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Keith
J Armstrong, Director, BE (Civil), MIPENZ, Registered
Engineer, NZ Department of Labour Registered Construction
Diver, Safety Supervisor and Construction Blaster, NZ Ministry
of Transport Restricted Limits Launchmaster, CMAS and NZ Underwater
Association/PADI Diving Instructor.
In 1981Keith
moved to New Plymouth where he was seconded to Shell BP and
Todd Oil Services Limited on a variety of work including supervision
of engineering and air diving programmes on the Maui A platform,
supervision of air diving maintenance programmes on the Maui
A pipelines, costing of Maui B pipeline alternative routes,
and repair methods for a damaged gas riser pull tube, and
design checks and supervision of modifications at the Oaonui
Production Station for Maui Stage II. He has also been involved
with the preparation and evaluation of Tender, supervision
of fabrication, and installation of large structural components
above and below water on the Maui A platform. This work involved
very stringent welding fabrication and QA requirements to
ensure fit up. Special installation and rigging procedures
along with safety audits were a requirement.
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Keith
Armstrong
In
1969 Keith was employed as a harbour engineer for Southland
Harbour Board, becoming a senior engineer in 1975. His work
with the board included supervision of the Tiwai wharf construction,
underwater blasting and vibration monitoring, and dredging
work with a cutter suction dredge. Mr Armstrong joined R
W Morris and Associates in 1977 and was the resident engineer
for the new port development at Tarakohe. He has also been
involved with feasibility studies and underwater inspection
work, both in New Zealand and in the Pacific, and with seabed
and coastal investigations at Kapiti.
Keith
has also been involved, as client rep on two ROV inspections
of Cook Strait power and fibre optic cables, in engineering
diving inspections of outfalls during construction and maintenance
requirements and in coastal erosion investigations, design
and construction supervision of many coastal protection
works.
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