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143Self-elevating mobile offshore platform#
(1)An operator must, in relation to a self-elevating mobile offshore platform, ensure that a site-specific assessment is conducted of the condition of the seabed, including seabed restraint, to ensure that the platform is stable and can be operated safely.
(2)The operator must ensure that a self-elevating mobile offshore platform meets the following requirements:
(a)it must be equipped with systems to actively monitor
(i)hull inclination,
(ii)leg penetration into the seabed,
(iii)loads on each of the platform’s legs, and
(iv)rack phase differential, if applicable; and
(b)its jacking mechanisms must be designed so that the failure of a single component does not cause an uncontrolled descent of the platform.
(3)The operator must ensure that the works and activities on a self-elevating mobile offshore platform are suspended and that all wells associated with the platform are brought to a safe shut-in condition if
(a)hull inclination or the rack phase differential exceeds the allowable limits set out in the operations manual in accordance with paragraph 157(3)(b);
(b)unexplained changes occur in the loads on any of the platform’s legs;
(c)leg penetration into the seabed increases; or
(d)any other event threatens the stability of the platform.
(4)In the case of any of the situations referred to in subsection (3), the operator must ensure that the works and activities on the self-elevating mobile offshore platform remain suspended and that all wells associated with the platform remain in a safe shut-in condition until the cause of the situation has been investigated and corrective measures have been taken.
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