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NTL 2009-G08 - Global Positioning Systems for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units - June 01, 2009

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NTL 2009-G08
Digital Object Identifier​
2009-06-01-G008-001
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This Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) provides guidance and requirements for:
1. Outfitting all mobile offshore drilling units (MODU) that are moored, including jackup rigs, with multiple global positioning system (GPS) transponders that are installed and operational by July 01, 2009; and
2. Providing the Minerals Management Service (MMS) Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR) with access to real-time GPS location data; and
3. Contacting the MMS GOMR Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) office when a MODU moves off location during a storm event.

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Superseded