Bezpieczeństwo i regulacje · 7/1/2003

Outer Continental Shelf Facility Security

This interim rule provides security measures for mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) not subject to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, (SOLAS) and certain fixed and floating facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) other than deepwater ports. For the purpose of this part, non-SOLAS MODUs and certain fixed and floating facilities on the OCS are collectively referred to as OCS facilities. This rule requires the owners or operators of OCS facilities to designate security officers, develop security plans based on security assessments, implement security measures specific to the OCS facility's operation and comply with Maritime Security Levels. This interim rule is one of six interim rules in today's Federal Register that comprise a new subchapter on the requirements for maritime security mandated by the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002. These six interim rules implement national maritime security initiatives concerning General Provisions, Area Maritime Security (ports), Vessels, Facilities, OCS Facilities, and the Automatic Identification System. Where appropriate, they align these domestic maritime security requirements with those o