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Nina Rach (IMO) 1989 MODU Code.

DNV’s Carl Arne Carlsen honored

Carlsen also helped promote use of

Soon after, he was appointed head of Dr. Carl Arne Carlsen, senior FPSOs in the North Sea, and the ? rst, classi? cation for mobile offshore units vice president and previously Petrojarl 1, started operating on the (MOU) at DNV, and tasked with devel- a member of the DNV execu- Norwegian continental shelf in 1986.

oping new MOU rules to cope with the tive board, was recognized at The way to succeed, Carlsen says, is harsh environment in the North Sea. the 45th Offshore Technology “to be determined to strike the right bal-

Conference in Houston, receiving the ance between theory and practice, safety 2014 OTC Distinguished Achievement and cost ef? ciency through respectful

Award for Individuals. involvement of all stakeholders. And you

The award is in recognition of his “out- have to work together with really smart standing, signi? cant and unique achieve- and principled people!” ments, and extensive contributions” to the

Peer recognition offshore industry, and was presented at the Annual OTC Dinner, 4 May 2014. “Carl Arne Carlsen is a thought leader

The OTC Board said that Carlsen was in the offshore industry. We are proud honored for his signi? cant advancements that he has spent his career with DNV, in the safety and reliability of mobile now DNV GL, and on behalf of all his offshore structures, and the practical 16,000 colleagues, I congratulate him applications of risk management. with this recognition. Throughout his

Over the course of his career, Carlsen’s 40 years in DNV, Carl Arne Carlsen has focus on safety led to important devel- had almost every possible position in opments in the industry. Chief among the company. He has been a member of these is his work in establishing rules for the executive committee; he has been dynamic behavior of jackup platforms, a regional manager, a global network semisubmersible platforms, and for leader, head of R&D, plus a whole range

FPSOs in harsh environments. He was of other positions. Through all this work, also instrumental in developing the IMO/ he has signi? cantly helped DNV GL ful-

Carl Arne Carlsen. Photo by Nina Rangoy;

IACS Enhanced Survey Program for oil ? ll its purpose of safeguarding life, prop- copyright DNV GL.

tankers and carriers. erty and the environment,” says Henrik

In cooperation with the Norwegian Carlsen earned an MS degree in naval O. Madsen, DNV GL Group’s CEO.

Maritime Directorate, the new rules were architecture from The University of Carlsen is a Fellow of the Society of issued in 1981, and they introduced Trondheim in 1971, and a PhD in 1975. Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, new principles for more robust design, “A de? ning moment for me came in and is a SNAME Blakely Smith Medalist. construction and in-service inspection. 1980, as a direct consequence of the [SNAME is one of the professional societ-

They were almost immediately adopted tragic accident with the Alexander L. ies that planned the ? rst OTC in 1969, throughout the industry, and provided Kielland platform that capsized in a and SNAME member Ed Stokes serves as important input to the United Nations’ severe storm outside Norway,” says current OTC Board Chair, 2013-2014.]

International Maritime Organization Carlsen (in which 123 workers died). Peter G. Noble, Noble Associates LLC, and SNAME president, 2013-2014, says

Carlsen is “one of the leaders in innova-

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