Anthony Culshaw: Senior Design Engineer Spreader & Lifting Beams: Setting the Standard MODULAR SPREADER SYSTEMS

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1 SYSTEMS Anthony Culshaw: Senior Design Engineer Spreader & Lifting Beams: Setting the Standard

2 Contents About Modulift Lifting Equipment and associated Standards QA and Project Specifications Conclusions

3 Offshore Oil & Gas Modulift is the premier supplier of below the hook lifting equipment Spreader beams Lifting beams Various frames and custom solutions Lifting various load types in excess of 2000t and up to 100m long. (Jackets, Cable Reels, Monopiles)

4 Spreader Beams

5 Lifting Beams

6 Spreader Beams

7 Lifting Beams These, along with custom fabrications and frames, are nonfixed lifting attachments Main benefits include: Spreader Beams - weight and cost effective Lifting beams reduced headroom required

8 Spreader Rig Arrangements Versatility Re-useable means good value Complex rigging requires knowledge and experience

9 Spreader and Lifting Frames CMod Modular Spreader Frame Lifting H Frame

10 Other Lifting Attachments Semi Spreaders Combination Rigs Lattice Beams Spreader & Lifting Frames Hanging Plates Tension Beams/Slings

11 Quality Standards Certificate no. JXXXX-1 Certificate of Conformity Issued to: Date: XX/XX/XX Customer Name Customer Address Client ref: PO # Our ref: JXXXX Australia Sheet: 1 of 1 Description of goods: Spreader standards in the last year: 15 ITEM Description Identification no. 1 Mod 12 components: 6 x End Units 6 x End Units 3 x 1.0m struts 6 x 1m struts 2 x 0.75m struts t 2 x 0.5m struts 2 x 0.25m struts Mod12/EU/G376, G377, G380, G381, G384, G387 Mod12/DL/G388, G396, G400, G401, G403, G408 Mod12/S1.5/G189, G191, G199 Mod12/S1/G343, G344, G345, G348, G349, G350 Mod12/S0.75/G109, G111 Mod12/S0.5/G184, G194 Mod12/S0.25/G139, G142 ASME, AS,BS,DNV, NORSOK, AISC, etc. These items are components from the Modulift 12 sy stem. For more information on SWL (Safe Working Load) and set configurations at different spans, please refer to table no. 2 'Load v Span' on the User Instructions. Hereby, Modulift UK Ltd, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom, declares that the Modulift Spreader S ystem or Modulift Spreader components or Modulift compone nt referenced hereon conform to your purchase order, and are in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (1998) (LOLER). We can confirm that these products w ere thoroughly examined before despatch. Applied Technical Standards: - AS : Lifting Devices - BS2573: Rules for the Design of Cranes: Part 1: Spec. for classification, stress calcs & design criteria for structures. - ASME B (Revision i of ASME B ) 2006) for below-the-hook h lifting devices. - ASME BTH : Design of Below the Hook Lifting Devices Signature: For and on Behalf of Modulift UK Ltd All of these Standards have differences which need reviewing Same timescale and cost for a 2t beam as that of a 2,000t beam Modulift UK Ltd, Unit 12, Albany Business Park, Cabot Lane, Poole, BH17 7BX, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0) info@modulift.co.uk Web: Registered in England and W ales Registered No VAT No

12 Standard Similarities Modulift s standard range of equipment passes all of these standards BS :1983 Rules for the design of cranes uses permissible stress ASME:BTH-1:2011 uses factored loads but only small changes Drop Link At each end of our Spreaders

13 What Does The Law Say? Setting the Standard LOLER Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations EC Machinery Directive What do they include? = Must use a standard = New Design must be proven = 6 Monthly Inspections What does this mean?

14 Option 1 Option 2 Option Material Certs WPQR, WPS Standard Paint Certificate of Conformity (shows compliance with UK law) -20 C Standard Type approval As per previous box plus: ITP Weld Maps Proof Load Test & Procedure 3 rd Party Witness Offshore Paint Spec Calculations Report NDT & Procedure As per previous boxes plus: 3.1/3.2 Material Certification Full Welding Book inc. Weld Maps DNV Certification of Conformity for Manufacture Supplementary Procedures Weld Consumable Storage Procedure Materials Handling & Storage Procedures Up to -40 C - Low Temperature Material Cost: 60% - 70% Lead: Next Day Cost: 75% - 80% Lead: 3-6 Weeks Cost: 100% Lead: 6+ Weeks *Based on a 100t Spreader

15 In Conclusion Keep an open mind Know what is available Consider your specifications Safety above all else

16 Offshore Oil & Gas Thank you for your time Please feel free to ask any questions