[Title 33 CFR N]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2005 Edition]
[Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS]
[Chapter I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)]
[Subchapter N - OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
33NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS22005-07-012005-07-01falseOUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIESNSUBCHAPTER NNAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERSCOAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
SUBCHAPTER N_OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES
PART 140_GENERAL--Table of Contents
Subpart A_General
Sec.
140.1 Purpose.
140.3 Applicability.
140.4 Relationship to other law.
140.5 Exemptions during construction.
140.7 Incorporation by reference.
140.10 Definitions.
140.15 Equivalents and approved equipment.
140.20 Delegations.
140.25 Appeals.
140.30 Judicial review.
140.35 Sanctions.
140.40 Processing penalty cases.
Subpart B_Inspections
140.101 Inspection by Coast Guard marine inspectors or Minerals
Management service inspectors.
140.103 Annual inspection of fixed OCS facilities.
140.105 Correction of deficiencies and hazards.
Subpart C_Investigations
140.201 General.
140.203 Investigation procedures.
140.205 Subpoenas.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333, 1348, 1350, 1356; Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
Source: CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9376, Mar. 4, 1982, unless otherwise
noted.
Subpart A_General
Sec. 140.1 Purpose.
This subchapter is intended to promote safety of life and property
on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) facilities, vessels, and other units
engaged in OCS activities, protect the marine environment, and implement
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), as
amended by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978
(Pub. L. 95-372, 92 Stat. 629).
Sec. 140.3 Applicability.
Unless otherwise stated, this subchapter applies to OCS facilities,
vessels, and other units engaged in OCS activities as the term ``OCS
activities'' is defined in Sec. 140.10. This subchapter does not apply
to pipelines and deepwater ports (as the term ``deepwater port'' is
defined in section 3(10) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C.
1502)).
Sec. 140.4 Relationship to other law.
(a) Design and equipment requirements of this subchapter for OCS
facilities, including mobile offshore drilling units in contact with the
seabed of the OCS for exploration or exploitation of subsea resources,
are in addition to the regulations and orders of the U.S. Geological
Survey applicable to those facilities.
(b) Any apparent conflict between the application of any requirement
of this subchapter and any regulation or order of the U.S. Geological
Survey should immediately be brought to the attention of the Officer in
Charge, Marine Inspection.
(c) This subchapter does not establish design requirements for fixed
OCS facilities or regulate drilling or production equipment on any OCS
facility or attending vessel, except for matters affecting navigation or
workplace safety or health.
Sec. 140.5 Exemptions during construction.
The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, may exempt any unit under
construction from any requirements of this subchapter that would be
impracticable or unreasonable to apply during construction or erection
of the unit.
Sec. 140.7 Incorporation by reference.
(a) Certain materials are incorporated by reference into this
subchapter with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). To enforce any edition other than the
one listed in paragraph (b) of this section, notice of the change must
be published in the Federal Register and the material made available to
the public. All approved material is available for inspection at U.S.
Coast Guard, Office of Compliance (G-MOC), 2100 Second Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
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and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-
6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--
federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html. All approved material is
available from the sources indicated in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) The material approved for incorporation by reference in this
subchapter and the sections affected are as follows:
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.
ANSI A10.14-1975--Requirements for Safety Belts, Harnesses, 142.42
Lanyards, Lifelines, and Drop Lines for Construction and
Industrial Use............................................
ANSI/UL1123-1987--Standard for Marine Buoyant Devices...... 143.405
ANSI Z41-1983--American National Standard for Personal 142.33
Protection-Protective Footwear............................
ANSI Z87.1-1979--Practice for Occupational and Educational 142.27
Eye and Face Protection...................................
ANSI Z88.2-1980--Practices for Respiratory Protection...... 142.39
ANSI Z89.1-1981--Safety Requirements for Industrial Head 142.30
Protection................................................
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
IMO Sales, New York Nautical Instrument and Service Corp.,
140 W. Broadway, New York, NY 10013
IMO Assembly Resolution A.414 (XI) Code for Construction 143.207;
and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units........... 146.205
[CGD 84-098b, 54 FR 21571, May 18, 1989, as amended by CGD 96-026, 61 FR
33665, June 28, 1996; 69 FR 18803, Apr. 9, 2004; USCG-2004-18057, 69 FR
34926, June 23, 2004]
Sec. 140.10 Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
Act means the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953 (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq.), as amended by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
Amendments of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-372).
Approved means approved by the Commandant, unless otherwise
indicated.
Attending vessel means a vessel which is moored close to and readily
accessible from an OCS facility for the purpose of providing power,
fuel, or other services to the operation being conducted on the
facility.
Commandant means Commandant of the Coast Guard or that person's
authorized representative.
Development means those activities which take place following
discovery of minerals in paying quantities, including, but not limited
to, geophysical activity, drilling, and platform construction, and which
are for the purpose of ultimately producing the minerals discovered.
District Commander means an officer who commands a Coast Guard
District described in part 3 of this chapter or that person's authorized
representative.
Exploration means the process of searching for minerals, including,
but not limited to, (1) geophysical surveys where magnetic, gravity,
seismic, or other systems are used to detect or imply the presence of
such minerals, and (2) any drilling, whether on or off known geological
structures, including the drilling of a well in which a discovery of oil
or natural gas in paying quantities is made and the drilling of any
additional delineation well after the discovery which is needed to
delineate any reservoir and to enable the lessee to determine whether to
proceed with development and production.
Fixed OCS facility means a bottom founded OCS facility permanently
attached to the seabed or subsoil of the OCS, including platforms, guyed
towers, articulated gravity platforms, and other structures.
Floating OCS facility means a buoyant OCS facility securely and
substantially moored so that it cannot be moved without a special
effort. This term includes tension leg platforms and permanently moored
semisubmersibles or shipshape hulls but does not include mobile offshore
drilling units and other vessels.
Investigating officer means a person assigned by the Commandant, a
District Commander, or an Officer in
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Charge, Marine Inspection, to conduct an investigation of an accident,
casualty, or other incident.
Manned facility means an OCS facility on which people are routinely
accommodated for more than 12 hours in successive 24 hour periods.
Manned platform means a fixed OCS facility on which people are
routinely accommodated for more than 12 hours in successive 24 hour
periods.
Marine inspector means a person designated as such by an Officer in
Charge, Marine Inspection, to perform inspections of units to determine
whether or not the requirements of laws administered by the Coast Guard
and of Coast Guard regulations are met.
Minerals includes oil, gas, sulphur, geopressured-geothermal and
associated resources, and all other minerals which are authorized by an
Act of Congress to be produced from ``public lands'' as defined in
section 103 of the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1702(e)).
Minerals Management Service inspector or MMS inspector means an
individual employed by the Minerals Management Service who inspects
fixed OCS facilities on behalf of the Coast Guard to determine whether
the requirements of this subchapter are met.
Mobile offshore drilling unit or MODU means a vessel, other than a
public vessel of the United States, capable of engaging in drilling
operations for exploration or exploitation of subsea resources.
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection means a person who commands a
Marine Inspection Zone described in Part 3 of this chapter and who is
immediately responsible for the performance of duties with respect to
inspections, enforcement, and administration of regulations governing
units.
Operator means--(1) In the case of a vessel, a charterer by demise
or any other person who is responsible for the operation, manning,
victualing, and supplying of the vessel; or
(2) In the case of an OCS facility, the operator as defined in 30
CFR 250.2(gg).
Outer Continental Shelf or OCS means all submerged lands lying
seaward and outside of the area of ``lands beneath navigable waters'' as
defined in section 2(a) of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301(a))
and of which the subsoil and seabed appertain to the United States and
are subject to its jurisdiction and control.
OCS activity means any offshore activity associated with exploration
for, or development or production of, the minerals of the Outer
Continental Shelf.
OCS facility means any artificial island, installation, or other
device permanently or temporarily attached to the subsoil or seabed of
the Outer Continental Shelf, erected for the purpose of exploring for,
developing, or producing resources therefrom, or any such installation
or other device (other than a ship or vessel) for the purpose of
transporting such resources. The term includes mobile offshore drilling
units when in contact with the seabed of the OCS for exploration or
exploitation of subsea resources. The term does not include any pipeline
or deepwater port (as the term ``deepwater port'' is defined in section
3(10) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1502)).
Owner means a person holding title to or, in the absence of title,
other indicia of ownership of a unit; however, this does not include a
person who holds indicia of ownership primarily to protect a security
interest in the unit and does not participate in the management or
operation of the unit.
Person means an individual, association, partnership, consortium,
joint venture, private, public, or municipal firm or corporation, or a
government entity.
Person in charge means the master or other individual designated as
such by the owner or operator under Sec. 146.5 of this subchapter or 46
CFR 109.107.
Personnel means individuals who are employed by leaseholders, permit
holders, operators, owners, contractors, or subcontractors and who are
on a unit by reason of their employment.
Production means those activities which take place after the
successful completion of any means for the removal of minerals,
including, but not limited to, such removal, field operations, transfer
of minerals to shore, operation monitoring, maintenance, and workover.
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Rebuilt means having had substantial alteration or reconstruction of
the hull or principal structural component.
Standby vessel means a vessel meeting the requirements of Part 143,
Subpart E, of this chapter and specifically designated in an Emergency
Evacuation Plan under Sec. Sec. 146.140 or 146.210 of this chapter to
provide rapid evacuation assistance in the event of an emergency.
Unit means any OCS facility, vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle
or structure, domestic or foreign.
Unmanned facility means an OCS facility, other than a floating
facility or mobile offshore drilling unit, which is not a manned
facility even though it may be continuously serviced by an attending
vessel.
Unmanned platform means a fixed, bottom-founded OCS facility which
is not a manned facility even though it may be continuously serviced by
an attending vessel.
Vessel means every description of watercraft or other artificial
contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation
on water.
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9376, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 79-077, 51 FR
25059, July 10, 1986; CGD 84-098b, 54 FR 21571, May 18, 1989; USCG-2001-
9045, 67 FR 5916, Feb. 7, 2002]
Sec. 140.15 Equivalents and approved equipment.
(a) The use of alternate equipment or procedures for those specified
in this subchapter may be permitted by an Officer in Charge, Marine
Inspection, to the extent and upon conditions as will insure a degree of
safety comparable to or greater than that provided by the minimum
standards in this subchapter.
(b) Where equipment in this subchapter is required to be of an
approved type, the equipment requires the specific approval of the
Commandant. Approvals are published in the Federal Register and
COMDTINST M16714.3 (Series) Equipment List, available from Commandant
(G-MSE), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, DC 20593-0001.
(c) Specifications for certain items required to be of an approved
type are contained in 46 CFR Parts 160 through 164.
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9376, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended at CGD 88-052, 53 FR
25121, July 1, 1988; CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33665, June 28, 1996]
Sec. 140.20 Delegations.
(a) Each District Commander is responsible for the administration
and enforcement of the regulations in this subchapter within that
person's assigned district.
(b) Under the general superintendence of the District Commander, the
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, is delegated authority to
administer and enforce the regulations in this subchapter.
(c) Authority delegated under this section may be redelegated as
necessary by the delegate.
Sec. 140.25 Appeals.
(a) Any person directly affected by an action or decision of an
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, under the Act or the regulations
in this subchapter may request reconsideration of that action or
decision. If still dissatisfied, that person may appeal the action or
decision of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, within 30 days to
the District Commander of the District in which the action was taken or
the decision made. The District Commander issues a decision after
reviewing the appeal submitted under this paragraph.
(b) Any person not satisfied with the decision of a District
Commander may appeal that decision within 30 days to the Commandant, who
issues a ruling after reviewing the appeal submitted under this
paragraph. Rulings of the Commandant constitute final agency action.
(c) An appeal to the District Commander or Commandant:
(1) Must be made in writing, except in an emergency when an oral
appeal may be accepted;
(2) Must be submitted to the District Commander of the District in
which the action was taken or the decision made;
(3) Must describe the decision or action being appealed;
(4) Must state the reasons why the action or decision should be set
aside or modified; and
(5) May contain any supporting documents and evidence that the
appellant wishes to have considered.
(d) Pending determination of any appeal, the action or decision
appealed
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remains in effect, unless suspended by the District Commander to whom
the appeal was made or by the Commandant.
Sec. 140.30 Judicial review.
(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent any
interested party from seeking judicial review as authorized by law.
(b) Judicial review of the regulations in this subchapter, or any
final ruling or order of the Commandant or that person's delegate
pursuant to the Act or the regulations in this subchapter, is governed
by the judicial review provisions of section 23 of the Act (43 U.S.C.
1349).
Sec. 140.35 Sanctions.
(a) Any person who fails to comply with:
(1) Any provision of the Act;
(2) Any regulation in this subchapter; or
(3) Any order issued under the Act or the regulations in this
subchapter by the Commandant, a District Commander, or an Officer in
Charge, Marine Inspection, after notice of the failure and after
expiration of any reasonable period allowed for corrective action, shall
be liable for a civil penalty for each day of the continuance of the
failure.
(b) Any person who knowingly and willfully:
(1) Violates any provision of the Act;
(2) Violates any regulation in this subchapter designed to protect
health, safety, or the environment;
(3) Violates any order of the Commandant, District Commander, or
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, issued under the Act or the
regulations in this subchapter that is designed to protect health,
safety, or the environment;
(4) Makes any false statement, representation, or certification in
any application, record, report, or other document filed or required to
be maintained under the Act or the regulations in this subchapter;
(5) Falsifies, tampers with, or renders inaccurate any monitoring
device or method of record required to be maintained under this Act or
the regulations in this subchapter; or
(6) Reveals any data or information required to be kept confidential
by the Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more
than $100,000, or by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both.
Each day that a violation under paragraph (b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(3) of
this section continues, or each day that any monitoring device or data
recorder remains inoperative or inaccurate because of any activity
described in paragraph (b)(5) of this section, constitutes a separate
violation.
(c) Whenever a corporation or other entity is subject to prosecution
under paragraph (b) of this section, any officer or agent of the
corporation or entity who knowingly and willfully authorized, ordered,
or carried out the prescribed activity shall be subject to the same
fines or imprisonment, or both, as provided for under paragraph (b) of
this section.
(d) The penalties prescribed in this section are concurrent and
cumulative and the exercise of one does not preclude the exercise of the
others. Further, the penalties prescribed in this section are in
addition to any other penalties afforded by any other law or regulation.
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9376, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 96-052, 62 FR
16703, Apr. 8, 1997]
Sec. 140.40 Processing penalty cases.
Apparent violations of the regulations in this subchapter are
processed in accordance with subpart 1.07 of 33 CFR part 1 on civil and
criminal penalty proceedings, except as follows:
(a) The District Commander refers civil penalty cases to the
Secretary of the Interior, or that person's delegate, who, under the
Act, assesses, collects, and compromises civil penalties.
(b) If a possible violation investigated by the Coast Guard carries
both a civil and a criminal penalty, the District Commander determines
whether to refer the case to the U.S. Attorney for criminal prosecution
or to the Secretary of the Interior, or that person's delegate, for
civil penalty proceedings.
