[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR143.210]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 143--DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart C--Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
 
Sec. 143.210  Letter of compliance.

    (a) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, determines whether a 
mobile offshore drilling unit which does not hold a valid Coast Guard 
Certificate of Inspection meets the requirements of Sec.Sec. 143.205 or 
143.207 relating to design and equipment standards and issues a letter 
of compliance for each unit which meets the requirements. Inspection of 
the unit may be required as part of this determination.
    (b) A letter of compliance issued under paragraph (a) of this 
section is valid for one year or until the MODU departs the OCS for 
foreign operations, whichever comes first.
    (c) The owner or operator of a foreign mobile offshore drilling unit 
requiring a letter of compliance examination must pay the fee prescribed 
in 46 CFR 2.10-130.

[CGD 84-098a, 53 FR 18981, May 26, 1988, as amended by CGD 91-030, 60 FR 
13563, Mar. 13, 1995]