GoC (Guidance on Certification)
Guidance on Certification has been developed as a management control system for inspection and test (I&T) activities associated with fabrication, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and maintenance of systems being worked upon and handed over for operations.
GoC delivers Technical Integrity during change and in Steady State by enabling individuals to understand how certification contributes to technical integrity management, underpinning the Industry’s Regulations.
GoC
- Provides the methodology that breaks down the total process into discrete manageable sections providing naturally occurring strategic planning objectives
- Provides a work breakdown structure that identifies the scope into systems and sub-systems mnemonics
- Utilises a process that identifies the minimum Inspection and Test requirements and Limits of As-built Drawings (LAD)
- Establishes a clear auditable documentation trail from Design through to Construction, Commissioning, Operations and ongoing Maintenance
- Provides a handover process inclusive of punch listing, as-building and engineering query (EQ) management
- Provides a process that supports local, state, national and international codes, standards and legislative requirements
- Enables Projects to demonstrate the achievements of Technical Integrity
- Manages a seamless transition of completions deliverables from construction and commissioning teams to operations
- Enables Operations to demonstrate the maintenance of Technical Integrity
- Provides a risk assessment tool, to aid operators in evaluating activities associated with normal operations; i.e. shutdowns and maintenance activities
The use of GoC across a project provides a common system between various suppliers and assists management of Technical Integrity across interfaces, making things simpler for project staff. It is also a common system for transfer into the operational phase.
A training programme is available to support GoC, covering all aspects at several levels of detail. GoC enables involvement of key discipline engineers, building engagement in project quality and ownership of technical integrity.
Use of a common system promotes transfer of people and knowledge between projects, leading to synergies from familiarity of personnel and minimum support costs.
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GoC Procedures
Functional Systemisation - a method for breaking down a complete plant into systems which can logically be commissioned together.
Procedures for inspection, testing and commissioning are repositories of best practices. When properly supported and updated, these provide an excellent vehicle for capturing lessons learnt. As a community we have control over the extent and focus of testing needed to deliver the technical integrity industry requires.
GoC Database
The GoC database tracks progress of the testing and certification, enabling prioritisation of work fronts. The database includes integrity checks that ensure all activities necessary are completed before the key events of mechanical completion and system handover are signed off.
GoC assists in prioritising work fronts to suit commissioning and hence overall project schedule rather than the fabricator’s construction schedule alone.
An important distinction should be noted between GoC procedures and the GoC database. The procedures and their implementation through correct business process are core to delivery of technical integrity. The GoC database is a tool used for tracking delivery of technical integrity.
There is a clear expectation that projects will deliver technical integrity through construction, commissioning and into operations. GoC procedures are recognised as a best practice to deliver that Technical Integrity and may be used with the GoC database, or with other systems, to record compliance. If other systems are used, Engineering Authorities are recommended to satisfy themselves such alternative approaches meet the same level of technical integrity, through appropriate gap analysis and closure supported by audits.
Summary
- GoC is a Completions Management System
- GoC maintains technical integrity from construction, through commissioning and into operations
- GoC manages safety and reputation risks
- GoC avoids cost of integrity related incidents
- GoC can be used throughout plant life for modifications, shutdowns and maintenance activities
BP Global Endorsement
- Review in 2004 endorsed GoC as best practice for BP Projects
- White Paper issued describing the review
- GoC has a strategic fit with ETP’s and IM Standard
- Any exceptions to using GoC require endorsement by the Engineering Authority