Subpart D-Certificates Under International 107.401 Purpose and definition. 107.415 Safety Management Certificate. AUTHORITY: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307; 46 U.S.C. 3316; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1; §107.05 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507. SOURCE: CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted. Subpart A-General § 107.01 Purpose of subchapter. This subchapter prescribes rules for the design, construction, equipment, inspection and operation of mobile offshore drilling units operating under the U.S. flag. $107.01-3 Right of appeal. Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken under this subchapter, by or on behalf of the Coast Guard, may appeal therefrom in accordance with subpart 1.03 of this chapter. as [CGD 88-033, 54 FR 50380, Dec. 6, 1989] $107.05 OMB control numbers signed pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act. (a) Purpose. This section collects and displays the control numbers assigned to information collection and recordthis subkeeping requirements in chapter by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The Coast Guard intends that this section comply with the requirements of 44 U.S.C. 3507(f) which requires that agencies display a current control number assigned by the Director of the OMB for each approved agency information collection require $107.111 Definitions. As used in this subchapter: Accommodation means a cabin or other covered or enclosed place intended to carry persons. Anniversary date means the day and the month of each year, which corresponds to the date of expiration of the Certificate of Inspection. Approval series means the first six digits of a number assigned by the Coast Guard to approved equipment. Where approval is based on a subpart of subchapter Q of this chapter, the approval series corresponds to the number of the subpart. A listing of approved equipment, including all of the approval series, is published periodically by the Coast Guard in Equipment Lists (COMDTINST M16714.3 series), available from the Superintendent of Documents. Approved means approved by the Commandant. Column stabilized unit means a unit with the main deck connected to the underwater hull of footings by columns or caissons. Commandant means the Commandant of the Coast Guard or his authorized representative. District Commander means an officer of the Coast Guard who commands a Coast Guard District described in 33 CFR Part 3 or his authorized representative. Drillship means a surface type unit with a single shipshape displacement hull. Embarkation ladder means the ladder provided at survival craft embarkation stations to permit safe access to survival craft after launching. Embarkation station means the place where a survival craft is boarded. Float-free launching means the method of launching a survival craft or lifesaving appliance whereby the craft or appliance is automatically released from a sinking unit and is ready for use. Free-fall launching means the method of launching a survival craft whereby the craft, with its full complement of persons and equipment on board, is released and allowed to fall into the sea without any restraining apparatus. Headquarters means Office of the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. 20593-0001. Immersion suit means protective suit that reduces loss of body heat of a person wearing it in cold water. Industrial systems and components means any machinery or equipment except diving systems on board a mobile offshore drilling unit for use in the industrial function of the unit. Inflatable appliance means an appliance that depends upon nonrigid, gasfilled chambers for buoyancy and that is normally kept uninflated until ready for use. Inflated appliance means an appliance that depends upon nonrigid, gas-filled chambers for buoyancy and that is kept inflated and ready for use at all times. International service means operation of a mobile offshore drilling unit on an international voyage or in waters under the jurisdiction of foreign nations or the United Nations. Launching appliance or launching arrangement means the method or devices for transferring a survival craft or rescue boat from its stowed position to the water. For a launching arrangement using a davit, the term includes the davit, winch, and falls. Lifejacket means a flotation device approved as a life preserver or lifejacket. Marine evacuation system means an appliance designed to rapidly transfer large numbers of persons from an embarkation station by means of a passage to a floating platform for subsequent embarkation into associated survival craft, or directly into associated survival craft. Marine inspector means any person designated by an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, as a marine inspector. Master or Person in charge means a person designated under § 109.107. Mobile offshore drilling unit or unit means a vessel, except a public vessel of the United States, capable of engaging in drilling operations for the exploration or exploitation of subsea resources that is (1) Seagoing and 300 or more gross tons and self-propelled by motor; (2) Seagoing and 100 or more gross tons and non-self-propelled; or (3) More than 65 feet in length and propelled by steam. Muster station means the place where the crew and industrial personnel assemble before boarding a survival craft. Non-self-propelled unit means a unit which is not self-propelled. Novel lifesaving appliance or arrangement means one that has new features not fully covered by the provisions of this subchapter but providing an equal or higher standard of safety. Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection means an officer of the Coast Guard who commands a Marine Inspection Zone described in 33 CFR Part 3 or his authorized representative. Pilot boarding equipment means a pilot ladder, accommodation ladder, pilot hoist, or combination of them as required by this subchapter. Point of access means the place on deck of a vessel where a person steps onto or off of pilot boarding equipment. Rescue boat means a boat designed to rescue persons in distress and to marshal survival craft. Retrieval means the safe recovery of survivors. Seagoing condition means the operating condition of the unit with the personnel, equipment, fluids, and ballast necessary for safe operation on the waters where the unit operates. For bottom-bearing mobile offshore drilling units (MODU), the term also applies in the bottom-bearing mode, but the lightest seagoing condition is considered to be the highest anticipated operating condition. Self-elevating unit means a unit with moveable legs capable of raising its hull above the surface of the sea. Self-propelled unit means a unit that has propulsion machinery that provides for independent underway navigation. Surface type unit means a unit with a ship shape or barge type displacement hull of single or multiple hull con struction intended for operation in the floating condition. Survival craft means a craft capable of sustaining the lives of persons in distress after abandoning the unit on which they were carried. The term inIcludes lifeboats and liferafts, but does not include rescue boats. a Watertight means designed and constructed to withstand a static head of water without any leakage, except that enclosed watertight equipment means equipment SO constructed that stream of water from a hose (not less than 1 inch in diameter) under head of about 35 feet from a distance of about 10 feet, and for a period of 5 minutes, can be played on the apparatus without leakage. Weathertight means that water will not penetrate into the unit in any sea condition, except that weathertight. equipment means equipment so constructed or protected that exposure to a beating rain will not result in the entrance of water. Widely-separated locations as the term applies to the location of lifeboats on self-elevating units, means locations on different sides or ends of the unit: separated by sufficient distance or structure to protect the lifeboats in one location from a fire or explosion occurring at or near the lifeboats in another location on the unit. Locations across from each other at the apex of a unit with a triangular deck are not widely-separated locations unless there is a substantial solid structure between them. [CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 79-032, 49 FR 25455, June 21, 1984; CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34534, Sept. 7, 1988; CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25289, May 20, 1996; 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998; USCG 1999-4976, 65 FR 6503, Feb. 9, 2000] § 107.113 Industrial personnel. Industrial personnel are all persons, exclusive of the required crew as set forth in the Certificate of Inspection, carried on board a mobile offshore drilling unit for the sole purpose of carrying out the industrial business or functions of the unit. § 107.115 Incorporation by reference. (a) The standards referred to in this subchapter are incorporated by reference. The incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register under the provisions of 1 CFR Part 51 on November 7, 1978. (b) The standards are on file in the FEDERAL REGISTER library and are available from the appropriate organizations whose addresses are listed below: (1) American Bureau of Shipping, ABS Plaza, 16855 Northchase Drive, Houston, TX 77060. (2) American National Standards Institute Standards (ANSIS), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International, Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990. (3) American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20005 4070. (4) International Cargo Gear Bureau,Inc., 90 West Street-Suite 1612, New York, New York 10004. (5) National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269-9101. (6) Underwriters Laboratories, 12 Laboratory Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3995. [CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34534, Sept. 7, 1988; CGD 88-070, 53 FR 37570, Sept. 27, 1988; CGD 88-070, 53 FR 44011, Nov. 1, 1988; CGD 96041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51046, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-1999-6216, 64 FR 53226, Oct. 1, 1999; USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58461, Sept. 29, 2000] 107.117 Coast Guard addresses. When approval of the Commandant is required under this subchapter, the following addresses are to be used: (a) For approval by Commandant (GMOC) Commandant (G-MOC), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. 20593-0001. (b) For approval by Commandant (GMSE) Commandant (G-MSE), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. 