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The Low Impact Failure Effect (LIFE) concept is a design tool aimed at enhancing the operational flexibility and efficiency of Dynamic Positioning (DP) vessels while accommodating potential equipment failures and maintenance. It is cost-effective, adding minimal expense compared to classification society standards, and can yield significant returns during the vessel's operational life. The methodology is applicable across various DP operations and is currently being utilized in the design of new drillships and diving vessels.

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The Low Impact Failure Effect (LIFE) concept is a design tool aimed at enhancing the operational flexibility and efficiency of Dynamic Positioning (DP) vessels while accommodating potential equipment failures and maintenance. It is cost-effective, adding minimal expense compared to classification society standards, and can yield significant returns during the vessel's operational life. The methodology is applicable across various DP operations and is currently being utilized in the design of new drillships and diving vessels.

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Session - Quality Assurance

Title: The Meaning of LIFE (Low Impact Failure Effect)

Author: Richard Purser, GL Noble Denton

Abstract

The Low Impact Failure Effect (LIFE) concept evolved from the development of the MTS DP
Design Philosophy Guidelines. It is a simple design tool intended to help ensure a DP vessel
design satisfies the owner’s aspirations. It also provides the vessel with the operational flexibility
and uptime to carry out its industrial mission efficiently and effectively taking into account the
fact that equipment failures can occur and maintenance activities must be carried out. The
origins of LIFE lie in recognition of the fact that classification society rules for DP provide a good
minimum standard but do not address the vessel’s industrial mission.

The LIFE concept adds very little to the cost of building a DP vessel compared to class
minimum standard (and could actually be less expensive in some applications) but the
investment can be recovered many times over during the vessel’s operational life. The basic
principles are easily understood and can be applied by any design team. The important point is
that they should be applied from design initiation and carried through the basic and detailed
design phases.

The concept can be applied to designs approved by any classification society and is fully
compatible with all DP notations. The LIFE concept is applicable to vessels designed for all
types of DP operations and is currently being applied to new build drillship and diving vessel
designs. This paper describes the LIFE concept methodology using practical examples of how it
is applied across a range of systems.

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