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Pre-Tour Rig Floor Walkaround

Drilling Equipment Inspections

How often
Each tour, before work starts. This is a Category I look: observe the equipment for signs of poor performance or damage before routine operation.
Source: Nordic PM Plan 9.0 (Category I definition); API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.3.1 (drawworks visual at least once a day) and 7.5.1 (hoisting line visual daily)
📋 Inspection Information
✅ Checklist

Answer every line. N/A means it does not apply today. Every Fail needs a note saying what is wrong.

Rig floor and egress
Two unobstructed stairways off the rig floor
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.2.9
Floor, stairs and walkways clear of mud, ice, tools and trip hazards
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.2.10
Rotary, rathole and mousehole openings covered or barricaded when not in use
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.7.4
Guardrails, mid rails and toe boards in place; V-door opening closed off when not in use
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.2.15, 7.2.16
Crew knows today's red and yellow zones (Restricted Area Map)
Source: Nordic R4 Mast/Derrick Bi-Weekly Inspection (Restricted Area Map)
Hoisting (look up before work)
Drilling line: no visible broken wires, kinks, crushing or bird-caging on the run you can see
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.5.1, 7.5.4
Drilling line spooled evenly in the drum grooves, no loose wraps
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.5.5; Nordic R4 Slip and Cut Drilling Line 7.0
Traveling block line guards in place
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.6.4; Nordic R4 Mast/Derrick Bi-Weekly Inspection (Travelling Block 2)
Weight indicator reading; deadline load cell has its secondary safety device
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.9.1, 7.9.4
Driller's console and drawworks
Drawworks guards and front cover in place
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.3.2; Nordic R4 Slip and Cut Drilling Line 7.0 step 12
Drawworks shutdown switch at the driller's console in place
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.3.4
Crown saver function tested this tour and recorded on the IADC report
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.3.7; Nordic R4 RIH/POOH SOPs
Handling tools on the floor
Elevators: latch, latch lock, pins and springs work
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.6.7; Nordic PM Plan 9.0 Table 1 (elevators Category II daily)
Slip dies clean and sharp with retainers installed
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.8.3
Tong dies clean and sharp with retainers; tong heads sized for the pipe in use
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.8.7, 7.8.8
Tong snub and safety lines attached; fittings and anchor points rated above the load
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.8.5, 7.8.6
Full-opening safety valve on the floor, open, with its operating wrench and a crossover for the pipe in the hole
Source: API Std 53 (drill string safety valves)
Pressure lines and emergency
Rotary hose secured at both ends by safety cable or chain with clamps
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.6.6; Nordic R4 Mast/Derrick Bi-Weekly Inspection (Rotary Hoses 1)
Hoses and lines secured against whip where the risk assessment calls for it
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.11.3
No leaks at the standpipe, unions or valves
Source: Nordic PM Plan 9.0 (Category II: fluid leaks)
Fire extinguishers in place and not blocked
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 5.1.4; Nordic Fire Extinguisher Procedure 4.0 steps 1 and 2
Gas detection panel at the driller's station shows no alarm or fault
Source: 20 AAC 25.066(a)(9)
Eyewash and safety shower reachable, not blocked
Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 4.5.2.3 (ISEA Z358.1)
Escape routes and air pack locations clear
Source: Nordic R4 Emergency Evacuation Procedure 10.0
📝 Findings & Actions
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