NTF11728 – Incident details

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Woodside Energy Ltd reported a dangerous occurrence on the CWLH OKHA FPSO in Western Australia on 26 August 2022, involving failure of a safety-critical crane component. The aft crane slew encoder developed an 8-degree offset that compromised the collision avoidance system, constituting a breach of performance standard P20.2 requiring lifting appliances to operate within defined limits. The crane was immediately taken out of service pending investigation and repair. NOPSEMA received the notification on 27 August 2022 and escalated the incident to level 1 status on 29 August 2022. The duty holder submitted the required initial report on 29 August 2022, also on the due date.