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33 CFR 143.120 (up to date as of 6/03/2024)
Floating OCS facilities.

33 CFR 143.120 (June 3, 2024)

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Title 33 —Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter I —Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
Subchapter N —Outer Continental Shelf Activities
Part 143 —Design and Equipment
Subpart B —OCS Facilities
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333(d)(1), 1348(c), 1356; 49 CFR 1.46; section 143.210 is also issued under 14 U.S.C. 946 and 31 U.S.C.
9701.
Source: CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9382, Mar. 4, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

§ 143.120 Floating OCS facilities.
(a) Before construction is started on a proposed floating OCS facility, the owner or operator of the facility
must submit to the Coast Guard for approval all plans and information listed in subpart C of 46 CFR part
107 which relate to the facility. All plans and information must be submitted according to the procedures
in that subpart.
(b) The facility must comply with the requirements of subchapters F (Marine Engineering) and J (Electrical
Engineering) of 46 CFR chapter I and 46 CFR part 108 (Design and Equipment). Where unusual design or
equipment needs make compliance impracticable, alternative proposals that provide an equivalent level
of safety may be accepted. These requirements do not apply to production systems on the facility.
(c) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, determines whether a floating OCS facility meets the
requirements of paragraph (b) of this section and issues a certificate of inspection for each facility which
meets these requirements. Inspection of the facility may be required as part of this determination.
(d) Each floating OCS facility that is constructed after April 2, 2018 must comply with the requirements of 46
CFR subpart 111.108 prior to engaging in OCS activities.
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9382, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by USCG-2012-0850, 80 FR 16990, Mar. 31, 2015]

33 CFR 143.120(d) (enhanced display)

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