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MODU CODE
CODE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT
OF MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS 2009
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MODU CODE
CODE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT
OF MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS 2009
The 2009 MODU Code presents a major revision
of the 1989 MODU Code prompted by the need
to update the provisions for helicopter facilities
on MODUs following amendments by the ICAO
Council in 2004. It also contains, amongst others:
• Clarification of differing jurisdiction and control
mechanisms of port and coastal States
• Changes to the provisions for casualty
investigations
• New provisions for means of access and safe
access to spaces
• Inclusion of provisions for anti-fouling systems
and ballast water management
• Clarification and additional requirements for
remotely operated doors
• Provision of additional requirements for
jacking systems
• New requirements to enhance personnel
safety
• New requirements for hoisting equipment
The 2009 MODU Code provides an international
standard for MODUs of new construction which
will facilitate their international movement and
operation and ensure a level of safety for such
units and for personnel on board, equivalent to
that required by the 1974 SOLAS Convention and
the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International
Convention on Load Lines, 1966, for conventional
ships engaged on international voyages.
For mobile offshore units constructed before
1 January 2012, the provisions of the 1989
MODU Code, as amended, should still be
applied.
Sales number: I810E
ISBN: 978-92-801-1525-3
Available online as a downloadable eBook
Also available in French and Spanish
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