(c) When the U.S. Attorney declines to institute criminal
proceedings, the District Commander decides whether to refer the case to
the Secretary of
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the Interior, or that person's delegate, for civil penalty proceedings
or to close the case.
Subpart B_Inspections
Sec. 140.101 Inspection by Coast Guard marine inspectors or Minerals
Management Service inspectors.
(a) Each unit engaged in OCS activities is subject to inspection by
the Coast Guard.
(b) On behalf of the Coast Guard, each fixed OCS facility engaged in
OCS activities is subject to inspection by the Minerals Management
Service (MMS).
(c) Under the direction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection,
Coast Guard marine inspectors may inspect units engaged in OCS
activities, and MMS inspectors may inspect fixed OCS facilities, to
determine whether the requirements of this subchapter are met. These
inspections may be conducted with or without advance notice at any time
deemed necessary by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, or MMS.
(d) As part of an inspection, a Coast Guard marine inspector or an
MMS inspector may review records and require and observe the conduct of
emergency drills and other tests and procedures as may be necessary to
demonstrate to that person's satisfaction that the unit and its
equipment are in full compliance with applicable Coast Guard
regulations. The Coast Guard marine inspector or the MMS inspector
consults with the person in charge of the unit before requiring a drill
or other test or procedure to be conducted to minimize disruption of
unit activities and risk to life or property.
(e) Coast Guard inspections of foreign units recognize valid
international certificates accepted by the United States, including
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), Loadline, and Mobile Offshore Drilling
Unit (MODU) Code certificates for matters covered by the certificates,
unless there are clear grounds for believing that the condition of the
unit or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the
particulars of the certificate.
(f) Coast Guard marine inspectors conduct an initial inspection of
each fixed OCS facility to determine whether the facility is in
compliance with the requirements of this subchapter.
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9376, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 84-098a, 53 FR
18980, May 26, 1988; USCG-2001-9045, 67 FR 5916, Feb. 7, 2002]
Sec. 140.103 Annual inspection of fixed OCS facilities.
(a) The owner or operator of each fixed OCS facility shall ensure
that the facility is inspected, at intervals not to exceed 12 months, to
determine whether the facility is in compliance with the requirements of
this subchapter.
(b) Except for initial inspections under Sec. 140.101(f),
inspections by Coast Guard marine inspectors and Minerals Management
Service (MMS) inspectors do not meet the requirements for an inspection
under paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) Except for initial inspections under Sec. 140.101(f), the
results of the inspection under paragraph (a) of this section must be
recorded on form CG-5432. Forms CG-5432 may be obtained from the Officer
in Charge, Marine Inspection. A copy of the completed form must be kept
for 2 years after the inspection under paragraph (a) of this section is
conducted and the form made available to the Coast Guard and MMS on
request. For manned fixed OCS facilities, the copy of the completed form
must be kept on the facility. For unmanned fixed OCS facilities, the
copy of the completed form must be kept either at the nearest manned
fixed OCS facility or, if there is no manned fixed OCS facility in the
area, at the nearest field office of the owner or operator. In addition,
the owner or operator must submit, to the appropriate MMS District
office, a copy of each completed form CG-5432 that indicates outstanding
deficiencies or hazards, within 30 days after completion of the
inspection.
[CGD 84-098a, 53 FR 18980, May 26, 1988, as amended by USCG-2001-9045,
67 FR 5916, Feb. 7, 2002]
Sec. 140.105 Correction of deficiencies and hazards.
(a) Lifesaving and fire fighting equipment which is found defective
during an inspection by a Coast Guard marine inspector or a Minerals
Management Service (MMS) inspector and which, in
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the opinion of the inspector, cannot be satisfactorily repaired must be
so mutilated in the presence of the inspector that it cannot be used for
the purpose for which it was originally intended. Lifesaving and fire
fighting equipment subsequently determined to be unrepairable must be
similarly mutilated in the presence of the person making that
determination.
(b) Any deficiency or hazard discovered during an inspection by a
Coast Guard marine inspector or an MMS inspector is reported to the
unit's owner or operator, who shall have the deficiency or hazard
corrected or eliminated as soon as practicable and within the period of
time specified by the inspector.
(c) Deficiencies and hazards discovered during an inspection of a
fixed OCS facility under Sec. 140.103(a) must be corrected or
eliminated, if practicable, before the form CG-5432 is completed.
Deficiencies and hazards that are not corrected or eliminated by the
time the form is completed must be indicated on the form as
``outstanding'' and the form submitted to the appropriate MMS District
office. Upon receipt of a form CG-5432 indicating outstanding
deficiencies or hazards, MMS informs, by letter, the owner or operator
of the fixed OCS facility of the deficiencies or hazards and the time
period specified to correct or eliminate the deficiencies or hazards.
(d) For lifesaving and fire fighting equipment deficiencies on fixed
OCS facilities that cannot be corrected before the submission of form
CG-5432, the owner or operator must contact the appropriate MMS District
Supervisor to request a time period for repair of the item. The owner or
operator must include a description of the deficiency and the time
period approved by MMS for correction of the deficiency in the comment
section of form CG-5432.
(e) Where a deficiency or hazard remains uncorrected or uneliminated
after the expiration of the time specified for correction or
elimination, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection or MMS (for
deficiencies or hazards discovered by MMS during an inspection of a
fixed OCS facility), initiates appropriate enforcement measures.
[CGD84-098a, 53 FR 18981, May 26, 1988, as amended by USCG-2001-9045, 67
FR 5916, Feb. 7, 2002]
Subpart C_Investigations
Sec. 140.201 General.
Under the direction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection,
investigating officers investigate the following incidents occurring as
a result of OCS activities:
(a) Death.
(b) Injury resulting in substantial impairment of any bodily unit or
function.
(c) Fire which causes death, serious injury or property damage
exceeding $25,000.
(d) Oil spillage exceeding two hundred barrels of oil in one
occurrence during a thirty-day period.
(e) Other injuries, casualties, accidents, complaints of unsafe
working conditions, fires, pollution, and incidents occurring as a
result of OCS activities as the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection,
deems necessary to promote the safety of life or property or protect the
marine environment.
Sec. 140.203 Investigation procedures.
(a) Insofar as practicable, investigations conducted pursuant to
this subchapter shall follow the procedures of 46 CFR Part 4.
(b) Representatives of the U.S. Geological Survey may participate in
these investigations. This participation may include, but is not limited
to:
(1) Participating in a joint on-scene investigation;
(2) Making recommendations concerning the scope of the
investigation;
(3) Calling and examing witnesses; and
(4) Submitting or requesting additional evidence.
(c) Reports of investigations conducted under this subchapter shall
be made available to parties to the investigation and the public upon
completion of agency action.
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Sec. 140.205 Subpoenas.
(a) In any investigation conducted pursuant to this subchapter, the
investigating officer shall have the power to administer necessary
oaths, subpoena witnesses, and require the production of books, papers,
documents, and any other evidence.
(b) Attendance of witnesses or the production of books, papers,
documents, or any other evidence shall be compelled by a process similar
to that used in the District Courts of the United States.
PART 141_PERSONNEL--Table of Contents
Subpart A_Restrictions on Employment
Sec.
141.1 Purpose.
141.5 Applicability.
141.10 Definitions.
141.15 Restrictions on employment.
141.20 Exemptions from restrictions on employment.
141.25 Evidence of citizenship.
141.30 Evidence of status as a resident alien.
141.35 Records to be kept by the employer.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1356; 49 CFR 1.46(z).
Source: CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9379, Mar. 4, 1982, unless otherwise
noted.
Subpart A_Restrictions on Employment
Sec. 141.1 Purpose.
This subpart prescribes rules governing restrictions on the
employment of personnel on units engaged in OCS activities.
Sec. 141.5 Applicability.
(a) This subpart applies to employment of personnel on units engaged
in OCS activities, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) This subpart does not apply to employment of personnel on any:
(1) Vessel subject to the citizenship requirements of 46 U.S.C. 8103
for pilots, licensed officers, and unlicensed crew when the vessel is
transiting to or from an OCS facility or a United States port;
(2) Vessel subject to the citizenship requirements of 46 U.S.C. 7102
and 8103 for officers and crew on federally subsidized or documented
vessels; or
(3) Unit over 50 percent of which is owned by one or more citizens
of a foreign nation or with respect to which one or more citizens of a
foreign nation have the right effectively to control, except to the
extent and to the degree that the President determines that the
government of such foreign nation or any of its political subdivisions
has implemented, by statute, regulation, policy, or practice, a national
manning requirement for equipment engaged in the exploration,
development, or production of oil or gas in its offshore areas.
(c) The Commandant may, upon request or upon that person's own
initiative, determine whether over 50 percent of a particular unit is
owned by citizens of a foreign nation or whether citizens of a foreign
nation have the right effectively to control the unit.
(d) In determining whether ownership or a right effectively to
control exists, the Commandant may consider operational control of a
unit, management responsibility, title, lease and charter arrangements,
and financial interests.
(e) The owner or operator of any unit affected is notified of the
Commandant's determination.
(Information collection requirements contained in paragraph (c) were
approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control number
2130-0182)
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9379, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 97-023, 62 FR
33363, June 19, 1997]
Sec. 141.10 Definitions.
As used in this subpart:
Citizens of the United States means:
(1) In the case of an individual, one who is a native born,
derivative, or fully naturalized citizen of the United States;
(2) In the case of a partnership, unincorporated company, or
association, one in which 50% or more of the controlling interest is
vested in citizens of the United States; or
(3) In the case of a corporation, one which is incorporated under
the laws of the United States or of any State thereof.
Citizen of a foreign nation means:
(1) In the case of an individual, one who is not a citizen of the
United States;
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(2) In the case of a partnership, unincorporated company, or
association, one in which more than 50% of the controlling interest is
vested in citizens of a nation other than the United States; or
(3) In the case of a corporation, one which is incorporated under
the laws of a nation other than the United States so long as (i) the
title to a majority of the stock thereof is free from any trust or
fiduciary obligation in favor of any citizen of the United States; (ii)
the majority of the voting power in the corporation is not vested in any
citizen of the United States; (iii) through any contract or
understanding, the majority of the voting power may not be exercised
directly or indirectly on behalf of any citizen of the United States; or
(iv) by no other means, control of the corporation is conferred upon or
permitted to be exercised by any citizen of the United States.
Resident alien means an alien lawfully admitted to the United States
for permanent residence in accordance with section 101(a)(20) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(20).
Sec. 141.15 Restrictions on employment.
(a) Each employer of personnel on any unit engaged in OCS activities
that is subject to this part must employ, as members of the regular
complement of the unit, only citizens of the United States or resident
aliens except as provided by Sec. 141.20.
(b) As used in paragraph (a) of this section, ``regular complement
of a unit'' means those personnel necessary for the routine functioning
of the unit, including marine officers and crew; industrial personnel on
the unit, such as toolpushers, drillers, roustabouts, floor hands, crane
operators, derrickmen, mechanics, motormen, and general maintenance
personnel; and support personnel on the unit, such as cooks, stewards
and radio operators. The term does not include specialists,
professionals, or other technically trained personnel called in to
handle emergencies or other temporary operations; extra personnel on a
unit for training; and other personnel temporarily on a unit for
specialized operations, such as construction, alteration, well logging,
or unusual repairs or emergencies.
(c) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, may determine whether
a particular individual or position is part of the regular complement of
a unit. A copy of the determination is provided to the owner or operator
of the unit affected.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
number 2130-0182)
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9379, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by USCG-1998-3799, 63
FR 35530, June 30, 1998]
Sec. 141.20 Exemptions from restrictions on employment.
(a) An employer may request an exemption from the restrictions on
employment in Sec. 141.15 in order to employ persons other than
citizens of the United States or resident aliens as part of the regular
complement of the unit under the following circumstances:
(1) When specific contractual provisions or national registry
manning requirements in effect on September 18, 1978 provide that a
person other than a citizen of the United States or a resident alien is
to be employed on a particular unit.
(2) When there is not a sufficient number of citizens of the United
States or resident aliens qualified and available for the work.
(3) When the President determines with respect to a particular unit
that the employment of only citizens of the United States or resident
aliens is not consistent with the national interest.
(b) The request must be in writing, identify the provision of
paragraph (a) of this section relied upon, and:
(1) If involving specific contractual provisions under paragraph
(a)(1) of this section, list the persons claimed exempt and contain a
copy of the contract;
(2) If involving persons without an H-2 Visa under paragraph (a)(2)
of this section, list the persons or positions sought to be exempted; or
(3) If under paragraph (a)(3) of this section, identify the unit
involved and contain any information in support of the claim.
(c) Requests must be submitted to the Commandant (G-MOC), U.S. Coast
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Guard Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20593.
(d) Upon receipt of a request under paragraph (a)(2) of this
section, the Coast Guard seeks information from the Department of Labor
concerning whether there are citizens of the United States or resident
aliens qualified and available for work. If information is provided that
citizens of the United States or resident aliens are qualified and
available, the employer may be required to seek their employment before
the request is approved.
(e) Upon receipt of a request under paragraph (a)(3) of this section
and after consulting with other Federal agencies as appropriate, the
Commandant forwards the request and the comments of the Coast Guard and
other interested agencies to the President for determination.
(f) Upon approval by the President for request under paragraph
(a)(3) of this section or by the Coast Guard for all other requests, the
Coast Guard issues a certification of the exemption. A certification
issued under paragraph (a)(2) of this section is valid for one year from
the date of issuance.
(g) If, within 30 days of receipt by the Coast Guard of a request
under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, the Coast Guard does not make a
determination or advise the employer that additional time for
consideration is necessary, the request is considered approved for a
period of 90 days from the end of the 30 day period.
(h) A request need not be submitted for persons who are not citizens
of the United States or resident aliens and who:
(1) Are employed under the national registry manning requirements
exception in paragraph (a)(1) of this section; or
(2) Have been classified and admitted to the United States as
temporary workers under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii) for work in a
position for which admitted.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
number 2130-0182)
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9379, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 96-026, 61 FR
33665, June 28, 1996]
Sec. 141.25 Evidence of citizenship.
(a) The employer may accept as sufficient evidence that a person is
a citizen of the United States any one of the following documents and no
others:
(1) A merchant mariner's document issued by the Coast Guard under 46
CFR Part 12 which shows the holder to be citizen of the United States.
(2) An original or certified copy of a birth certificate or birth
registration issued by a state or the District of Columbia.
(3) A United States passport.
(4) A Certificate of Citizenship issued by the Immigration and
Naturalization Service.
(5) A Certificate of Naturalization issued by a Naturalization
Court.
(6) A letter from the Coast Guard issued under paragraph (d) of this
section.
