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Dolphin) and appear to be commit- the key vendors including the yard software functionality has been veri-

EPIC ted in learning and developing ISDS to ensure that when all the systems fed,” says Card. This is corrected for the systems that they are provid- are installed its just plug and play. with the creation of verifcation strat- ing and integrating for the Bollsta Our experience from the pilot we ran egies and traceability from require-

Dolphin.” on Borgland Dolphin is that we sig- ments to verifcation procedures.

By combining the quality assur- nifcantly reduced the commission- “In an earlier project we found that ance efforts towards all key vendors ing time after installation on board.” the yard had assumed the supplier and by doing extensive hardware DNV applies methodologies that was writing the functional design in the loop testing upfront of fac- have proven effective in the aero- specifcations for the mud system. tory acceptance tests, Tyssen aims space, telecommunications, defence The supplier assumed the yard was to reduce the need for rectifcations and automotive industries. Their writing it. ISDS assessments identi- during commissioning and testing experience with ISDS from previous fed that it was not being handled.” signifcantly. “We expect the critical projects with Seadrill, Odfjell, Total, In another case, interface design systems to be operational systems and Statoil indicates that applying activities required by ISDS detected from day 1 after delivery and to have the ISDS class notation can easily that the interfaces for the rig data a reduced risk for hidden failures save US$6-20 million, by address- recorder were not being handled and thereby a reduced risk for fail- ing potential problems early in a during design. Additionally, it was ures on safety critical systems while project and thereby avoiding the determined that some suppliers were in operation,” he says. delays caused by the need to re-work proposing software solutions based

Tyssen wants to treat changes in software. on Windows XP, no longer supported the software system in the same As DNV’s experience grows, so by Microsoft. structured manner as they handle do examples of ISDS success, says Fred. Olsen Energy has an option changes on other critical components David Card, senior principal special- for more rigs from HHI and DNV on the rig. “For me, ISDS is about ist, Ships and Offshore Electrical hopes that the Bollsta Dolphin proj- planning things right and facilitating at DNV. “Most suppliers have no ect will see a strategic shift by both structured collaboration between all structured way of making sure all companies towards ISDS. a constant ? ow of solutions

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