Classification societies, origin and their role in the offshore industry
- The origin of classification societies
- The need for control
- Lloyd’s Coffee House, London, Great Britain
- Mr Edward Lloyd
- Classification
- Classification in the offshore industry
- Classification society rules for offshore floating units
- Offshore floating vessels – non-MODU
Flag state administrations and their role in the offshore industry
- Flag state administration
- Flag states and the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- Flag states and the International Convention on The Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
- Propelled or non-propelled – why the role of flag state is confusing
- - Propelled or non-propelled?
  - Flag state administration role with non-propelled units
  - Flag state administration role with propelled units
  - Flag state surveys and survey delegation
  - IMO Resolution A.739 (18)
  - IMO Resolution A.789(19)
  - Flag state administration additional instructions
Coastal state authority and their role in the offshore industry
- Coastal state – zones
- - Continental shelf
  - Contiguous zone
  - Exclusive economic zone
- The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
- Coastal state regulations
- Safety cases
- Manning of mobile offshore drilling units (MODU)
- The Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
Use of the MODU code in the offshore industry
- The intentions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Asset integrity management and life extension studies
- Life extension studies
- Asset integrity management

Module 3

Module 3