For the purpose of these Recommendations, the terms used
have the meanings defined hereunder:
2.1
Administration means the Government
of the State whose flag the MOU is entitled to fly.
2.2
Ballast Control Operator (BCO)
means the person assigned responsibility for the normal day-to-day
control of trim, draught and stability.
2.3
Barge Supervisor (BS) means a
person who may provide support to the offshore installation manager
(OIM) in certain essential marine matters. The barge supervisor on
some MOUs may be referred to as the stability section leader, barge
engineer or barge master.
2.4
Certificate of competency (CoC)
means a certificate issued and/or endorsed by the Administration for
offshore personnel in accordance with the provisions of these recommendations
and entitling the lawful holder thereof to serve in the capacity and
perform the functions involved at the level of responsibility specified
therein.
2.5
Certificate of proficiency (CoP)
means a certificate, other than a certificate of competency, issued
to offshore personnel stating that the relevant requirements of training,
competencies or seagoing service in these recommendations have been
met.
2.6
Coastal State Administration means
the Government of the coastal State concerned in cases where a MOU
is engaged in exploration for, or exploitation of, the seabed and
subsoil thereof, adjacent to the coast over which the coastal State
exercises sovereign rights for the purposes of exploration and exploitation
of its natural resources.
2.7
Company means the owner of the
Mobile Offshore Unit (MOU) or any other organization or person such
as the manager, or the bareboat charterer, who has assumed the responsibility
for operation of the MOU from the owner and who, on assuming such
responsibility, has agreed to take over all the duties and responsibilities
imposed on the company by these recommendations.
2.8
Documentary evidence means documentation,
other than a certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency,
used to establish that the relevant requirements of these recommendations
have been met.
2.9
Dynamic Positioning System means
a system whereby a self-propelled MOU's position and heading is automatically
controlled by using its own propulsion units.
2.10
Emergency preparedness training means
training which prepares individuals to respond adequately and safely
to anticipate emergency situations.
2.12
Maintenance supervisor (MS)
means the person assigned responsibility for the inspection, operation
and testing, as required, of all machinery and equipment as specified
by the owner of the MOU. The maintenance supervisor on some MOUs may
also be referred to as the chief engineer, technical section leader
or rig mechanic.
2.13
Maritime crew comprises the
OIM, barge supervisor, ballast control operator and maintenance supervisor
as well as other deck and engineer officers, radio operators and ratings
as defined in regulation I/1 of the STCW Convention,
as amended.
2.14
Maritime safety training means
training with respect to safety of life at sea, including personal
and group survival.
2.15
Mobile offshore accommodation unit is
a unit the primary purpose of which is to accommodate personnel working
offshore.
2.16
Mobile offshore drilling unit is
a unit capable of engaging in drilling operations for the exploration
for, or exploitation of, resources beneath the seabed such as liquid
or gaseous hydrocarbons, sulphur or salt.
2.17
Mobile offshore units (MOUs)
means vessels which can be readily relocated and which can perform
an industrial function involving offshore operations other than those
traditionally provided by vessels covered by chapter I of the 1974 SOLAS Convention. Such MOUs include at least
the following:
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.1
column-stabilized unit is a MOU
with the main deck connected to the underwater hull or footings by
columns or caissons;
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.2
non-self-propelled unit is a MOU
not fitted with mechanical means of propulsion to navigate independently;
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.3
self-elevating unit is a MOU with
movable legs capable of raising its hull above the surface of the
sea;
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.4
self-propelled unit is a MOU fitted
with a mechanical means of propulsion to navigate independently;
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.5
submersible unit is an MOU with
a ship-shape, barge-type or novel hull design (other than a self-elevating
unit) intended for operation while bottom bearing; and
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.6
surface unit is a MOU with a ship-
or barge-type displacement hull of single- or multiple-hull configuration
intended for operation in the floating condition.
2.18
Mode of operation means the
condition or manner in which a MOU may operate or function while on
location or in transit. The modes of operation of a MOU include the
following:
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.1
Operating conditions: conditions
wherein a MOU is on location for the purpose of conducting operations,
including drilling and production activities, and wherein combined
environmental and operational loadings are within the appropriate
design limits established for such operations. The MOU may be either
afloat or supported on the seabed, as applicable.
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.2
Survival conditions: conditions
wherein a MOU may be subjected to environmental loadings in excess
of those established by the MOU's operating manual. It is assumed
that routine operations will have been discontinued due to the severity
of the environmental loading. The MOU may be either afloat or supported
on the seabed, as applicable.
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.3
Transit conditions: conditions
wherein a MOU is moving from one geographical location to another.
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.4
Combined operations: operations
in association with, or in close proximity to, another mobile offshore
MOU or offshore installation, where conditions on the other MOU or
installation may have an immediate impact on the safety of the MOU;
for example, a mobile offshore drilling MOU attached to a fixed platform.
2.19
Muster list means the list prescribed
by an international convention or recommendation which applies to
the MOU. If no convention or recommendation applies, it means a similar
list which indicates essential information on actions to be taken
in the event of an emergency, in particular the station to which each
person should go and the duties which that person should perform including
the designation of individual responsibilities for the safety of others.
2.20
Offshore installation manager (OIM)
means a competent person, certified in accordance with these recommendations,
who has been appointed in writing by the company to manage the offshore
activities of the MOU.
2.21
Offshore Personnel means personnel
on board the MOU as indicated in section 5.1.
2.22
Other mobile offshore unit is
a MOU which may be involved in any single offshore activity or combination
of offshore activities such as:
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.1 construction;
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.2 maintenance (including the maintenance of wells);
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.3 lifting operations;
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.4 pipe-laying and related operations;
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.5 emergency/contingency preparedness, including
firefighting;
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.6 production systems;
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.7 accommodations;
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.8 storage systems; and
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.9 diving.
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MOUs do not include vessels such as:
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.1 supply vessels;
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.2 standby vessels;
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.3 anchor-handling vessels;
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.4 seismic vessels;
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.5 ship-shape mono hull diving support vessels;
and
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.6 special purpose ships.
2.23
Person in charge (PIC) means
the person on each MOU to whom all personnel are responsible in an
emergency. This person should be designated in writing (with title)
by the owner or operator of the MOU. The PIC may be the Master or
OIM.
2.25
Ship security officer (SSO)
means the person on board, accountable to the PIC, designated by the
company as responsible for the security of the MOU, including implementation
and maintenance of the ship security plan and liaison with the company
security officer and port facility security officers.
2.26
Special personnel means all
persons carried on board a MOU in connection with the special purpose
of the MOU or with special work being carried out on the MOU, and
who are neither seafarers nor directly or indirectly paying passengers.