(b) If a person does not have one of the documents listed in
paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(6) of this section, that person may appear
in person before an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, and submit one
or more of the following documents which may be considered as evidence
that the applicant is a citizen of the United States:
(1) A Certificate of Derivative Citizenship or a Certificate of
Naturalization of either parent and a birth certificate of the applicant
or other evidence satisfactorily establishing that the applicant was
under 21 years of age at the time of the parent's naturalization.
(2) An original or certified copy of a birth certificate from a
political jurisdiction outside the United States which demonstrates
citizenship status.
(3) A Baptismal certificate or parish record recorded within one
year after birth.
(4) A statement of a practicing physician certifying that the
physician attended the birth and has a record showing the date on which
the birth occurred.
(5) A commission, or evidence of commission, in the Armed Forces of
the United States which shows the holder to be a citizen of the United
States.
(6) A continuous discharge book or certificate of identification
issued by the Coast Guard or the former Bureau
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of Marine Inspection, provided the document shows that the applicant
produced satisfactory evidence of citizenship at the time the document
was issued.
(7) A delayed certificate of birth issued under a state seal,
provided there are no collateral facts indicating fraud in its
procurement.
(8) A report of the Census Bureau showing the earliest available
record of the applicant's age or birth.
(9) Affidavits of parents, relatives, or two or more responsible
citizens of the United States, school records; immigration records;
insurance policies; or other records which support the citizenship
claim.
(c) In any case where doubt exists concerning evidence of
citizenship submitted under paragraph (b) of this section, the Officer
in Charge, Marine Inspection, may refer the matter to the United States
Immigration and Naturalization Service for an advisory opinion.
(d) If the documents submitted under paragraph (b) of this section
are determined by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, to be
sufficient evidence that the applicant is a citizen of the United
States, the Coast Guard issues the applicant a letter acknowledging this
determination.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
number 2130-0182)
Sec. 141.30 Evidence of status as a resident alien.
The employer may accept as sufficient evidence that a person is a
resident alien any one of the following documents and no others:
(a) A merchant mariner's document issued by the Coast Guard under 46
CFR Part 12.
(b) An alien registration receipt card issued by the Immigration and
Naturalization Service certifying that the card holder has been admitted
to the United States as an immigrant.
(c) A declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United
States issued by the a Naturalization Court.
Sec. 141.35 Records to be kept by the employer.
(a) The employer of personnel subject to this subpart shall
maintain, and make available to the Coast Guard upon request, a record
identifying which of the documents listed in Sec. Sec. 141.25 and
141.30 were relied upon for each employee. The record must consist of
either a copy of the document or the following information on the
document:
(1) For a merchant mariner's document or a United States passport,
the document's title and identification number.
(2) For a birth certificate or birth registration, the document's
title and the employee's date and place of birth.
(3) For all other documents listed in Sec. Sec. 141.25 and 141.30,
the document's title and date and place of issuance.
(b) The employer of personnel subject to this subpart shall maintain
a written list of the positions that make up the regular complement of
the unit and the name and nationality of the individual filling each
employee position. This list may be in summary form and any simple
format.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
number 2130-0182)
PART 142_WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH--Table of Contents
Subpart A_General
Sec.
142.1 Purpose.
142.4 Duties of lessees, permittees, and persons responsible for actual
operations.
142.7 Reports of unsafe working conditions.
Subpart B_Personal Protective Equipment
142.21 Purpose and applicability.
142.24 Use of equipment.
142.27 Eye and face protection.
142.30 Head protection.
142.33 Foot protection.
142.36 Protective clothing.
142.39 Respiratory protection.
142.42 Safety belts and lifelines.
142.45 Personal flotation devices.
142.48 Eyewash equipment.
Subpart C_General Workplace Conditions
142.81 Purpose and applicability.
142.84 Housekeeping.
142.87 Guarding of deck openings.
142.90 Lockout and tagout.
Authority: 43 U.S.C 1333(d)(1), 1347(c), 1348(c); 49 CFR 1.46(z).
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Source: CGD 79-077, 51 FR 25059, July 10, 1986, unless otherwise
noted.
Subpart A_General
Sec. 142.1 Purpose.
This part is intended to promote workplace safety and health by
establishing requirements relating to personnel, workplace activities
and conditions, and equipment on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
Sec. 142.4 Duties of lessees, permittees, and persons responsible for
actual operations.
(a) Each holder of a lease or permit under the Act shall ensure that
all places of employment within the lease area or within the area
covered by the permit on the OCS are maintained in compliance with
workplace safety and health regulations of this part and, in addition,
free from recognized hazards.
(b) Persons responsible for actual operations, including owners,
operators, contractors, and subcontractors, shall ensure that those
operations subject to their control are conducted in compliance with
workplace safety and health regulations of this part and, in addition,
free from recognized hazards.
(c) ``Recognized hazards'', in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
section, means conditions which are--
(1) Generally known among persons in the affected industry as
causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to persons
exposed to those conditions; and
(2) Routinely controlled in the affected industry.
Sec. 142.7 Reports of unsafe working conditions.
(a) Any person may report a possible violation of any regulation in
this subchapter or any other hazardous or unsafe working condition on
any unit engaged in OCS activities to an Officer in Charge, Marine
Inspection.
(b) After reviewing the report and conducting any necessary
investigation, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, notifies the
owner or operator of any deficiency or hazard and initiates enforcement
measures as the circumstances warrant.
(c) The identity of any person making a report under paragraph (a)
of this section is not made available, without the permission of the
reporting person, to anyone other than those officers and employees of
the Department of Transportation who have a need for the record in the
performance of their official duties.
Subpart B_Personal Protective Equipment
Sec. 142.21 Purpose and applicability.
This subpart prescribes requirements concerning personal protection
on OCS facilities.
Sec. 142.24 Use of equipment.
(a) Each holder of a lease or permit issued under the Act shall
ensure that all personnel who are required by this subpart to use or
wear personal protective equipment do so when within the lease area or
the area covered by the permit.
(b) Persons responsible for actual operations shall ensure that all
personnel engaged in the operation properly use or wear the personal
protective equipment specified by this subpart.
Sec. 142.27 Eye and face protection.
(a) Personnel engaged in or observing welding, grinding, machining,
chipping, handling hazardous materials, or acetylene burning or cutting
shall wear the eye and face protector specified for the operation in
Figure 8 of ANSI Z87.1.
(b) Eye and face protectors must be maintained in good condition.
(c) Each eye and face protector must be marked with the information
required by ANSI Z87.1 for that type of protector.
Sec. 142.30 Head protection.
(a) Personnel in areas where there is a hazard of falling objects or
of contact with electrical conductors shall wear a head protector
meeting the specifications of ANSI Z89.1, for the hazard involved.
(b) Each head protector must be marked with the information
specified by ANSI Z89.1 for that type of protector and for the hazard
involved.
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Sec. 142.33 Foot protection.
(a) Personnel working in areas or engaged in activities where there
is a reasonable probability for foot injury to occur shall wear footwear
meeting the specifications of ANSI Z41, except when environmental
conditions exist that present a hazard greater than that against which
the footwear is designed to protect.
(b) Each pair of footwear must be marked with the information
specified by ANSI Z41 for the type of footwear.
[CGD 79-077, 51 FR 25059, July 10, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 28381, Aug.
7, 1986]
Sec. 142.36 Protective clothing.
Personnel in areas where there are flying particles, molten metal,
radiant energy, heavy dust, or hazardous materials shall wear clothing
and gloves providing protection against the hazard involved.
Sec. 142.39 Respiratory protection.
(a) Personnel in an atmosphere specified under ANSI Z88.2, requiring
the use of respiratory protection equipment shall wear the type of
respiratory protection equipment specified in ANSI Z88.2 for that
atmosphere.
(b) Before personnel enter an atmosphere specified under ANSI Z88.2
requiring the use of respiratory protection equipment, the persons
listed in Sec. 142.4 shall ensure that the personnel entering the
atmosphere--
(1) Follow the procedures stated in section 6 of ANSI Z88.2
concerning the proper selection of a respirator and individual fit
testing; and
(2) Are trained in the matters set forth in section 7 of ANSI Z88.2
concerning proper use of the equipment to be used and in the generally
recognized short and long term harmful effects of exposure to the
atmosphere involved.
(c) All respiratory protection equipment must be approved, used, and
maintained in accordance with ANSI Z88.2.
[CGD 79-077, 51 FR 25059, July 10, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 28381, Aug.
7, 1986]
Sec. 142.42 Safety belts and lifelines.
(a) Except when moving from one location to another, personnel
engaged in an activity where there is a hazard of falling 10 or more
feet shall wear a safety belt or harness secured by a lanyard to a
lifeline, drop line, or fixed anchorage.
(b) Each safety belt, harness, lanyard, lifeline, and drop line must
meet the specifications of ANSI A10.14.
Sec. 142.45 Personal flotation devices.
Personnel, when working in a location such that, in the event of a
fall, they would likely fall into water, shall wear a work vest that
meets the requirements of 33 CFR 146.20 or a life preserver that meets
the requirements of 46 CFR 160.002, 160.005, or 160.055, except when
using the safety belts and lifelines required by Sec. 142.42.
Sec. 142.48 Eyewash equipment.
Portable or fixed eyewash equipment providing emergency relief must
be immediately available near the drill floor, mudrooms, and other areas
where there is a reasonable probability that eye injury may occur.
[CGD 79-077, 51 FR 28381, Aug. 7, 1986]
Subpart C_General Workplace Conditions
Sec. 142.81 Purpose and applicability.
This subpart prescribes requirements relating to general working
conditions on OCS facilities.
Sec. 142.84 Housekeeping.
All staging, platforms, and other working surfaces and all ramps,
stairways, and other walkways must be kept clear of portable tools,
materials, and equipment not in use and be promptly cleared of
substances which create a tripping or slipping hazard. When engaged in
an activity on the drill floor in which the spillage of drilling fluid
is inevitable, such as when pulling wet strings of drill pipe, footwear
and flooring designed to reduce slipping substantially may be used
instead of keeping the drill floor free of drilling fluid during the
activity.
[CGD 79-077, 51 FR 28381, Aug. 7, 1986]
Sec. 142.87 Guarding of deck openings.
Openings in decks accessible to personnel must be covered, guarded,
or
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otherwise made inaccessible when not in use. The manner of blockage
shall prevent a person's foot or body from inadvertently passing through
the opening.
Sec. 142.90 Lockout and tagout.
(a) While repair or other work is being performed on equipment
powered by an external source, that equipment must be locked out as
required in paragraph (b) of this section or, if a lockout provision
does not exist on the equipment, must be disconnected from the power
source or otherwise deactivated, unless the nature of the work being
performed necessitates that the power be connected or the equipment
activated.
(b) If the equipment has a lockout or other device designed to
prevent unintentional activation of the equipment, the lockout or other
device must be engaged while the work is being performed on the
equipment, unless the nature of the work being performed necessitates
that the equipment be activated.
(c) A tag must be placed at the point where the equipment connects
to a power source and at the location of the control panel activating
the power, warning--
(1) That equipment is being worked on; and
(2) If the power source is disconnected or the equipment
deactivated, that the power source must not be connected or the
equipment activated.
(d) The tags must not be removed without the permission of either
the person who placed the tags, that person's immediate supervisor, or
their respective reliefs.
[CGD 79-077, 51 FR 25059, July 10, 1986; 51 FR 28382, Aug. 7, 1986]
PART 143_DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
Subpart A_General
Sec.
143.1 Purpose.
143.15 Lights and warning devices.
Subpart B_OCS Facilities
143.100 Applicability.
143.101 Means of escape.
143.105 Personnel landings.
143.110 Guards and rails.
143.120 Floating OCS facilities.
Subpart C_Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
143.200 Applicability.
143.201 Existing MODUs exempted from new design requirements.
143.205 Requirements for U.S. and undocumented MODUs.
143.207 Requirements for foreign MODUs.
143.210 Letter of compliance.
Subpart D_Vessels
143.300 Applicability.
143.301 Load line requirements.
Subpart E_Standby Vessels
143.400 Applicability.
143.401 Vessel certification and operation.
143.405 Equipment.
143.407 Manning.
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. 664 and 31 U.S.C. 9701.
Source: CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9382, Mar. 4, 1982, unless otherwise
noted.
Subpart A_General
Sec. 143.1 Purpose.
This part prescribes design and equipment requirements for units
engaged in OCS activities.
Sec. 143.15 Lights and warning devices.
(a) OCS facilities must meet the lights and warning devices
requirements under Part 67 of this chapter concerning aids to navigation
on artificial islands and fixed structures.
(b) Vessels, including attending vessels but excluding MODUs under
paragraph (a) of this section, must meet the lights and warning devices
requirements under the International Regulations for Preventing
Collisions at Sea 1972 or under local rules provided for in Rule 1 of
those Regulations.
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9382, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by USCG-1998-3799, 63
FR 35530, June 30, 1998]
Subpart B_OCS Facilities
Sec. 143.100 Applicability.
This subpart applies to OCS facilities except mobile offshore
drilling units.
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Sec. 143.101 Means of escape.
(a) ``Primary means of escape'' shall be fixed stairways or fixed
ladders of metal construction.
(b) ``Secondary means of escape'' shall be types approved for
``primary means of escape'' or portable, flexible ladders, knotted man
ropes, and other devices satisfactory to the Officer in Charge, Marine
Inspection.
(c) Manned OCS facilities shall be provided with at least two
``primary means of escape'' extending from the uppermost platform level
that contains living quarters or that personnel occupy continuously, to
each successively lower working level and to the water surface. Working
levels without living quarters, shops, or offices in manned facility
structural appendages, extensions, and installations that personnel
occupy only occasionally shall be provided with one ``primary means of
escape'' and, when necessary in the opinion of the Officer in Charge,
Marine Inspection, one or more ``secondary means of escape.''
(d) Unmanned OCS facilities shall be provided with at least one
``primary means of escape'' extending from the uppermost platform
working level to each successively lower working level and to the water
surface. When personnel are on board, unmanned facilities shall also be
provided with one or more ``secondary means of escape,'' but not more
than one will be required for every 10 persons extending from the
uppermost working level of the facility to each successively lower
working level and to the water surface, excluding facility appendages
and installations, unless ``secondary means of escape'' from such
appendages and installations are necessary in the opinion of the Officer
in Charge, Marine Inspection.
(e) ``Means of escape'' shall be suitably accessible to personnel
for rapid facility evacuation.
(f) When two or more ``means of escape'' are installed, at least two
shall be located as nearly diagonally opposite each other as practicable
unless such requirement is unreasonable or impracticable in the opinion
of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.
Sec. 143.105 Personnel landings.
(a) Sufficient personnel landings shall be provided on each manned
OCS facility to assure safe access and egress. When due to special
construction personnel landings are not feasible, then suitable transfer
facilities to provide safe access and egress shall be installed.
(b) The personnel landings shall be provided with satisfactory
illumination. The minimum shall be one-foot candle of artificial
illumination as measured at the landing floor and guards and rails.
Sec. 143.110 Guards and rails.
