Mermaid enables users to realistically simulate marine operations in order to identify the risks prior to operating offshore and the critical operations required to address those risks. The tool is already in use among a number of operators in the sector with regard to weather risk, but understanding how technical breakdown affects these operations has been a manual process, thus far. Mermaid now allows the modelling of such breakdowns, the critical components involved and the repair processes required in a predictable and deterministic way.
“Weather is a critical and difficult-to-control risk on marine operations; and for many years, Mermaid has been providing us with accurate measurement of this risk” said Dr Rich Walker, Mojo’s Senior Marine Operations Analyst. “With this latest development, Mermaid can now report on the impact of technical breakdown. As it integrates seamlessly with the measurement of weather risk, I believe that this adds unrivalled sophistication to our risk analysis capabilities."
When a breakdown occurs, Mermaid’s modelling capabilities allow for a realistic repair scenario. The tool harnesses geographic awareness to automatically schedule the transits when repairs require a return to port. The metocean awareness feature ensures that complex repair operations requiring certain weather limits can be completed. The nesting grouping and repeating capabilities of the tool allow realistic modelling in situations where repairs are part of a sophisticated series of operations. Finally, where replacement components are on a lead time, or require transport from a distance, Mermaid can model multiple vessels and ports to provide a realistic and weathered component delivery time.
The update, including all these capabilities, will be delivered automatically next week as part of the tool’s fortnightly update cycle to all existing users.
Mojo Maritime Ltd is a subsidiary of James Fisher and Sons plc. The company specialises in project management, engineering and consultancy services for the offshore renewable energy industry, employing an experienced team of analysts, engineers, naval architects and master mariners. It has built a successful track record with regard to supporting multiple high profile projects in offshore wind, wave and tidal energy and actively develops a range of products geared towards reducing the inherent risks and costs of working offshore.
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