This document discusses DNV Marine Operations' rules for subsea lifting. It provides an overview of relevant DNV publications and describes the capacity checks outlined in the 1996 rules for lifting operations. The document then introduces a new simplified method for calculating hydrodynamic forces during subsea lifts, which will be included in an upcoming DNV recommended practice. This method makes simplifying assumptions and provides equations to estimate forces like slamming impacts and varying buoyancy in a conservative manner.