[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR143.120]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 143--DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B--OCS Facilities
 
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.