2009 MODU Code: As amended thru 01Jan2020
This document was developed from the referenced IMO Resolutions by the U.S. Coast Guard’s OCS National Center of Expertise.
Last updated 07Sep2022 iv
Chapter 9 Fire Safety ........................................................................................................................................ 75
9.1 Alternative design and arrangements .................................................................................................... 75
9.2 Structural fire protection ........................................................................................................................ 75
9.3 Protection of accommodation spaces, service spaces and control stations .......................................... 78
9.4 Means of escape ..................................................................................................................................... 81
9.5 Fire safety systems .................................................................................................................................. 83
9.6 Emergency escape breathing devices ..................................................................................................... 83
9.7 Fire pumps, fire mains, hydrants and hoses ........................................................................................... 84
9.8 Fire-extinguishing arrangements for the drill floor ................................................................................. 86
9.9 Fire-extinguishing arrangements in machinery spaces and in spaces containing fired processes ....... 86
9.10 Portable fire extinguishers in accommodation, service and working spaces ........................................ 87
9.11 Fire detection and alarm system............................................................................................................. 88
9.12 Flammable gas detection and alarm system .......................................................................................... 89
9.13 Hydrogen sulphide detection and alarm system .................................................................................... 89
9.14 Fire-fighters’ outfits................................................................................................................................. 89
9.15 Recharging of air cylinders ...................................................................................................................... 89
9.16 Arrangements in machinery and working spaces ................................................................................... 90
9.17 Provisions for helicopter facilities ........................................................................................................... 90
9.18 Storage of gas cylinders .......................................................................................................................... 93
9.19 Fire control plan ...................................................................................................................................... 94
9.20 Operational readiness and maintenance ................................................................................................ 94
Chapter 10 Life-saving appliances and equipment ............................................................................................ 96
10.1 General .................................................................................................................................................... 96
10.2 Alternative design and arrangements .................................................................................................... 96
10.3 Survival craft ........................................................................................................................................... 96
10.4 Survival craft muster and embarkation arrangements .......................................................................... 97
10.5 Survival craft launching stations ............................................................................................................. 98
10.6 Stowage of survival craft ......................................................................................................................... 98
10.7 Survival craft launching and recovery arrangements ............................................................................. 99
10.8 Rescue boats ......................................................................................................................................... 100
10.9 Stowage of rescue boats ....................................................................................................................... 100
10.10 Rescue boat embarkation, launching and recovery arrangements...................................................... 100
10.11 Lifejackets .............................................................................................................................................. 101
10.12 Immersion suits and anti-exposure suits .............................................................................................. 101
10.13 Lifebuoys ............................................................................................................................................... 101
10.14 Radio life-saving appliances .................................................................................................................. 102
10.15 Distress flares ........................................................................................................................................ 102
10.16 Line-throwing appliances ...................................................................................................................... 102
10.17 Operating instructions .......................................................................................................................... 103
10.18 Operational readiness, maintenance and inspections ......................................................................... 103
Chapter 11 Radiocommunication and navigation ............................................................................................ 107
11.1 General .................................................................................................................................................. 107
11.2 Training.................................................................................................................................................. 107
11.3 Self-propelled units .............................................................................................................................. 107
11.4 Non-self-propelled units under tow ..................................................................................................... 107
11.5 Units stationary at the site or engaged in drilling operations .............................................................. 108
11.6 Helicopter communications .................................................................................................................. 108