¿Cuáles son los temas esenciales de ingeniería submarina para dominar?

In my experience, being familiar with types of Subsea systems and components is very crucial in order to design an effective subsea system (i.e. fulfilling operational requirements while maintaining good CAPEX as well as OPEX). This is the starting point in order to successfully achieve the concept selection and constructively catering for drivers and layout constraints that dictate the the Basic Field architectural/ layout. Furthermore, I found the knowledge of the state-of-art technology / applications along with their Technical Readiness Level as per API 17-N significantly essential in making architectural decisions. This will save lot of efforts and clear risks for the next stages during the Field Development Process.

Use of the relevant standard and codes during the design and appropriate safety factors ensure the structural integrity of designed equipments during their lifetime. Also, correct assessment of the load cases, environmental loads and constraints.

... as well as API 17G which provides recommendation actions for design, testing, operation of completion and workover riser systems from floating vessels

Lesson learned, many years ago while fabricating and installing subsea riser clamps. Always run opening and closing tests on the clamps when in the shop, using the smallest person in the shop. Because, if you can't close them in the dry with ease, your problems with closing them subsea are 10 fold and impact scheduling and cost dramatically. By doing this testing in the dry we were able to install and fasten well ahead of budget and schedule.

1. **Subsea Systems**: Understand components like wellheads, manifolds, and control systems. 2. **Riser and Flowline Design**: Learn about design considerations for transporting fluids from seabed to surface. 3. **Hydrodynamics**: Understand the impact of water 4. **Pipeline and Umbilical Engineering**: Learn about design, installation, and maintenance of these critical components. 5. **Risk Assessment and Reliability Engineering**: Evaluate and mitigate risks associated with subsea operations. 6. **Subsea Inspection and Maintenance**: Comprehend strategies for monitoring and maintaining subsea infrastructure. 7. **Environmental Considerations**: Understand the impact of subsea operations on the marine environment

Always have a spare set of ring gaskets on board. Gaskets are cheap, especially regular iron or soft steel ones. Flying one out from the beach, at 6 am on a bank holiday weekend Sunday, while the DSV sits there and the OCM and client rep are both jumping up and down, however ...

While laying pipe ,the Tensioners we’re suppose to talk to the A&R winch . So said the book , it never did. I just got hired on ; this went on for a few weeks and asked my supervisor why are Tensioners tearing up all the time when we lay the end down? He said that the Tensioners and A&R are messing up. I said why don’t we just stop the A&R and leave enough weight on the Tensioners and set the Dog . This way the tensioners will not act up. So I got promoted tensioner operator. So finally . We found out who ever installed the application in the wheel house did not connect both of them, with an Ethernet cable for the two to communicate. So don’t believe everything you read!