81 FR 49908 - Requirements for MODUs and Other Vessels Conducting Outer Continental Shelf Activities With Dynamic Positioning Systems; Training Certification Programs

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 146 (July 29, 2016)

Page Range49908-49909
FR Document2016-18036

The Coast Guard is providing the following information on dynamic positioning training certification programs.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 146 (Friday, July 29, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49908-49909]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18036]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 140, 143, and 146

46 CFR Parts 61 and 62

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0063]
RIN 1625-AC16


Requirements for MODUs and Other Vessels Conducting Outer 
Continental Shelf Activities With Dynamic Positioning Systems; Training 
Certification Programs

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability of dynamic positioning training 
certification programs.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is providing the following information on 
dynamic positioning training certification programs.

DATES: July 29, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document, 
call Ms. Mayte Medina, U.S. Coast Guard, 202-372-1492

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 28, 2014, the Coast Guard 
published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) on Requirements for MODUs and Other

[[Page 49909]]

Vessels Conducting Outer Continental Shelf Activities With Dynamic 
Positioning Systems (Docket No. USCG-2014-0063, RIN 1625-AC16) (79 FR 
70943). The NPRM proposes to establish minimum design, operation, 
training, and manning standards for mobile offshore drilling units and 
other vessels using dynamic positioning systems to engage in Outer 
Continental Shelf activities. The Coast Guard has not yet published a 
final rule on this subject.
    Since the comment period closed, the Coast Guard has received 
inquiries regarding availability of dynamic positioning training 
certification programs. We are aware of three industry accepted 
training certification programs for dynamic positioning:
     The Offshore Service Vessel Dynamic Positioning 
Authority's (OSVDPA) MPP-1-001, the OSVDPA's Manual of Policies and 
Procedures (Version 1) (January 2016);
     The Nautical Institute's Dynamic Positioning Operator's 
Training and Certification Scheme Version 1.1 (January 2015); and,
     Det Norske Veritas/Germanischer Lloyd's Recommended 
Practice for Certification Scheme for Dynamic Positioning Operators 
(DNVGL-RP-0007).
    The Coast Guard is providing this information to assist the public 
in locating dynamic positioning training certification programs, and 
does not endorse or recommend any such program. To the extent that 
programs not listed above may exist, their absence from the list is due 
entirely to the fact that the Coast Guard is unaware of them, and does 
not constitute or imply a determination that programs on the list are 
preferable to any that may exist and are not included on the list.
    This document is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: July 26, 2016.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, United States Coast 
Guard.
[FR Doc. 2016-18036 Filed 7-28-16; 8:45 am]
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of availability of dynamic positioning training certification programs.
DatesJuly 29, 2016.
ContactFor information about this document, call Ms. Mayte Medina, U.S. Coast Guard, 202-372-1492
FR Citation81 FR 49908 
RIN Number1625-AC16
CFR Citation33 CFR 140
33 CFR 143
33 CFR 146
46 CFR 61
46 CFR 62

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