Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit, MODU

Definition: A generic term for several classes of self-contained floatable or floating drilling machines such as jackups, semisubmersibles, and submersibles.

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MODU Engineer Modules and Subjects

Exam Code: MODE01 Endorsement: Chief Engineer-MODU Modules: Q730 – Q750
- Q730-Motor Plants
  - Motor Propulsion
    - Main engines
    - Auxiliary engines
    - Starting systems
    - Lubrication systems
    - Fuel Fuel systems
    - Fuel injection systems
    - Drive systems
    - Air-charging systems
    - Control systems
    - Automation systems
    - Governors
    - Safety
    - Casualty control
  - Steam Generators
    - Auxiliary boilers
    - Feedwater systems
    - Condensate systems
    - Recovery systems
- Q740-Engineering Safety & Environmental Protection
  - Safety
    - Damage control
    - Dewatering
    - Fire fighting
    - Fire prevention
    - Fire theory
    - Flooding
    - Stability and trim
  - Emergency Equipment & Lifesaving Appliances
    - General safety
    - Hazardous materials
    - Inspections and surveys
    - Pollution prevention
    - U.S. rules and regulations
- Q750-General Subjects
  - General Subjects
    - Administration
    - Automation systems
    - Bearings
    - Control systems
    - Deck machinery
    - Governors
    - Heat exchangers
    - Hydraulics
    - Oily water separators
    - Prints and tables
    - Sanitary-Sewage Systems
    - Ship Construction & Repair
    - Steering systems
    - Watch duties
  - Electricity-Electronics-Control Eng.
    - Bridge navigation equipment
    - Casualty control
    - Computers and networks
    - Distribution systems
    - Electronic systems
    - High voltage systems
    - Motor controllers
    - Propulsion systems
    - Safety
    - Troubleshooting
  - Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
    - Air conditioning systems
    - Casualty control
    - Control systems
    - Refrigeration systems
    - Safety
  - Management Level
    - Arbitration
    - Assessing competency
    - Codes & regulations
    - Crisis management
    - Employee familiarization
    - Inspections-surveys
    - Internal documents
    - International laws-conventions
    - Maintenance systems
    - Management practices
    - Management skills
    - Operational planning
    - Shipyard
    - Technical analysis
    - Troubleshooting
    - Vessel layup
Exam Code: MODE02 Endorsement: Assistant Engineer-MODU Modules: Q715 – Q717
- Q715-Motor Plants
  - Motor Propulsion
    - Air-charging systems
    - Automation systems
    - Auxiliary engines
    - Casualty control
    - Control systems
    - Cooling systems
    - Drive systems
    - Exhaust systems
    - Fuel
    - Fuel injection systems
    - Fuel systems
    - Fundamentals
    - Governors
    - Intake systems
    - Lubrication systems
    - Main engines
    - Safety
    - Starting systems
    - Steam systems
    - Water chemistry
  - Steam Generators
    - Auxiliary boilers
    - Condensate systems
    - Feedwater systems
    - Recovery systems
    - Steam-theory
MODU Deck Modules and Subjects
Exam Code: MODU01 Endorsement: Offshore Installation Manager Modules: Q100 – Q435
- Q100-Rules of the Road: International and Inland
  - Watchkeeping
    - COLREGS
    - Inland Navigational Rules
    - “Basic Principles for Navigational Watch”
    - MODU obstruction lights
- Q430-OIM Deck General Safety
  - Meteorology and oceanography
    - Characteristics of weather systems
    - Ocean current systems
    - Synoptic chart weather forecasting
    - Tide and tidal current publications
  - Fire prevention and firefighting appliances:
    - Basic firefighting and prevention of fires
    - Classes and chemistry of fire
    - Firefighting equipment and regulations
    - Firefighting systems
    - Organization of fire drills
  - Medical care
    - First aid
    - First response medical action
  - Maritime law and regulation
    - National maritime law
  - Personnel Management and Training:
  - - Casualty reports and records
    - Required logs and recordkeeping
    - Ship’s business including:
  - Communications
  - - Radio communications and FCC permit
    - Radiotelephone procedures
  - Lifesaving/Survival:
    - Emergency radio transmissions
    - Lifesaving appliance operation (launching, boat handling)
    - Procedures/rules for lifeboats, survival suits, personal flotation devices (PFDs), life rafts and emergency signals
    - Survival at sea
  - Deck seamanship
    - Cargo stowage and securing
    - Crane use procedures and inspections
    - Hazardous materials/dangerous goods precautions
    - Mooring equipment
    - Support boats/helicopters
    - Transfer of personnel
- Q431-OIM Unrestricted
  - Stability, ballasting, construction and damage control
    - Damaged trim and stability countermeasures
