Template and description for a

Interface Register
Definitions

Interface The point or boundary where two Contractors / Project Parties,

subjects, systems, plans, etc. meet and affect each other

High-Level interface This is the number that is allocated to all interface issues that may be
Number present at any specific location within the overall Field including
remote locations

Sub-Level Interface This is a unique number that is allocated to each sub-level interface
Number that exist within the associated High-Level interface number

Hard Interface Physical interfaces between systems and components that are
deployed, designed, constructed and operated on/by the project

Soft Interface Interfaces between people, organisational entities, processes and

activities

Internal Interface Interface within the scope of one Project Stakeholder contracted to
Company, which affect another party

Interface Area A sub-division of the Project that contains interfaces within the
control of a common Project Stakeholder Group.

Interface Data Sheet A detailed description of an interface, for use where more information
is required than can be accommodated on the Interface Register

Interface Register A detailed breakdown of interfaces within each Interface Area

indicating requirements and closure status of each interface

Single Point of The function or person within every Stakeholder which is party to the
Contact (SPOC) Interface Resolution Process through which all Interface issues and
documents shall be channelled.

The identification of an Interface SPOC is a requirement included in

every contract or working arrangement in the Project.
OBJECTIVE & SCOPE
1.1 Objective

The objective of the Master Interface Register is to record, manage and

report to COMPANY management the completion status of all identified
interfaces on a project-wide basis.

The Master Interface Register shall be a live document maintained throughout

the PROJECT Life Cycle and will be transferred to all Contractors for ongoing
management and reporting of those interfaces requiring completion during the
execution phase of the PROJECT.

It should be noted that for each high-level interface there may well be
several sub-level interfaces, which will also require recording and managed.
These will be listed on the Master Interface Register under their respective high-
level interface and according to their individual discipline e.g. Piping, Civil,
Electrical, etc. as per the PROJECT disciplines listing.

The Master Interface Register has been developed to enable reporting by the
various different fields, including discipline, area, responsible persons,
completion status, etc.

1.2 Scope
The Master Interface Register will record all interfaces identified from all areas
and locations across the entire PROJECT. It shall further identify both the Hard
and Soft Interface issues that are associated with each interface (see Specific
Glossary for definition)

The PROJECT interface management process has to be implemented in order to

minimise potential conflicts among the various project interfaces throughout
the PROJECT life cycle, and ensure that Client Contracting Strategy aspirations
are maintained.

It is incumbent upon individual contractors who have Internal interfaces, to

produce their own internal Interface Register and to make this available to the
Project Engineer Interface Management for transfer / inclusion of the noted
interfaces onto the Master Interface Register.
The Master Interface Register shall also indicate the agreed priority of each
identified interface based on the principal PROJECT milestones (e.g. Pre-
Sanction, Post-Sanction, Early Works, Etc.).
2.0 INTERFACE MANAGEMENT PROCESSES:

2.1 Allocation of High-Level Interface Numbers

This will be the responsibility of the Project Engineer Interface Manager, who
will also maintain the Master Interface Register.

Pre-allocated blocks of High-Level Interface Numbers have to be generated;

usually this is responsibility of the Information Manager.
It is good practice to give different numbering ranges for Process Facilities
interfaces, Utilities Interfaces, External Interfaces, and ICSS Interfaces. For
example:

Process Facilities Interfaces (# 0001 to # 699)

Utilities Facilities Interfaces (# 700 to # 899)

External or Remote Interfaces (# 900 to 999)

ICSS Interfaces (# 1000 and above)

When an interface has been identified the person raising the issue shall contact
the Project Engineer Interface Management who will confirm the allocated
Interface Number and enter this new interface onto the Master Interface
Register within the block allocation above depending on the type of interface
(e.g. Process or Utilities etc.).
Note that the number allocation convention to be used will always allocate the
Interface Number as being FROM one facility to another; so for example an
interface from a Separator to a Stabilization Column would be allocated its
interface number from within the number block 0001 to 699. In this way there
will be no duplication of the same interface by adopting this numbering
convention.

2.2 Allocation of Sub-Level Interface Numbers

For most High-Level interfaces, there will be a number of Sub-Level interfaces

raised which shall be numbered using the following coding structure to ensure
that each of these sub-level interfaces has a unique identification number.
The convention adopted will be that the Area FROM will take precedence as
indicated below:
(High-Level) Interface Number Area Code (FROM) Area Code (TO)
Discipline Code Sequential Number

INTERFACE NUMBER this is the allocated high-level interface

number.

AREA (FROM) - e.g for the Processing Plant areas 210, 350, etc

AREA (TO) - e.g for the Processing Plant areas 210, 350, etc

DISCIPLINE CODE - the identifier here will follow a coding previously

defined. An example of coding system is:
A ARCHITECTURAL
B - PROCESS
C- CIVIL
D - PIPELINES
E ELECTRICAL
F PROJECT SUPPORT
H HVAC
J INSTRUMENTS (INCLUDING CONTROL SYSTEMS)
K MATERIALS MANAGEMENT (PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTS)
L PROJECT MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION)
M MECHANICAL
P PIPING/LAYOUT
Q - QUALITY
S STRUCTURAL
T- TELECOMMS
U HSSE/RELIABILITY
V GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
W MATERIALS
Z LOGISTIC/OFFSHORE SUPPORT

SEQUENTIAL NUMBER this identifier number will commence at 001

through to 999 for each separate discipline within each high-level
interface. Each individual sub-level interface will thus be uniquely
identified.
2.3 Reporting
The above coding method will enable the details that are input to the Master
Interface Register to be sorted and will thus allow reporting by selection of any
of the following category Fields:

