Alternatives for Inspecting Outer Continental Shelf Operations

Committee on Alternatives for Inspection of Outer Continental ShelfOperations, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. Current Inspection Program: Evolution and Practice; 5 3. Major Considerations in Formulating an Inspection Program; 6 4. Alternative Approaches to Safety Inspection; 7 5. Considerations in Evaluating OCS Inspection Alternatives; 8 6. Assessment of Present Program and Alternatives; 9 7. Redirection of Inspector Activity to Enhance the Inspection Program; 10 8. Findings, Conclusions, Recommendations; 11 References; 12 Appendix A: Commentary on Federal Management of OCS Operations; 13 Appendix B: U.S. Coast Guard Inspection Program for Fixed OCS Oil and Gas Facilities; 14 Appendix C: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Excerpts, 43 U.S.C; 15 Appendix D: Data on PINCs and INCs; 16 Appendix E: MMS Inspector Position Description: Petroleum Engineering Technician GS-0802-11 Offshore Oil and Gas District; 17 Appendix F: Commentary on Representative Safety Goals and Approaches; 18 Appendix G: Commentary on the Feasibility of Sampling; 19 Appendix H: Commentary on United Kingdom and Norwegian Inspection Requirements; 20 Glossary