Maintenance and inspection of BOP equipment
General recommendations on maintenance, inspection and testing of BOP and associated equipment are presented below:
- All BOP equipment will be certified as “fit for use” by a relevant certifying authority.
- Maintenance and inspection will be carried out as per manufacturer’s specifications as a minimum.
- A BOP body pressure test shall be carried out once a year on the test stump at surface, in accordance with the manufacturer's specification for such a test.
- BOP's shall undergo a regular major overhaul and inspection . . .