(a) Except for helicopter landing decks which are provided for in
paragraph (b) of this section, and areas not normally occupied, the
unprotected perimeter of all floor or deck areas and openings shall be
rimmed with guards and rails or wire mesh fence. The guard rail or fence
shall be at least 42 inches high. The two intermediate rails shall be so
placed that the rails are approximately evenly spaced between the guard
rail and the floor or deck area: Provided, That if a toe board is
installed then one of the intermediate rails may be omitted and the
other rail placed approximately half way between the top of the toe
board and the top guard rail.
(b) The unprotected perimeter of the helicopter landing deck shall
be protected with a device of sufficient strength and size as to prevent
any person from falling from such deck.
(c) Each catwalk and each stairway shall be provided with a suitable
guard rail or rails, as necessary.
Sec. 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).
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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.
Subpart C_Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
Sec. 143.200 Applicability.
This subpart applies to mobile offshore drilling units when engaged
in OCS activities.
Sec. 143.201 Existing MODUs exempted from new design requirements.
Any mobile offshore drilling unit built before, under construction
on, or contracted for prior to April 5, 1982 is not required to meet the
design requirements of this subpart until the unit is rebuilt. Until
rebuilt, the unit must continue to comply with the design requirements
applicable to the unit on April 4, 1982.
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 11011, Mar. 15, 1982]
Sec. 143.205 Requirements for U.S. and undocumented MODUs.
Each mobile offshore drilling unit that is documented under the laws
of the United States or not documented under the laws of any nation must
comply with the design, equipment, and inspection requirements of 46 CFR
parts 107 and 108 in order to engage in OCS activities.
Sec. 143.207 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 design and equipment standards of 46 CFR part 108.
(b) The design and equipment 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 108.
(c) The design and equipment standards for mobile offshore drilling
units contained in the International Maritime Organization (IMO,
formerly Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization or IMCO)
(IMO) Code for Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling
Units (IMO Assembly Resolution A.414(XI)) which has been incorporated by
reference.
Sec. 143.210 Letter of compliance.
(a) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, determines whether a
mobile offshore drilling unit which does not hold a valid Coast Guard
Certificate of Inspection meets the requirements of Sec. Sec. 143.205
or 143.207 relating to design and equipment standards and issues a
letter of compliance for each unit which meets the requirements.
Inspection of the unit may be required as part of this determination.
(b) A letter of compliance issued under paragraph (a) of this
section is valid for one year or until the MODU departs the OCS for
foreign operations, whichever comes first.
(c) The owner or operator of a foreign mobile offshore drilling unit
requiring a letter of compliance examination must pay the fee prescribed
in 46 CFR 2.10-130.
[CGD 84-098a, 53 FR 18981, May 26, 1988, as amended by CGD 91-030, 60 FR
13563, Mar. 13, 1995]
Subpart D_Vessels
Sec. 143.300 Applicability.
This subpart applies to all vessels engaged in OCS activities except
mobile offshore drilling units.
Sec. 143.301 Load line requirements.
(a) Vessels, including foreign vessels, which would be subject to
the requirements of subchapter E of 46 CFR chapter I concerning load
lines when arriving at or proceeding to sea from any port or place
within the United States must comply with those requirements when
engaged in activities on the OCS.
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(b) Load line certificates and load line exemption certificates
issued or accepted under subchapter E of 46 CFR chapter I are accepted
as evidence of compliance with paragraph (a) of this section.
Subpart E_Standby Vessels
Source: CGD 84-098b, 54 FR 21571, May 18, 1989, unless otherwise
noted.
Sec. 143.400 Applicability.
This subpart applies only to standby vessels meeting the
requirements of this subpart and specifically designated in an Emergency
Evacuation Plan (EEP) required by Sec. Sec. 146.140 or 146.210 of this
chapter to provide rapid evacuation assistance in the event of an
emergency.
Sec. 143.401 Vessel certification and operation.
Standby vessels must meet the following:
(a) Have a valid certificate of inspection issued in compliance with
Subchapters H, I, or T of 46 CFR Chapter I.
(b) Be capable of carrying and providing shelter for 100 per cent of
the number of persons on the most populated facility that the standby
vessel is designated to assist. Crew spaces may be used to meet the
requirements of this section.
(c) Provide bunks or aircraft type reclining seats for 10 per cent
of the number of persons on the most populated facility that the standby
vessel is designated to assist. Crew spaces may be used to meet the
requirements of this section.
(d) Not carry or store goods, supplies, and equipment on the deck of
the standby vessel or in other locations that may hinder the vessel's
ability to render assistance to the facility that the vessel is
designated to assist.
(e) Not carry or store any hazardous material.
Sec. 143.405 Equipment.
(a) Standby vessels must have, at least, the following equipment:
(1) Multiple propellers or propulsion devices.
(2) Two searchlights.
(3) For vessels certificated under Subchapter H of 46 CFR Chapter I,
a line throwing appliance that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 75.45.
(4) For vessels certificated under subchapters I or T of 46 CFR
chapter I, a line throwing appliance that meets the requirements of 46
CFR 94.45.
(5) A Stokes or comparable litter.
(6) One blanket for each person on the most populated facility that
the standby vessel is designated to assist.
(7) Means for safely retrieving persons, including injured or
helpless persons, from the water. The means of retrieval must be
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine
Inspection.
(8) A scramble net that can be rigged on either side of the standby
vessel.
(9) A minimum of four Coast Guard approved ring life buoys, each
equipped with 15 fathoms of line.
(10) An immersion suit approved by the Coast Guard under 46 CFR
160.171, or a buoyant suit meeting Supplement A of ANSI/UL-1123-1987 and
approved under 46 CFR 160.053, for each member of the standby vessel's
crew when the standby vessel operates north of 32 degrees north latitude
in the Atlantic Ocean or north of 35 degrees north latitude in all other
waters.
(11) Two boat hooks.
(12) A fire monitor with a minimum flow rate of, at least, 500
gallons per minute.
(13) One two-way radio capable of voice communications with the OCS
facility, helicopters or other rescue aircraft, rescue boats, and shore
side support personnel.
(14) Floodlights to illuminate the personnel and boat retrieval
area, the scramble net when deployed, and the water around the personnel
retrieval and scramble net deployment areas.
(15) A copy of ``The Ship's Medicine Chest and Medical Aid at Sea'',
DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 84-2024, available from the Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
(16) An industrial first aid kit sized for 50 percent of the number
of persons on the most populated facility that the standby vessel is
designated to assist.
(17) Coast Guard approved life preservers for 50 percent of the
number of
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persons on the most populated facility that the standby vessel is
designated to assist.
(b) Equipment required by paragraph (a) of this section must be to
the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.
Sec. 143.407 Manning.
Standby vessels must be crewed in accordance with their certificate
of inspection for 24 hour operation. The Officer in Charge, Marine
Inspection, may require the crew to be augmented, as necessary, to
provide for maneuvering the standby vessel, for lookouts, for rigging
and operating retrieval equipment, and for caring for survivors.
PART 144_LIFESAVING APPLIANCES--Table of Contents
Subpart 144.01_Manned Platforms
Sec.
144.01-1 Life floats.
144.01-5 Location and launching of life floats.
144.01-10 Equipment for life floats.
144.01-15 Alternates for life floats.
144.01-20 Life preservers.
144.01-25 Ring life buoys.
144.01-30 First-aid kit.
144.01-35 Litter.
144.01-40 Emergency communications equipment.
Subpart 144.10_Unmanned Platforms
144.10-1 Lifesaving equipment.
144.10-10 Other lifesaving equipment.
Subpart 144.20_Requirements for U.S. and Undocumented MODU's
144.20-1 Applicability.
144.20-5 Exposure suits.
Subpart 144.30_Requirements for Foreign MODU's
144.30-1 Applicability.
144.30-5 Exposure suits.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333d; 46 U.S.C. 3102(a); 46 CFR 1.46.
Subpart 144.01_Manned Platforms
Sec. 144.01-1 Life floats.
Each manned platform shall be provided with at least two approved
life floats. The life floats shall have sufficient capacity to
accommodate all persons present at any one time.
[CGFR 56-4, 21 FR 903, Feb. 9, 1956]
Sec. 144.01-5 Location and launching of life floats.
The life floats shall be distributed in accessible locations and
mounted on the outboard sides of the working platform in such a manner
as to be readily launched.
[CGFR 56-4, 21 FR 903, Feb. 9, 1956]
Sec. 144.01-10 Equipment for life floats.
(a) Each lifefloat shall be provided with a painter. This painter
shall be a manila rope not less than 2\3/4\ inches in circumference and
of a length not less than three times the distance from the deck where
the lifefloat is stowed to the low water line. Alternatively, the
painter may be of other material provided it has equal strength to the
size of manila rope specified and is not less than \1/2\ inch in
diameter.
(b) Each life float must have a water light of an approved automatic
electric type constructed in accordance with 46 CFR Subpart 161.010,
except a water light constructed in accordance with former 46 CFR
Subpart 161.001 that was installed before January 1, 1972, may be
retained in an existing installation as long as it is maintained in good
condition. The water light must be attached to the life float by a 12-
thread manila or equivalent synthetic lanyard not less than 2 meters (6
feet) nor more than 4 meters (12 feet) in length. The water light must
be mounted on a bracket so that when the life float is launched, the
water light will pull free of the bracket.
(c) Two paddles shall be provided for each life float. The paddles
shall not be less than five feet nor more than six feet long. The
paddles shall be stowed in such a way that they will be readily
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accessible from either side of the life float when in the water.
[CGFR 56-4, 21 FR 903, Feb. 9, 1956]
Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec.
144.01-10, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.
Sec. 144.01-15 Alternates for life floats.
(a) Approved lifeboats, approved life rafts or approved inflatable
life rafts may be used in lieu of approved life floats for either all or
part of the capacity required. When either lifeboats or life rafts are
used approved means of launching will be required. Inflatable life
rafts, when used, shall be distributed and mounted as required for life
floats under Sec. 144.01-5.
(b) The equipment required for a lifeboat is a bailer, boat hook,
bucket, hatchet, lantern, life line, two life preservers, matches, full
complement of oars and steering oar, painter, plug, and rowlocks, of the
same type, kind, and character as required for lifeboats carried on
vessels engaged in navigating bays, sounds, and lakes other than the
Great Lakes, and rivers.
(c) The equipment required for a life raft is a boat hook, life line
(if not a Type A life raft), full complement of oars and steering oar,
painter, and rowlocks of the same type, kind, and character as required
for life rafts carried on cargo and miscellaneous vessels navigating on
bays, sounds, and lakes other than the Great Lakes.
(d) Inflatable liferafts shall be approved by the Coast Guard under
approval series 160.151. An approved ``Limited Service'' or ``Ocean
Service'' liferaft installed on board a platform before May 9, 1997, may
continue to be used to meet the requirements of this section provided it
is maintained in good and serviceable condition.
[CGFR 56-4, 21 FR 903, Feb. 9, 1956, as amended by CGFR 60-35 25 FR
10132, Oct. 25, 1960; CGD 85-205, 62 FR 35392, July 1, 1997]
Sec. 144.01-20 Life preservers.
(a) An approved life preserver shall be provided for each person on
a manned platform. The life preservers shall be located in easily
accessible places.
(b) All kapok and fibrous glass life preservers which do not have
plastic-covered pad inserts shall be removed from service.
(c) Each life preserver carried on a manned platform must have a
personal flotation device light that is approved under Subpart 161.012
of 46 CFR Part 161. Each light must be securely attached to the front
shoulder area of the life preserver.
(d) Each life preserver carried on a manned platform must have at
least 200 sq. cm (31 sq. in.) of retroreflective material attached on
its front side, at least 200 sq. cm on its back side, and at leat 200
sq. cm of material on each of its reversible sides. The material must be
Type I material that is approved under 46 CFR 164.018. The material
attached on each side of a life preserver must be divided equally
between the upper quadrants of the side, and the material in each
quadrant must be attached as closely as possible to the shoulder area of
the life preserver.
[CGFR 60-35, 25 FR 10132, Oct. 25, 1960, as amended by CGD 78-160, 47 FR
9383, Mar. 3, 1982; USCG-1998-3799, 63 FR 35530, June 30, 1998]
Sec. 144.01-25 Ring life buoys.
(a) Each manned platform must have at least four approved ring life
buoys constructed in accordance with 46 CFR Subpart 160.050; except ring
life buoys approved under former 46 CFR Subpart 160.009 may be used as
long as they are in good and serviceable condition. One ring life buoy
must be placed on a suitable rack on each side of a manned platform in
an accessible place. The ring life buoy must always be capable of being
cast loose and may not be permanently secured in any way.
(b) Each ring life buoy must have a water light of an approved
automatic electric type constructed in accordance with 46 CFR Subpart
161.010. A water light constructed in accordance with former 46 CFR
Subpart 161.001 that was installed before January 1, 1972 may be
retained in an existing installation as long as it is maintained in good
condition. The water light must be attached to the ring life buoy by a
12-thread manila or equivalent synthetic lanyard not less than 1 meter
(3 feet) nor more than 2 meters (6 feet) in length. The
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water light must be mounted on a bracket near the ring life buoy so that
when the ring life buoy is cast loose, the water light will pull free of
the bracket.
[CGFR 56-4, 21 FR 903, Feb. 9, 1956, as amended by CGD 79-165b, 45 FR
65208, Oct. 2, 1980; CGD 80-155b. 47 FR 10533, Mar. 11, 1982]
Sec. 144.01-30 First-aid kit.
On each manned platform a first-aid kit approved by the Commandant
or the U.S. Bureau of Mines shall be provided and kept in the custody of
the person in charge.
[CGFR 56-4, 21 FR 903, Feb. 9, 1956, as amended by CGD 73-177R, 40 FR
8176, Feb. 26, 1975]
Sec. 144.01-35 Litter.
On each manned platform a Stokes litter, or other suitable safety
litter capable of being safely hoisted with an injured person, shall be
provided and kept in an accessible place.
[CGFR 68-154, 33 FR 18626, Dec. 17, 1968]
Sec. 144.01-40 Emergency communications equipment.
On manned platforms means of communication by radio and/or wire
telephone shall be provided for contacting the shore or vessels in the
vicinity for aid in the event of an emergency.
[CGFR 56-4, 21 FR 903, Feb. 9, 1956]
Subpart 144.10_Unmanned Platforms
Sec. 144.10-1 Lifesaving equipment.
(a) Except as allowed in paragraph (b) of this section, no person
may be on an unmanned platform unless the following lifesaving equipment
is readily accessible on the platform:
(1) A life preserver or a Type I--Personal flotation device, listed
in Table 1, for each person.
Table 1--Life Preservers and Equivalent Performance Flotation Devices
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equivalent to performance
Devices marked type marked
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160.002 Life preserver.................... Type I--Personal flotation
device.
160.003 Life preserver.................... Type I--Personal flotation
device.
160.004 Life preserver.................... Type I--Personal flotation
device.
160.005 Life preserver.................... Type I--Personal flotation
device.
