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

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. 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 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of availability of dynamic positioning training certification programs. 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 ( printed 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 Man…