In recent hearings on the oil spill employees of Transocean testified that they modified the B.O.P. control system
Now first of all the largest majority of the men working for Transocean on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizion are high school educated , with more than a few having only their G.E.D.'s
The control system for the B.O.P. is regulated by A.P.I. publication 16 D which is for COLLEGE DEGREEDED ENGINEERS to utilize in designing the B.O.P. control system
Exactly where did a bunch of ROUGHNECKS with G.E.D.'S and HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA'S decide they had the experience and technical knowledge to modify a control system they did not even have the knowledge to design in the first place ?
Secondly why was this modification not detailed in drawings an sent to the M.M.S. for approval ?
This is typical OFFSHORE MENTALITY , grown men taking matters beyond thier capabilities into their own hands an performing task they are not qualified to do all in order to make an impression and gain favor with the company
This act of modifying the B.O.P. control system by unqualified personnel and not submitting the modifications for review and approval puts Transocean at the top of the list for being responsible for the BP oil spill
The ensuing action was the failure of the B.O.P. to shear the pipe an close off the well
Transocean was wreckless in their actions which violated the offshore operating rules and regulations causing the death of their men as well as destroying the environment and the lives of the people of the gulf coast