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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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are scoring 80% or better on them.
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