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This doc cument provi ides a detailed list of ser rvices that Global G Maritim me can prov vide

towards jack-up rig marin ne operation ns support, engineering e a and Marine Warranty W Se ervices. 1. 1.1 S Summary of o Services A summary of the servic ces that Glob bal Maritime e can provide e is given be elow: 1.2 2. essments Site specific asse Loca ation approvals & marine e warranty fo or rig moving Geot technical ser rvices Jack k-up dry tran nsportation marine warranty Jack k-up dry tran nsportation Heavy Lift Vessel Stab bility analyse es Dead dweight surv veys & Inclin ning experim ments Seismic analyses Jack k-up design Jack k-up modifica ations / upgr rades Cant tilever load calculations c Life Extension Studies Fatig gue Analysis s (e.g. leg st ructure, spu udcan, hull, jackhouse) j Jack k-Up Rig Surveys / Inspe ections Safe ety Case writ ting Expe ert Opinion and a Casualty y Investigation Safe ety Evaluatio on and Risk A Assessment

F Further infor rmation for each e of the a above is give en in Section ns 2 15 be elow. S Site Specifi ic Assessment G Geotechnical Assessmen nt

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R Review geot technical dat ta provided. P Perform a d detailed geo otechnical as ssessment and a produce e load/pene etration curv ves, thus c calculating the t likely foo oting penetra ations. A Assess poten ntial foundat tion hazards s including th he following: : Punc ch-through Unco ontrolled leg g settlement Scou ur Spud dcan/footprint interactio on Unev ven seabed Shal llow gas Debris / Boulder rs Exist ting infrastru ucture

S Site Specific c Assessment (Elevated C Condition) 1.6 G Global Maritime has an extensive e da atabase of FEA models covering c mos st rig design ns on file. H However, in the event that t we do n not have mo odels of a particular des sign, these can build i in-house. R Review met tocean data a provided. If metoce ean data is unavailablle, we are able to i independent tly derive it. P Perform a site s specific assessment of the unit t operating in i the storm m survival (e elevated) c condition, accounting a for f foundati ion fixity if f deemed necessary/ap n ppropriate. The site a assessment can be perfo ormed in acc cordance wit th either of the t following g criteria:

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a) SNA AME 5-5A b) Glob bal Maritime criteria (for location app proval) 1.9 P Perform the following ch hecks to dete ermine comp pliance with the specified d criteria: 1.10 3. 3.1 3.2 Over rturning stab bility Prelo oad requirem ments Leg sliding Foun ndation bear ring Leg strength Leg holding syst tem strength h

P Prepare a fo ormal report. . L Location Ap pproval & Marine M War rranty for Rig-moving R data provide R Review geot technical & geophysical g d data, seabed d survey and d metocean d ed. P Perform a geotechnical assessmen nt to deter rmine expec cted penetra ations and potential f foundation hazards, h such as: Punc ch-through Unco ontrolled leg g settlement Scou ur Spud dcan/footprint interactio on Unev ven seabed Shal llow gas Debris / Boulder rs ting infrastru ucture Exist

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P Perform a fir rst pass site specific ass sessment to verify struct tural and fou undation inte egrity for e elevated (sto orm survival) operations s at the prop posed locatio on. P Perform calc culations to determine d bo ollard pull re equirements. R Review the detailed, project p spec cific procedu ures, including if requi ired, proced dures for a anchor and/ /or wire deployment and d recovery ta aking account of site su urvey results s, seabed o obstructions s and the pro oximity of ot ther installat tions or oper rations. R Review rig-m move proced dures for the e moving and d emplaceme ent of jack-u up rigs in and around o offshore oil complexes, field develo opment and areas where there are pipelines an nd multis seabed insta allations. V Vessel suitability studies are consid dered to be a prudent precaution t taken prior to a rigm move, this allows the ability to p preselect su uitable towin ng tonnage and to red duce the p possibility of towage related inciden nts which may m impact on o both the safety and financial a aspects of th he jack-up and the relat ed projects. P Provide a suitably qualified and ex xperienced Master Mari iner to act as Marine Warranty W S Surveyor du uring rig mov ves and asso ociated marine operation ns.(Optional) ) T The delivera ables will be: Loca ation Approval Cert tificate of Approval for th he rig move MWS S rig move report r (incl. s surveyors lo og) (optional)

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J Jack-up Dry y Transportation - Ma arine Warra anty T The owner of o the HLV carrier c (or o others) will develop d a Transportatio on Manual co ontaining t technical design/calculat tions, detaile ed arrangem ments, drawings and mar rine procedu ures. This

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d documentati ion will be reviewed a nd verified correct, tog gether with any supple ementary c calculations deemed app propriate by Marine Surv veyor. 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 A Marine Surveyor S is to attend the float-on n, seafasten ning, sail aw way, offload ding and t towage.

