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Introduction

Objective

The objective of this best practice is to summarize industry experiences and knowledge with relevance to selection and use of detectors for a subsea leak detection system. The intent is that this document can be used as a technical and practical guideline and reference for operators, suppliers, regulators and decision makers in the field of subsea leak detection. The referencing of this document will not substitute the development of a field specific leak detection strategy, but can rather be an element in one.

It is emphasized that the application of subsea leak detection systems shall not reduce the safety level for subsea systems in terms of design, manufacture, quality assurance etc.

It is also emphasized that the performance of a subsea leak detection system is not determined by the technical specification of the detector technology alone, but by an overall assessment of technical data, system layout and system operation.