Norway specific, says Rolf Andreas Wigand, Vestdavit managing director. “In US waters API 2 will apply and it has many of the same requirements. These new standards are driving operators to raise the safety bar, and they are coming to us with new orders.”
A leading Korean shipyard building a unit for the Norwegian sector of the North Sea for a major operator is the latest to contract a six tonne SWL NORSOK R002 davit from Vestdavit. The PLR-6000 pivoting A-frame davit includes all mandatory safety features. The HPU, valves, control systems, electronics cabinets and back-up accumulators are all mounted on a separate skid. The system will be fully FAT tested with DNV verification prior to delivery. This will greatly simplify yard installation, saving time and cost.