R Review and verify HLV and a cargo de etails and as ssumptions i.e. weight ts, centres of o gravity a and loading/ /ballasting co onditions. B Based on the intended HLV H transpo rtation route e and departure date, g enerate inde ependent m metocean cr riteria and ve erify against t that used in the dry tra ansportation analysis. C Conduct an independent t verification n (performing independe ent analyses where nece essary) of t the following g, and thus verify the c calculations contained c in the transpo ortation man nual. The i intention is to t provide a thorough re eview with first pass calc culations.

a) Review of the HLV ballasting g plan for flo oat-on/offloa ad. b) Review of intact stability & l ongitudinal strength ass sessment of the HLV dur ring
float t-on, transpo ortation and offload. the jack-up for towages. c) Review of intact stability of t

d) Calc culation of th he critical car rgo motions for the design metocean n criteria. e) Review the seafa astening arr rangement and comment on its acce eptability for the
calcu ing due cons ulated design loads, taki sideration of f the strengt th of the carg go at the locat tions where the seafaste enings are si ited. he strength of o the cargo frames abov ve the cribbing. of th

f) Review cribbing arrangemen nt and peak cribbing stre esses, taking g due consid deration g) Calc culate the jac ck-up leg an nd leg holding system utilisations for r the design peak
moti ions during the t dry trans sportation onboard the HLV. H 4.6 4.7 R Review transportation marine m proce edures, i.e. cargo and carrier c prepa aration, float t-on, offl loading proc cedures, towage. P Provide a report r summ marising the e findings of our review and ind dependent analyses, a i including any recommen ndations we feel approp priate for the e safe execu ution of the proposed d dry transpor rtation. P Perform suit tability survey of HLV c carrier, tugs s and towing g equipment t to be used d for the f float-on & of ffloading. P Provide a Marine M Warr ranty Survey yor for all stages of float-on, sea afastening, sailaway, o offload and towage t onto o final locatio on. P Provide certificates of ap pproval for f float-on, sailaway, offload & towage. . P Provide Mar rine Warranty Surveyor r site attend dance repor rts for the float-on and d offload o operations. S Stability An nalysis A Any significa ant changes s to a vesse els hull geo ometry or wind w profile make man ndatory a r revised intac ct and damaged stability y analysis for approval by b class. T The stabilit ty analysis includes th he creation of wind overturning and hydro ostatic / c compartmen nt models wh hich will be used to calc culate maxim mum allowab ble KG curve es for the j jack-up. D Derive allow wable KG calc culations for r a range of drafts, d considering the fo following con nditions: 5.4 Field d Transit (int tact & dama ged) Ocea an Transit (intact & dam maged)

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P Produce a st tability booklet (if requir red).

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5.5 6. 6.1 6.2 P Prepare a ca alculation package for su ubmitting for r Class Appro oval. D Deadweigh ht Survey & Inclining E Experiment t

P Produce a deadweight d survey and inclining ex xperiment procedure, p liiaising with Class to o obtain appro oval. A Attend a pre-survey p meeting m wit th all relev vant personnel to disc cuss respon nsibilities, p preparations s, procedure e walk-throu ugh and prov vide clarifica ations to an y concerns from the c client/yard/C Class survey yor. C Conduct the e deadweight survey and inclinin ng experime ent as per the class-a approved p procedure to o determine the new lig ghtship weight and its centre of gra avity i.e. LCG G, TCG & V VCG. P Produce a de eadweight survey and in nclining expe eriment repo ort for Class approval. S Seismic Analysis T The objectiv ve of a seism mic analysis s is to demo onstrate that t the jack-u up unit has sufficient c capacity to withstand an extreme e earthquake e event while jacked u up on locat tion. The a assessment can be performed eithe er for a site-s specific location or for a generic reg gion (e.g. A Arabian Gulf f, Southern North N Sea et tc). G Global Maritime has an extensive e da atabase of FEA models covering c mos st rig design ns on file. H However, in the event that t we do n not have mo odels of a particular des sign, these can build i in-house. B Based on site specific c or gener ric geotechn nical data, calculate a appropriate spudcan p penetrations s & corresponding found ation stiffnesss. T The seismic analysis will be perform med using SACS S finite element e ana lysis (FEA) software. s S SACS has a dedicated module for r analysing response to o seismic ac ctions which h will be u utilised for the assessme ent. T The global response r of the jack-up p will be calc culated using a bar sto ool model and which w will enable the following checks to b be made; rturning stab bility Over Leg sliding ndation bear ring capacity y Foun

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L Leg strength and leg holding sys stem strength will be assessed by y applying a set of e equivalent and a extreme static loads s derived fro om the earth hquake even nt to the SAC CS model w which includ des the detailed leg, and running a pushover p ana alysis. D Design Services U Utilising ove er 30 years of o consultanc cy experienc ce, Global Maritime deliv vers designs s that are f fit for purpose and tailor red to our cl ients requir rements. T The work undertaken runs from m concept developmen nt, through basic des sign and C Classification n Society ap pproval to d detailed design and ship pyard suppor rt. Our core e team of d designers is enhanced by b the vast experience of technical and operatiional staff within w the c company. J Jack-up Mo odifications s & Upgrade es G Global Marit time has an excellent tr rack record providing st tructural des sign and eng gineering s services for jack-up mo odification / upgrade projects. We work w closely y with the client and y yard, and ha ave excellen nt working r relationships with the Class Societie es to ensure that the p project runs smoothly.