160.055 Life preserver.................... Type I--Personal flotation
device.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2) An approved ring life buoy (Type IV PFD) for every two persons,
but no more than four devices are required. Each ring life buoy must be
of a type constructed in accordance with 46 CFR subpart 160.050; except
a ring life buoy that was approved under former 46 CFR subpart 160.009
may be used as long as it is in good and serviceable condition.
(3) Each ring life buoy under paragraph (a)(2) of this section must
have an approved automatic electric water light that is attached as
described in Sec. 144.01-25(b).
(b) The ring life buoys required in paragraph (a)(2) of this section
may be kept on a manned vessel that remains alongside the platform if
there is no available space to keep them on the platform.
[CGD 73-177R, 40 FR 8176, Feb. 26, 1975, as amended by CGD 80-155b, 47
FR 10533, Mar. 11, 1982]
Sec. 144.10-10 Other lifesaving equipment.
Any lifesaving equipment on an unmanned platform that is not
required in Sec. 144.10-1 must meet the standards contained in Subpart
144.01 of this part.
[CGD 73-177R, 40 FR 8176, Feb. 26, 1975]
Subpart 144.20_Requirements for U.S. and Undocumented MODU's
Authority: Sec. 4, 67 Stat. 462 (43 U.S.C. 1333) as amended; 49 CFR
1.46(z).
Sec. 144.20-1 Applicability.
This subpart applies to each MODU operating on the OCS that is not
inspected under 46 CFR subchapter I-A.
[CGD 82-075b, 49 FR 4377, Feb. 6, 1984]
Sec. 144.20-5 Exposure suits.
This section applies to each MODU except those operating south of 32
degrees North latitude in the Atlantic
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Ocean or south of 35 degrees North latitude in all other waters.
(a) Each MODU must carry an exposure suit for each person on board.
The exposure suit must be stowed in a readily accessible location in or
near the berthing area of the person for whom the exposure suit is
provided.
(b) In addition to the exposure suits required by paragraph (a) of
this section, each watch station and work station must have enough
exposure suits to equal the number of persons normally on watch in, or
assigned to, the station at one time. However, an exposure suit need not
be provided at a watch or work station for a person whose cabin,
stateroom, or berthing area (and the exposure suits stowed in that
location) is readily accessible to the station.
(c) Each exposure suit on a MODU must be of a type approved under 46
CFR 160.171.
(d) Each exposure suit must have a personal flotation device light
that is approved under 46 CFR 161.012. Each light must be securely
attached to the front shoulder area of the exposure suit.
(e) Each exposure suit on a MODU must be provided with a whistle of
the ball type or multi-tone type, of corrosion resistant construction,
and in good working order. The whistle must be attached to the exposure
suit by a lanyard without hooks, snaps, clips, etc., that is long enough
to permit the whistle to reach the mouth of the wearer. If the lanyard
allows the whistle to hang below the waist of the wearer, the whistle
must be stowed in a pocket on the exposure suit, or with the lanyard
coiled and stopped off.
(f) No stowage container for exposure suits may be capable of being
locked.
[CGD 82-075b, 49 FR 4377, Feb. 6, 1984, as amended by CGD 84-090, 50 FR
3904, Jan. 29, 1985; USCG-2000-7223, 65 FR 40057, June 29, 2000]
Subpart 144.30_Requirements for Foreign MODU's
Authority: Sec. 4, 67 Stat. 462 (43 U.S.C. 1333) as amended; 49 CFR
1.46(z).
Sec. 144.30-1 Applicability.
This subpart applies to each MODU engaged in OCS activities that is
documented under the laws of a foreign nation.
[CGD 82-075b, 49 FR 4377, Feb. 6, 1984]
Sec. 144.30-5 Exposure suits.
Each foreign MODU must meet the requirements of Sec. 144.20-5 of
this chapter, except as follows:
(a) Exposure suits (immersion suits, survival suits, etc.) approved
by the nation under which the MODU is documented may be used in lieu of
suits approved under 46 CFR 160.071, provided that they are accepted by
the Commandant as providing equivalent thermal protection to the wearer.
(Requests for acceptance of such suits should be sent to Commandant,
U.S. Coast Guard, (G-MSE), Washington, DC 20593-0001, along with
technical data supporting the thermal performance of the suits.)
(b) Personal flotation device lights approved by the nation under
which the MODU is documented may be used in lieu of lights approved
under 46 CFR 161.012.
[CGD 82-075b, 49 FR 4377, Feb. 6, 1984, as amended by CGD 88-052, 53 FR
25121, July 1, 1988; CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33665, June 28, 1996]
PART 145_FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
Sec.
145.01 Portable and semi-portable fire extinguishers.
145.05 Classification of fire extinguishers.
145.10 Locations and number of fire extinguishers required.
Authority: Sec. 633, 63 Stat. 545; sec. 4, 67 Stat. 462; 14 U.S.C.
633; 43 U.S.C. 1333.
Sec. 145.01 Portable and semi-portable fire extinguishers.
On all manned platforms and on all unmanned platforms where crews
are continuously working on a 24-hour basis, approved type portable fire
extinguishers and/or approved type semi-portable fire extinguishers
shall be installed and maintained. On all unmanned platforms where crews
are not continuously working on a 24-hour
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basis, approved type portable fire extinguishers and/or approved type
semi-portable fire extinguishers are required to be installed and
maintained only when crews are working thereon.
[CGFR 56-4, 21 FR 903, Feb. 9, 1956]
Sec. 145.05 Classification of fire extinguishers.
(a) Portable and semi-portable extinguishers shall be classified by
a combination letter and number symbol. The letter indicating the type
of fire which the unit could be expected to extinguish, and the number
indicating the relative size of the unit.
(b) The types of fire will be designated as follows:
(1) ``A'' for fires in ordinary combustible materials where the
quenching and cooling effects of quantities of water, or solutions
containing large percentages of water, are of first importance.
(2) ``B'' for fires in flammable liquids, greases, etc., where a
blanketing effect is essential.
(3) ``C'' for fires in electrical equipment where the use of a non-
conducting extinguishing agent is of first importance.
(c) The number designations for size will start with ``I'' for the
smallest to ``V'' for the largest. Sizes I and II are considered
portable extinguishers. Sizes III, IV and V are considered semi-portable
extinguishers which shall be fitted with suitable hose and nozzle or
other practicable means so that all portions of the space concerned may
be covered. Examples of size graduations for some of the typical
portable and semi-portable extinguishers are set forth in Table
145.05(c).
Table 145.05(c)--Portable and Semiportable Extinguishers
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Classification Soda-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- acid Carbon Dry
and Foam, dioxide, chemical,
Type Size water, gallons pounds pounds
gallons
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A......................................... II........................... 2\1/2\ 2\1/2\
B......................................... II........................... ....... 2\1/2\ 15 10
C......................................... II........................... ....... ....... 15 10
B......................................... V............................ ....... 40 100 50
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(d) All portable and semi-portable extinguishers shall have
permanently attached thereto a durable name plate giving the name of the
item, the rated capacity in gallons or pounds, the name and address of
the person or firm for whom approved, and the identifying mark of the
actual manufacturer.
[CGFR 56-4, 21 FR 903, Feb. 9, 1956, as amended by CGFR 58-28, 23 FR
6880, Sept. 6, 1958]
Sec. 145.10 Locations and number of fire extinguishers required.
(a) Approved portable and semi-portable extinguishers shall be
installed in accordance with Table 145.10(a).
(b) Semi-portable extinguishers shall be located in the open so as
to be readily seen.
Table 145.10(a)--Portable and Semi-Portable Extinguishers
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Space Classification Quantity and location
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safety areas
Communicating corridors.................. A-II........................ 1 in each main corridor not more than
150 feet apart. (May be located in
stairways.)
Radio room............................... C-II........................ 1 in vicinity of exit.
accommodations
Sleeping accommodations.................. A-II........................ 1 in each sleeping accommodation space.
(Where occupied by more than 4
persons.)
services spaces
Galleys.................................. B-II or C-II................ 1 for each 2,500 square feet or
fraction thereof for hazards involved.
Storerooms............................... A-II........................ 1 for each 2,500 square feet or
fraction thereof located in vicinity
of exits, either inside or outside of
spaces.
machinery spaces
Gas-fired boilers........................ B-II (CO2 or dry chemical).. 2 required.
Gas-fired boilers........................ B-V......................... 1 required.\1\
Oil-fired boilers........................ B-II........................ 2 required.
Oil-fired boilers........................ B-V......................... 2 required.\1\
Internal combustion or gas turbine B-II........................ 1 for each engine.\2\
engines.
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Electric motors or generators of open C-II........................ 1 for each 2 motors or generators.\3\
type.
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\1\ Not required where a fixed carbon dioxide system is installed.
\2\ When installation is on weather deck or open to atmosphere at all times 1 B-II for each three engines is
allowable.
\3\ Small electrical appliances, such as fans, etc., shall not be counted or used as basis for determining
number of extinguishers required.
[CGFR 56-4, 21 FR 903, Feb. 9, 1956]
PART 146_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
Subpart A_OCS Facilities
Sec.
146.1 Applicability.
146.5 Person in charge.
146.10 Notice of new facilities.
146.15 Maintenance of emergency equipment.
146.20 Work vests.
146.30 Notice of casualties.
146.35 Written report of casualty.
146.40 Diving casualties.
146.45 Pollution incidents.
Subpart B_Manned OCS Facilities
146.101 Applicability.
146.105 General alarm system.
146.110 Emergency signals.
146.115 Duties of personnel during an emergency.
146.120 Manning of survival craft.
146.125 Emergency drills.
146.130 Station bill.
146.135 Markings for emergency equipment.
146.140 Emergency Evacuation Plan.
Subpart C_Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
146.201 Applicability.
146.202 Notice of arrival or relocation of MODUs on the OCS.
146.203 Requirements for U.S. and undocumented MODUs.
146.205 Requirements for foreign MODUs.
146.210 Emergency Evacuation Plan.
Subpart D_Vessels
146.301 Applicability.
146.303 Notice and written report of casualties.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333(d)(1), 1348(c), 1356; 49 CFR 1.46.
Source: CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, unless otherwise
noted.
Subpart A_OCS Facilities
Sec. 146.1 Applicability.
The provisions of this subpart apply to OCS facilities except mobile
offshore drilling units.
Sec. 146.5 Person in charge.
(a) The owner or operator, or the agent of either of them, shall
designate by title and in order of succession the persons on each OCS
facility who shall be the ``person in charge.''
(b) In case an emergency arises, nothing in the regulations in this
subchapter shall be so construed as preventing the person in charge from
pursuing the most effective action in that person's judgement for
rectifying the conditions causing the emergency.
Sec. 146.10 Notice of new facilities.
(a) The owner or operator of each OCS facility not in operation
before April 5, 1982 shall, at least 30 days before the date on-site
construction of the facility is expected to commence, notify the
District Commander for the area in which the facility will be located
of:
(1) The position in which the facility will be operated;
(2) The designation assigned to the facility for identification
under 30 CFR 250.37;
(3) The date when operation of the facility is expected to commence;
and
(4) The date when the facility is expected to be available for
inspection by the Coast Guard.
(b) The information required in paragraph (a) of this section may be
submitted together with an need not repeat information submitted in
connection with the application and notice requirements in 33 CFR Part
67 for aids to navigation on the Outer Continental Shelf.
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Sec. 146.15 Maintenance of emergency equipment.
(a) The emergency equipment provided, regardless of whether or not
required by this subchapter, shall be maintained in good condition at
all times. Good operating practices require replacement of expended
equipment, as well as periodic renewal of those items which have a
limited period of effectiveness.
(b) Each personal flotation device light that has a non-replaceable
power source must be replaced on or before the expiration date of the
power source.
(c) Each replaceable power source for a personal flotation device
light must be replaced on or before its expiration date and the light
must be replaced when it is no longer serviceable.
Sec. 146.20 Work vests.
(a) Types of approved work vests. Each buoyant work vest carried
under the permissive authority of this section must be approved under--
(1) 46 CFR 160.053; or
(2) 46 CFR 160.077 as a commercial hybrid PFD.
(b) Use. Approved buoyant work vests are considered to be items of
safety apparel and may be carried aboard OCS facilities to be worn by
persons employed thereon when working near or over the water. The use
and control of such vests shall be under the supervision of the person
in charge of the facility. When carried, such vests shall not be
accepted in lieu of any portion of the required number of approved life
preservers and shall not be substituted for the approved life preservers
required to be worn during drills and emergencies.
(c) Stowage. The work vests shall be stowed separately from the
regular stowage of approved life preservers. The location for the
stowage of work vests shall be such as not to be easily confused with
that for approved life preservers.
(d) Inspections. Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a
marine inspector to determine its serviceability. If found to be
satisfactory, it may be continued in service, but shall not be stamped
by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found
not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be
removed from the OCS facility. If a work vest is beyond repair, it shall
be destroyed or mutilated in the presence of a marine inspector so as to
prevent its continued use as a work vest.
(e) Additional requirements for hybrid work vests. Commercial hybrid
PFD's must, in addition to the other requirements in this section, be--
(1) Used, stowed, and maintained in accordance with--
(i) The procedures set out in the manual required for these devices
by 46 CFR 160.077-29; and
(ii) Any limitation(s) marked on them; and
(2) Of the same or similar design and have the same method of
operation as each other hybrid PFD carried on board.
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 78-174A, 51 FR
4339, Feb. 4, 1986]
Sec. 146.30 Notice of casualties.
(a) The owner, operator, and person in charge of an OCS facility
shall ensure that the Coast Guard is notified as soon as possible after
a casualty occurs, and by the most rapid means available, of each
casualty involving the facility which results in:
(1) Death; or
(2) Injury to 5 or more persons in a single incident.
(b) The owner, operator, and person in charge shall ensure that the
Coast Guard is notified promptly of each casualty involving the facility
which results in:
(1) Damage affecting the usefulness of primary lifesaving or
firefighting equipment;
(2) Injury causing any person to be incapacitated for more than 72
hours;
(3) Damage to the facility exceeding $25,000 resulting from a
collision by a vessel with the facility; or
(4) Damage to a floating OCS facility exceeding $25,000.
(c) The notice required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section
must identify the person giving the notice and the facility involved and
describe, insofar as practicable, the nature of the casualty and the
extent of injury to personnel and damage to property.
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(d) Damage costs referred to in paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this
section include the cost of labor and material to restore the facility
to the service condition which existed prior to the casualty, but does
not include the cost of salvage, cleaning, gas freeing, drydocking or
demurrage of the facility.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
numbers 2115-0003 and 2115-0004)
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 82-069, 50 FR
14216, Apr. 11, 1985]
Sec. 146.35 Written report of casualty.
(a) In addition to the notice of a casualty required by Sec.