    - Load line requirements
    - Principles of ship construction, structural members
    - Stability and trim calculations
    - Trim and stability
  - Operating manual
    - Ballasting procedures
    - Completion of variable load form
    - Emergency procedures
    - Evaluation of variable load form
    - Hydrostatics data
    - KG limitations
    - Leg loading calculations
    - On-station instructions
    - Operation of bilge system
    - Rig characteristics and limitations
    - Severe storm instructions
    - Tank tables
    - Transit instructions
    - Unexpected list or trim
  - Maneuvering and handling
    - Anchoring and anchor handling
    - Heavy weather operations
    - Mooring, positioning
    - Moving, positioning
  - Emergency procedures and contingency plans:
    - Abandon unit
    - Blowouts
    - Collision
    - Failure of ballast control system
    - Fire or explosion
    - H2S safety
    - Heavy weather
    - Man overboard
    - Mooring emergencies
    - Temporary repairs
  - General Engineering— Power plants and auxiliary systems
    - Engineering equipment, operations and failures
    - Marine engineering terminology
    - Maritime law and regulation
    - International Maritime law
    - National maritime law
- Q432-OIM Surface Units Underway
  - Stability, ballasting, construction and damage control
    - Damaged trim and stability countermeasures
    - Load line requirements
    - Principles of ship construction, structural members
    - Stability and trim calculations
    - Trim and stability
  - Operating manual
    - Ballasting procedures
    - Completion of variable load form
    - Emergency procedures
    - Evaluation of variable load form
    - Hydrostatics data
    - KG limitations
    - On-station instructions
    - Operation of bilge system
    - Rig characteristics and limitations
    - Severe storm instructions
    - Tank tables
    - Transit instructions
    - Unexpected list or trim
  - Maneuvering and handling
    - Anchoring and anchor handling
    - Heavy weather operations
    - Mooring, positioning
    - Moving, positioning
  - Emergency procedures and contingency plans:
  - - Abandon unit
    - Collision
    - Failure of ballast control system
    - Fire or explosion
    - Heavy weather
    - Man overboard
    - Temporary repairs
  - General Engineering—Power plants and auxiliary systems
    - Engineering equipment, operations and failures
    - Marine engineering terminology
    - Maritime law and regulation
    - International Maritime law
    - National maritime law
- Q433-OIM Surface Units on Location
  - Stability, ballasting, construction and damage control
    - Damaged trim and stability countermeasures
    - Load line requirements
    - Principles of ship construction, structural members
    - Stability and trim calculations
    - Trim and stability
  - Operating manual
    - Ballasting procedures
    - Completion of variable load form
    - Emergency procedures
    - Evaluation of variable load form
    - Hydrostatics data
    - KG limitations
    - On-station instructions
    - Operation of bilge system
    - Rig characteristics and limitations
    - Severe storm instructions
    - Tank tables
    - Unexpected list or trim
  - Maneuvering and handling
    - Anchoring and anchor handling
    - Heavy weather operations
    - Mooring, positioning
  - Emergency procedures and contingency plans:
  - - Abandon unit
    - Blowouts
    - Collision
    - Failure of ballast control system
    - Fire or explosion
    - H2S safety
    - Heavy weather
    - Man overboard
    - Mooring emergencies
    - Temporary repairs
  - General Engineering—Power plants and auxiliary systems
    - Engineering equipment, operations and failures
    - Marine engineering terminology
    - Maritime law and regulation
    - International Maritime law
    - National maritime law
- Q434-OIM Bottom Bearing Units Underway
  - Stability, ballasting, construction and damage control
    - Damaged trim and stability countermeasures
    - Load line requirements
    - Principles of ship construction, structural members
    - Stability and trim calculations
    - Trim and stability
  - Operating manual
    - Completion of variable load form
    - Emergency procedures
    - Evaluation of variable load form
    - Hydrostatics data
    - KG limitations
    - Leg loading calculations
    - Operation of bilge system
    - Rig characteristics and limitations
    - Severe storm instructions
    - Tank tables Transit instructions
    - Unexpected list or trim
  - Maneuvering and handling
    - Heavy weather operations
    - Mooring, positioning
    - Moving, positioning
  - Emergency procedures and contingency plans:
    - Abandon unit
    - Collision
    - Fire or explosion
    - Heavy weather
    - Man overboard
    - Temporary repairs
  - General Engineering—Power plants and auxiliary systems
    - Engineering equipment, operations and failures