High-Level Interface Number that has been assigned, to give an overall

completion status

Area (FROM) e.g. by indicating all interfaces coming FROM any one Area,
allowing all interfaces to be identified by that particular Area

Area (TO) e.g. by indicating all interfaces going TO any one Area,
allowing all interfaces to be identified by that particular Area

Individual Discipline e.g. all electrical discipline interfaces or all piping

discipline interfaces or all instrument discipline interfaces across the
PROJECT

Priority,

Type (Hard or Soft),

Contractor contact details,

SPOC for each relevant party, COMPANY and CONTRACTOR the latter
being split into Area (From) and Area (To) SPOC,

Dates for when interface was Raised, its Target Completion and its
Actual Completion,

Status of the interface this will record whether the interface detail
and/or close-out action plan is:
o Open (i.e. the Interface detail or information is preliminary only
or the interface is only partially agreed)
o Approved (i.e. agreement of Interface detail and/or Close-out
plan)
o Closed (i.e. agreed actions for interface completed to Close-out
plan)
o Transferred (i.e. agreement is made to transfer the interface and
its actions to another interface; or to a different CONTRACTOR)
The Master Interface Register will also be capable of being sorted
by any of the above four status codes.
2.4 Maintenance and Access to Master Interface Register

The responsibility for maintaining the Master Interface Register will be that of
the Project Engineer Interface Manager.

The register will be available and accessed via the PROJECT Electronic
Document Management System and Read-Only access will be given to project
personnel including client. Only designated personnel will be issued with Read-
Write access to allow them to input / update data or add new interfaces to the
register.

2.5 Example of the Master Interface Register

See attachment 1 this (unpopulated) example sheet shows two High Level
interfaces (200) and (910) which have several different Sub-Level interfaces
split by the various discipline codes.
 Attachment 1: Example of Master Interface Register

PROJECT XXXXXXXX
MASTER INTERFACE REGISTER
NOTE 1: PRIORITY 1 REFERS TO PRE_SANCTION; 2 REFERS TO POST-SANCTION; 3 REFERS TO EARLY WORKS
NOTE 2: FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SUB-INTERFACE NUMBERING SYSTEM REFER TO XXXXX
NOTE 3: STATUS WILL BE INPUT AS "O" (OPEN); "A" (APPROVED); "C" (CLOSED) OR "T" (TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER INTERFACE POINT)
NOTE 4: PROJECT's "DISCIPLINE CODES" TO BE USED
NOTE 5: INTERFACE DATA SHEET REVISION CODES: "A" INTERNAL REVIEW; "0" FIRST REVISION; "1", "2" ETC SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS

IDS Rev PRIORITY TYPE: CONTRACTOR COMPANY - CONTRACTOR - CONTRACTOR - TARGET ACTUAL
INTERFACE INTERFACE REFERENCE. CONTRACTOR REF S.P.O.C. STATUS
PROJECT INTERFACE NUMBER, DEFINITION AND DETAILED INFORMATION No. (1 / 2 / 3) SOFT (S), CONTACT S.P.O.C. S.P.O.C. REMARKS / COMMENTS DATE RAISED COMPLETION COMPLETION
FROM AREA TO AREA DOCUMENT No.s DOCUMENT No. Single Point of (NOTE 3)
(note 5) NOTE 1 HARD (H) DETAILS (Area FROM) (Area TO) DATE DATE
Contact
HIGH-LEVEL
200 Interfaces with Oil/Gas first stage Separator 2
INTERFACE No.
Disp.
AREA No. AREA No. SUB-LEVEL INTERFACE DETAILED
200 Code Seq No.
(From) (To) DESCRIPTION / INFORMATION
(note 4)

200 322 232 P 001 This Piping sub-interface is from 0 2 H 322 232

200 322 232 P 002 This Piping sub-interface is from 0 2 H xxx 232

200 322 232 E 001 This Electrical sub-interface is from ) A 2 H xxx 232

200 322 232 E 002 This Electrical sub-interface is from ) A 2 H xxx 232

200 xxx 232 J 001 This Instrument sub-interface is from XXXXXXXXX to A 2 H xxx 232

200 xxx 232 J 002 This Instrument sub-interface is from XXXXXXXXX to 1 2 H xxx 232

200 xxx 232 C 001 This Civils sub-interface is from XXXXXXXXX to A 2 S xxx 232

200 xxx 232 C 002 This Civils sub-interface is from XXXXXXXXX to 0 2 S xxx 232

HIGH-LEVEL
910 Interfaces with Oil Export Pipeline XXXXXXX 2
INTERFACE No.
Disp.
AREA No. AREA No. SUB-LEVEL INTERFACE DETAILED
910 Code Seq No.
(From) (To) DESCRIPTION / INFORMATION
(note 4)

910 480 OEXP E 001 This Electrical sub-interface is from ) 0 2 H 480 OEXP A

910 480 OEXP E 002 This Electrical sub-interface is from ) 0 2 H 480 OEXP A

910 480 OEXP V 001 This Geotechnical sub-interface is from ) A 2 S 480 OEXP 0

910 480 OEXP U 001 This Safety sub-interface is from ) A 2 S 480 OEXP 0

910 480 OEXP P 001 This Piping sub-interface is from ) 0 2 H 480 OEXP C

910 480 OEXP P 002 This Piping sub-interface is from ) 1 2 H 480 OEXP C

910 470 OEXP J 001 This Instrumentation sub-interface is from 1 2 H 480 OEXP C

910 470 OEXP J 002 This Instrumentation sub-interface is from 0 2 S 480 OEXP T