146.30, the owner, operator, or person in charge shall, within 10 days
of the casualty, submit to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, a
written report which:
(1) Identifies the facility involved, its owner, operator, and
person in charge;
(2) Describes the casualty, including the date and time;
(3) Describes the nature and extent of injury to personnel and
damage to property;
(4) Describes the factors which may have contributed to causing the
casualty;
(5) Gives the name, address, and phone number of persons involved in
or witnessing the casualty; and
(6) Gives any desired comments, especially with respect to use of or
need for emergency equipment.
(7) Includes information relating to alcohol or drug involvement as
specified in the vessel casualty reporting requirements of 46 CFR 4.05-
12.
(b) The written report required by paragraph (a) of this section may
be--
(1) In narrative form if all appropriate parts of Form CG-2692 are
addressed;
(2) On Form CG-2692 for casualties resulting in property damage,
personnel injury, or loss of life.
(c) If filed or postmarked within 5 days of the casualty, the
written report required by paragraph (a) of this section serves as the
notice required by Sec. 146.30(b).
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
numbers 2115-0003 and 2115-0004)
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 82-023a, 47 FR
35741, Aug. 16, 1982; CGD 82-023a, 48 FR 43174, Sept. 22, 1983; CGD 84-
099, 52 FR 47533, Dec. 14, 1987]
Sec. 146.40 Diving casualties.
Diving related casualties are reported in accordance with 46 CFR
197.484 and 197.486.
Sec. 146.45 Pollution incidents.
Oil pollution incidents involving an OCS facility are reported in
accordance with Sec. Sec. 135.305 and 135.307 of this chapter.
Additional provisions concerning liability and compensation because of
oil pollution are contained in Subchapter M of this chapter.
Subpart B_Manned OCS Facilities
Sec. 146.101 Applicability.
The provisions of this subpart apply only to manned OCS facilities
except mobile offshore drilling units.
Sec. 146.105 General alarm system.
Each manned facility must have a general alarm system. When
operated, this system shall be audible in all parts of the structure on
which provided.
Sec. 146.110 Emergency signals.
(a) The owner, the owner's agent, or the person in charge shall
establish emergency signals to be used for calling the personnel to
their emergency stations.
(b) The signal to man emergency stations shall be an intermittent
signal on the general alarm system for not less than 10 seconds. The
abandon facility signal shall be a continuous signal on the general
alarm system.
Sec. 146.115 Duties of personnel during an emergency.
(a) The owner, the owner's agent, or the person in charge shall
assign to each person on a manned facility special duties and duty
stations so that in event an emergency arises confusion will be
minimized and no delay will
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occur with respect to the use or application of equipment required by
this subchapter. The duties shall, as far as possible, be comparable
with the regular work of the individual.
(b) The duties shall be assigned as necessary for the proper
handling of any emergency, and shall include the following:
(1) The closing of air ports, watertight doors, scuppers, and
sanitary and other discharges which lead through the facility's hull.
(2) The stopping of fans and ventilation systems.
(3) The donning of life preserves.
(4) The preparation and launching of life floats, lifeboats, or life
rafts.
Sec. 146.120 Manning of survival craft.
The owner, the owner's agent, or the person in charge shall assign a
person to each life float, lifeboat, life raft, or survival capsule who
shall be responsible for launching it in event of an emergency.
Sec. 146.125 Emergency drills.
(a) Emergency drills shall be conducted at least once each month by
the person in charge of the manned facility. The drill shall be
conducted as if an actual emergency existed. All personnel should report
to their respective stations and be prepared to perform the duties
assigned to them.
(b) The person in charge and conducting the emergency drill shall
instruct the personnel as necessary to insure that all persons are
familiar with their duties and stations.
(c) Emergency evacuation drills. The following emergency evacuation
drills must be conducted:
(1) At least once a year, all the elements of the Emergency
Evacuation Plan (EEP) under Sec. 146.140 relating to the evacuation of
personnel from the facility must be exercised through a drill or a
series of drills. The drill(s) must exercise all of the means and
procedures listed in the EEP for each circumstance and condition
described in the EEP under Sec. 146.140(d)(9).
(2) At least once a month, a drill must be conducted that
demonstrates the ability of the facility's personnel to perform their
duties and functions on the facility, as those duties and functions are
described in the EEP. If a standby vessel is designated for that
facility in the EEP, the vessel must be positioned as described in the
EEP for an evacuation of that facility and the vessel's crew must
demonstrate its ability to perform its duties and functions under the
EEP.
(d) The date and time of such drills shall be reported in writing by
the person in charge at the time of the drill to the owner who shall
maintain this report record for a year and furnish it upon request to
the Coast Guard. After one year, such records may be destroyed. When it
is impossible to conduct emergency drills as required by this section
during a particular calendar month, during the following month, a
written report by the owner shall be submitted to the Officer in Charge,
Marine Inspection, stating why the drills could not be conducted.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
number 2115-0071)
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 84-098b, 54 FR
21572, May 18, 1989]
Sec. 146.130 Station bill.
(a) The person in charge of each manned platform shall be
responsible for and have prepared a station bill (muster list). This
station bill must be signed by the person in charge. Copies shall be
duly posted in conspicuous locations on the manned platform.
(b) The station bill shall set forth the special duties and duty
stations of each member of the personnel for any emergency which
involves the use or application of equipment required by this
subchapter. In addition, it shall contain all other duties assigned and
considered as necessary for the proper handling of other emergencies.
(c) The station bill shall contain the various signals to be used
for calling the personnel to their emergency stations, and to abandon
the facility.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
number 2115-0542)
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 86-011, 51 FR
5712, Feb. 18, 1986]
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Sec. 146.135 Markings for emergency equipment.
(a) Markings shall be provided as considered necessary for the
guidance of persons on manned facilities.
(b) The general alarm bell switches shall be identified by red
letters at least one inch high with a contrasting background: ``General
Alarm.''
(c) All general alarm bells shall be identified by a sign at each
bell in red letters at least one inch high with a sharp contrasting
background: ``General Alarm--When Bell Rings Go to Your Station.
(d) All life floats, lifeboats, life rafts, and survival capsules,
together with paddles or oars, shall be conspicuously marked with a name
or number of, or other inscription identifying, the facility on which
placed. The number of persons allowed on each life float, lifeboat, or
life raft shall be conspicuously marked thereon in letters and numbers
1\1/2\ inches high. These numbers shall be placed on both sides of the
life float, lifeboat, or life raft. Inflatable life rafts shall be
marked in accordance with Subpart 160.051 of 46 CFR Part 160 and no
additional markings are required.
(e) All life preservers and ring life buoys shall be marked with the
name or number of, or other inscription identifying, the facility on
which placed except those which accompany mobile crews to unmanned
platforms may be marked with the operator's name and field designation.
Sec. 146.140 Emergency Evacuation Plan.
(a) The operator of each manned OCS facility shall develop an
Emergency Evacuation Plan (EEP) for the facility which addresses all of
the items listed in paragraph (d) of this section. The EEP may apply to
more than one facility, if the facilities are located in the same
general geographic location and within the same Coast Guard Officer in
Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) zone; if each facility covered by the
EEP is specifically identified in the EEP; and if the evacuation needs
of each facility are accommodated. The EEP must be submitted to the OCMI
having jurisdiction over the facility, 30 days before placing the
facility in operation. The OCMI reviews the EEP to determine whether all
items listed in paragraph (d) of this section are addressed for each
facility included in the EEP. If the OCMI determines that all items in
paragraph (d) of this section are addressed, the OCMI stamps the EEP
``APPROVED'' and returns it, together with a letter indicating Coast
Guard approval, to the operator. If the OCMI determines that any item is
not addressed, the OCMI stamps the EEP ``RETURNED FOR REVISION'' and
returns the EEP, together with an explanation of the EEP's deficiencies,
to the operator.
(b) Once the EEP is approved under paragraph (a) of this section,
the facility operator shall ensure that a copy of the EEP and the letter
indicating Coast Guard approval is maintained on the facility.
(c) The EEP must be resubmitted for approval when substantive
changes are made to the EEP. Only the pages affected by a change need be
resubmitted if the EEP is bound in such a way as to allow old pages to
be removed easily and new ones inserted. Substantive changes include,
but are not limited to, installation of a new facility within the area
covered by an EEP, relocation of a MODU, changes in the means or methods
of evacuation, or changes in the time required to accomplish evacuation.
(d) The EEP must, at a minimum,
(1) Be written in language that is easily understood by the
facility's operating personnel;
(2) Have a table of contents and general index;
(3) Have a record of changes;
(4) List the name, telephone number, and function of each person to
be contacted under the EEP and state the circumstances in which that
person should be contacted;
(5) List the facility's communications equipment, its available
frequencies, and the communications schedules with shore installations,
standby vessels, rescue aircraft, and other OCS facilities specified in
the EEP;
(6) Identify the primary source of weather forecasting relied upon
in implementing the EEP and state the frequency of reports when normal
weather is forecasted, the frequency of reports
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when heavy weather is forecasted, and the method of transmitting the
reports to the facility;
(7) Designate the individual on each facility covered by the EEP who
is assigned primary responsibility for implementing the EEP;
(8) Designate those facility and shoreside support personnel who
have the authority to advise the person in charge of the facility as to
the best course of action to be taken and who initiate actions to assist
facility personnel;
(9) Describe the recognized circumstances, such as fires or
blowouts, and environmental conditions, such as approaching hurricanes
or ice floes, in which the facility or its personnel would be placed in
jeopardy and a mass evacuation of the facility's personnel would be
recommended;
(10) For each of the circumstances and conditions described under
paragraph (d)(9) of this section, list the pre-evacuation steps for
securing operations, whether drilling or production, including the time
estimates for completion and the personnel required;
(11) For each of the circumstances and conditions described under
paragraph (d)(9) of this section, describe the order in which personnel
would be evacuated, the transportation resources to be used in the
evacuation, the operational limitations for each mode of transportation
specified, and the time and distance factors for initiating the
evacuation; and
(12) For each of the circumstances and conditions described under
paragraph (d)(9) of this section, identify the means and procedures--
(i) For retrieving persons from the water during an evacuation;
(ii) For transferring persons from the facility to designated
standby vessels, lifeboats, or other types of evacuation craft;
(iii) For retrieving persons from designated standby vessels,
lifeboats, or other types of evacuation craft if used; and
(iv) For the ultimate evacuation of all persons on the facility to
land, another facility, or other location where the evacuees would be
reasonably out of danger under the circumstance or condition being
addressed.
(e) The operator shall ensure that--
(1) All equipment specified in the EEP, whether the equipment is
located on or off of the facility, is made available and located as
indicated in the EEP and is designed and maintained so as to be capable
of performing its intended function during an emergency evacuation;
(2) All personnel specified in the EEP are available and located as
specified in the EEP and are trained in fulfilling their role under the
EEP; and
(3) Drills are conducted in accordance with Sec. 146.125(c).
(f) A complete copy of the EEP must be made available to the
facility's operating personnel and a brief written summary of, or an
oral briefing on, the EEP must be given to each person newly reporting
on the facility.
(g) A copy of the EEP must be on board each standby vessel, if any,
designated in the EEP and provided to all shoreside support personnel,
if any, specified in the EEP.
[CGD 84-098b, 54 FR 21572, May 18, 1989, as amended by USCG-1998-3799,
63 FR 35530, June 30, 1998]
Subpart C_Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
Sec. 146.201 Applicability.
This subpart applies to mobile offshore drilling units engaged in
OCS activities.
Sec. 146.202 Notice of arrival or relocation of MODUs on the OCS.
(a) The owner of any mobile offshore drilling unit engaged in OCS
activities shall, 14 days before arrival of the unit on the OCS or as
soon thereafter as practicable, notify the District Commander for the
area in which the unit will operate of:
(1) The unit's name, nationality, and designation assigned for
identification under 30 CFR 250.37;
(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;
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(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.
Sec. 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.
Sec. 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.
Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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
Sec. 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.
Sec. 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
Sec. 146.30 and the written report requirements of Sec. 146.35 are
complied with whenever a casualty involving the vessel occurs which
results in:
(a) Death;
(b) Injury to 5 or more persons in a single incident; or
(c) Injury causing any person to be incapacitated for more than 72
hours.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
numbers 2115-0003 and 2115-0004)
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PART 147_SAFETY ZONES--Table of Contents
Sec.
147.1 Purpose of safety zones.
147.5 Delegation of authority.
147.10 Establishment of safety zones.
147.15 Extent of safety zones.
147.20 Definitions.
147.801 Boxer Platform safety zone.
147.803 Bullwinkle Platform safety zone.
147.805 Ursa Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
147.807 West Delta 143 Platform safety zone.
147.809 Mars Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
147.811 Ram-Powell Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
147.813 Auger Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
147.815 ExxonMobil Hoover Floating OCS Facility safety zone.
147.817 Sir Douglas Morpeth Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
147.819 Allegheny Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
147.821 Brutus Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
147.823 Enchilada Platform safety zone.
147.825 Chevron Genesis Spar safety zone.
147.827 Marlin Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
147.829 Matterhorn Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
147.831 Holstein Truss Spar safety zone.
147.833 Na Kika FDS safety zone.
147.835 Magnolia TLP safety zone.
147.837 Marco Polo Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
147.1102 Platform GRACE safety zone.
147.1103 Platform GINA safety zone.
147.1104 Platform ELLEN & ELLY safety zone.
147.1105 Platform HONDO safety zone.
147.1106 Exxon Santa Ynez offshore storage and treatment vessel mooring
safety zone.
147.1107 Platform GILDA safety zone.
147.1108 Platform EDITH safety zone.
147.1109 Platform HERMOSA safety zone.
147.1110 Platform HARVEST safety zone.
147.1111 Platform EUREKA safety zone.
147.1112 Platform HIDALGO safety zone.
147.1113 Platform GAIL safety zone.
147.1114 Platform HARMONY safety zone.
147.1115 Platform HERITAGE safety zone.
147.1116 Platform IRENE safety zone.
Authority: 14 U.S.C. 85; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 49 CFR 1.46.
Source: CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9386, Mar. 4, 1982, unless otherwise
noted.
Sec. 147.1 Purpose of safety zones.
Safety zones may be established around OCS facilities being
constructed, maintained, or operated on the Outer Continental Shelf to
promote the safety of life and property on the facilities, their
appurtenances and attending vessels, and on the adjacent waters within
the safety zones. Regulations adopted for safety zones may extend to the
prevention or control of specific activities and access by vessels or
persons, and include measures to protect the living resources of the sea
from harmful agents. The regulations do not encompass the operating
equipment or procedures used in the drilling for and production of oil,
gas, or other minerals, or the transportation of oil, gas, or other
minerals by pipeline except as they relate to the safety of life and
property on OCS facilities and on the waters adjacent to OCS facilities
or to the protection of the living resources of the sea within a safety
zone from harmful agents.
Sec. 147.5 Delegation of authority.
The authority to establish safety zones and to issue and enforce
safety zone regulations in accordance with the provisions of this part
is delegated to District Commanders.
Sec. 147.10 Establishment of safety zones.
