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When a jack up is to operate at a particular location, the Shelf State Legislation of the country in which it is to operate will regulate the activity. Industrialized countries are normally well regulated and have comprehensive rules for activities on the continental shelf, while other countries may have less developed regulations and it will be the oil company / owner’s responsibility to define the documentation basis for the site assessment. Both shelf state legislation and oil company / owner’s specification may refer to their own regulations or international guidelines like “Recommended Practice” (RP) for the Site Specific Assessment of Mobile Jack Up Units (SNAME Technical and Research Bulletin 5-5A) issued by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) for site assessment of jack ups. In some cases Class Rules and other standards are also considered. |
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