    - Marine engineering terminology
    - Maritime law and regulation
    - International Maritime law
    - National maritime law
- Q435-OIM Bottom Bearing Units on Location
  - Stability, ballasting, construction and damage control
    - Load line requirements
    - Principles of ship construction, structural members
    - Trim and stability
  - Operating manual
    - Completion of variable load form
    - Emergency procedures
    - Evaluation of variable load form
    - Leg loading calculations
    - On-station instructions
    - Rig characteristics and limitations
    - Severe storm instructions
    - Tank tables
  - Maneuvering and handling
    - Heavy weather operations
  - Emergency procedures and contingency plans:
    - Abandon unit
    - Blowouts
    - Collision
    - Fire or explosion
    - H2S safety
    - Heavy weather
    - Man overboard
  - General Engineering—Power plants and auxiliary systems
    - Engineering equipment, operations and failures
    - International Maritime law
    - Marine engineering terminology
    - Maritime law and regulation
    - National maritime law
Exam Code: MODU02 Endorsement: Barge Supervisor Modules: Q100 – Q438
- Q100-Rules of the Road: International and Inland
  - Watchkeeping
    - “Basic Principles for Navigational Watch”
    - COLREGS
    - Inland Navigational Rules
    - MODU obstruction lights
- Q437-Barge Supervisor
  - Deck General Safety
    - Meteorology and oceanography
    - Characteristics of weather systems
    - Ocean current systems
    - Synoptic chart weather forecasting
    - Tide and tidal current publications
  - Fire prevention and firefighting appliances:
    - Basic firefighting and prevention of fires
    - Classes and chemistry of fire
    - Firefighting equipment and regulations
    - Firefighting systems
    - Organization of fire drills
  - Medical care
    - First aid
    - First response medical action
  - Maritime law and regulation
    - National maritime law
  - Personnel Management and Training
    - Required logs and recordkeeping
    - Ship’s business including:
  - Communications
    - Radio communications and FCC permit
    - Radiotelephone procedures
  - Lifesaving/Survival:
    - Emergency radio transmissions
    - Lifesaving appliance operation (launching, boat handling)
    - Procedures/rules for lifeboats, survival suits, personal flotation devices (PFDs), life rafts and emergency signals.
    - Survival at sea
  - Deck seamanship
    - Cargo stowage and securing
    - Crane use procedures and inspections
    - Hazardous materials/dangerous goods precautions
    - Mooring equipment
    - Support boats/helicopters
    - Transfer of personnel
Exam Code: MODU03 Endorsement: Ballast Control Operator Modules : Q440 – Q441
- Q440-Ballast Control Operator-Deck General Safety
  - Meteorology and oceanography
    - Characteristics of weather systems
  - Fire prevention and firefighting appliances:
    - Basic firefighting and prevention of fires
    - Classes and chemistry of fire
    - Firefighting equipment and regulations
    - Firefighting systems
    - Organization of fire drills
  - Medical care
    - First aid
    - First response medical action
  - Maritime law and regulation
    - International maritime law
    - National maritime law
  - Communications
    - Radio communications and FCC permit
    - Radiotelephone procedures
  - Lifesaving/Survival:
    - Emergency radio transmissions
    - Lifesaving appliance operation (launching, boat handling)
    - Procedures/rules for lifeboats, survival suits, personal flotation devices (PFDs), life rafts and emergency signals
    - Survival at sea
- Q441-Ballast Control Operator-MODU Operations
  - Stability, ballasting, construction and damage control
    - Principles of ship construction, structural members
    - Trim and stability
    - Damaged trim and stability countermeasures
    - Stability and trim calculations
    - Load line requirements
  - Operating manual
    - Rig characteristics and limitations
    - Hydrostatics data
    - Tank tables
    - KG limitations
    - Severe storm instructions
    - Transit instructions
    - On-station instructions
    - Unexpected list or trim
    - Ballasting procedures
    - Operation of bilge system
    - Completion of variable load form
    - Evaluation of variable load form
    - Emergency procedures
  - Maneuvering and handling
  - - Heavy weather operations
    - Mooring, positioning
  - Emergency procedures and contingency plans:
  - - Fire or explosion
    - Abandon unit
    - Man overboard
    - Heavy weather
    - Collision
    - Failure of ballast control system
    - Mooring emergencies
    - Blowouts
    - H2S safety
  - General Engineering—Power plants and auxiliary systems
    - Marine engineering terminology
    - Offshore drilling operations
    - Maritime law and regulation
    - National maritime law