(a) Whenever it comes to the attention of the District Commander
that a safety zone and regulations may be required concerning any OCS
facility being constructed, maintained, or operated on the Outer
Continental Shelf or its appurtenances and attending vessels, or the
adjacent waters, the District Commander may initiate appropriate inquiry
to determine whether a safety zone and regulations should be
established. In making this determination, the District Commander
considers all relevant safety factors, including existing or reasonably
foreseeable congestion of vessels, the presence of unusually harmful or
hazardous substances, and any obstructions within 500 meters of the OCS
facility. If the District Commander determines that the circumstances
warrant the establishment of a safety zone and regulations the District
Commander takes action as necessary consistent with the provisions of
this part.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, a safety
zone and
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necessary regulations may be established concerning any OCS facility
being constructed, maintained or operated on the Outer Continental
Shelf, following publication of a notice of proposed rule making in the
Federal Register and after interested parties have been given the
opportunity to submit comments. A zone and necessary regulations may be
in effect during any period when construction equipment and materials
are within 500 meters of the construction site until the removal of all
portions of the facility.
(c) A safety zone and necessary regulations may be established
without public rule making procedures when the District Commander
determined that imminent danger exists with respect to the safety of
life and property on an OCS facility constructed, maintained, or
operated on the Outer Continental Shelf, its appurtenances and attending
vessels or adjacent waters. A safety zone and regulations may be made
effective on the date the rule is published in the Federal Register.
However, if circumstances require, they may be placed into effect
immediately, followed promptly by publication in the Federal Register.
The District Commander may utilize, in addition to broadcast Notices to
Mariners, Local Notices to Mariners, and Notices to Mariners,
newspapers, and broadcasting stations to disseminate information
concerning a safety zone and regulations pertaining thereto. The public
may comment concerning the establishment of a safety zone or regulations
under this paragraph. A safety zone or regulations may be modified or
withdrawn, as appropriate, based on the comments received.
(d) Geographic coordinates expressed in terms of latitude or
longitude, or both, are not intended for plotting on maps or charts
whose referenced horizontal datum is the North American Datum of 1983
(NAD 83), unless such geographic coordinates are expressly labeled NAD
83. Geographic coordinates without the NAD 83 reference may be plotted
on maps or charts reference to NAD 83 only after application of the
appropriate corrections that are published on the particular map or
chart being used.
[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9386, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by CGD 86-082, 52 FR
33811, Sept. 8, 1987]
Sec. 147.15 Extent of safety zones.
A safety zone establishment under this part may extend to a maximum
distance of 500 meters around the OCS facility measured from each point
on its outer edge or from its construction site, but may not interfere
with the use of recognized sea lanes essential to navigation.
Sec. 147.20 Definitions.
Unless otherwise stated, the term ``attending vessel'' refers to any
vessel which is operated by the owner or operator of an OCS facility
located in the safety zone, which is used for the purpose of carrying
supplies, equipment or personnel to or from the facility, which is
engaged in construction, maintenance, alteration, or repair of the
facility, or which is used for further exploration, production, transfer
or storage of natural resources from the seabed beneath the safety zone.
[CGD 08-99-023, 65 FR 16825, Mar. 30, 2000]
Sec. 147.801 Boxer Platform safety zone.
(a) Description. The Boxer Platform is located at position
27[deg]56[min]48[sec] N, 90[deg]59[min]48[sec] W. The area within 500
meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the structure's outer edge, not
to extend into the adjacent East--West Gulf of Mexico Fairway is a
safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD 08-99-023, 65 FR 16825, Mar. 30, 2000]
Sec. 147.803 Bullwinkle Platform safety zone.
(a) Description. The Bullwinkle Platform is located at position
27[deg]53[min]01[sec] N, 90[deg]54[min]04[sec] W. The area within 500
meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the structure's outer edge is a
safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except:
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(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD 08-99-023, 65 FR 16825, Mar. 30, 2000]
Sec. 147.805 Ursa Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
(a) Description. The Ursa Tension Leg Platform (Ursa TLP) is located
at position 28[deg]09[min]14.497[sec] N, 89[deg]06[min]12.790[sec] W.
The area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the
structure's outer edge is a safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD 08-99-023, 65 FR 16825, Mar. 30, 2000]
Sec. 147.807 West Delta 143 Platform safety zone.
(a) Description. The West Delta 143 Platform is located at position
28[deg]39[min]42[sec] N, 89[deg]33[min]05[sec] W. The area within 500
meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the structure's outer edge, not
to extend into the adjacent Mississippi River Approach Fairway, is a
safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except:(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD 08-99-023, 65 FR 16825, Mar. 30, 2000]
Sec. 147.809 Mars Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
(a) Description. The Mars Tension Leg Platform (Mars TLP) is located
at position 28[deg]10[min]10.29[sec] N, 89[deg]13[min]22.35[sec] W with
two supply boat mooring buoys at positions 28[deg]10[min]18.12[sec] N,
89[deg]12[min]52.08[sec] W (Northeast) and 28[deg]09[min]49.62[sec] N,
89[deg]12[min]57.48[sec] W (Southeast). The area within 500 meters
(1640.4 feet) from each point on the structure's outer edge and the area
within 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of each of the supply boat mooring buoys
is a safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD 08-99-023, 65 FR 16825, Mar. 30, 2000]
Sec. 147.811 Ram-Powell Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
(a) Description. The Ram-Powell Tension Leg Platform (Ram-Powell
TLP) is located at position 29[deg]03[min]52.2[sec] N,
88[deg]05[min]30[sec] W with two supply boat mooring buoys at positions
29[deg]03[min]52.2[sec] N, 88[deg]05[min]12.6[sec] W (Northeast) and
29[deg]03[min]28.2[sec] N, 88[deg]05[min]10.2[sec] W (Southeast). The
area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the structure's
outer edge and the area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of each of the
supply boat mooring buoys is a safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD 08-99-023, 65 FR 16825, Mar. 30, 2000]
Sec. 147.813 Auger Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
(a) Description. The Auger Tension Leg Platform (Auger TLP) is
located at position 27[deg]32[min]45.4[sec] N, 92[deg]26[min]35.09[sec]
W with two supply boat mooring buoys at positions
27[deg]32[min]38.1[sec] N, 92[deg]26[min]04.8[sec] W (East Buoy) and
27[deg]32[min]58.14[sec] N, 92[deg]27[min]04.92[sec] W (West Buoy). The
area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the structure's
outer edge and an area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of each of the
supply boat mooring buoys is a safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except:
(1) an attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing
or fishing; or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD 08-99-023, 65 FR 16825, Mar. 30, 2000]
Sec. 147.815 ExxonMobil Hoover Floating OCS Facility safety zone.
(a) Description. The ExxonMobil Hoover Floating OCS Facility,
Alaminos
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Canyon Block 25A (AC25A), is located at position 26[deg]56[min]33[sec]
N, 94[deg]41[min]19.55[sec] W. The area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet)
from each point on the structure's outer edge is a safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District
[CGD08-01-025, 68 FR 4102, Jan. 28, 2003]
Sec. 147.817 Sir Douglas Morpeth Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
(a) Description. The Sir Douglas Morpeth Tension Leg Platform
(Morpeth TLP), Ewing Bank Block 921A (EW 921A), is located at position
28[deg]02[min]05.28[sec] N, 90[deg]01[min]22.12[sec] W. The area within
500 meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the structure's outer edge
is a safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD08-01-025, 68 FR 4102, Jan. 28, 2003]
Sec. 147.819 Allegheny Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
(a) Description. The Allegheny Tension Leg Platform (Allegheny TLP),
Green Canyon Block 254A (GC 254A), is located at position
27[deg]41[min]29.65[sec] N, 90[deg]16[min]31.93[sec] W. The area within
500 meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the structure's outer edge
is a safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD08-01-025, 68 FR 4102, Jan. 28, 2003]
Sec. 147.821 Brutus Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
(a) Description. The Brutus Tension Leg Platform (Brutus TLP), Green
Canyon Block 158 (GC 158), is located at position
27[deg]47[min]42.86[sec] N, 90[deg]38[min]51.15[sec] W. The area within
500 meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the structure's outer edge
is a safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD08-01-025, 68 FR 4102, Jan. 28, 2003]
Sec. 147.823 Enchilada Platform safety zone
(a) Description. The Enchilada Platform, Garden Banks Block 128A (GB
128A), is located at position 27[deg]52[min]31.31[sec] N,
91[deg]59[min]11.09[sec] W. The area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet)
from each point on the structure's outer edge, not to extend into the
adjacent East-West Gulf of Mexico Fairway, is a safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD08-01-025, 68 FR 4102, Jan. 28, 2003]
Sec. 147.825 Chevron Genesis Spar safety zone.
(a) Description. The Chevron Genesis Spar, Green Canyon 205A
(GC205A), is located at position 27[deg]46[min]46.365[sec] N,
90[deg]31[min]06.553[sec] W. The area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet)
from each point on the structure's outer edge is a safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD08-01-043, 68 FR 4100, Jan. 28, 2003]
Sec. 147.827 Marlin Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
(a) Description. The Marlin Tension Leg Platform (Marlin TLP),
Viasca Knoll, Block 915 (VK 915), is located at
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position 29[deg]6[min]27.46[sec] N, 87[deg]56[min]37.14[sec] W. The area
within 500 meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the structure's outer
edge is a safety zone.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD08-02-045, 68 FR 55445, Sept. 26, 2003]
Sec. 147.829 Matterhorn Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
(a) Description. The Matterhorn Tension Leg Platform A (Matterhorn
TLP), Mississippi Canyon 243 (MC 243), located at position
28[deg]44[min]32[sec] N, 88[deg]39[min]32[sec] W. The area within 500
meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the structure's outer edge is a
safety zone. These coordinates are based upon [NAD 83].
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD08-03-017, 68 FR 59118, Oct. 14, 2003]
Sec. 147.831 Holstein Truss Spar safety zone.
(a) Description. Holstein, Green Canyon 645 (GC 645), located at
position 27[deg]19[min]17[sec] N, 90[deg]32[min]08[sec] W. The area
within 500 meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the structure's outer
edge is a safety zone. These coordinates are based upon North American
Datum 1983.
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD08-03-028, 69 FR 6147, Feb. 10, 2004]
Sec. 147.833 Na Kika FDS safety zone.
(a) Description. Na Kika FDS, Mississippi Canyon 474 ``A'' (MC 474
``A''), located at position 28[deg]31[min]14.86[sec] N,
88[deg]17[min]19.69[sec] W. The area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet)
from each point on the structure's outer edge is a safety zone. These
coordinates are based upon [NAD 83].
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following: (1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD08-03-039, 69 FR 21066, Apr. 20, 2004]
Sec. 147.835 Magnolia TLP safety zone.
(a) Description. Magnolia TLP, Garden Banks 783 ``A'' (GB 783
``A''), located at position 27[deg]12[min]13.86[sec] N,
92[deg]12[min]09.36[sec] W. The area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet)
from each point on the structure's outer edge is a safety zone. These
coordinates are based upon [NAD 83].
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD08-03-040, 69 FR 19934, Apr. 15, 2004]
Sec. 147.837 Marco Polo Tension Leg Platform safety zone.
(a) Description. Marco Polo Tension Leg Platform, Green Canyon 608
(GC 608), located at position 27[deg]21[min]43.32[sec] N,
90[deg]10[min]53.01[sec] W. The area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet)
from each point on the structure's outer edge is a safety zone. These
coordinates are based upon [NAD 83].
(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing;
or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[CGD08-04-004, 69 FR 33858, June 17, 2004]
Sec. 147.1102 Platform GRACE safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 500 meters from each point
on the structure's outer edge. The position of
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the center of the structure is 34[deg]-10[min]-47[sec] N, 119[deg]-
28[min]-05[sec] W.
(b) Regulations: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following: (1) An attending vessel, (2) a vessel under 100
feet in length overall not engaged in towing, or (3) a vessel authorized
by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CCGD 11-79-02, 47 FR 39679, Sept. 9, 1982; 48 FR 33263, July 21, 1983]
Sec. 147.1103 Platform GINA safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 500 meters from each point
on the structure's outer edge. The position of the center of the
structure is 34[deg]-07[min]-02[sec] N, 119[deg]-16[min]-35[sec] W.
(b) Regulations: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following: (1) An attending vessel, (2) a vessel under 100
feet in length overall not engaged in towing, or (3) a vessel authorized
by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CCGD 11-79-02, 47 FR 39679, Sept. 9, 1982; 48 FR 33263, July 21, 1983]
Sec. 147.1104 Platform ELLEN & ELLY safety zone.
(a) Description: The areas within a line 500 meters from each point
on the outer edge of each structure. The structures are approximately
120 meters apart. The position of the center of each structure is:
Platform Ellen, 33[deg]-34[min]-57[sec] N, 118[deg]-07[min]-42[sec] W;
and Platform Elly, 33[deg]-35[min]-00[sec] N, 118[deg]-07[min]-40[sec]
W.
(b) Regulations: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following: (1) An attending vessel serving either structure,
(2) a vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing, or
(3) a vessel authorized by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CCGD 11-79-02, 47 FR 39679, Sept. 9, 1982; 48 FR 33263, July 21, 1983]
Sec. 147.1105 Platform HONDO safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 500 meters from each point
on the structure's outer edge. The position of the center of the
structure is 34[deg]-23[min]-27[sec] N, 120[deg]-07[min]-14[sec] W.
(b) Regulations: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except for the following: (1) An attending vessel, (2) a vessel under
100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing, or (3) a vessel
authorized by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CCGD 11-79-02, 47 FR 39679, Sept. 9, 1982; 48 FR 33263, July 21, 1983]
Sec. 147.1106 Exxon Santa Ynez offshore storage and treatment vessel
mooring safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 1108 meters for the center
of the mooring. The position of the center of the mooring is 34[deg]-
24[min]-19[sec] N 120[deg]-06[min]00[sec] W.
(b) Regulations: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following: (1) An attending vessel, (2) a vessel under 100
feet in length overall not engaged in towing, or (3) a vessel authorized
by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CCGD 11-79-02, 47 FR 39679, Sept. 9, 1982; 48 FR 33263, July 21, 1983]
Sec. 147.1107 Platform GILDA safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 500 meters from each point
on the structure's outer edge. The position of the center of the
structure is 34[deg]-10[min]-56[sec] N. 119[deg]-25[min]-07[sec] W.
(b) Regulations: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except for the following: (1) An attending vessel, (2) a vessel under
100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing, or (3) a vessel
authorized by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CCGD 11-79-02, 47 FR 39679, Sept. 9, 1982; 48 FR 33263, July 21, 1983]
Sec. 147.1108 Platform EDITH safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 500 meters from each point
on the structure's outer edge. The position of the center of the
structure is 33[deg]-35[min]-45[sec] N. 118[deg]-08[min]-27[sec] W.
