33 C.F.R. Subpart C—Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
This subpart applies to mobile offshore drilling units engaged in OCS activities. (a) The owner of any mobile offshore drilling unit engaged in OCS activities shall, 14 days before arrival of the unit on the OCS or as soon thereafter as practicable, notify the District Commander for the area in which the unit will operate of: (1) The unit's name, nationality, and designation assigned for identification under 30 CFR 250.37; (2) The location and year that the unit was built; (3) The name and address of the owner, and the owner's local representative, if any; (4) Classification or inspection certificates currently held by the unit; (5) The location and date that operations are expected to commence and their anticipated duration; and (6) The location and date that the unit will be available and ready for inspection by the Coast Guard. (b) Once a unit is located on the OCS, the owner of the unit shall notify the District Commander before relocating the unit. (c) The information required in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section may be provided by telephone or may be submitted together with, and need not repeat information contained in, applications and notices under 33 CFR part 67 for aids to navigation on the Outer Continental Shelf or 33 CFR part 135 for applications for certificate of financial responsibility. Each mobile offshore drilling unit documented under the laws of the United States and each mobile offshore drilling unit that is not documented under the laws of any nation must comply with the operating standards of 46 CFR part 109 when engaged in OCS activities. Each mobile offshore drilling unit that is documented under the laws of a foreign nation must, when engaged in OCS activities, comply with one of the following: (a) The operating standards of 46 CFR part 109. (b) The operating standards of the documenting nation if the standards provide a level of safety generally equivalent to or greater than that provided under 46 CFR part 109. (c) The operating standards for mobile offshore drilling units contained in the International Maritime Organization (IMO, formerly Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization or IMCO) (IMO) Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (IMO Assembly Resolution A. 414(XI)) which has been incorporated by reference and the requirements of 46 CFR Part 109 for matters not addressed by the Code. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the requirements applicable to Emergency Evacuation Plans (EEPs) on manned OCS facilities under §146.140 are applicable to MODUs. (b) An EEP must be submitted by— (1) The holder of a lease or permit under the Act for each MODU within the area of the lease or the area covered by the permit; or (2) The operator under 30 CFR 250.2(gg), if other than the holder of a lease or permit, for each MODU within the area in which the operator controls or manages operations. (c) To avoid unnecessary duplication, the EEP may incorporate by reference pertinent sections of the MODU's operating manual required by 46 CFR 109.121. (d) In complying with §146.140(d)(7), the EEP must designate the master or person in charge of the MODU under 46 CFR 109.107 as the individual who is assigned primary responsibility for implementing the EEP, as it relates to that MODU. [CGD 84–098b, 54 FR 21573, May 18, 1989]
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 146—OPERATIONS
Subpart C—Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
§ 146.201 Applicability.
§ 146.202 Notice of arrival or relocation of MODUs on the OCS.
§ 146.203 Requirements for U.S. and undocumented MODUs.
§ 146.205 Requirements for foreign MODUs.
§ 146.210 Emergency Evacuation Plan.
