1625-0044 StatA

§ 146.203

33 CFR Ch. I (7–1–09 Edition)

(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.

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§ 146.203 Requirements for U.S. and
undocumented MODUs.
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.
§ 146.205 Requirements
for
foreign
MODUs.
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.
§ 146.210

Emergency Evacuation Plan.

(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]

Subpart D—Vessels
§ 146.301 Applicability.
This subpart applies to vessels engaged in OCS activities other than
United States vessels already required
to report marine casualties under Subpart 4.05 of 46 CFR part 4 or subpart D
of 46 CFR part 109.
§ 146.303 Notice and written report of
casualties.
The owner, operator, or person in
charge of a vessel engaged in OCS activities shall ensure that the notice of
casualty requirements of § 146.30 and
the written report requirements of
§ 146.35 are complied with whenever a
casualty involving the vessel occurs
which results in:
(a) Death;

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