(b) Regulations: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except for the following: (1) An attending vessel, (2) a vessel under
100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing, or (3) a vessel
authorized by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CCGD 11-79-02, 47 FR 39679, Sept. 9, 1982; 48 FR 33263, July 21, 1983]
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Sec. 147.1109 Platform HERMOSA safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 500 meters from each point
on the structure's outer edge. The position of the center of the
structure is 34-27-19 N, 120-38-47 W.
(b) Regulations: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following: (1) An attending vessel, (2) a vessel under 100
feet in length overall not engaged in towing or (3) a vessel authorized
by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CGD 11-84-01, 49 FR 33015, Aug. 20, 1984]
Sec. 147.1110 Platform HARVEST safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 500 meters from each point
on the structure's outer edge. The position of the center of the
structure is 34-28-09.5 N, 120-40-46.1 W.
(b) Regulations: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except for the following: (1) An attending vessel, (2) a vessel under
100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing or (3) a vessel
authorized by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CGD 11-84-01, 49 FR 33016, Aug. 20, 1984]
Sec. 147.1111 Platform EUREKA safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 500 meters from each point
on the structure's outer edge. The position of the center of the
structure is 33-33-50 N, 118-07-00 W.
(b) Regulations: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following: (1) An attending vessel, (2) a vessel under 100
feet in length overall not engaged in towing or (3) a vessel authorized
by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CGD 11-84-01, 49 FR 33016, Aug. 20, 1984]
Sec. 147.1112 Platform HIDALGO safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 500 meters from each point
on the structure's outer edge. The position of the center of the
structure is 34-29-42 N, 120-42-08 W.
(b) Regulations: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following: (1) An attending vessel, (2) a vessel under 100
feet in length overall not engaged in towing or (3) a vessel authorized
by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CGD 11-84-01, 49 FR 33016, Aug. 20, 1984]
Sec. 147.1113 Platform GAIL safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 500 meters from each point
on the structure's outer edge. The position of the center of the
structure is 34[deg]-07[min]-30[sec] N, 119[deg]-24[min]-01[sec] W.
(b) Regulation: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following: (1) An attending vessel, (2) a vessel under 100
feet in length overall not engaged in towing, or (3) a vessel authorized
by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CGD11-87-06, 52 FR 9657, Mar. 26, 1987]
Sec. 147.1114 Platform HARMONY safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 500 meters from each point
on the structure's outer edge. The position of the center of the
structure is 34[deg]-22[min]-36[sec] N, 120[deg]-10[min]-03[sec] W.
(b) Regulation: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following: (1) an attending vessel; (2) a vessel under 100
feet in length overall not engaged in towing; or (3) a vessel authorized
by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CGD11-92-01, 57 FR 9055, Mar. 16, 1992]
Sec. 147.1115 Platform HERITAGE safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 500 meters from each point
on the structure's outer edge. The position of the center of the
structure is 34[deg]-21[min]-01[sec] N, 120[deg]-16[min]-45[sec] W.
(b) Regulation: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following: (1) An attending vessel; (2) a vessel under 100
feet in length overall not engaged in towing; or (3) a vessel authorized
by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CGD11-92-01, 57 FR 9055, Mar. 16, 1992]
Sec. 147.1116 Platform IRENE safety zone.
(a) Description: The area within a line 500 meters from each point
on the structure's outer edge. The position of
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the center of the structure is 34[deg]-36[min]-37.5[sec] N, 120[deg]-
43[min]-46[sec] W.
(b) Regulation: No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone
except the following: (1) An attending vessel; (2) a vessel under 100
feet in length overall not engaged in towing; or (3) a vessel authorized
by the Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[CGD11-92-02, 57 FR 9054, Mar. 16, 1992]
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INDEX
SUBCHAPTER N_OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES
Editorial Note: This listing is provided for informational purposes
only. It is compiled and kept up-to-date by the Coast Guard, Department
of Homeland Security, and is revised through July 1, 2005.
Note: Citations in this index are, for the most part, references to
general subject matter only. The applicability of a reference to any
given type of application (e.g. MODU, Platform, Manned, Unmanned, U.S.,
Foreign, etc.) should always be checked against the description of
``applicability'' preceding most parts or subparts in the regulations.
Section
A
Alarm systems
146.105
Annual inspection, facilities
140.105
Appeals
140.25
Approved equipment
140.15
Arrival of MODU, notice of
146.202
C
Casualties:
Criteria for reporting...................................146.30, 146.303
Diving............................................................146.40
Pollution.........................................................146.45
Reports required.................................146.30, 146.35, 146.303
Catwalk, rails required
143.110(c)
Citizenship of personnel
141.5, 141.15, 141.20, 141.25, 141.30
Civil penalties
140.35
Collision damages
146.30
Communications equipment (manned platforms)
144.04-40, 146.15
Complaints, investigation of
140.201(e)
Construction, exemptions during
140.5
Criminal penalties
140.35
D
Death:
Investigation of..............................................140.201(a)
Reporting of.....................................146.30, 146.35, 146.303
Deficiencies
140.103
Definitions
140.10, 141.10, 147.1101
Design and equipment:
Exemptions, existing MODUs.......................................143.201
Foreign design standards......................................143.207(b)
Foreign flag MODUs...............................................143.207
General.....................................................See Part 143
Letter of Compliance.............................................143.210
U.S. flag MODUs..................................................143.205
Undocumented MODUs...............................................143.205
Diving casualties
146.40
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Drilling, inspection prior to
140.105(d)
Drills, emergency
146.125
Duties during emergency:
General..........................................................146.115
Station bill.....................................................146.130
E
Emergency drills:
During inspections............................................140.101(c)
Duties during....................................................146.115
Manned facilities................................................146.125
Station bill.....................................................146.130
Emergency equipment:
Maintenance of....................................................146.15
On manned platforms............................................144.01-40
Emergency Evacuation Plan
146.140, 146.210
Emergency signals
146.110, 146.130
Employment restrictions
141.5, 141.15, 141.20
Equipment tests
140.101(c)
Equivalent equipment
140.15
Evidence of citizenship
141.25
Existing MODUs, design exemptions
143.201
Exposure suits:
Foreign MODUs.........................................See subpart 144.30
U.S. and undocumented MODUs...........................See subpart 144.20
F
Failure to comply
140.35
Fire, investigation of
140.201(c)
Fire extinguishers (portable and semi-portable):
Classification of.................................................145.05
Locations and number required.....................................145.10
On platforms......................................................145.01
Fire fighting equipment:
Defective.....................................................140.103(c)
General.....................................................See Part 145
Reporting damage to.......................................146.30, 146.35
First aid kits (manned platforms)
144.01-30
Floating OCS facilities:
Certificate of Inspection.....................................143.120(c)
Design and equipment requirements.............................143.120(b)
General..........................................................143.120
Plan approval.................................................143.120(a)
Foreign Units:
Foreign MODUs, design and equipment..............................143.207
Inspection of....................................................140.101
Letter of Compliance (MODUs).....................................143.210
Lifesaving equipment (exposure suits).................See subpart 144.30
Load line certificates........................................143.301(b)
Load lines....................................................143.301(a)
MODU design exemption............................................143.201
MODU operating standards.........................................146.205
Ownership of.........................................141.5(b)(3), 141.10
G
General alarm system:
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Emergency signals................................................146.110
General..........................................................146.105
Marking of.......................................................146.135
Guards and rails
143.110
H
Hazards
140.103
Helicopter landing deck:
Protection required...........................................143.110(b)
I
Immersion suits--See Exposure suits
IMO MODU Code
140.7, 140.102, 143.207(c), 146.205(c)
Injury:
Investigation of..............................................140.201(b)
Reporting of.....................................146.30, 146.35, 146.303
Inspections:
Annual inspection of fixed OCS facilities........................140.103
Deficiencies found during........................................140.105
Foreign units.................................................140.101(d)
General..........................................................140.101
Prior to drilling or production...............................140.105(d)
Unannounced inspections.......................................140.101(b)
Work vests.....................................................146.20(d)
Investigations:
Death.........................................................140.201(a)
General..........................................................140.201
Injury........................................................140.201(b)
Procedures governing.............................................140.203
Subpoena power...................................................140.205
Workplace safety................................................142.5(b)
L
Landing, personnel
143.105
Letter of Compliance (foreign and undocumented MODUs)
143.210
Life floats (manned platforms):
Alternatives to................................................144.01-15
Equipment for..................................................144.01-10
General.........................................................144.01-1
Location and launching of.......................................144.01-5
Manning of.......................................................146.120
Marking of.......................................................146.135
Life preservers:
Lights and batteries..............................................146.15
Marking of.......................................................146.135
On manned platforms............................................144.01-20
On unmanned platforms...........................................144.10-1
Life rafts:
Manning of.......................................................146.120
Marking of.......................................................146.135
On manned platforms............................................144.01-15
Life rings--See Ring life buoys
Lifeboats:
Manning of.......................................................146.120
Marking of.......................................................146.135
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On manned platforms................................144.01-15 (a) and (b)
Lifesaving equipment:
Defective.....................................................140.103(c)
Foreign MODUs (exposure suits)........................See subpart 144.30
General.....................................................See Part 144
Manned platforms......................................See subpart 144.01
Reporting damage to.......................................146.30, 146.35
Undocumented MODUs (exposure suits)...................See subpart 144.20
Unmanned platforms....................................See subpart 144.10
U.S. flag MODUs (exposure suits)......................See subpart 144.20
Lights and warning devices
143.15
Litter (lifesaving type)
144.01-35
Load lines required
143.301
M
Maintenance of emergency equipment
146.15
Manned platforms:
Lifesaving equipment required.........................See subpart 144.01
Manning of survival craft
146.120
Markings for emergency equipment
146.135
Means of escape
143.101
Mobile Offshore Drilling Units:
Certificate of Inspection........................................143.210
Design and equipment requirements, U.S. flag.....................143.205
``Existing units'' exempt from design requirements...............143.201
Exposure suits, foreign flag..........................See subpart 144.30
Exposure suits, (U.S. and undocumented)...............See subpart 144.20
Foreign flag MODUs.............................143.201, 143.207, 146.205
General....................See part 143 subpart C and part 146 subpart C
Letter of Compliance.............................................143.210
Notice of arrival or relocation..................................146.202
Operating requirements (U.S. and undocumented)...................146.203
Rebuilding existing units........................................143.201
Undocumented MODUs...............................................143.205
Monthly emergency drills (manned facilities except MODUs)
146.125
N
Notice:
Of arrival of MODU...............................................146.202
Of casualty or accident on facilities.....................146.30, 146.35
Of casualty or accident on vessels...............................146.303
Of new facilities.................................................146.10
Of relocation of MODU............................................146.202
O
Oil spills:
Investigation of..............................................140.201(d)
Liability and compensation........................................146.45
Reporting of......................................................146.45
Operations:
Facilities........................................See part 146 subpart A
Foreign MODUs....................................................146.205
General.....................................................See Part 146
Manned facilities.................................See part 146 subpart B
U.S. and undocumented MODUs......................................146.203
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P
Paddles (for life floats):
General.....................................................144.01-10(c)
Marking of.......................................................146.135
Painter (for life floats)
144.01-10(a)
Penalties
140.35, 140.40
Person in charge:
Casualties, notification of.......................................146.30
Casualties, written reports of....................................146.35
Casualties involving vessels.....................................146.303
Consultation with marine inspector............................140.101(c)
Custody of First Aid Kit.......................................144.01-30
Definition of.....................................................140.10
Designation of..................................................146.5(a)
Diving casualties, reporting of...................................146.40
Emergency actions...............................................146.5(b)
Emergency drills, conduct of.............................146.125(a), (c)
Emergency drills, written report of...........................146.125(d)
Emergency duties, assignment of...............................146.115(a)
Emergency signals, establishment of...........................146.110(a)
Instructing personnel.........................................146.125(b)
Pollution incidents, notification of..............................146.45
Station bill, preparation of.....................................146.130
Survival craft launch supervisors, assignment of.................146.120
Work vests, supervision of.....................................146.20(b)
Personal flotation device (PFD)--See Life preservers
Personnel:
Citizenship requirements...................................141.5, 141.15
Duties during emergency..........................................146.115
Evidence of citizenship...........................................141.25
Exemption from citizenship, requests for..........................141.20
General.....................................................See Part 141
Records to be maintained on.......................................141.35
Resident aliens...................................141.15, 141.20, 141.30
Station bill.....................................................146.130
Personnel landings
143.105
Pollution incidents
146.45
Portable fire extinguishers
145.01
Production, inspection prior to
140.105(d)
R
Radio, on manned platform
144.01-40
Rails
143.110
Rebuilding ``existing'' MODUs
143.201
``Recognized hazards''
142.1
Records required, employee files
141.35
Relocation of MODU, notice of
146.202
Reports:
By vessels.......................................................146.303
Collisions................................................146.30, 146.35
Diving casualties.................................................146.40
Emergency drills..............................................146.125(c)
Notice of casualty or accident...................146.30, 146.35, 146.303
Pollution incidents...............................................146.45
Unsafe working conditions..........................................142.5
Written report of casualty...............................146.35, 146.303
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Resident aliens
141.15, 141.20, 141.30
Ring life buoys:
Marking of.......................................................146.135
On manned platforms............................................144.01-25
On unmanned platforms...........................................144.10-1
S
Safety zones:
Authority to establish.............................................147.5
Establishment of..................................................147.10
Extent of.........................................................147.15
General.....................................................See Part 147
Purpose of.........................................................147.1
Sanctions--See Civil Penalties
Semi-portable fire extinguishers
145.01
Signals, emergency
146.110, 146.130
SOLAS
140.101(d)
Stairways, rails required
143.110(c)
Standby vessels
See part 143 subpart E
Station bill
146.130
Subpoena power
140.205
Survival craft:
Manning of.......................................................146.120
Marking of.......................................................146.135
Survival suits--See Exposure suits
U
Undocumented MODUs:
Exposure suits........................................See subpart 144.20
General..........................................................143.205
Letter of Compliance.............................................143.210
Operating requirements...........................................146.203
Unmanned platforms (lifesaving equipment)
See subpart 144.10
Unsafe working conditions:
Investigation of..............................................140.201(e)
Reports of.........................................................142.5
V
Vessels:
General..........................................................143.300
Inspection of..................................140.101, 140.102, 140.103
Load line Certificates........................................143.301(b)
Load lines....................................................143.301(a)
Notice of casualty or accident...................................146.303
W
Waterlights:
On exposure suits..................................144.20-5 and 144.30-5
On life floats (manned platforms)...........................144.01-10(b)
On life preservers (manned platforms)...............144.01-20(c), 146.15
On ring life buoys (manned platforms).......................144.01-25(b)
On ring life buoys (unmanned platforms)...................144.10-1(a)(3)
Work vests:
Approved type..................................................146.20(a)
General...........................................................146.20
Inspection of..................................................146.20(d)
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Stowage of.....................................................146.20(c)
Use of.........................................................146.20(b)
Workplace safety:
General.....................................................See Part 142
Investigations..................................................142.5(b)
Reports of unsafe working conditions...............................142.5
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