2009 MODU Code. Code for the construction and equipment of mobile offshore drilling units, 2009. 2010 edition

book summary

The 2009 MODU Code presents a major revision of the 1989 MODU Code. It provides an international standard for MODUs of new construction which will facilitate their international movement and operation and ensure a level of safety for such units and for personnel on board, equivalent to that requiered by the 1974 SOLAS Convention and the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, for conventional ships engeged on international voyages. For mobile units constructed before 1 January 2012, the provisions of the 1989 MODU Code, as amended should still be applied.
CONTENTS:
Resolution A.1023(26)
Preamble
Chapter 1 - General
Chapter 2 - Construction, strength and materials
Chapter 3 - Subdivision, stability and freeboard
Chapter 4 - Machinery installations for all types of units
Chapter 5 - Electrical installations for all types of units
Chapter 6 - Machinery and electrical installations in hazardous areas for all types of units
Chapter 7 - Machinery and electrical installations for self-propelled units
Chapter 8 - Periodically unattended machinery spaces for all types of units
Chapter 9 - Fire safety
Chapter 10 - Life-saving appliances and equipment
Chapter 11 - Radiocommunication and navigation
Chapter 12 - Lifting devices, personnel and pilot transfer
Chapter 13 - Helicopter facilities
Chapter 14 - Operations
Appendix