North Sea Offshore Module: DNV 2.7-1 ATEX Workshop and Lab Container

A North Sea operator needed an offshore workshop and lab module that could be lifted onto a platform, run as a hazardous-area workspace, and stand up to North Sea weather, all on one certification envelope. The container and its lifting set had to be certified to DNV 2.7-1 and EN 12079, the fit-out had to be ATEX zone-rated for the area classification, and the envelope had to hold an A60 fire rating and a weather-rated ingress protection. None of it goes offshore without the paperwork to match.

SCS built the module as a DNV 2.7-1 offshore container configured as an offshore workshop and lab, with the structure and lifting set engineered to DNV 2.7-1 and EN 12079. The electrical and lighting were an ATEX zone-rated fit-out with documented hazardous-area provisions, the envelope was built to A60, and the surveyor was engaged through the build. Produced to the QA in our manufacturing process, the unit passed a factory acceptance test under lifting load, with all certificates compiled into one handover pack.

The module passed its factory acceptance test on the first cycle, with no remediation against the DNV 2.7-1, EN 12079, or ATEX requirements. It shipped with its certified lifting set and a single documentation pack, so it mobilised offshore without a fresh certification exercise at the supply base. Because the hazardous-area fit-out was engineered against the area classification from the outset, nothing had to be swapped out to make the unit legal in its zone. At the crane, the operator had a documented, zone-rated workspace ready to put into service.