Wireline Magazine Issue 50 - Spring 2021

Below left: Salus Technical MD and founder, David Jamieson. Below: Equinor uses HoloLens technolgy to visually inspect the Mariner A helideck. Source: Equinor

so this will be a huge boost to the students’ future career prospects. Here at Salus Technical we are absolutely passionate about supporting the training and development of the next generation of engineers, and we look forward to working with the universities going forward,” added David.

avoiding any impact to offshore operations while keeping personnel levels in the field as low as possible to mitigate transmission risks. HoloLens, the mixed reality headset, was used in this first virtual helideck inspection and certification. Using the tool, the team offshore was guided by the onshore inspector to give full visibility of all areas of the helideck, including walkways, potential obstructions and key equipment, such as the helifuel system, enabling them to complete the full audit from their home office. The visible detail provided by HoloLens, supported by technical documentation, led to the HCA issuing a full two-year recertification for the Mariner A helideck. Helideck Certification Agency managing director Alex Knight commented: “HCA has been conducting trials using virtual technology. The system requires further fine tuning and development, but the exercise with Equinor was the first time we did it for real and were able to issue a renewal certificate based on the audit evidence.”

Salus Technical helps bridge gap between academia and industry

Equinor helideck certified following

Aberdeenshire-headquartered process safety firm, Salus Technical, has teamed up with the University of Edinburgh to provide the next generation of engineers the opportunity to work with real-life industry software. Salus Technical MD and founder, David Jamieson, offered the company’s new risk assessment software solution – Bowtie Master - free-of-charge to university students of degrees related to process safety, such as chemical and process safety engineering. Aimed at enhancing and streamlining the risk assessment process across a range of sectors, Bowtie Master will give these students the opportunity to experience pioneering industry-relevant software as part of their studies. The University of Edinburgh has accepted the offer for their students, and asked David to carry out a lecture for undergraduate students on their Chemical Engineering degree course. David’s lecture on bowtie diagrams and barrier management will form part of a module on ‘Advanced Process Safety’. David is currently in discussions with a number of universities across the UK, several of whom are keen to use the software with their students. A cloud-based application, Bowtie Master facilitates the building and sharing of these bowtie diagrams, offering unprecedented capabilities to design, collaborate on and share these diagrams across disciplines and organisations. “I know from my own experience, I didn’t encounter any real-life, industry software programmes until I was actually working,

first virtual inspection

Equinor, together with the Helideck Certification Agency, has completed the first virtual offshore helideck inspection - a first on the UKCS and in the company. After the onset of the pandemic last spring, Equinor, began exploring digital options with the Helideck Certification Agency (HCA). The idea was initially driven by COVID-19 restrictions. The aim was to secure the recertification of the Mariner A helideck,

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