1. Competence Assurance and Assessment Programme :
Senior Survey Technician Competence Review
Page 1 of 3
This Competence Review is to be conducted in accordance with the following BMS Competence Standard:
FO-GL-OPS-123
Candidate Name: John Westwood
Assessor(s) Name(s): Aref Sheikh
Date of Review: 3 July 2015
Vessel: Seven Pacific
The Assessor must have either observed the Candidate completing the task or witnessed the results of
the Candidate’s work during at least two different work activities before completing the relevant
section. Relevant supporting documentation should be returned with this completed assessment if
required.
The rating criteria are as follows:
NYC C A
Not yet competent Competent Advanced level of competence
with the ability to coach or train
others
Criteria
Number
Criteria Rating Observation Statement
1
Demonstrate general safety
awareness and ensure compliance
with Subsea 7 HSEQ requirements
C
John regularly contributes with both the CSB
and Intervention cards. He takes a lead role
when asked to prepare TRAs and TBT prior to
any work being carried out.
2
Lead by example and coach other
personnel in general safety
awareness, ensuring risk measures
are enforced
C
John carries out interventions when
appropriate, advising personnel if safety is
being compromised. He recently advised
individual on how to correctly wear the WAH
harness which was required for a Laser
Speed mobilisation on top of the deck
tensioner/ mushroom.
3
Lead TRAs and toolbox talks in
accordance with Subsea 7
requirements
A
John initiates TRAs and TBT when necessary.
Conducts both the TRAs and TBTs to the
other members of the Survey team. Assists
and coaches other members when preparing
TRAs and TBTs. This was also recently
demonstrated during LaserSpeed interfacing,
which included WAH.
4
Demonstrate the ability to effectively
communicate with the operational
team
A
All of John’s written and verbal
communications are of a high standard. The
Party Chief, Offshore Manager and Project
team are always kept up to date with any
technical issues should they arise.
5
Prepare project procedures and
equipment and gather necessary
data, drawings, charts etc.
C
John has never been required to prepare any
project procedures. However, he produces
and updates all of the survey equipment
technical drawings after mobilisation or
modification of systems on board the 7Pacific
survey spread. Data is collected, analysed
and made available to engineering support,
such as Veripos, Visualworks and Kongsberg
when required/ requested.

2. Competence Assurance and Assessment Programme :
Senior Survey Technician Competence Review
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This Competence Review is to be conducted in accordance with the following BMS Competence Standard:
FO-GL-OPS-123
Criteria
Number
Criteria Rating Observation Statement
6
Plan and co-ordinate mobilisation
and demobilisation activities,
survey system deck space
requirements and liaise with
marine crew with regard to deck
operations
C
John is efficient and organised during
mobilisation and demobilisation activities. All
equipment is checked and recorded prior to
installation. Drawings, inventory, manifest,
equipment labelling and sharepoint are
updated when required. Deficiencies in
equipment are reported quickly. He liaises
effectively with the Construction Foreman
during deck operations. John works well with
vessel ETO during installations, this was
demonstrated recently during installation of
measuring equipment on the back deck during
spooling operations.
7
During mobilisations and
demobilisations liaise with third
parties to ensure all necessary
documents and permits are
obtained
A
John ensures that all calibration certificates are
present on receipt of equipment. This
documentation is copied and made available
for reporting. He liaises with 3rd
party
organisations if relevant documentation is not
up to date. Ensures all paperwork is accurate
and complete during demobilisations.
8
Check installation of computer
systems and technical software
packages, diagnose faults and
rectify
A
John maintains and rectifies computer systems
within the survey suite when required. In
addition heis the focal point for IT issues on
the vessel, assisting other departments with
faults. He is efficient when installing or
upgrading any computer software.
9
Check installation of survey
sensors for safety and installation
compliance. Understand
Calibration techniques and offset
requirements
C
John always carries out deck tests of survey
sensors prior to installation ensuring
equipment is functional and fit for deployment.
He has a good understanding of calibration
techniques and the importance of introducing
offsets. He has been involved in the
calibration of GPS, Seapath and Gyro
equipment as well as assisting in the
measuring of offsets on structures and
vehicles.
10
Operate ancillary survey
equipment, including safe launch
and recovery of sensors and
rigging skills
A
John has spent extended periods operating as
an online Surveyor both on the 7 Pacific and 7
Osprey. He has an excellent understanding of
Sonardyne Fusion both when interfacing and
as an operator. He has provides training/
coaching to junior members of the team. Has
safely deployed several acoustic sensors over
the side of the vessel assisted by deck crew.
11
Complete maintenance logs, fault
reports, correctly label faulty
equipment and prepare for transit
A
John always ensures that Sharepoint is up to
date. The live action tracker shows an
extended history of all faults and solutions.
The Survey Inventory spreadsheet is always
accurate and well maintained. Fault reports
and GOMARS are completed and submitted to
the relevant onshore personnel. Fault
equipment is labelled and correctly prepared
for transit. Liaises with vessel Storeman to
ensure equipment is safely offloaded.

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Senior Survey Technician Competence Review
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This Competence Review is to be conducted in accordance with the following BMS Competence Standard:
FO-GL-OPS-123
12
Configure and verify online
system to log project data in
accordance with standard and
project specific procedures.
Monitor Data Quality during
acquisition
C
John has spent complete trips working as an
Online Surveyor. He has demonstrated his
ability to configure and verify NaviPac software
during operations. In addition he has
successfully logged and collected data and
video in accordance with project procedures.
He can monitor data quality during acquisition
and quickly recognises errors in received data.
He has also demonstrated his competency
whilst operating and collection fixes with
Sonardyne Fusion.
13
Plan use of LBL and USBL
positioning systems to ensure
coverage and accuracy are
achieved. Supervise calibration of
systems and approve results
C
John is efficient and competent in the setting
up and use of LBL Fusion. He has collected
baselines during calibration and is capable of
analysing results. He has QC’ed results when a
calibration carried out by other survey team
member.
14
Demonstrate effective supervision
and leadership skills
A
John takes the lead when mobilisation and
demobilisation of survey equipment. He is
able to organise and provide supervision to
junior less experienced team members
effectively.
15
Demonstrate the ability to
provide ongoing assessment and
coaching for personnel
C
Has provided witness testimonies for junior
survey team members. Monitors and advises
less experienced surveyors when operating
survey systems and sensors.
16
Lead TRAs and toolbox talks in
accordance with Subsea 7
requirements
A
See Criteria 3
Task Rating Observation Statement
Overall Competence
A
All statements above have been personally witnessed by me on
numerous occasions, as well as specifically within the last two work trips.
John’s overall competence is of an advanced level. His fault finding skills
are excellent which has been shown / proven to me on a number of
occasions. He communicates very effectively and is open to suggestions.
This makes him a very valuable member of the team on board.
*Please use the above section to record the Overall Competence rating and associated comments for
the Candidate. This should take into account all of the ratings on the previous pages.
Comments
Career Progression
Content in
the current
role
John is currently happy in his role at the moment. Should he choose to
progress towards a Party Chief role or office support role he could do so
relatively quickly. With regards to an office technical support role he
would be more than competent already to tackle this role. As a Party
Chief he would need some experience of basic processing and report
writing.