20593-0001. [CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 4781, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34534, Sept. 7, 1988; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996] Subpart B-Inspection and Certification § 107.201 Purpose. This subpart prescribes rules for the (a) Original inspection and issuance of an original Certificate of Inspection required by 46 U.S.C. 3301, 3307 and 3309; (b) Inspection for certification and renewal of a Certificate of Inspection required by 46 U.S.C. 3301, 3307, 3309; (c) Annual and periodic inspections required by 46 U.S.C. 3308; (d) Inspection after an accident required by 46 U.S.C. 3308; and (e) Inspection of repairs or alterations, or both, required by 46 U.S.C. 3308 and 3313; (f) Amendments to Certificates of Inspection; (g) Issuance of Temporary Certificate of Inspection; and (h) Issuance of Permit to Proceed to Another Port for Repairs. [CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 83-067, 49 FR 39161, Oct. 4, 1984; USCG 1999-4976, 65 FR 6503, Feb. 9, 2000] § 107.205 Alternate compliance. (a) In place of compliance with other applicable provisions of this subchapter, the owner or operator of a vessel subject to plan review and inspection under this subchapter for initial issuance or renewal of a Certificate of Inspection may comply with the Alternate Compliance Program provisions of part 8 of this chapter. (b) For the purposes of this section, a list of authorized classification societies, including information for ordering copies of approved classification society rules and supplements, is available from Commandant (G-MSE), 2100 Second St., SW., Washington, DC 205930001; telephone (202)267-2988; or fax (202)267-4816. Approved classification society rules and supplements are incorporated by reference into 46 CFR 8.110(b). [CGD 95-010, 62 FR 67536, Dec. 24, 1997, as amended by USCG-1999-5004, 64 FR 30439, June 8, 1999; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 58348, Sept. 30, 2004] § 107.211 Original Certificate of Inspection. (a) The owner or builder of a unit applies for an inspection for an original Certificate of Inspection by submitting before construction is started: (1) A completed Application for Inspection of U.S. Vessel, Form CG-3752, to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the marine inspection zone in which the unit is to be constructed; and (2) Plans and information indicating the proposed arrangement and construction of the unit to the Coast Guard in accordance with Subpart C of this part. (b) An original Certificate of Inspection is issued if the Coast Guard finds, during the inspections conducted while the unit is being constructed, that a unit contracted for on or after January 3, 1979 meets §107.231. (c) An original Certificate of Inspection is issued if the Coast Guard finds that an uncertificated unit contracted for before January 3, 1979 meets the applicable requirements of this Subchapter as specified in the Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular, "Inspection and Certification of Existing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units" (Appendix A). Existing structure, arrangements, materials, equipment, and facilities will be considered satisfactory so long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Repairs and minor alterations may be made to the same standards as originally used. Major alterations and conversions shall be in compliance with the provisions of each subpart of this part to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. (d) A Certificate of Inspection is valid for 5 years. [CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by USCG 1999-4976, 65 FR 6503, Feb. 9, 2000] $107.215 Renewal of Certificate of Inspection. (a) The master, owner, or agent of a certificated unit may apply for an inspection for the renewal of a Certificate of Inspection by submitting a completed Application for Inspection of U.S. Vessel, Form CG-3752, to the Of ficer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in or nearest to the port where the inspection will be made. (b) The master, owner, or agent of a certificated unit operating in international service may apply for renewal of a Certificate of Inspection by submitting a completed Application for Inspection of U.S. Vessel Form CG3752, to the appropriate Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, at least 30 days before the expiration date that appears on the unit's unexpired Certificate of Inspection. (c) A Certificate of Inspection is renewed if the Coast Guard finds, during the inspection for certification, that— (1) A unit contracted for on or after January 3, 1979 meets the requirements of this Subchapter; or (2) A unit contracted for before January 3 1979, and issued a Certificate of Inspection under Subchapter I of this chapter, continues to meet the requirements of that subchapter and meets the applicable requirements of this subchapter as specified in Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular, "Inspection and Certification of Existing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units" (Appendix In A). (d) A Certificate of Inspection is valid for 5 years. [CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by USCG 1999-4976, 65 FR 6503, Feb. 9, 2000] § 107.219 Permit to proceed to another port for repairs. (a) If a unit fails to meet the requirements in §107.231, and the Coast Guard withholds reissuance of a Certificate of Inspection, or suspends an unexpired Certificate of Inspection, as described f in §107.279, a Permit to Proceed to Another Port for Repairs (Form CG-948) is issued by the Coast Guard if— (1) The owner, master, person in charge, or agent makes a written request for a permit to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, that includes (i) The reason the permit is requested; (ii) The port in which the repairs are to be made; and (iii) The period of time for the voyage; |