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9.2 W We would be b pleased to t assist ou ur clients in such proje ects and can n provide a detailed p proposal on a case-by-case basis. C Cantilever Load Calculations

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I If required, independently derive th he design allowable can ntilever load s (i.e. shear force & b bending mom ment), push-up and hold d-down reac ctions. U Using an in-house progr ram, derive allowable co ombined drilling loads ( hook, rotary y and set b back loads) within the envelope e of maximum rotary r move ement and g generate a cantilever c l load chart. I If required, independently carry ou ut a structur ral design ve erification of f the drill flo oor, subs structure an nd sub-base using a fini te element analysis (FE EA) method. This would consider e elevated (dr rilling) operations and th he afloat (sev vere storm transit) t cond dition. P Prepare a ca alculation package for su ubmitting for r Class Appro oval. L Life Extens sion & Fatig gue Life Stu udies W When a jack k-up approaches its des sign life, there is a requirement by Class and re egulatory b bodies for the jack-up owner/op perator to evaluate th he structura al integrity and to d demonstrate e that the unit has s ufficient fat tigue life re eserve for t the intende ed future o operations. W We would be e pleased to assist our c client in such h studies and d can provide e a detailed proposal o on a case-by y-case basis. J Jack-up Rig g Survey / Inspection n A jack-up su urvey will cov ver a range of aspects, including but not limited d to the follo owing; Structural inspe ection - leg s, spudcans s, jack-hous se structure es, jacking systems, tilever and drill package, , crane pede estals, helide eck etc. cant Insp pection / sur rvey of mach hinery gen nerators, jac cking system ms, winches, pumps, compressors etc c. Insp pection / sur rvey of elect trical equipm ment switchboards, dis stribution at different volta ages, motors s etc. Review of docum ments and re eports of pre evious rig ins spections. Dam mage survey. . Rig integrity management review/aud dit safety manageme ent system, planned main ntenance sy ystem, eme ergency resp ponse proce edures, per rsonnel com mpetency, man nagement of change.

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S Safety Case e Writing D Demonstrate e adequate site specifi ic Risk Man nagement by y document ting a Jack Up Unit s specific Safe ety Case including site sp pecific opera ations. T The Safety Case C shall involve lookin ng into the fo ollowing aspe ects:

a) Tech hnical description of the jack-up unit t focussing g on features s pertinent to t the
safety case (including opera ating capabilities and saf fety critical e elements). Management sys stem.

b) Deta ailed description of the O Operator/Ow wner Health, Safety & En nvironmental l c) Risk k Assessment t - identifica ation of majo or hazards to ogether with an assessm ment of
the probability/f p frequency of f occurrence and potential consequen nce either on a qualitative or qu uantitative ba asis.

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d) Operation (locat tion) specific c risk assessment for sta andalone and d combined
oper rations to demonstrate d e the unit is fit for purpo ose for the sp pecific opera ation unde er contract. resp ponsibilities, instructions & procedure es, remedial work & prev ventative main ntenance pro ograms, insp pection programs, etc.) are impleme ented to rem move the risk and where not n possible, , reduce the risk levels to As Low As s Reasonably y Prac cticable (ALA ARP).

e) Deta ailed description of the r risk reduction n measures (i.e. by desiign, personn nel

f) Com mpile a list of f identified S Safety Critica al Elements (SCEs). (


12.3 G Global Marit time can als so prepare a Written Scheme S of Examination E (WSE) pac ckage for e ensuring tes st/check are e performed d for each Safety S Critical Element in a manne er that is a appropriate to demons strate the S SCE is capa able of fulfilling its Pe erformance Standard r requirement ts. G Global Marit time can als so act as an n ICP (Inde ependent Co ompetent Pe erson) and carry c out v verification audit a of the functionalit ty of the Safety Critical Elements o of the Jack-U Up unit & s systems. E Expert Opin nion and Ca asualty Inv vestigation W We offer exp pert opinion services wh hich include damage surveys, cause examination, advice f for recovery y and repair and prep aration of formal f reports for use in litigation. These s services are e directed towards en ngineering and a operatio onal aspect ts and in particular p i incidents inv volving mobile offshore j jack-up drilli ing units and d structural f failures. S Safety Eval luation and d Risk Asses ssment W We provide safety eva aluation and d risk asses ssment for offshore o str ructures and d related m marine oper rations. Typical services s would incl lude hazard identificatio on, risk assessment, a advice on re educing risks s and reserv ve strength assessment. a Some typica al project sc copes are l listed below: Offshore platfor rm maintena ance and co ondition surv vey and val uation for insurance purp poses. Review of marine operations s for installin ng jack-up units against platforms. Deve elopment of detailed ope erating procedures for ja ack-up units s. Perfo orm SIMOPS S assessmen nts prior to rig move Push h-over analy ysis of offsho ore structures to determ mine their u ltimate strength and prob bability of fai ilure.

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