Kotug Smit assists in key offshore load out project – OSJ Magazine

A Kotug Smit tug assists the loading of a barge with one of the Culzean jackets

Kotug Smit Towage assisted Heerema group in loading a key UK offshore oil and gas production facility. One Kotug Smit tug was used for safely assisting the load out of two steel jackets for offshore platforms being built for the Culzean gas-condensate project in the North Sea.

The jackets for the central processing platform and the utilities and living quarters platform were loaded on to a Heerema barge from Heeremas fabrication yard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. Other tugs were used to assist the tow of the barge out of the port. The jackets were then towed from the yard to the UK sector of the central North Sea for installation.

Two Kotug Smit tow masters were responsible for the co-ordination between the tugs during the load-out project. There were planning meetings to discuss safety aspects of the load-out operations and the transit from the yard to sea. The meeting involved representatives of Heerema, pilots and the linesmen.

They generated an overview of the required preparations, the actual operation, procedures, outlined responsibilities, communications and operation restrictions. This contributed to the successful and safe loadout of the Culzean jackets.

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